honest question..
what happened to flyboy? I always wanted to play it but during my hiatus from dgcr i must have missed what happened. do you have a brief summary?
A combination of several factors. This story should be about 90% accurate; I'm sure some Which, of course, takes a lot more of his limited time.
It's hard to describe Flyboy, because it has an ambiance unlike anywhere else. On top of people know the inside scoop a little better than I do.
To begin with, you have to understand where Flyboy is: on the common land in a fly-in community. In other words, it's a rather exclusive neighborhood, and a balancing act to keep the homeowners happy with allowing it. Installed and maintained by the nicest person in disc golf---but also a very busy one.
It zoomed to #1 on this site, which created a lot of demand to play. Not every player could respect the rules, like stay out of
this yard, or get off the runways when planes are landing, etc. They had a collegiate tournament there, and you can imagine that not all of the college kids were faithful to the rules.
So the compromise between Kelly and the neighborhood was that people could play if Kelly was with them---or perhaps one of two other guides. But Kelly's time is limited, and there was still a lot of demand. More than he could meet.
So he de-listed it.
The course is still there. Everyone once in a while, word gets through a grapevine and it's open to a group with inside connections; or arrangements are made for an out-of-towner. But Kelly has much higher standards than I do; he will only open it if it's in tip-top shape. Which, of course means more of Kelly's limited time.
It's hard to describe Flyboy. The ambiance is like nowhere else. On top of 36 good-to-great holes in a gorgeous setting. The first time I went there, I made the drive thinking, "This is going to be a disappointment because it can't possibly live up to the hype I've heard." Then spent the weekend dazzled.
Well, that's not a very
brief summary. It's not so much extinct, as just under-the-radar now.