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Disc Golf Bo >: Scores ...... •..•... 46 Check the •ailing label on the back cover for expiration issue date. Su•mer 1988 on the label means thia will be your final isaue unlegs you renew. Please send your renewal today! If is says "co•plimentary", we hope you enjoy SPECIAL FEATURES. thia issue, and will subscribe. Gi lligan, Is That You ? ...... Chuck Custer 5 Annual Subscriptionc __ $9 U.S. (add $3 for 1st class ~aillJ __ $12 CanadaJ Disc Golf World Mourns Bob West ...... •.... John Ahart 6 __ $15 Europe, Japan 'Australia £'S .... -.- Here's my money for I wanted to write to thank Yours is certainly one of Here is my check for another another year of DGUH. you for the complimentary the finest disc publications year of DGUH. Things in was fortunate enough to win copy of DGUH. I think now available. As a newcomer Indy are going great for a sub in Memphis last spring this magazine is great for to the Pro Tour, I devour disc golf. We have formed and have enjoyed each issue the sport and the coverage every article and all the the Indy Disc Golf Club, and tremendously. I only wish was superb. My compliments results with a passion. our course is all ready for there were more disc golf to you both. Enclosed is a Disc golf is alive and the installation of the mags of this caliber on the check for a two year well in Maryland. The new other nine baskets. We are market. subscription. course in Baltimore has been holding the First Annual I work on a small I ' ve been a disc golf a big hit and we have a new newsletter "magazine" when I enthusiast for about eight Checkered Flag Open, our one in the works, just out can, between school, for the to ten years and I signed first PDGA event on June 11 side of D.C. I'll keep you Shoals Frisbee Club in myself and my son into the We hope it will be one of Florence, AL Bob West died of unknown causes~ in his sleep early Wednesday morning, May 4, 1988. His father (a positive There are a lot of tourna support to Bob always) was the last to see him alive! late ments, and we try to keep on the night before. It was Bob's last contact with our world. top of them. If you send us He was cremated shortly thereafter. Some of his ashes were a copy of the results, then you can be assured that they sprinkled around his all time favorite course here in Hunt will be reported. We are ington Beach. Bob loved the sport of disc golf. He enjoyed always in search of photos, the spirit of competition and the friends he made everywhere and appreciate hearing about he went. But most all, Bob just loved to play. He was an what made your event unique. eager golfer who played since early 1978~ as his PDGA #972 illustrates. He was an original member of the Huntington Carlton Howard is now one of Beach Higher Flyers, and was always around to help begin the hottest golfers on the ners. His favorite tournaments included our monthly here in tour. After finishing second Steve Uisecup, sho~n here at H. B., as well as the Worlds held in you know where. Bob's at Alpharetta in March, he skills did not win him any major titles, but he always Hobson Grove in BowlinQ won five in a row, with wins Green, is having a ban~er played for enjoyment rather than fame, and he succeeded. I at Durham, Raleigh, Ste personally have traveled with Bob to Hawaii! Kentucky, Char year. He ~on Bo~ling Green, phen's City, Atlanta, and picked up $1000 for his ~in lotte, and Toronto and I will miss him greatly. I know there Charlotte, before placing are many others who feel the same. I urge whoever knew Bob at Louisville over 115 other fifth at Louisville. His win pros, tied for first at Soa to write a note, send a card, or even a short letter to his at Stephen's City, came on parents to express their condolences personally. It would erset, and placed second, the fourth playoff hole, losing i playoff, at Dayton. mean more to his parents than you know. These letters can be when he canned a 40 footer, sent to: The Wests, 6601 Walton Drive, Huntington Beach, CA goad for the $350 win over terror. Multiple bogies were 92647. Death is always a tragic event, and we all deal with Hunt Hyde and Craig Gang it in our own ways. Please try to understand how his family not uncommon, as a seasoned loff. C & R Builders was a pro, such as Harvey Brandt, feels and how much it would mean to them to hear from people $500 sponsor at that event. all aver, informing them how Bob touched their lives.nr.HH took a 10 on a single hole! The best score was 17 over Defending World Champion par, 152, through 45 holes. Vanessa Chambers has not Wayne Zink won in an excit lost in the Women's Division eight-hole playoff. Enroute since placing second in Peru to his win over Joe Mela, last June. Victories this Zink hit several pressure year include Orlando, putts longer than 25 feet. Alpharetta, Huntsville, Atlanta, Louisville, Bowling Out west, no one is really Green, and Raleigh, all won dominating the scene as by at least nine throws. Randy Amann was doing a couple of years back. Mike Out in Delaware, the Brandy Williams recently added the wine Creek Classic, played Spring Fling in San Diego to on April 24, became known as go with an earlier win in "The Howling" because the Santa Cruz, a second at fierce winds made this Huntington Beach and a already tough course, a fourth at Las Vegas. Other 6 Disc Golf World Hews Suaaer 1988 Disc 6olf Mor ld News Su11er 1988 7 winners include Amann at Las Down in the Southwest, Rick In the Masters Division, Vegas, John Ahart at Hunt Richardson has two victories Rick Voakes won Memphis, ington Beach, Geoff Lissaman in Tulsa and one in Austin, Bowling Green, St Louis, at the Wintertime Open, and and took second at The Colo, Somerset, and Columbia. Terry Thiele at Scottsdale. ny. Paula Eckiwardy won the Royce Racinowski won Atlanta Sammy Ferrans, where are two Tulsa events and one in and Raleigh. Out west, you? Tita Ugalde and Anni Lawton, Oklahoma. Other Snapper Pierson won the Kreml still dominate the winners include Eric Marx, Masters Cup and San Diego. Women's Division but Clint McClellan and Johnny Kimberly Tangorra and Rhonda McClellan. Stupendous disc golf Dusich have been playing stoppers: Western Canadian well this year. 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(714) 522-2202 For more information: Call Slate Paul at 513-256-0007. 8 Disc Golf ~or ld He-.s Sutter 1988 Disc Golf Nor ld He-.s Sutur 1988 9 HOSFELD'S FRONT & BACK NINE by Gregg Hosfeld There are 300-400 disc golf courses throughout the world and as of this writing, Gregg Hosfeld, the reigning Disc Golf Horld Chaapion, has played 148 of thea. This is surpassed only by course designer John David, who claias upNard of 170. Hosfeld has just cotpiled a list of his aost and least favorite courses throughout the U.S. and Canada. If your favorite course has been otitted, chances are he hasn't gotten to it yet. And though we didn't actually ask for this article, we're printing it at the risk of angering players whose hote course happens to appear on the back nine • •• It's your fault, Gregg. THE FRONT NIH£ (favorite> ROCKLEDGE DISC GOLF COURSE, Rockledge, FL--An amazingly compact 18-holer, which over the years had been called a jungle, a snake pit, a swamp, a sand pit •.• and those were SEE the printable quotes. All of which were true at one time or another. But in its last few years, with help from a lot of AMAZING locals, it was cleared and manicured into a course that I FRISBEES was all too happy to pay to play ••. So they closed it! Should I take that personally? KITES BOOMERANGS LA HIRADA REGIONAL PARK, La Hirada, CA--My former disdain HACKY SACKS for this course was, naturally, in direct proportion to my poor showings. When my birdies started to increase, so did my appreciation. I started to take notice of how well manicured it always stayed, the varying terrain (not intended to be an earthquake reference), the two to four pin placements per hole, the club house, and the addition of a new back nine (bringing it to 27). This one belongs on everyone's front nine. RED RIVER DISC GOLF COURSE, Shreveport, LA--While motoring to and from tourneys, we've all caught ourselves musing at "what a great golf course we could make out of THAT piece of land over there". It would seem that that is precisely what some Louisiana boys did, but with a minor twist .