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Live Free and Drive

5/28/2015

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PictureThe 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

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Summer of Dubz

5/7/2015

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Anyone that has read my posts knows how I feel about amateurs and whether they should get paid. They Don't! And I have heard it from many people why AMs should get paid. They are tired of the same old player packs, they don't want plastic they won't use etc etc etc. And I have heard argumemts about AMs feeling like they are subsidizing Pro's and visa versa.

So one of the things I like about disc golf is you can take it to any level you want. You can just play with friends, you can play for tags, you can play Sunday doubles, you can go to a tournament. You can play at ANY level you want to. And this got me to thinking. What about a High Stakes Doubles Tournament.

No shirts, no player packs, no divisions, no funny money, no trophies, JUST CASH!!! 


Pick a partner, sign up and show us what you got. You win, you win big. You lose…well you don't win.


So that is what we are going to do. 30 team max, 80$ a team and yes you pay sign up fees, because the 80$ is going to prize money! Are we paying way down the list?  Nope. This is tentative payout. And I say tentative because we are looking for sponsors that may add to the pot.


Places 4-10 get their money back…80$
3rd gets 200$
2nd gets 400$
1st place gets 800$


Thats right, you want the big bucks, you better bring your A+ game!

Hey Bob, 30 X 80 = 2400 where is the extra money going. 


Well I have built in that we can "not sell out" and still do the same payout. If we sell out, the numbers go up. If we get a sponsor, the numbers go up. If Otter Brook finishes the back 9 in time for tourney and we can add more teams…you got it…The payout goes up!!! 


So mark August 1st on your calendar, find a partner and come play High Stakes Doubles!!!


Reg opens June 15th.


http://www.discgolfscene.com/tournaments/Summer_of_Dubz_2015







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