Does anyone know when the entry form for this event will be available? I was on BGDG.ORG and it doesnt seem to be updated at all. I am hoping to make this my first out of state tourney and would like to plan the best I possibly can.OH YEAH, WHO ELSE IS PLANNING ON GOING?!?!?!?

I will be making my 1st trip to Bowling Green this year but unfortunantly it will have to be the Pro weekend :confused: :D:confused:

well, I would say you had quite and amazing stint in advanced. I was wanting to go to worlds instead, but I want to go to Kentucky and get some ALE 8 1's(you guys from kentucky know what I mean).

Yeah BG is hige but if you can I would still try to make it to Worlds because the Tulsa courses are sweet.

OH YEAH, WHO ELSE IS PLANNING ON GOING?!?!?!?



About 500 other disc golfers. They'll post the info with enough time to spare, I'm sure. They usually have a full page ad in DGWN as well.

Last year there was talk that they may have to cap it at 360 this year.
I'll be one of them.

I believe it was capped last year but they still let in like 25-30 people after it was capped. Awesome tournament, awesome set of courses. Lovers Lane is the shizzle.

How are the courses in Bowling Green? Open,tight, or a mixture of both. I didnt get a chance to go to Bowling Green when I was in Kentucky last year but did play a few courses in Lexington(Veterans and Shilito). I liked Veterans, but Shilito was too open and not very challenging.

Complete mixture. Hobson is extremely short and tight, Keriekas is a fairly short to moderate with a few long holes but many birdie opportunities and tons of large trees, Lovers Lane is an awesome mix, and White is really, really long and wide open but still has a few birdie opps.

There was no cap last year. They let all 449 people that came to play in to play. 360 would be 5 somes on every hole at 4 different courses.
I hope they don't cap it this year and we get to play with 500 other golfers.
I am playing the NT the next weekend too.

They were able to pull it off last year by running two flights of players...it really sucked for us, as we had three guys travel together, but only one rental car between us.

If there not going to cap it, it would be nice to either add holes or add another course to accomodate more players.

Hey all we hope to have the entry form and all up soon. We have been trying to figure out a couple of things before we put it out. The good news is we won't be capping the field at just 360. Have looked hard at ways to run over 200 Adv Men through and have a good idea of what we plan to do this year. If it is not accepted well then next year we will try somthing different. Anway I will post more once the final info is available.

Thats good news about not capping out at 360. One of the major factors why I want to go is because there were over 200 advanced players last year.Is Budwieser going to be the major sponsor again in 2006?

They were able to pull it off last year by running two flights of players...it really sucked for us, as we had three guys travel together, but only one rental car between us.

If there not going to cap it, it would be nice to either add holes or add another course to accomodate more players.



I agree. There were three of us as well, and one friend had to stay outside in the rain at Lovers and wait for a full round to get finished before he could tee off, but there was nothing we could do about it because me and my other friend had the early tee time at a diff, course. I think this happened twice. Other than that, it was smooth sailing.

I will be there again. Hopefully I can shoot better this time around then I did last year or even recently at Nat's (which plays the same courses but White, and White may be long but it is easy).

Besides having to shuttle people around, it wasn't too bad playing in flights. Especially not having to tee off until 11am on Sunday....that was sweet. Plus playing against a feild which is pretty much the Worlds part 1 is incredible.

And if I do well in 2006, and have the money, I may play the Open too.

Cant wait to get back to Blowing Green and get my revenge on freakin HOBSON GROVE!!! That course killed me last year :mad: Larry and crew always run as great event and I am looking forward to playing my last Bowling Green Am Championship :D

You mean your last Bowling Green Am Championship THIS year, right? :D

...which plays the same courses but White, and White may be long but it is easy



White might be easy when the wind's not blowing (sustained) 40 mph. Which it was when I played it last year. It wasn't quite that easy or very much fun.

Here's an early request for better weather this year --- that first round was damned cold (for a Texas boy, anyway...where we'll be playing a tournament tomorrow in 85 degree December weather).

Oh, and despite my complaining, I already have my hotel room booked for next year. Amazing what kind of rates you can get when you book 5 months out.

Being from Florida, I hate cold weather. What is a typical day in early April in Bowling Green? I hate anything under fourty!

White might be easy when the wind's not blowing (sustained) 40 mph. Which it was when I played it last year. It wasn't quite that easy or very much fun.

Here's an early request for better weather this year --- that first round was damned cold (for a Texas boy, anyway...where we'll be playing a tournament tomorrow in 85 degree December weather).




Too windy...Too cold...Waaaa jk
I'm putting on my snowpants and four layers and heading to Hudson Mills now.. :)

Good thing there isnt a field cap this year. Why not make it a major anyway, isnt it almost bigger than worlds?

Listen to those whiners. You haven't played disc golf till you play in the snow for 5 months.

See you in 120 days.

Nah...you haven't played disc golf until you've played disc golf in Janaury in 80 degree weather.

Cant wait to get back to Blowing Green and get my revenge on freakin HOBSON GROVE!!! That course killed me last year :mad:



Come on Steve, we all know you can't play tight, wooded courses.

Good thing there isnt a field cap this year. Why not make it a major anyway, isnt it almost bigger than worlds?



It was bigger than the worlds. 449 for BG 379 for Worlds

Being from Florida, I hate cold weather. What is a typical day in early April in Bowling Green? I hate anything under fourty!



When we teed off for the first round Saturday morning at Hobson Grove, it was about 38 degrees, raining and we had about a 30mph wind. The wind calmed down for the 2pm round to about 20mph but was gusting at 35mph.

They do not call it Blowing Green for nothing.

Yeah Steve doesn't like his courses tight and difficult. He prefers the easy wide open courses. :o

sounds like fun...wind and rain I dont mind, but the 38 degrees has got to feel like 0 when you are soaking wet. I was in Lexington in January and lucked out to have some 60-70 degree weather. maybe we'll be that lucky this upcoming year if we cross our fingers.

Just talked to the host hotel, non smoking rooms are booked for the weekend. Going, going.

They were able to pull it off last year by running two flights of players...it really sucked for us, as we had three guys travel together, but only one rental car between us.

If there not going to cap it, it would be nice to either add holes or add another course to accomodate more players.

Their plan is to put the lower divisions on four other courses from Advanvced Men, Advanced Women and Advanced Masters, and to do the advanced pools by ratings. There will still be more than one pool of Advanced players. Advanced Masters will probably be in the same pool as Advanced Women.

The online registration should be up tomorrow. You can now go to www.bgdg.org (http://www.bgdg.org) for current info. We are adding 4 more courses in order to accomidate more players. If for some reason we only get 360 on less we will stay on the usually 4.

