basket?

No, that's your deal. Per our (me U & Jon's) discussion last night, I am to have it before 7am on Friday morning. I've e mailed Maggie & let her know that I'm prepared to have it to her Friday AM & I don't expect that you & Jon are gonna leave me hangin'. There's no room for error & I'm confident that all my work will not go unrewarded.

Went by to do some putting and B-hole is complete except for the basket. It has the hole dug and ready for pole and cement. Couldn't see how far down the hole was but hope it was at least 5 feet. So all thats left is place in the long post and pour in a few bags of concrete.

Jon is bringing me the basket @ 6:30am & I'm meeting the city @ 7:00am with the basket!!! They're installing it & it will be ready for us!!! Woo Hoo!!! How freakin' exciting!!!

Thank you to all invovled for making this happen., Round Rock

A huge thanx to everyone that helped make the new B Hole a reality (especially the cabinet members that make these things happen - thanx boyz)!!! I just left the basket (Thanx Vinnie & Jon) @ the park with the parks workers (Kenny, Xavier, & Raul) & the green is amazing!!! If you happen to see these men in the park, be sure to give them a big thanx. We'll be taking a club picture on the new hole soon - maybe Wednesday - to send to Rick in appreciation for drawing the green for us. (Thanx Rick & P Dub)

Just got off the phone with Maggie @ the parks & the city will be cutting the cable & installing walk ways @ all the regular hole crossings (4-5, 10-A, A-11 - no winter crossing yet) & will be working soon on the deconstruction of the silk fence on C/B hole. I'm hopeful that this engaging proactive behavior continues & that many more projects will be coming together soon for disc golf @ the ROCK!!

There is a picture of a putter with an LT on it in the chains as the workers finished! Virgin Chains! :D:D

Those of you that have said you want to & can help, the time is now - the tournament is a month away. There is too much to be done to wait until the last minute for the physical work & tons of leg work is still to be done behind the computer. There's no reason that with ya'lls help we can't start crossing stuff off the list a lot quicker. So, you can't help when the times are announced for course stuff? Get with Edman & see if there's something you can't take off his plate during your time. This is a Double R Disc Golf Club tournament - one person can't make an event all fluff and perfect. Players have expectations of tournaments in Texas & we (as a club) need to step up to the plate & show 'em what Round Rock is like!

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Thanks V, Sheriff, Godbold, C-dub and I think I saw Carroll back there yesterday for going out with me on the SOuth COurse. That is going to be one tough course. We ended up making at least 3 holes alot longer. ROUND ROCK. If it's too long your too old, or your just a whiney *** b^&*.

Almost forgot to thank Jimmie who was also there and helped really bring the big holes into perspective. Which means making them longer of course. Need your help tomorrow before mini. Tony Pugh has stepped up and is making the 9 sleeves we need for the front 9 this weekend. With everything he has going on he's going to make it happen and be sure to thank him the next time you see him. I need a couple of people to meet me at the storage facility at 8:30am to load all the baskets up in my truck so I can get the tabs welded on the baskets Monday night up at my work. I'll also need another truck to haul them from my work back to the storage facility Monday night. We will set all the sleeves Tuesday night.

Got all the sleeves from Tony Saturday. Just waiting to hear back from the parks dept. on the holes they are to dig. My buddy here at work is welding the tabs on the baskets today and I can't get them all in my truck to get back to storage. I'll need help loading them and hauling them between 5-6 tonight. Also need someone to run to Home Depot and get concrete or go with me to get the crete. We'll need about 15 bags so no small task. Big arm can you get us a discount from your work. Let me know if you can get them and the club will pay you back. And that goes for anyone that can get it. Just sound off so we don't get it twice. The workday is planned for tomorrow. Again let us know, I may need to recruit some others if we can't get a good showing. The parks wants the holes filled as quickly as possible to avoid anyone breaking their ankles. Lot's to do and I need everybody's help.

thanks,
edman

I got 2 bags of concret....call me....I should be able to meet you tonight

Just curious as to why sleeves are being set, rather than using temp baskets. Is it easier to do the sleeves? Or is it that with sleeves in......makes it "easier" the NEXT time around? :D

I'm up for helping out tomorrow after work...you can put me down. What time?

