Saint Augustine Friday Evening- Doubles (SAFE-D)

When I left home for the earlier tee time it was pouring rain. As is so often the case, the rain stopped just as we were signing up today, and we had some wind but no moisture from above. Also the gro ... show more ›

When I left home for the earlier tee time it was pouring rain. As is so often the case, the rain stopped just as we were signing up today, and we had some wind but no moisture from above. Also the ground was not too soaked, so conditions were actually pleasant.
It has been a while since I remember anyone getting all four CTPs at the SAFE-D Meeting. This time the holes were 2, 10, 14, and 18, white baskets from long pads. I was glad to oblige. Happy New Year!

Tough-shot doubles format today meant: a) when disc is thrown in the basket, that team is done with that hole. Teammate does not have to repeat the putt. b) odd-dog throws twice each time and card ... show more ›

Tough-shot doubles format today meant:
a) when disc is thrown in the basket, that team is done with that hole. Teammate does not have to repeat the putt.
b) odd-dog throws twice each time and card opponents choose which lie to throw next. Possible exception on the putt, see above.
c) As is SAFE-D tradition, players each get a mulligan. A mulligan helps the player who is using it, not hurting that player/team. for example: When individual throws a shot they don't like, he or she may use their ONE mulligan for the game at some point to better it; if the mully attempt is better, use that and delete the prior shot. If mully attempt turns out to be worse, delete it and use the original throw. Team using mully is still subject to tough-shot as decided by card opponents.

I cannot remember the last time it affected the end score, but it has been a St Aug Friday Evening Doubles fixture when I run it: 805.02 Disc Above Two Meters The two-meter rule refers to the ru ... show more ›

I cannot remember the last time it affected the end score, but it has been a St Aug Friday Evening Doubles fixture when I run it:

805.02 Disc Above Two Meters

The two-meter rule refers to the rules within 805.02. It is not in effect unless the Director declares it to be in effect. The Director may declare the two-meter rule to be in effect for the entire course, for particular holes, and/or for individual objects.
If the two-meter rule is in effect when a disc has come to rest at least two meters above the in-bounds playing surface (as measured from the lowest point of the disc to the playing surface directly below it), the player receives one penalty throw. The position of the disc is on the playing surface directly below the disc.
A disc supported by the target for the hole being played is not subject to the two-meter rule.
If the thrower moves the disc before a determination has been made, the disc is considered to have come to rest above two meters.

We usually play long pads on Friday Doubles, its been several months since playing shorts. JakeL hit an ace the last two times he played shorts with the group on Friday. To preserve the ace fund when ... show more ›

We usually play long pads on Friday Doubles, its been several months since playing shorts. JakeL hit an ace the last two times he played shorts with the group on Friday. To preserve the ace fund when playing short pads, we'll split the Primary Ace Fund in half. Not everyone will agree with me, but I called it beforehand!!

When we are lucky enough to have Ron Russell #9999 join our StrongArmFridayEvening-Doubles, it is no surprise that he is very often among the groups receiving a payout. Be careful though friends, when ... show more ›

When we are lucky enough to have Ron Russell #9999 join our StrongArmFridayEvening-Doubles, it is no surprise that he is very often among the groups receiving a payout. Be careful though friends, when calculating how much he has won at SAFE-D meetings based on the scores posted here on discgolfscene because Ron always kicks his portion of the winnings "back to the club". For example, according to the payout schedule, last week 1st should've gotten 25 each, second should've paid 10 each, and third place throwers would've gotten 5 each. But because Ron threw his 25 back into the pot, the other five winners got $5 each additional. This could be calculated differently in a different week if there was a tie for second, or 3rd & 4th scores were very close, etc.

For the first time ever at a SAFE-D Meeting, the four CTP winners decided to playoff for all the CTP prizes. Zeke had 13, Tyler had 14, Ethan had 22 and BrianC had 25from22. The sudden-death playoff ... show more ›

For the first time ever at a SAFE-D Meeting, the four CTP winners decided to playoff for all the CTP prizes.
Zeke had 13, Tyler had 14, Ethan had 22 and BrianC had 25from22. The sudden-death playoff was on the front side, and BrianC came away with all the CTP loot. Tyler&Zeke edged out Walt&Brian for first place by a stroke.

