Looks like more vandalism at the park. Me and Fernando played a round at McClain today and the Tee Signs on Holes 4, 5 and 6 are missing. :mad: We looked for the signs while we played but did not locate them. I'm going to call the Park Police and report the vandalism that has been going on out there. Maybe we'll catch them in the act someday.

We will probably have to put some kind of temp sign at the Holes for the SA Bud Open.

Looks like more vandalism at the park. Me and Fernando played a round at McClain today and the Tee Signs on Holes 4, 5 and 6 are missing. :mad: I just repaired the one on Hole 4. We looked for the signs while we played but did not locate them. I'm going to call the Park Police and report the vandalism that has been going on out there. Maybe we'll catch them in the act someday.

We will probably have to put some kind of temp sign at the Holes for the SA Bud Open.



I have some temp signs made up and printed.

Looks like more vandalism at the park. Me and Fernando played a round at McClain today and the Tee Signs on Holes 4, 5 and 6 are missing. :mad: I just repaired the one on Hole 4. We looked for the signs while we played but did not locate them. I'm going to call the Park Police and report the vandalism that has been going on out there. Maybe we'll catch them in the act someday.

We will probably have to put some kind of temp sign at the Holes for the SA Bud Open.



I have some temp signs made up and printed.



Mike sent me what he needs for sponsor signs, these double as tee signs as well. After we put those up we can use Coach as security, he has a knack for dealing with delinquents. :D

Any way ALL the tees will have some sort of sign for the open.

I also have some stuff that might cut the graffiti off the baskets. Its not available anymore so I'll hit the hardest hit baskets first. If nothing else maybe some yellow paint to cover the obscenities.

Normally I would recommend a walk through Saturday after the mini or Sunday, but since this seems to be happening mid week we should do one then. I'm off Thursday and Friday any one care to join me one of those days and do a walk through/tweaking?

What time does your mini start on Saturdays?? Wanna try to come by and get a couple rounds in this weekend.

We start sign-up around 9:00 and tee-off around 9:30. What kind of printing do you do?

Saturday McClain mini Results 06-14-08

15 Players
0 Snakes

<u>Open</u>
1st Phil M (51, $30)
2nd Tokyo Rick (55, $16)
2nd Seth L (55, $16)
4th Ray P (56, $10)
5th Joe T (57)
6th Scott H (58)
7th Rene T (59)
8th Ben L (61)
9th Pete L (62)

<u>Am</u>
1st Jerry L (65, $10)
2nd Andy C (66, $6)
3rd Ben B (67)
4th Dave S (68)

<u>Rec</u>
1st James (69, $8)
2nd Jay (79)

Ace Pot $186

way to represent hoto lopez :D sign up el chile and I for masters and we will pay at doubles on friday

way to represent hoto lopez :D sign up el chile and I for masters and we will pay at doubles on friday



Hey it was a top 10!

we got to play McClain today, right after bird mowed it :D
anddd the course looks GREAT! scores werent but course was awesome, good job BIRDO! :D:p

Who wants to volunteer to run the mini this weekend? I have to spend some QT with the wife :D.

Sorry bro I'll be @ the tourney in Kyle ( 1 day event) Grog can you cover this?

I have it covered.

Thank you sir !!!!! :D

I have it covered.



Thanks dude! You playing doubles at LO on Thurs? If so, I can drop off the book then.

some suggestions on mcclain work days. course is looking awesome by the way but can you guys try and drag allot of the limbs that have been trimmed off the fairways?? Hole # 15 in particular. the landing zone on that hole is about an 8ft pile of trimmed limbs.. also makes for a nice snake den... :eek:

some suggestions on mcclain work days. course is looking awesome by the way but can you guys try and drag allot of the limbs that have been trimmed off the fairways?? Hole # 9 in particular. the landing zone on that hole is about an 8ft pile of trimmed limbs.. also makes for a nice snake den... :eek:



Hole 9? hmmm, the hole with the limestone brick small wall behind the basket? I don't remember any limbs there. Are you thinking of hole 15?

the hole that dog legs hard left 15 sounds right.. DOH..

the hole that dog legs hard left 15 sounds right.. DOH..



Yes 15 is top priorty Chris.

some suggestions on mcclain work days. course is looking awesome by the way but can you guys try and drag allot of the limbs that have been trimmed off the fairways?? Hole # 15 in particular. the landing zone on that hole is about an 8ft pile of trimmed limbs.. also makes for a nice snake den... :eek:



All the old piles of trees and limbs have been a higher priority for us. I have brought this to the attention of the San Antonio Parks and Recs Department. There are lots of things that McClain needs to make it that much better. We need the city to move the piles, that's way too muck work to just move them around and not actually have them removed. I really hate landing in those piles.