The baskets the club bought are not portable. To convert them would be expensive and time consuming. Having sleeves in the ground will give us a "foothold" for the future of DG in RR. It's also a security issue, we don't have to worry about them while they are out there or have to haul them to and from the course everyday. We should be able to start at 5ish tomorrow.

your best deal would be Home depot..we sell concrete but it is really priced to high........they have more stores and buy more than we can.........and besides, they cut off our employee discount accounts last year...........so I know yall can get it cheaper at the depot!!!!!

Well there you have it. Anybody want to donate some concrete and save the club a few bucks?

My Welding guy had to run to the Hosp. with his son. I won't need help tonight. This will not stop us from doing the sleeves tomorrow. Just heard from the parks and the holes will be done by tomorrow. I'll let you guys know when I need a hand with the baskets.

I will come out to help this evening. have you gotten baskets picked up yet or do you still need help with that?

Just curious as to why sleeves are being set, rather than using temp baskets. Is it easier to do the sleeves? Or is it that with sleeves in......makes it "easier" the NEXT time around? :D

I'm up for helping out tomorrow after work...you can put me down. What time?

Good question JohnE - Sleeves make it easier this time too. We could work to scrounge together 17 baskets of varied quality (years past @ Waterloo ring a bell for anyone) to pull together the south course. We could hope/worry that on game day all 17 baskets showed up on time & then wrangle staff to set them up Saturday @ 7a, pick them up @ 6p, take them all to the storage unit overnight, find people to pick them all up from the storage unit in the am & put them back Sunday @ 7a & pick then up @ 5p - hoping all the while that no one drove into the stadium parking lot & stole 3-5 of them & that no one dropped a basket on it's number plate & bent 419 in half (oops - yes it did happen) & then we could store those baskets that didn't belong to players or that people forgot or didn't have trucks to take them until we found a way to get all of them back to their rightful owners.

Instead, we asked the city to dig 9 holes & Tony was kind enough to make us 18 sleeves & collars the Saturday before he left to get married. Now all we have to do is mix a few bags of crete & set 9 sleeves pick up 9 baskets sometime Friday before Dubs & lock em in - then we go pick them up Monday am & put them back in storage. If the Hott Final is in OSP, we'll pick them up again in November, drop them in the sleeves & lock them down until Monday again.


I know sometimes I get frustrated with you guys & can come off like an *** - that's not my intent this time - I'm actually trying to give you a real explanation of how & why setting these temp holes is easier & better for the short & the long haul. If you can help tonight & can grab a bag of crete or 2 on you way there, we could sure use the help - if not, we'll see you in the fairway. Thanx for comin out.

I guess there is some confusion about this South Course. Don't know why, I have been very forward with my information and communicated clearly with the clubs goals for this course. This is a temporary course that can be used at any time in the furure with approval. This is not a one time shot at creating a 2nd course just for this years Outlaws. This is also a catalyst for the club to get a "foothold" on creating a permanent South Course. We would not be able to use that many of these holes if some day we did make a permanent South Course. But we have to start somewhere and since our feeling is it will be years before the city will approve a perm layout we have this to prod them with and show them that we can bring great events to the city.

As I have known in the past, the passion of a few can't carry a club. It's too bad we all don't want the same thing as far as tournaments go. If you can help great, if not just show up later and enjoy.

and to go along with ed and laura's post if you dont show up and help than I dont want to hear any complaining from you. either step up or shut up. you got 2 choices of what you can do.. :eek: hope to see you guys this evening.

what size bag? (of concrete)

cal ed on size and qty

what size bag? (of concrete)

Think we thought it'd take 2 - 80lb bags per hole. If we had too much, I'd be happy to return it.

gotcha

they are about $3 per 80 lb bag according to website. That's cheap, cool. I'll pick up 4 bags

if anyone wants to pay for more, call me, i will be going to the depot at 4:30

Thanx JohnE - see you out there. Think there's a baseball game, so we may have to really schmooz the parking guy to get around to the back side where we need the crete.

Big thanx to the guys that made it out to help set the sleeves & donated the concrete! Pretty cool how the wind came & cooled of our little mini work day. Still a little trimming to be done on a few holes, I'm sure Edman will call for a full crew work day soon to get her all prettified. Larry, the collars came out great! Thanx to you & Deb for donating your day off to this project.