A few of the white pin placements have been changed since last Friday. RickM bagged CTPs on yellow#9 and white#1. LukeS got yellow#2 ctp. GarrettJ, back to us bearded after a hiatus, got white#6 ctp. ... show more ›

A few of the white pin placements have been changed since last Friday. RickM bagged CTPs on yellow#9 and white#1. LukeS got yellow#2 ctp. GarrettJ, back to us bearded after a hiatus, got white#6 ctp. The big-baller tonight was RickM, who won by a stroke as odd-dog; due in no small part to his Ace on white#5 (original pin placement). Nice $99 cashout Rick.

Very pleasant weather tonight, hope it holds out for the Jacksonville Open pros this weekend. Two foursomes finished before dark, even with a late start. Luke got the CTP on 1, and took those on seco ... show more ›

Very pleasant weather tonight, hope it holds out for the Jacksonville Open pros this weekend. Two foursomes finished before dark, even with a late start. Luke got the CTP on 1, and took those on second-shot 8, and short 25 from 22 pad. We decided to skip a few holes (22-24) because of campers. The ace fund(s) emerged unscathed despite the "v1m" that me and partner Jody posted on hole 15...I love this game.

Weather was pleasant, to say the least. NickO showed himself for the first time in a while and renewed membership- bag tag and shirt TBD. Jon Weber made his annual appearance and bagged 2 CTPs! New ... show more ›

Weather was pleasant, to say the least. NickO showed himself for the first time in a while and renewed membership- bag tag and shirt TBD.
Jon Weber made his annual appearance and bagged 2 CTPs! New to us tonight was Trent Burns who shows promise as a serious thrower....
JLW & Nick had to make a 50' putt on the last hole to avoid a playoff (and did). Thanks to everyone who played and we'll do it again next Friday starting at 5:30.

Irma brought some rain a few weeks ago, but the Nor'easter since then dropped more precip than the hurricane! Many puddles in places I haven't seen puddles before. Surprisingly they managed to mow sin ... show more ›

Irma brought some rain a few weeks ago, but the Nor'easter since then dropped more precip than the hurricane! Many puddles in places I haven't seen puddles before. Surprisingly they managed to mow since last week, and the bugs were not that bad. Ed G dropped out midway and Bob finished his round Cali style.
We played until after dark thanks to a late start and a fivesome. After the round, I decided to lose my UV/blacklight flashlight, cell phone, and the round's scorecards. So the scores are approximate, but if you call to complain about it, I wont answer!

Not often has it happened, but the game was called early by mutual agreement tonight due to unsafe conditions. I was busy doing course prep for the Fling in two weeks, and Bryan came to see who was cr ... show more ›

Not often has it happened, but the game was called early by mutual agreement tonight due to unsafe conditions. I was busy doing course prep for the Fling in two weeks, and Bryan came to see who was crazy enough to play in the crap we had this evening; well it was LukeS, DanBus, and even PhilR up to a point. Thanks for helping me after the SAFE-D Meeting Luke!

Current Members now enjoy the chance at a $200 ace payout! If someone gets a hole-in-one who is not a Current Member, payout is half of the fund* not to exceed $50. The secondary Friday Ace Fund (cur ... show more ›

Current Members now enjoy the chance at a $200 ace payout! If someone gets a hole-in-one who is not a Current Member, payout is half of the fund* not to exceed $50. The secondary Friday Ace Fund (currently at $1 and getting bigger) is on the table only in the next SAFE-D Meeting after the primary FAF is paid out. Get some!

23 throwers today for the keg-killing challenge; success was achieved. Players from Live Oak, Jacksonville, Daytona, Snellville GA, and Somewhere Up In The Hills WV joined the regulars and demonst ... show more ›

23 throwers today for the keg-killing challenge; success was achieved.

