the case for or against ramps to make roller aces possible

[ThrowinGhost]

I've heard of a few roller aces at Delaveaga in Santa Cruz, but that's because there are tons of roots out there that work like ramps for the discs. Barsby aced one of the hardest holes out there at 2011 worlds I think. Just hit a root right before and jumped in.

 

[ThrowinGhost]

It was actually the 2012 Master's Cup that he aced ^^^^ it's all a blur lol

 

[Emoney]

If its a natural ramp, i like the idea. Build a little mound of dirt up one side of the bucket

 

[bradharris]

I think we should also begin to introduce the mando loopty-loop for rollers. And no course is complete without a spinning windmill that you must throw through.

 

[wake_rider]

Artificial rams are a definite and resounding NO. However, using the earth around to create angulations leading to the basket that could put the perfect roll into the chains is a cool idea. As stated before, hole 3 at N.E. Lions in Norman has a perfect slope up towards the basket that will shoot a perfectly thrown roller at the basket, and really this is the only way I can see an ace happening on this hole; there's just not another direct way to get chains height coming out of the valley. To get a throw to the basket you have to stay low and out of the trees and, unless you were to get some kind of unlikely skip, the only way to get back uphill and chains height is to ramp up off the hill that leads back up to the basket.

 

[wake_rider]

Having natural lumps and mounds just blends in with the landscape and doesn't seem cheesy. Having bmx ramps near the basket just seems kitschy and cheap looking. Plus, if you're not a disc golfer, those mounds and humps would be nothng more than just that: mounds and humps. To the discer, they'd present an entirely new set of challenges and opportunities.

 

[Dthunderchicken]

should we put ramps in front of baskets to allow for roller aces?

NO!

 

[anathematize]

Blue Ribbon Pines has a basket that is kind of dug into a hole so the chains are basically level with the ground around the green. There is a log worked into the landscaping that is a perfect natural ramp for a roller ace. I don't think something like this is too artificial or unnatural. Plus, it would be one hell of a shot to see!

 

[Stoneberg]

Blue Ribbon Pines has a basket that is kind of dug into a hole so the chains are basically level with the ground around the green. There is a log worked into the landscaping that is a perfect natural ramp for a roller ace. I don't think something like this is too artificial or unnatural. Plus, it would be one hell of a shot to see!

On the clash DVD Timmy Gill said that Barsby's roller ace is the reason this hole is constructed as such. That being said I still think it'd be dam near impossible seeing as the fairway is pretty littered with trees and isn't the most roller conducive to begin with.

 

[HiFi]

If we want to keep disc golf associated with things like mini golf or bean bags then by all means add ramps in front of baskets. Also the only players allowed on the course will be those wearing tye-dyes and white guys with dreadlocks.

 

[S.Cann]

Taking advantage of the natural terrain that would make a roller ace possible....cool.

Actually making artificial ramps to accommodate this....lame.

This!

 

[Pete Kenny]

Mark this as the first time Kentwood has been brought up in a legit disc golf discussion. Ever.


<3 that ****ty chucker course. I played my first rounds there.

Get ready for more. One of my first tourneys was in Raleigh 20-25 years ago and Kentwood was one of the courses used.

Hole 2 tee was in a longer than usual location and as I was putting out on hole 1 I watched a guy, I believe Johnny Sias, throw the first roller I had ever seen. It rolled true and hit the exposed roots and deflected up for the first ace I have ever seen.

Forget trying it on hole 18, go to number 2

 

[BogeyNoMore]

If you need a ramp to get an ace on a roller, it's not an ace. Let's say a hole has a straight approach that beaks off sharply to a well tucked basket , such that it's tough to throw a shot that straight and turn so hard at the end. How about if I needed to use the ramp horizontally to guide my straight shot towards the basket. Ace, right?


gimmick - fun for certain events, but not as a serious part of the game.

Or, bury the baskets flush with the ground (à la Flyboy #22) to give rollers a legit chance.

 

[Streets]

What's next, mini windmills and clown heads where you have to throw through the mouth?

 

[ohtobediscing]

:thmbdown: Against
#1. This isn't BMX/X-Games.
#2. This isn't goofy golf.
#3. Don't create threads when you're drunk. Not everyone, just you. So far.

 

[zenbot]

What's next, mini windmills and clown heads where you have to throw through the mouth?

I would prefer an animatronic Abe Lincoln that continuously places his stovepipe hat on his head and then off of it.

Needless to say the basket is right behind where his hat would be in the "on" position.

 

[nolangherity]

i wonder, why even throw round discs if i cant get a roller ace?

 

[zenbot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niHO_qVF8fQ

Here's a video from a few years back when we had access to an empty warehouse to golf in all winter. One of the holes had a ramp in front of the basket, the first shot in the video shows a ramp ace. Good times.

I think I was a little bit smarter before I watched that.

 

[ohtobediscing]

^^^Ooof. Thankfully I didn't---I've got no brain cells to spare. :\

 

[chrishysell]

just pick a root on a nearby tree and hit it properly and it will jump in. I've called it and done it. No luck involved if you know what you are doing.