Twin Parks Country Club

We made a road trip today to Dripping Springs to play at the Twin Parks Country Club.  This is a country club just for disc golf.  They have a very nice clubhouse that you can buy beer and discs.  It is a pay to play course and costs $10 a person.  They have two courses, the Parkshire and the Parkhill.  We played the Parshire first, it is mostly on flat ground.  We have played this course before.

The day started off cloudy, cool and breezy.  After about an hour the sun came out and I got a pretty good suntan today.  The group today was Lif, Steve, Dave and myself.  It turned out to be such a nice day, that after finishing the Parkshire course Steve, Lif and me decided to play the Parkhill course. The wind really affected our scores today, damn few pars and only one birdie was made.  Steve threw the birdie from about 70 feet.

This was the first time to play the Parkhill.  Very challenging course, the terrain is very rugged, lots of hills, rocks and trees.  The biggest challenge was trying to find the next hole.  They really need to work on their signage. 

Getting ready at the first tee.

Lif on the first tee.

Watch out for that tree Dave!

Big Dave putting.

Nice day in the park.

Herd of elk roams the property.

Lif in green color accent.

Lif preparing for a long drive.

Lif in orange color accent.

Rob driving.

Rob in color accent.

Don't know about that follow thru.

Steve pointing to where he is going to throw his birdie.

Steve's birdie. 

Very rough terrain.

Steve in orange color accent.

Steve with determination!

There were some wide open spaces on the Parkhill.

Great views on the Parkhill.

Steve going under the tree on hole 2 of the Parkshire.

 

Steve putting on the Parkhill.

Another one of Steve on the Parkhill.

Skull.

Austin Ridge Bible Church

Today we played the Austin Ridge Bible Church.  Bob had never played it before so we thought he should experience it.  The course is very challenging and the terrain is difficult.  The weather was pleasant, mostly cloudy and not too much wind.  Steve and I played poker last night so we were both moving a little slow.  We had a small group today, Dave, Steve, Bob and myself.  Everybody else had other obligations.

Bob did very well for his first time.  He had a great drive on Bonus Hole B, overthrowing the basket.  We played all twenty holes and then Steve, Dave and Bob played them again.  I was running on fumes after staying up late the night before playing poker so I bailed out.  I did not have a good round, I made bogies (or worse) on the first six holes, missed a birdie on hole 7.  The only positive note for me was that I made par on Bonus Hole A and Bonus Hole B together for the first time.

Steve threw an amazing drive on hole 16, right down the middle 300+ feet.  Two birdies were made today on the first round, Steve's on 16 and me on 18.  I teed off on the amateur pad on 18, not wanting to risk losing my disc in the pond.  I had an easy shot on a birdie on hole 7 but missed my putt.  Steve had several shots for birdies today but each time he clanked off the iron.

I'm told the second round did include some notable throws.  Bob managed to make his obligatory long shot, around 70 ft, maybe a little more.  Big Dave had the shot of the day when he made a birdie from about half way down the fairway on the hole 16.  The distance was around  200 feet! It was perfect! I wish I could have seen that.

Putting practice before we started.

 

The basket on hole 3 is one of my favorites of any course.

Big Dave putting while Bob watches.

Bob driving uphill.  Bonus Hole A.

 

Bob driving downhill.  Bonus Hole B.

 

Steve on Bonus Hole A.

Steve watching his amazing drive on 16.

Austin Ridge Bible Church - After Work

I played 10 holes this afternoon at the church course after work.  Just had to get outside for a while.  I am tweaking my throwing form and getting a lot more distance on my throws.  On hole number 7 I came within about a foot of getting an ace!  I was shielded from the wind so I used my white disc, 150 grams, and it went straight through the trees, sailed just past the basket.  I could not believe it, no one there to see it.

MetCenter Disc Golf - Windy Day

Today we played the MetCenter Disc Golf Course for the second time.  I really like this course.  It has several challenging holes with lots of trees and also has wide open holes to let it fly.  You also have to avoid a small stream that meanders throughout the course.  The basket placement on several holes really make it challenging.

The conditions today were less than ideal.  Temperatures at tee time were in the forties, but the big factor was the wind.  A steady north wind of twenty five miles per hour with gusts up to forty.  The sun was out and we still had fun.  We saw only two other groups on the course today.

Today's group consisted of Big Dave, Lif, Bob, Keith, Steve and myself.  Two birdies were made today, Bob (fantastic shot) and Steve.  The wind really hurt our scores today.  One disc lost, Keith's favorite blue disc and one disc found, Steve found a Buzz disc that quickly became one of his favorites.

Bob's birdie came on a 100+ foot throw.  I did not see it, but looked up when I heard the chains ring.  Bob seems to throw a long one in almost every time we play!  Keith lost his disc on the same hole, it went into the dirty water.  Steve found the Buzz disc while searching for Keith's disc. 

MetCenter Disc Golf Course

Blue Men Group

Bob ready to drive!

Turned out to be a nice day, despite the wind!

Cigars, there not just for breakfast anymore!

Dave throwing into the wind.

Bob throwing.

Dave preparing to drive.

Steve throwing!

Keith fell down!

Dave trying to finish the tree off!

Keith winding up!

Hole #10 - 1033 feet!

Lif in color accent.  Looks like a hook'em horns when he releases.

 

Rob doing his cross step.

Searching for Keith's disc.

Steve winding up.

Steve driving

Me driving.

Steve's follow thru.

 

Dave's Drive

Keith Fail!

 Keith's Mulligan.

Circle C - St. Patrick's Day

A perfect morning for disc golf.   Pleasant temperature, calm winds and springtime in Texas.  St. Patrick's day today so we drank Guinness draught in the can, never got to the Jameson Irish Whiskey.  Today's group was Dave, Lif, Bob, Steve and myself.  The course was mostly empty but we did encounter several solo players who were exceptionally good.  We suspect they were holdovers from the big DG tournament this weekend.

Four birdies this week, two by Steve, one by Bob and one by me.  Bob and Steve both had legitimate shots at more birdies.

Lif's drive in B&W. Left hand on thigh.

Bob's drive in B&W.  Also, left hand on thigh.

Dave throwing from the woods.

Dave and Bob planning the next shot.

Lif's flick in B&W

Dave getting ready to throw his drive.

Bob had a very nice drive but just missed the birdie.

Steve's drive, it went way past the basket.

Practice Round with Steve

Steve and I played a practice round at the Austin Ridge Bible Church.  He was working with me on my drives.  I made some progress, still have a way to go.

Steve took a photo of my drive.  Looks like I was doing some Tai Chi.  I call this move 'Striking Cobra'.

The Steve Combs Throw

Below are a series of photographs that break down the Steve Combs' drive.  I tried following through on the throws today at the church course and had some success.  I had a real good drive on hole 5,  I threw it about 300 feet.  Now, if I can just get my footwork right so I can generate more torque then I will really get some distance.