The park needs more than just Disc Golf there. We need a playground, walking trails, picnic tables, BBQ pits, etc: This would probably help in getting the course cleaned up and have less vandalism as there will be more park users.

some suggestions on mcclain work days. course is looking awesome by the way but can you guys try and drag allot of the limbs that have been trimmed off the fairways?? Hole # 15 in particular. the landing zone on that hole is about an 8ft pile of trimmed limbs.. also makes for a nice snake den... :eek:



All the old piles of trees and limbs have been a higher priority for us. I have brought this to the attention of the San Antonio Parks and Recs Department. There are lots of things that McClain needs to make it that much better. We need the city to move the piles, that's way too muck work to just move them around and not actually have them removed. I really hate landing in those piles.

The park needs more than just Disc Golf there. We need a playground, walking trails, picnic tables, BBQ pits, etc: This would probably help in getting the course cleaned up and have less vandalism as there will be more park users.



Amen Rev!

let me know if the city does not help then we can " work up a "Number 6" on 'em. " :D

let me know if the city does not help then we can " work up a "Number 6" on 'em. " :D



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This Saturday's mini (07/05/08) is cancelled in lieu of the Live Oak Summer Open. Saturday minis will resume on 07/12/08.

let me know if the city does not help then we can " work up a "Number 6" on 'em. " :D



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blazing saddles sheesh :D

Don't forget the McClain Saturday minis are back on this week. Hope to see you all out there ... and for those that attend I'll be giving away not 1 but 2 CTP prizes.

I got a call from the city today regarding bridges in the park...
the bad thing is they are going to remove them. it seems that someone put some homemade playground equipment in a different park and someone got hurt so the city is going through all the parks in the city and removing anything that is not supposed to be there. Alma from the city called me and said they will probably remove the bridge on friday and asked that I send out a message so if the person who built the bridge wants to salvage the materials... they can.

on a lighter note... they said that they noticed that there were several tee signs that were missing and asked that we contact them about replacing them with either temporary signs for the upcoming events or permanent signs in the future.

sorry for the bad news and I hope everyone is enjoying the course.

I will make contact with the city/SAPAR to see what the solution will be for bridges in our park. I will also talk to them about the temp tee signs we had for the bud open.

heck if they city is removing things that could cause injuries lets get them to remove the dead brush off of the FAIRWAYS!!! now that is more dangerous then a bridge....

That's exactly what I said to them on the phone today. There are more things out there to remove from the park. They said our bridge was removed today. :mad::( I'm going to check it out and see if we can cross somewhere else without getting wet feet.

That's exactly what I said to them on the phone today. They said our bridge was removed today. :mad::( I'm going to check it out and see if we can cross somewhere else without getting wet feet.

Don't forget the McClain Saturday minis are back on this week. Hope to see you all out there ... and for those that attend I'll be giving away not 1 but 2 CTP prizes.

Did someone say free marshall street championship DVDs? :o

What is that Ace Pot at anyway?

What is that Ace Pot at anyway?


$186 :o:o:o

What is that Ace Pot at anyway?


$186 :o:o:o



Just about time for Ray to hit it again. :D

Saturday McClain mini Results 07-12-08

13 Players
0 Snakes :cool:

<u>Open</u>
1st Scott H (51, $20)
2nd Tracey (58, $12)
3rd Shawn H (64)
4th Frosty (70)

<u>Am</u>
1st Jerry L (65, $14)
2nd Paul O (66, $7)
2nd Micah S (66, $7)
4th Jeff F (70)
5th Bill K (71)
6th Andrew C (73)
7th Puerto Rico (79)

<u>Rec</u>
1st Jay (71, $8)
2nd James (73)

:o:oAce Pot $199 :o:o

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Below is the latest ratings update. The last 12 minis where used (dates back to 3/22). A minimum of 2 rounds is required to make the list, on the next update a minimum of 3 rounds will be required to make the list.

<u>Open</u>
1st Phill M (1010)
2nd Orlando P (983)
3rd Ray P (968)
4th Rick G (966)
5th Scott H (963)
6th Tracey O (961)
7th Pete L (950)
8th Ernie H (936)
9th Shawn H (915)
10th John F (898)
11th Ben L (891)

<u>Amateur</u>
1st Mike Mc (929)
2nd Greg J (915)
3rd Julian J (910)
3rd Randall K (910)
5th Mark A (901)
6th Dave S (884)
7th Charlie R (882)
8th John A (873)
9th Stacey P (869)
10th Russel G (866)
11th Jeff G (858)
12th B.WARE (854)
13th Andy C (849)
14th Robert A (840)
15th Bill K (838)
16th Jerry L (836)
17th Laura K (835)
18th Bryan C (812)
19th Edwin PR (788)
20th Tim M (630)

<u>Recreational</u>
1st James L (792)
2nd Jay K (776)





Greg - Feel free to post these on the website.

Don't forget ...

Saturday Mini, Sign up by 9:15 AM, Tee off at 9:30 AM.

