So, how did you play today? Part II

Just finished something I hadn't done in quite sometime, a Putter round at Northgate Virginia Beach 9 holes wooded, narrow gaps. I bought a Neutron Soft Envy yesterday. With an Eagle Proton Envy, and Prism Plasma Envy went to use the practice basket for approaches. When I finished I had time for a round. Throwing all three from the tee, no bag. Neutron has a really nice glide.
 
I haven't done that in a while either.

I'm gonna pick up an eclipse tempo or two today. Think I'll swing by a 9 hole and follow your lead as a way of testing them out.
 
Picked up my first win in MA4 yesterday at the Treemagnets Series finale. +5 both rounds on the green layout at Klines Run. Also ended up being the Rising Women series winner, so that's cool.

Had some great drives and upshots. I did better than I thought at placement shots despite a few going OB. Putting could've been better but that's not new. The heavier rain held off until the second round. Nice day overall. Sad the series is over. The Treemagnets team puts on some great events if you ever find yourself in the Lancaster Pennsylvania area.
 
Played my first round in a few weeks. I hurt my right elbow by pretending to be a construction worker despite working a desk job for the past decade. Where there's a will, there's a way to hurt yourself. My forearm muscles were not prepared for driving so many nails.

Anyway, I've made a half assed attempt to learn to throw lefty, but I'm still terrible. My elbow felt good enough to play a short course all righty backhand. No pain. I tried a lefty drive on the super short 6th hole and didn't even get 50'. I should have gotten it on video. It was epic.

Threw alright considering. The putt started to come back together midway through the round and I deuced the last 2 holes that we played to finish 2 under (on a super easy course). With hole distances averaging just under 200', my sons (9 and 12) and I were on a near level playing field. The little guy had long drive on our 2nd hole. My older son hit the top of the basket on 9 with a 80ish foot backhand approach. He's played near 100% forehand outside of putts until last year, so it's great to see him getting his backhand more dialed.
 
Played Sat @Creeping Creek, won the #1 tag back first round after starting out with birdies on the first 6 holes in a row(never seen anyone get all those in a row), then double bogeyed hole 7 after getting harassed by the hornets on the tee and threw OB and missed a putt. Going into hole 17 was tied with Sewer Bill and we both made the island green and had almost same 25' putt to the raised basket, I made it and then Sewer Bill airmailed it and went into the hazard and made the C2 comeback putt, but put him 2 strokes back. Final hole with the double Mando was a push after we landed 5' from each other in C2.

Then we played a glow random dubs Tiki round on Pint Course and got paired with Sewer Bill and won and I aced hole 5 with the FH Berg.

Then we played glow singles on a semi-safari Tall Boy course which Sam won.
 
Got out this morning, the weather is really nice here in Oct, low 70s, nice cool breeze, add in the pretty little park to walk around and its a great way to spend an hour. Tied my PB (+13) playing just 2 discs (DX Cobra, DX Leopard), so I guess thats something.
 
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Played Rez Park for the first time in a while. +10, not great but also not bad with the wind and I nailed a 50 footer which I haven't done in a bit. I forgot how fun this course can be with the right bag. Glad they changed 13. Way less of a chance of lost discs.
 
Last tournament of the year and it was not a good performance, but a beautiful day and tons of fun. Familiar course and the really changed some of the OB, which was fun and weird.
 
Yesterday I got to play with Eric McCabe at Shady Ridge (which he designed) here in Littleton at the ribbon-cutting for the course. Two rounds were played on the windiest day we've had this season. The morning round there were just four of us: the owner, Eric, myself and one other invitee. The afternoon round had one more player on the card and a couple spectators.

I don't really watch disc golf or keep up with professionals - I recognize some names but most times I can't even put a face to them so needless to say I've never watched a pro play in-person much less play with one and maaaaan. It was sooooooo cooooooool!

