Less than a week away, and the weather forecast looks excellent at this point (though we are six days out, and it is Ohio...).
I plan on being at the park at the crack of dawn to set up, and will g ...
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Less than a week away, and the weather forecast looks excellent at this point (though we are six days out, and it is Ohio...).
I plan on being at the park at the crack of dawn to set up, and will gladly take check-ins as soon as possible after setting up. If you are new to disc golf, I would recommend showing up as soon as possible to try out throwing the new discs.
We will try to get the shelter by holes 8 and 9 (the big shelter is the only reservable shelter, and it's not available). If someone beats us to that one, I'll be setting up on the other side of the park, by hole 1, either using the shelter or setting up a portable shelter there. Look for the Discraft Banner(s).
We will have two rounds (though depending on the layout, a "round" might be twice through the course). At the end of the first round, we will have a short lunch break. We intend to have hot dogs and water, and will simply request donations. Any donations past covering the cost of the food/drink will go to Wadsworth Disc Golf. Also, we may shorten several of the holes even further for the second round to encourage ace opportunities.
We will also be having a couple of optional items:
1. A 50/50 CTP challenge. 1 throw $1, 5 throws $3. Closest to the pin wins half the pot, the other half going to Wadsworth Disc Golf. If the hole is aced by multiple people, there will be a CTP throwoff among them. You do NOT need to use the Ace Race discs for this contest. This will take place before the first round, during between rounds, and a last call will be after the second round.
2. Optional Ace Funds for each round, $2 per round. 100% of the money split among aces hit by those who opt in for that round. If nobody hits among those in for a round, a CTP throwoff for half of the pot will take place at the end of that round.
If anyone is willing to assist, I'll gladly take the help. Fortunately, most of this stuff is easy to get going.
Also, I am checking out a video camera from the Wadsworth community access cable, and hope to produce a show about the Ace Race that will appear on WCTV and YouTube. If anyone has friend or family not directly participating that would be interested in helping capture some of the event, please let me know. Also, anyone capturing anything useful via smartphone or personal cams, I would welcome obtaining any of that as well for adding to the production.
Finally, if anyone has a portable disc golf basket they can lend to the proceedings, please let me know. As soon as I have a final number, I'll try to finalize and publish the layout of the Ace Race course. It will likely be similar to last year, though I hope to add a basket or two since we have such a strong turnout this year.
I hope everyone's looking forward to it. See you next Saturday!
- Kevin