Saturday McClain mini Results 07-19-08

17 Players
0 Snakes :cool:

<u>Open</u>
1st Matt M (54, $27)
2nd Ray P (55, $16)
3rd Rick G (56)
4th John F (61)
5th Scott H (63)
6th Ernie H (65)
7th James P (71)

<u>Am</u>
1st Julian J (59, $14)
2nd Jeff F (61, $8)
3rd Dave S (65, $6)
4th Jeff M (66, $2)
4th Bill K (66, $2)
6th Micah S (67)
7th Jerry L (70)
8th Joe M (74)

<u>Rec</u>
1st James (63, $8)
2nd Jay (67)

:o:oAce Pot $216 :o:o

No mini next week (07/26/08) in lieu of Games of Texas.

<font color="red"> No mini this week (07/26/08) in lieu of Games of Texas. </font>

Don't forget ...

Saturday Mini, Sign up by 9:15 AM, Tee off at 9:30 AM.

<font color="red"> ACE POTS STARTS AT $216 </font>

Saturday Mini, Sign up by 9:15 AM, Tee off at 9:30 AM.

<font color="red"> ACE POTS STARTS AT $216 </font>



You MUST be a SADC Member to be eligible for the total Ace Pot Money. If you are a Non-Member you only get that days Ace Pot Money, so bring an extra $10.00 and join. :)

I heard some really great news today from SAPAR. I have a new contact to call in the Directors Office for any issue. This is an email i received from SAPAR:


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Thank you for supporting the Parks &amp; Recreation Department. I�m coordinating with staff to prepare cost estimates for: bridge, walking trails, playground, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Capital funding is a challenge. The first step is to determine actual costs and plan for future fiscal years. I will coordinate with our maintenance department about the stolen Tee Signs. Please do not hesitate to contact me.




I called them back and stressed how the priority at McClain are bridges. I am not quoting anyone but I think I heard them say there might be some funding for a bridge. :) :) I will keep everyone informed. Keep your fingers crossed.

Good Job Bird!!

If money's an issue, they could just use the parts from the bridge they tore out. :eek: :o/msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08-02-08

6 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Scott H (61, $12)
2st Rick G (61, $12)
3rd Ernie H (62)

<u>Am</u>
1st Micah S (55, $8)
2nd BWARE (57, $4)
3rd Jerry L (64)

Micah hit the ace on the first hole with everyone there for $222. Thumber ... straight in ... hardly made a sound. He's promised to bring some beer next week. :D

Micah hit the ace on the first hole with everyone there for $222. Thumber ... straight in ... hardly made a sound. He's promised to bring some beer next week. :D



Hey Micah, don't forget to bring us some beer on Wednesday too. :D:D Congrats on the Ace. :eek:

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08-02-08

6 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Scott H (61, $12)
2st Rick G (61, $12)
3rd Ernie H (62)

<u>Am</u>
1st Micah S (55, $8)
2nd BWARE (57, $4)
3rd Jerry L (64)

Micah hit the ace on the first hole with everyone there for $222. Thumber ... straight in ... hardly made a sound. He's promised to bring some beer next week. :D



I dunno, but looking at the scores.....

Just who was playing Open and who was playing Am?

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08-02-08

6 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Scott H (61, $12)
2st Rick G (61, $12)
3rd Ernie H (62)

<u>Am</u>
1st Micah S (55, $8)
2nd BWARE (57, $4)
3rd Jerry L (64)

Micah hit the ace on the first hole with everyone there for $222. Thumber ... straight in ... hardly made a sound. He's promised to bring some beer next week. :D



I dunno, but looking at the scores.....

Just who was playing Open and who was playing Am?



I know ... I think both Micah and BWARE should be movin' up :D... I'll move back down :o

A friend of mine is thinking of coming into town to play her first tourney ever. She'll be playing rec women. Does anyone know if there will be 2 others to make that division (hint hint).

Are you talking about the Bryan McClain Open? I imagine I will play, and can get someone else to make a ladies rec division.

Yes that is what I was referring to.

That's great news Kyle! I'll let her know to get signed up. She only started playing this spring so take it easy on her :cool:

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08-09-08

10 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Scott H (54, $16)
2st Lyle U (57)

<u>Am</u>
1st Micah S (58, $12)
2nd Julian J (59, $8)
3rd BWARE (62)
4th Jerry L (66)
5th Dave S (69)

<u>Rec</u>
1st Jamess L (67, $8)
2nd Brandon T (71, $4)
3rd Jay K

Micah brought beer from last week's ace. It was good and helped my score :). He also chipped in $5 for the ace pot.

Ace Pot stands at $15.

That grass is getting long. :mad: I called to see when the next mowing for McClain is scheduled and it will be mowed this Friday 8-15-08.

