Hi all, I have been working on my backyard course for about a year now. I have 20 shots and 10 baskets on 5 acres of land. I am planning on about 25 holes or so all together and will be adding on with 9 mini DG baskets. Here's a couple of shots of the DIY mini basket I made; will post more course shots when I get a chance.
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- Thread starter Mako8
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Gorgeous.
Curtis_Valk
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Good looking baskets. Land looks good for DG as well.
Love the mini baskets. An idea I've had for a while that I would like to eventually incorporate into my backyard course is to use mini baskets as tee markers. You could play from where you make your putt on the 'real' dg course to the mini basket at the next tee.
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That's a pretty cool idea. I've already got one mini basket to start.
Agreed---cool idea---at least on a course where the transitions are open enough to be playable. How durable are mini-baskets, left out in the weather?
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I haven't left mine outside at all yet. I have the DGA mini basket and according to the DGA site the basket has a Gold iridite finish to prevent tarnish or rust. No idea how long that would last though.
I built mine out of galvanized wire and enamel painted wood; I believe it will last a long time in the weather. Time will tell as I am placing them out now.
I really like the idea; this could make for some challenging mini shots. I hope to have 9 holes as an extension of the real DG course; you play through the 27 holes and when you hole out on 27 you proceed to the next tee but that is the first tee for the mini DG course. How far would say is good for a mini DG shot? 70 to 100 feet seemed god to me.
