TC Jester league

[ChingLizard]

We are firing up a new league at TC Jester starting this Thursday, July 10th.

This is a course that is hard to lose a disc on! :D

I arrive at the course between 5:30 and 5:45 every Thursday and we blast off pretty much at 6:00 pm.

I hope to see folks out there on Thursday night!

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the night that the new Jester league begins!

Rumor has it that we should expect the return of Thomas Burks tonight...what about Cecil or Jeff? Anyone heard from them?

Most everyone from last league (except Roger wasn't sure yet) will be returning. Hope to all of you out there tonight. I should arrive pretty close to 5:30.

[ChingLizard]

We'll be running at Jester this evening.

I thing we'll be expecting a couple of folks that couldn't make it out last week.

Please grab your friends and come on out for the Jester league at 5:45pm! See you out there! :cool:

[ChingLizard]

almost time....

tick-tick-tick...

[ChingLizard]

Looks like we might be in for a soggy league tonight.

Chance of precipitation during the hours from 6pm to 8pm is 70%. Yikes!!! :eek:

I've been keeping an eye on the weather radar though, and it looks to me like we could very well be in between two rain-trains to our East and West. With any kind of luck, it will keep on swinging to either side of us. :cool:

I'd advise all of the Jester (and Moffitt) league folks to bring an umbrella and wear their water-proof socks! :D

[ChingLizard]

Jester league results are up.

We added 2 new players this week in spite of the conditions...and all of the "no-shows"...welcome to:
Andrew Hernandez in Green
Dennis Woodward in White

[ChingLizard]

Sounds like we ought to have pretty close to full attendance for tonight's Jester league. :cool:

Weather is looking good too! :D

[ChingLizard]

Wow! What a great a night for league! Scores are up.

Lots o good stories from last night too! 2 kids on mini-bikes doing donuts around 9's basket - even while players were throwing on the basket! Sheesh!

I always play a touch more competitively when my buddy, Randy is on my card. We ususally play skins for 50 cents a hole and we make it a point to work each other through the whole round. :D Last night was exceptionally tough though. We changed lead on the card 9 times in 18 holes, ended up tying in skins and tying scores at +1! Wow! What a great battle! Thanks Randy!

Many thanks also go out to Roger Blair for selling me the fantastic wooden mini-marker! Man I can't wait to show it off! Thanks Roger - great work!

[ChingLizard]

Sorry I didn't get final scores and results up last night gang. :o

I've got a 3:45 appointment down in Sugarland today but am hoping that I will be able to get to league in time - if I'm late, then it will only be by a few minutes.

I wasn't prepared with a "plan" for tonight's activities, but I'm assuming that our usual $2 per head doubles will be good tonight.

Andi and Don are handling the Moffitt payout first and will be at Jester later on....

See ya around 6:00 tonight.

[ChingLizard]

Speak up gang!

Do you guys want to play tonight or what???

I live very close to the course so I can definitely make it, but I wanted to give you guys a chance to see if you needed to make preparations tonight.

I don't know when the rains are going to be arriving, but I hear that maybe tomorrow afternoon we'll start getting the precipitation...in the meantime, this might be our last chance to log a little playin' time in for a few days.

Hope everyone is prepped and ready for this one. Ike is gonna give us a spanking! :eek:

[ChingLizard]

Looks like a couple of the only tight fairways out there just got a little more opened up recently.

Lots of debris and litter around the course, but I would imagine that it is all playabe again. There were a few big trees taken out, but most of it looked intact. Didn't get to see if the lone pine tree in #8's fairway made it through...but if I had to guess...it's probably still there! :D

See you folks out there on Thursday night...

[ChingLizard]

Reminder:

I'm planning on running the TC Jester league tonight! I should be arriving there very close to 5:30 to take Ace/Mulli money and get us started. Please bring an extra grocery bag or two because I'd like to see us pick up some of the trash as we go.

If anyone is getting "cabin fever" just sitting around, then please feel welcome to come out and join our merry little band at the Jester course tonight. It's a good stress release to throw a little plastic around. :D

Hope to see ya out there tonight!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Thanks to everyone for showing up at the Jester league last night!

We have 5 league players and we had 4 guests last night! Great to have you guys hanging out with us!

Course was in pretty darn good shape all considering... There is 1 tree down in #6's fairway about in the same spot as the one that split open and fell there last month. The lone pine in the middle of number 8's fairway is still standing and looking good. One of the pines on #3 is listing to port a bit (towards the street) but it looks to be okay and opens up an anhyzer a bit more. All the baskets were okay.

[ChingLizard]

Jester the Molester league is running again tonight!

As always - guests are welcome to play with us. We'll meet at the practice basket at around 5:30. I want to limit the card sizes to as small as we can get away with - preferably 3-somes! :D

For the league players - please forgive me again, but I still don't have power at the ol' hacienda, so I don't have computerized results yet. I will fire up the generator over this weekend and at least get the results entered and printed out. I don't have Internet access either, so even when I get power back on, I probably am not going to be able to upload them right away. Comcast kind-of stinks in my book right now...I hear that they are only offering credit on their services if you call them and complain. Today is the 14th day after Ike and as of yesterday afternoon, Comcast only wanted to offer me 1 week of credit on the monthly service fee, but I declined it stating that they were going to have to do better than that.

Anyway...I hope to see all of you folks out there tonight. Make sure that you bring BUG spray!!! The mosquitos are BAD!!! :eek:

[mattman]

how does comcast know you are not using a generator?

[ChingLizard]

Looks like we'll be running the Jester league tonight.

Weather dot com is showing that chance of precipitation will drop to 10% at 6:00 pm so we should be good to play without any rain...it will probably be pretty soggy out there and bug spray seems like it might be a good idea to carry tonight too! :D

See you folks out there at around 5:30 pm.

If anyone wants to come join up with us, then please feel welcome. We have 5 players in this league so we've been playing on one card of 5, but if we could get just one more visitor out there to play with us, then we can bust up into two cards of 3.

[ThePatrick]

When does this start back up?

[ChingLizard]

Hey Patrick!

The Jester League will begin on Thursday March 12th. It will be a 6 week league (keeping the best 4 of the 6 weeks) with an award night in between.

This year's schedule worked out just perfect for us! Five 6-week leagues with an Award week in between each one. The last week of Jester league will actually be the Thursday following the time change which will work out perfect for an Awards night in the dark for a final week of glow golf doubles!

Thomas Burks has agreed to take sign-ups for the opening week of Jester on March 12th. We usually try to start just prior to 6:00pm but if anyone has to show up later - they can let me know and we'll make arrangements.

Hope to see you and Tif out there this year!

[ChingLizard]

Reminder that Jester league begins tonight.

The weather is looking a little shaky at this point, but it seems like it is on the downside of the probability scale...50% dropping to 40% at the 6:00pm hour...

Bring raingear and older shoes...

Can't wait to begin the new season. Hope all the regular gang (and a few newbies) are out there tonight.

[Mrbradyhas6]

You beat me to the mark. I was getting on here to find out if the league was still going to play today with the weather turning. It got cold fast. I will be joining in on this league considering it it close to my work. I am looking forward to playing with some new crews. I am only used to the Jack Brook fellows. See you there.

[ChingLizard]

Thanks to all of you brave players that showed up in spite of the crummy weather! :grin:

League results can be found at the link below.

http://www.hfds.org/html/jester.html

A big welcome also goes out to our newest HFDS member, Mr Erick Armentrout who joined HFDS tonight.

We also welcome Sam to our merry bunch of pirates of Jester league...aaaaarrrgggggggg!

[ChingLizard]

Jester league will be rolling on its second week tonight.

I've heard from a couple of other players that have said that they'll be there tonight for sure.