That grass is getting long. :mad: I called to see when the next mowing for McClain is scheduled and it will be mowed this Friday 8-15-08.



Grass has been mowed. :D

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08-09-16

12 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Charlie C (54, $25)
2nd Scott H (58, $15)
3rd One Shot (61)
4th Corey P (66)
5th Joe M (78)

<u>Am</u>
1st Jerry L (61, $8)
2nd Jeff G (63, $4)
3rd BWARE (66)

<u>Rec</u>
1st Rick P (67, $10)
2nd Jay K (69, $6)
3rd Brian G (70)
4th James L (74)

Rick donated his winnings ($10) to the ace pot. :D

Ace Pot stands at $37.

Don't forget ... glow mini ... September 5th ... Nani Falcone

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Sign up by 9:15, Tee Off at 9:30.

Greg is running it this week.

Sign up by 9:15, Tee Off at 9:30.

Saturday McClain Mini Results 08/30/08

9 Players

<u>Open</u>
1st Jayson H (53, $27)
2nd Micah (56, $14.50)
2nd Scott H (56, $14.50)
4th One Shot (58)
5th Julian J (61)
6th James L (66)
7th Shawn M (67)

<u>Am</u>
1st Brandon T (65, $8)
2nd Jay K (71)

Ace Pot stands at $50.

Don't forget ... <font color="red">G</font><font color="orange">L</font><font color="green">O</font><font color="yellow">W</font> <font color="red">M</font><font color="orange">I</font><font color="green">N</font><font color="yellow">I</font> (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Number=859749&amp;an=0&amp;page=0#Post8 67105) ... September 5th ... Nani Falcone

Stacey and I played the front 9 today and almost every Tee Sigh was ripped off the post or had graffitti on it. We spoke to another group that played the back 9 and they said the same about those holes. I have Holes 8, 9 and 18 with me and I am going to grab the rest of them tomorrow. We have already had 3 Tee Signs stolen from McClain and I don't want that to happen again. We need to figure a better way of securing them before more of them end up missing.

Stacey and I played the front 9 today and almost every Tee Sign was ripped off their posts or had graffitti on them. We spoke to another group that played the back 9 and they said the same about those holes. I have Holes 8, 9 and 18 with me and I am going to grab the rest of them tomorrow. We have already had 3 Tee Signs stolen/lost and I am getting fed up with this. We need to figure a better way of securing them before more of them end up missing.

I hate to sound like the fatalist but until the city starts putting in more facilities to bring in more people this may be something we have to contend with. I am open to suggestions and encourage all to come up with their own.

The beauty of McC is also its biggest weakness. Most holes are surrounded by trees and brush making them nice and tight, this also gives cover to those doing the damage.

I doubt if the city would fence in the park or put in more lights. Fences say "Keep Out", something the city won't do, besides the money to do so. That also leaves the green belt owned by CPS, who are more concerned about their access. Lights would diminish the ability for glow frolf. Glow at McC is intriguing and scary at the same time isn't it :D:eek:. I sincerely doubt we will have any increased patrols by SAPD, NEISD, or Park Police. This vandalism is minor compared to what happens at some of the larger and more popular parks in town.

I as most of us assume that this is the work of kids, although I see names written on benches at the park the say otherwise. I'm not pointing fingers at any of my fellow DGers, but we should at least lead by example. I myself cart out my empty water bottles and drink cans, but extinguish my ciarette butts on the ground and leave them. A practice I am stopping effective immediately, so if anyone feels I pointed a finger at them for anything else in this post, feel perfectly free to chastise me if you see me not extinguishing my butts and disposing of them in another manner. It may be cliche but it rings true, "Remember, whenever you point a finger at some one, you have three more pointing back at yourself."

Back to the subject at hand. Since we assume that this is done by a younger generation, how does anyone feel about an awareness program aimed at the area middle schools and high school? Would anyone else like to be involved? PM me or email me (email addy is in my profile).

New motto a la spelunkers (cave explorers), "Leave nothing behind except footsteps,take nothing back except memories."

It is without a doubt kids walking through the park after school doing it. No coincdence that this happens when school starts back up. Those kids just need a nice swift butt kicking.

Can anyone say 'paintball target practice'.

extremity shot (arms, legs) 1 point
Body shot - 2 points
head shot - 5points
nut shot - priceless :o

:D:D:D

Makes me wish I was under 18 again. I'm afriad now that a confrontation between myself and a vandliser (sp) would lead to me ending up in jail :mad:

Guess what I saw someone doing at McClain today? Banging on Tee Sign #7 with a tree branch. He was an unsupervised Community Service Worker. I called the cops and got out of there because I felt threatened after I confronted him and the way he and another started walking up to me. When the cops showed up, I pointed the guy out, they talked to him and the work crew left. I am going to call the city and ask them to please not send the Community Service workers to McClain.

