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Re: >>> The MUSEUM Disc Golf Course Is NOW OPEN <<< - 2 years ago

oh, and BTW ... thanks to everyone who let me and my partner kick some serious random draw doubles toss butt last night :-)

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: >>> The MUSEUM Disc Golf Course Is NOW OPEN <<< - 2 years ago

Had a blast last night at the toss. Beautiful weather ... nice to see some new faces and get some hugs from old faces. It was good to meet James (please feel free to contact me if you are need of additional resources or volunteer labor for this project). Have a little feedback on the layout. Just some thoughts ... take 'em or leave 'em. First, I overheard two groups of amateur players on Su

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Memphis Club Member Plays 162 Holes In One Day!! - 3 years ago

and if you think that is something (and it is) check out the record:

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Yellowhammer State Tour and Points Series - 4 years ago

nice! just a thought on the second Mobile event ... you might want to consider marketing it as something besides simply the AL USDGC qualifier. That might discourage am divisions from attending. Maybe something as simple as a different name (Dog Days, Doldrums & Discs) and everyone who comes has the option of putting up an extra $5 or $10 to compete for the USDGC slot with the winner getti

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SNPC Update (ie save John k) - 4 years ago

that is soooooooo hysterical ... where ever do you find all this amazingly interesting stuff? I was sooooooo horny at that point having had absolutely no time all weekend to indulge my normally prolific id ... and with my wife and all my disc golf friends in the audience and in the middle of conducting that boring awards ceremony ... well who can blame me for taking time out to salivate over C

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SNPC Update (ie save John k) - 4 years ago

did I fail to mention PCSD is sometimes terminal?

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SCORING AND WHEN TO END A TOURNAMENT EARLY - 4 years ago

sorry ... the only reason I contributed to this thread was to clarify the existing rules so that TDs and players would have a better understanding going forward. My style has never been about @#$%& blame or pointing fingers but about learning and improving ... I certainly wasn't trying to contribute to any witch hunt. (BTW ... perhaps the word as-sessing could be programmed as a non-obscenity)

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SN Logo Images - 4 years ago

I think any "logo" that shows state outlines risks being out of date almost immediately ... in the case of the above I don't see Kentucky, North Carolina or Massachusetts ... there may be more, but I know those three had SN qualifiers last year.

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SCORING AND WHEN TO END A TOURNAMENT EARLY - 4 years ago

BTW taking 7s on a missed hole is only done when holes are missed at the beginning of a round. And to be perfectly accurate, it is not 7s but "par plus four." In other words, for the pro championships in Mobile in September '06, I had the Municipal layout playing higher than par 54. This meant that officially some of the holes were Par 4s or Par 5s. A player missing a Par 5 to start the

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SCORING AND WHEN TO END A TOURNAMENT EARLY - 4 years ago

sorry, I assumed that was a given ... If the TD does not suspend play and a player stops the TD can give him two penalty strokes FOR STOPPING PREMATURELY. The player must finish the hole or holes he hasn't played in the correct order starting from wherever he marked his disc when he stopped. But if play was never suspended and some players play on and others don't, the solution is dead simp

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SCORING AND WHEN TO END A TOURNAMENT EARLY - 4 years ago

I pretty much agree with everything Jim said (with the exception of taking 7s on the holes ... see Rule 804.04 Part G below). A couple quick points. The TD should always make it a point to include a weather briefing as part of the player's meeting including what the procedure will be if play needs to be stopped, where players should gather if it is stopped and how play is to be resumed. To tha

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: help save hole # 14 at fairhope disc golf course, please comment - 4 years ago

I am a little confused as to why the dog people want that corner of the park. Do they want to work on the flat piece of ground between the tee and where the fairway starts downhill into the woods by the big tree (oak?). If so, there must be a jillion other pieces of flat land that size all over the park. Are they teaching obedience or agility or just canine good citizenship classes or what? Wh

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SNDG RATINGS FOR SN PLAYERS - 4 years ago

question: did all divisions play the same tees, same courses?

by chris lasonde - SN Board of Directors

Re: New Course at Municipal - 5 years ago

no ... I may wander over there this weekend ... Unfortunately I will be up in Columbus, MS on the 29th, but let me know what remains undone and I will be glad to lend a hand over the July 4th weekend.