Players from Live Oak, Jacksonville, Daytona, Snellville GA, and Somewhere Up In The Hills WV joined the regulars and demonstrated great sportsmanship on a soggy track tonight. Sarah and Nick played for a short time too. Slappy won the Best-Dressed award, James Wynn did what needed to be done without asking..
Scores posted under Week 144, the top four groups were paid. First place agreed to split rather than the usual playoff.
Phil Rowe donated his quarter of 4th place so the other 3 players each got higher payouts. Magnanimous; his picture should be in the definition.
JoeC renewed his membership for the remainder of the 2105-2016 season, and Russ Savard joined as StrongArm League Member #88.
CTP winners: JoeC & SLenk amicably agreed to split cash on a hole 3 CLOTroversy. THild bagged #19, and JohnW earned #23.

Guy blows into town outta nowhere with a putter & a driver, asks about doubles. "No problem" I tell him, "we start at 5:30". He signs up, gets paired with JML, and proceeds to put on a clinic for us; ... show more ›

Guy blows into town outta nowhere with a putter & a driver, asks about doubles. "No problem" I tell him, "we start at 5:30". He signs up, gets paired with JML, and proceeds to put on a clinic for us; claims 2 of the 3 CTPs plus half of the prize for first place. Big Arm Adam parked #22 for a drop in, and overbrewed #11 by 50' but still got it. Shannon got CTP on #10. Lights out putting, and his partner was no slouch. Nice shooting Adam; it was great meeting you and we all had fun, but forgive us if we use the Sienfeld pronunciation of 'Newman' sometimes when looking back to the events of last night.
Note to self: Still not enough daylight this time of year to play all 25 holes in daylight if starting at 5:45 AND there is a sixsome.

It was a little tricky with the rodeo traffic on 13, and really windy, but overall a nice evening for chucking plastic. Randomly drawn CTPs went to DanBus on 5, BenJ on 13, and JasonL on 15. Randomly ... show more ›

It was a little tricky with the rodeo traffic on 13, and really windy, but overall a nice evening for chucking plastic. Randomly drawn CTPs went to DanBus on 5, BenJ on 13, and JasonL on 15. Randomly drawn partners JamesW and LeoA won first place and scored $20 each. Half of the doubles crew stayed for a separate 12 holes after dark.

Sad to see the 'glow season' ending but...Next week the SAFE-D Meeting tee time moves to 5:30 and will go later as the daylight itself allows. At first we play one of the 18-hole layouts, then move to ... show more ›

Sad to see the 'glow season' ending but...Next week the SAFE-D Meeting tee time moves to 5:30 and will go later as the daylight itself allows. At first we play one of the 18-hole layouts, then move to a 20-, 21-, then the full 25-hole layout when the days are longest. Check out the layout at the St Johns County Fairgrounds page here on DGscene. titled "Fairgrounds Fling Forty" under Courses tab. No decision has been finalized yet, but that's the one in the lead right now for tournament use this year. It will allow safer play with very little to no stringing. Plans on the table include some alternate pin placements, and some red (shorter) tee pads for use by some divisions in the tournament on May 30 2015.

This week's (2014 Sept 12) CTPs went to Scotty (2), James (4) and David (21). Congrats to Jason & Joe on their 17-under round that brought home the bacon. The sixsome finished hole 25 in the dark, so ... show more ›

This week's (2014 Sept 12) CTPs went to Scotty (2), James (4) and David (21). Congrats to Jason & Joe on their 17-under round that brought home the bacon.
The sixsome finished hole 25 in the dark, so next week we'll play holes 1-21 trying to beat sundown. As dark comes earlier, we will go to one of the many 18 hole layouts; and lastly, moving the starting time earlier in 15 minute increments.

Last night's SAFE-D Meeting scores are posted, but don't scoff when you look at the amount relative to par. We played Glen's Gold Layout which uses 16 existing pads & two other hard surfaces to tee to ... show more ›

Last night's SAFE-D Meeting scores are posted, but don't scoff when you look at the amount relative to par. We played Glen's Gold Layout which uses 16 existing pads & two other hard surfaces to tee toward 18 existing baskets. The flow is pretty good in that it isn't too disruptive if other groups are playing the regular 25 hole layout. Gold Layout Holes are supposed to be challenging for a professional player, and this layout delivers! Glen mapped it out and assigned pars per PDGA guidelines for Gold courses, here's a link to that map (you might have to cut and paste into browser):
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=217301531839197526400.0004efad09a2b02d5546b
Note that there are a few Mandos, also tough OB on the last hole. This layout forces you to play disc golf in a way you're probably not used to playing at this venue.