They weren't kids. :eek:

You should have pretended to be a sign and slowly crept up on him. Then when he took a swing you should have disarmed him and beat him with the limb.

i like Pauls idea steakout with paintball guns, Im going for priceless everytime :confused: :D

i like Pauls idea steakout with paintball guns, Im going for priceless everytime :confused: :D



Is a steakout a Texas cookout or did you mean stakeout? Either way it made me hungry.

i like Pauls idea steakout with paintball guns, Im going for priceless everytime :confused: :D



Is a steakout a Texas cookout or did you mean stakeout? Either way it made me hungry.



In texas we do everything bigger and better. Therefore, we don't just do a stakeout where you sit around and wait ... we do a steakout where you grill meat and wait around. Its really the best of both worlds ... now if we could just figure out how to make doughnuts on the grill I'm sure Richard Dreyfuss (Det. Chris Lecce) and Emilio Estevez (Det. Bill Reimers) would magically show up. Hopefully Rossie stays at home.

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Great ACE today on Hole #1; Bird!!!!!! :D :D :D

Thanks Babe!!! GATOR!!! ;)

Has McClain been really crowded or what? The last few times Stacey and I have played we had to wait on alot of holes. Lots of new faces....looks like Disc Golf is really taking off in the Alamo City. I counted 20 cars in the parking lot when we left. :eek: I've also been spreading the word around about Old Pearsall Park so that course can get stomped down some. Can't wait for us to run some Tourneys out there. I'm going to find out when the "official" opening date is so we can plan something for that day.

Has McClain been really crowded or what? The last few times Stacey and I have played we had to wait on alot of holes. Lots of new faces....looks like Disc Golf is really taking off in the Alamo City.



Same thing at Nani. The last few times I've played there, at least 2 or 3 other groups were on the course and for awhile one day there were 6 groups throwing on the 9 holes.:eek: It looked like a tournament was in progress.

Has McClain been really crowded or what? The last few times Stacey and I have played we had to wait on alot of holes. Lots of new faces....looks like Disc Golf is really taking off in the Alamo City.



Same thing at Nani. The last few times I've played there, at least 2 or 3 other groups were on the course and for awhile one day there were 6 groups throwing on the 9 holes.:eek: It looked like a tournament was in progress.



I cut down Knoll Creek about noon today, there were 14 cars in the parking lot. Being today is a school holiday I assume most were out playing in this nasty mess. Long live the hardcore DGers!

There has been a grass roots effort underway to get a work day at McClain on February 1st, 2008. This is Super Bowl Sunday. The plan is to go to McClain in the morning, knock out some course work, and then head over to Ernie's (One Shot) house for a Super Bowl Party. Trust me you don't want to miss One Shot's wings and riblets.

Its time to step up and do your part to clean up the course. I'll be working with Orlando (he doesn't know yet :D) to develop a list of the most pressing needs and the course. Shawn Hess and Tracey Olsen have also agreed to help out (Shawn owns a tree trimming business) so we'll probably have all the equipment there to remove those downed trees. If you are interested in helping let me know so I can get a gauge on how much beer to buy.

I'M THERE . :DWorkday :D Then PARRRTTTYYY !!!! ;)

ATTN ALL MEMBERS!

There is a new task list at www.onlinetasklist.com (http://www.onlinetasklist.com) for McClain. Username is SADCMcC, the password is hyzer.

Please list areas of the park that need special attention. If you take over a task and finish please mark it as complete.

If you know of work that needs to be done at our other courses, post as well. Our main objective is getting McClain ready for the Ice Bowl.

Thanks guys for all you do!
G

Got my chainsaw blades sharpened today ready for hole 5 bring it on branches. /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

Don't for get about this. We probably at least a dozen people to get all the work done.

Don't forget about this Sunday AM if you are not playing at UC ... and if you are .. come on out afterwards. Let's plan to start the workday at 10:00 AM. We need people to help remove trash, clear brush piles, haul brush away, etc. If you have them bring wheel barrels, gloves, chainsaws, etc.


There has been a grass roots effort underway to get a work day at McClain on February 1st, 2008. This is Super Bowl Sunday. The plan is to go to McClain in the morning, knock out some course work, and then head over to Ernie's (One Shot) house for a Super Bowl Party. Trust me you don't want to miss One Shot's wings and riblets.

Its time to step up and do your part to clean up the course. I'll be working with Orlando (he doesn't know yet :D) to develop a list of the most pressing needs and the course. Shawn Hess and Tracey Olsen have also agreed to help out (Shawn owns a tree trimming business) so we'll probably have all the equipment there to remove those downed trees. If you are interested in helping let me know so I can get a gauge on how much beer to buy.

I just wanted to Thank Everyone who showed up to the workday this morning. WOW!!! HUGE improvements to numerous holes this morning. Go play McClain and check it out for yourself if you weren't there. That Bobcat really took care of those brush piles in minutes. :eek: Thanks to Shawn H. and Tracey O. for bringing that monster out this morning. Precision Tree Service will have an Honorary Hole Sponsorship at the SADC Ice Bowl.