Hope to see all of gang out there tonight...the weather looks great for a little DG - mid 70's, Wind ESE at 5mph and NO RAIN in the forecast for tonight! Ha-ha! (After 3 consecutive DG outtings in the rain I'm ready to play a little dry golf for a change!)

See ya tonight.

[ChingLizard]

Holy smokes!!! We are growing! Almost doubled in size from last week...

Welcome to our newest players today: Richard Fason, Bill Cusack, CJ and Rick Hopper! Thanks for playing the Jester League!

Great weather out there tonight, and tonight's Jester League Results certainly reflect that! Great throwing out there everyone!

http://www.hfds.org/html/jester.html

[Smokin' Joe]

BET IT WAS FUN! http://mail.yimg.com/a/i/mesg/emoticons7/111.gif

[ChingLizard]

LoL!!! Yeah Jokin'...what's up? Are you not playing in Moffitt league? If not, then come on out to Jester and play!!! We've got a pretty solid White division now that Richard joined us...of course we've gotta keep an eye on CJ Hopper who just joined too...I expect he is only going to be hanging around in White division for about 2 leagues before he graduates to Blue division in skill...he's getting seriously good at a young age.

CJ placed 3rd in White division last week throwing a -1. I still have weeks where I throw 60's! LoL!!!

[Smokin' Joe]

Sorry for the delay, but since it's SOOOOOOOOO quiet on the board....:D

Nope, no League Play for me during the week. Proud Papa is busy! :cool:

I hope to get out to SV on a few Sundays tho.....anything happening THIS Sunday?

[ChingLizard]

Hmmm....pretty rough weather out there tonight folks. Please make sure you dress for stormy conditions.

RIght now, the radar seems to be showing us as having a hour window between storm systems...we might be able to sneak a round in tonight if we play quickly. I'll try to remember to bring some baggies and pencils along to keep the cards dry...

My advise is to wear a raincoat - it is too gusty for umbrellas out there...

See you at around 5:30.

L

[ChingLizard]

Great night for some golf out there, eh? Heh-heh-heh....

Wind was howling out there for the "front nine"...top card in Blue division shot a 54 and somehow, I managed to shoot a 53 (-1) in that wind!

Anyway...scores are posted up. Thanks for playing everyone!

[Smokin' Joe]

sand bags heavy? :rolleyes:

j/k Good shooting!

Heard yesterday that they called play for the Shell Houston Open due to wind! :eek:

bunch of P.C.s :p

[ChingLizard]

Jester league scores are up!

Uh-oh...better watch out folks because there was movement in almost every division after I processed the "drop week" stuff.

There's a great race brewing up in both Red and White divisions this time...and Sam still has a shot at givin' Robert a scare in the Blue division!

Rick Hopper played the "round of his life" out there on Thursday night shooting a fabulous 57 out there in the breeze! Congrats Rick! I watched you guys putt out on #5 and saw that sweet 45-footer you canned! Nice putt Rick! :grin:

Also wanted to shout out a "welcome" to Jeremy who saw us playing a couple weeks ago and then accepted our invitation to come out and play with us for a couple of weeks until the next league kicks off on April 30th. He went toe-to-toe with Richard and I and probably would've cleaned us both out of "skins" had he been playing. :grin: He'll probably jump into the .50 skins match next week anyway.

One more week of regular play folks, then we have award week where we'll play some doubles and then the next league will start up on April 30th! Visitors are always welcome to come hang with us at the Jester league...and we especially welcome anyone wanting to play some doubles on award week!

Cecil? Ruben? John? Cat? You folks listening? :grin:

[C.J.'s mom]

The Sternberg/Hopper clan had fun at doubles Thursday night (the guys playing and me snapping photos). I've posted those photos on my Smugmug website: http://susansternberg.smugmug.com/disc golf. Once at the disc golf page, just click on 2009 TC Jester doubles.

Susan

[hfdsadmin]

A new edition of the TC Jester league starts up tonight!

I should be getting out there between 5:30 and 5:45 and would expect to be able to start teeing off at around 6:00.

I heard from Susan (CJ's Mom) that they aren't making this one...bummer...hope you can make the next though.

Weather looks like the rain disappears from the forecast after the 5 o'clock hour.

Hope to see you folks out there!

[ChingLizard]

We started out the first week of this league with 9 players, but with kinda "iffy" weather I had briefly considered staying home that night too! :eek:

But the weather turned out absolutely perfect...it was breezy about 10 mph and nice and cool...maybe 75. I think it rained, but not much - I didn't even get my socks wet!

Anyway, this Thursday is week 2 of this 6-week league. Keep the best 4 out of 6. I think that I heard a rumor that Easy Mo...er....uh....I mean DGJesus might be coming back out again. :cool: I told him I was gettin' desparate for some extra cash for some nicotene patches. :rolleyes: (Seriously...it's 3 days short of a full month without a cigarette!)

Hope to see all you out there this Thursday night.

Many thanks go out to Thomas for holding down the "fort" for me while I'm away. Thomas - you ROCK! Thanks!

[tarazarr]

(Seriously...it's 3 days short of a full month without a cigarette!)



I made it 6 weeks before I got stupid and said, "I think I'll have just 1"

Now my house has to go back through the whole "Dad's being a big jerk this week cause he's dying for a smoke again";) I swear I just pick fights around the house when I'm detoxing the nicotine. Hang tough and don't beleive the lie that you can just have one - cause you've had a really bad day!!:D

[hfdsadmin]

I made it 6 weeks before I got stupid and said, "I think I'll have just 1"

Now my house has to go back through the whole "Dad's being a big jerk this week cause he's dying for a smoke again";) I swear I just pick fights around the house when I'm detoxing the nicotine. Hang tough and don't beleive the lie that you can just have one - cause you've had a really bad day!!:D

LoL!!! Yeah, I'm trying to be real religious about not sneaking even one...my strategy is to remind myself about how difficult the first week is and how unpleasant it was to go through...and I don't want to have to go through that stretch again! (It's been the great motivator for me!)

[hfdsadmin]

Anyone heard from DG Jesus lately (this week?)

Weather forecast is looking great for tonight: 6:00 pm 86 degrees and wind from the S at 14 mph. Sounds like perfect breezy conditions.

Hope to see all of you out there tonight between 5:30 and 6:00.

[hfdsadmin]

So here is a funny story from league last night.

Richard, Dennis and I (and maybe DGJesus soon too) usually will play 50 cent skins throughout our round just to add a little more fun to our round.

I don't think I'd ever come out ahead on the skins part although I think I might've broken even one time...

Last night though, Richard Fason dropped the hammer on Dennis and I in the white division by throwing a good, solid 4 down for a score of 50. Dennis was chasing Richard at 1 under for a 53 but didn't quite catch Richard. I was WAY far out of the running for best score however with my three large for a 57. But here's the funny part: Richard Fason threw 7 strokes better than I did, but I ended up winning 14 skins so even though Fason crushed me on score, he still ended up paying me $6.50!

Heh-heh-heh...I can't wait for Randy to show back up out there too!

[ERicJ]

Skins are all about the pushes and then just winning the right hole....

[hfdsadmin]

Dang!

It's been more than a week since I've chucked a disc!!! I'm going through withdrawl.

Can't wait to get out there tonight. Many thanks go out to Thomas for holding down the fort for me. I should be there around 5:30 and am hoping we'll get started soon afterward.

Weather is looking good...

[Smokin' Joe]

reminds me of the McDonald's commercial...:confused:

hunger pains or hunger pangs?

Chucking a disc or Chunking a disc?

Welcome back Married Lizard!! :D

[hfdsadmin]

Thank you Mr. Jokin' :D

We'll have to watch to see if my disc golf playing starts dropping off...doesn't that usually happen when folks get a new girlfriend, get married, or have kids? So far...so good.

I'm looking forward to seeing Mr Samora back out on the course tonight too...rumor has it that he's bringing some "skins" money tonight...