This week we'll tee AT 5pm again for an 18-hole round, but keep in mind that by 6 it is dark. This means each player needs to come prepared with glow discs and lights / whatever is needed. I think thi ... show more ›

This week we'll tee AT 5pm again for an 18-hole round, but keep in mind that by 6 it is dark. This means each player needs to come prepared with glow discs and lights / whatever is needed. I think this week is the rodeo on the north side, so we'll likely play 1-12 then 1,2,3,10,11,12 again. CTPs on 10,11,12 will give each player multiple shots at each CTP.

This week the SAFE_D Meeting will Tee AT 5pm SHARP. We are playing only 18 holes in order to finish by dark. Please contact someone in attendance if you are running a few minutes late so we can random ... show more ›

This week the SAFE_D Meeting will Tee AT 5pm SHARP. We are playing only 18 holes in order to finish by dark. Please contact someone in attendance if you are running a few minutes late so we can randomly select the correct number of players. Latecomers who have not made such notification cannot play Cali, and may be ineligible for play during that round. Custom has been that your partner plays cali / odd dog until you can join the group. Slow play will be scorned, we gotta finish by dark!

Oh, one of the coolest things about last night's game that I forgot to include in the last post: About an hour after sunset, as the huge orange ball was rising toward the treetops in the eastern sk ... show more ›

Oh, one of the coolest things about last night's game that I forgot to include in the last post:
About an hour after sunset, as the huge orange ball was rising toward the treetops in the eastern sky, we all got to witness a launch from the Kennedy Space Center! Cape Canaveral is a two hour drive by car from this course, but visibilty was great. The contrail was white at first, then faded to orange as the craft left Earth's atmosphere and the reflection from the moon did it's thing. Super Schweet Space Shot!!!

What a night for disc golf in Elkton. There were 13 players, fewer than I expected given the flawless weather and portly Ace Fund. Among the three cards, we had three eagles; including a "v1" by Bil ... show more ›

What a night for disc golf in Elkton. There were 13 players, fewer than I expected given the flawless weather and portly Ace Fund.
Among the three cards, we had three eagles; including a "v1" by Billy M & Nick O on hole 15, a duece on hole 8 by Adam R & Walt G, and a laser-shot Ace by Jeff R on hole 19 that paid the lion's share of $500.
As announced the previous week, the league members present yesterday voted on 2 items.
1. Going forward, it has been decided that the mulligan money will go into a course improvement fund (previously this went into the ace fund). 2. We also voted to keep the present payout structure. The payout will be posted on the bulletin board at the course for ease of reference.

Cotton ($20) or Dri-Fit ($25) available. 2013 League Membership includes custom shirt, laminated tag with name and permanent SLEDGE #, full payout of Friday Ace Fund (non-league members now receive ... show more ›

Cotton ($20) or Dri-Fit ($25) available.
2013 League Membership includes custom shirt, laminated tag with name and permanent SLEDGE #, full payout of Friday Ace Fund (non-league members now receive 50% payout with other half going to jumpstart next Ace Fund), voting privileges, member-only CTP at the Inaugural Fairgrounds Fling 50 PDGA tournament on 4/20/2013, and opportunity to participate in bag-tag shenanigans (bag tags forthcoming).

The St Aug Friday Evening-Doubles meetings are alive & kicking! Ace Fund will be $100+ for the January 18th, 2013 game. True random partners, 100% payout*. Players who have not played at least t ... show more ›

The St Aug Friday Evening-Doubles meetings are alive & kicking!
Ace Fund will be $100+ for the January 18th, 2013 game. True random partners, 100% payout*. Players who have not played at least two prior SAFE-D meetings will forego 25% of any hole-in-one winnings; that goes to jumpstart the next ace fund.
Scheduled CTPs for next regular 25-hole round are 8, 15, 22 (CTPs #4, 8, 12 for next “2@front 12” game). Hole eight is a second shot, team payout CTP.