How far is too far? The quest for retrieving that favorite plastic!

[Marty McFly]

How far is too far? The quest for retrieving that favorite plastic!

It happened, you tossed your favorite plastic and made a shot that would make Climo cringe... (cue the "dun dun dun" music)

Now, it's stuck in a tree 100 feet up, on a barrier of thin ice, 20ft at the bottom of the lake, in thick poison ivy, rested next to snake, on the side of a steep cliff, you make the call. How far would you be willing to go for some $15 plastic?

Have you put your life in danger to get one back?

 

[prerube]

I have jumped into icy water for a friends disc, walked over thin ice for my favorite DX wraith, and waded in water that was said to have a gator for my wife's disc. I recently abandoned a tacoed Buzz that was deep in water where I saw 3 poisonous snakes swimming. I also abandoned a wraith that I threw into possibly gator infested waters because I was in a hurry and it was a DX, the course is 1,000 miles away so who ever finds it can keep it.

 

[McLeod]

Thick shrubs of thorns have been testing me lately. My legs look like props from the new Nightmare on Elm St. movie. The only one's I tend to leave are one's that can't be found. I've seen little guys climb 100ft trees to get someone else's disc. You're not going to find me doing that. I'm not going to risk injury to get any plastic. Kind of defeats the point of retreiving it if you're too hurt to throw it.

 

[deadbody]

Yeah, I'm not good enough to have perfectly seasoned a disc, so if it goes into really nasty water it's gone. I'll climb trees or toss a baseball at them though.

No poisonous snakes or Gators in MN, so no issue there.

 

[MrFixIt]

I would not put myself in danger over a disc.

 

[360DiscGolfer]

I have climbed some pretty tall trees looking for disc's (mostly to no avail), gone down in some very steep and deep gully's (which has resulted in injuries, namely a massive scar on my leg) but I can't say I have been in any major danger looking for disc's. Granted I don't have to worry about snakes or gators much but I guess really it depends on how many beers I have had...

 

[chain-addicted]

I'd walk through a minefield to retrieve my Star "Flat-Top" Roc.

 

[prerube]

I would not put myself in danger over a disc.

smart advice, yet I don't follow it often.

 

[Technohic]

Just this past Saturday, hole 15 at Roscoe Ewing; you have the tee then a steep drop off then trees going up about 100' from where you are on top of the drop off; then about 300' across a field, across a creek and across some woody area to the basket.

I did my usual thumber with My Flick which shot over and landed near the bridge that crosses the creek and my fiance seems to have thought that it didnt look to hard and took out her Banshee she stole from me because "Its pretty" and made a monsterous 10' thumber which landed about half way down the drop off. (I asked if she just dropped it)

Well, to her, thats a special disc cause she stole it from me and under where it says "Josh S" she wrote "Loves Cathy" the day she took it. So she makes a B-line to just go down that drop off and I grabbed her and said"Its just plastic. I'll get you a new one if you really want" (She cant really throw it)

She agreed but walking down the path to the left to take us down the hill, I could tell it was bugging her, so; from the bottom, there I was climbing up what wasnt as steep as the top of the drop off, but still very steep and muddy; through some thick bryers and thorns with a long stick to pull the disc off of an impassable thorn bush.

I still feel perforated today.

 

[leppard]

"it's stuck in a tree 100 feet up" - Never left a disc in a tree. I've climbed lots of trees as high I could and still be safe. I climb until the limbs get too small and there is a chance they might break. Now I keep a pole in my car that I can put together for 23 feet of reach so I shouldn't have climb anymore but I will if I have to.

"on a barrier of thin ice" - Never been in that situation but have went in water when the air temp was 40 degrees to get a disc. Probably wouldn't do it again. On ice I would try to rake it in. A situation that can be avoided by using your old discs instead of your favorite plastic on water holes.

"20ft at the bottom of the lake" - again with the rake. I will wade but won't dive. Another situation that can be avoided by using your old discs instead of your favorite plastic on water holes.

"in thick poison ivy, on the side of a steep cliff" - Never left a disc. Been in all kinds of briars and poison ivy. Climbed and slid down lots of banks to get a disc.

"rested next to snake" - Wait for the snake to leave.

I don't risk getting hurt and try to play smart to avoid those situations.

 

[PanicKJ]

retrieving Plastic

I have had to work to retrieve three discs this weekend. All three were from practice throws off of the course.

The first was a brand new pro line leopard that I threw, it caught a tailwind and flew a lot farther than I expected, off the top of a building, off the concrete, into a swimming pool. The water was green and you couldn't even see the bottom. Fortunately it was in the shallow end. I took off my shoes and waded around untill I could feel it with my toes.

Last night I was throwing in a field and turned over my SE teebird. This was after I had already spent 15-20 minutes looking for a KC aviar that I lost in some bushes. Anyway it was getting dark and I couldn't find the teebird. I had to go back this morning when light was out. Fortunately I found it pretty fast this morning.