•• 27 fairly lengthy holes (measured in yards) set in the median strip of CLYDE FANT PARKWAY~ Complete with powerful overhead lights for 24 hour enjoyment~ Finally a place to play night golf for those of us too wimpy to throw Midnight Flyers. 10 Disc Golf World Htws Su11er 1988 Disc 6olf Mor ld Hews Su11er 1988 11 UHIVERSITr OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE CAHPUS -- It' s not even a pole hole course, but ya know what? It just doesn't matter! There are two different 18-hole courses (lamp posts) set on the beautiful UCI campus--very pretty and very challenging. However, it is entirely possible that the massive amount of "Bettys" wandering the campus had some influential effects on this decision ... NAH!! BROUH DEER PARK, Hi1Naukee 1 UI--Long, short, lefts, rights, tight woods, open fields, a lot of grass, a bit of dirt, blind holes, split routes, teasers, taunters, straight alleys, snaked fairways, plus a mando. What more do you want? Fantastic For Putting Practice HISSISSIHEUA RESERVOIRf Peru, IN--Of Peru's three challeng ing disc golf courses, Mississinewa Reservoir stands out And Backyard Games! from the rest. A spacious park with rolling hills and some thick woods. Though there are plenty of deuce possibilities, you will never step up td the tee and say "This hole ' s a gimme". Eleven of the 18 are over 300 feet, and if you go • Regulation Si ze. through the course in the summer and again in the autumn, it • GALVANIZED for permanent protection. plays like two different courses. In fact, ~two • Completely portable. Weighs just 30 lbs. different courses! Each tee now has two color-coded pin • Has the same catching ability as the D.G.A. single placements, making it impossible to dislike this course, try chain Pole - Hole ~ though you may. V4" WELDED STEEL parts include upper w1re assembly, cha1n and counter we1ght, lower wire bas ket assembly, 5 ' pole VOLLRATH PARK, Sheboyganf UI--This is a fun ky little pitch screws 1nto a 2' x 2' outdoor, painted, 5/8" plywood base . and putt course tightly woven through a patch of woods, a ravine, grassy hills and a few pleasant surprises all set on All for just $129 •9 5 DELIVERED U.S.A. the shore of Lake Michigan. Go into this one with an open mind and by hole 118, you ' ll find that no matter how many types of discs you've stacked up, it's how many types of throws you've mastered that counts. It's goofy, but fun. L1censed D.G.A. Pole-Hole RIVERSIDE PARK, Hammond, IH--It's a no frills course with no P.D G.A. Approved tee pads and home made pole holes. With the exception of a few cramped holes called "deuce alley", the course utilizes Pole Hole' has been fu ll y tested and enthusiastica ll y rece1ved by the Disc Golf"· sports world. the land to its full potential. And I may be wrong, but Used 1n P.D G A. tournaments. Currently bemg played on the ca mpuses of the Un iversity of Central Flonda and Southwest Texas State University. Played on at youth ca mps throughout the isn't that what a course design is supposed to do? country. Great for 1ndoor play in the school gym. V1sa of MasterCard accepted; 1nclude card number and expiratiO n date w1th order. SOUTHERN TECH, Harietta, GA--Though it had clay tee Allow 2 weeks del1very. hopes; scarce roller opportunities and was nearly as pine packed as "Falling Bark" Park It was in August of 1985 that Steve Alpern and Norm Eckstein proposed that the city of Baltimore buy a disc golf course. The key to the proposal was that the Freestate ~lyers, the local club, would pay $1000 if the City would p1ck up .the $9 000 balance. The City was interested and several s1tes we;e examined before they literally stumbled onto Druid Hill Park. One section of this large park--with rolling hills an d many trees some over 100 years old--was not being used. An ally in th~ Parks Department led them through the politics of presentation and a course at Druid HI~l wa~ approved. It was installed within ten days of its arr1val 1n November of 1986. The City maintains the course, and has since added WENDY'S DISC GOLF PARK alternate placements for each hole. Oh yeah, a w~rd about the picture accompanying this article. After buytng th~ Wichita , Kansas is the site of Wendy's first Disc Golf Park. course, the City told the club, use your $1000 for a stgn. Located in Riverside Park, the course was pursued and paid It went up in the Spring of 1987. for by IPM, Inc., of Wichita, owners of several Wendy's. It was over two years ago that Mark Jennings approached the The Baltimore disc golf story continues. Hungry and thirsty Wichita River Festival committee about getting some frisbe golfers often visit the adjacent Hardee's. Steve approached events tied in with that annual event. About a y ar later, them about sponsorship. It so happens that the owner, Bill Jennings heard from Teresa Briggs, who worked for Spangl s, Lamb, had always wanted to sponsor something in the Park an d a local restaurant that was interested in sponsoring a di c had rejected a swimming pool as too expensive. He found di sc golf course. This did not happen, but Briggs proposed the golf much more to his liking. His initial involv~ment . was idea when she began working for Wendy's . The course, adding $1800 to last year's Maryland State Champ1onsh1ps. designed by Stan Korth, was open by April 1 of this y ar. This year, the regional division of Hardee's is sponso~in g Now, with 12 radio spots daily on sponsoring radio st tion disc golf in Baltimore on both the amateur and ~rofess1on ~l KKRD-FM, and monthly tournaments giving away $1700 in priz s levels. A Disc Golf Day, familiarizing the publ1c about d1sc in many divisions, disc golf is off to a booming start. On golf, was held on June 11. The first 100 participants g~t May 15, the 1st Annual River Festival Tournament dr w premium Aviars. The Hardee's Open was held on June 12 wtt h total of 133 players. Winners in the several division $1250 added to the purse. In July, there will be a Hardee' s ranging from junior to pro received prizes such as Walkman Amateur Tournament, specifically for kids and new players. CD Players, Casio TVs, and many gift certificates. The tournament was preceded by a ribbon cutting c remony in Meanwhile the city's recreation department has purchased 15 which Larry Fleming, owner of Wendy's in Wichita, officially portable ~GA pole holes and a complement of discs for ~t~ donated the course to the city of Wichita, represented by neighborhood rec centers. The Freestate Flyer~ are tra1~ 1ng Parks Director, Frank Smith. the recreation leaders on the rules and techntques of d1s c golf. In this way, it is hoped that many kids will learn ~PM, Inc. also has stores in Amarillo, Texas and M nhattan, about disc golf and will play in the upcoming tournament . Kansas. In a separate, but not unrelated ad campaign, Wendy's, in these markets and in Wichita, are giving away With so much positive response in Baltimore, Steve is Wham-0 FrisbeeR Brand Flying Discs with a specified considering making a bid to host a future world . purchase. Fifty-five thousand discs were bought for this championship. This cooperation between a disc club, a c1ty purpose. It is possible that Wendy's might buy other disc government, and a private business is certainly an exem plar¥ golf courses, and will be keeping national W ndy's informed effort for the promotion of disc golf.ooHH of how these disc related promotions work.ooHH 16 Disc Golf "or ld Hews Suaur 1988 Disc Golf ~or ld H1ws Su11er DISCatcher™ Brand Flying Disc Target DGWN'S PANEL OF EXPERTS--MANDATORIES Professional Model In our survey, Ne asked for cotaents on the use of Ideal for golfers who require a professional level target 1 andatory doglegs in disc 90lf. The responses Nere basically yes, no, or under certain circuastances only. Ue will let The DISCatcher's light weight portability allow Clubs or the aetbers of the panel speak for thetselves this tiae. Course Pros to easily augment existing courses with a variety of challenging and exciting alternative pin positions. YES--Mandatories are great. When properly designed they can make a relatively short course a nightmare for the faint The DISCatcher is a perfect solution for areas where of heart or the inaccurate thrower. Mandatories get to the permanent courses are not possible; 9 or 18 holes can easily heart of what disc golf is all about. Balancing shot be set up for tournament play and easily taken down at the selection with execution in a confident ·manner. Too many end of the day. courses are merely distance contests and don't test all of a player's golf skills. Mandatories allow you to create par Basket Top------holes greater than three and help turn a short course into a tough course. I wish all championship courses would have several mandatory holes. It does take practice to design mandatories that are logical and reflect good golf design. ------Catching Tub es But well designed mandatories can separate the real shooters who use their heads, from the machos who only use their arms.