Let me know by email (lbledsoejr@alltel.net) if you find hotels that have rooms or good rates and I will post them on our website or contact the hotel to see if we can get better ones with more player registration.

Did I read this right?

There will be no pool shuffle? So the top performing players will not be competing together on Sunday? I will attend none the less, but it seems silly to base players for the whole tournament on ratings. There are a lot of advanced players who are playing well above their rating. Please tell me there will be a shuffle for sunday.

I believe at least a last round shuffle is in order.

Do to the overwhelming number of Adv Men there was really only 3 choices for us to chose from.

1. We run it as we did last year with 3 pools per course - while this worked (some complaints) it was rushed and not in the best interest of the players and staff.
2. We limith the field to just 180 for Adv Men - that would mean 50+ not being able to play
3. We let all that want to come play and run 3 pools (4 if needed) and let them play all 4 courses then have a final 9. You can't shuffle on Sat. due to the fact player's won't get to play the same course.

It was thought about for a bit, our first thougth was going to be to limit the field. We decided to go this way and if players don't like it then we will probably limit the field next year. Once you go over 180 players in 1 division you either have to add holes or use another course. We will take all comments to heart from players before and after the event so please fell free to contact me if you would like. ( lbledsoejr@alltel.net )

There are a lot of advanced players who are playing well above their rating.



Yes, we know that you've been playing well above your average for quite some time now --- hearing you repeat this refrain is like hearing Mills telling us how far he can throw.

You've been "playing above your rating" for so long, I would have thought it would have caught up to you by now... ;)

*oh, and I think not having a shuffle will diminish the value of what has become the best AM tourney in the country; it's a step backwards, guys --- just as I think sorting by rating is crap ---- some "lower rated" players (i.e. me) play "up" for the opportunity to play with and against better players.

Oh, and I was able to reserve a room at the Microtel hotel ) very close to host hotel for only $43/night. What is the rate at the host hotel, anyways?

I should mention there was another option and that was to play 3 pools (270) and have them play 3 rounds then have a cut for the final 1 group pool. You would have to get all 270 to go to one place then sort top say 72+ ties and a final round. All the rest of the players would be done. While this is good for that top players it is not for the majority.

We know this is not going to make everyone happy but we are trying to do the best we can to accommodate as many as we can.

I think that Larry and crew do an amazing job and we should let them do what they want to run a AM tournament that in the past several years has turned out more AMs then AM Worlds. If splitting pools like that makes it easier for them then thats fine by me. When all said and done the lowest number of strokes still wins and thats all that matters. Hey atleast this way I know ill for sure be in the A Pool :D

Soooooo, are there any Texas Adv. Masters heading to this? Let's car pool.

Jerry- I am going from CC, but I already have a car full. If anyone backs out I will let you know. Ill be playing MM1. Erron S., Trey R. and Albert will be with me, they all play MA1.

Jerry,

I'm going up (playing MA1) --- I'm leaving on Wednesday (March 29) to get there a couple of days early to get in some practice on each course.

I haven't decided whether I'm flying into Nashville and renting a car (which is what I did last year---splitting the cost with Marc Hazle and Gary Collier), of if I'll drive my wife's Murano.

If I drive I might be looking for a car-pooler, unless my wife decides to come along for the trip.

Thanks Larry, I know it is a difficult job having to control so many factors in an event this large. So in reference to your responce I would rather compete against more people at seperate times, then have the field limited.

Rooster,
Um yeah. At least my rating is catching up to me, see my signature below.

Like Mills said, all that matters is how many strokes it takes to get through the course. I was just looking forward to playing head to head against Mills for the whole tournament. I guess I will have to wait until the last round this time.

See you all in April!

Kris,
Its a pretty safe assumption we will be in the same pool though. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Also, there will be a lot more people than just millz that you will have to contend with.

Kris,
Its a pretty safe assumption we will be in the same pool though. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Also, there will be a lot more people than just millz that you will have to contend with.



Tru Dat!

:p

Kris,
Its a pretty safe assumption we will be in the same pool though. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Also, there will be a lot more people than just millz that you will have to contend with.



Yeah but if you look at his goals for 2006 all he cares about is beating me at BG and Worlds which is going to happen but everyone has the right to dream, dont they??? :eek: :D

Oh and watch it Dweller you always beat me in Indiana but this is in Kentucky and theres LOTS OF WIND to contend with (not to mention all the hot air from my lungs youll have to deal with as well :D:D:D) :D:D:D

Bowling Green you say? Theres a tourney there, huh?

Kris,
Its a pretty safe assumption we will be in the same pool though. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Also, there will be a lot more people than just millz that you will have to contend with.



Yeah but if you look at his goals for 2006 all he cares about is beating me at BG and Worlds which is going to happen but everyone has the right to dream, dont they??? :eek: :D

Oh and watch it Dweller you always beat me in Indiana but this is in Kentucky and theres LOTS OF WIND to contend with (not to mention all the hot air from my lungs youll have to deal with as well :D:D:D) :D:D:D



Yeah Jon, I imagine we might be playing against eachother, I am willing to assume that as well.

Steve. LOL, I just wrote that to rile you up. Seems like it worked. We will just see what happens at the tourney. Who knows, I doubt there will be 90 players rated above me, but if there are that is actually even better because that means better competition.

Windy City...um, Blowing Green...er, oh yeah Bowling Green here I come. It should be a fun weekend walk in the park. ;)

It should be a fun weekend walk in the park. ;)


Wait til you have a couple bad holes in a row at Hobson. It can compound into a sub-900 round real, real fast.

It should be a fun weekend walk in the park. ;)


Wait til you have a couple bad holes in a row at Hobson. It can compound into a sub-900 round real, real fast.



Thats for sure. Man am I glad I learned how to play wooded courses last summer after BG :D:D:D My goal at Hobson is no OB strokes because I had 2 last year and they were REALLY BAD ONES :mad:

Who knows, I doubt there will be 90 players rated above me



Of the 231 MA1 players at last year's BG AM Open, 114 of them had a rating equal to or higher than your current rating...

What's the rate at the Best Western host hotel? Is there a special rate for the tournament?

I think the price is $55 + tax. I will try and get info from others that will give us a deal off besides there normal price. I will post it on the www.bgdg.org (http://www.bgdg.org) (tournaments - am) website. I know we have the same deal at red roof right before the interstate on the oposite side as the best western.

Thanks, Larry.

Microtel Hotel --- just across the street from the Best Western --- has a $47/night rate for a room with 1 Queen bed, or $52/night for a room with 2 Queen size beds.

My airline ticket is booked (into Nashville --- I arrive at 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, March 30), my rental car is reserved, and my hotel room is booked (double occupancy, so I might be looking for a roomie to help defray the cost).

