Manhattan Area Disc Golf Doubles

Dimond Cutter    June 27, 2012 at 7:11am

Hope it came togerher tonight. I saw this too late to get my basket to you guys..My girls had a game so I would not have been there anyway.

Kevin RevKev Clark    June 27, 2012 at 1:13am

I'll run home and get my monster heavy basket. I probably won't make it back to Fairmont till about 4:45pm.

Kevin RevKev Clark    June 27, 2012 at 1:09am

FYI... I have just finished the 3 busiest weeks of the year in my job, and have not done the best job of communicating league information or recording scores online. Things should be much more consistent from here on out. Thanks to all who have stepped up to help during the past several weeks, especially Mark Kewley for running league in my absence!

Kevin Clouse    June 27, 2012 at 1:06am

Kirk can you bring your basket?

Kevin RevKev Clark    June 27, 2012 at 1:05am

Water under the bridge... but I thought we had made it clear during the last month of league that we would move to Fairmont while baskets were moved for Stampede and try different layouts for the Fairmont Back 9...

Anyway... we will make due tonight with whatever we have. In the past, baskets were pulled at Tuttle for 3-4 weeks for Stampede, so there is a good chance we will be at Fairmont again next week as well. I did not check today, but I would be shocked if they were back in the ground already!

Austin Cranston    June 27, 2012 at 1:04am

Count me in I'll be there at 4:30

Rick Petrie    June 27, 2012 at 12:44am

I'm sorry to report that I can't attend this evening. I did not know that there was a plan to set up a temp course again this week... I wish I could see it... maybe later.

Anyhoo, regarding the design of the next nine, here are my thoughts.

There seems to be 5 to 7 DFOK members who have expressed interest in helping put their time, money & sweat equity into designing & building the next nine at Fairmont Park. Plus, by now I doubt there are many locals that haven't he ... more

I'm sorry to report that I can't attend this evening. I did not know that there was a plan to set up a temp course again this week... I wish I could see it... maybe later.

Anyhoo, regarding the design of the next nine, here are my thoughts.

There seems to be 5 to 7 DFOK members who have expressed interest in helping put their time, money & sweat equity into designing & building the next nine at Fairmont Park. Plus, by now I doubt there are many locals that haven't heard about it that would step forward to make their interest known... In other words we know our "design team".

Plus, there are some cool wooded areas we haven't even looked into yet. These areas should not be over looked...

Also, I am big on two phrase because they really make sense when designing something. "Haste makes waste" and "Failing to plan is planning to fail".

With all of that in mind, I think we are to a point that we need to start setting up design meetings at Fairmont Park in order to fully explore it's potential. These meetings will not require baskets or more than a couple hours at a time. Plus there's the DFOK Google Group that's set-up for this sort of stuff...

I'll work on getting a Fairmont on-site design meeting set-up soon.

Enough from me for now.... have fun tonight guys & gals!

Kevin Clouse    June 27, 2012 at 12:26am

Bryce is bringing his as well.

Kevin Clouse    June 27, 2012 at 12:23am

I got my basket and will be there.... that's five if Austin brings his.

Mark Kewley    June 27, 2012 at 12:05am

I had not heard anything so I didn't bring a basket to town.

Kevin RevKev Clark    June 26, 2012 at 9:13pm

Hey Everyone!

Tonight is Doubles night!

Once again we will be playing at Fairmont on a temporary back 9.

Once again we will need at least 9 portable baskets. I can provide 3 of them, so we need at least 6 more.

I will mark a new temporary 9 this afternoon. It will incorporate some of the holes from the Austin/Clouse set up from last week, but will have a few new twists.

Remember, the idea is to try some different layouts before we settle on a permanent back 9 layout that we wi ... more

Hey Everyone!

Tonight is Doubles night!

Once again we will be playing at Fairmont on a temporary back 9.

Once again we will need at least 9 portable baskets. I can provide 3 of them, so we need at least 6 more.

I will mark a new temporary 9 this afternoon. It will incorporate some of the holes from the Austin/Clouse set up from last week, but will have a few new twists.

Remember, the idea is to try some different layouts before we settle on a permanent back 9 layout that we will work with Riley County on. As a group, we will try to evaluate the various layouts based upon the following criteria:

1. Parameters given to us by Riley County. If the county ain't happy, it ain't happening!
2. Safety. If there are injuries or property damage, the county may shut us down as well.
3. Happy Neighbors. Whether their concerns are reasonable or unreasonable doesn't matter. Angry neighbors are a roadblock.
4. Flow. Right now the plan is to flow smoothly from old hole 2 to our new nine and back to old hole 3 in a way that first time players can navigate without a guide, and that will not require unnecessarily long walks between holes or crossing fairways. We also want to consider Speed of Play issues. Too many lost discs means slow recreational, league, and tournament play.
6. Best use of land and obstacles. How can we get the most bang for our buck?
7. Fun! How can we make the new 9 fun for all abilities of play?
8. Lefty/Righty balance. What constitutes a righty/lefty favored hole is debatable, but we should at least consider this.
9. Variety. We don't want 9 450 ft wide open bombers, or 9 technical tunnel shots... you get the idea.
10. Excellence! The course won't be perfect, but we want a new nine that we can all be proud of!

Austin Cranston    June 26, 2012 at 8:59pm

What's the plan? Are baskets back at Tuttle or are we having doubles at Fairmont again?

Austin Cranston    June 26, 2012 at 8:58pm

What's the plan? Are baskets back at Tuttle or are we having doubles at Fairmont again?

Austin Cranston    June 20, 2012 at 12:49am

I'm going to be in the parking lot by #2 with my basket at 4:15 if that works for everybody

Rick Petrie    June 20, 2012 at 12:27am

It depends on the person.

I've heard from as early as 4pm & some people haven't said. So the last baskets may not show until our usual tee time (5:30 or later)...

Kevin Clouse    June 20, 2012 at 12:16am

What time are we meeting out there to place the baskets?

Rick Petrie    June 19, 2012 at 9:39pm

Yep, that is the plan. I am bringing signs 10 thru 18 for tonights temp. course. No flags needed.

I've also received permission to place these signs (to act as tee signs & baskets) in the park as design an actual proposed permanent new 9. That is what RL Co. is prepared to see... eventually...

Mark Kewley    June 19, 2012 at 9:03pm

I thought we were using Rick's signs?

Kevin Clouse    June 19, 2012 at 8:18pm

Hey if anyone has extra marking flags they can bring this evening that would be great. I was able to mark 1 flag per tee pad and 1 per pin placement so if you have extra it would be helpful

Rick Petrie    June 19, 2012 at 2:16am

Clouse & Cranston,
I can wait to see what you guys came up with. Hopefully it's got some new twists that nobody has thought of for that area.

And of course, sorry if I came across too jerky. I just want to make sure we keep the promises I've already had to make... I think Riley Co. is going to do us up right, as long as we do the same to them.