Don't forget about this Sunday AM if you are not playing at UC ... and if you are .. come on out afterwards. Let's plan to start the workday at 10:00 AM. We need people to help remove trash, clear brush piles, haul brush away, etc. If you have them bring wheel barrels, gloves, chainsaws, etc.


There has been a grass roots effort underway to get a work day at McClain on February 1st, 2008. This is Super Bowl Sunday. The plan is to go to McClain in the morning, knock out some course work, and then head over to Ernie's (One Shot) house for a Super Bowl Party. Trust me you don't want to miss One Shot's wings and riblets.

Its time to step up and do your part to clean up the course. I'll be working with Orlando (he doesn't know yet :D) to develop a list of the most pressing needs and the course. Shawn Hess and Tracey Olsen have also agreed to help out (Shawn owns a tree trimming business) so we'll probably have all the equipment there to remove those downed trees. If you are interested in helping let me know so I can get a gauge on how much beer to buy.





Thanks to all who came out. We had at least 20 people out there working on the course. Several people (and their families :D) where there. The course is as free of trash as it been in a long time. Thanks you so much for helping. Too bad I was so tired I didn't make it Ernie's. How'd the party turn out?

Got some good news to share. Joe Rotan from Twisted Flyer contacted Innova Discs about the rusting chains on the baskets at McClain Park (Thanks Champ;)). He got the ball rolling for us and now this is an email to me from Innova:

"Hey Orlando Thank you for getting back with me. We do not need the old chains. I would like to ship you 18 replacement chains. Harold would like to also send you 50 disc (your choice) for your inconvenience . I will look to ship on Monday.

Let me know what disc you and the club would like.

Take care
Paul Bergey"

I will schedule a workday and hand out some discs to the volunteers that come out and help install them. Hopefully we can get this done before BMO 2009.

Awesome! New chains and discs!
When is the workday?

The workday will be on Saturday September 26, 2009. We will remove all old chains on the baskets and install new ones. I'll bring some refreshments and some Innova Discs to hand out to volunteers.;) If we have enough people to help I would also like to pick up trash and tidy up the course a little before BMO 09. Hope to see everyone there. Please help spread the word.

The workday will be on Saturday September 26, 2009. We will remove all old chains on the baskets and install new ones. I'll bring some refreshments and some Innova Discs to hand out to volunteers.;) If we have enough people to help I would also like to pick up trash and tidy up the course a little before BMO 09. Hope to see everyone there. Please help spread the word.

What kind of equipment should we bring (if any)?

I am not sure what is needed to remove the yellow band on the basket. I'll check it out tonight at the mini and let everyone know what to bring.

The workday will be on Saturday September 26, 2009. We will remove all old chains on the baskets and install new ones. I'll bring some refreshments and some Innova Discs to hand out to volunteers.;) If we have enough people to help I would also like to pick up trash and tidy up the course a little before BMO 09. Hope to see everyone there. Please help spread the word.

What time on Saturday?

Workday this Saturday 9-26-09 at McClain Park. We'll start at 9:30 AM. Everyone feel free to show up at anytime to help if you can't be there at 9:30 AM. We will not be working the entire day just till around noon. I will have some water jugs with ice cold water for us. We will be replacing all 18 sets of chains on the baskets. We will be giving away 50 Innova Discs to split between all volunteers. Please show up if you can....there will also be some other surprise giveaways that day.;)

Did you ever find out what tools were needed to remove the yellow chastity belt?

I've also run out of trichlorothane, but I have some Goo Gone. I'll see what that will do to remove some of the graffiti.

Tools to bring:

Socket sets
Scredrivers
Pliers
Hammers

I got 300 lbs of chains and 50 discs in the mail today. See everyone Saturday.:)

I got 300 lbs of chains and 50 discs in the mail today. See everyone Saturday.:)

That explains all the huffing and puffing when he drove by my house.

He was pretty tired. He said "what the heck is in here"? I opened up the disc box and here's what was inside:

Pro Wraiths
Pro Leopards
R-Pro Skeeters
R-Pro Darts
R-Pro Aviars
R-Pro Boss's

Want some? Show up on Saturday and get some. Some of the Boss's are in the 130 gram range.:eek:

Yeah, I bet it was those 130gm Bosses that did it. :D

Yummy .... Pro Leopards & 130 Bosses!

Workday this Saturday 9-26-09 at McClain Park. We'll start at 9:30 AM. Everyone feel free to show up at anytime to help if you can't be there at 9:30 AM. We will not be working the entire day just till around noon. I will have some water jugs with ice cold water for us. We will be replacing all 18 sets of chains on the baskets. We will be giving away 50 Innova Discs to split between all volunteers. Please show up if you can....there will also be some other surprise giveaways that day.;)

See everyone Saturday 9-26-09.