Just out of curiosity, how do the other four courses that the lower divisions are playing compare to the four traditional courses?

Who knows, I doubt there will be 90 players rated above me



Of the 231 MA1 players at last year's BG AM Open, 114 of them had a rating equal to or higher than your current rating...


That is their current rating, not the rating they brought to the tournament.

Here is how I see the other 4 courses.
Preston Miller - short hobson like course with tighter fairways and some nice little eleveation shots (not huge)
Griffin - is like Lovers with some water on a few holes. Has a few holes with trees on it but most are open with few trees. It is still a fun little course to play.
Edmondson - Not like any really has mostly open holes but about half are in the woods with some nice medium fairways. Has some nice elevation and the greens in the woods are real real real fast.
Franklin - I would compare to a White like course with more trees and a little more variety on shots to use.

I understand the premise of grouping the pools by player rating, and I have no problem with that. But, at Worlds '04 in Des Moines, they also gave preregistering players a chance to designate who they were riding with, so the separate pools would not cause transportation issues. (This was for the first two days, before the shuffle). I was wondering if you would be able to offer similar type pool arrangements---for people that are carpooling. I'm coming with a group of 7-9 people, and we're talking about renting a conversion van for the trip down. It sure would be helpful if we were all in the same pool.

We have always in the past done the best we could to get players in the same pools for the first day at least. I will take a look at it, since we are not shuffling I can see where this could help out those that car pool together. I would say that we would probably we willing to do it however the players would need to move down to the lowest ratings as to not offend players above them. I couldn't see moving say 4 players up to the "A" pool if the other 3 would be there anyway. I would have no problem with moving down those players to play with there traveling partners. I will discuss it over with the rest of the group and let you know. I would say we can move you guys down to lowest. If you are pre-registering please lets us know who all need to if not be sure and tell us at check-n.

FYI- The PDGA traditionally moves those who request carpooling into the Open B pool at Pro Worlds. But the B, C and D pools haven't been initially ranked by rating, only the A pool.

Hey Robbie, I can make this tourney. Mind if that roomie is me?

Guy, that would work out great.

What days are you planning on being there?

I'm flying in to Nashville (flight arrives at 8:50 a.m.) on Thursday the 30th, and then driving a rental car to Bowling Green (~65 miles). I have the room reserved for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night. I am flying out of Nashville on Monday (flight around 4:00 on Monday, so I can play Seven Oaks and Cedar Hill in Nashville before I leave).

:D I'm planning on trying to get on your flights, do the same schedule, if that's cool! Would you email me your flight info. rb1093@hotmail.com :D

Larry, I registered through Titledisc, got confirmation from PayPal. Just wanted confirmation from you that you got my message and registration. Thanks!

Jay Greenwood #17921

I will get a pre-registered list up later this week. If not it will be up for sure this weekend. I think I have 32 that have signed up on titledisc.com and I am sure we have received some via snail mail.

I sent mine via snail mail.

Just like last time, straight to the PO Box.

Hey Guy and Robbie. I'm jealous that you guys are going to that tournament. I think Tulsa is all I'm gonna be able to manage as far as biggies this year, however, next year I'm planning on going to Bowling Green. :DMaybe by then I'll be able to make a good showing in Advanced.

Holy cow!

The small shelter on #15 at Keriakes has been removed?!

That really opens up the hole, and will definately make getting a duece, even from the long pad much easier.

Larry,
Will we be playing all long pads/pins at Keriakes? Please say yes.

I will post the players real soon. Just waiting info from PDGA to get that on here. Right now we have 49 players.

In response to the longer tees, you will play the same layout as the Pro's. You will play long Kereiakes and the OB's at White will be in play as well. I will try and get more info up on the other courses for those that haven't played them soon. I am trying to find out if they have there own websites they want linked to or if I need to put them on ours. Keep checking www.bgdg.org (http://www.bgdg.org) for up to date info.

Remember only the 1st 400 to pre-register will receive the main players package which will consist of a Tee-shirt, Innova Star-Line Disc, Gateway (not sure yet), Discraft FullColor (not sure yet). All those after that and signing up on Friday will recieve a disc but can't promise anything else so please get your info in.

Larry

In response to the longer tees, you will play the same layout as the Pro's. You will play long Kereiakes and the OB's at White will be in play as well.
Larry



SWEEEET!!!!!!!!

I cannot wait.

Larry,
Where is the final 9 going to be? Are all divisions playing the same final?
Thanks,
Jon

What is the layout of White Park? I played it last year, but not with the OB's. Which holes have OB? Is the OB those gravel paths going througout the course?

Some of the gravel paths are OB, but not all of them. I know that 3 (island hole), 4 , 5, 6, 13 all have OBs. I'm not too sure about 8 or 10(gravel 30 ft. past the baskets), 1 (gravel past), 17(gravel to the left).
Hope that helps.

Last year I thought that the only OB in or around a fairway was the sandtrap. Maybe I just didnt notice any more.

I should play alot harder, as we didnt have the normal wind at White, I think.

Yeah last year, MA2 had 30mph winds and rain at White park while MA1 had 10mph winds, sunny and warm.

I think we had it really easy, probably will not be the same this year. But we all have to play the same course. From what I got from Larry's posts, unlike last year where there really was no OB for AM's, the advanced players will be playing the same OB used for the Bell South Open, so this year you should be able to compare your scores against the pros.

I could have sworn there was more wind in spots on that final round at White. I recall hucking firebirds into a decent headwind.

The most stable disc I threw that final round was a Talon, and the only reason it turned on me was because I broke my wrist. If there was more wind then I thought, then I am going to blame my cruddy putting on the wind, yeah it was the wind, not my tired sore arm.

The most stable disc I threw that final round was a Talon, and the only reason it turned on me was because I broke my wrist. If there was more wind then I thought, then I am going to blame my cruddy putting on the wind, yeah it was the wind, not my tired sore arm.



I think it might have been your AM2 skills playing in the AM1 division that hurt you :eek:

I played AM2 last year at BG, and when we played White, there was 30 mpg sustained winds --- but it was gusting at 40-45. Usually when I was trying to putt, too.

That was brutal. I did duece the sandtrap hole...with a firebird that turned over hard into the headwind and came up about 5' short of the pin. I think I used the firebird for the duece putt too.

The final 9 will be at White. As for the OB's they have been there for awhile we just haven't used them for the AM's. There are Ob's on holes, 3,4,5,6 and 8 on the front and hole 13 on the back. It will diffently change the way the course plays.

The most stable disc I threw that final round was a Talon, and the only reason it turned on me was because I broke my wrist. If there was more wind then I thought, then I am going to blame my cruddy putting on the wind, yeah it was the wind, not my tired sore arm.



