Brandon Gutierrez - 51 thru 15 holes Eric Smith - 54 thru 15 holes
Eric and Brandons round was called when darkness fell, and Eric chose to call it after 15 holes rather than finish out the round at a later date.
Finals (Highland):
Alex Africa - 68 Brandon Gutierrez - 64
Brandon wins! He earned $80. Brandon persevered thru a lot of scheduling conflicts and issues to be the first name on the Aces and Chains Finals Cup trophy for the Novice division. Congratulations to Brandon!
My apologies for the long delay before posting the results. I've been in survival mode at the shop. But nonetheless, I've been remiss for not posting these...
I'm going to break it up again by division so each post doesn't go on forever.
But, as Frank says, it depends on your arm. Everyone is different. I spoke to someone at the shop several months back who was throwing a Roadrunner sidearm over 400 feet on a rope.
But typically, most people throw an overstable disc because of the torque involved with a side arm throw.
Sorry Aces no harm meant I love your store and have purchased all my discs from you. I was out on a course the other day and someone told me about the liquor store but I had never heard about it I was more curious then anything.
I didn't take it the wrong way. Just couldn't resist the shameless plug. Thank you so much for your business.
Aces and Chains, a disc golf pro shop, is open in Joliet. Address is 1706 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Phone number is 815-207-8874.
Current hours are: W-Sat: 11-6, Sun 11-3
We have well over 1000 discs in stock. Innova and Vibram were just restocked this week, and the Discraft order should be here early next week to restock those shelves as well.
To me, this all comes down to the saying "perception is more important than reality."
I hate that saying.
And so, the PDGA board wants disc golf to "look good" in the eyes of others. Presumably, they want disc golf to have a better rep so the sport will grow bigger. That is the real reason for the ban, and more to the point, the reason a lot of people will support the ban.
We aren't really trying to stop smoking. No, we're just trying to hide the fact that we do so everyone will look up to us and say....."hey, there's a nice sport to play and/or watch."
It certainly isn't about the cigarette butts. I can promise you that. (Though not having them on the course would be a very welcome side effect.)
I don't smoke, and I don't like cigarette smoke one bit. But that doesn't mean I agree with a ban of smoking, while outdoors nonetheless!
And this is why I shy away from most of the conversations about making the sport bigger. Most people I talk to begin to think in terms of making the sport "look better" by mandating collared shirts, smoking bans, and ideas like that.
If we are going to talk about "looking better" in the eyes of the public, then we should instead concentrate on real concrete ways of improving our image that are based in fact, not in perception.
Improving our courses thru hard work and donations, helping the community (Ice bowl), and bringing new people into the sport are all ways to improve how we are perceived without giving up our freedoms. I could name off a dozen people from the area who do just that, without breaking a sweat. A hearty thank you, from me, to everyone who does. That is, in my opinion, the proper way to be a good role model for the community, and to increase the positive vibes for disc golf as a whole.
A smoking ban? Bah!
I once asked my Mom about the saying "Perception is more important than reality" and she said....
"It sounds like somebody's lying!"
Trust a Mom to put things in their proper perspective.
Each division winner will also get their name put on the "perpetual trophy" that we will display in the shop. Each year, another winners name will be added. We will unveil this trophy next year at our "grand re-opening." If possible, we'd like to get a picture of all the winners with the trophy at that time.
If anyone has Jason Smith's phone number, or email where we can reach him, please let us know. If we can't schedule his round by this Saturday, we'll have to declare him out. (Shop phone number is 815-207-8874)
A few more first round results have been posted above.
Here are some results from some of the first week matchups:
Novice:
Larry Pennuto 76 Kyle Greenfield 70
Brandon Gutierrez 75 Joe Roppo 85
Eric Smith 72 Aaron Studer 84
Kenny Loeffler 74 Alex Africa 72
Recreational:
Sean Callahan 71 Matt Hotuyec 65
Ryan Barcas 71 Blaine Schepp 72
This was a hotly contested match. I hear that DP (Barcas) won it by deucing the last hole. Way to be a true deucebag Dr. Pepper!
Still waiting on Nugget, and Jason Smith. If anyone knows how to get in touch with them, please have them call the shop at 815-207-8874. Kyle Leos is out of town as well, which is why I haven't called for a forfeit for either of them. But I'll have to do so soon....
Intermediate:
Preliminary rounds:
Bryan Sullivan 67 DJ Eskra 71
Kevin Macuiba 69 John Boyd 64
First round matchups:
Randy Moore Sr. 64 John Boyd 63
John Marren 68 Cory Clements 62
Jesse Tackett 63 Mike Thompson 68
Kester Jeffers vs. Bryan Sullivan
Sr. against Boyd was a tight round that went into sudden death. Boyd pulled it out with a deuce to bring his final score down to a 63. Deucebags are really hurting the Fox Valley faithful.
Advanced:
Jon Boster Mike Conlee (Had to forfeit. Jon advances)
Ben Carrescia 63 Kris Linscott 68
Jason Riley 64 Matt Preston 66
Eric Fite 60 Tafe Hemler 68
With a blistering round of 60 (-12), Eric advances to the semi-finals against Jon Boster. Meanwhile, Tafe heads home to spray some Foil on his wounds. You may not remember what that is, but I bet Tafe does...
More to come. We'll try to occasionally post who is playing when and where in case anyone wants to come out and watch.