We installed 18 new sets of chains at McClain today in 2 hours. This could not have been done without the help from all volunteers. A HUGE Thanks goes out to:

Dave Wimer
Brad Carver
Jay Kuzmak
Jerry Lively
Greg Galloway
Wayne
Erik
J. Hernandez
BWARE
Todd Peschong
Dee
Charlie Chapman
Oscar Rod.
Jerry Chesterson
Gary
Marcos
Stephan K.
Billy Y.
Stacey P.
Orlando P.
Innova Golf Discs for sending us the replacement chains and also sending 50 free discs. How awesome is that?

Everyone got a disc and most of the volunteers took home the old chains. We played 9 holes of doubles after the workday and gave away some more plastic. Also did a ring of fire and gave away more plastic. What a very fun and sucessful workday. Thanks again guys!!!;)

That is a great turnout. Way to go everyone.

I will be scheduling some workdays soon to get the course looking great for the Ice Bowl. Things that will need to be done:

Dirt filled in around Tee Boxes so they can be level with the ground. I am going to see if SAPAR can leave us some dirt at the pavillion to use.

Hole #3 Tee Box retaining wall rebuilt.

Bridges.....city won't build em...I say lets do it again.

Low branch (eye pokers) trimming.

Trash Pick Up.

And much more.....

Check back here for more details soon.

Maybe we can get SAPAR to leave dirt around the creek drainage in front of 5's basket to sop up some of the slimy amoeba water?

Myrriah and are going to play this afternoon around 2:00 if anyone wants to join.

Marcos

FYI ... I met with the parks department about McClain last Friday. Here is the latest update from them:

"We are putting a program together to address some (opening up the fairways, walkways, mowing the CPS R.O.W) of the issues we discussed. A request for additional trash cans will be subitted to our trades division. Our goal is to begin this project Tuesday 5-24-2010 and work on it through completion"

FYI ... I met with the parks department about McClain last Friday. Here is the latest update from them:

"We are putting a program together to address some (opening up the fairways, walkways, mowing the CPS R.O.W) of the issues we discussed. A request for additional trash cans will be subitted to our trades division. Our goal is to begin this project Tuesday 5-24-2010 and work on it through completion"

Could you post the e-mail of the person in charge so we can fill his inbox up with requests to get the work underway.

Could you post the e-mail of the person in charge so we can fill his inbox up with requests to get the work underway.

In my opinion the best way to influence more work / better oversight is through the elected officials. Bryan McClain Park is the responsibility of Councilman John G. Clamp. Here is a link to his webpage with all of his and his staff's contact info: http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/d10/

I'd encourage everyone to email or call and put pressure on him to make sure the park is being maintained properly.

district10@sanantonio.gov
210-824-7355

Please be respectful when contacting this group and remember that you can catch more bees with honey when compared to vinegar.

I just sent this to the District 10 email:

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Mr. Clamp and District 10 Staff,

I see on your website that one of the items on your list of goals during the current term is infrastructure tasks.
I frequently use Bryan McClain Park in your district, specifically the disc golf course.
When I am in the area to use the course, I usually stop at local convenience stores to buy drinks, snacks, gas, etc. thus bringing economic benefits into the district.
Admittedly, that’s not a lot of money in the overall picture but every dollar counts.

I am saddened and concerned about the recent decline in condition of the park and disc golf course.
There are several reasons for this:
- disc golf baskets have been stolen and not replaced (to my knowledge)
- weeds are high
- drainage is a major problem sometimes making playing parts of the course highly problematic
- lack of trash cans which contributes to the litter in the park
- lack of bridges to cross the creek that runs through the park.

In recent weeks, I have decided to play other courses in other districts instead of McClain Park because of the issues listed above
Thus, I have taken my “convenience store” dollars out of the district.

There are 2 regular mini tournaments (Wednesday evening and Saturday morning) that can draw as many as 35 players.
However, attendance in recent weeks (including mine) has dropped due to the condition of the course.
Less attendees = less economic benefit for local businesses.

In addition, regular players of the course often tell out-of-town players that McClain is a great place to play.
We often get these players to drive in on weekends to play the course.
The current condition of the course is not helping the reputation and draw of the course to out-of-town players who also bring in dollars to the district.

Please do everything possible to improve the condition of the course and keep it a premiere disc golf location in San Antonio.

uh, WITHOUT the smart tag info and smiley faces shown in the previous post

What is the current condition of the course?
Have the stolen baskets been replaced?
How much nasty amoeba water is on 5 and 6?
Are they playable?

uh, WITHOUT the smart tag info and smiley faces shown in the previous post

Thanks Corey!

Is the mini still on tonight??