I think it might have been your AM2 skills playing in the AM1 division that hurt you :eek:



We will just see this year, and find out if you can play in the woods and in the wind. What did you shoot at Hobson last year?

:D;)


Lookin forward to it again this year...

I don't see two of the courses for AM2 on the website: Franklin and Edmonson County. Could someone shed some light on these two?

You can go to the course directory and look under Brownsville, KY for the Edmonson one and Franklin, Ky for the other. While these courses are real close to other courses in Bowling Green they are in different counties. I plan on putting a temp page up for these with some pictures if I can get out there as they currently don't have websites of there own.

Will update the entries later on today after work.

It looks like Browsville is about 11 miles west of Bowling Green, while Franklin is about 21 miles to the south.

Hope you're not car pooling with someone playing at one of the BG courses, when you need to drive almost back to Tennessee for your round.

Just out of curiosity, would you BG area players consider the four alt. courses that the lower divisions are playing to be "lesser" courses than the four being used for the upper divisions?

I have what I thought was a fair course comparison on page 3 of this forum. As for the courses while they would be a good jouney between the 2 no one should be making that trip. If all goes to plan you will play one of them one day and the other the next. From one of the BG courses to either is about 20-25min. With plenty of time this year you won't have to worry about rushing.

Here are the distances from the tournament hotel to the courses:

Griffin - 3.3 miles - 6 mins
Lovers - 3.4 miles - 5 mins
Kereiakes - 5.3 miles - 7 mins
Preston - 6 miles - 10 mins
Hobson - 7.4 miles - 12 mins
White - 11 miles - 15 mins
Edmonson - 18.5 miles - 22 mins
Franklin - 19.4 miles - 22 mins.

Edmonson is a really short course 4000'. 6 holes are in the wide open with nothing in the way, 4 are mostly in the open with a gap to hit and 8 holes are some of the tighest shortest crazy route holes I have ever seen. There are some really extreme greens on a few holes as well.

Franklin from the long tees is one of the most boring courses you could ever play. A top pro has no advantage over an amateur. Almost every par three hole is unreachable in one unless you crush 400' uphill. Lots of holes in the 450' to 550 range. The par fours are actually tweeners as well, meaning I can't get there in two but will have a short approach on my third. There is no way to score on this course everyone will shoot about the same from the long tees. Now from the short tees this is a great course the distances are much better. You can reach the par threes in one and you can reach the par fours in two. I hope Larry is planning on playing the short tees.

I'm not sure if Preston is going to be used. It is a nine hole course with 9 more added for the tournament. However it needs a lot of work. Seven of the nine original holes are super tight and the rough is ridciulous. They are supposed to be doing a bunch of work out there to fix this if not they will not use the course.

Griffin is another really short course that you will have to score well at. There is nothing tricky about this course. The front nine is really short with three of the holes in the woods and 6 are a little more open and play out and around the lake. The water doesn't really come in to play. The back nine is basically an open field. The holes zig zag back and forth along side each other. There are a bunch of new trees planted that will provide fairways in about 10 - 15 years.

All courses have cement tee pads and tee signs except Preston it has natural tees.

Shawn,
did you get my last email with the survey?

Thanks for that info Shawn.

I was somewhat considering playing in MA2 again this year, but the whole point of flying half away across the country and spending nearly $1K (which is about what I spent during my 5 day trip last year) to play in a disc golf tournament was to play the best that the tournament had to offer --- not just in terms of competition (since I'm rated at and play at a true MA2 level, there was plenty of competition in the Int. division for me last year), but in terms of the best courses that the tournament has to offer.

I'll be signing up in MA1 --- I don't want to spend that kind of jack and time to play on JV style courses (and lets not kid ourselves, if they were better courses, they would be used for the upper divisions).

I hope the "lower" divisions don't suffer (in terms of attendance nor dilligence) because of the course division --- really, it's going to be two entirely different and distinct tournaments now; they just happen to share the same host hotel.

Bigger isn't always necessarliy better.

I live in Tulsa...anyone from this area planning to go to Bowling Green this year? I'm looking for someone...or two...to carpool with.

So what courses will the Jr. Divisions be playing?

The four I described above.

Ok thanks I just wanted to make sure because didn't want to think I was going to play a course and won't.

So what courses will the Jr. Divisions be playing?



your not gonna move down to Juniors are ya? :P

Don't the Ams and Juniors play the same courses? Justin's gonna play the tough ones if he's in advanced. He's in for a real treat, especially if it's windy! :p rWc :cool:

I take it the host hotel is full?

I take it the host hotel is full?


One of my buds got a room last Thursday.

That's too bad about other divisions playing different courses. The whole experience will just not be the same. I played AM2 in '04 and, although the tournament was run very well, it is the courses that make me come back. What really makes me wonder is what White will look like in 20 years, after all those new trees become guardians. That uphill 450' or so(I think it's 10 or somewhere around there) with very new trees on either side of the fairway, that hole will be a classic in 20 years.

Don't the Ams and Juniors play the same courses? Justin's gonna play the tough ones if he's in advanced. He's in for a real treat, especially if it's windy! :p rWc :cool:



For Bowling Green I'm playing Adv for Am Worlds I'll be playing Jr.

I take it the host hotel is full?


One of my buds got a room last Thursday.

That's too bad about other divisions playing different courses. The whole experience will just not be the same. I played AM2 in '04 and, although the tournament was run very well, it is the courses that make me come back. What really makes me wonder is what White will look like in 20 years, after all those new trees become guardians. That uphill 450' or so(I think it's 10 or somewhere around there) with very new trees on either side of the fairway, that hole will be a classic in 20 years.



You are correct, just finally got a hold of someone there and got a room, they still have more rooms available.

I see that check-in is from 6:00 to 9:00 pm on the Friday before the tournament. Assuming that 400 people show up, that allows 45 seconds per person. Is this a reasonable time to allot? I plan on driving down early Friday; but am wondering if there will be an enormous line at check-in. I realize that it takes place at a school and the TDs probably have jobs, making it harder to do earlier . Just curious if there needs to be or is an alternative.

That is the only time to check-n or register if you haven't already.

We will stay there to the last person is taken care of. Being that we have moved to the school we will have a couple different lines for people to check-n. Those that pre-register will be able to get done the quickest.
Will be updaing the new pre-reg list tomorrow.

Don't forget to pre-register for 2 reasons, one you get the best players package, second your check-n will be quicker.

Cool. I didn't consider the multiple line option. Thanks, Larry.

Yeah, last year I almost did not make check in because there was a car accident on I-65 in northern Alabama, semi truck rolled sideways down a hill and blocked both southbound and one northbound lane. It took me 6.5 hours to make the normal 4 hour drive.

That is the only time to check-n or register if you haven't already.