Just 4 weeks away now & things are coming together - this sure would be alot easier if more people that enjoyed the fruit helped with some of the labor. :( There it is, my 1st icon since the board transfer - I still don't like them, but you I needed the extra expression.

so much fun....yah missed out

Yes HUGE THANK YOU to. Blake, V, John E, Edman, Laura, myself for dropping in 9 collars probably in record time. AND EVEN A BIGER THANK YOU TO Larry K, Debbie and Tony P for making this all possible and all the people that did not show misssed the dell diamond kids bouncy thing get air born and thrown about 50ft from the wind storm that blew in, now that was cool. :D south course still needs some trimming as Lala said so please try and show up whenever possible to make Outlaws an event people will not forget. See you Turds at the rock around 4:30 Random Draw so come get some.

There should be a big turnout since there is golf involved. I can't think of any other folks I would rather hang out with and do manual labor than with you guys. Thanks, again.

Ed/Lala, as discussed last night....i have 4 masterlock locks with keys that the club can use for locking up those baskets. I won't be at the Wed mini this week, but i have 'em sitting here at home so they are a sure thing. I'll get them into my "golf box" in the car so you can get them from me next time you see me.

Workday this weekend for anyone that can make it. Don't know why I'm posting it on this thread, it be easier to call the 3-4 that I know will show. It's not about meeting up somewhere and playing. The few that can make it please meet me at the park at 9:00 at pavillion 13 and we'll get to laying out the back 9. Thanks for coming out......

Anyone planning on doing those electric golf carts this year, for Outlaws? lol

edman, linda and i will be there on sat. morning with lopers in hand, see ya there.

someone bring a straigh nose weed eater

sorry cant make it tomorrow have already made prior commitments.

Anyone planning on doing those electric golf carts this year, for Outlaws? lol

Against the rules for players for a B tier or above - unless you're providing them to the entire field.

Bring one of those carts for the staff buddy. Reminds me, I need to get a hold of Martingramatica. See if we can get loaner..maybe one at their club needs to go into the shop all of a sudden. Thanks for helping out V, Cadillac, Blake, Carrol and Mrs, and lala of course as super. Front 9 primp and proper. Looks tight made a few more great changes. 3 workdays planned this week-Mon@6, Tues.@6, and Sat.@9. We'll finish this week so the city can come in mow nice and tight.

is this work day still on tonight at 6:00 and what do we need to bring?

Yes, I will be there before 5. Need loppers and gloves. The South layout is complete and it's down to trimming it up. We only have 7 holes left to trim. A good showing today should get us really close so this weekend we can do a little on the Rock. Would someone bring a digital camera for me to borrow tonight? Cadillac if you read this I need to borrow you and/or your viewfinder one day this week for about an hour. We meet at the aeronuts field off of A hole tonight, Come out and give us a hand.

i will try and be there around 6 with loppers and gloves. will also bring my crappy digital camera. are we marking any trees for the city to cut for us?

Really hope to see some more folks out for the workdays. Think there was 5 yesterday w/ 3 being the ones that show regardless of what's going on in there personal lives. You know who you are, thanks. Going to try to do it again Sat morning @ hole 13.

Ed,
I will be there this Sat. (9-5-09 correct?) weed eater, loppers, gloves... (rock bar?)
see you/someone at 9am.

no rock bars needed,, there will be no digging mostly some lopping and dragging off dead tree limbs..

Correct this Sat 9am at Rabb Pavillion(the one by hole 13). I have some express tickets I would like to give out to a few of the wrokers that show up. There for Saturdays game against Omaha.

Looks like a good turn out for the moonlight mini - sounds like fun. Course layout & doubles format to be announced @ tee time. Whiskey Skins @ 4:30 since we're Carroll free. We should finish @ 6:30ish. Powling if the pavilion is free. Edman & I will bring a portable. If pavilion is not we'll just grab a grille. We've got some coals, so bring some meat & I'll grabs some torts & chips. Anyone that shouldn't drive can pile in & crash at our house - work day mandatory for house crashers. 9am work day (10 if you can't handle your **** at nightgolf) meet @ 13's pavilion. Bring loppers and gloves.