--Snapper Pierson Basket Nest------YES--I personally love mandatories. I think there should be at least four or five per course. I think they should be (Some Assembly Required)[ used at every tournament to even out a local player's advantage. Have you ever seen the local player who has got his course "wired"? Putting in mandatories tests his or her disc skills and if they are skilled disc golfers, they should not have any problems with the mandatories.--Hubee Hughes YfS--Mandos are very useful and should be used more often. They are a good way to lengthen a short hole when DISCatcher™ Professional Model (complete) - $150.00 + Fr t. there is a lack of space. They are an excellent way to force Basket Top - $55.00 + Frt. Basket Nest - $60.00 + Frt. a curve shot that cannot be found anywhere else on the Replacement Catching Tubes - $1.00 each course--or in the state. If you don't us a mando, players Available soon: Number Attachement; Advertising Placards will blast through trees and bushes to find the shortest FOB--Ontario, CA. Copyright 1988, Innova-Champion Discs, Inc distance to the hole.--Tot Honroe YES--Mandatories don't exist in ball golf, which to me is a nice divergence of disc golf from its parent sport. Mandatories add challenge to the sport and prove it to be & CHAMPION DISCS, INC. higher level of skill than ball golf which is more a contest 1925 S. Lake Drive * Ontario, California * <714) 947-7885 of strength and distance.--Rick Voakes YfS--I like them when used judiciously. They can make a hole longer or just create a shot that demands finesse as 18 Disc Golf ~or ld News Suaaer 1988 Disc 6olf Morld Hews Suaaer 1988 19 well as accuracy.--Hark Horn REPLYING RUSTICLY NO--Mandatories are outdated. They are a crutch used by Deer Mister and Mizz Rothstein, people who can't design a legitimate course!--Carlton Howard Aw shucks, maw, them thar frisbee golf expert$ dun sed Cedars wuz too rustic! An we dun thunk rustic wuz "in" HO--Never use mandatories; only bad course course amongst them city slickers. Bein frum Tinnisee, me an maw no designers must resort to that!--Hike ncaptain Snapn all bout "rustic," but we aint ritely shore whut tao rustic Conger meens. We figger its lack when them yuppie frisbee experts set in there new anteek rock-n-chare whut they dun pade too HO, BUT--I am against mandatories because they add an hunerd dollers fer, and git a splinter in there yuppie but! element of artificiality to a hole. They should be used only in times of extreme architectural duress and avoided if Me and maw, we lack to go to Cedars when we aint out huntin possible. The design of the hole by itself should define the possum or coon. We caint tho too fer, but we dun learnt to route(s). I don't object to mandatories if they are there keap are frisbee way frum them dang cedars. We dun seed for safety considerations due to limited space, and do not aplenty of them city-slicker experts so fer back in them interfere significantly with the design of the hole. woods, we hadda git Jesse and Pat (are coon-howns) to fand --Conrad Daaorr em ••. an thats a durn-site shur-far way to scuff up there new Nikees. NO, BUT--Mandatories should be used if a particular course favors right or left handed throwers. Otherwise, they should Wunce them yungens is outta skoal evry summer, me an maw an be eliminated completely from golf. Not only are there them lacks to git in the truck an mozey up Indianer way. discrepancies on how and where to play one's lie, but they Them folks in Peeru is reel nice, most nice enuff to make a hold up the flow of a tournament and create backlogs. In feller fergit theys Dam Yankees! There frisbee trails wurk many instances, mandatories are hard to call. For example, a reel good too. irregardless of them Mississinewa prairies •• tree is called a mandatory and it requires the golfer to .me an maw, seems lack we git a tetch of arthur-itis wunce pass an the right. Because the tree has a defined height, a we dun those out thar. But we - uns never fails to have golfer may choose to go over the tree to the right. U~on his areself a good ol time with them country-folk, an week lack release, one golfer in the group wasn't paying attent1on. to re-turn the faver, so yall come on down, ya heer? The throw goes directly (or close to) over the top of the tree. Since the mandatory becomes imaginary above the tree, As fer you yuppie city-slicker frisbee experts ••• sheeit, it becomes increasingly difficult to spot the correct flight you all come on tao! path of the disc and so it is next to impossible fa~ the foursome to be unbiased in their calls. If mandator1es Tee-rully urine, exist and I favor abolition, they should be clearly defined without' question and also have an off1cal. be the spotter, Steve Hardie whose calls are final.--Johrr Ahart Nashville, Tinnisee HO BUT--Mandatories should be used only as a way to Editor's reply: Steve, thanks for Nriting. I think your be~t use available land in course design.--Jack Uilson coaaents are extretely well taken. As far as I at concerned, I have never played a disc golf course yet at which I didn't HO, BUT--Only used to keep shots away from certain want to play a second or third round and thit even includes areas--single mandatories only.--Dave Dunipace the 1200 foot nine-hole Saucer Golf course in Otaha, HE. I love the• all. Rickoo~H NO, BUT--Mandatories should be used only to keep away from other fairways, and that ' s all.--Dave HcCoraackpo~H 20 Disc Golf Mor ld He•s Sutaer 1988 Disc Golf Morld Hews Sutter 1988 21 2ND ANNUAL LAUREL SPRINGS OPEN $3000 IN CASH AND TROPHIES July 23-24 ., 1988 Laurel Springs, HC PDGA Pro Tour Boylan Family Farms is the site of this annual, festive Pro Tournament. Located just off the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, the Boylan course offers challenging uphill and downhill holes that average about 420 feet each, making accurate approach shots a must. WHERE IS LAUREL SPRINGS, NC?: Boylan Farms Disc Golf Course is located in the northwestern most county of North Carolina, bordered by Virginia on the north and Tennessee on the West. As the crow flies, Laurel Springs is about 80 miles north of Charlotte and 70 miles east of Kingsport. ACCOMODATIONS: Tent camping is available on the Boylan Far m and hot showers can be purchased for $3.00 at the nearby Tree Top Motel. The following are all within six miles. Tree Top Motel, 919-359-2231, $25.00 and up. Buck and Doe Lodge, 919-359-2221, $27.00/two people. Bluff's Lodge (mile post 241) 919-372-4499, $37.00 and up. Miller's Camping 919-372-4499, tent camping only, $8.00. REGISTRATION: Closes 10 am. Saturday. BOYLAN FAMILY ~ ·. TEE OFF: Saturday 11 am.; Sunday 10 am. FARMS i~ FESTIVITIES: A bonfire and cookout on Saturday TROPHIES: Trophies will be awarded to the top three Open and Amateur Men and one each to the winnners of the Pro Women, Amateur Women, and Masters Divisions. PURSE DISTRIBUTION: $500 6. $100 11. $75 16. $50 WOMEN: 1. $100 OPEN: 1. 50 4..1 45 2. 300 7 I 95 1" 70 17. 2. $1 00 200 8. 90 13. 65 18. 40 MASTERS: 1. 3. 50 4. 150 9. 85 14. 60 19. 35 2. 5. 125 10. 80 15. 55 20. 