We will stay there to the last person is taken care of. Being that we have moved to the school we will have a couple different lines for people to check-n. Those that pre-register will be able to get done the quickest.
Will be updaing the new pre-reg list tomorrow.

Don't forget to pre-register for 2 reasons, one you get the best players package, second your check-n will be quicker.



I'm pre-registered and can't wait for the tournament really seems like its going to be a fun weekend plus my biggest tournament so far.

I'm also very excited. This is the biggest tourney for me yet. One question: where is the players' party? Host hotel?

second your check-n will be quicker.



Yes! That was rough last year, I think it took over 2 hours for me to wait in line and then reg.


This is the biggest tourney for me yet.



No matter who you are, this will be the biggest disc golf tournament in THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE!!!!!

party was at KofC hall last year, the same this year I think...

check in went pretty smooth last year for prereg's the line took an hour or two but the actuall check in was like 15 seconds. name, shirt size, here's your bag....thank you...thats it!!

on the whole car pooling thing...most of us are in the same boat with having to car pool to get down there there is 8 of us coming down in 2 cars. the best answer I have for you is this...don't be affraid to talk to the people in your pool, as you might know disc golfers are actually pretty easy to get along with and they'll probably give you a ride. If you have to stand outside the host hotel holding a sign that says where you're trying to get to, someone will give you a ride. We're not all heart less bass turds.... :) :eek: :)

Patience is the answer to peace of mind.

the hour in line wasn't that bad. we just need them to get the old security guard from the hotel to walk around drinking diet coke

: ) :

So is there anything going on at the host hotel this year?

Do to the overwhelming number of players there isn't room to do anything at the Host Hotel. All players party stuff will be held at the Knight Of Columbus which is about 3 miles from the Host Hotel on Lovers Lane.

Current pre-registered list has all entries up till Feb 23 by online and snail mail. We are almost at 200 pre-registered so make sure and let your buddies know if they want the main players package that they need to get it in, as only the 1st 400 to pre-register get it.

This years players package will have:
Innova Starline (wraith or teebird)
Discraft full color Spectra ( I think )
Gateway Element
DGA ghost stamped Squall
Custom stamped tee-shirt
Mini
and what ever else we can get between now and then.

Sounds like its going to be a nother great time. I thought maybe there would be vendors or something at the host hotel but thats fine.

Anyone got any poker games going on in the host hotel Friday or Saturday night?

Anyone got any poker games going on in the host hotel Friday or Saturday night?



Motel 6 is the password. j/k There will definately be a hold'em game over at the Motel 6 where myself and about 6-8 others will be staying, and playing. We'll have chips, too. The more, the merrier. Anybody that's intersted, send me a PM, I'll let you know how to get ahold of me that Friday.

Jerry- I am going from CC, but I already have a car full. If anyone backs out I will let you know. Ill be playing MM1. Erron S., Trey R. and Albert will be with me, they all play MA1.



All you third coasters still planning on heading to Kentucky?

My brother and I are going --- Guy Boyan from Austin is sharing a room with us, too.

We are all four still going and will be registering soon. I will be reserving a room in the next couple of weeks.Cant wait, sounds like Tx will be in the house!!!

Any doubles going on Friday afternoon?

:cool: Can't wait one month more! :cool:

Time is not passing fast enough!

Did someone say doubles? I'm down like a clown charlie brown.

There will be doubles at a couple different courses probably a couple times during the day. As of right now I have MaceMan and Sunking coming up to be course sponsors and they will be running double at there courses on Friday. I will post more info once I get there times and formats.

I was going over the pre-reg list and noticed that--as soon as Mike Frame gets in Am Masters--we (Michigan) will be the only state with a player registered in every division. SWEEP!

You mean Frame STILL hasn't moved up?! Is he still living in Baggerville? rWc :D

We will be taking home the most plastic.

So who will be the winner this year?

Honestly I think I will win it, but I am sure a lot of people think they will win it... which is good because then they might bring their 'A' game :)

Hopefully I have my gateway discs learned and the bag set by then.

I think that kid Joseph Stettinger will win this year..

I think that kid Joseph Stettinger will win this year..



Ok well he is not on the list and I am already going to win so take that. :o

I am thinking the winner will come out of B-Pool and surprise everyone. :eek:

your playing advanced??scooter

Maybe /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I thought you can't because you cashed in open??

I think that kid Joseph Stettinger will win this year..



Na Na that Vato From H-Town Chain Bangers Guillermo yes that Dude

I am affiliated with the "Chain Bangers" so are you calling for me to win G?

I am affiliated with the "Chain Bangers" so are you calling for me to win G?



Sorry Scooter, you are affiliated but cant take advantage of the Adv. kids anymore due to turning pro

I'm talkin Pro weekend Bra! Yes I said Bra :D:D

I'm talkin Pro weekend Bra! Yes I said Bra :D:D



Well you know I will favor you to win in the Pro weekend cause you be a H-Town Chain Banger Bra

Hey chain misser you go to beat me to win

??misser??

G is pretty unstoppable when he is on but he is still fairly inconsistant since he has been playing like a year. He beat me and took my #1 tag. Hey G I have #3 now and I expect to see the #1 so I at least get it back. I have been looking for it for 2 months but you guys are still hiding. I will be at Moffitt so come out to your home course and show me what you got. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

G is pretty unstoppable when he is on but he is still fairly inconsistant since he has been playing like a year. He beat me and took my #1 tag. Hey G I have #3 now and I expect to see the #1 so I at least get it back. I have been looking for it for 2 months but you guys are still hiding. I will be at Moffitt so come out to your home course and show me what you got. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif



I actually have a challeng tomorrow for the no.1

Are you going to Waco? If so Skrew Moffitt :D

Hey chain misser you go to beat me to win



putter all day against you

what??

what??



Thats all it will take. One Ryno for all the damage I will do to your confidence

I'll take you down with "The WIZ" /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I'll take you down with "The WIZ" /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif



You Wiz on me kid and we will be Boxing real quick

Ok bed time.

my putting has been horrible but i switched to my wizard and i have been fire

How many pools are there going to be for the Adv. division?

I heard 3.

3.xxx if there are more then 270 advanced men.

The .xxx is for the advanced women/advanced masters/advanced grandmasters.

You will have to be rated above 935 to be in the A-pool until the finals. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif (I am just being a smart donkey Larry B.). :D

my putting has been horrible but i switched to my wizard and i have been fire



tHE ONLY WAY YOU WILL WIN IS IF YOURE MY CADDY

Wow, I have beaten G. So I have potential. Right?

Wow, I have beaten G. So I have potential. Right?



YOU DID USE KY AND IT FELT RATHER PLEASANT, I GUESS YOU DO HAVE POTENTIAL

I beat G by like 15 stroke's last tournament we played in.