I just go this from one of John Clamp's associates:

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Have a great day.
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Chief Advisor - Constituent & Community Services
John G. Clamp
Councilman
District 10
( 824-7355 | ( 824-7506 fax | * Amy.Putney@sanantonio.gov email
www.sanantonio.gov/council/d10/

Just sent an e-mail to the councilman as well. Lets hope that we get some results.

good - quick response
bad - essentially a generic form letter

are you playing McClain this afternoon?

Just got the same quick response with the same bad form letter! And yes I'm going to make it to the mini tonight

cool, heading out now

Just got a call from someone at SAPAR. They said that they have met with someone about the situation (Scott I assume) and the work will be underway soon. She also said that a person named Richard Gatlin would contact all that were concerned with the project. Is this the guy you met with Scott?

Just got a call from someone at SAPAR. They said that they have met with someone about the situation (Scott I assume) and the work will be underway soon. She also said that a person named Richard Gatlin would contact all that were concerned with the project. Is this the guy you met with Scott?

I met with Richard's & his underling. I think this is great to keep the pressure on from the elected officals.

I didn't play Wednesday, what's the situation?

I met with Richard's & his underling. I think this is great to keep the pressure on from the elected officals.

I didn't play Wednesday, what's the situation?

Bad situation. No work has been done out there other than the work that Bird has done.

Mebs.

Again please everyone, send an email or call to the local councilman about this issue.

Received this follow-up email from Veronica Moreno of SAPAR earlier today:

I was forwarded your email from CD 10. My name is Veronica Moreno and I work for the Parks & Recreation Department. Brian McClain disc park is very important to us so thank you for your comments. Recently staff has meet with members of the Disc Association to review our maintenances practices. The park being in the flood plain does make its maintenance a challenge at times.

Work order will be initiated to repair the baskets and we can look to install additional trash cans.

I will have Park manager Richard Gatlin contact you to help answer any park mowing questions.

A request for bridges has been made on a previous occasions but unfortunately no funding is available. Our Park Project division is aware of this request and keeps it in mind should any funding become available.

Please feel free to contact me, your suggestions are very much welcomed.

Thank you,
Veronica Moreno
207-6005

They do seem to be interested in addressing the problems as much as possible.
I emailed her back thanking her for her response and told her to call if there was anything the club could do to help.

Just recieved a call from Richard Gatlin from SAPAR. He said he walked the park last week and was "amazed by the amount of maintainace issues that exist at McClain." He said he took photos and that the mowing should commence this week. He also said that they would address the issue of the missing baskets as well. He also mentioned a upcoming bond issue that could become a source of income to construct bridges. He also said that a temporary water crossing needs to be constructed because of the hazardous crossings that exist. Lets see if anything comes out of this. Lets hope anyway.

I received the following email last night, "the course has been mowed and trimmed and various maintenance projects turned over to the maintenance section."

If you head to McClain and see that the course is too your liking please email the person(s) withing SAP&R that you've been in contact with to thank them.

How was the course at the mini yesterday?

How was the course at the mini yesterday?

I played the front 9 and it looks great! I heard from Bird that 13 and 17 are not mowed correctly. I contacted Richard Gatlin this morning and he's instructed the park supersvisor (Scott Duever) to get out there this week and correct it.

We played the full 18 this past Saturday. The course is in PRIME condition right now. They had just finished up mowing all of 13 when we played through. The rough is VERY ROUGH but it just looks beautiful out there right now.

I played a round at McClain today and it was an enjoyable one. The course looks good. I want to schedule a couple of work days at the course after LOSO. I want to get Hole #3 Tee Box retaining wall constructed back up and also check out some alternate pins for the Bryan McClain Open. Check back here for more details.

I played a round at McClain today and it was an enjoyable one. The course looks good. I want to schedule a couple of work days at the course after LOSO. I want to get Hole #3 Tee Box retaining wall constructed back up and also check out some alternate pins for the Bryan McClain Open. Check back here for more details.

FYI, We need the alternate tee & pin positions documented in GPS coordinates by next Thursday. I have a meeting with the Parks Guys on Friday and they are ready to implement the ideas. Are you available prior to the mini next Wednesday to scope some out?

FYI, We need the alternate tee & pin positions documented in GPS coordinates by next Thursday. I have a meeting with the Parks Guys on Friday and they are ready to implement the ideas. Are you available prior to the mini next Wednesday to scope some out?

Yup. Anytime after 3:00 PM Monday or Tuesday. Let me know.

Let's plan on Monday (pending me being able to move after this weekend) :)

I took Monday off to recover from LOSO so I'll be happy to help out with this.

Thanks Corey!

GPS work has been rescheduled for Tuesday @ 4:30. Meet at the pavillion.

OK. I'll be there.

stuck at the office :(

Possible Alternate Tee Boxes and Pin Locations plotted. These are gonna be some sweet holes. We'll schedule some work days and play them at the minis.:)