Yikes - I don't think I could handle that pace for 2 hrs....let alone 24. Oh to be young again.
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Incredible feat. Congratulations!
diskey river
Par Member
I had some guys attempt this once at a course where I was playing a casual round, and without any warning they just threw right on us almost hitting my girlfriend in the head. When I waited to confront them their excuse was the Guiness record. When they caught us again, and threw on us again I grabbed his disc and threw it down a huge cliff to never be seen again.
True Story
True Story
jrawk
* Ace Member *
cool story bro
timothyasteele
Birdie Member
Lol...I guess he needed a re-tee on that one.
Impressive record. This one is going to stand for awhile.
Tim S.
Impressive record. This one is going to stand for awhile.
Tim S.
Yep unless a course is made specifically for breaking the record it seems like the only chance someone's gonna have at this one for now is to be in incredible condition and play at the Blockhouse at well, which is going to require special permission to do.
Amazing achievement Mike, nice job! To do the first hours of what you did would be a struggle for me! :clap:
Amazing achievement Mike, nice job! To do the first hours of what you did would be a struggle for me! :clap:
rocthecourse
* Ace Member *
Cubby would.
That video was awesome to watch. Congratulations Mike. Awesome!!!
FredVegasDGC
Double Eagle Member
OK, I've read all the posts.
I was there Saturday morning cheering Mike on. For those who say it wasn't a "Real" disc golf course.
The Tiki course was perfect for this attempt. A course that was designed to be played at night. Sure the holes are short. So What. He found a course that pretty much put the record out of reach. There are other Tiki style courses so others can try to beat it.
I don't believe that some here don't realize what it takes to even attempt a record. You need a good support team and a plan to document everything.
He was still walking at a brisk pace and throwing discs well after about 20 hours.
Anyway, I was impressed.
I was there Saturday morning cheering Mike on. For those who say it wasn't a "Real" disc golf course.
The Tiki course was perfect for this attempt. A course that was designed to be played at night. Sure the holes are short. So What. He found a course that pretty much put the record out of reach. There are other Tiki style courses so others can try to beat it.
I don't believe that some here don't realize what it takes to even attempt a record. You need a good support team and a plan to document everything.
He was still walking at a brisk pace and throwing discs well after about 20 hours.
Anyway, I was impressed.
matrix2113
Double Eagle Member
This will be my only post on this thread.
I'd like to give a big thank you for all that have supported me, those that contributed, and those that have sent positive words my way.
I understood that when I chose the Tiki Course at the Blockhouse that I was going to have a lot of negative response from the "putt-putt" esque course that I chose for the attempt. But put simply enough, it is best course for this record. The holes are short, and they are lit up for night golf. But, I also chose the course because it has a lot of challenging aspects, and kept me mentally engaged much longer than the previous course I played, as well as the courses chosen in the past. This course is much more wooded and has a lot more elevation than the courses chosen in the past. Put quite simply, I was not engaged in playing disc golf after 8 hours of the attempt last time, and this course kept me in touch through almost 20 hours.
Take holes 4, and 16 for example:
Hole 4 is an uphill extreme dog leg left protected by a net as well as trees blocking it. I either had to throw a precisely put high hyzer, or throw an anhyzer flick missing one tree slightly to the right, and coming in a gap at a ridiculous angle to play the hole correctly.
Hole 16 is a downhill shot that is completely enclosed for 90 feet straight down, with a 7 foot gap to hit at the end of the tunnel to throw to the basket. It took a perfectly thrown shot to even get to the basket for a two. Towards the end I actually resorted to just throwing a forehand roller, because I did not want to deal with hitting early and taking 3 after 3 on the hole.
This course was 39% of the distance of the course that I played last time, and yet it was much, much more challenging. It made the attempt much more fun.
I threw a total of 6,098 times, coming down to 4.24 throws per minute, playing 2.01 holes per minute. That is including all the walks between holes, all bathroom breaks, all resting breaks, all of my food consumption, water consumption, changing of clothes and shoes, and any other issues we had with documentation.
I ran the first 14.5 hours (jogging the holes and walking the in-between), stopping 2 rounds after I had surpassed 1,929. I also dealt with intense knee pain from 7 hours on. I had been battling issues with my IT band all summer, and was hoping I would be fine in the attempt, but I wasn't going to let it ruin this attempt, so I took aspirin every 4 hours, and dealt with it.
In McFlySoHigh's Video, you see me sit down to hug my girlfriend after I had broken the record. Aside from 2 extremely brief bathroom breaks, that was the first time I had sat down. In the next 9.5 hours, I sat down twice more to change my shoes and to rest, accumulating a total of approximately 25 minutes sitting down during the attempt.