I beat G by like 15 stroke's last tournament we played in.


You did, but that was one of my off dayz

No excuses BOY

No excuses BOY


you will be my caddy by the end of this turney kid

KY? I'd give you ICYHOT or Tiger Balm first.

KY? I'd give you ICYHOT or Tiger Balm first.



the fist of fury you mean

Are you and Smokey related?

We will see

The T-town boyz are comin...so we'll see what happens...there's gonna be alot of players...do I smell a lil' distance comp.....$5 a head that could be a good payday for somebody...

im in.!.

:cool: B pool......I'll be there I bet........sTrIker.....anyone....... :cool:

The T-town boyz are comin...so we'll see what happens...there's gonna be alot of players...do I smell a lil' distance comp.....$5 a head that could be a good payday for somebody...



I'm all in that Mike Robinson smokes anybody in your $5 D comp.

TRUE STATEMENT: If I had the ability to out drive every single competitor (~500 players) in a distance competition at an A-tier Amateur event of the caliber of Bowling Green AM Championships...I wouldn't be playing AM.

Drive for show, putt for dough. Haven't you ever heard that before Rooster? Or are you just scurred of MDR? :D
Don't worry, Chad will be there.......to caddy.

I think your statement would be more accurate if you stated that if I could out drive everybody in this field.......I'd learn to putt, so I could quit playing am. :cool:

with enough practice just about anybody can learn to putt well. However, for most of us, there are very real physical limitations to the distance we will ever be able to throw.

You're 100% correct about your follow up statement though about the winner of this comp practicing their putting to move on up.

I think Framo is actually playing Advanced, but I'm sure we'll have an Am Master in there.

So what's the deal with Michigan having a 919 rated player playing Intermediate Masters? I didn't even know such a division existed (apparently not too many others did either, as he's the only player signed up in that division).

To me, the most compelling reason for flying half-way across the country is to compete against the biggest and best field in the tournament season. It would seem that playing in a 1-person division would kind of defeat that purpose.

His son is playing in the Junior Division.
If you're going to be there, why not play?
Maybe he'll "move up" and play with the Advanced Masters. :)

Does anyone know where I can find pictures of the courses that are going to be used in the am weekend? Just want to know what type of plastic Im going to have to bring.Thanks

I think Framo is actually playing Advanced, but I'm sure we'll have an Am Master in there.


That Ratman and Frame need to step up and MOVE UP :D

I don't think there are any online walk throughs of the courses, but here is a consise description:

White-- LONG and OPEN, pretty straight foward, possible roller opertunities, usually pretty windy, especially in April.
Lovers Lane--Fairly long and open, not too tricky, half bomber course, but you can score well with 330 distance, usually pretty windy
Hobson-- Tight course, mostly in the woods, 1 or 2 holes for rollers, I only use 4 or 5 discs on the whole course
Keriakas-- Good mix, you can use a wide variety of shots, best of the 4 for rollers.
Hope that helps a little....
Jon

There is no sanctioned division called Intermediate Masters, but I could see the TD running an unsanctioned division if the guy just wants to support the tournament and play disc golf while his kid is playing. The BGDGC guys are very accomodating. If there were a sanctioned Intermediate Masters, extrapolationg from the Pros Playing Am rules, the ratings cap would have to be 875.

I'm playing Adv Masters because it is the only division I can play while traveling with my junior daughter who should be competitive in Adv Women. We'll be in the same pool that way. If she did not want to go I'd play Advanced and get all my Worlds 2007 points in one tournament by coming in 80th of 240! :D

I'm fine with Rick and Framo playing any division they want to. They are over 40. They aren't pros. A win doesn't count if you don't know you've beaten some better players. I just hope they pick different divisions! :eek:

Thanks, I should have stopped in bowling green on my way back down from lexington last spring.

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That Ratman and Frame need to step up and MOVE UP :D

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You better hope Mark Muren moves up :o;) :D

I thought Michalak lived in OH. He helps run the Toledo area club. And maybe he made a mistake, I don't know why he would want to play Int. Masters. There is also a 944 rated Ohioan registered for Int. At the last tournament (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=5643&year=2006&includeRatings=1#Intermediate) TADGA ran, a 917 rated player won Int. by shooting 994, 987 and winning by 10. I guess they play by different rules down there. :)

Larry all ready knows about Matt and Travis both with ratings over 915

/msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Meow....Meow.... /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

How about club crackers? Cute sig.

White won't play as open because they are doing Bell South jogging track o.b.s on several holes. Keriakis will have a better mix because they are using Bell South tees and basket positions. Keriakis does have nice lawns for rollers AND all-you-can-eat wild onion greens.

Does anyone know when the pre-registration list will be updated again?

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That Ratman and Frame need to step up and MOVE UP :D


You better hope Mark Muren moves up :o;) :D

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The last time Mark and I played the same place he shot 3 over and I shot -7 down :D.McClure Park :cool:
He kickED my but in Highbridge,BUT he didn't have to stay with "THE" :eek:

Yeah, White Park is going to be extremely different with the paths OB. If the wind picks up, there might not be any scores below par on that configuration.

I actually think Keriakes plays easier from the long configuration. We played the long config at Nat's in the fall, and I shot tremendously better then I did at BG Am's last year. #1 and #10 are significantly easier because you have better elevation looks from the basket. #4, is just a stroke harder. #6 is easier, However #15 is a monster because you have to shoot through a very tight gap off the tee, but the shed is now gone so it is wide open after the gap.

Of course, Keriakes long may be significantly harder if you don't have the arm to throw slower discs through the cedars.


I can't wait, Rockin out the top of the B-Pool! YEAH BAYBEE!

Between my two arms I got enough good parts to make a decent one-armed man! I'll be throwing with both arms Saturday and I'll be driving home with my toes on Sunday night.

kelldog,
Check
PM. Good golf in the near future.

Between my two arms I got enough good parts to make a decent one-armed man! I'll be throwing with both arms Saturday and I'll be driving home with my toes on Sunday night.


well leave that hat at home,and them shorts :D

Signed up today and cant wait! I am not looking forward to the 13 hour drive though.see ya there

Just be thankful you don't have to drive down 18 hours like we do, to get away from this snow up here in Canada .... ;)

But it's all worth it, Bowling Green is one awesome weekend, I can't wait to throw on grass again, this snow is getting too much.

I also had a 13 hour drive but I'm flying. I will be there Friday about 1ish so will be looking for some people to join up with because im going to be the new guy in these places.

Agreed. Not too much snow this winter, but frozen ground gets old. I get better when the temp goes warmer than 40 degrees.

Justin, are you flying into Bowling Green airport? If so, then you are immediately next to Lovers and Keriakes.