30 LIGHTNING DISCS, INC. 1402 CORTO 214/328-8017 DALLAS TX 75218 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call Bi 11 Boylan at 919-359-8368 or Carlton Howard at 919-872-7897. 22 Disc Golf World Hews Su11er 1988 Disc Golf Morld Hews Su11er 1988 23 1988 MID-AMERICA DISC GOLF DISC GOLF SCHEDULE JUN 11 AKRON 1.. . - ·· AVRON, OH HERR ILL DETWEILER 717- 394 7044 JULY 8-10 ALBERT-OAKLAND PARK COLUHBIA,, HO JUN 11 CHECKERED FLAG OPEN INDIANAPOLIS, IN KEVIN WELCH 317-291 - 33S6 JUN 11 N'AWLINS DISC GOLF OPEN II METAIRIE, LA ANDI LEHMAN 504- SS7- 1226 JUN 11-12 HORSENS OPEN HOR!>ENS, DENMARK JE!:WER rElrRSEN JUN 11-12 TEXAS STATE DISC GOLF CHSHPS CARROLL TON, TX B 1 LL SUMRI\LL 214 - 744 4Mb $1000 ADDED TO THE PURSE JUN 11-12 MY WATERLOO DAYS DISC GOLF OPEN WATERLOO, I A D. L. REDMAN 319- 296- 174 7 JUN 12 WENDY 'S-KKRD TOURNAMENT WICHITA, KS STEVE BEVAN 316-265- 4820 JUN 12 SW I 55 OPEN DISC GOLF CHSHPS ZURICH, SWITZERLAND JUI'I 12 HARDEE'S OPEN BALTIMORE, HD NORM ECI Columbia's Park and Rec's $2 user feel. JUL 2-3 FLATTS CLASSIC II ST THOMI\5, ONT BOB HI\RRIS 519 631 ~99S JUL 9 CALVERT ROAD OPEN COLLEGE PK, MD RICK CONNOR 301-45?- S617 JUL 9-10 11 I D-AHER I CA OPEN COLUMBIA, MD RICK ROTHSTEIN 314-S74- 29Sl JUL 9-10 DUTCH DISC GOLF OPEN DRUNEN, HOLLAND PAUL E1EZODIJEN Entrants receive an Innova-Chaapion Mini & Doaino's Pizza. JUL 10 WAGNER ACT 1 , SCENE 1 ROYAL OAK, 111 BOB HUSTON 313- 39S- 0779 JUL 12-16 WORLD SENIORS FLYING DISC CHSHPS SONOMA COUNTY, CA THOMAS FORO 707- 526 - 5638 JUL 16-17 INAUGURAL ATHENS OPEN ATHENS, TX BILL SUMRALL 214- 744 - 4646 JUL 16-17 3 RIVERS OPEN FT WAYNE, IN BRUCE CUNNI NGHAH 219- 4S3- 5527 A registration for• is inserted at the front of this issue. JUL 16-17 PITTSBURGH OPEN PITTSBURGH, PA J GARY OROPCHO 412-734- 0321 JUL lS-24 19SS WFDF INDIVIDUAL WORLD CHSHPS SI\N FRANCISCO, CA LEONARD MUISE 41:5- S41 - 3957 Please pre-register by 1ail as soon as possible. JUL 23 PHILADELPHIA CITY CHSHP PHILADELPHIA, PA BARRY NOAKES 609-461 - S5l9 JUL 23 ROCKWOOD OPEN ROCKWOOD, OR JERRY HILLER 503- 771 65S5 JUL 23- 24 LAUREL SPRINGS OPEN LAUREL SPRING, NC BILL OOYLI\N 919- 3~9 - S368 JUL 23-24 STOCKHOLM OPEN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN MICHAEL BELAEW 01146 PRIZES: All entry money (less designated fees) from the Open, SS93- 647 JUL 24 JOLIET OPEN JOLIET, IL GARY LEWIS S15- 725- S964 JUL 30-31 ERIK BECKMAN OPEN SOMERSET, KV RALPH BECKMAN 606-561 -5109 Women's and Masters Divisions plus $1000 will be returned to JUL 30-31 IRVING OPEN IRVING, TX BILL SUMRALL 214- 744-4646 JUL 30-31 ROCHESTER FLYING DISC OPEN ROCHESTER, NY ROYCE RAC I NOWSK I 716-4 S2- S697 these divisions. Advanced players will receive at least 40/. of JUL 30-31 HELSINGBORG OPEN HELS I NGBORG, SWEDEN MATTS BENGTSSON 011-46 41I - 712- 74 entry back and Amateurs will win plastic. Trophies by Chris JUL 31 HIGHLAND PARK OPEN ST PAUL, HN BILL ASHTON 612-699- 3S39 Wilsdorf will be awarded in all divisions. AUG 2-6 PDGA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS BERN, SW I TlERLAND AUG 6-7 NEW HORIZONS OPEN FRI\SER, CO STEVE GRF'GDRY 303 - 726 - 97~9 AUG 7 FT DODGE OPEN FT DODGE, !A KIM SlEELE ~ 1 ~ - 27S - 3963 AUG 7 FALL DISC GOLF TOURNEY VINE GROVE, KY BOB ELLIOT :502- S2S-3793 THE COURSES & THE SCHEDULE: The original and the "back" AUG 7 EARL BREWER OPEN GRAND RAPIDS, HI CHUCK DE VRIES 616-455-1233 AUG 12-14 ENGLISH WORLD CUP COLCHESTER, U K CHARLIE LANGDON- MEAD courses will be used. AUG 13 BEAVER OPEN K I R~ : WOOD, DE 5 TEVE WINCHESTER 302-73S- 4093 AUG 13 SUMMER SLING FLORENCE, AL DICKIE BLACKS TDCK 20~ - 766 - 10S2 FRIDAY, July 8, 3 pm: Doubles; 11 ptn: Pre-Registration Ends AUG 13 PLANO OPEN PLANO, TX HARK METCALF 214 - 279- 333S AUG 13-14 ILLINOIS ST DISC GOLF CHSHPS PEORIA, IL MARSHALL HOPKINS 309- 6S6- 031 0 SATURDAY, July 9: 9:30 am: Players' Meeting; After Round 2, AUG 20 HENRY HORTON HOT TIME CHAPEL HILL, TN KEN FOLGER 615-331-72S1 AUG 20 PAULA STONE BIRTHDAY BASH OKLAHOMA C I T Y , OK PAULA STONE 405-681 - 5610 AUG 20 PDGA TOURNAMENT NEW 8RUNSW I CK, NJ SCOT WHITMAN 20 1-932-97S9 Draw Doubles, and then, some pizza. AUG 20-21 COORS LA MIRADA OPEN LA MIRADA, CA DAN MANGONE 714-~:22-2202 SUNDAY, July AUG 20-21 MASTER CAN-AM 118 TORONTO, ONT PHIL PALUMBO 416- 2:5'1- 4714 10' 9:00 am: Round 3. AUG 27 PONCA C I TV OPEN PONCA CITY, OK PAULA SlONE 405- bSl - 561 0 AUG 27-2S I NO I ANA DISC GOLF CHSHPS MUNSTER, IN BRIAN CUMMINGS 219-S36-S240 AUG 2S KANSAS ST FLYING DISC CHSHPS KAN9AS CITY, KS DUANE STEINER 913-441-1743 FORHAT: A11 entrants will play 4 rounds. In addition, there SEP 3 AKRON CLASSIC AKRON, OH HERR ILL DETWEILER 717 - 394 - 7044 SEP 3-4 OHIO STATE CHSHPS DAYTON, OH SLATE PAUL 513- 256-0007 will be a nine hole finale for the top 3 plus ties or the SEP 6--10 PDGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CINCINNATI, OH 11I DGE ERKENBRECHER ~13-S::Il-3576 SEP 10-11 GERMAN DISC GOLF CHSHPS WEILHEIM, W GERMANY top 4 (without ties) in the Open Division only. SEP 17 AROUND THE TOWN HUNTSVILLE, AL LAVONE WOLFE 205-S59-23S9 SEP 17-lS HELL ON THE BORDER FT SMITH, AR SHAWN LA MASTUS 501 - 646-6471 SEP 17-IS FARUH OPEN FA RUM, DENMARK SEP IS BLACK HAWK METRO OPEN CEDAR FALLS, IA 0 L REDMAN 319- 296- 1747 LODGING: RAMADA INN 314-449-0051, f 1 at rate of $35 per room. SEP 24 CEDARS FALL D G CLASSIC LEBANON, TN MIKE GEERDES 61:5-SS9- 1911 SEP 24 DEAD DOGS FALL OPEN FRENCH CREEK, PA DAVE TOMASZEWSKI 215- 777-6242 SEP 24-25 STILLWATER CLASSIC STILLWI\lER, OK PAULA STONE 40~-6Sl - 5610 SEP 24-25 NC STATE DISC GOLF CHSHPS RALEIGH, NC CARL TON HOWARD 919-755- 0413 HORE IHFORHATIOH: From I-70, Exit 127 North to Blue Ridge SEP 25 DES MOINES OPEN DES MOINES, lA KIM STEELE :515-27S- 3963 (about 1/2 mi.l. Go East mile. Park is on the right. OCT 1 QUICK POINTS CLASSIC KINGSPORT, TN JOHN WHINERY 615-34S- 7419 OCT 1 FALL SERIES NILES, MI BOD PERRY 616- 684- 2862 Tournament Director Rick Rothstein--314-874-2981. OCT 1-2 WILLY WOOD CLASSIC OKLAHOMA CITY, OK PAULA SlONE 405- 681 - 5610 OCT 1-2 MARYLAND STATE CHSHPS BI\LTIMORE, MD STEVE ALPERN 301-462 - 1 Gb 7 DISC OCT 1-2 TWENTER- COLUHB I A D G CLUB CHSHP COLUMBII\, 110 RICK ROTHSTEIN 314 - 874- 2?81 OCT 1-2 GREEN'S DISC GOLF CHSHPS BASEL, SWITZERLAND \.tl!LJ OCT 2 OTTUWA FALL CLASSIC OTTUMWA, lA TOM CREMER 51 5-6S3- 365S GO.ll F ¢-"")·.u{.:--v wcfRfo:S DGWH suggests veri ficatioo of dates, ti~es, and PDSA sanctiooing, before traveling to a tournuent. 24 Disc Golf World Hews Sutaer 1988 ~~ 1./ ~ C---- Disc Golf ~or ld Hrws Sunrr 1988 25 ------ TOUR TOUTS wORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT bY Rick Rothstein John Ahart and Chris O'Cleary are the defandino u. S. Opan Disc: Golf Chdmpions. Ditc golf i on of cevan events at The first round of 200 invitat i ons for the September 7-10 this most prestigious overall flying disc competition that pOGA World Championships in Cincinnati have been mailed. will be held the week of June 27th in La Mirada, CA. rnvitees have until June 25 to r espond with the $90 entry ***** fee, or risk losing their spot. Second and third mailings The Mid-America Open (formerly the Mid-Missouri Open) is will try to fill the field with 288 golfers, which is the July 8-10 in Columbia, Missouri. The hosting Columbia Disc goal of the tourney's host, the Greater Cincinnati Flying Golf Club is adding $1000 to the tournament's purse, with Disc Association. Late registrants will pay $10 more, while $200 reserved for the Women's Division at this Women's overseas entrants will pay $45. The player package, so far, Targeted Tournament. Based on last year's attendance of 120 includes a golf disc each from Discraft, Lightning, Wham-0, T. D. Rick Rothstein projects a $4000 purse. Back for the ' and the DGA, minis from Sportsflyer Unlimited and Discover second time, will be the somewhat infamous "back course 11 ing the World, and a towel from All About Sports. Innova making two courses at the same site. ' will donate a premium disc or some other product. Entrants ***** will be invited to a Friday ni ght party, which will be fund The Second Annual Laurel Springs Open on July 23-24 is held ed by the T. D. ' s fee, donated by Midge Erkenbrecher. in the mountains of northwest North Carolina. Guaranteeing $3000 in cash prizes and very large trophies