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Dave242
  • DGCR Number
    142
    Real name
    Dave Marchant
    Birthday
    Apr 8, 1966 (Age: 58)
    Years Playing
    30.4 Years
    Main Throwing Style
    LHBH
    DGCR Player Rating
    950
    Total Reviews / Avg. Score
    276 / 2.49 star(s)
    Voting Record
    1879 115
    Updated Course Conditions
    0
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    23
    Occupation
    Sales Engineer Manager

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    Winning only really matters if who you beat can play defense.....and in Disc Golf, the "who" is the course. Does your course play good defense?

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    I rank courses subjectively based on my own personal enjoyment factor…maybe more accurately my "personal addiction factor". Since I have played a decent number of courses (350-ish) all over the country, my hope is that players/explorers who have similar tastes will find my ratings list helpful. I fully expect others with different tastes to disagree with me.

    I insert new courses into my ranking list based on this question: "If this course and 3 adjacent courses on my ranked list were all 10 miles from my home, would I play this new course more or less often?" I insert the new course in a grouping where all 4 are roughly equal in their ability to draw me back to themselves. I rate all courses from the longest tee pad and basket combination available (unless otherwise noted) and assume ideal conditions if I am playing/evaluating in less than that.

    I grade on an 11 point grade scale like in school (A+, A, A-…D+, D…..No D- or F's since any course is better than no course, IMO). The average/center point grade is a B-. This matches up well with the 11 point scale used here. I have one list for courses with 18 or more holes, and one for less than 18.

    I base my "personal addiction factor" on how a given course would feed these desires/motivations to play DG. I go out to play with a pretty equal mix of these motivations over the course of a month :
    1) To be challenged by the course
    2) To have fun with friends
    3) To relax and enjoy nature in a beautiful and secluded setting
    4) To enjoy a nice birdie fest

    These are the elements of courses that I have found to "scratch the itch" of the above motivations that fuel my desire to want to play.....and so this is what I rate courses on (my attempt to be as objective as possible with my personal subjective preferences):
    1) Holes with good risk/reward - good throws/decisions are rewarded and poor ones are punished
    2) Holes that have rewarding birdie opportunities for me. I am a 950-ish player who throws 300' accurately, 360' max
    So, almost all holes shorter than 220 are boring to me (unless really uniquely shaped) as are par 3 holes between 370' and 500' (I can't realistically expect a deuce, a 3 is boring, and a 4 is frustrating)
    3) More wooded than open - lots of variety of throws required caused by hole shape and topography
    4) Natural beauty (Appalachian beauty preferred) and/or feeling of seclusion
    5) Multi-throw holes with defined landing zones - good risk/reward on "I'm going for it" choices and multiple options/decision to play them. Since most courses do not have these types of holes, this is added as an "extra credit" to my rating, not a demerit if not present. To get the full extra 5 points in this category, it must be a par 70+ course with great multi-throw holes.

    For an example of disc golf Nirvana, check out the pictures of holes 2-8 of FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights, NY. http://www.dgcoursereview.com/media.php?id=1255&mode=media[/link]]http://www.dgcoursereview.com...=media[/link]There is 1 true par 4, and if there was 1 more par 4 and a par 5 it would be impossible to be any better.

    I personally know how much goes into designing, building and maintaining a course. Hopefully on the courses I rate on the low end it is known that I still have great appreciation for what went into getting the course in the ground - Thank You!

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    Thank you. It's much appreciated. It's probably a sign I'm spending too much time on this site instead of out on the course.
    Saw where you prefer Appalachian Natural Beauty on the courses you play so Ive got a sweet road trip for you lined up in the Mtns of WNC. I own Simple Pleasures Disc Golf Course so you could camp out here or crash at a motel in Asheville NC. You have got to play Richmond Hill, Mars Hill, and Sugaree all of which are within an hr of Simple Pleasures. Check it out here http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=4741
    How about you swing by the DISCiples of Jesus
    group once in a while Dave. There are so few of us active there now, it would be nice to have another voice...
    Hey Dave, thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately I can't get out this weekend. As I mentioned, we just moved to the area (last weekend actually) and I'm going to be busy over the next few weekends getting our house in order. I'm also the father of a 7 mo. old and she's demanding quite a bit of attention as well so it makes it hard to get out for anything.

    Like I said though, I'm quite eager to meet some fellow disc golfers and think this would be a great way to meet people as well as help out the dg community. As a newb, I also think it'd be interesting to see how a course is planned, developed and cleared. So please keep me in mind in the coming months or if you're in the area and want to get in a round on the weekends. I live about 2 miles from Fink and Danny Cunniff is about ten minutes up the road.

    Thanks and take care,

    John

    My cell: 773-575-7753
    That was fun, but I have to go easy on that thread, people think I am out to get cefire. I really think he is great, I am just trying to piss off Mando.
    If you have the chance please play the Three Rivers Meyer Broadway courses, if you like Levithan and Flip I think you'd like these as well, give me a holler if your coming to the area!
    You beat me to the north eastern Wisconsin courses, I've been planning on taking this coming weekend to get up there and play most of the ones you got to.
    Congratulations on getting over 1000 Helpful votes :thmbup: on your reviews! Your reviews are always helpful to me, so keep up the good work. I'm hoping that one day you'll make the jump straight to Diamond TR. (Currently you only need 2460 helpfuls, lol, so it might still be a while.) Regardless, you contribute a lot to this site and you're a TR in my book.
    Dave,
    Check out my newest courses Nevin and the updated layout at Bailey Road Park. I have been busy since Stumpy.
    Hey Dave, if you ever have the time to come to the other side of the lake for a weekend, let me know. I'd be happy to accompany you up to Flip/Mason/Traverse.
    lol if thats not you, its a serendipitous choice of first names, disk in the name, and the same avatar. what are the odds? :p

    let me know if you want an invite. its the best p2p network around.
    I recently read that you've now played 242 courses. So to keep your name accurate are you going to stop playing new courses or are you going to change names... Dave243, Dave244...? (I guess the latter might get a little tedious.)

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