We measured the course with the wheel, including all walks between holes and from 18's basket to hole 1, totaling 2,517 feet. That is approximately .475 miles minimum per round. I then took the GPS function on my phone and measured myself during 10 rounds of play. I dropped the high and the low score, and averaged the rest. It came out to an average of .53 miles per round, as I wasn't traveling in the shortest distance to the hole each round, so my aggregate distance came to 85 miles, all on my feet.
Nobody seems to be addressing this - in my first attempt, I reached 1,310 holes, on a course that has an average over 200 feet per hole, traveling 78 miles (8 on bike) in the attempt. The ratio of time spent running to time spent playing disc golf was much higher (as I spent much more time running/walking than playing disc golf) on that course than it was on Tiki. Therefore, it was going to be much tougher to eclipse the aggregate distance I did on the Isla Vista Peace Course than I did here...yet I ended up playing 85 miles of disc golf for the attempt, 15 more miles on my feet than the last. If I recall, I don't think any other attempt, aside from my two attempts have reached 70 miles, and yet I am still being criticized for Tiki.
Lastly, it really pains me that some people are still responding negatively to this attempt. I used this as a fundraiser to raise money for the victims of a horrendous shooting that occurred at my school, and to raise awareness for the issue of gun violence on school campuses at America. I dedicated this attempt to the six classmates that I lost this past Spring, and yet you are still posting negative things about this attempt, saying that it's bogus, and the course is stupid and belittles this record. You are absolutely entitled to your own opinion, but I think it's rather pathetic that you have the need to publicly display this distaste, even though it's for such a good cause. Is that really necessary?
Here is my statistical breakdown for the event, I know a lot of you are curious about the numbers, as was I, so I tried to do my best to include as many aspects as I can.
Please, if you feel the need to contact me at all, have any questions, etc. I would be happy to answer whatever, or talk to anyone. You can PM me here, or email me at [email protected]. Don't be shy.
I'd like to give a big thank you for all that have supported me, those that contributed, and those that have sent positive words my way.
I understood that when I chose the Tiki Course at the Blockhouse that I was going to have a lot of negative response from the "putt-putt" esque course that I chose for the attempt. But put simply enough, it is best course for this record. The holes are short, and they are lit up for night golf. But, I also chose the course because it has a lot of challenging aspects, and kept me mentally engaged much longer than the previous course I played, as well as the courses chosen in the past. This course is much more wooded and has a lot more elevation than the courses chosen in the past. Put quite simply, I was not engaged in playing disc golf after 8 hours of the attempt last time, and this course kept me in touch through almost 20 hours.
Take holes 4, and 16 for example:
Hole 4 is an uphill extreme dog leg left protected by a net as well as trees blocking it. I either had to throw a precisely put high hyzer, or throw an anhyzer flick missing one tree slightly to the right, and coming in a gap at a ridiculous angle to play the hole correctly.
Hole 16 is a downhill shot that is completely enclosed for 90 feet straight down, with a 7 foot gap to hit at the end of the tunnel to throw to the basket. It took a perfectly thrown shot to even get to the basket for a two. Towards the end I actually resorted to just throwing a forehand roller, because I did not want to deal with hitting early and taking 3 after 3 on the hole.
This course was 39% of the distance of the course that I played last time, and yet it was much, much more challenging. It made the attempt much more fun.
I threw a total of 6,098 times, coming down to 4.24 throws per minute, playing 2.01 holes per minute. That is including all the walks between holes, all bathroom breaks, all resting breaks, all of my food consumption, water consumption, changing of clothes and shoes, and any other issues we had with documentation.
I ran the first 14.5 hours (jogging the holes and walking the in-between), stopping 2 rounds after I had surpassed 1,929. I also dealt with intense knee pain from 7 hours on. I had been battling issues with my IT band all summer, and was hoping I would be fine in the attempt, but I wasn't going to let it ruin this attempt, so I took aspirin every 4 hours, and dealt with it.
In McFlySoHigh's Video, you see me sit down to hug my girlfriend after I had broken the record. Aside from 2 extremely brief bathroom breaks, that was the first time I had sat down. In the next 9.5 hours, I sat down twice more to change my shoes and to rest, accumulating a total of approximately 25 minutes sitting down during the attempt.