tournament Concerning the purse, GCFDA members have readily admitted director Bill Boylan plans to make this week~nd his annual that they have been caught in a bind concerning sponsorship. tour date from now on, and is intending to guarantee $500 After becoming an official event of Cincinnati's bicenten more. each . succeeding year for the next several years. This nial celebration, they found major sponsors to be overex scen1c, h1lly, and extremely challenging course is on tended, due to that affair. A sincere and comprehensive Boylan's Christmas Tree Farm and measures over 7600 feet. search for money has ensued, and continues. At this writing, ***** there is over $1500 and this is growing. Any clubs, busines The Helsingborg Open, July 30-31, will have nearly $1600 in ses, or individuals, who would like to donate $25 or more cash and prizes at this World Cup event, sponsored by Avia. towards the tourney's purse, should contact Erkenbrecher at ***** 513-851-3576. Despite this problem, the tourney should be The e~eventh annual Coors La Mirada Open, the PDGA National very well run. I have sat in on two meetings with the GCFDA, Champ1onships, will be held at La Mirada Regional Park on and am quite impressed with their organization, cooperation, August 19-21. Each year this tournament gives away more and dedication. I commend Midge for her leadership. money than any other regular pro tour stop and usually features a strong field from California and points east. · The courses will be challenging, fair, and all Mach III. ***** DGA's Ed Headrick has donated c~nversion kits for the Wham-0 Get an early warm-up for the Worlds on August 28-29 in Course t~ be used at the Vineyards. The cement and/or Hammond, IN, where the Indiana State Championships will be asphalt circles surrounding the holes at Woodland Mounds and held. T.D. Brian Cummings will be adding around $500 to the Winton Woods will be covered with wood chips. The doubles purse, and invites visitors to stay at his house, four courses will be Mach II, courtesy of Ed Headrick. bl~cks from the course. Cummings' tourneys usually feature Fr1day and Saturday night parties. This will be my fifth Championships. Like the others, I ex ***** pect this one to be an outstanding experience because of the Leaving Hammond, it's not far to Dayton, where the Ohio great golfers and people who will be there. Yes, the best State Championships will be played the weekend before the will come and the competition will be intense. However, it Worlds on September 3-4. T.D. Slate Paul will have $1500 to is such a heady experience to be around so many players who add to the purse. Wendy's is a major sponsor for this event. are so much in love with disc golf, I would heartily Dayton is just 30 miles north of Cincinnati and the 1988 encourage those who have the opportunity to attend, to seize World Disc Golf Championships.voHH it. You'll not be disappointed. See you in Cincinnati.ooHH 26 Disc Golf Morld Hews Su11er 1988 Disc Golf World Hews Su11er 1988 27 !HREADING THE NEEDLE bY Dr. Rick Voakes an a tight course in the woods, you will inevitably have some approach shots that require you to "thread the needle. 11 There is an important principle here that many beginners and even advanced players seem una ware of: the RELEASE POINT~ The release paint is the exact paint in space where the disc leaves your hand and begins its flight. It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT to know 6rOL~ s~u~~La~s exactly where your release point is, especially when GSIT®® ~frW~® trying to thread the needle. M~fr~mru©Jfr® [Q)~®©® The tendency far mast beginners is to assume that the release paint is directly under their line of vision. Of ©Jrru@ (l,tofoB e, course, it is NOT! For a backhand, it is about 18 inches to lP©©fri0©J@® the left (right handers), which is the critical 18 inches 1 r 'fre-t C that puts you directly into that big tree that you smack J0 _____,_ __ 'WE ACCEP1 l A A llD 'MA 'fER ARD j j J • The same principle applies far overhand and sidearm shots. Just be aware of the release point and try not to be suckered into confusing the 11 flight path 11 with your "line of vision." Some players attempt to salve this problem by changing their throwing style on approach shots, sa that their release point is actually directly under their line of vision. This results in an awkward throw, with great loss of power and accuracy. You have worked far years making your normal stance effective and consistent. Have faith that it will work in this situation, as well.vaHH 28 Disc Golf World Hews Su11er 1988 Disc Golf Mor ld News Suaur 1988 29 CARLTON HOWARD INTERVIEW CH: That's a loaded question. by Lynne Rothstein I think everybody would. But what would be a good change and Carlton Ho~ard is currently one of the hottest golfers on what would be a bad change, you the East Coast , Following his 11th place finish at the could talk all night on. At Toronto ~orlds in 1987, Carlton has claiaed consecutive ~ins first, I was very much in f aver at Durhaa, Raleigh , Stephen's City, Atlanta, and Charlotte, of keeping things the way they taking this his best year ever, Co-founder of the Raleigh were, because you have a lot of Area Disc League, Carlton has been instruaental in that tournaments and give a lot of group's longevity and success. Ho~ 34 years old, he aanages people a chance to play. But a departaent of four people in an electronic funds transfer the older I get and the more I service for a credit union in Raleigh, Nhere he resides ~it~ travel, I think it is nice to his wife Ki•berly. This intervie~ took place in Louisville be ab 1 e to make some money at on Hay 14th. what you are doing. You keep hearing, year after year, talk DG~H: What is your disc sports history? about there being a super tour. 1The more I hear about it, the CH: Ever since I was a little kid, and I saw the commercial more I like it. If there were where they had the frisbee hovering over the sand, I was 12 or 20 big tournaments and fascinated by it . I grew up in a small town, and we'd go to you could just hit those, I )t, think that would be a lot the big city 20 miles away and I saw a frisbee and I begged 1'"-· j Mom to get me one but she wouldn't. She couldn't afford to Photo by R1 c k Roth•tein better because it would make spend that 69 cents on that frivolous toy. But I whined so it more worth your while. think that would be a good way much that the next time we went back I got it. Nobody in my to go. I'm not certain that now is the proper time, but we neighborhood really wanted to play with it, so I just could try it. Currently, it's possible to have a PDGA started out with a natural form of disc golf. I would just tournament in your region and have another one that same throw at bushes and stuff and pretend that they were like weekend in your region or in another region that is a closer cowboys, I was going to blow them up. I was five or six drive. Like the Crosstown Classic in Raleigh in March was a years old, so I learned at an early age that you had to prime example. There were guys from Florida who went to hyzer that sucker to get it to fly straight. I was just Louis1ana to play Jeff Homburg ' s course, which is really always fascinated with throwing a frisbee, so all through another region, who might have come up to Raleigh to play the rest of grade school and high school I always had a for some big money, had there not been something closer. frisbee. I remember in high school I would buy a Master and if that thing didn't last four or five years, I was pissed. DGUH: Within the PDGA now, we have players classified as We'd be wrestling with it in the pool and stuff . I'd read "Professional Amateurs". What do you think of this? about the frisbee tournaments in California, and I'd think, I bet I could do that stuff, if I just had the chance. The CH: They're the people like I'm talking about, they have stuff they do is a little more fancy, but I bet I could do a pro card, but they play as amateurs. I think that is great it. My freshman year in college, there were some guys that because in ball golf you have got a big association you can designed a disc golf course on campus, where