Big thanx to Mrs. Carrol & Mr. Brown, Patti, JAB, GayD (even still drunk) TonyP, & of courres the ever present Coffey's for helping finish up the South Course. Still need some box work & limbs drug off on the Rock - I'm sure everyone that couldn't make it this am will handle that in their own time during the week. See you this Sunday 9:30 tee @ Wilco.

we will meet up by 9's basket and start on 8,9,10 bring gloves and old shoes. it will be a little muddy :D


if you can help we will have another work day tomorrow. We will try and meet around 9:30 or so and clean up downed limbs & trees try and pile what we can so the city can come through and pick them up, creek on 3 & 4 needs some weed eating attention, trash on entire course, back fill on #8's tee box, the hill on 8 & 9 needs some attention as well

I can't make tomorrow. However, I plan on making the Sunday mini and then staying after its over for any weed eating or hauling that's left over to do. Will need some direction on what/where so.....hopefully someone in the know will be there Sunday. Few days ago I committed to doing the weed eating around 3&4.....that still stands as long as the weeds are still there on Sunday. :-) Otherwise, just point me to other areas and i'll get 'er done.

i am on call this wknd and just got called in to work all night tonight and tomorrow night-wont be there--sorry

Weedeating tee areas & trees on the Rock & some limb pick up is what's still needed. Huge tanx to those that braved the rain yesterday to finish off the South Course & fix tee on 8 - cleaning 8/9 - Patti, JD, Martin, Ware, Jimmy, Brandi, & Lala & Edman (Duh) & don't forget Cisco helping clean up around the trees - that dog just doesn't know when the work day is over :).

17's basket area is a wreck & will be called OB if we don't clean it up (just what I heard on the inside). Tee boxes need cleaned off - shovel & stiff broom needed. Limb pick up on 8/9 is done & rock wall has been re done (needs weedeated). 12/14/16 basket area & 15 tee area needs cleaned up. Thanx for helping when you can.

martin is out picking up rocks on holes 8 and 9 if anyone would like to head out early and help

I generally do not think too much of Temp courses. Going forward I will have to re-evaluate my opinion. The RR South Course is a great complement to the 21 hole North course. Thank you Ed for your vision and pushing to get it put together for OutLaws.

Only had the one chance to play it during doubles, but made a lot of phone calls Friday night, trying to arrange child care so I could play the tournament.

Thank you for all of your hard work Ed.

I wanted to throw this out there for youz RR peeps. Im not sure of his last name but a gentleman by the name of Kevin is planning on being the TD for a tournament at the Rivery on Sunday Dec. 13th. Kevin was the TD for the Hamilton Creek Open in Burnet, Tx recently.

Anyway he posted on the early birds that he is planning on having work days every sunday up until the tourney starting Nov. 1st. I know he is looking for all the help he can get for not only the workdays but also for players for a great turn out.

Here is some info from the earlybirds website (http://www.earlybirdsdiscgolf.org/)

From Kevin,

"Thanks to the effort of Manny Gonzales we will have all the needed materials to fix up the Rivery Park!!!

Now it's time to get the work in.. First work day will be Sunday, November 1st at 9am.

I have 1 Pick Axe, 2 Shovels, 1 Rake, 1 branch/briar cutter, 1 fold out saw, 4 5gallon buckets, 1 scraper (for the targets) and some sand paper..

We will surely need more tools and we REALLY NEED someone with a Golf Cart / Mule or whatever they are called. Moving granite gravel a bucket at a time is a unique form of torture.

Get with Manny Gonzales or with me if you have questions or have tools/supplies you can bring.

I will go ahead and get the date official from the PDGA for Sunday, December 13th...

Thanks,

Kevin"


From Manny Gonzales

"I spoke with Eric from the Gtown PARD and they are going to be supplying Mulch and Granite Gravel for the tee boxes for The Rivery. I will be speaking with a Operations Manager next week on the specifics. Told him its for a Tourney we are having on Dec 13th and that we would be working every sunday in November to make it happen. They really appreciated our help on this with The Rivery. They will get us enough gravel for 4x10 boxes and mulch for around the baskets. They will strategically place mounds on different parts of the course so we dont have to lug it all from the parking lot."

Anyway I just wanted to post that here so hopefully we all can work together to help out some fellow golfers.

