The Beginning at Top of the Hill in Canterbury NH I am not going to lie, I had my doubts about a NH Point series. Sure it was a cool idea, and VT has one and so does Maine..so why not us? I went to the first meeting and again came away thinking that the intentions were good, but that organizing something like this takes more than good intentions. Mike Roberts and Ian Craveiro had the vision (and it was a great vision) but I was still skeptical. And I was right, there were Facebook squabbles, the west side of the state felt left out, vendors were pulling out of tourneys. And I watched and said to myself "I told you so".
Man was I wrong!! For those of you that know me…I go down fighting before admitting I was wrong. But 4 events into the Tour I could not be more wrong. 4 solid events, over 175 players, a new web site, timely standings, money in the bank and starting to build a NH state organization to keep thing moving into the future.
And the reason for the success is that a ton of people have been a part of this. People stepping up to be TD's, vendors helping out, people being flexible. But looking back now, 2 folks really stepped up when it would have been easy to bail. And instead of bailing they rallied, brought folks together and got the tour off on the right foot. First NH tour event ever…no problem. Last minute change of date…got that handled. 4 new temp holes...piece of cake. 90 players descending on your course...bring it on. Marty Vaughn and Jim Bailey really brought their A game!! And by doing so, not just ran a successful first event, I really think it set the tone for the rest of the tour. And there is a lot of tour left.
Closest upcoming events for KDGC members are Pinnacle on 6/7, Wilton on 7/19, The Hollows on 8/2, and our own Otter Brook Open on 9/13. For a full schedule, standings and all that good stuff go check out the Live Free and Drive site at www.nhdiscgolf.org
And 2 Keene Disc Golf Club members are making runs at their divisions. Bryan Lake just took 1st place in AM1 at Moose Mountain and Rob Breckenridge is at the top of the standings in MM1.
So pick a weekend and go play an event. I guarantee you will meet some great folks and have a blast.
Bob
Man was I wrong!! For those of you that know me…I go down fighting before admitting I was wrong. But 4 events into the Tour I could not be more wrong. 4 solid events, over 175 players, a new web site, timely standings, money in the bank and starting to build a NH state organization to keep thing moving into the future.
And the reason for the success is that a ton of people have been a part of this. People stepping up to be TD's, vendors helping out, people being flexible. But looking back now, 2 folks really stepped up when it would have been easy to bail. And instead of bailing they rallied, brought folks together and got the tour off on the right foot. First NH tour event ever…no problem. Last minute change of date…got that handled. 4 new temp holes...piece of cake. 90 players descending on your course...bring it on. Marty Vaughn and Jim Bailey really brought their A game!! And by doing so, not just ran a successful first event, I really think it set the tone for the rest of the tour. And there is a lot of tour left.
Closest upcoming events for KDGC members are Pinnacle on 6/7, Wilton on 7/19, The Hollows on 8/2, and our own Otter Brook Open on 9/13. For a full schedule, standings and all that good stuff go check out the Live Free and Drive site at www.nhdiscgolf.org
And 2 Keene Disc Golf Club members are making runs at their divisions. Bryan Lake just took 1st place in AM1 at Moose Mountain and Rob Breckenridge is at the top of the standings in MM1.
So pick a weekend and go play an event. I guarantee you will meet some great folks and have a blast.
Bob
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