I went to be a member of and not be Lee Trevino. I think it is impor school, so we started using Masters, then we figured out tant to give the amateurs a format in which to voice their that 165's would go further because they didn't have all views and also keep up to date on what is happening on the those flight rings. We designed some hellacious courses. pro tour. I don't have any problem with them retaining their amateur status. I think local peer pressure will force them DG~H: Let's talk about professional disc golf. Would you up in the ranks and they will be able to play professional change anything about the PDGA Pro Tour if you could? ly. I think the people who sandbag get enough grief and will be pressured to turn into a pro. lO Disc Golf Mor ld NeNs Su11er 1988 Disc Golf Nor ld News Su11er 1988 31 DG~H: Do you see a problem with rules enforcement at the disc or hit a putt and the PDGA events? rules are trying to make cer tain that that is the way it CH: I don't think anybody can dodge that issue. I've is. Obviously I feel strongly been with the Rules Committee for a long time and there are about the rules, but I think a lot of people who just don't know the rules. They aren't everybody should. willing to read the rules because they are afraid they are going to hurt their game. They're scared they are already DGUN: Can you identify other breaking a rule and they don't want to know about it. By ~ problems on the pro tour cir being on the rules committee and devising and grading the cuit and offer some solutions? officials exam, I have actually won a tournament by having such an extensive knowledge of the rules. I was able to save CH: Number one, before you myself a penalty stroke by knowing the rules, taking advant, travel anywhere to play in a age of it, and hitting the putt. I won the tournament by one tournament I think the format stroke. I could have had a four instead of a two on that should be stated well in hole, so I actually saved two strokes. I've also hit putts advance. I played one tourna in pressure situations before because I knew I had the right ment this year, when I got to get a proper stance within a certain distance of being there they said we were going o.b. So anybody who doesn't know the rules well, is cheating to play three rounds Saturday themselves and probably they are going to lose some strokes · and two on Sunday. Then after and rightfully so. f> the f1rst• round, we were only Pho t o b y rtm HDQg going to play tWO rOUndS today The better you know the rules, the better off you are going and two tomorrow. Then on Sunday morning we got there and to be. The thing you run into all the time, that really they decided to have a nine hole final and I go--what? Who pisses me off, is people will be breaking a rule and they decided on this? We did, the three of us, the three club will look at you and say--Well, do you mind if I mark with members. It didn ' t matter that there were 40 pros from seven this? or Do you mind if I do this? It might not be a big or eight hours away who had paid $25 to play, their opinions d al, but some people are jerks. It is not a matter of didn't matter, but the guys who lived right ·there in that whether it is going to help your game to foot fault or to home town, who probably wouldn't gain any advantage from step on the mini when you make a putt, it is just a fact nine extra holes on the home course had voted to have a nine that you should be honorable enough to abide by the rules. hole final where everybody else was itching to get out of There are some people bending over backwards to play by the town. The schedule should be stated well in advance. When rule; and some people don't even know the rules--Oh, is that you fly in somewhere, and you get there on Friday and all o.b.? Two meters? I'm sure that wasn't two meters. the pole holes aren't up and the holes aren't adequately marked with stakes or spray paint where the tees are, what The rules are there to help you not hurt you, everyone needs kind of professional bullshit is that? You are paying to get to know them and abide by them, and anybody who sees some there and things aren't marked out? How professional is body break a rule and doesn't call it, is hurting everybody that? I think there are a lot of amenities that professional else in the tournament. So often, people say--well it players deserve. I think there ought to be water stations on doesn't matter, this guy is such a fish I'm going to fry him every course. It's no big deal to have a couple of water anyw y, but the thing is, you may be beating the crap out of coolers out there so people can refill their water bottles this guy, but there are other guys behind you that are in or have a cool drink on the course. That's something pro direct competition with this guy who is cheating and he is fessional players deserve and it is not that hard to pro gaining an unfair advantage. The rules are set out to make vide. And things should be run on time. There is no excuse c rtain that everybody competes on the same basis, by the for tournaments not running on time and usually the biggest ame standards and that nobody gains an advantage. The only culprit is what I call tournament directors' disease. You advantage that you should gain is from your ability to throw have a tournament director thit stands out there and 32 Disc Golf Uor ld News Sutter 1988 Disc Golf ~or ld Hews Suaaer 1988 33 screams for everybody to gather around so that he can go over the rules, which everyone should know, so that he can explain th particular peculiariti s of that course, what ii o.b. and what is not. When it is quarter till tee off time, you get up there and shout what you need to shout about the rules and the course and pass the damned scorecards out. Those guys that are out practicing those last few holes and sinking those last s~ven practice putts either know what the course rules . ar~ or.they are hur~ing themselves by not being there. When lt 1s t1me to get thtngs rolling, get things rolling. People who are not there, just forget about them. People who are traveling need to get out of town. Which means an early tee time on Sunday, and as short a break as possible on Sunday, because if people are traveling to get there they have probably got a job to get back to at some point in time. DGHN: Tell us about your game. Describe your style. CH: The biggest key to disc golf is learning to take a stable disc and being able to turn it over, instead of re lying on an unstable disc to turn for you. Completely master your throws before you take on a great variety of discs. I see so many young players now that are throwing Phantoms, or 91's or Lightnings or discs that are unstable, before they learn how to throw a stable disc properly and they are just might not be able to throw as far as they can, but if they hurting their games. People need to calm down on the discs are not all herky-jerky, and they don't take a 45 foot run they throw. They need to learn how to throw first. up, chances are it's not going to be that beneficial to you. DGHN: What are your strengths and weaknesses? I think one of my biggest weaknesses is paying too much attention to what other people are throwing. Oh, he threw a CH: I think one of my biggest strengths is that I ' m not turnover XD. Well maybe I should do that. Most of the time afraid to change my game. I've completely changed my putting you know better what you can do, but you watch someone else style in the last two years. I went from putting a 71 Mold and you are influenced by their actions. So, even though I with a radical anheuser style, which I still use from long preach play your own game, play within your limits, its range, to a straight on Super Puppy, and from last year in tough to watch somebody throw one under the hoop and not get Etobicoke on, to an Aviar, which has really helped my game up there and say, hey, I can do it if he can do it. So you because I have fewer moving parts and it is easier to have got to realize that if you are ripping off somebody groove. I have also changed my tee. So I'm not afraid to else's trick, it is usually better to iron it out on the adapt. The number one