The course itself was designed to be challenging and over the course of the summer I've ranged from a personal best +10 to +25 (I'm an 800-ish player to begin with). The course record going into yesterday was a +6. Eric shattered it w/ a -4 and -7, and to see someone be able to accomplish what he did was wild. Holes that I've struggled with all season are mere child's play. Hole 12 in particular is a par 4 471' carry from a tee that's probably around 30' higher than the basket, down a narrow-ish corridor with unforgiving rough on either side with some guardian trees blocking most access to the green. The conventional play for me has been to just get down the hill, and then throw like hell towards the end and pray I can hook it around the end. I've been averaging double bogies on this bad boy. Going into yesterday I had managed to par it once. Eric came in and showed me that he's playing chess to my checkers by taking a birdie on it Round 2 (and damn nearing acing the thing on a second fun-sie toss after the initial one). Thrilling to say the least.

Me? Round 1 I shaved two strokes off my personal best for the course w/ a +8. Round 2 I played closer to average w/ a +14. It was freakin' thrilling though. My wife compared it to getting to play Horse with Jordan or Kobe. Plus I actually edged him out on one hole! HA!
 
A beautiful morning of 50 degrees Northgate DGC in Virginia Beach a 9 Hole course. I normally use the course for a quick two disc round, but brought a full bag for 36 holes both tees. The course is wooded with gaps off the tee.

The 9th hole from short or long tee is one of the most difficult and scenic closing 9th holes I've played, a par 4 at 480 feet. I was excited to miss trees and make C2 for the first time, and a chance for birdie. Except.....

1st photo looking back towards the tee laying two having made an achievement, and a little disappointed.

2nd photo in the fairway 40 feet from basket, .....I find a wall of bushes in my face, and can't see the basket.

3rd photo I just needed to be ten feet to the left for that first birdie attempt. I lobbed a Pixel over the bushes short of the basket about 10 feet, and right into another bush.

Hopefully their will be another chance. Overall I played very well this morning.
 

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I played great yesterday except for the 2 blow passed the basket OB shots I didn't count. Cause that was BS.
The disc didn't turn over, I wasn't trying to throw it 350.
I mean, like... wth discs.
Just stacked them on top of each other across the road.

Took the 2 on the muligan though. suck it hole.
 
Played a doubles tournament with my buddy as warm up for a freestate doubles event coming up and we went bogey free somehow. We hit at least 20 trees off the tee throughout the two rounds. Didn't come in last which is wild and now I know what shot shapes I want to throw for that event coming up.
 
It's my Bday so I decided to go throw a round this morning, great weather, around 70* with a cool 10mph breeze. Took my trusty DX Leopard & DX Cobra, didn't feel like I played very good, just normal stuff for me. Added it up and I actually set a new PB, nice little bonus ☮️
 
Played a 2-round tournament at 2 different courses, both 20 holes each. After a layoff the first round didn't go well with 5-6 OBs and 3 hit cages dead center to end up at +10. The second round went much better at +2 with an OB and a missed Mando. My up shots were reliable (bullseye or parked) on most holes. Getting back into regular play with local league, tournaments, casual rounds, and field work. I putt near nightly on my basket.
 
A weekend of prep for the last tournament of the season. Saturday went well for having very little time to throw in the past two weeks. Five birdies, but also some big numbers cancelling those out. Sunday, went and played Hidden Ridge on its opener. Had a rough start, then got a decent flow going for a half dozen holes. Day ended when I smashed my hand into a tree on a follow-through. It looks like a boxing glove today, so will probably go and get some x-rays tomorrow. Hope to make a fast recovery so I can play on Saturday.
 
A weekend of prep for the last tournament of the season. Saturday went well for having very little time to throw in the past two weeks. Five birdies, but also some big numbers cancelling those out. Sunday, went and played Hidden Ridge on its opener. Had a rough start, then got a decent flow going for a half dozen holes. Day ended when I smashed my hand into a tree on a follow-through. It looks like a boxing glove today, so will probably go and get some x-rays tomorrow. Hope to make a fast recovery so I can play on Saturday.
That's a heck of a way to prep for a tournament.
 

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