I forgot to update the spreadsheet so I'm going to sneak out of work a tad early today and try and get all 2-3 weeks of scores entered into it before I get to the course today. Shoot! I forgot to take care that stuff before I got my back up against the wall. :mad:

See you folks out there tonight!

[ChingLizard]

:cool:Wow! What a barn-burner finish to the Blue division at this Jester league!!!

Thomas Burks wins first place by one half point with a two-way tie for second!!! (Robert and Cecil - please double-check the results to make sure that I dropped your lowest point values and not just your worst scores...)

Congratulations to Jeremy our first-time White division player who scored his first victory right out of the starting-box in a field of tough competition! Good job Jeremy!!! I think all of us can breathe a sigh of relief that for some strange reason, Nicole Cazares didn't show back up to take it! (just kidding Nicole...but it's a huge ego deflator to get whooped on by teenager!!!)

Many thanks for everyone's support of HFDS at the TC Jester league!

Next week is awards week and $5/head doubles. We will be playing out the top two teams.

And then following that, we'll be starting right back up again with another 6-week league. Please spread the word around as I know that several folks have been waiting for the next league to start again. Randy - you're one of the folks that has been asking. We'll be glad to have you coming along for the ride with us again! :cool:

[ChingLizard]

Oh yeah...I forgot - http://www.hfds.org/html/jester.html results (minus payout calculations) are up. I'll figure out payout later, but figure that $12 per Am player is going into payout.

[ChingLizard]

Many thanks to all of the TC Jester league players that continue to support HFDS through their leagues!!!

We had a good time playing doubles tonight. All of the teams were close and in the hunt it seemed.

It sounds like everyone is planning on coming back for the next league and that we'll also have a couple of new joiners coming back after extended breaks...Ruben Hernandez and Randy Samora. Welcome back guys!

Week #1 will start Thursday June 18th, 2009. Sign-up between 5:30 and 6:00 pm...I'll start kicking off cards as soon as we fill em up after that.

Special thanks goes out to Andi and Don Young for their donation of a $10 mulligan raffle prize for the gang too!

[ChingLizard]

Wow! Holy smokes!!!

We signed up 13 players for this edition of the Jester league! Thanks for your support folks!!!

Thomas Burks hit the ace pot for $346 on hole #4-short!!! congrats Thomas! I tried my best to try and split it with you, but alas! I only got close a couple of times.

I'll post up results later on tonight or early in the morning.

BTW - player ratings are up via the link on the front page.

[ChingLizard]

Jeremy - I just looked at ratings for the Jester league folks, and you are the only one I see that has to move up. Welcome to the Blue division! (Let me know if you'd rather play in Gold division with the 5 other guys or if you want to play solo in Blue division.)

[ChingLizard]

Many thanks to Thomas for bringing the beverages to league last night!!! I had one before and 2 after the round!

I have thrown the worst score in White division, but I managed to collect skins on the 18th hole! That was the only thing that redeemed the round for me! Ha!

I'll get the scores updated and posted tonight. What happened to Stimpy?

[ChingLizard]

Thomas will be running the Jester league for me tomorrow 7/2/2009.

I'll see you folks next week.

[ChingLizard]

We are getting a badly needed, light but steady rain over this way this afternoon.

It looks like the storm will be blowing through and I'm expecting it to be gone by 5:30.

Just as a reminder, this is the last week of league play before awards week, so we'll be playing tonight as long as there isn't any lightning dropping down on us...even if it means playing in the drizzle. (But I'm pretty sure it'll be gone by time we want to start.)

See ya out there!

[ChingLizard]

Surprise!!!!

We are not going to be having awards night tonight as it's looking like our payout vendors are in KC this week.

I discussed the situation with Conrad and he suggested that I just go ahead and start our next league right now and do awards next week when DGC gets back...

So we'll go ahead and start league tonight - we'll play for 7 weeks this time and keep the best 4 of 7 weeks.

See ya tonight gang!

[ChingLizard]

The weather for tonight's league is looking pretty good - warm and breezy.

Temp is supposed to be 94 at 6pm with winds at 19 mph from the SSW. Yeee-haaaa! I love a good breezy round! :cool:

Hope to see everyone out there.

Be advised that we got some reports from HPARD that we've got parking lot expansion starting in August/September timeframe and rumor has it that 3 trash cans are going to be installed near the tees at 3 holes out on the course (currently there are ZERO trash cans on the course!)

Thanks HPARD!!!

[ChingLizard]

Reminder to everyone that we are starting up a new TC Jester league on Thursday night. We might be getting a late start if DGC shows up to do payout...let's make it snappy and get started as close to 6 as we can - okay?

Thomas should be out there early to start taking sign ups. I should be there around 5:30.

Nicole Cazares - you pulled 4th place in White division and you will have payout coming. I think I've got it posted up on the Jester league results page.

[ChingLizard]

This is the last week of regular play. It looks to be a soggy one. They got another dose of rain about an hour ago.

Next week will be awards week and the last league of summer season at Jester will be starting the following Thursday - the 17th of September.

I heard that we should be expecting one of our ol' comrades that we haven't seen in 4 or 5 years out there...welcome back mister Colonel sir!

I'll see you folks out there at around 5:30.

[ChingLizard]

Uh - oh...I just checked and it looks like I didn't get our final results uploaded right.

I'll have to bring them tonight.

Andi and Don will NOT be coming tonight. I had thought that I'd have the certificates/coupons for payout tonight, but I don't have them either.

Tonight will be random draw doubles. Everyone is welcomed to come play a round of 18 with us tonight. We'll survey everyone there, but I'm hoping that we'll run $5 per head.

Dennis W. - I'll collect your payout coupon from Andi and Don this weekend.

We'll do a quick drawing for mulligan tickets and draw for partners and then play.

We'll be running one last 6 week league at Jester for this year. I think I've got it timed out so that the next award week will fall on the week following time-change - so our final hurrah of the season will be GLOW DOUBLES.

[ChingLizard]

Just wanted everyone to know that we'll be starting the final league of this season at TC Jester on Thursday night.

I think we've got the timing worked out so that we'll have 6 weeks of play and then switch to Standard time the weekend before Awards week.

The final Awards Week will be a giant round of GLOW DOUBLES golf.

The GLOW DOUBLES will be open to everyone - please come on out and enjoy the last weeknight of DG at Jester! I will be ordering a large-ish quantity of glow sticks for discs...let me know if you want me to pick up some extra ones for you. We always have a lot of fun out there on the GLOW DOUBLES round!!!

Hope to see all you folks out there on Thursday night.

[ChingLizard]

Hey gang! I've been keeping an eye on the weather radar and we're looking pretty good for league tonight. We got a little rain this morning but it stopped before lunch and so far, it's looking like the line of rain is going to miss the TC Jester area.

I'm sure that it will be bit on the soggy side after the rain, but it shouldn't be too bad.

We are changing up the OB designations for this league. On the paths and sidewalks and beyond them are going to be OB. I'll try to remember to inform everyone as we get started tonight.

See you folks out there around 5:40 pm.

[ChingLizard]

It looks like we've only gotten a tiny bit of rain today (so far...) so it shouldn't be too bad. With the few little sprinkles that we've gotten lately, the course has greened up very nicely.

I am expecting to be out there at the usual time of 5:35-ish. See ya out there.

[mattman]

wow! just thought I would post since you seem to be talking to yourself

[ChingLizard]

Hang onto your hats tonight gang!

The weather forecast is showing that it's going to be a lot windier than usual today.

See you out there at the usual time.

[ChingLizard]

It's looking like it's going to be a wet one tonight gang!

We had a line of storms that sort-of hugh around for a while, not real heavy rain though. Weather.com is showing that it will be windy at 17 mph and they also show heavy thunderstorms in their forecast.

We'll play as long as there isn't any lightning dropping around us.