thing, I think, is, if someone is practice field instead of 10 seconds after you watch them kicking your ass, watch what the hell it is that they are throw a deuce. doing. Chances are they are doing something that is ~ight. If they are doing it, all you have to do is copy it . If any DGHN: What players, if any, have inspired you most in one is doing something I like, I say hey, when I get on the disc golf or in flying disc sports, in general? practice field throwing distance, I'm going to try that. You watch your David Greenwells, your Sam Ferrans, your Harold CH: Number one is Alan Beaver. When first began playing, Duvalls and if they can do it, chances are you can too . You he was kicking my ass and I said this guy isn't doing any- l4 Disc Golf Mor Id News Suaaer 1988 Disc Golf ~or ld Hews Su11er 1988 35 thing I can't do. Sa we gat to be friends, and anything he said about disc golf, I latched on to and that's my biggest point. Tom Krajna, he was the first guy that I noticed, when DISC GOLF A990CIATION he needed to throw a turnover shot, he took a stable disc and made the disc turn over instead of allowing the disc to 4388 A HILL ROAD turn over. And I said, hey, he has more control than I do in LAKEPORT, CALl FORN lA 95453 this situation. So I went home and practiced that. You see 707/263-6304 David Greenwell, Johnny Sias, Harold Duvall, people like that, and if they have a shot that you don ' t have, you need DGADISCS to watch them because sooner or later you are going to need it. If someone else can do it and you can't, just walk up to INTRODUCTORY OFFER them and say, hey, what grip do you use on that? what do you Set of a//5 Discs for $30.00 including freight think about? how do you try to land it? I'm always trying to steal a new shot or a new approach from somebody else. TM I think success in disc golf is mainly mental after you get ~UPE:RDRI\1€ the physical aspect down. What I have noticed is that the Walk softl y and carry a bi g di sc. Bigger 1s be tt er! 23.2 em strea ml iner. Max imum weight 192 grams. Ava ilable from 165 to 192 grams. This di c goe~ where you aim it in alma t any wind conditions. people who do well are confident that they are going to do Rea ll y a super dri ver! PRICE $7.50 + $1 .00 freight well. When they get over a putt they think they are going to hit the thing. Sa it is just being relaxed, trying to have a goad time and just being confident that you can pull it off. ) If you get aut there and you are wondering, why the hell am ( ~O~TAPPROACHTM I here?--well, you are going to play like you shouldn ' t be Approach with co nfidence . 23.5 em \tandard de..,ig n. A\ ail ab le fro m 136 to 195 g ram ~. table in all there. \~m d co nditions. Land \ lik e a parachute. A "mu-. t" Ji'c for th e beg inner. PRICE $7.50 + $1.00 freight DGUH: How about some tips for new players? POWE:RDRI\1€ TM CH: Number one I would start aut with one or two discs, but I would get five or six of them. I would start aut with One of the best di scs available! 21.6 em streamliner. Available 160 to 179 grams. Maximum control, maximum distance. Put some power in your drive! a Coupe or an XD or an Aero, probably a Coupe because it is good for everything. If you were only going to buy one disc, PRICE $7.00 +$1 .00 freight I would recommend a Coupe, which will shock about half of the country into a seizure, but the Coupe is the straightest PUTTE:RDRI\1€ TM ~ flying disc that Innova-Champion makes, and it is not breakable and it is good for putting and it is good for A putter and excellent driver combined! 21 .45, 160 to 178 grams. An all-purpose disc approach shots and it is good for most tees. I would just go that loves the Mach II hole. New streamlined rim adds performance. If you're missing putts try ours. out on an open field when I wasn't playing a round and just PRICE $7.00 + $1.00 freight throw and concentrate on getting the right attitude on the discs, and throw a lot of nice flat shots, line drives, throwing them so they are not falling back or falling off, GUMBPUTT TM making sure that my release point is out in front of my hip New and improved 21.45 em, 168 to 178 grams. This disc is so rubbery it will erase your and just making nice smooth shots. And of course, you have score. If it touches chain, it 's in! Feels the same wet or dry. The only putter with Chain to practice your putting, I don't care how bad your tee SuckTM . shots are, if you can putt well, you are going to make up a PRICE $7.00 + 1.00 freight lot of strokes on people. All discs are made of the highes t qu alit y unbrea kable plas ti c available and feature the sure grip of the new Lines of Headrick. DGUH: Thank you Carlton, and keep up the good golfing.vo~N © DGA 1988 l6 Disc Golf Mor ld HeMs Su11er 1988 Oisc Golf ~or ld Hus Sutter 1988 37 THE GOLF ISLAND EXPERIENCE by Gary Gregory The sport of disc golf is experiencing quite a revival this year in the Northwest thanks to the efforts of Tom Lander and a lot of people in Portland, Seattle, Yakima, Vancouver, B.C., and a mast unique place called Pender Island, British Columbia--also referred to as Tanglerock and Golf Island. From Seattle, it was a four and one-half hour ferry ride on the Princess Marguerite through the San Juan Islands to Victoria, B.C. When the ferry hit Canadian waters, they opened the casino and you could play the one-armed bandits. We then connected with another ferry to Pender Island. The course is one of a kind and while you are playing it, you wonder when the locals have time to practice because of the obvious amount of work and care taken in building the course. It is maintained by the players--not a parks department. The course is a double loop--an inner front nine and an outer back nine. Few words can describe this course but I guess "rocks" and "trees 11 would help. The course is short by any standards--several holes less than 150 feet. There were nine aces at this tournament, but an ace here is the most gratifying ace you will ever get. The trees take their tall on good throws; the rocks take their toll on good discs; and the change in elevation takes its toll on good legs. The pins are the now famous "Pender Island targets"--six inch sheet metal duct slid over four by four's held up by a pile of rocks. The tees are rock lined and often paved with flat rocks. The tee signs are flat rocks with arrows and meters neatly painted on them. There are rock-lined paths and rock steps up and down the hills. There is a club house, built by the players--shingled with cedar split from trees in the area. A chalk board inside reads "welcome home." There is a fire pit by the club house with log seats all around, with a view of holes 11, #9, and #10. There was always a fire burning. It is a great place to relax after climbing up the awesome #18--a world class golf hole (if you clip a tree on the wrong side you sometimes climb it twice~). All this would be enough for most of us but its getting to know the Pender Island players that makes this tournament worthwhile. Sixty-six players competed during this May 14-15th weekend, but the results aren't too fl important because everybody won at this tournmant. Thanks Pender Island.pouN J8 Disc Golf Morld Hews Sutter 1988 Disc Golf Mor ld Nus Sutter 1988 J9 DISC READING AND WRITING 11ore and rae disc players are organizing and cONUnicating. ~at follows is a list of publications that are issued in a variety of foraats and frequencies. The subscription prices listed, ~ay or aay not include club lelberships, products, voting rights, etc., and are subject to change. The Nilwaukee Breezeway, 5120 N64th St, ~ilwaukee, WI 53218, $10. Tri-State Frisbee Club Wewsletter, 207 Spring Run lane, D~ington, PA 19335, $7. Pittsburgh Flying Disc Society Flyer, 1818 11orrell Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, f2. Desert Disc Club Hews letter, 704 W12th St, T~e, AZ 85281, $15. Io•a Disc Golf Wews, 115 Harianna, OttU~Wa, lA 52501, $5. fast Bay Disc Golf Club News, 559 West Rich1011d, pt Rich1100d, CA 94801, $15. 