Kinston Disc Golf

October 23
December 3

Ice Bowl 2010 Scheduled

Put it on your calendar!

January 16th, 2010
Barnet Park, Kinston, NC

5th Annual Kinston Ice Bowl

$15 entry - includes an Ice Bowl disc and a pig pickin’ dinner.

For more details, please visit the kinstondiscgolf.com web site.

October 26
Down East Players Cup 2009 | PDGA Tour Event Results
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NC Super Classic | PDGA Tour Event Results
July 28

August Monthly

Sunday, August 2nd at Barnet Park in Kinston, NC. Don’t miss one of you last opportunities to get ahead in the points series. And the ace pool is up there.

May 21
Wilmington - Parks

Look for Bill Smith Park, in Oak Island (Brunswick Co.) 4446 Fish Factory Rd., Oak Island

9-hole disc golf course listed
April 5

April Monthly

Today we had a record 36 players show up for the club monthly. We had great weather and everything went fairly well, with a few exceptions. There were a few things to be learned with a monthly this big…

  • Sign-up sheets should be available for all classes to be offered. People should sign in on their own, and select their division. 2 people to do sign in might not be a bad idea with a large group.
  • Players sign in and select their preferred division. If there are at least 3 for a division, set it up. If not combine with broader division. Don’t try to set it up after sign-in is nearly finished.
  • CTP’s should be managed by someone other than the person doing sign-in
  • We will develop a starter-hole list chart, showing best starting holes by number of cards
  • Continue developing the software to list and sort players, and include payout calculations. The first draft worked great, but didn’t do payout. Improve list scrolling navigation, too.
  • Start sign-in earlier than 9:20am.
  • Use the scoreboard for groups larger than 3-4 cards.
While some of these items may only apply to larger turnouts, in general they might be good to work into the regular process. If there are more than 12-14 players, we should have a club “staff” plan to have members step in to help, with clear tasks and areas of responsibility. 
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Super Class Event results

We had 8 players in 2 divisions come out for Super Class play. It was fun seeing some of the discs that showed up, too, including a Champion Zephyr, and a full-color hot-stamp clear chamption Zephyr. Most players used Zephyrs, although some other “lids” were used. The Super Hero 235 was popular, too. It was a little breezy out of the woods which might have had some effect on disc selection.

In general, I think it went well. Everyone seemed to have had a good time, and most said they would play again. We’ll probably look at a quarterly Super Class schedule and see how it goes. 

Thanks to everyone who came out to play. The results are posted on the kinstondiscgolf.com site. 

January 26
Play Disc Golf indoors, reusing plastic bottles and caps
January 5

Super Class Event In Kinston?

I think we need a Super Class disc golf event in Kinston. The course at Barnet would be perfect for it. So, get out your huge old Frisbee, or grab an ultimate disc, or if you’re really on top of it, one of the new Super Class models, and go try a round with a huge lid and let’s make it happen.

If you’re not familiar with Super Class, it’s a new class defined by the PDGA for competition in 2009. The idea is to use big “catch” discs, 24.1 cm diameter or greater and up to 200 grams. Ultimate discs, the Innova Super Nova or Zephyr, are all Super Class discs. Check out the PDGA site for more background. 

Contact me if you’re interested in playing any kind of Super Class event in Kinston in 2009!