Disc Golf: December 2006 Archives

At Cat Hollow this morning, it is a cold and windy day. I almost regret wearing short sleeves. But it warms up as the day progresses. And it didn't rain!

It seems that the MUD is going to replace basket #13! Yea! Throwing at a bucket is just not the same experience. I wonder why they call it a "catcher." Thats a term I didn't know about.

Ugh, I wonder if this is some more vandalism? But when you look at the amount of concrete that they are holding the sign post up with, I am not surprised that the thing eventually fell down.

There were more discs in trees today. Here, Adam tries to rip a tree out to get a disc down. Not really. He was trying to shake it instead. But the tree proved tougher than him.

Jon's group's best shot here was inside a Juniper tree. Now that's dedication. And Rehana was able to throw it out successfully.

Hrm, someone abandoned a bike on the green. I wonder what happened to them?

It looks like the sign was lying to us. Basket 13 was already up! It looks like they tacked the pieces of the basket together with a wielder as a security precaution. But I didn't see a sign of concrete at the bottom of the pole. I hope that they just didn't stick the thing into the ground like they did the last time.

Adam threw close enough to the basket for us to birdie it!

On the next hole, I throw an arcing anheizer throw. And I hear the sound of the disc hitting the basket! So close... It would have been nice to get my first ace...

To end out the round, it looks like the team cannot putt at all. Two missed attempts. Fortunately Gravitt can putt.

Old Settler's was beautiful out. Nice and warm (for December) out. Today, I had problems with water. On hole 3, my disc went into the tiny stream and it was easily recoverable. Then, on the next hole, I had a dilemma. There was a father with a kid next to the lake. And my disc lands close to the stream so that they are between me and the basket. I realize that they are not going to move (and are probably oblivious that they are on a disc golf course). So I carefully throw it. I mean they shouldn't be in the path of the disc, and I wasn't trying to hit them, but the mere fact that they are out there cause me to mess up the throw. I yell "four" as it heads near them and lands in the water. Sigh. Fortunately I was a able to barely see my disc and successfully use John's retriever to catch the disc and drag it to the shore.

The group went up to the usual Rivery course because there was a game day at Ed's. John also wanted to check out a comic book store after Dos Salsas. We continued our level of inaccuracy. Discs in trees...

... discs in water. That sort of thing.

Here, John putts from on top a rock in one of the more interesting holes.

Oh oh. This is not a good sign. Are they installing a mountain bike course??? I hope they don't move the disc golf course again! Or remove it for that matter...

I went to disc golf today and it was warm (high 70s/low 80s) and beautiful out. Man, this park looks different when all of the leaves and bushes have died out for winter.

What a cute little duckie with a blankie. Hello, Mr. Duckie!

Hrm, they are digging a trench along hole four. Irrigation? Electrical? Too small for a moat.

I had one good throw today on hole nine. It went a little more to the right than usual off the tee. This allowed the disc to fly down an open path to the basket. So close... Sadly, I missed the birdie.

A two mile race does not sound all that far...

The group went to Wilco today. The morning was a little cold. But then an hour later, it warmed up rather nicely.

Everyone was out of sorts today. I was having problems with my release (either too early or too late). Of course, there were discs in trees today (its been a while since that has happened).

Jon climbs up to get another one. Its a lot quicker than trying to throw rocks at the disc.

John threw in a cactus. All kinds of problems today...

On the way to lunch, I saw a grass fire along the side of the road. Austin has been very dry this year.

Today it was cold out. But I still went out to disc golf. I am not going to let a little cold weather stop me. However, I still feel like this picture. Both Jo(h)ns ditched me... Sigh.

The group went to Cat Hollow today to play disc golf. And I was out of the running from the start. However, I remained upbeat. It is not about the competition. It is about being outside with a group of friends and enjoying yourself...