Wear your rain gear...looks like we'll be needing it tonight. :eek:

[ChingLizard]

THis is excerpted from the Weather.Com website and one of the National Weather Service advisories.

... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING TO THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL BEGING TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX.

Let's all hope that the 45 mph gusts are gone when we start playing.

[mattman]

you left off a very important part, you would be great in the news field.



...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

[ChingLizard]

Glow Doubles Tonight!!!!

Many thanks to all the players whom have supported HFDS by playing the TC Jester league this year!!!

Tonight is our final "hurrah!" of the 2009 weeknight leagues.

Come one, come all. This is open to everyone!!!

$5 per person will get you entered into our Glow Doubles round tonight at the Jester league. We'll be doing award night stuff at 6 pm. I'm guessing that since we have a small league, we should be ready to get going with the doubles jazz at around 6:30 pm. If we get more than 3 teams, we'll probably payout to the top two teams.

I've got lights for the baskets and I've snagged 32 of the little mini-lights for the discs.

Please come out and help us celebrate our farewell to weeknight disc golf for this season. We'll be back next year!!! :D

[ChingLizard]

The TC Jester league will begin Thursday 5/6/2010 (next week)

The #7 basket has been moved and we'll experiment around with some tee placements until we find a "perfect" locale for them. We might've lost a bit of distance on the hole, but that doesn't mean the hole will become easier!

I don't remember what the Ace Pot stands at, but I'll look it up before Thursday. I'm pretty sure that this one will be a 5-week league, so we'll only get to drop 1 week this run. (After that, we should be on the 6-week schedule with keeping the best 4 of the 6 weeks.)

Hope you can spread the word around for me! I'll try to get a sign posted up there tomorrow!

[ChingLizard]

This is the last night to register for the Jester league and still be able to get the full 4-weeks of play in.

Weather forecast is looking pretty good for tonight - hope to see you out there between 5:30 and 6:00.

[ERicJ]

Larry,

The league rules posted on the HFDS site are not clear with regard to scoring the for divisional placement.

One section talks about "counting their best 4-6 weeks and dropping the remainder." But "best" is never clarified as to being raw score or placement within your division that week.

Another section talks about "League play is calculated on a point system."

But the subsequent section says: "Each players highest 4 scores will count toward league total."


Throughout the description of the HFDS leagues the use of "score" and "scorecards" seems to be used consistently to mean the number of strokes/throws... except in that one clause quoted above which doesn't make sense to take a player's highest four scores. So I'm assuming that must mean four highest point weeks, correct?

[ChingLizard]

ERic,

That's probably my mistake if the verbiage is off...I have a bad tendency to use the terms somewhat interchangably which isn't accurate.

The best four "points" out of six weeks. You want to retain the 4 highest point values which doesn't necessarily mean the four lowest scores. Points are what determines whether you win or lose in a color division.

With all of that being said, Jack goes by the lowest scores when calculating ratings though.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

It's looking like it might be a bit soggy for tonight's league, but rest assured that if it isn't dropping lightning on us, we'll be out there playing.

I'm expecting to be there pretty close to 5:30 and I'm sure everyone will be itching to get started if it's raining. Let me know if you're planning on showing up late.

Rick/Nicole: Are you playing tonight?

[rcazares]

Rick/Nicole: Are you playing tonight?

Larry,

Nicole hasn’t been attending TC Jester league because she injured her pinky toe a couple of weeks ago. A girl stepped on her foot during a soccer game and one of the cleats landed directly on Nicole’s toe. The toe is not broken, but it was bruised and swollen. The toe got worst when Nicole played in a soccer tournament on Memorial Day weekend. She was in a lot of pain, but her team needed her.

She wanted to play in the Waco disc golf tournament this weekend, so we went to the Southwest Handicap Mini on Tuesday to test out her toe. Unfortunately, her toe hurt too much so she had to play barefoot (the shoe hurt her swollen toe). Therefore we are going to take another week or two off so her toe can finish healing.

Rick

[ERicJ]

Do league results ever got posted regularly (for anything except Moffitt for which I get Conrad's regular e-mails)?

What's the schedule for the rest of the season? Is there one week left?

[ChingLizard]

Larry,

Nicole hasn’t been attending TC Jester league because she injured her pinky toe a couple of weeks ago. A girl stepped on her foot during a soccer game and one of the cleats landed directly on Nicole’s toe. The toe is not broken, but it was bruised and swollen. The toe got worst when Nicole played in a soccer tournament on Memorial Day weekend. She was in a lot of pain, but her team needed her.

She wanted to play in the Waco disc golf tournament this weekend, so we went to the Southwest Handicap Mini on Tuesday to test out her toe. Unfortunately, her toe hurt too much so she had to play barefoot (the shoe hurt her swollen toe). Therefore we are going to take another week or two off so her toe can finish healing.

Rick

Ouch! I'm so sorry to hear about it Rick (and Nicole) but am a bit relieved to hear that it sounds like it's something that will heal completely with time and rehab. Hope she returns soon!

[ChingLizard]

Do league results ever got posted regularly (for anything except Moffitt for which I get Conrad's regular e-mails)?

What's the schedule for the rest of the season? Is there one week left?

The league results probably get posted about as regularly as they get sent around and I'm guilty about not getting them updated until just before the league. I ALWAYS have them with me at the course though and most of the players check them out when they check-in and pay Ace-Mulli

You've come on really strong in your first outing with us at Jester. Robert and Thomas are both strong players on that course and you're sitting right between them. You've got a shot at a tie with Robert for first place if you take the 30 points this week and Robert gets beat by (or ties) Thomas.

Dennis is giving the white division a good "schooling" and our newest player, Glenn is aceing the Red division. :D

[ERicJ]

You've come on really strong in your first outing with us at Jester. Robert and Thomas are both strong players on that course and you're sitting right between them. You've got a shot at a tie with Robert for first place if you take the 30 points this week and Robert gets beat by (or ties) Thomas.
Yeah, kinda anti-climatic final week knowing that Robert can finish no worse than 1st and I can finish no worse than 2nd. The only way anyone in Gold moves is if they win the week outright and the person they're chasing finishes in, or ties for, last.

I guess I put myself at a decent disadvantage by jumping into the league a week late.

[mattman]

Yeah, kinda anti-climatic final week knowing that Robert can finish no worse than 1st and I can finish no worse than 2nd. The only way anyone in Gold moves is if they win the week outright and the person they're chasing finishes in, or ties for, last.

I guess I put myself at a decent disadvantage by jumping into the league a week late.


anti climatic is when you play 10 strokes better than the guy who wins league because he showed up when it was flooded shot somewhere in the 80's!!! I will let that go one day? perhaps

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the final week of regular play in the Jester league. We'll be doing awards and doubles next week with the next edition of Jester league starting 6/24/2010.

Don't forget to check out the latest edition of the HFDS player ratings. There has been some movement lately, and it's looking like I'm going to get bumped up to the Blue division after another ratings cycle.

Hope to see of you folks out there tonight. I'll be getting there around 5:30 and if anyone is planning on being late, please give me a call. Oh yeah - BRING YOUR RAIN GEAR tonight!!!! Forecast is showing 60% chance of precipitation...we ARE gonna get wet tonight!

C U there!

[ChingLizard]

Hmmm...so much for the Weather.Com website forecasts...I see clouds in the sky, but none of them look remotely close to being able to dump rain on us tonight.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that the rain clouds stay North of us...looks like the heaviest activity is right around Shawshank right now. :D

[ERicJ]

Hmmm...so much for the Weather.Com website forecasts...I see clouds in the sky, but none of them look remotely close to being able to dump rain on us tonight.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that the rain clouds stay North of us...looks like the heaviest activity is right around Shawshank right now. :D
In the morning Weather.com has predicted 50-60% chance of precipitation over Houston at game time for the last three days in a row and so far each evening has been beautifully clear. Hopefully that trend holds up for one more day. :-)

[ChingLizard]

yeah...we got a few sprinkled on Wednesday night but got a pretty good rain on Tuesday night. Glad the forecasts were wrong for us last night!

