One Grand Disc Golf Tour

06-17-09

Hey Gang,
World Champion Disc Golf Design has invested considerable time and expense to resurrect the “Have Course-Will Travel” program. Rather than running one-day events in hopes that a parks department will come out and get a feel for disc golf, HCWT is now a ‘rental’ program.

The HCWT rent-a-course program will build a rudimentary 9-hole disc golf course and leave it in place for 6 months for the low price of $599.

Considering the enormous amount of time we’ve spent on our new website and outlining the program plus the expense of sand blasting and re-powder coating several of the baskets, having temp baskets turned into perms, having new sleeves and poles made, buying more tools for the installs… we probably won’t show a profit on this program until after I’m too old to continue doing it.

Nonetheless, our first project is underway!!!

Our inaugural course will be installed north of Gainesville, FL at Camp Kulaqua, a 7th day Adventist camp for Florida’s Seminole Tribe. (No, not FSU!!) Admittedly, this is a bit outside of our target audience, but their interest was high and I’ll also be doing some clinics with the kids in July and August.

Jack White (course builder extra-ordinaire) will join me on Sunday, June 21 and Monday June 22 to clean up the area and drop in 9 holes.
(No work or visitors on Saturday as it is their Sabbath)

This course was to be a permanent install but their budget fell through. Both the director of the camp and WCDGD feel that all we need is a trial run of disc golf for the budgetary committee to want to fund the project for a permanent installation.

I vaguely mentioned this facility on this blah blah blah’g a few months back and was contacted by Gainesville’s John Dew who offered assistance. Months later, things are finally revving up, so I hope the offer still stands. Bring lots of friends!!!

If you are a disc golfer living anywhere near the Gainesville area, please consider joining us around 10 am on Sunday June 21 to help install a 9 hole course for the kids at camp. The work will definitely spill over into Monday, June 22

Please understand that this is a Christian facility, so alcohol and tobacco ETC will not be allowed. Bring gloves & bug spray .

Directions: I-75 (exit 399) Go North on hwy 441 through High Springs. About 1 mile past the Winn Dixie turn right at Camp Kulaqua sign and drive all the way back to the camp. Please go to the office and check in. Disc Golf area will be on the east side across lawn near the “Go-Cart Track” sign.

Questions? Call me at 407 701-9058
Or email frivolist@cfl.rr.com

In a collaboration with Sun King, we just finished a course install (permanent) at the Camp Cristina YMCA in Riverview, FL. This is a very short course built for young kids.

The green tees are for kids aged 6-10. The red tees are for kids 11-15. Anyone 16 and older should only need a putter. It’s a fun little track with plenty of shade and many of the tees and baskets can be seen from the camp director’s office window so that he can keep an eagle eye on the kids (and visitors)

No aces reported so far, but that won’t last long! WCDGD donated 9 green and 9 red carpet tees. (It’s the spikes and washers that are expensive) I’ll also be doing a short work-day out there on Friday, June 19 to fix the first tee. Give me a call if you can come out for an hour or so. Bring a shovel and a putter. Check in at office.

Then on Saturday, June 20 the Orlando Disc Golf Club will start the long-awaited project of pouring the blue tees on T2 as well as the 18th long tee of the original course.

Disc golf is booming in Central Florida. Come be a part of making it happen!!

06-04-09

I know, I know, I’ve been gone a long time. I’ve been verrry busy. I have a LOT to tell you.
I’ll try to catch you up in the next few days. But for now… this is all you need to know…

The City of Orlando has posted a link for a survey, which will help to shape the master plan for parks and recreation for the next 10 years.

Currently there is only ONE disc golf facility in the City of Orlando parks system. That would be Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake, which has two fine courses. Since the 2nd course was installed disc golf traffic has tripled and it is now the highest revenue generating activity in the park. Yet we are still pretty much under their radar.

Since many of you have traveled to our fair city over the years to visit the mouse, it might be nice to let them know that more courses in Orlando might also equate to more tourist $$$$$.

Here’s the link…
http://www.cityoforlando.net/fpr/html/survey.asp . _

Disc golf is listed on item 3 “Ultimate Frisbee/disc golf“, 3rd from the bottom of the list.
Be sure to look at the entire list and check others that may also hold interest for you.

On my survey, I also listed disc golf at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake in the “OTHER” Category to distinguish it from Ultimate, which requires no special facility. (But it does require a TEAM to show up at the same time, whereas disc golf has a slow trickle of players ALL DAY LONG)

Item 4 offers the chance to list what you’d like to see MORE of.
This is a chance to suggest “DISC GOLF COURSES” along with the other amenities that hold your interest. Keep it short and please be polite.

Items 5 & 6 ask which amenities are your top priorities and how far you would be willing to travel to visit these. Those of you who have traveled to Orlando to play the courses at Turkey Lake should certainly point that out.

(Please note that Barnett is a county park and is NOT part of the City of Orlando parks system, so, while it is a good facility, mentioning it in this survey would probably not further our cause of getting more local courses in the ground)

Thanks and start clicking.

Tomorrow: A possible resolution to an ongoing health problem