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How long did it take to get your 1st ACE?
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ntermind
Newbie
About a month. It was all luck though 
I just let her sail and heard chains
I just let her sail and heard chains
1 Year and 1 pole hit, no aces
kevinmzane
Eagle Member
Got my first ace today.... a little over 2 years.
exactly 2 yrs
started on sep 8th 2008
aced on sep 8th 2010
started on sep 8th 2008
aced on sep 8th 2010
hendersondayton
Eagle Member
Still waiting! Dang It! Several Close ones though!
Stetz1010
Eagle Member
I've been playing for a little over a year and a half and got my first, and second, this summer. First one I threw a clear CryZtal Challenger, heard chains, but didn't see it drop in so I thought it spit out, when I got to the basket there it was laying there. Second one was with a group of about 5 and they all went nuts b/c it was the first ace they had witnessed live, I was pretty physched too. My buddy is convinced he'll never ace, so he just plays for birdies lol
Caldwell5161
Par Member
I started playing disc golf in March of 09. I didn't hit my first ace until June 5th 2010. I then got my second ace shortly thereafter on June 27th in the June Monthly tournament at Sedgley Woods and that paid me out a healthy $170.
2 Years and then hit 4 in 4 months.
agent_peebody
* Ace Member *
1 throw
Ordered Chaos
Bogey Member
About 5 months. Havent had one since.
Smigles
* Ace Member *
5 months. The ace was on a 240 foot hole on my training course.
TheWCG
* Ace Member *
Got one last weekend on hole 8 at the Highbridge Gold course. For a second, I thought it might not go in...
ian.
*Legalize It*
1.3 years and counting...had many hit basket or hit chains..even some that hit Chains..then basket..and then ground :wall: but i can feel it coming it wont be long :thmbup:
Caldwell5161
Par Member
Someone once told me, when you least expect it you will ace. And my god it's true. All three of my aces I was completely relaxed just thinking about parking the hole. Every time I call out an Ace or think about it in my head I usually chuck it into the closest tree possible.
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
I started playing in 2005 but did not take it seriously until 2007. Hit my first ever ace in June 2008, nice 310 footer with a FLX Surge (Hole 5, Bassett Creek). At the time I intended to throw that way but I have never been able to duplicate that line ever again, nor do I want to because I throw completely different now. Since then, all aces included I am up to 16. However, 13 of those have come in solo rounds where I have snuck out and tried to squeeze in a quick round before I had to be somewhere. I have a ton of these rounds compared to the time I spend with people. I say I play about six to ten rounds alone to every one round I am with someone, so naturally my ace ratio is a little skewed.
I have hit two during our amateur league play, but since they were considered matches and not events, no money was on the line. I hit a third non solo ace during a casual round with a group of six back this June. That was a sweet week, having hit two earlier in the week during warm-up rounds before a big tournament (which of course I got no where near the basket during the actual tournament).
The amount of times I have hit chains and not stuck is frustratingly high, and the number of times I have nailed the top of the basket or the cage is more than I can count on my fingers and toes. Since I have started keeping track of my rounds here on the scorebook, I have played over 800 holes since June. Those are just the recorded rounds. I am sure that I play 1 to 1.5 rounds of warm up and fun for every recorded round. Chances are that I am going to blindly hit one or two every once in a great while.
Yet they always seem to come in bunches. I had two in September 2008 that were within a week of each other, the same disc, the same hole (Hole 9 at Plymouth Creek). As I mentioned already, this June I had three in the same week, one at Acorn and two at Blue Ribbon Pines. Assuming I will make more in my lifetime (most holes I play in the area are from 280 to 330 feet, and with 400 foot power I know I have many opportunities for ace runs), going almost a year without one seems like painful drought. Then I realize how badly I am bragging/ complaining and just need to shut up about the matter and work on parking it under the basket for an easy birdie instead of shooting by the basket by 40 to 50 feet because of a failed ace run.
I have hit two during our amateur league play, but since they were considered matches and not events, no money was on the line. I hit a third non solo ace during a casual round with a group of six back this June. That was a sweet week, having hit two earlier in the week during warm-up rounds before a big tournament (which of course I got no where near the basket during the actual tournament).
The amount of times I have hit chains and not stuck is frustratingly high, and the number of times I have nailed the top of the basket or the cage is more than I can count on my fingers and toes. Since I have started keeping track of my rounds here on the scorebook, I have played over 800 holes since June. Those are just the recorded rounds. I am sure that I play 1 to 1.5 rounds of warm up and fun for every recorded round. Chances are that I am going to blindly hit one or two every once in a great while.
Yet they always seem to come in bunches. I had two in September 2008 that were within a week of each other, the same disc, the same hole (Hole 9 at Plymouth Creek). As I mentioned already, this June I had three in the same week, one at Acorn and two at Blue Ribbon Pines. Assuming I will make more in my lifetime (most holes I play in the area are from 280 to 330 feet, and with 400 foot power I know I have many opportunities for ace runs), going almost a year without one seems like painful drought. Then I realize how badly I am bragging/ complaining and just need to shut up about the matter and work on parking it under the basket for an easy birdie instead of shooting by the basket by 40 to 50 feet because of a failed ace run.