We measured the course with the wheel, including all walks between holes and from 18's basket to hole 1, totaling 2,517 feet. That is approximately .475 miles minimum per round. I then took the GPS function on my phone and measured myself during 10 rounds of play. I dropped the high and the low score, and averaged the rest. It came out to an average of .53 miles per round, as I wasn't traveling in the shortest distance to the hole each round, so my aggregate distance came to 85 miles, all on my feet.
Nobody seems to be addressing this - in my first attempt, I reached 1,310 holes, on a course that has an average over 200 feet per hole, traveling 78 miles (8 on bike) in the attempt. The ratio of time spent running to time spent playing disc golf was much higher (as I spent much more time running/walking than playing disc golf) on that course than it was on Tiki. Therefore, it was going to be much tougher to eclipse the aggregate distance I did on the Isla Vista Peace Course than I did here...yet I ended up playing 85 miles of disc golf for the attempt, 15 more miles on my feet than the last. If I recall, I don't think any other attempt, aside from my two attempts have reached 70 miles, and yet I am still being criticized for Tiki.
Lastly, it really pains me that some people are still responding negatively to this attempt. I used this as a fundraiser to raise money for the victims of a horrendous shooting that occurred at my school, and to raise awareness for the issue of gun violence on school campuses at America. I dedicated this attempt to the six classmates that I lost this past Spring, and yet you are still posting negative things about this attempt, saying that it's bogus, and the course is stupid and belittles this record. You are absolutely entitled to your own opinion, but I think it's rather pathetic that you have the need to publicly display this distaste, even though it's for such a good cause. Is that really necessary?
Here is my statistical breakdown for the event, I know a lot of you are curious about the numbers, as was I, so I tried to do my best to include as many aspects as I can.
Please, if you feel the need to contact me at all, have any questions, etc. I would be happy to answer whatever, or talk to anyone. You can PM me here, or email me at [email protected]. Don't be shy.
matrix2113
Double Eagle Member
I can't get the word document to attach, or create a hyperlink for it. So here's an extremely long stats post:
Start – 12:00 P.M. 9/12/14
Finish – 11:57 P.M. 9/13/14
Holes Completed – 2,900
Rounds Completed – 161.111
Sunset 9/12/14 – 7:43 P.M.
Sunrise 9/13/14 – 6:35 A.M.
4s – 7
3s – 405
2s – 2,374
Aces – 114
Ace Breakdown
Hole 1 – 8
Hole 2 – 16
Hole 3 – 14
Hole 4 – 0
Hole 5 – 5
Hole 6 – 1
Hole 7 – 2
Hole 8 – 12
Hole 9 – 3
Hole 10 – 2
Hole 11 – 6
Hole 12 – 9
Hole 13 – 9
Hole 14 – 2
Hole 15 – 0
Hole 16 – 8
Hole 17 – 2
Hole 18 – 15
Total Strokes – 6,098
Round Scores: 42 – 2 rounds (11, 39)
41 – 9 rounds
40 – 15 rounds
39 – 25 rounds
38 – 39 rounds
37 – 29 rounds
36 – 33 rounds
35 – 8 rounds (16, 46, 63, 73, 87, 111, 113)
Average Round – 37.88 strokes
Rounds with only aces and 2s – 13
Rounds with one ace – 44
Rounds with two aces – 32
Rounds with three aces – 2 (51, 66)
Back to Back Aces: 11-12 (51, 58)
12-13 (66)
2-3 (63)
7-8 (55)
Course distance – 1,535 ft
Course distance (including basket to next tee) – 2,518 ft
Minimum Distance traveled (161 x 2,518 ft) – 77.89 miles
Estimated distance per round - .53 miles (estimated playing 10 rounds with a GPS and taking the average, less the minimum and maximum)
Total Distance traveled – 85.3 miles
Discraft Focuses Used – 31