Happy Hucking,

Jason

One of yah need to call me 512 848-9676

I personally think crushed granite tees will bring Rivery Park down a notch. I played there yesterday after heavy rains the day before and the tees were all playable and not slippery, which is pretty amazing.

What the Rivery really needs is some signage to make it more welcoming to first timers.

A point worth contemplating. Study Pease's boxes (Peace's boxes in dragonspelling) and then decide.

It might be that you have a different type of granite gravel; it might be that you will do a better job of constructing them; or it might be that Pease' boxes would have worked with regular maintenance, but I still would be cautious about using granite gravel given the Pease experience.

Rivery Park now has mounds of crushed granite near each of the tee pads that are east of the bridge (holes 1-5 and 13-18) and a large mound on the path between 3 and 4 which will be for the pads west of the bridge (holes 6-12) after it dries out enough to get equipment back there.

Workdays will start Sunday Nov.1 and go every Sunday until it's done.

Rivery is in the best shape ever,
Lots done this last Sunday......even got a couple trees cut out of fairway 12.

wilco will be mowed this week some time per Jim with wilco city.

Rivery is in the best shape ever,
Lots done this last Sunday......even got a couple trees cut out of fairway 12.

The idiot's who put penises on all the baskets actually took a crap in one of them and smeared it all over the basket.

The parks guys took a lot of the graffiti off but you can't expect it to stay off at that course.

Thanx to everybody that came out this am. C-Hole is looking great around the basket, cleared everything out & saved a few little trees. A few more mowers & we'd have gotten the hole done completely. Mowed a defined OB line on both the shule line & shule pile. Still some tall stuff out there - stay in the fairway. Amazingly we only found one disc - Ed Miller, I've got your Star Fire. Thanx Manny - you really Rocked it today.

Thanx to everybody that came out this am. C-Hole is looking great around the basket, cleared everything out & saved a few little trees. A few more mowers & we'd have gotten the hole done completely. Mowed a defined OB line on both the shule line & shule pile. Still some tall stuff out there - stay in the fairway. Amazingly we only found one disc - Ed Miller, I've got your Star Fire. Thanx Manny - you really Rocked it today.

played hole c for the first time in a while yesterday evening. i guess pard did some extra cleanup. looks good.

Meeting @ storage to pick up South Course Front 9 @ 8:00 Friday. Will take about an hour to set & mark the course with enough help - thanx for coming out!

Meeting @ storage to pick up South Course Front 9 @ 8:00 Friday. Will take about an hour to set & mark the course with enough help - thanx for coming out!

worked extra everyday this week to be off friday. ill be there to help out.

Will kick off the end of Outlaws with a quick 9 hole round @ 5:00 today - meet @ South Course hole 1. Edman will catch up with us 6ish. With our truck & Martins, it'll only take about an hour to pull them & drop them @ storage. Come if you can help out - or just wanna sneak in a final 9 on the south course. Steve-O I need a ride, call me if you're going.

ET and I will be there. I'll call to arrange your chauffeur!

email from Gordon.. if you can help out..


The RR's and Wanna Play Disc Golf are currently working on putting cement teepads down at the CAT HALLOW DGC. We will be running a volunteer workday at Wanna Play Disc Golf to build the forms for the teepads this Mon. Nov. 1st. If you are interested in working a few hours we will be starting around 2pm and working till 8pm. If you have any Drills, Saws and Saw Horses along with any other tools you think will be needed bring them along. If you have any questions you can call the Shack at 512-653-4309


Shawn
Wanna Play Disc Golf

FYI just heard that basket # 12 may have been stolen from the Rock it is not there as of now :confused:

ok city said they hop eo thave the basket monday or tuesday and will get it installed asap once they have it.. delay form the company that was trying to get it shipped to them..

We should organiZe a work day and take care of Cs green, 9s area at OSP, and Wilco as a whole. We have a few quests coming in Sept.......and anyways we need a excuse to get everyone together and drink:cool:

show of hands ....anybody up for doing some work on the green around c basket (against the dam) this Saturday afternoon?
If we can get a list of folks.....I could maybe bring beer

Looks like Byron, JD ,some crickets, and I will be at the **** 5:30 Saturday.
1 hour of work is all we will do.....if more show up there are plenty of other areas that could use some TLC

Thanks to Martin and JD fro pitching in.........c greean is the best it has ever looked.
There plenty of lil projects out there......lets do another work day........when, where, and who......anybody got ideaLS

need OB paint line on right side C, A and hole 4 to the road from bridge.. will try and get some paint and have that done prior to the round on weds.

thank you BMC for 6 cans of paint. will get this to someone on the cabinet.

thank you BMC for 6 cans of paint. will get this to someone on the cabinet.

