Disc Fanatics of Kansas

Bill Pryor    June 8, 2012 at 6:53am

A glow round does sound like fun. Which Night works the best?

Austin Cranston    June 8, 2012 at 6:38am

***GLOW ROUND***

Any thoughts????

Rick Petrie    June 7, 2012 at 5:00am

Austin,
I was sooooo tempted to play tonight, but getting home to air conditioning & off my feet ended up being a bigger lure. Sorry.

BTW, I still want to do that trade. I'll keep mine with me so next time I see you I'm ready.

Austin Cranston    June 6, 2012 at 11:28pm

What up, anybody playing today?

Rick Petrie    June 5, 2012 at 7:21am

Kirk,
The first league round event details are not yet finalized. But I do know there will not be a league/season kick-off tournament at Fairmont Park. Stay tuned for an further details.

Dakota,
There will not be any professional divisions available. The best players will need to participate in the Advanced division.

Hope that helps.

Dimond Cutter    June 4, 2012 at 10:06pm

Will there be a season kickoff tourney at fairmont?

Rick Petrie    June 4, 2012 at 6:10pm

By the way, I forgot to include Adam Johnson as a generous ($20) contributor in yesterday's initial news flash. However, I have now edited the news the club page of discgolfscene to reflect his contribution. Please forgive me Adam.

Also, I have removed the "PDGA" part of the points division descriptions because we are not a PDGA sanctioned league. Nor will this league effect your PDGA rating.

Mark Kewley    June 4, 2012 at 7:06am

If you are on Facebook you should Like Discs Unlimited. You will be #1500 and they will do a drawing for some goodies: http://www.facebook.com/DiscsUnlimited

Rick Petrie    June 4, 2012 at 6:59am

I should point out that (at this point in time), none of the DFOK leagues, tournaments, etc. are PDGA sanctioned events.

Mark Kewley    June 3, 2012 at 10:37pm

Final 9 KC Wide Open live, right now:
http://www.livestream.com/discgolfplanet

Rick Petrie    June 3, 2012 at 7:35am

Once upon a time, on a course named Riley Conference Center, some guys ran over a basket (with their tractor) while baling hay.
http://www.discgolfscene.com/courses/Rileys_Conference_Center/Hole_17/36705

Have you guys taken an inventory of the baskets since they cut the hay? . ? . ? By the way, you won't be in the clear until they have baled & hauled off all the bales of hay.

Fun Times!

Robert Adams    June 3, 2012 at 7:21am

They cut the grass for Daughtry...but not disc golf. What's this world coming to...

Ken Braeger    June 3, 2012 at 4:21am

The grass at Riley Conference Center was cut today (prepped for bailing). I haven't been on the course to see if it's cut completely around yet, but I'm going to try and get tomorrow to check it out. I expect with the upcoming Daughtry concert, the grounds will get a manicure. Since the grass was done with a combine (or such), I expect the tee boxes are no longer unmarked, but I'm excited none the less to get a few more rounds in before the baskets are moved to Moon Lake..

Adam Johnson    June 3, 2012 at 12:32am

My destroyer champion blizzard is very stable and i rarely turn it over. Ive never really used in windy conditions but that's mostly because I try to play safe in heavy wind. The blizz champion wears much fasterfor me. If u are used to throwing 170 g discs then I would suggest not going below 150 g. Good luck Jon

Kevin Zane    June 2, 2012 at 6:21pm

If you aren't satisfied with your distance already, then I would discourage grabbing a blizzard (if that is the only reason you want to try one).. They are fun to throw, and will likely go farther but I would say that anyone could benefit much more from a little field work with some slower, less forgiving discs. Learning to generate better weight transfer, clean release, good timing and mechanics will push your limits much further. With the right practice, you'll find yourself throwing ... more

If you aren't satisfied with your distance already, then I would discourage grabbing a blizzard (if that is the only reason you want to try one).. They are fun to throw, and will likely go farther but I would say that anyone could benefit much more from a little field work with some slower, less forgiving discs. Learning to generate better weight transfer, clean release, good timing and mechanics will push your limits much further. With the right practice, you'll find yourself throwing 325+' controlled turnovers with your buzzzes (or other mid-range of choice) and pushing 375+ with fairways while everyone else is still trying to figure out how to get their blizz wraith/katana/(whatever) to flip with any predictability.

Robert Adams    June 2, 2012 at 2:54pm

Alright, let me write a blizzard review while sober this time, and without sounding like a toolbag... Blizzard plastic is great if it's a wide open shot, or if you put so much hyzer on it that you know it's definitely not going to flip on you, which is what I tend to do with my blizzard ape. But even with the Ape, which is supposed to be the most stable blizzard disc on the market, it'll flip on me even with a >45 degree hyzer release. They're temperamental, and the wind a ... more

Alright, let me write a blizzard review while sober this time, and without sounding like a toolbag... Blizzard plastic is great if it's a wide open shot, or if you put so much hyzer on it that you know it's definitely not going to flip on you, which is what I tend to do with my blizzard ape. But even with the Ape, which is supposed to be the most stable blizzard disc on the market, it'll flip on me even with a >45 degree hyzer release. They're temperamental, and the wind affect them greatly. I definitely wouldn't recommend them for headwinds. But any other wind direction and you can play them quite well. And you're completely correct about not being able to throw them full force, you'll end up grip locking and sending it way off to the right. I find that with the blizzard discs if you hold the power back to about 75-80% and concentrate more on the "hit" of the throw, you get a lot more out of them. Hope this helps some.

Robert Adams    June 2, 2012 at 8:46am

I'd say the blizzard ape has the same stability as a normal destroyer...or even a wraith. I've flipped mine a few times without it coming back. I've tossed mine about 550-600 a few times on some monster drives, but if you're looking for consistency, look elsewhere.

Rick Petrie    June 2, 2012 at 8:00am

Blizzard:

Also keep in mind that the blizzard discs that weigh more than 140g, do not float.

Dimond Cutter    June 2, 2012 at 6:34am

Threw a 150 Blizzard wraith and was very surprised how far it went with little effort. Im thinking of getting one but perhaps something more overstable.

Adam Johnson    June 2, 2012 at 5:55am

I like my blizzaed destroyer 153 g. I think they are worth trying.