Blueberry just tied Flip City!

[optidiscic]

* cough cough* Valkyrie aka Nicholas Cage on the Downlow and *cough cough* mambrose. *cough*

Actually, I can see PA Frolfer's point on everything he has said except the actual rating of Flip. Ain't nohow's that that course is "average." Give it a 4 1/2, even a 4, but 3 discs is just criminal.

Even with the 3 discs, I defend PAF's right to express his opinion...at least he's backing it up and not just some fly-by hater.

Agreed even though never played it...to me a 3 is just a bit better than avg....3 seems like how u might emotionally feel after driving miles out of your way and playing a 4 and then it feels more like a 3 due to the letdown...........I have had to fight this urge with Knob Hill in Pitt, Forked Run in Ohio and Cranbery in Conn....all instances where I traveled and expected a lot more but had to imagine the course in my hood to give it a good a more accurate rating than my angry wanting to slam it.

 

[scarpfish]

I love the latest Flip reviewer's rationale that there can only be one 5 disc course. I guess you only need 26 courses under your belt (almost a full ONE PERCENT of the U.S. course count) to know what that one course is.

 

[optidiscic]

I love the latest Flip reviewer's rationale that there can only be one 5 disc course. I guess you only need 26 courses under your belt to know what that one course is.

Must be a lot of work devising all those different names and personalities for that one guy in the basement in western michigan!

 

[jhgonzo]

There have been some wild fluctuations in the bottom half of the Top Ten recently, yet only a few reviews in the past few days, mostly in reference to the top half. I suspect a lot of review revisions are going on to influence this, especially with Highbridge recently taking up 3 of the Top Ten slots. Tallpaul admitted that he dropped a Highbridge rating to be fair to other deserving courses, and I admit that I bumped my Granite Ridge rating from a 4.5 to a 5 after my last voyage this year (maybe because I shot my best round during my week stay on Granite? ). Again, this is fun to watch!

Sorry if anyone feels this thread is worthless...I don't give a lot of credibility to such a fluid and subjective list like DGCR's Top Ten, since there are so many great courses out there not represented on that list. I just think the Top Ten is one of the perks of this site, "for entertainment purposes only" without the 900-number fees, and if it gets new members to sign up (even if initially they're just posting a HBB review to bolster their local Top Ten competitor's rating), I'm sure timg doesn't mind.

This rivalry would be laughable if we all weren't so passionate about DG.

 

[jhgonzo]

Must be a lot of work devising all those different names and personalities for that one guy in the basement in western michigan!

 

[optidiscic]

PA Frolfer I would suggest you get down to Deer Lakes before you bash Pitt area DG....Moraine is also an amazing "tournament course" I would also suggest Pymatuning as a local course closer to Erie....very underrated course.

 

[Jukeshoe]

I guess I find all this bashing of heads over who has the top rating to be a bit funny. I guess I don't fully understand it. Seems to me, if a course is rated 5 discs, that means it's awesome. It doesn't necessarily have to be MORE AWESOME THAN OTHER 5 DISC COURSES. It just means that it is one out of many of the top tier courses out there.

Trying to figure out which course is #1 or #2 is TOTALLY SUBJECTIVE!!!!!!!!

Sheesh.

 

[superberry]

TOP 25 are all awesome!!!!!!!!

 

[Jukeshoe]

TOP 25 are all awesome!!!!!!!!

:hfive:

That's the spirit I'm talkin' 'bout!

 

[Scoot_er]

TOP 25 are all awesome!!!!!!!!

Not as awesome as some in the 40s!!!

I haven't looked at all the courses in the top 25 but am just assuming from what I have seen.

 

[bikinjack]

TOP 200 are all awesome!!!!!!!!

Fixed

:hfive:

That's the spirit I'm talkin' 'bout!

Yeah man!:hfive:

 

[Jukeshoe]

Fixed



Yeah man!:hfive:

:hfive: Good work.

 

[Scoot_er]

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Yeah man!:hfive:

200 awesome courses:????

Idk about that one..........I figure 1 out of every 25 courses is "awesome".

I say play the course and decide for yourself if you like it, and don't base your choice off of the internetz.

 

[bikinjack]

200 awesome courses:????

Idk about that one..........I figure 1 out of every 25 courses is "awesome".

I say play the course and decide for yourself if you like it, and don't base your choice off of the internetz.

OK now we're arguing semantics. There are lots of awesome courses. Probably way more than 200. I'm not basing anything "off of the internetz". I've not played nearly as many courses as you, and I'm nowhere near as good a player as you, and probably never will be, but I have just as much fun, probably more than you.

I just looked, and there are 3203 courses currently listed, at a 1 in 25 ratio, that's 128.12 courses. In post #149 of this thread you said that Hornet's Nest was one of the best tournament courses, and it's not even in the top 200.

There are lots and lots and lots of awesome courses.

 

[Scoot_er]

you said that Hornet's Nest was one of the best tournament courses, and it's not even in the top 200.

But it is for sure in the top 50..........AT WORST

Another reason I don't care about course ratings on the site as much as others...

 

[scarpfish]

I just looked, and there are 3203 courses currently listed, at a 1 in 25 ratio, that's 128.12 courses. In post #149 of this thread you said that Hornet's Nest was one of the best tournament courses, and it's not even in the top 200.

Its actually #124 using the same criteria the Top 10 list uses.

 

[bikinjack]

Its actually #124 using the same criteria the Top 10 list uses.

OK, you're right. But my point is that there are lots and lots of awesome courses. Way more than 25 or whatever. Disc golf is fun.

 

[scarpfish]

OK, you're right. But my point is that there are lots and lots of awesome courses. Way more than 25 or whatever. Disc golf is fun.

True indeed. I think we all have to realize though, when you get up to Scoot_er's ability range (1000 rated players are about 1.25% of PDGA'ers, and at best 1 out of 1000 regular disc golfers), the tolerance factor for "awesome" gets a lot more precise.

FWIW, there are 131 courses in the directory with at least ten reviews, and a average of 4.00. This is about what he suggested.

 

[jhgonzo]

:hfive:

That's the spirit I'm talkin' 'bout!

Yeah man!:hfive:

:hfive: Good work.

F*ck yeah!!!!!! :hfive:

















:hfive:

 

[NDABRUSH]

True indeed. I think we all have to realize though, when you get up to Scoot_er's ability range (1000 rated players are about 1.25% of PDGA'ers, and at best 1 out of 1000 regular disc golfers), the tolerance factor for "awesome" gets a lot more precise.

FWIW, there are 131 courses in the directory with at least ten reviews, and a average of 4.00. This is about what he suggested.

Exactly. A course that is too easy for scooter would have a chance of pimp slapping me. So it's also the view from where you are coming that has an affect on your opinion of a course.