Thursday, September 25, 2025
The last Freedom Day
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Riot Fest by the numbers
Monday, September 1, 2025
Aces nigh
Many people have stated an ace (hole in one) in disc golf is frequently a bad shot that went in since the disc would likely have ended up close to 30 feet away if the basket was not in the way. At a tournament yesterday, I saw a tee shot that hit chains but ended up 30 feet past.
The nine I have generally didn't happen that way literally falling into the basket at the end of its flight including the one I threw in on Saturday from 160 feet which doesn't count since I threw it after a bad first shot.
Over the past couple of years I also noticed a unusual pattern among my aces. If you dont count the two on Aug 12 in '18 & '19 from 120 unobstructed feet (which touring pros would putt), my other 7 aces are one per month from Sep through May missing Feb and Mar.
Living near Chicago and knowing how much I played this summer, I was hoping to break that trend but yesterday's event, the only drive close to going into a basket was on #9 in Round Lake but it was the white shorter basket after hitting a tree while throwing to the longer gold one, meant that it didn't happen. In June warming up for an event, I had a second shot off the tee go in and in July, had a drive hit chains and not stay in.
Though I throw farther and can reach more baskets, still didn't get one in druing the summer months so I was trying to figure out why.
First thought is the events played since they are usually on longer courses and/or longer layouts with fewer opportunities. Also, my intent from a tee is to throw a disc to a basket and not in. Most of the time especially at an event, I dont think about an ace anyway.
Hopefully, I will be able to break this trend in the next 4 months.