Recent content by bruce_brakel

I saw a headline today that Jessie Smollett googled his name 50 times after that bit of performance art he put on, so I googled my name and found this thread. It gave me a warm feeling that I'm remembered for coining "Am Scam." If you will remember me, please also remember me (and the Minnesota...

There is another self-called sport that has a rule that goes something like this: The player shall compete in such a manner that the other players can verify compliance with the rules. Under that rule, if something happens so fast that you'd need slow motion to know that the player wasn't...

The rule can be fixed using language like what is used in the rules of golf for addressing the ball. You are not allowed to touch the ball before hitting it. But, the burden is on the player to clearly follow the rule: "Unless it is known or virtually certain that the player did not cause his...

Mr. Glide: With only 6 courses will there be fewer pools and fewer players than this year? Looking forward to playing if my elbow wants to play.

gol Cards showing up to courses @ 8:45 for 9AM starts: For the most part the tournament is being run by volunteers who are disc golfers. So that explains a lot. Cards ... taking 1.5 hours more than all the players took to get between courses: This is a more complicated thing. They want to...

You aren't going to get nine spectacular courses in one reasonably small region. For that reason, I did not have a problem with any of the courses. There is nothing anyone could do about the rainy spring and summer. Normally the wet courses and wet holes would have been dried out by July...

Some of those lost discs looked like they had been lost for several years!

Spinski's was not just carved out, but a lot of fairways were widened shortly before the tournament. So there were those stubbly areas you get from that. The owner told me he plans on letting it grow back in.

Replying to Steve West's numerical analysis of the courses: A course can deliver a wide scoring margin, but do it by testing the same skill over and over. I heard this funny quip: "Wait, didn't we already play this hole?" "Yeah, and we'll play it twice more before we're done."

I'm the dude who dyed that Illini disc Buzz Chief uses for an avatar.

I'm the guy who dyed your avatar disc. It made me very happy to see it as your avatar. :-)

I use a brush with stencils too. I thicken my dye with liquid laundry detergent and let it dry out a little so it is about the same viscosity as paint. It mostly stays where I put it except on humid days if the dehumidifier isn't running.

1. Sign vinyl tends to leave a residue that is difficult to remove. Automotive masking vinyl removes clean. I use the automotive. 2. Fixed and swivel both work fine. I've used both. 3. If you can cut the vinyl without cutting the paper, that works best, but I cannot do that by hand...

Chuck Kennedy, Larry Labond, et al.: We (everyone whose entry fee I'm paying for) appreciate the advance information. It gives us the hope that this Am Worlds will be well run and worth the entry fee.

Funniest post I've seen in a while. I was reading this thread to see what the issues were. The PDGA Board was discussing how this tournament was an embarrassment to the org and what to do in the future. So they've heard the complaints. I've found that good prizes make up for a poorly run...