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: New Course at Municipal - 5 years ago

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by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: New Course at Municipal - 5 years ago

what was the decision?

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: RATINGS FOR SN PLAYERS - 5 years ago

I'm sorry, maybe I missed something. Are you saying that if a player shifts to a different tier, the SN Board is going to require him to play up until such time as he may move back down? Better think that one ALL the way through. Sounds like a big 'ol can of worms. Also, will players with ratings below the cutoff be prohibited from playing up? What about divisions like pro women masters

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: RATINGS FOR SN PLAYERS - 5 years ago

if the board is not aware of EVERYTHING you put in your PM to me, they need to know BEFORE this issue is discussed at the next meeting

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: RATINGS FOR SN PLAYERS - 5 years ago

on the coffee table?

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: RATINGS FOR SN PLAYERS - 5 years ago

Good deal! Can you tell us a little about this system? you say you have "everything ready to go" but also that you "want everyone's input." What kind of input do you want? What database are you using? will this de an active searchable database like the PDGA ratings system? If so, will it be able to plug into this site and have you talked this over with Brian Moon?

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: New Course at Municipal - Layout & Work Day May 31st - 5 years ago

Thanks to all who came out and contributed ideas, brought and lugged baskets, etc. As a side note, many of the people who showed up were excited about laying out the long hole down the water the way it had been played in several previous tournaments (playing east to west and ending at a pin position on the rise immediately adjacent to the dam. Those who favored this idea were talked out of

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: CAMP SMILE EPISODE II RETURN OF THE MULLIGANS - 5 years ago

I wasn't sure if he meant "lunch would be served" or "lunch would be survived" Take my $80 from the Smackdown payout and put it towards this

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: New Course at Municipal - Layout & Work Day May 31st - 5 years ago

just a thought ... we have put nine holes on that piece of land before (and before the sidewalks were permanent. 11 Holes might be a little crowded if you have to play around the history trail and walking sidewalks at the top ... you might consider nine holes (and save two baskets for emergency repair or replacement of stolen or vandalized baskets elsewhere) or even eight holes (bringing Muni's t

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Baton Rouge - Memorial Day Weekend - 5 years ago

Well, I played out there Sunday and Monday mornings ... had a great time. Don't know what the locals average for speed rounds but I played an -2 round from the orange tees in 26:32 on Sunday withe birdies on 1, 10, 11 and 13 and bogeys on 2 and 4. My pedometer had the round distance at about 2.3 miles so I was averaging over 10 minutes per mile ... I am sure some of your Baton Rouge locals mus

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Baton Rouge - Memorial Day Weekend - 5 years ago

Any tosses this weekend in Baton Rouge?

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Rules, does anyone care? - 5 years ago

Judy can't be a Yankee ... true Vermont-born Yankees eat pie for breakfast and she already noted she was 100% Mississippi educated and didn't want pi.

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Rules, does anyone care? - 5 years ago

QuoteJudy[ We want to know how much closer the foot that is not behind the player's mini can be to the basket assuming both of his feet are equal distances from the basket. Excellent retention, Judy ... but your above statement left me scratching my head. The rule reads that the player must " ... have no supporting point contact with the marker disc or any object closer to the hole th

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: Rules, does anyone care? - 5 years ago

Stratovarious - An electric violin handcrafted by the Fenderini family of Cremona, Italy.

by chris lasonde - General Discussion

Re: SN Board of Directors Meeting on March 26th, 2008 - 5 years ago

QuoteTax ManQuotechris lasondeQuoteHilltopperJohn, I believe that if a PDGA official or TD sees a violation, unless it is within his/her division, that a second is not needed. Josh Now there's a compelling reason to pay my dues! yeah but you will have to get re certified:o]~ yeah, there's a real impediment ... what was I thinking?

by chris lasonde - SN Board of Directors

Re: Illegal substance during competition - 5 years ago

Bravo Matt and the Emerald Coast Disc Golf Club for the rule concerning "feet on the table" during club sponsored rounds. It is so refreshing to be able to play in events without having to deal with this issue because everyone respects the rule. OK, Griff, basically what you are saying is that if I alone in a group do not "put my feet on the table," I am going to have to to

by chris lasonde - SN Board of Directors