Speedly
Birdie Member
Yeah man, I've played in storms and all. Bring a towel, understand that you're gonna shoot a higher score, and have some friggin' fun!
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Rainy day golf
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Jeasy13
Par Member
I (as well as a few other members on this forum) played DD Cedar Hill Chill this year in early February. Second round was mid 40's, rained about 2", didn't stop raining the entire round. This was my second sanctioned tournament, so of course I was dressed in jeans, a hoodie, and a fleece jacket. I had no rain gear, no umbrella, no waterproof shoes, nothing.I stuck it out because I HATE quitting anything. It was the only round of disc golf I've ever played that i thought "I just want this round to be over." I shot a 62 first round before it started raining(1 stroke off the lead in ma3) and shot an 80 the second round. I had to play A LOT of santioned rounds to get that 763 off my ratings.Now if there's even the slightest chance of rain, I come fully prepared.
As far as strategy goes, if I'm ever in the spot where I'm out of dry towels and have no chance at keeping my hand/discs dry, I pull out my trusty soft magnet and use nothing but that. It's cool throwing your putter and watching people try and rip their Z plastic drivers.
As far as the PDGA cancelling/posponing an event, That's up to the TD.
I have a bag of nothing but medium x-link Vibram discs that I use for wet and cold conditions. The rubber doesn't lose its grip as much as plastic does.
Water won't hurt you. Have fun.
Water won't hurt you. Have fun.
Well he wasn't in my part of Kansas. We Had heatwave Hannah here instead.
Glad I went to play Pratt yesterday.
I tried to throw only my vibrams, and they were slightly better. Scarp, you were lucky. Sir Isaac was not a friendly visitor.
karottop420
Par Member
I live in new Orleans. It rains just about everyday here in the summers. Like others have said bring a few extra towels and keep a change of clothes in the car. At our last tourney it was raining and we were more prepared then most of the others.
Played in Isaac myself Saturday in the OSO.. It was a mean first round everything was wet.. I did find I really liked the grip on my med, Vibram Ridge putter compared to the plastic.. I dug out my med. Trak for driving helped a little.. I improved 11 stokes in the second round for a second place Tie, out of the lead by 1... All in all I had blast I learned some stuff about playing in the wet and will use that to my advantage next time in the rain.. Roc on !!
prhodes
Birdie Member
No he was not. I was going to play in this tournament, but unfortunately I had to take the ACT, not my favorite way to spend a Saturday.
agibson
Eagle Member
I _tried_ to play in Isaac remnants in Valparaiso on Saturday. But, it seems that the storm didn't quite get as far north as us. We only got about half an inch Saturday morning, maybe a bit more Saturday night.
So, I was prepared to play in the rain Saturday afternoon, but got bupkis.
The ground was wet, but I had more problems with slick tee pads (noticeable!) than with wet discs - my towel held out.
My first tournament it poured on the second round for a solid 25 minutes. It was a tad miserable but I remember one guy in my group said that when it rains he is first out the door to get some practice in the rain for whenever it rains at a tournament. He played well in that round also.
Same here :thmbup:
Deaf Leopard
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Here is another,
And another,
and another,
and yet another
and mine... http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69112
Enjoy! The other guy linked all those and I learned to do this from that other guy
pacanova
Birdie Member
I actually enjoy throwing in the rain. I usually have the course all to myself. It gives me a chance to practice in different conditions. If I get stuck in a tourney in the rain, I'll know exactly what adjustments to make and what equipment to bring.
foo_g
Birdie Member
This one
Here is another,
And another,
and another,
and yet another
and mine... http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69112
Enjoy! The other guy linked all those and I learned to do this from that other guy
I'm pretty sure that this is a revived thread to begin with, but ...thanks? ...or good try? :\
The ACT is just about the worst way to spend a Saturday
Even disc golfing in a hurricane is better than the ACT...
Yup fail prerube is fail. Next time I think he should look at the original post of the revival before starting the prerube
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