agibson
Eagle Member
There are lots of threads talking about Glow experiences generally, but I'll take the risk of creating a new to mention my first experience, and pick up any quick pointers.
I picked up a a Glow Teebird with a tourney stamp recently as part of a player's pack (Glo CFR, I guess). And, I finally bit the bullet and bought a UV flashlight. Specifically "LEDwholesalers 395 nM 51 UV Ultraviolet LED flashlight" at amazon for $15.50 And, I went out and field tested it last night.
It worked pretty well! The UV light charged it _much_ more brightly and quickly than regular flash lights. And, under mixed conditions (an open field, grass not too long, but with a fair bit of ambient light from street lights, etc.) it was pretty easy to find my disc. Most of the time I walked right up to it, and only had to hunt a bit maybe one throw in ten. It was bright enough to even see it in flight, most of the way to its destination.
I don't really imagine picking up enough glow discs to make night time field work practical, but it definitely got me thinking of night time disc golf.
Do people find that open, park type courses work best?
I've not tried this in the woods, but I'd be pretty nervous about throwing blind shots, or finding it if it went into bushes, trees, etc.
I'll have to figure out what the posted hours are on nearby courses. Maybe PNC.
Even if I have to play with basically two discs (teebird, putter; maybe I'd add a glow roc), this might let me keep disc golf going into the fall on more than just the weekends.
I'm excited!
Is the Glo CFR possibly _only_ available with tourney stamps? How does it compare to the regular glow discs? Are those basically DX-like, and the CFR basically champion-like?
I picked up a a Glow Teebird with a tourney stamp recently as part of a player's pack (Glo CFR, I guess). And, I finally bit the bullet and bought a UV flashlight. Specifically "LEDwholesalers 395 nM 51 UV Ultraviolet LED flashlight" at amazon for $15.50 And, I went out and field tested it last night.
It worked pretty well! The UV light charged it _much_ more brightly and quickly than regular flash lights. And, under mixed conditions (an open field, grass not too long, but with a fair bit of ambient light from street lights, etc.) it was pretty easy to find my disc. Most of the time I walked right up to it, and only had to hunt a bit maybe one throw in ten. It was bright enough to even see it in flight, most of the way to its destination.
I don't really imagine picking up enough glow discs to make night time field work practical, but it definitely got me thinking of night time disc golf.
Do people find that open, park type courses work best?
I've not tried this in the woods, but I'd be pretty nervous about throwing blind shots, or finding it if it went into bushes, trees, etc.
I'll have to figure out what the posted hours are on nearby courses. Maybe PNC.
Even if I have to play with basically two discs (teebird, putter; maybe I'd add a glow roc), this might let me keep disc golf going into the fall on more than just the weekends.
I'm excited!
Is the Glo CFR possibly _only_ available with tourney stamps? How does it compare to the regular glow discs? Are those basically DX-like, and the CFR basically champion-like?
