MikeR
Bogey Member
Yesterday morning I was up early for a ski expedition in the back country. When my friend got here to pick me up, he asked if I wanted to play a round at Fir Meadows. I thought, hey, it's a great sunny morning, lets do it, even if I am a little groggy.
So hole number 1, a par 4 that's slightly uphill, reasonably long and has lots of trees with 3 narrow approaches is up first. I decide to rip a roc and lay up for a high percentage approach shot - often bird this one in this manner. Only lately I've worked on my technique and am ripping discs much more effortlessly. So the roc goes straight another 70' or so past where I'd intended to fade it and ends up closer to the pin on the furthest of the three alleys (very lucky a tree didn't knock it down). Leaves me within putting range, although looong putt. Being groggy I don't think about it, just pick up the trusty Aviar and throw it like I'm throwing a pass in Ultimate. I watch in disbelief as "ting" it hits the tonal for the first Eagle I've had on this course (possibly anyone other than the ace on one of the par 3's).
I was quite happy with that and continued my round. Pars all the way through till 9, then a couple birds resulting from my longer drives. Pick up one more bird on the very long par 5 and end up achieving my goal for the year of -5 on the course. Guess it's time to work on next year's goal.
Interestingly, coming back from the ski trip today (overnight in a snow cave we dug), we decided to play another round. My buddy picked up an Eagle on #7, a long narrow fairway that you can bird as long as you can stay dead straight (of course I can't count the number of times I've seen folks get off line and end up in the trees struggling to get back). Overall a great weekend.
So hole number 1, a par 4 that's slightly uphill, reasonably long and has lots of trees with 3 narrow approaches is up first. I decide to rip a roc and lay up for a high percentage approach shot - often bird this one in this manner. Only lately I've worked on my technique and am ripping discs much more effortlessly. So the roc goes straight another 70' or so past where I'd intended to fade it and ends up closer to the pin on the furthest of the three alleys (very lucky a tree didn't knock it down). Leaves me within putting range, although looong putt. Being groggy I don't think about it, just pick up the trusty Aviar and throw it like I'm throwing a pass in Ultimate. I watch in disbelief as "ting" it hits the tonal for the first Eagle I've had on this course (possibly anyone other than the ace on one of the par 3's).
I was quite happy with that and continued my round. Pars all the way through till 9, then a couple birds resulting from my longer drives. Pick up one more bird on the very long par 5 and end up achieving my goal for the year of -5 on the course. Guess it's time to work on next year's goal.
Interestingly, coming back from the ski trip today (overnight in a snow cave we dug), we decided to play another round. My buddy picked up an Eagle on #7, a long narrow fairway that you can bird as long as you can stay dead straight (of course I can't count the number of times I've seen folks get off line and end up in the trees struggling to get back). Overall a great weekend.