[ChingLizard]

New 6-week league will be starting up this Thursday 6/24/2010.

I'll be taking sign-ups from about 5:30 until 6:00 pm. At 6:00, we'll start sending out the cards.

Please check the latest edition of the HFDS Player Ratings to ensure that you are playing in the right division - remember too, that you are always welcomed to "play up" a division should you choose to do so.

Hope to see all of you out there on Thursday night.

Larry

[tarazarr]

Oh Wizard of Ching... :D How much does league cost.. Thinking about coming out tonight for the TC court Jesters league:cool: unless we are in the middle of a torrential down pour... I'll be there

[ChingLizard]

Scott - Since you are active on your club membership, the cost is $20 for a 6-week league, plus each week most folks pay in $1 for Ace Pot and $1 for Mulligan ticket. So, a full-meal ticket will cost you $32 for the entire shabang.

It would be really great to have you come out there and toss with us Scott! I sure hope to see you tonight.

Weather forecast was looking a bit "iffy" at 40%, but we've been pretty fortunate in that most of the crummy weather is on its way out by the time we get started.

[ChingLizard]

Good turn-out at the Jester league this last week folks, Thanks!!!

We want to welcome our 3 new, first-timers to the Jester league: Dave Gonin, Jim Lehman, and Mark Schuster. Hope you guys have a blast out there with us!

Nicole: I am holding 2 DGConsultants merchandise certificates for you totalling $22. Please help to remind me during registration next week!!! :D

Eric Armentrout: I am holding one certificate for $12 for you. Come on back!!!

[tarazarr]

You forgot one new guy to the TC jester league...:D

Had a blast out there but the first weeks score will most definately be a dropped score... Hoping this Thursday we aren't under water..

[ChingLizard]

You forgot one new guy to the TC jester league...:D

Had a blast out there but the first weeks score will most definately be a dropped score... Hoping this Thursday we aren't under water..

Dang! Sorry Scott! You should be our first first-timer listed too! You called me that afternoon before I even got to the course! Ha-ha!

We're glad to have you out there too! We got a little sprinkle or two over the weekend so we might have a new crop of mosquitos to contend with this week...they were really bad on Saturday at our house.

[ChingLizard]

I've gotten a few inquiries yesterday and today about cancelling league tonight.

For the record: "We generally play rain or shine." The only time we will cancel league or halt play is if there is lightning coming down in park or very near vicinity.

We cancelled Jester league once about 3 years ago because it was in the middle of a big thunderstorm with lightning popping off all over the place. We've stopped play twice after league had started. One time we ended up deciding to simply call it our "drop week" and once we were able to restart after about 15 minutes when the storm blew on through.

Strategy-wise, if you are near the lower end of your division, then it works to your advantage to play and hope that folks above you in the divisional standings don't show. If you are nearer the high end of your division, then you can probably stay home, counting it as your drop week and hope that everyone else close to you stays home too.

With that being said, I'm planning on being there and I hope at least someone else shows up! :D I also advise that you either wear a raincoat, or carry an umbrella and bring an extra towel or two. It isn't unusual that people start getting chilled with cool rain running over all over them - even when the temp is fairly warm like it is now (75 degrees.)

Take it easy getting there, call me if you're running late.

[tarazarr]

I haven't played DG since last Sunday....I'm playing today!!!:eek:... see ya there

[ChingLizard]

Great Scott! There will be at least two of us then! Ha-ha!

I've been hawking the weather radar map this afternoon, and it looks like we may get a slight weather-window around 6-ish tonight. I can't tell how long it will last, but it looks like we may get to dodge most of the rain anyway...it'll still be soggy, but it beats playing in rain.

Keep your fingers crossed Scott and I'll see you out there at around 5:30.

[ChingLizard]

Gee...I wish I had something good to say about the weather for league tonight, but it looks like we're just going to get dumped on all day.

The ground was pretty much saturated from last week's rains, but we got pounded again by hard rains yesterday. We drove over the bridge at 43rd St. and saw that the bayou water level was within a foot of the top of the concrete walls lining the channel.

The area has gotten a bunch more rain again today and it doesn't look like it will be slowing down too much before we start league play. Ahhh well...we lucked out last week with a pretty good window of "no-rain" but it isn't looking like we'll have as much good luck this week.

Bring your raincoats, umbrellas and water-socks tonight gang. It's going to be a wet one.

[mattman]

think of those wet smelly socks!!!
bring your life vest and homing beacon and your all set.

[ChingLizard]

think of those wet smelly socks!!!
bring your life vest and homing beacon and your all set.

It gives me nightmares to think about the smell of my socks too much Matchu! LoL!!! Someone might have to call out the EPA to investigate them...I wonder if I could blame them on the BP oil spill somehow?

* * *

Looks like spot of heavy rain might be heading over Jester way...the next one looks like it will rain hard for a short period of time...time to dig out the water socks.

[tarazarr]

Larry I know it's late but windwood is high and dry after. Even the heaviest rains... It's worth moving the game over there for everyones comfort and dryness.. If it can be done, I'm certain it would be appreciated by all.. Just a thought

[ChingLizard]

Thanks for the offer Scott! Although it's tempting in a way, it would be almost impossible for me to even make it out there by 6:00. I hear the traffic reports every day talking about it being 40 minutes (or more) to get from Loop 610 to the Beltway. I think a lot of the players either live nearby or work nearby and so it would be a hard-sell to get them to move the league very far away.

Jester doesn't flood too bad except in the area between #1 and #2 tee box...I haven't seen what the new amphitheater area around #7 looks like during a heavy rain, but I'll guess we'll be finding out tonight.

See ya out there...

[ChingLizard]

We were smiled upon by the Gods of weather last night!!! No rain!

A big congratulations goes out to Mike Schuster for his Ace on hole #4-short and for claiming the $59 Ace Pot prize!

[tarazarr]

Good weather at TC Jester tonight?

Will anyone be able to throw in good weather? Up to now, we've only played in 4" of standing water and/or a torrential downpour.... What gives?:eek:

[Smokin' Joe]

Good weather at TC Jester tonight?

Will anyone be able to throw in good weather? Up to now, we've only played in 4" of standing water and/or a torrential downpour.... What gives?:eek:

They wanted to break you in REAL good. :D

[tarazarr]

Did I speak to soon? Pouring at my place

[Smokin' Joe]

count yourself lucky! U guys should be good.

[ChingLizard]

Many thanks to everyone that supported us in the TC Jester league!

We managed to dodge the rain Thursday night for a very pleasant round. No rain! Yeeee-haaaaa! What an improvement over the week before where we had to stop play for about 20 minutes to allow the lightning to pass us by.

Final results have been sent out to Jack and Andi. We'll be running doubles for Awards Week this week - $5 per player and depending on the number of teams, we'll likely pay out at least the top two teams. Doubles are open to everyone. Hope to see all of you out there.

Cecil Larkin - I'm calling you out for this next Jester league!!! Come on out for doubles!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

We'll be starting week #2 tonight of the Jester 3 league.

It's great having Cecil Larkin back with us again! We need to talk Ruben into joining up with us too! :cool:

Looking forward to seeing everyone out there tonight between 5:30 and 6:00 pm.

[bettercounsel]

Tomorrow is the 3rd week of Jester, it is not too late to join!

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the final week of the Jester III league.

I'm sorry gang, but I didn't get the spreadsheet updated yet, but I should have it done by the time league starts tonight. I'll get the final results sent around when I plug them in tonight after league.

