Holes in a DAy Record Attempt

[djschnabel]

Here's their planned route (starting lower-left) through 559 holes (they played 500). This tracked perfectly with their facebook posts through 157, but then things didn't match up. I will update after they post a list of the actual courses played.

****PLAN (not actual)****
course holes total
Lions 1 18 18
Staring 9 27
Hennepein Tech (Eden Prairie) 9 36
Bryant Lake 18 54
Hyland Ski 27 81
Rosland 9 90
Moir 9 99
Red Oak 10 109
Alimagnet Lake 12 121
Brockway 9 130
Northview 9 139
Fort Snelling 18 157
Wabun 9 166
Highland 9 175
Garlough 9 184
Kaposia 26 210
The Valley 18 228
Oakwood 18 246
Lakewood 18 264
Acorn 18 282
Bethel 12 294
Hansen 12 306
Fridley 9 315
Wirth 18 333
Bassett 15 348
Sunnyside 9 357
Zachary 9 366
Plymouth 12 378
Elm Creek 18 396
Hennepin Tech (Brooklyn Park) 9 405
Central Park 9 414
Abundant Life 7 421
Ham Lake 18 439
Family of Christ 9 448
Blue Ribbon Pines 27 475
Vision Quest 18 493
Oak Grove 9 502
Twin Lakes 9 511
Lions 3 9 520
Zimmerman 18 538
Riebbe 9 547
Springvale 12 559

After looking at options such as terrain, distance, proximity to other courses and ability to play quickly, we didn't play Lakewood, Bethel, Plymouth Creek, Elm Creek, Abundant Life, Family of Christ, or Springvale. We added Eagles Edge in the middle, Cambridge City Park and Isanti Middle School at the end.

500 holes (yes, each :|), Mikes pedometer said 59 miles, 280 miles traveled in the car (I'll check time driving in a bit), ready golf like Steve West said, and I know Mike took a jumper (or two, or three).

We'll have more stats when Mike wakes up in a bit. I don't know why the f@#$@$K I'm awake right now.

At the end, I could only throw my driver about 60% of normal, 250ish when max consistent distance is 375 or so.

3 aces in first 4 courses (Mike 2, Dan 1). Mike aced 9 at Staring lake, 4 at Hennepin Tech Eden Prairie, and I aced 13 at Bryant. Mike spit through chains on a skip shot at Alimagnet #2, and I crashed chains hard at Rosland #9 and Red Oak #6.

Mike hit metal on hole 1 at Isanti Middle School, our last course played(post, but still metal). It's a 300ish foot hole. Incredible.

 

[grodney]

After looking at options such as terrain, distance, proximity to other courses and ability to play quickly, we didn't play Lakewood, Bethel, Plymouth Creek, Elm Creek, Abundant Life, Family of Christ, or Springvale. We added Eagles Edge in the middle, Cambridge City Park and Isanti Middle School at the end.

Thanks. I think these maps are close.

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Courses (DGCR holes says 498, or I typed something wrong, either way I'm not quite right):
course holes total
Lions 1 18 18
Staring 9 27
Hennepein Tech (Eden Prairie) 9 36
Bryant Lake 18 54
Hyland Ski 27 81
Rosland 9 90
Moir 9 99
Red Oak 10 109
Alimagnet Lake 12 121
Brockway 9 130
Northview 9 139
Fort Snelling 18 157
Wabun 9 166
Highland 9 175
Garlough 9 184
Kaposia 26 210
The Valley 18 228
Oakwood 18 246
Acorn 18 264
Hansen 12 276
Fridley 9 285
Wirth 18 303
Bassett 15 318
Sunnyside 9 327
Zachary 9 336
Hennepin Tech (Brooklyn Park) 9 345
Eagle's Edge 9 498
Central Park 9 363
Ham Lake 18 381
Blue Ribbon Pines 27 408
Vision Quest 18 426
Oak Grove 9 435
Twin Lakes 9 444
Lions 3 9 453
Zimmerman 18 471
Riebbe 9 480
City 9 489
Isanti 9 498

 

[scarpfish]

Route planning is key when doing something like this, namely minimizing the amount of driving time, avoiding work zones, avoiding popular courses at peak hours.

I was supposed to do half of this feat a couple of weeks ago, but didn't have time. Kind of cool to see not one, but two guys pull this off.

 

[djschnabel]

Thanks. I think these maps are close.