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"E ~ c :::J 0 0 0 (.) South Sailing Circular, Rte 3, Box 440, Gainesville, Fl 32606, $4. Airwaves, 4311 Alta Vista Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030, t5.oowH 40 Disc Golf World Hews Su11er 19B8 Disc Golf ~or ld Hews Su11er 1988 41 Uhat do you feel is PDGA NEWS AND VIEWS the aain purpose of The Amateur Committee was formed to study how the PDGA and the PDGA? tournament directors should treat amateurs, and to make recommendations and give guidance on player mix at BOB: I think the PDGA tournaments, player classifications, fee structures and gives the sport prizes. This also includes working on a PDGA brochu;e that structure. It makes it explains the sport to beginners and non-players. I am identifiable. When you calling for ideas from the general membership. If you want tell people you are a your ide~s con~idered in our report, get them to me by July pro and travel to pro 15. One 1ssue 1mportant to me is that amateurs should not tournaments, it makes win cash prizes at tournaments. Send comments to: Gary them stop and listen a Gregory, 12990 Hugo, Newhale•, OR 97131. little more when you ***** tell them about disc The only contested position for this year 's elections is golf. It gives us rec Commissioner. Vying for this top administrative position ar ognition. We need a Bob HcHillan, 520 Beaumont Ct, Ft Wright KY 606-331-5488 e strong PDGA that gets Photo by Rick Roth•tein and Bill Burns, 6878 Hickory Lake Cove, Memphis, TN, 901- players involved. The Bob HcHillan (left) and Bill Burns 7~4-3237. Please vote. Your ballot is in the May issue of PDGA is very important because it gives us legitimacy. D~s~ Go~fer. DGM~ asked these questions on May 14. Space l1m1tattons requ1red that we edit the candidate's remarks. BILL: To promote the sport of disc golf. Pure and simple. Uhy are you running for Co11issioner? As Coaaissioner, what ~ould your 1ain goals be? BILL: I am running for Commissioner because all the other BOB: Well my main goal would be to get a corporate sponsor. people I wanted to run, are not. I asked several people, With a lot of sub-goals that would lead up to that. We have when I ~ou~d out that Ted wasn't running, if they wanted to to crawl before we can walk. We that in Cincinnati. We be Comm1ss1oner. They said they did not for various reasons. refined things in Cincinnati to almost a science on how to So the next person I had on my list did not turn me down, try to get money, on how to get the news media involved. The which was me. I think I can do an excellent job as other thing I would like to do is to clarify the Advanced Commissioner. I have been in the sport for over ten years. r Division. I would like the PDGA to decide how we are going have seen a lot of good tournaments. I've seen a lot of bad to structure it. How important is the Advanced Division tournaments. I've seen a lot of good people and bad people. going to be? Do we want an Advanced Division where every thing is kept separate or have Advanced only tournaments? BOB: I am runn~ng for Commissioner because I want to promote Should we have a world advanced tournament? I think things ~he sport of d1sc golf and I have a lot of experience doing are going on differently in different places right now. 1t. For three years, I have been going to different conventions to promote it and I have promoted it to BILL: One main goal would be to get more courses in the thousands o~ kids through selling disc golf courses to youth ground, standardized courses, hopefully, with a design camps. I th1nk I would make a good Commissioner because we approved by the PDGA. Another goal is to make the organi have a good organization in Cincinnati. I've learned that zation more of a players' organization. I know there has you will have turmoil within an organization and there is been some talk about changing the name. That's not neces certainly going to be that within the PDGA. There has been sarily bad. You would want to keep the initials the same, since our inception because we have a lot of different ideas because that is how the sport is known. Just by looking at and a lot of divergent groups. What I want to do is bring this ballot, there is the only one office being contested. everybody together and make it a very positive force, so It's not the healthiest of signs to me. I think we need to that we can become a recognized entity. encourage people to run for office and to encourage people 42 Disc Golf Nor ld Ne•s Suaaer 1988 Disc Golf Mor ld Ne•s Suaaer 1988 43 AFT~R YEARS OF PROVEN SUCCESS, THIS QUALITY LONG DISTANCE FLYER HAS FOUND ITS PLACE to get involved with committees. Let them know that this is IN THE WORLD OF HIGH-TECH DISCS. NOW YOU TOO CAN AFFORD TO HAVE YOUR VERY OWN CUSTOM not a closed door organization. I would like to see tourna HOT-STAMPED DISC. ments more standardized. There are just too many different NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL-JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR POCKET. things that happen at each tournament. It makes it really hard to run a consistent tournament. I'd structure the THE MINI-SPORT FLYER! different divisions better as far as how you deter~ine who plays in what division and how much money they get and so DESIGNED, MACHINED AND PRODUCED BY A PLAYER FOR PLAYERS. on. Another goal is sponsorship. That ' s going to help the sport. We need to get hooked up with some corporations that SPECIFICATIONS think we are worthwhile. DISC WEIGHT DISC DIAMETER CLEAR AND STANDARD COLORS-16 GRAMS 9.80 em. (3.82 1n.) PHOSPHORESCENT- 1B-20 GRAMS Do you see any proble•s that n~ed special attention in our organization. If so, ho~ would you deal ~ith the•? COLORS BILL: Communication. Communication is the worst pr oblem we POLYETHYLENE COLORS HOTSTAMP COLORS BEIGE ORANGE GLOW IN THE DARK BLACK GOLD have. Communication among board members, especially communi MAROON BLACK PINK PHOSPHORESCENT GREEN BROWN cation between the board and the players. Communications BLUE RED BLUE ORANGE BROWN SILVER LIGHT BLUE RED have been chronically bad for the ten years that I have been COPPER TURQUOISE GREEN SILVER a member of the PDGA. It's hard for the Board to get togeth GREEN YELLOW DARK GREEN WHITE GREY WHITE PLUS: er. One reason is we are not a non - profit sport so, if IVORY METALLIC RED, BLUE AND GREEN. someone travels to a board meeting, they can ' t write it off. We do not have enough funds yet, so we can ' t have regular board meetings. We need to have minutes available. We need DISC DIAMETER (ACTUAL SIZE! 9 80cm (3 82mJ to make what we are doing more accessible to the members at MAX HOT· STAMP AREA (ACTUAL SIZE) large, because if they think we are more accessible, they 7 05cm 12 15m) will get more active. How to solve that? If I knew how to do that, I would be doing great. It is a tough problem. And I am looking for all the feedback I can get. I am glad I got I I this known in your newsletter because, if someone has an idea, whether Bob or I is commissioner, I am sure we would "'iT MIN'l'PORT be glad to hear it. 1\) FLYER TOM LANDER BOB: I think that we need a PDGA to be raising money. Like 8940 142nd AW!nu. NE. Rtldmond. WA 98052 (206) 881· 1205 in Cincinnati for the Worlds, first you got to make people understand what the sport of disc golf is. And there you are, a local club, trying to build up legitamacy. I think the Professional Disc Golf Association really should be at the forefront for raising money for tournaments. Like I said The Rules earlier, get a corporate sponsor for a five year period. It takes some of the heat off the local hosts. We could say, here Iowa, here's ten grand or here Iowa, here ' s twenty ot Golf grand. You concentrate on the logistics of running the tournament. We also want you to promote it locally and try Ru\e• l'l. to get local sponsors because that's fun to do, and that's ~e.ver Yes.~oncl ..f.o part of it. But the the PDGA needs to come to town. I like .. \-(ta.cl& ut' II the way they (Pro Tour CommitteeJ came into Cincinnati to ~:'""" "'{OU.,- hct4cl ~· meet with us last December.ooHH Disc Golf Mor ld News Sutter 1988 « Disc Golf Uor ld Hews Sutter 1988 •s DISC GOLF QOX SCORES I I New L•noM Op•n I I Red atone Ar ••nAl POGA Cl•••i c t !Haines- Wayside Park 5-I SI!I2 46 Disc Golf ~or ld News Su1aer 19B8 Disc Golf "or ld He•s Suner 1988 47