Pairs of Shoes and socks used – 3
Avg Score per hole – 2.10
Hole Breakdown:
Hole 1 – 8 aces, 137 2's, 17 3's. Total throws – 333. Avg Score – 2.05
Hole 2 – 16 aces, 144 2's, 2 3's. Total throws – 310. Avg Score – 1.92
Hole 3 – 14 aces, 138 2's, 9 3's. Total throws – 317. Avg Score – 1.97
Hole 4 – 129 2's, 32 3's. Total throws – 354. Avg Score – 2.20
Hole 5 – 5 aces, 131 2's, 25 3's. Total throws – 342. Avg Score – 2.12
Hole 6 – 1 ace, 125 2's, 33 3's, 2 4's. Total throws – 358. Avg Score – 2.22
Hole 7 – 2 aces, 139 2's, 20 3's. Total throws – 340. Avg Score – 2.11
Hole 8 – 12 aces, 133 2's, 16 3's. Total throws – 326. Avg Score – 2.02
Hole 9 – 3 aces, 135 2's, 23 3's. Total throws – 342. Avg Score – 2.12
Hole 10 – 2 aces, 134 2's, 22 3's, 3 4's. Total throws – 348. Avg Score – 2.16
Hole 11 – 6 aces, 127 2's, 28 3's. Total throws – 344. Avg Score – 2.14
Hole 12 – 9 aces, 85 2's, 67 3's. Total throws – 380. Avg Score – 2.36
Hole 13 – 9 aces, 146 2's, 6 3's. Total throws – 319. Avg Score – 1.98
Hole 14 – 2 aces, 145 2's, 13 3's, 1 4's. Total throws – 335. Avg Score – 2.08
Hole 15 – 117 2's, 43 3's, 1 4's. Total throws – 367. Avg Score – 2.28
Hole 16 – 8 aces, 113 2's, 40 3's. Total throws – 354. Avg Score – 2.20
Hole 17 – 2 aces, 156 2's, 3 3's. Total throws – 320. Avg Score – 2.01
Hole 18 – 15 aces, 140 2's, 6 3's. Total throws – 313. Avg Score – 1.94
Hour by Hour Progress
Hour 1 – 158 holes
Hour 2 – 316 holes (158)
Hour 3 – 472 holes (156)
Hour 4 – 617 holes (145)
Hour 5 – 765 holes (148)
Hour 6 – 905 holes (140)
Hour 7 – 1,037 holes (132)
Hour 8 – 1,167 holes (130)
Hour 9 – 1,293 holes (126)
Hour 10 – 1,411 holes (118)
Hour 11 – 1,530 holes (119)
Hour 12 – 1,670 holes (140)
Hour 13 – 1,780 holes (110)
Hour 14 – 1,893 holes (113)
Hour 15 – 2,008 holes (115)
Hour 16 – 2,110 holes (102)
Hour 17 – 2,213 holes (103)
Hour 18 – 2,310 holes (97)
Hour 19 – 2,386 holes (76)
Hour 20 – 2,478 holes (92)
Hour 21 – 2,569 holes (91)
Hour 22 – 2,672 holes (103)
Hour 23 – 2,802 holes (130)
Hour 24 – 2,900 holes (98)
Start – 12:00 P.M. 9/12/14
Finish – 11:57 P.M. 9/13/14
Holes Completed – 2,900
Rounds Completed – 161.111
Sunset 9/12/14 – 7:43 P.M.
Sunrise 9/13/14 – 6:35 A.M.
4s – 7
3s – 405
2s – 2,374
Aces – 114
Ace Breakdown
Hole 1 – 8
Hole 2 – 16
Hole 3 – 14
Hole 4 – 0
Hole 5 – 5
Hole 6 – 1
Hole 7 – 2
Hole 8 – 12
Hole 9 – 3
Hole 10 – 2
Hole 11 – 6
Hole 12 – 9
Hole 13 – 9
Hole 14 – 2
Hole 15 – 0
Hole 16 – 8
Hole 17 – 2
Hole 18 – 15
Total Strokes – 6,098
Round Scores: 42 – 2 rounds (11, 39)
41 – 9 rounds
40 – 15 rounds
39 – 25 rounds
38 – 39 rounds
37 – 29 rounds
36 – 33 rounds
35 – 8 rounds (16, 46, 63, 73, 87, 111, 113)
Average Round – 37.88 strokes
Rounds with only aces and 2s – 13
Rounds with one ace – 44
Rounds with two aces – 32
Rounds with three aces – 2 (51, 66)
Back to Back Aces: 11-12 (51, 58)
12-13 (66)
2-3 (63)
7-8 (55)
Course distance – 1,535 ft
Course distance (including basket to next tee) – 2,518 ft
Minimum Distance traveled (161 x 2,518 ft) – 77.89 miles
Estimated distance per round - .53 miles (estimated playing 10 rounds with a GPS and taking the average, less the minimum and maximum)
Total Distance traveled – 85.3 miles
Discraft Focuses Used – 31
Pairs of Shoes and socks used – 3
Avg Score per hole – 2.10
Hole Breakdown:
Hole 1 – 8 aces, 137 2's, 17 3's. Total throws – 333. Avg Score – 2.05
Hole 2 – 16 aces, 144 2's, 2 3's. Total throws – 310. Avg Score – 1.92
Hole 3 – 14 aces, 138 2's, 9 3's. Total throws – 317. Avg Score – 1.97
Hole 4 – 129 2's, 32 3's. Total throws – 354. Avg Score – 2.20
Hole 5 – 5 aces, 131 2's, 25 3's. Total throws – 342. Avg Score – 2.12
