Have "thumber" Aces ever happened?

[DiscinFiend]

Is that Valley View course in WI? I ask because I live 15 minutes from a course called Valley View. I personally have three tomahawk aces. I've witnessed a thumber ace. When I was in high school I threw a lot of tomahawks. All of mine are 275' or less. Two of mine where nothing but chains. One of them was a skip shot. I still throw tomahawk a decent amount but way less than when I was a teenager. One of my tomahawk aces (I was 16) was at leagues for like $150. I'm not very good at throwing thumbers though, never have been.

 

[Phantom Discs]

I have two thumber aces. One on a 256ft hole over the top of the trees(100ft high) dropped straight in the basket. Second is in a shorty 200ft dog leg right once agin straight down. I've also had a few hit the basket. I've really cut back on thumbers since I have become proficient at forehand.

 

[jcf5083]

Nope.

 

[disctildeath]

It would be cool to see a roller ace on video.

I've almost gotten one myself, the course nearest to me (Sawmills Veterans Park) on hole 8 from the red tees has two trees that sort of fork just in front of the basket, can run it between the trees with a tight hyzerflip with a short range disc, but have done thumb rollers with a mid range and there is a small root on the ground in between, had one pop up off the root and graze the chains. Would be hard to imagine getting a longer range backhand roller for an ace, but a thumb or flick roller at course that leans shorter but technical it's totally doable.

 

[jeffmonty]

I've witnessed several thumber aces as well as tomahawk

Same here.

 

[knettles]

When I was a kid I would sit around dreaming of the perfect miniature golf course I would build one day when I became rich. Now I sit around thinking about the disc golf course I would build. One of the holes would be catered specifically to giving people a roller ace option. There would be a flat/slightly downhill hole about 200'-300' with large maples/oaks lining both sides of the fairway with low hanging branches. The clearest line would be a very low shot straight at the basket. However, there would also be a ramp built about 10'-15' in front of the basket (would have to do testing to figure out the appropriate distance). Hopefully, the hole would encourage people to go for the roller ace (and I imagine quite a few would).

 

[BraveThrower43]

 

[heartman]

beat-up 11x Firebird ... think that was the second ace of the year for it too

been using a metal flake c-line FD3 for my less overstable thumbers the last year and a half or so

 

[MarkDSM]

My new goal is a turbo ace.

 

[Emoney]

I have witnessed 2. First was my doubles partner, got me 100$. Second was a casual round. Buddy threw a terrible backhand at a hole and i said "why didnt you thumber it". So he tried that as a second shot and str8 into the bucket. Pretty funny. Didnt count lol

 

[davetherocketguy]

My very first Ace was a thumber on the short #8 tee at Flaherty in Watervliet, MI with an MVP Shock.

 

[DiscJunkie]

Got one during the 2013 Ace Race with the Ti Mantis.

 

[Dire Wolfy]

Is that Valley View course in WI? I ask because I live 15 minutes from a course called Valley View. I personally have three tomahawk aces. I've witnessed a thumber ace. When I was in high school I threw a lot of tomahawks. All of mine are 275' or less. Two of mine where nothing but chains. One of them was a skip shot. I still throw tomahawk a decent amount but way less than when I was a teenager. One of my tomahawk aces (I was 16) was at leagues for like $150. I'm not very good at throwing thumbers though, never have been.

Yep!

 

[Audible Vibration]

Not an ace, but i had about 150' field ace for birdie throwing tomahawk a champ Valkyrie. Came down almost completely vertical. Only birdie I've gotten on that hole so far

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I hit one with a thumber in 1998 at George Wilson Park (Mishawaka, IN) with a Banshee on Hole #5 where you tee uphill and the basket is opposite you down the other side of the hill. I wasn't sure if the chains I heard were mine or somebody else's.

My first ace was a regular tomahawk, 1996, Grand Woods Park (Lansing, MI) with a Whippet on Hole #16, threw it like a baseball through the opening in the trees on top. I can't even lift my arm past a right angle with my armpit these days without tightness and soreness, let alone do something like that!

 

[armiller]

That's the JC Kester one I mentioned earlier. Not a great view of the throw or flight, but you can tell it's a tomahawk or thumber (thumber, having seen some other JC rounds). I suppose an albatross ought to be as good as an ace, even if it was a pretty soft par 5.

 

[Dire Wolfy]

That's the JC Kester one I mentioned earlier. Not a great view of the throw or flight, but you can tell it's a tomahawk or thumber (thumber, having seen some other JC rounds). I suppose an albatross ought to be as good as an ace, even if it was a pretty soft par 5.

That video is cool.

 

[VictorB]

I've seen 3 thumber aces (one bounced right in, the other 2 in the air) and 2 roller aces (1 forehand and 1 backhand)

 

[jeremyhilss]

When I was a kid I would sit around dreaming of the perfect miniature golf course I would build one day when I became rich. Now I sit around thinking about the disc golf course I would build. One of the holes would be catered specifically to giving people a roller ace option. There would be a flat/slightly downhill hole about 200'-300' with large maples/oaks lining both sides of the fairway with low hanging branches. The clearest line would be a very low shot straight at the basket. However, there would also be a ramp built about 10'-15' in front of the basket (would have to do testing to figure out the appropriate distance). Hopefully, the hole would encourage people to go for the roller ace (and I imagine quite a few would).

I know of a private course with this exact kind of hole, ramp and everything

 

[Binky Yutz]

When I was a kid I would sit around dreaming of the perfect miniature golf course I would build one day when I became rich. Now I sit around thinking about the disc golf course I would build. One of the holes would be catered specifically to giving people a roller ace option. There would be a flat/slightly downhill hole about 200'-300' with large maples/oaks lining both sides of the fairway with low hanging branches. The clearest line would be a very low shot straight at the basket. However, there would also be a ramp built about 10'-15' in front of the basket (would have to do testing to figure out the appropriate distance). Hopefully, the hole would encourage people to go for the roller ace (and I imagine quite a few would).

Flying Armadillo in San Marcos Texas Hole 14