Had to do some begging, but in the end, the boss understood and agreed to part with 6-cans of orange spray paint........hope this helps out you guys........

Hey yah .....Lets do a Wilco work day Aug 27 8:30 am
We will need wheelbarrels, trash bags , and steel racks
Let's hear a round of hands
V will be there

The object is to rack greens and fairways.
I want to puTT a plan together........what holes need most work?
Knowing what holes everyone thinks needs the most work will help develope a work process.

Woody & I can help if you've got a trash picker for us. Played yesterday am & it looks BAD. I have a plan lined up for the Fing butts around the tee boxes. Can't wait til they get another course in Austin so these nasty peeps will go play somewhere else.

Lets not forget.....8:30am @ Wilco.........RACKS, GLOVES, AND WHEEL BARRELS.
lala......any feedback from wilco?

Edman contacted the parks last I heard - not sure if he got a reply.

Are we gonna bake some biga$$ pies? I'm having a hard time figuring out what we're gonna do with racks on a disc golf course. :)

Saturday is going to be a hot one. I will bring ice down water.
8:30am bring your rack for the pie holes and rakes for the job at hand. The cart players should love the ideL of getting rocks of the faiways.
See everyone there!

Hey guys - if your free on Thursday or Friday - or both - we could use a little help with course set up & marking.

Blake & JD are working Thursday to install the final rope & flagging of the 21 hole course. Please let JD/Blake or Edman/Vinnie know if & when you can lend a hand Thursday with course marking.

Friday they'll be setting the 9 fixed holes on the south course - Please let JD/Blake/Ware know if you can help set the pins & mark the south course Friday afternoon.

We also need to replace 2 sleeves, they were removed when the water line was put in. Edman is gonna lead up the sleeve install Friday afternoon - please let him know if you can lend a hand with the sleeves. We're gonna ask & are hopeful that the city will dig & we'll just need a bag of crete for each sleeve, water, & a little man power.

Thanx for all you do!!!

I know not all of our club members use facebook, so I wanted to share this with those of you who still read the discussion board. The following was posted by Kevin Eldredge who along with Abel Gonzalez, runs 4TheChains disc golf:

"ANNOUNCEMENT DISC GOLFERS!
Just got off the phone with the main man at Georgetown Parks and Rec and he has given the OK to start initial work on CONCRETE TEE BOXES for the Rivery Park. I need some help (since I live out in nowhere tx) to get me an estimate on the square footage of concrete we would need to get all 18 holes done.. I will need volunteers to help install the boxes when the day comes! Score ONE for DISC GOLF!"

Lala has provided some information to Kevin that was used during the Wilco pour, to help get him started. A few club members have said that they wish to help with this project.

This will be a great improvement and help bring more tournaments to Rivery Park as well as enhance our casual play there. If you haven't been out there in a while, the city has been doing lots of clearing and cleaning of brush that has been left by the last floods.

We as a club have already done tons to improve OSP, Wilco, Cat Hollow, Rivery, as well as getting Northtown in the ground. This project will require lots of support to complete, and I hope that we as a club will make a huge effort to show that the Double R is still at the forefront of local course improvement. Stay tuned here for details as they become available.

ok guys here are the details for Wilco park work day this saturday:

REI is taking the lead on Participant Registration at the Pavilion near the Railroad amusement ride & the Quarry Splash Pad. Please have everyone meet their and register – that is also the spot for a free sandwich lunch afterwards.

rain or shine parks folks will be out there. just let them know you want to work on the disc golf course.
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As weather permits, Saturday, 9/29 (8:30 – 9 AM Registration & wrap-up 11 – 11:30 AM):
• Trail Maintenance – REI Group
• Mesquite Removal – JROTC Group
• Disc Golf Maintenance & Cleanup – Anyone
• Playground Maintenance – Anyone
• Litter Pickup Throughout Park – Anyone
• Planting Bed Cleanup – Anyone