Hole 6 – 1 ace, 125 2's, 33 3's, 2 4's. Total throws – 358. Avg Score – 2.22
Hole 7 – 2 aces, 139 2's, 20 3's. Total throws – 340. Avg Score – 2.11
Hole 8 – 12 aces, 133 2's, 16 3's. Total throws – 326. Avg Score – 2.02
Hole 9 – 3 aces, 135 2's, 23 3's. Total throws – 342. Avg Score – 2.12
Hole 10 – 2 aces, 134 2's, 22 3's, 3 4's. Total throws – 348. Avg Score – 2.16
Hole 11 – 6 aces, 127 2's, 28 3's. Total throws – 344. Avg Score – 2.14
Hole 12 – 9 aces, 85 2's, 67 3's. Total throws – 380. Avg Score – 2.36
Hole 13 – 9 aces, 146 2's, 6 3's. Total throws – 319. Avg Score – 1.98
Hole 14 – 2 aces, 145 2's, 13 3's, 1 4's. Total throws – 335. Avg Score – 2.08
Hole 15 – 117 2's, 43 3's, 1 4's. Total throws – 367. Avg Score – 2.28
Hole 16 – 8 aces, 113 2's, 40 3's. Total throws – 354. Avg Score – 2.20
Hole 17 – 2 aces, 156 2's, 3 3's. Total throws – 320. Avg Score – 2.01
Hole 18 – 15 aces, 140 2's, 6 3's. Total throws – 313. Avg Score – 1.94
Hour by Hour Progress
Hour 1 – 158 holes
Hour 2 – 316 holes (158)
Hour 3 – 472 holes (156)
Hour 4 – 617 holes (145)
Hour 5 – 765 holes (148)
Hour 6 – 905 holes (140)
Hour 7 – 1,037 holes (132)
Hour 8 – 1,167 holes (130)
Hour 9 – 1,293 holes (126)
Hour 10 – 1,411 holes (118)
Hour 11 – 1,530 holes (119)
Hour 12 – 1,670 holes (140)
Hour 13 – 1,780 holes (110)
Hour 14 – 1,893 holes (113)
Hour 15 – 2,008 holes (115)
Hour 16 – 2,110 holes (102)
Hour 17 – 2,213 holes (103)
Hour 18 – 2,310 holes (97)
Hour 19 – 2,386 holes (76)
Hour 20 – 2,478 holes (92)
Hour 21 – 2,569 holes (91)
Hour 22 – 2,672 holes (103)
Hour 23 – 2,802 holes (130)
Hour 24 – 2,900 holes (98)
mfcastillo17
Eagle Member
Congrats man. Impressive feat and a worthy cause. Hats off to you!!!
Congrats again Mike, that's going to be really tough to beat! I love seeing the numbers after people break this record, thanks for posting. 
tomsdiscs
Birdie Member
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2900 holes in 24 hours, that breaks down to a hole every 30 seconds continuously for 24 hours straight, but the pace is really faster than that since he had to take breaks to eat, change socks, restroom, etc.
And when you watch the video, notice you have to control your throws and putts as you have to navigate trees, etc or you will end up taking a lot longer per hole, no way I could still have functioning legs, back, arms, fingers that long.
It look considerable physical and mental endurance, many would have mentally flamed out before reaching their physical limit.
Go Gauchos, I was born in Champaign, graduated from UCSB, so did both my brothers.
And when you watch the video, notice you have to control your throws and putts as you have to navigate trees, etc or you will end up taking a lot longer per hole, no way I could still have functioning legs, back, arms, fingers that long.
It look considerable physical and mental endurance, many would have mentally flamed out before reaching their physical limit.
Go Gauchos, I was born in Champaign, graduated from UCSB, so did both my brothers.
Congrats Mike! :hfive:
Tiki is no joke
The well thought out reply was outstanding. Especially the part about a course keeping a player mentally engaged and the little nuances like the lights and the actual mileage and number of throws.
I have to wonder if your disc/discs changed stability in 1 day?
The well thought out reply was outstanding. Especially the part about a course keeping a player mentally engaged and the little nuances like the lights and the actual mileage and number of throws.
I have to wonder if your disc/discs changed stability in 1 day?
grodney
* Ace Member *
What happened hour 12 with that surge in # of rounds that hour?
