I'm working on getting our local course back up and running since Hurricane Katrina and I'm wondering what is the easiest and cheapest way to make good teepads.

one way would be to actually use cement not cemet

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Justin,
do you have any sort of budget for the pads?
there are several ways to get concrete installed.
the least expensive is to make suree all pads are dug, framed and filled with at least 4 inches of 1" rock before the concrete gets there.
I have a lot more information I can email to you.

I'm still talking with the park about if were going to have a budget they are not even sure about that. The big problem we are having is the tree people are just now removing the trees and its been well over a year since the storm hit. I'm going to call the guy today and ask about a budget.

Fly pads are only $87.50 each.I can send you 20 pads with hardware under $2,000 with shipping.Concrete has almost doubled in cost from last year.Flypads can be moved concrete no go... ;)

I am sure no one saw that coming.

Justin,
Take a look around for debris (2x4s from toppled house framing, etc.). This will save the cost of purchasing framing timber. You'll want some 12" stakes to hold the form (keep it from blowing out).

- Wait for a dry day, preferably warm with no rain. You want to keep things warm and dry for 24 hours. I'd wait 3 days before using the pad.

1) Level and tamp the ground where the pad is going to be placed. A gravel sub base would be ideal.
2) Add the framing for your pad size. Hammer the stakes level with the top of the pad so you can easily smooth the concrete surface (use the 2x4 frame as the level). Make sure the top of the 2x4s are level (left to right, front to back). Measure at the front and back so there is no torquing.
3) Pour your concrete. I'd strongly suggest getting it by the truck full (possibly donated leftover loads, etc.) and using wheelbarrows (powered if possible) to get to remote areas where the truck can't reach. Mixing it by the bag requires a LOT of bags for each pad and is not ideal for strength.
4) Start working the concrete. With a large trowel (or even a section of 2x4) start rubbing the surface (this pushes the aggregate down into the mix and makes the surface smooth).
5) Take a rake and make tread spots on the tee pad surface. Alternatively, take a section of chain link fence, push it into the surface and remove. This makes a nice uniform tread.
6) Once semi-dry, you can use a finishing tool to round over the edges in the form (or you can remove the form and lightly shave the corners).

Take your time and build each pad the right way (it's more expensive to go back and fix crappy / small pads). A lot of materials can be donated by construction firms / suppliers. Another idea is to make small plaques and allow DGers to 'sponsor' a pad (in exchange for their name on the plaque in the pad).

Fly pads are only $87.50 each.I can send you 20 pads with hardware under $2,000 with shipping.Concrete has almost doubled in cost from last year.Flypads can be moved concrete no go... ;)



I like flypads over natural tee pads, but I've found that their grippiness changes MUCH more rapidly as conditions change than cement. I have a pair of merrel's and I can't throw on flypads during wet conditions as I don't get any traction. I even have problems when I'm not doing runups. They're great when it's dry out though. As far as fly pads VS natural tee pads, it is, of course, dependent on the soil under the pad being properly prepared. If weather washes out areas under them, it doesn't provide much advantage (other than being able to confidently call foot faults on a tee shot).

I talked with the park ranger today and he said the park does have a budget but it wont be able to be used a lot into disc golf until everything else is back up and running. He said he will be buying a new basket but for the teepads the money is not there yet. I also have to give him a price on tee signs when we do the course.

Fly pads really really sukk when it's raining hard and muddy. Your boots get mud on them, the mud gets on the fly pads, the pad becomes covered in mud, and they become more slick than ice, and people actually have to tee off from the side and AVOID the fly pads so they don't fall on their assss.

I heard of Mississippi mud, and hear it's pretty slick.