I can show you around when you get in. I can warm up to the wind at Lovers in the morning.

I think I'm traveling down Wednesday night, then playing first thing in the morning, and all day Thursday. Probably try to hit 3 courses Thurs, and 2 on Fri in the morning. Can't wait to get in that Am1 Final 9.

I guess it is good that I am flying since it is a 2 day drive from NorCal.

No I'm flying into nashville and then driving from there I'm pretty sure. We looked for flights from MS to BG but there were none so we had to fly there and drive but even with me flying there I should be in BG about 1 if my plane doesn't get delayed any

He kickED my but in Highbridge,BUT he didn't have to stay with "THE" :eek:



That is a tremendous handicap to overcome. :D

On the other hand... Kyle Power stayed with me once and he came home with a World Championship. ;)

I think Kyle only had to endure two, or three, nights. You had it much worse... :p :D

<font color="green"> <ul type="square"> In 4 short weeks I
will be laxed in the hot tub
at Best Western in BG!! [/list] </font>

<font color="green"> <ul type="square"> In 4 short weeks I
will be laxed in the hot tub
at Best Western in BG!! [/list] </font>



Watching me tear up the BG courses from a couple groups back!!

One more syllable and you could be a Haiku master as well.

Here's a favorite of mine(I am not the author, I assume he just got dumped):

So you like girls now?
I should have never taken
You to Home Depot.

One more syllable and you could be a Haiku master as well.



Not quite --- a haiku is a seventeen-syllable verse form, arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables.

So, he's only one sylllable off in the first line, but he's over by two on the third line.

Watching me tear up
the BG courses from a
couple<font color="green"> of </font>groups back!!


Which, incidentally, will be true. ZV will be able to look back at me playing behind him. You'd think he'd want me to start on a hole ahead of him...

Between my two arms I got enough good parts to make a decent one-armed man! I'll be throwing with both arms Saturday and I'll be driving home with my toes on Sunday night.


well leave that hat at home,and them shorts :D



Bruce will see that as a challenge!

Between my two arms I got enough good parts to make a decent one-armed man! I'll be throwing with both arms Saturday and I'll be driving home with my toes on Sunday night.


well leave that hat at home,and them shorts :D



Bruce will see that as a challenge!

Xudong, do you know me that well or did you see my post at Discontinuum before you posted this here? :)

Larry, I want to move to AM1. Should I just send in another $20 via snail mail?

I dont know if I can wait 3 more weeks! Time is moving so slow around here

I don't think you could have said it any better and this is my first time so it even seems longer

<font color="green">Mail is going slow
Sent my entry one week back
Player wants his pack </font>

I just updated the current list with all entries recieve todate including snail mail and online. I am only able to get the snail mail once a week so that is why it takes longer for them. The online ones come directly to me so I know about them 1st.

Great! Thanks so much Larry. It's great to know there's gonna be a big women's field. I'm really looking forward to this event. It will definitely be worth the 11 hour drive!

It's even more worth the 2.5 hour flight from Austin to Nashville, and then the 1 hour drive from Nashville to BG. :cool:

Up two what? 138 MA1 players? Excellent. It would be tremendous to see this number approach 300.

:cool: I'll second that motion!!! :D

Just reserved my room for BG at the host hotel, I was expecting it to be full. Registering tonite on titledisc....

I'm looking forward to returning to BG as well, but have a tournament to run at home next week and another PDGA event in Huntsville, Ala., the week after ours and the week before BG. Not a good time for three in a row, but it will be three good ones! :D rWc :cool:

Hey Russ, long time no see. How you doin?

Pretty good. Where you been hiding out? We have a tournament in Florence next week, Huntsville the week after and BG the week after that. You taking a break or might we see ya at one? We have couch space at the house if you need it.. rWc :cool:

nice avatar Russ, my home course! GVCC! :D

Thanks Jay! Loved the carved basket and that was my favorite course at 2004 worlds. Maybe becuase it was the only one I shot under on!

Come on down to Florence, girlymon. I hear Terry Jones might be back! :DAnd you always have me to beat up on. ;) rWc

I'm doing what I can to make the Worlds in Tulsa this year.
Probably the only tourney I'll be able to make. I'm working on a eighteen holer here in PujiTown , China. Looks like I'm going to be here a while.Teaching the locals here how to play :cool:

The St. Louis group will be full in force at the BG Tourney. We should have a dozen player's. I have not been there since 96. Looking forward to it.

We want to welcome you all to come to the 2006 St. Louis Open A tier May 20th and 21rst. The flyer will be in your program in Bowling Green.

All player's play Sioux Passage, Jefferson Barracks, Endicott and Creve Coeur Lake. They all will have concrete tee pads and have been re-designed in the last 2 years.

Check the evaluations on the PDGA site. These courses are really nice.

See ya out there.....

So Scott, you're in China and with a little Internet reasearch, I'm pretty sure at a Gibson factory? You're there long enough to put in a disc golf course? Wow! You need to PM me the details. Or post them here. Sounds interesting! Am Worlds is right now a possibility that depends on several other things to fall into place and it would be a family trip this time most likely. :p Good hearing from ya! rWc :cool:

Yea, still working for Gibson. Have not got the course in just yet, I do have permission from the local officials to put one in next to the factory . I shipped three of my baskets here and I got my maintenace guys building me 15 more. The weather has been to brutal, hopefully i can get started soon. If you see T. Jones tell him I said hey.

21 days and its on well for me because im getting there and practiceing friday

18 days!!!!!!!
I can't wait :D:D

At least I have a tournament on saturday to keep me from wanting to get to bowling green faster :) We need more players to register!!!

Yes, more players rated below me in the advanced division. ;)

Yeah I have been watching that too, i figured at 932 I would be in B pool but there ist still that outside chance to get into the A pool :)

Yeah at 935 I fear I am on the bubble. But I played with Jon Milay from Owensboro KY, with him being rated 934 and watching him play, I won't feel too bad about playing in the B-Pool. I enjoyed the rounds we played this weekend, although his lefty advantage is wipped out at BG. :D

Well I figure there are going to be players just like me in the B pool as well that are playing well above their "rating"

Well I figure there are going to be players just like me in the B pool as well that are playing well above their "rating"



You, me, Jon Milay. :D probably a half dozen or so more.

We were talking about the pools and ratings this weekend. The players in A/B pool who will likely be playing the same courses each day. We will also be able to at least compare our scores accurately at the end of the day to see where we are sitting overall. There will likely be many people who are in A-Pool with inflated ratings and that will get beaten by a lot of people in B-Pool. I also heard there are a few new non-rated players who are really good, and will be playing from C-Pool.