We will have exactly six more weeks of regular play followed by the final awards night of the year on the Thursday after we fall back to Standard Time. That week will feature $5 Glow Doubles. Guests are welcome! Spead the word.

See ya out there around 5:30 tonight.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Thursday night is Awards Night at the Jester league.

We will be running a $5 per player doubles round immediately after payout. We'll start payout at around 5:30 and so we should be ready to run doubles at 6:00.

Anyone is welcomed to play in our doubles with us, but the Ace Pot will not be in play for doubles.

The following week will begin the final TC Jester league of 2010. It will be 6 weeks long followed by an Awards Night with glow doubles. I'll pick up some glow sticks for baskets and discs.

[bettercounsel]

Thursday night is Awards Night at the Jester league.

We will be running a $5 per player doubles round immediately after payout. We'll start payout at around 5:30 and so we should be ready to run doubles at 6:00.

Anyone is welcomed to play in our doubles with us, but the Ace Pot will not be in play for doubles.

The following week will begin the final TC Jester league of 2010. It will be 6 weeks long followed by an Awards Night with glow doubles. I'll pick up some glow sticks for baskets and discs.

I think since this is a mini it qualifies for a medallion.

[ERicJ]

I think since this is a mini it qualifies for a medallion.
I looked briefly for another 16x16 icon for leagues, but didn't find anything that looked good and was appropriate.

[ChingLizard]

Just a reminder to everyone that this Thursday marks the start of the last TC Jester league of 2010.

We'll be running a 6 week league keeping the best 4 of 6 weeks.

I'll be out there at 5:30 to take registrations and we'll be started by 6:00.

Hope to see all of you out there this Thursday!

[ChingLizard]

Reminder to everyone:

The HFDS - TC Jester League begins tonight. Please plan on starting by 5:45-ish.

Cost is still $25 - non-members and $20 - HFDS members. (Plus the optional $1 Ace Pot and $1 Mulligan.)

I hope to see a big crowd out there tonight!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Reminder players: Don't forget your IOU money tonight and funds for Ace Pot & mulligans if you want to take care of either tonight.

I'll be playing left-handed again tonight if anyone wants to do a little side-challenge action. :D

Weather is great, but expect it to be a little windier than usual.

See ya at around 5:30.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Hey Gang!

I completely forgot to see if I could draft one of you to collect league money and scorecards this week.

Can I please get someone to volunteer to take this job on while I'm out Thursday???

Thursday is my birthday, and I'm taking a few days off to go up to Huntsville for the US Masters. Please give me a call if you can do this for me. Thanks a bunch!

Larry - The Lefty Lizard

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the final week of TC Jester I league play.

Next week will be awards and then the Jester II league will begin on May 5th.

See you folks out there tonight at 5:30-ish.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

The TC Jester II will be starting up week 1 on Thursday May 5th. Start time is between 5:30 and 6:00 pm.

Hope to see all of you folks out there on Thursday night!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Reminder:

TC Jester II will be starting week one tonight! I hope to see ya out there.

Larry

PS - Sign-up from 5:30 to 6:00

[ChingLizard]

The Jester league will be running tonight as long as we aren't seeing any lightning bolts dropping in our vicinity.

Looks like the storms may be pretty much gone by the time we get started, but just wanted to make sure that all of our Jester players know that we'll play in the rain.

See ya out there at around 5:30.

[ChingLizard]

Hey Gang!

Got a text msg from Cecil Larkin that he is going to miss league today and a call from James Lehman that he is going to be out today too!

Dennis: Please don't start until I get there tonight to figure out how we are going to split up our cards. Also: I have your payout from last league and two GC's from last leagues mulligan drawing, but I don't know who got them.

Thanks. See all of you out there at around 5:30.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the last week of the TC Jester League II.

Weather forecast looks good for us tonight so I'll be seeing you out there around my usual 5:30 time.

Good luck to everyone.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

A HUGE congratulations goes out to Sam Price for hitting the Jester Ace Pot last night.

Sam scored his Ace on hole #4 from the Long tee by throwing a side-arm to the left around the guard trees, skipping off the grass about 20 feet from the basket. The disc took a nice little hop square into the chains. Sam threw a 175g Innova Max. (He claims to have hit 4 aces with this model of disc now!) His Ace was worth $192. Congrats Sam! It was great to watch!

Next week (June 16th) will be awards week. We'll handle payout from 5:30 to 6:00-ish and then we'll collect $5 per player for a little double action.

The third TC Jester league will begin the following Thursday, June 23rd. Hope all of you can make it out there again!

Larry

[bmugwump]

Way to go, Samwise!

[Mrbradyhas6]

Thanks. I think that is the hardest course to compete on. You have to score a 10 down to win the round. This course helps me prepare for tournaments. I like it. :o

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is Award Night for the Jester league and of course, accompanying that is $5 Doubles night.

This is open to anyone that wants to play some doubles. I usually pay out the top two teams unless we have a small number of teams.

Andi and Don will be in the parking lot at about 5:30, so if you're slated to get some payout, please help them out by getting there early. I'll try to get the mulligan fund drawing rolling right away so we can let Andi and Don hustle over to Moffitt for their payout night too.

Thanks to all of the Jester league players! I look forward to seeng you out there for doubles tonight and hope to see you next week for the start of the Jester-3 league.

Larry

[JimG520]

I usually pay out the top two teams unless we have a small number of teams.

And if you have a large number of teams, you still only pay 2?

[ChingLizard]

And if you have a large number of teams, you still only pay 2?

Well, if we have 9 teams for example, then I'd want to pay out top 3. You gonna come Jim?

[JimG520]

Only if you can guarantee me a good partner.

[ChingLizard]

Only if you can guarantee me a good partner.

Hey now! You GOT a good partner you dog!

Wow! What a great night of doubles folks! We had 22 people enter into our little $5/person draw doubles tonight! Biggest turn-out we've ever had for doubles!!! Thanks everyone!!! I had a blast and I hope all of you did too!

Cecil and Mark shot a blistering round of -11(43). $60

Two-way tie for second at -10 each:

Robert and Tim -10(44) $25
Larry and Rich -10(44) $25

Three-way tie at fourth:
Jim and Paul -8(46)
Jeff P. and Thomas -8(46)
Nicole and Jeff T. -8(46)

Seventh:
Rich and Jack -4(50)

Three-way tie for eigth:
Calvin and Nate -3(51)
Richard and Dave -3(51)
Jeremy and Glenn -3(51)

James and Skip -1(53)

[JimG520]

Sad score, but had a very enjoyable group to play with. I enjoyed the round.

[ChingLizard]

Reminder:

TC Jester 3 league starts tomorrow night (6/23/2011) I'll be taking sign-ups from 5:30-6:00 pm. 6 week league, keep your best 4 of the 6.

Std fee: $25 With HFDS member discount: $20
Pre-pay Ace and Mulligan for an extra $12.

See you folks out there tomorrow night. It's looking like it might still be drizzling on us for tomorrow night, but we can't complain about having to play in the rain very often this year! Ha!

Hope to see everyone out there tomorrow night!

Larry

[Mrbradyhas6]

Larry,

What were the results or where are they posted from the last league. I wasnt able to make the awards night and I have been out of town for a couple of weeks. Do you post them anywhere. This is Sam by the way.

[ChingLizard]

Larry,

What were the results or where are they posted from the last league. I wasnt able to make the awards night and I have been out of town for a couple of weeks. Do you post them anywhere. This is Sam by the way.

I just downloaded and installed a program last night that should allow me to create a .jpg file of the scoring spreadsheet so that I can post it up here. I didn't try to run it after I installed it last night (it was late...) so I'll give it a shot late tonight. It's my youngest daughter's birthday tonight, so it might be VERY late. :D

Larry

[Mrbradyhas6]

Cool. Looking forward to seeing it. Have fun at your daughters party. :o

[ChingLizard]

Sorry Sam!

