816 DGCR Number

Fort Worth, TX Location

Donovan Real Name

44 Age

26.2 Years Years Playing

RHBH Main Throwing Style

184 / Total Reviews / Avg. Score

15 Fans

5/02/2008 Joined On

4/22/2013 @ 09:53:48 PM Last Login

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Playing History:
I played some target "Frisbee" Golf in college, but really just got serious about playing Disc Golf recently around March of 2008. Courses are much better and the game has really evolved since the late 80's. Using discs designed for this game has really made it much more fun. Plus, dare I say, baskets are the bomb!

I would now consider myself a semi-experienced golfer after 2 years of playing this new style even though 2 years is such a short time playing under these new conditions. I learned everything I could and sought out playing with players much better than I on a regular basis. That is my best advice to anyone new to the sport, go play and learn from better and different players. I have played well over 100 courses and traveled to new locations helping photograph and logging in distances on many courses with no information. Doing that will teach you alot. I have taken time to really listen to many course designers and learned much from their perspective and I love some of the stories that they tell.

I held the PDGA Record and the Guinness World Record for the Most Disc Golf Holes Played in 24 Hours. The record was 833 and I was able to be the first person to get over 1000 holes with 1002. My story and a video can be seen from these threads: Dedicated Thread & Original Thread

Course Rating:
I love playing lots of different courses. Every new course is an exciting adventure good or bad course alike. I have found the more courses you review, the better you get at seeing what you like and how to review them. I strongly suggest after about 50 courses, to go back and update your earlier reviews. You will notice just how much better you get at doing it. I really like variety of styles, risk/reward, technical, elevation, short and long hole variation, heavily wooded, wide-open, guarded baskets, water, and anything else a course designer can come up with.

I like reading reviews that are not too long, but still get me the info that tells me if I would want to play there. So I try to do this in my reviews with just a little humor in the title. I do believe that the 3 biggest factors that affect me the most when reviewing a course are conditions (tee pads, signs, etc), beauty, and most importantly, THE FUN FACTOR. If you don't enjoy the adventure, how can you possibly rate a course very high or tell others you should come play here? Anyway, that is how I see it.

DGCR:
This site is fantastic. I feel it is the best place to help you decide what courses to play, track your scores, your discs, and hear about up coming events. I love how we all can share what we learn and feel about our experiences on a course. This gives people of all walks of life a chance to share their views and perspectives. You can take the info you want and/or leave what you don't. Either way, you get the variety of opinions, the more the merrier!

This is a great place to meet other players. Enjoy each other's successes and share our woes. Ok let's face it, I love the forums for good ol' socializing, learning, and BS'ing! ;)

Peace brothers!

 

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Stats:	Reviews: 184	Votes: 1710 71	Average:	Countries Played: 2	States Played: 21

 

 

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