HOD 7/30/12: Stoney Hill in Newberry, SC

[KenTyburski]

Stoney Hill in Newberry, SC

Hole #16
Quartz Layout: 295 ft. (HOD photo)
Diamond Layout: 608 ft.

Tee showing both baskets (Quartz on the right near the tree, Diamond on the left further across the pond)



Close-up of Quartz layout basket and Diamond layout landing area



Quartz layout, basket to tee



Diamond layout, second shot from Quartz layout green/landing area



Diamond layout, basket to landing area and tee

[KenTyburski]

Buzzz SS for the Quartz layout
Maybe run the Buzzz SS again to the Diamond layout

I really want to play this course.

[Mr. America]

I suppose a 130's blizzard wraith at both, because throwing my Warship, Or Cyclone into the pond would seriously make me think about burning the place down.

I don't really get water holes, these aren't $0.50 golf balls we're risking.

[DSCJNKY]

I do believe I threw a Wraith at it in the 1st shot of this video.
DSCJNKY

[Fishy]

Awesome looking place. very picturesque. I'd FH something I'd know would go past the lake and near the horses, mainly because of my unpredictable BH and then putt back. When in doubt and over water I tend to "club up" just to be on the safe side. I hate getting discs out of water even if it's not much, this looks like a good fishing hole.
After seeing the video it doesn't look as daunting as it does from the pictures.

[Mr. America]

I'm sure the people with the horses love all the discs that come over their fence

[mashnut]

That road is ob as well, so the quartz basket acts like an island green. I threw a roc, I probably would for either layout.

[DavidSauls]

It's 295' to the basket, 250' to clear water on the line of play, a little less if you pull it right. There's also an Intermediate Tee (and drop zone) that's about 50' shorter.

The horses are on family property. Retrieval is only an issue if you're not sure whether the electric fence is on.

Thanks for the video, dscjnky. I'd only seen 1 or 2 short clips before, including my skip-off-the-ice. (1 of the holes shown is extinct, by the way).

[rexdp10]

In the last tournament i played here:

Quartz: roc/wizard
Diamond: roc/teebird/wizard

Now:

Quartz: axis or vector / wizard
Diamond: axis or vector / champ leo / wizard

[DavidSauls]

Originally Posted by Mr. America

I suppose a 130's blizzard wraith at both, because throwing my Warship, Or Cyclone into the pond would seriously make me think about burning the place down.

I don't really get water holes, these aren't $0.50 golf balls we're risking.

Water holes are a matter of taste. They ramp up the excitement. Ever heard of anyone betting money on a round?

They play like any other O.B. except---you stand on the tee and ponder whether to throw your best discs. Your best discs give you the best chance of landing safe, but you know if you lose them it will hurt your game. So you dial back to an expendable disc, which is even more likely to end up in the water and hurt your game. Decisions, decisions.

This hole has a dramatic feel because you're over water for 80% of the throw. Sometimes 100%.