This should be an interesting format. It will be fun to track what pools the people who make the finals come from, and even what pools give up cashing spots.

If the pars for the online over/under are set close to the SSA for each course, then players will be able to compare their net over/under even when playing different course orders.

True, but if this years weather was anything like last year, then the players playing White/Lovers will suffer if it is extremely windy on that day and not on the day they play Keriakes/Hobson.

At least the trees at Keriakes/Hobson block the wind, I think it was much easier to play those courses in the wind then the other two.

Is there any pictures that I can see some of the holes?

I will be at Bowling Green, Ive seen the courses last year. I hope to bring another one home for Newport News. Good luck to everyone.

I remember seeing someone ask if anyone was going to have any disc for sale at the host hotel and I'm bringing my Gateway stuff if anyone wants to get some.

hey larry what is the deal for the flymart? it wasn't on the flyer.. is it going to be going on at signups as well as at the party?

The flymart is Sat. night at the players party. The club will have disc to sell on Friday but not on Sat. We have Maceman and Sunking for sure coming down to run some doubles, I will post some info on their courses and times as soon as I get them.

As for pic's fo the courses no there are none of each hole, especially of the new courses. I will get that info on our site but I don't think it will be before the event. You should see some course maps on there within the next week.

Larry,

First off this is my first trip to B.G. and i'm stoked! The guys from AL that have went have convinced me its _the_ place to be.

Now, for my question. Is it possible for those of us coming up and hopefully forming a carpool to request a certain pool? If so, what is the most convienent way for you for us to do that?

Also I guess this question is for anyone, If i were going to be up early and only had time to play one course which one would you recommend? (i guess that'd be two courses, i'm curious for both groups of courses)

Thanks!

Justin,
I asked the same question a few pages back. I think there will be many people in this boat, myself included. I think that Larry will do the best he can to accomodate everyone, but realize that there will be a ton of people around to catch rides with, if for some reason you're not all in the same pool.

This is my first time to BG, too, and I've heard that White is the course to practice, since it's long, and has OB. Some placement shots there that can be critical. I heard Lover's is pretty straightforward, no practice necessary there. I tend to play technical courses well when I haven't had time to overanalyze them.

I disagree about needing to practice White. It's probably the easiest of the four courses to play blind (note: that does not make it the easiest course, just the easiest to play blind). It's WIDE open --- sure there's some OB, but it's a very straight-forward course.

I would play Hobson (the most technical) for sure --- as you'll want to have picked out some lines and figured our your disc selection ahead of time. Next would be Keriakes, another course where you'll want to figure out lines and distances ahead of time, as there are some deceiving distances and a few blind shots.

I would say Keriakes for sure. While Hobson is the tightest by far. I would say that even through the trees the routes are very well defined. Distances on teepads are very accurate in my opinon, so it is a matter of adjusting for wind and elevation.

Keriakes can produce the highest scoring spreads IMO. Your top advanced players will shoot 5-6 under while other may easily shoot 5-6 over, that is one heck of a single round spread.

However, I believe Justin is playing intermediate. If that is true, then I have no idea which courses to play. Larry spelled out the differences and descriptions a few pages back about a month ago. That would be the best place to look. But from what I understood, the 4 courses for intermediate were about as diverse as the Advanced courses.

Rooster, you playing Am or Advanced?

Thanks for the feedback Robbie. You're probably right. Like I said, I'm a first-timer in BG, and I'll have to make that decision based on what people tell me. My suggestion came from people that have played there already. :confused:
That being said, I probably will try to get a round in at Hobson and Keriakes, deceiving distances definately need to be assessed prior to tourney time.

The only hole I throw a driver on at Hobson is #9. It is fairly open, up hill and about 340ft in length. it is definately a control course, but shooting par can easily be done with conservative play and a few dueces to off set your score on hole #2.

If it was not windy I would try a midrange on the hole, but the prevailing wind is a head wind. So Teebird it be.

I throw a driver on #2 as well, that's it. Keraikes is the one to practice first, then Hobson, then Lover's. The first year I went (2002) we got down there Tues. I was arguing with my travelling partner that I HAD to play EVERY course. We got to White, I looked around and said OK, we don't have to play this!

practice before you leave:

Hobson: spike hyzer.
white: distance

and while practicing get someone to throw buckets of ice water on you, while standing beside a wall of box fans

: ) :

Rooster, you playing Am or Advanced?



I can't imagine flying all that way across the country to play the JV courses. I'm playing MA1.

332 total entries so far --- 160 of them in MA1.

"It's going to be hugh, baby!"

Yes, and this time, we're preregistered and have a room waiting! I just hope the weather doesn't go nuts again! Looks like 32 Advanced masters so far! Had 49 last year! BG will be the last of a three tournament run for us! rWc3523 :cool:

BG will be the last of a three tournament run for us!



Sweet...BG is the first of a hugh three tournament run for us --- the following weekend we have the PDGA Am World Doubles Championships, and then two weeks later is the NT Texas State Championships. (my doubles partner---my brother---is also playing BG and States).

And for me a four run month.....hitting Santa Cruz Ams Masters cup at the end...What a month.....I'll be pissing mini's by May!! :D

Wow! I have nothing on you guys. Some heavy events! At least my next one is at home (but td-ing is stressful ) and the next one is just over an hour away. BG is 3.5 hours away so it's not so bad. April is sort of light, which is good, I need to get my old house sold. :p May has two big ones, Bud Hill in Memphis and Rocket City Blast back in Huntsville, Ala.! There's always an event in the southeast to hit! rWc3523 :cool:

I too will have a four run month with Masters Cup for the last of the month.

Every week, starting last Sunday until April 9th--Unsanctioned in Detroit, C-tier in Toledo, B-tier-No Foolin at Hudson Mills, A-tier-BG AMS, and then, at Hudson Mills, our inaugural Local 101 Disc Golf Player's Union Meeting #1. (http://www.local101dg.com/flyers/Loco_mills_flyer_2006.pdf)

:cool: I think by us rapping out this sport as much as possible....it could very well go BIG in the next couple years....I wish there were just a am and pro division...that is what will bring it about :D

I definately think there are too many divisions... When they started doing ratings based events for a short time thats where it really should be headed. Too many age protected divisions, play based on rating and have legitimate rules regarding moving up to Open...

I also think for Open players it should be more like the pga's nationwide tour and then for the 1000 rated plus players will have their own tour...

Too many divisions at Bowling Green? Too many for what? They have the biggest tournament in the world because they offer every amateur division but one. Ratings events at Bowling Green? When?

Oh, wait. Did you get lost from a thread in a different section and your post has nothing to do with the topic here? You know, since the tournament that is the topic of this thread more or less proves that you're wrong, maybe this is not the best thread for that thread drift. :D