I wasn't up to it by the time I got home last night!

I'll try to get it working so I can post up tonight's results too.

Tonight is the 2nd week of TC Jester league. You can start tonight and still have 1 drop week.

See all of you out there at around 5:30 tonight.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Dang! It's taken me forever to figure out all of the steps necessary to snap a .jpg image of the league spreadsheet and then figure out which directory to upload it to. I think I've finally got it though!

Here is the week 2 Jester 3 league results:

http://pinglizard.com/Jester3-wk2.jpg

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the 3rd week of the Jester 3 league. You can still sign up tonight and log four rounds before the end this league!

We should have a fuller field tonight as several folks absent last week will be returning.

The course is starting to show signs of green again with the 1.5 inches of rain it received yesterday afternoon. Man! Was it ever in need of some!

See everyone out there at around 5:30.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Here's week 3 results below.

Nicole Cazares was moved up to the Blue division per the latest HFDS ratings sheet from Jack Camp last month. (Sorry Nicole! But good shooting!!!)

We're locked in with 3 more weeks of play.

http://pinglizard.com/jester3-wk3.jpg

[ChingLizard]

The fourth week of the Jester league runs tonight. We won't be processing drop weeks until after next week's run.

No rain (unfortunately) in the forecast for tonight. Bring plenty of cold liquids to keep hydrated with...

See everyone out there at around 5:30.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

I know that Jim isn't going to be making it tonight, but is anyone going to be missing from tonight's round?

See ya out there at around 5:30 gang. Weather looks clear but HOT tonight. Bring plenty of cold beverages!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Here are week 5 results for the Jester 3 league.

Close race in most all of the divisions. Good luck everyone!

http://pinglizard.com/jester3-wk5.jpg

[ChingLizard]

Tonight is the final week of Jester-3 league play!

Weather forecasts are showing a 40% chance of rain, and winds are slated to increase to 12 mph until the 8:00 hour. I'd bring your umbrellas if you've got 'em folks!

Next week is award week. We'll be running $5 random-draw doubles out there after we do the payout jazz with Andi and Don.

I should be able to be there right around 5:30 tonight. Please let me know if you're not going to make it tonight. Thanks!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Okay gang!

Here are the final results for the Jester-3 league. We'll be running the random draw $5 doubles tonight.

It was announced at the club meeting Tuesday night, that construction of the TC Jester course expansion will begin on 8/10/2011 (next week.) Phase 1 will be to move some of the existing course baskets to their new placements, and the second phase will be to install the additional 12 baskets. (No date for phase 2 was specified, but I'll keep checking with Derek to see what the "plan" is.

Bottom line is that we should be playing on the re-designed Jester course by the end of this next league. Welcome to Houston's longest HPARD course!

See ya out there at 5:30 for awards.

http://pinglizard.com/jester3-final.jpg

[ChingLizard]

New TC Jester league begins Thursday night - 8/11/2011.

We will start out playing on a new course from night #1. It might take a few weeks before the additonal baskets are installed, but we should expect to be playing on the new expanded Jester course by the end of this next league.

Several players expressed concern to me about being able to finish in daylight. All I can say about that is that we're going to have to play some trial and error to see how the timing works out.

Given the layout, I'm guessing we might have to choose between playing the original section and then either the North-6, or the the South-8. So we'll be playing either 13 holes (North-6) or 15 holes (South-8).

[derek]

New TC Jester league begins Thursday night - 8/11/2011.

We will start out playing on a new course from night #1. It might take a few weeks before the additonal baskets are installed, but we should expect to be playing on the new expanded Jester course by the end of this next league.

Several players expressed concern to me about being able to finish in daylight. All I can say about that is that we're going to have to play some trial and error to see how the timing works out.

Given the layout, I'm guessing we might have to choose between playing the original section and then either the North-6, or the the South-8. So we'll be playing either 13 holes (North-6) or 15 holes (South-8).

The layout may not be changed quite yet for the first day of league, Ill give an update when I know more.

[ChingLizard]

Jester League 4 - wk1 results -

http://pinglizard.com/jester4-wk1.jpg

[ChingLizard]

I took a quick drive by Jester tonight and can report that there still hasn't been any movement out there.

As Dennis Woodward states it: "This may be your last chance to play the original TC Jester course!"

This is the 2nd week of a 6 week league, you can still sign up Thursday night and still get one drop week in.

Hope to see all of you out there for one last birdie-fest run on "old Jester!" :D

Larry

[ChingLizard]

We snuck in another week on the old course layout. Ace Pot stayed intact although there were several scary runs at it!

All players are playing Gold division this time around.

Here are week two results:

http://pinglizard.com/jester4-wk2.jpg

[ChingLizard]

:eek: Yikes! :eek:

For the first time in a year, I'm posting up a caution notice that we may very well have rain in tomorrow night's forecast!!!

For our newer players: We play even if it is raining. The only time we stop play is when lightning is present (usually we'll wait until it passes) so plan on showing up for league tomorrow even if it is raining. We'll all be doing a celebration if it rains!

I plan on being out there at 5:30 so we can get started right away if everyone else shows up around 5:30 too!

See ya tomorrow...

Rumor has it that existing baskets are supposed to be moved to their new homes today. I'll take a drive by the course tonight to see if any progress has been made.

[ChingLizard]

Good news forlks - we should have scorecards printed out for the North-13 course layout by league on Thursday night with ERic's lasered distances on it. (Thanks ERic!)

The cards will still have all 21-holes listed on them, but the South course's eight holes will be slightly greyed out as a reminder not to play those holes. (I've done the same thing for the South-15 cards, but I don't currently have any plans to play that layout until the middle of the 2012 season - the days are too short.)

Hope to see of you out there Thursday night.

Larry

[Miller]

Did I miss something? What's wrong with the south 8?

[ChingLizard]

Nothing is wrong with it, it's just longer and takes longer to play it and the days are only getting shorter this time of year. Sunrise: 7:17 am Sunset: 7:04 pm

We were usually having to play the last 3 holes in the dark on the old, short, 9-hole course.

After this last league, we may try to do a gigantic 21-hole glow doubles gig. I think I still might have enough large glow sticks to light up all 21 holes... (I'm pretty sure we'll still have enough dark-light hours by then.) :rolleyes:

[ChingLizard]

...oh yeah, I forgot to say that we had 5 Open players, and 4 Am players last weekend at the Commando Central mini and we started at 9:30 and we finished at 12:30, so it's taking about 3 hours for a full 21-hole round out there. I don't know what the timing is going to look like for the 13 and 15 hole layouts yet. We'll be finding out the 13-hole timing on Thursday night at league.

Larry

[ERicJ]

Back on the 25th when Griff ran the doubles mini the slowest card had three teams of best shot doubles and finished right at three hours for 21 holes, long tees.

[ChingLizard]

Here's the deal for tomorrow night's league round.

We will play the North-13 course from the Blue tees and see if we can finish it by sunset. Today's sunset was listed at 7:03 pm...so I'm assuming that it won't change by much more than a couple of minutes at most.

I sure am looking forward to playing a league round on the new course!

I know that Thomas began taking sign-ups last week, but please check in with me before warming up on the course so I can make sure that I've got right.

Here is the only "special" condition that I can think of: hole #3 Blue tee: your throw from the tee must land inside of the area defined by gravel jogging path and the paved jogging path. If you throw the RHBH hyzer route over the gravel path and/or street and the disc doesn't cross into fair territory, then you must "re-tee throwing three." Otherwise, just play the lie where the disc was last in-bounds.

I saw where the weather.com website is showing "wind" advisory conditions for tomorrow night. It's showing 17 mph from 5pm - 8pm. Make sure you guys bring a couple of your most stable discs.

See ya out there at around 5:30.