To me it takes a long to get a disc broke in. By the time I get it broken in I am pretty attached to it. I have still not been able to replace the Valk that I lost two months ago. Even though I have 14 Valkyries at home none of them are broken in and I don't throw them enough anymore to get one broken in.

 

[DiscGolfCraig]

How far is too far? The quest for retrieving that favorite plastic!

It happened, you tossed your favorite plastic and made a shot that would make Climo cringe... (cue the "dun dun dun" music)

Now, it's stuck in a tree 100 feet up, on a barrier of thin ice, 20ft at the bottom of the lake, in thick poison ivy, rested next to snake, on the side of a steep cliff, you make the call. How far would you be willing to go for some $15 plastic?

Have you put your life in danger to get one back?

That's when you ask Chuck Norris to retrieve your disc.

 

[jimbosprint]

I will look for hours if necessary, but never climb down a cliff or go out on thin ice. Live to throw another day!

 

[_.-Dut-._]

Ive swam across an Icy River to get a friends disc back. Thats the furthest I have gone for one.

For your own examples:

in a tree 100 feet up: Id leave it, if I couldnt throw something to knock it out with

on a barrier of thin ice: sure

20ft at the bottom of the lake: Id give it up as gone.

in thick poison ivy: sure

rested next to snake: sure

on the side of a steep cliff: id leave it

 

[toothyfish]

THIN ICE - I watched it for a while, caught between laughing and crying. It slid for 100ft. I didn't even attempt.

HIGH IN TREES - never happedened to me, but I'd throw stuff at it if I could. I wouldn't climp more than a few feet.

DEEP WATER _ I did seach for a disc in murkey water, about 4 ft deep once, for about 10 mins. Tried to feel around with my feet (I had old sneakers on) No luck...but 20 ft deep? Bye, bye...

SNAKES - just come back later. Hasn't happened to me, yet...

But I have searched relentlessly through brush, thorns, and crap...I once had one buried about 6ft in the nastiest briars I ever saw. But I found a long stick and was able to retrieve it. Yeah, it was an unplayable lie...

 

[prerube]

I would leave a disc on the side of a cliff, I may even throw a rock at it to knock it off the cliff so no one else is tempted. I normally would not go out on ice, but I knew this water was shallow under the ice and we threw a disc retreiver out on the ice too.
I am not allergic to poison ivy, so that doesn't bother me.
I did not believe the Gator sign and heard rumors the gator was removed, but at the other park, I wasn't sure so I left it in the water.
Rested next to a snake, I will get it, but I won't go into poisonous snake infested water to look for it, I'd be tempted if I could see it and the water was clear.
as far as trees I will go up as high as 20-25 feet, no further.

 

[nojjjj]

I've been in some nasty water, and will get in again

100ft up a tree.. I don't climb, but I'm sure someone in my group would (I'd prolly go in the water for them)

ice.. again, nothing but water. plus with ice you can get a big stick and 'rake' it in

20ft at bottom of lake .. I'm not putting my face underwater with the water around me, I'll let the bums with dry suits and snorkels on get it, and pay them 5$ the next day for my disc

in thick poison ivy.. I'm pretty sure I'm not allergic or sensitive to it, as I've been laughed at for crawling in it and have had nothing happen to me

rested next to a snake ... only have little snakes that slither away at the mere sight/sounds of humans, so ya. If it was another state.. i'd probably wait them out

on the side of a steep cliff... yes and no. Really depends on how steep

 

[Technohic]

Oh, if only we could be prepared for all of these! Maybe carry a bunch of different RC vehicles

THIN ICE - Would let it go, unless I had my sons RC Hover craft. Have to remember to take that the next time I play where there is a chance of this happening.

HIGH IN TREES -Throw stuff at it, maybe a disc I dont care as much about if I had not other options. Maybe I need an RC hellicopter, but probably not as practical as the hover craft we already have.

DEEP WATER - Leave it. Or it would be cool to have an RC Submarine with a camera. As long as it doesnt have BP on the side of it because chances are; something like this would cost a lot of money and I would actually want a successfull deep sea mission.

SNAKES - What kind of snake? Just one? Get a long stick. Most snakes are going to want to get away from you. Of course the RC answer might be to make myself one of those battle bots with a chainsaw arm (whatever happened to that show?)

STEEP CLIFF - Well, I thought of using my disc diver in this sort of situation but tests show, it snags in water and it can REALLY snag on dry ground. RC Solution would be the hellicopter again.


That RC stuff would be very impracticle but would be awesome if I had my own personal RC millitary fleet in the back of my truck.

 

[bazillion]

I have had to work to retrieve three discs this weekend. All three were from practice throws off of the course.

The first was ... off the top of a building ...

Wait a minute. Let me understand this.

You were PRACTICING on top of a BUILDING???

Where's your home course, Manhattan?

 

[MrFixIt]

Hey Techno, maybe you could start your own business... RC Disc Gitters, Inc.