Fountain City Flyers

Scott McCullough    August 1, 2014 at 8:20pm

Come on guys. Don't wait until the last minute to register for the trilogy challenge. Let's make this happen!

Benjamin Wonders    July 25, 2014 at 9:33pm

Just a reminder that registration for the Trilogy Challenge needs to be in by August 5th. If you want to play, get signed up as soon as you can.

Brian Taylor    July 21, 2014 at 4:54am

OK guys, I am looking at setting up some extra holes for the trilogy challenge. I am hoping for 3 extra holes. Anyone ever been walking the park and think to yourself, that would be a cool hole? I want to hear your ideas for extra holes.

Max N. Plouck    June 9, 2014 at 9:25pm

911! This past Sat I lost/left my multi-colored Eyeball stamped Nuke on the Bryan course! On Sun I got a voicemail from some one named Chris. He said he has my disc. I called and left him a msg today,Mon. If any one knows Chris Snyder PLEASE ASK HIM TO CONTACT ME ABOUT GETTING MY DISC BACK! 911!

Max N. Plouck    June 8, 2014 at 1:43am

Never mind - it's been moved.

Max N. Plouck    June 8, 2014 at 1:43am

WTF? The basket on #18 in Bryan is GONE!

Benjamin Wonders    May 22, 2014 at 5:05am

How much rain did Bryan get last night? Is the course a swamp?

Brian Taylor    May 19, 2014 at 12:59am

Throughout the next few weeks of league I would like to find and mark all of the long tees. Ben and myself marked 1, 3, 8, and 9. We were unable to find hole 2. If you know where any of the hard to find ones are, please let me know. I will carry a can of blue marking paint with me during league to mark ones I find. I would also like to replace the missing ones but will need someone who knows their placements help. I would like to get all 3 layouts marked so they are easily playable to try and make the course more appealing to a wider range of people. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Brian Barclay    May 16, 2014 at 7:04pm

It has been suggested that we throw a tournament at the end of August or beginning of September. The tournament that was suggested was the Trilogy Challenge. It looks like this may cost around $700 to throw. I haven't added it up exactly in a while but we should be around the $200 range for club funds that could go directly to that cost. Which leads us to where we are going to come up with roughly $500 for the rest. Keep in mind if we sell out the spots we would make all that money bac ... more

It has been suggested that we throw a tournament at the end of August or beginning of September. The tournament that was suggested was the Trilogy Challenge. It looks like this may cost around $700 to throw. I haven't added it up exactly in a while but we should be around the $200 range for club funds that could go directly to that cost. Which leads us to where we are going to come up with roughly $500 for the rest. Keep in mind if we sell out the spots we would make all that money back. About a month ago I tried to contact the park director to get an idea of what the best date would be so we're not stepping on anyone's toes as we have a tendency to do so as the course happens to run near every single other sport out there. We've had issues in the past where we've been told we could have a tournament and after we started we had YMCA's flag football pictures being taken in the fairway of 12. I haven't heard anything back. I'd like to go back to him with a more solid date. Who's intersted? What dates work?

Brian Barclay    May 16, 2014 at 6:52pm

Finally I want to speak a bit about club leadership. The people running leagues aren't doing it because they are paid or because they have a bunch of extra time on their hands or because they have nothing better to do, they are doing it to create awareness and give people who love this sport an opportunity to see the competitive side of it without costing an arm or a leg. There aren't many clubs that offer free weekly leagues and do so 2 seperate times a week. Thankfully Josh has st ... more

Finally I want to speak a bit about club leadership. The people running leagues aren't doing it because they are paid or because they have a bunch of extra time on their hands or because they have nothing better to do, they are doing it to create awareness and give people who love this sport an opportunity to see the competitive side of it without costing an arm or a leg. There aren't many clubs that offer free weekly leagues and do so 2 seperate times a week. Thankfully Josh has stepped up to assist in running the league on Sundays because I am typically only in Bryan half the time and can't commit to being there every weekend. It's not because I "have a bunch of DUI's" (as I've never had one). We want to hear suggestions because this really is your club. The problem is you have to have rules. We tried running a bag tag challenge in 2011 with hardly any rules and within 3 weeks no one knew who had what tag. Some suggestions just aren't going to work, doesn't mean we make rules that only suit certain people, we try to please the majority, I'm sorry if you're the guy that works second shift and has to be outside of Bryan every other weekend. The bag tag challenge was meant to fill in those gaps for people who can't make league night or want to do something fun and to make a little money for the club so we can put on other events.