Larry

PS - Thanks Thomas for batting for me the last couple of weeks! You rock Doc! :D

[ChingLizard]

Here are the results of the first two weeks of the Jester-5 league:

http://pinglizard.com/jester5-wk1.jpg

[ChingLizard]

We'll be running the 3rd week of this final Jester league of this season tonight.

If you sign up tonight, then you'll still be able to log 4 rounds before the end and you'd still be able to be in the money.

We'll be playing the White tees again tonight due to the shortened day light hours. Sunset is slated to occur at 6:53 pm. We'll need to play pretty quickly to be finished before dark.

Good luck to everyone - see you around 5:30 tonight.

Larry

[Mrbradyhas6]

Did Robert Garza shoot a 38 or 16 down. Thats awesome if he did. Is that a record on that course.

[ERicJ]

Did Robert Garza shoot a 38 or 16 down. Thats awesome if he did. Is that a record on that course.
13 holes:Here's the deal for tomorrow night's league round. We will play the North-13 course from the Blue tees

[Mrbradyhas6]

That makes sense. I didnt read it close enough. Thanks. :rolleyes:

[ChingLizard]

Oh yeah...I forgot to add that we'll be playing the North-13 course from the White tees for the remainder of this season due to the waning daylight hours.

Ace Pot is somewhere North of $100...it probably isn't going to get cleaned out as often any more either!

I'll make sure that I have 21 of the large glow sticks to light all of the baskets for the end of the season glow doubles finale...we'll need them for both of the new parts of the course! Ha-ha!

[ChingLizard]

Here are Jester league results for week 3:

Congrats to Robert Garza for putting together a pretty solid round out there tonight! (He shot a -2 on the North-13 course.)

Oh yeah and the Ace Pot is at $118.

http://pinglizard.com/jester5-wk3.jpg

[HTown2710]

Btw, I was just by the course about 30 minutes ago and it looks like they are setting up for a cross country meet.

http://www.thevillageschool.com/studentlife/athletics

Just a heads up for those of you that play in the league.

[ChingLizard]

Btw, I was just by the course about 30 minutes ago and it looks like they are setting up for a cross country meet.

http://www.thevillageschool.com/studentlife/athletics

Just a heads up for those of you that play in the league.

Yeah...Dennis warned me about that on Tuesday. His recommendation was for us to start over by the church side of the North-13 course and by the time we finished on that side of the bayou, the cc meet would probably be mostly gone. ...and that sounds like a good plan to me... :D

I'll scope it out and make a decision when I get there around 5:30.

[ChingLizard]

Uh-oh...

Looks like we have rain in our forecast for tonight's league. Better bring umbrellas and/or raincoats tonight...weather.com is showing 50% chance of rain for us tonight!

Plan on playing a soggy round tonight!

Dennis isn't going to be there tonight. We'll be going off on a single card tonight as soon as everyone gets there. I should be there around the usual 5:30 timeframe. See ya out there.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Here the results from week 5 of the Jester league.

A HUGE congratulations goes out to Thomas Burks for his ace on #4 White tee for $122!!! Way to go Thomas!!!

We will play one more regular week and then we'll finish out the year with a final round of glow doubles - $5 a person.

http://pinglizard.com/jester5-wk5.jpg

[ChingLizard]

Hey Everyone!!!

Tonight we'll be running a random-draw Glow Doubles at the TC Jester course. Be there by 6:00 pm and we'll start drawing for partners.

This is open to anyone that wants to play.

Anticipating that tee off time will be approximately 6:15.

Cost: $5 per player

We'll be lighting up the North-13 course. I will have a handful of extra mini-glow sticks for discs available if anyone needs some.

Hope to see all of you out there tonight at 6 !!!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Conrad informed us via e-mail that a new HFDS Saturday league will be starting up today (12/31) immediately after the awards from last league.

Start time is 1:00 pm.

Hope to see you folks out there.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Weather is looking pretty crummy for league today...2/4/2012.

My rain guage is showing that we've gotten right at 2.5 inches of rain since around 1 pm yesterday afternoon!!!

Conrad may be running late to league today, so I'll be collecting money for him. It's going to be real wet and soggy out there, and the bayou is running very high, but Conrad's e-mail says we're playing from the White tees today, so the shot across it at #4 shouldn't be too bad. :eek:

Radar seems to show we'll get getting a bit of a break from the rain for a while...I just hope is lasts until we finish our round! Ha!

Wear your waders and I'll see you out by the practice basket area around 12:30.

Larry

[derek]

Anyone know what date this starts?

[ChingLizard]

Ed Morgan is going to run his Wednesday night league at TC Jester. I think it will begin on Wednesday 3/28/2012.

Since Ed is running this gig on Wednesday night, I've decided not to run one on Thursday night too. I am planning on continuing the Commando Mini out there every Sunday morning however.

A couple of weeks ago, Andi mentioned that she was considering running a Women's league on Thursday night out there but I haven't heard if she's solidified on a plan yet.

[derek]

Final results attached.

New league starts tomorrow Wednesday 6/20/12

Acepot at $300

[ChingLizard]

TC Jester got a fresh haircut this week and it is looking pretty good. Although there has been a lot of rain over the last week, the last two days have been relatively dry and so with a close haircut, the course should be in great shape for league play tonight!

There is still a couple of soggy areas in the "usual" locations, but if we avoid seeing any rain during the day today, it'll be in great shape. The close-cut mowing job opens up a lot more rollers on some of the holes. :D

See ya tonight!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

We've got a few thunderstorms in the area today, but they all look like short duration ones. Rains like hell for about 5 minutes and then blows on through.

Folks might want to take their umbrellas tonight, just in case, but the storms are widely spaced out, so if we get one, it will be over with quick.

See ya tonight.

Larry

[ChingLizard]

A NEW TC Jester league will be starting on Wednesday, 8/8/12.

Ed states that all divisions will be playing from the White tees this league.

Hope to see all of you out there!

Larry

[ChingLizard]

Mr. TC Jester got a fresh haircut yesterday! I couldn't tell if they managed to cut everything on the far side of the bayou or not, but everything on the East side of the bayou looks like it was cut.

Yay!

Hope to see everyone out there tonight.

Larry

[mr.ed]

They cut it but forgot to bale it. Not a dig -- just an observation.:D

[ChingLizard]

No rain to speak of over this last week, so the mow-job at Jester is holding up pretty well.

No rain in the forecast right now, but sure am seeing a lot of puffy clouds forming up out there. If any rain comes, it's likely to be short-duration storm. The wind is a different matter though...it's predicted to be at 13 MPH around league-time. :eek:

See you out there tonight at around 5:30.

Larry

[derek]

A NEW TC Jester league will be starting tonight. Course is freshly mowed and in great shape

[mr.ed]

For those of you not getting my e-mails, the end of league party is tonight. The moble pro-shop will be there between 5:00 and 5:30.
Mr Ed

[derek]

It's time for the T. C. Jester Wednesday night league to start up again! This is a six week league starting March 13th. Flex start 5:30-6:00 pm. Ed Morgan is this league's director.

League play is a great way to improve your disc golf skills, meet fellow disc golfers and enjoy relaxed competition. Multiple divisions based on HFDS player ratings. Come on out and have fun with your fellow disc golfers! The cost of a league is $25 for non-club members, and $20 for active club members. You might want to renew or join as it will save you 5.00 for each league you play in 2013. Of course we encourage all players to join HFDS but you do not have to be a club member to participate in one of our leagues. They are open to everyone!

For more information go to this link: http://www.hfds.org/leagues-minis/

[ChingLizard]

Looks like we might have some interesting weather rolling in during league tonight. Rain chances keep going up as the day progresses. In looking at the radar pic, it looks like the rain has moved off to the east with nothing much coming behind it. Let's keep our fingers crossed that it isn't raining during league...I don't mind playing in soggy conditions...just not rainy ones! :eek:

See everyone tonight.

Larry