SIGNS ON A COURSE...

[D.W.G.]

The Course that I play does NOT have any signs showing the hole, length--ect... It is in a city park, how would I go about getting signs for each Tee box???

[blang]

The Course that I play does NOT have any signs showing the hole, length--ect... It is in a city park, how would I go about getting signs for each Tee box???

Houck design (http://www.houckdesign.com/designservice.html) pays for an ad here so I will mention them first. If you call them they have some very good ideas on getting sponsorship to pay for professional signage.

[SigmaChris]

You need to contact your city's Parks and Recreation department and ask them about installing the signs. You can mention the Houck Group but it is this department that oversees the park. It will also be their budget that the funds come from for the signs.

If it is a nice course make sure to mention that and how much better it could be with the proper signage.

[Olorin]

Also, make sure to give them the URL to DGCR and tell them that their park's course may be getting national exposure. I hope they'd want positive reviews.

[D.W.G.]

Thanks for the suggestions... I was thinking about it a little, and am wondering if there aren't signs because of the "clientele" are mostly teenagers, and they take care of the place like they take care of their rooms at home(NOT AT ALL) They had/have discs in the ground that had the long and short yardages, but some of them are really wore out... They also have/had posts near the "short" tees with yardages on them, but they are also beat up a bit... Maybe I am a little too ambitious for this course???

[Flies to the Left]

Many park departments have there signs made locally. Many local governments (city or county) have there own sign shops who makes them. Take a look at some of the larger parks and see all the different signs they have.
If the parks dept can fund it, they only need the basic design and info to get it done.

[The Valkyrie Kid]

D.W.G.

A cheap, park dept. friendly and easily replaced sign is one that can be found at a couple of the courses in Oregon, Ewing Young in Newberg and the fairly new Cascades Gateway courses in Salem.

These are like 4" x 6" or (6" x 6") posts cemented in the ground probably 2 feet at least and then cut off at an angle. They only stick out of the ground about 6" or so, so they're fairly stout. They angle back towards the tee box at about a 45 degree angle. On this angled topside you place a computerized laminated sign with your hole number, distance, alternate tees, mandos, par, etc. Make extra signs for replacements. Then cover that with a piece of 1/4" plexiglass that bolts onto the post. If it's vandalized, just unbolt the plexiglass, attach a new little sign and bolt the plexiglass back on. It's very informative. Doesn't disrupt the natural surroundings of the park like the larger purchased tee signs do. They usually sit just off the front and to the side of the tee pads.

[blang]

If you put an ad (or ads) on the sign, you can raise enough money so that the signs pay for themselves. I would not have an inferior sign when you could get the cream of the crop for nothing.

[t i m]

HUGE RECOMMENDATION: Put teesigns 6'+ to the side of the teepad or better yet to the side and towards the back. Many, many, many courses place teesigns close to the tees where it can get in the way of throwing or runup motions for many players and become a hazard (remember there are lefties and righties throwing every tee). This is one of the simplest details to get right in advance, yet one of the biggest pains in the arse to change later (sucks to dig up concrete).

Place the signs where there is ZERO CHANCE they will ever be hit or get in the way of a player throwing.

[thatguy]

Call the parks and rec dept for the town and let them know your concern. Most places would add signs to help park visitors. They can get some pretty inexpensive signs, or maybe they have millions for custom made bronze plaques set aside, you never know. Maybe that could be a community service project for the local boy scout troop. Maybe you could hold a tourney to raise money for them. Talk to the park and give them ideas on how to get the community involved.

[Lewis]

There's a thread in the course maintenance subforum that suggests marking hole numbers and distances on bricks set in the ground near the tee box. If you can't get signs approved, it would be a less expensive alternative.

Check out EricJ's post here (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?p=22700#post22700) for some ideas.

[D.W.G.]

There's a thread in the course maintenance subforum that suggests marking hole numbers and distances on bricks set in the ground near the tee box. If you can't get signs approved, it would be a less expensive alternative.

Check out EricJ's post here (http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?p=22700#post22700) for some ideas.

I like this idea, but it will have to wait until spring... I played a course that had the hole number and distance painted right on the tee box... I will have to look into all the options...

[ERicJ]

Expo Park has hole # and distance engraved in the concrete tees.
http://picasaweb.google.com/ericjubin/ExpositionParkDGC

Of course that makes it very hard or at least very messy to change the distances if baskets are moved, or the distances are wrong from the start. E.g. hole #4.

ERic

[DiscGolfTeeSigns.com]

Many park departments have there signs made locally.
I've found the least expensive option for outsourcing the signs is to get the graphic design done for the club or parks dept, then have them printed locally. The actual image-on-metal part is something that print shops in every city can do.

That way the course owners don't pay the markup between designer and sign printer, they don't pay to have metal shipped around the country, and when a sign is stolen or vandalized, they only pay the actual reprinting cost.

The initial cost for tee signs can be a big chunk, but then when they are vandalized, you have to pay big bucks to have a new one printed and shipped -- and that's far more profitable to the sign designer. Printing locally saves a whole lot to the club or city. Also makes the replacement turnaround much quicker.

And of course, having a graphics-savvy club member saves a bunch of money. Most clubs also have a few dudes who can weld up some frames. There ya go -- hippie commune in action. :D