Brian Barclay    May 16, 2014 at 6:21pm

I'm also going to make a point to say that calling people for violations can ruin rounds. It's a 2 edged sword. It isn't any fun to have someone out there with a ruler measuring off the 10 inches behind your disc every throw (although it is fully within your rights to do so). It also isn't any fun to lose your tag because someone threw the disc in a tree and disregards the stance rule and is throwing from an illegal stance to avoid the hassle of being in a tree. Use some j ... more

I'm also going to make a point to say that calling people for violations can ruin rounds. It's a 2 edged sword. It isn't any fun to have someone out there with a ruler measuring off the 10 inches behind your disc every throw (although it is fully within your rights to do so). It also isn't any fun to lose your tag because someone threw the disc in a tree and disregards the stance rule and is throwing from an illegal stance to avoid the hassle of being in a tree. Use some judgment and ask yourself if this person is beating you because of playing illegally or are you just having a bad day? This also leads us to the reason why bag tag challenges must be played within the same group. You can't defend your tag properly if you can't see what is going on in other groups.

Brian Barclay    May 16, 2014 at 6:08pm

Thought I'd clear the air on a few things. I posted the rules from the PDGA on the definition of a lie and what constitutes a legal throw from a stance. I've heard some complaints of people offsetting their "point of contact" by up to 3 feet left or right of their lie and would like to make it known that it is considered a stance violation and can result in a warning which means you would have to rethrow without a penalty. The warning does not have to be seconded by anothe ... more

Thought I'd clear the air on a few things. I posted the rules from the PDGA on the definition of a lie and what constitutes a legal throw from a stance. I've heard some complaints of people offsetting their "point of contact" by up to 3 feet left or right of their lie and would like to make it known that it is considered a stance violation and can result in a warning which means you would have to rethrow without a penalty. The warning does not have to be seconded by another player. Future violations after a warning must be seconded by another player (which is why we must play in groups of no less than 3), and result in a re-throw and a penalty stroke.

Brian Barclay    May 16, 2014 at 5:56pm

Lie: The spot on the playing surface behind the marker, upon which the player takes a stance in accordance with the rules. It is a line 30 centimeters in length extending back along the line of play from the rear edge of the marker disc. The lie for the first throw on a hole is the teeing area. A drop zone is also a lie

When the disc is released, a player must: 1. Have at least one supporting point that is in contact with the lie; and,
2. Have no supporting point in contact with the marker ... more

Lie: The spot on the playing surface behind the marker, upon which the player takes a stance in accordance with the rules. It is a line 30 centimeters in length extending back along the line of play from the rear edge of the marker disc. The lie for the first throw on a hole is the teeing area. A drop zone is also a lie

When the disc is released, a player must: 1. Have at least one supporting point that is in contact with the lie; and,
2. Have no supporting point in contact with the marker disc or any object (including the playing surface) closer to the target than the rear edge of the marker disc; and,
3.Have all supporting points in-bounds.

Benjamin Wonders    May 12, 2014 at 12:02am

If anyone is interested in going along, I'm heading to Ottawa for the Monday night doubles league tomorrow. Start time is at 6:30. Cost is $5 to play and an optional $10 (one time) if you want in on the ace pool. Hit me up on here or 419-344-1655 if you want to ride along from Defiance.

Max N. Plouck    May 11, 2014 at 11:19pm

After some thought I'd like to apologize for my angry outburst at league play today! As I am effectively out of any running in league play since I will miss 4 Sundays. 3 for my Natl Grd responsibilities and 1 to play a tourney. I will keept comments & ideas to myself from now on. I will just come play and have fun. If the Bag Tags are sold out and some one wants one I will sell my #7( provided the rules allow it) as I am done with that mess. All in all great throwing today and even better weather! PEACE!

Larry Jennings    April 23, 2014 at 5:06pm

Just a quick note to let you all know that registration is open for the 2014 Discraft Shoot The Breeze Open, June 7 & 8, at Lake Shore Park, Ashtabula: http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Discraft_Shoot_the_Breeze_Open_2014

Max N. Plouck    April 21, 2014 at 6:49pm

When are we going to start league play???

Benjamin Wonders    April 15, 2014 at 4:03am

If anyone cares to make a trip, Louis and I are planning to go toss a round in BG on Saturday evening.

Scott McCullough    April 9, 2014 at 4:43am

Has anyone thought about putting on an ace race in Bryan this year? I think the course would be perfect for one. I don't think we would have any problem getting enough players for it either.

Benjamin Wonders    March 28, 2014 at 8:20am

If anyone wants to throw this weekend, I'd be down to play.