Zoomed out:

Zoomed in:

Courses (DGCR holes says 498, or I typed something wrong, either way I'm not quite right):
course holes total
Lions 1 18 18
Staring 9 27
Hennepein Tech (Eden Prairie) 9 36
Bryant Lake 18 54
Hyland Ski 27 81
Rosland 9 90
Moir 9 99
Red Oak 10 109
Alimagnet Lake 12 121
Brockway 9 130
Northview 9 139
Fort Snelling 18 157
Wabun 9 166
Highland 9 175
Garlough 9 184
Kaposia 26 210
The Valley 18 228
Oakwood 18 246
Acorn 18 264
Hansen 12 276
Fridley 9 285
Wirth 18 303
Bassett 15 318
Sunnyside 9 327
Zachary 9 336
Hennepin Tech (Brooklyn Park) 9 345
Eagle's Edge 9 498
Central Park 9 363
Ham Lake 18 381
Blue Ribbon Pines 27 408
Vision Quest 18 426
Oak Grove 9 435
Twin Lakes 9 444
Lions 3 9 453
Zimmerman 18 471
Riebbe 9 480
City 9 489
Isanti 9 498

Fridley also has 9 holes at the high school which we played; at Riebbe, we played 1,2,3,8,9; Isanti we played 1,2,3,7,8,9

 

[djschnabel]

Route planning is key when doing something like this, namely minimizing the amount of driving time, avoiding work zones, avoiding popular courses at peak hours.

I was supposed to do half of this feat a couple of weeks ago, but didn't have time. Kind of cool to see not one, but two guys pull this off.

Steve West had created a map to accomplish what we did a few times, 3,4,5+ years ago, and he's adapted the route probably each year since so we were ready when we found the right time. Without the proper planning, we would have spent too much time in the car. We played all of these courses, and only drove 280 miles, due to his help.

 

[djschnabel]

For anyone curious who didn't follow the event page I had going on Facebook, Dan Schnabel and I broke the World Record for the Most Distinct Disc Golf Holes played in 24 hours. The previous record was set in 2004 at 380 holes played for the day over 31 courses. On Thursday and Friday from 4:53 a.m. to 3:13 a.m., Dan and I played 500 holes over 40 courses. The original record was set in Daylight hours, during daylight hours, Dan and I played 417 holes, also besting that mark. Here's a statistical breakdown, as well as a few shout-outs to some key people who helped make this happen:
All right, sorry it took more than a day to get something posted about the numbers of the event, yesterday was quite a long day. So for those curious, here are some statistics about the event. I was able to keep score for every round by wearing a runner's armband, keeping UDisc open on my phone with the autolock turned off. My phone also kept our pedometer tally throughout the attempt.
Courses played and stats:
1. Lions I 18 holes Mike - (-9, 9 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
2. Staring Lake 9 holes Mike (-5, 4 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 9) Dan (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
3. Hennepin Tech Eden Prairie 9 holes Mike (-6, 5 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 4) Dan (E 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
4 Bryant Lake 18 holes Mike (-12, 12 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-6, 5 birdies, 1 bogey, ace hole 13)
5 Hyland Ski and Snowboard 18 holes Mike (-2, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (+6, 2 birdies, 6 bogeys)
6 Hyland Ski and Snowboard 9 holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
7 Rosland Park 9 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys)
8 Moir Park 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
9 Red Oak 10 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (+1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey, 1 Dbl Bogey)
10 Alimagnet 12 Holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 3 birdies, 1 bogey)
11 Brockway 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys)
12 Northview 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys)
13. Ft. Snelling 18 holes Mike (-8, 10 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (-3, 5 birdies, 2 bogeys)
14. Wabun Picnic Area 9 holes Mike (-7, 7 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-8, 8 birdies, 0 bogeys)
15. Highland 9 holes Mike (-5, 6 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 3 birdies, 2 bogeys)
16. Garlough 9 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey)
17. Kaposia 26 holes Mike (E, 5 birdies, 5 bogeys) Dan (+12, 3 birdies, 11 bogeys, 1 Quad, 1 Triple)
18. The Valley 18 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (+4, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, 2 Dbls, 1 Triple)
19. Oakwood 18 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (+1, 6 birdies, 3 bogeys, 2 Dbls)
20. Acorn 18 holes Mike (-8, 9 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (E, 6 birdies, 4 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
21. Hansen 12 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (E, 3 birdies, 3 bogeys)
22. Fridley Middle School 9 holes Mike (-6, 6 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-5, 6 birdies, 1 bogey)
23. Fridley High School 9 holes Mike (-7, 7 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys)
24. Wirth par 3 18 holes Mike (-13, 13 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-5, 8 birdies, 3 bogeys)
25. Bassett Creek 15 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (-3, 4 birdies, 1 bogey)
26. Sunnyside 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey)
27. Zachary Playfield 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
28. Hennepin Tech Brooklyn Park 9 holes Mike (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys)
29. Eagles Edge 9 holes Mike (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-1, 1 birdie, 0 bogeys)
30. Central Park 9 holes Mike (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 2 birdies, 1 bogey)
31. Ham Lake 18 holes Mike (-5, 5 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 3 birdies, 1 bogey) - 381 Holes at hole 9 of the course. Record Broken. This is the picture of Dan and I together at the basket.
32. Blue Ribbon Pines 27 Holes Mike (-5, 8 birdies, 3 bogeys) Dan (+6, 2 birdies, 6 bogeys, 1 Dbl) - holed out at 9:40, end civil twilight
33. VisionQuest 18 holes (beginning of night golf) Mike (+3, 3 birdies, 7 bogeys), Dan (+11, 2 birdies, 7 bogeys, 3 Dbls)
34. Oak Grove 9 holes Mike (E, 1 birdie, 1 bogey) Dan (-1, 3 birdies, 2 bogeys)
35. Twin Lakes 9 holes Mike (-1, 2 holes 1 bogey) Dan (+3, 0 birdies, 0 bogeys, 1 Triple)
36. Lions Park III 9 holes Mike (-2, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (E, 2 birdies, 2 bogeys)
37. Zimmerman 18 holes Mike (-4, 6 birdies, 2 bogeys) Dan (E, 4 birdies, 2 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
38. Riebbe Park 9 holes (played holes 1-3, 8, 9) Mike (E, 2 birdies, 0 bogeys, 1 Dbl) Dan (+3, 1 birdie, 2 bogeys, 1 Dbl)
39. City Park DGC 9 holes Mike (-3, 3 birdies, 0 bogeys) Dan (-4, 4 birdies, 0 bogeys)
40. Isanti Middle School 9 holes (played holes 1-3, 7-9) Mike (-1, 1 birdie, 0 bogeys) Dan (+1, 0 birdies, 1 bogey) 500 Holes completed
Start Time - 4:53 a.m. (6/30/16)
End Time - 3:13 a.m. (7/1/16)
Total Time Elapsed 22 hours 20 minutes
Total Drive Time - 7 hours 45 minutes
Total Drive Mileage - 280 miles
Total Play Time - 14 hours 35 minutes
Average Time per hole - 1.75 minutes
Total Mileage covered on foot - 59 miles, 90,000 steps (approximately)
Total Scores - Mike, -168, Dan, -14
Birdies - Mike - 205, Dan - 123
Bogeys - Mike - 35 Dan - 72
Aces - Mike - 2 (rounds 2 and 3, 5 holes apart) Dan - 1 (round 4)
Lastly, we couldn't have done this without the help of Charlie Hutchinson who donated all of the plastic we threw in the attempt. Check out his business at Gotta Go GottaThrow, they are phenomenal.
Steve West who mapped out the route for us, and made sure we had smooth sailing throughout.
Lastly Tony Anderlie who was our main spotter during high traffic hours on the courses and made sure we could play through all the groups during play so our pace didn't slow. And Russell Bowman who was our spotter and driver during night hours. Without him we wouldn't have made it much further than 450 holes, he really pushed us forward.
Thanks to everyone who followed us and encouraged us throughout the day, it was definitely a treacherous journey. Until next time.

