Recent content by thetomswift

4.00 star(s) A Great Course I may not be critical enough for this site, but I can't understand why this course doesn't have a higher rating. I had an absolutely great time, found myself consistently challenged and would play it again and again if I lived nearby. Pros - Great location, great scenery and a...

Hey Mike: I was just out your way and wanted you to know that Cedar Glades in Hot Springs was just fantastic. I'm gonna post a review of it soon, but if you're up that way, you should absolutely check it out. Like you, I'm a newbie, and I have to say, it's the best course I've played since I...

largely curving to the left. But, had a better day yesterday with control. The Daedalus really started to perform, but I lost my stratus, which sucks! I'm going to keep toying with discs for distance but as you point out, the real work needs to occur on my approaches and putting.

And thanks for the suggestions. I will look into all of them. (A dude can go broke buying all these damn discs!!)

Flight Path "Describe the flight path if you don't mind. These are max distance drivers that do better in open fairways where you're not really trying to park it, you just want a chance at a high percentage par or low percentage birdie. When thrown with no wind, and enough power, they will...

Follow Up So - thanks again for the tips, which have been appreciated. I tried out several of the new discs today and this is what I found. The zephyr was most like my old ultimate discs. I didn't get a lot of distance, but got a lot of accuracy. Will likely use it for mid-range. The best...

Discs Bought So - just received my slew of discs from this thread: Comet, Daedelus, Katana. I'll report back, after practice this weekend. Thanks for the help and support. T

And, do we have handicaps? I'm a newbie and promise to stop asking questions as soon as possible. But, now that i'm accumulating scores, is there some way to begin setting a handicap? Do we have those? (Handicaps?) And, is there some way to start logging your scores so you get a rating (or...

My response . . . . Sounds about right, I have a few buds who chunk an ultimate / freestyle disc before a round and they can't really get past the 200ft mark without really worrying about height , release angle (strong hyzer!!), etc. Distance of 270 with a typical distance of 250 is really not...

I didn't use landscapers tape. I just walked it off, so these are general distances.

4.00 star(s) A Great Little Course!! Lovely location. Easy layout to understand. (Pay attention on 7 and 8. On seven, they have changed the basket and it's a much longer hole. And, 8 goes UP the hill, not across. Doh!) Lots of challenging holes. When I was there, I didn't see another golfer until the...

Distance So - I went out today and played a little, and did some general distance measurements. Using an Ultimate and a Freestyle (175 grams & 140 grams), I threw between 195 and 225 feet, usually throwing farther on the lighter disc, but not always. Average was 210. Using a driver and...

Pretty far, but I've never measured it. (Maybe I'll do that this weekend.) I can throw the disc golf discs farther - but I just don't have the accuracy. Thanks to all other comments. Helpful.

I started playing disc golf forty years ago - when there were no baskets (only objects) and no specialized discs. I just got back into this recently, and here's my question: Is there a requirement that you use the normal discs, made for disc golf, or is it okay if I bring my old...

3.00 star(s) I liked it, but . . . . Hey - it's Sutton's Bay, and it's the only course on the Leelanau Peninsula. So, I think this is a pretty good course. I found lots of variations of shots, and lots of open play, which I like because it allows you to bomb shots. Given the few courses up this way, and...