 

[Halcón]

Congrats to you two on this incredible record!! :clap::clap::clap:

 

[forehandfranz]

What a unique accomplishment! Props to you guys!

 

[armiller]

Wow. Very cool!

 

[juju]

Awesome!

 

[etdefender19]

Absolutely amazing!!!

I'm also impressed by the sheer number of courses in that area! You couldn't even come close to that number of holes within that distance of sunny Sacramento

 

[ssittler]

Seriously amazing!
What did you eat during/between rounds?
I have to imagine there were LOTS of fluids involved.
Did you run? Less than 2 min a hole is a crazy pace.

 

[davetherocketguy]

UMMMHMMMM...LAWDY HATH MERTHY

This is a really cool record. I thought I played a lot this weekend with a final hole count at 114 over 3 days lol.

There's just so much strategy in the logistics, endurance, and...and...AND THEY EVEN KEPT SCORE. Gray matter detonated.

 

[djschnabel]

We drank Gatorade and water. We ate tons of bananas, Clif Bars, chips, and ate lunchable sandwiches.

 

[Steve West]

Absolutely amazing!!!

I'm also impressed by the sheer number of courses in that area! You couldn't even come close to that number of holes within that distance of sunny Sacramento

We added another 18 hole course the day after they set the record.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

MNedgcca!

Ps the saying dan the man well.. This dan is THE damn man':clap:

 

[grodney]

Here's a nice write-up:
http://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2016/07/05/disc-golf-ironmen-team-break-incredible-record/

 

[Spiky]

It must be interesting to answer the question, "what did you shoot yesterday" with, "-168"!!