[DiscGolf] Wildlife Prairie Park

[Scott Carlson]

Hi Jeff, I just wanted to update you on progress with the Wildlife Prairie Park Disc Golf Course.  Although there has not been a lot of progress with the physical building of the course since our last correspondence, I have now involved Wilbur and the Peoria Frisbee Club to assist in the design of a championship caliber course with which we hope to host national tournaments as early as fall of this year.  I hope to start out the activities on the course with an open house of sorts, inviting all Illinois clubs (and anyone else interested) to get a sneak peek, first look at the course.  My hope is that this open house would also double as a tournament with cash and other prizes followed by a banquet of sorts in which we could get opinions from all involved as to how to improve the course and what things are already done well.  I would be delighted to have you and your club present for this endeavor and plan to keep you updated as more info is available.

Thanks,
 
Scott Carlson



> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:11:23 -0600
> From: jeff at outfitters.com
> To: discgolf at macomb.com
> Subject: Re: [DiscGolf] Wildlife Prairie Park
> 
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> Scott,
> 
> Thank you for the email.  We'd love to have another disc golf course in the area
> and will assist in any way we can.  That being said, you should consider getting
> ahold of Wilbur Wallis of the Peoria Frisbee Club.  He's probably done more course
> design and maintenance than anybody in the area - and he's closer to Hanna City
> than Macomb.
> 
> According to the PFC website (peoriadiscgolf.com) wilbur can be reached at:
> 
>     Wilbur Wallis   wilbur at illinoisdiscgolf.com     (217) 8938195
> 
> If you have trouble getting ahold of him or just want additional input please don't
> hesitate to write back.  I will spread the word amongst the Macomb area disc golfers
> so please keep us up to date on any progress.
> 
> As for my 2 cents worth - you need to decide what the goal of your course is.  If
> you want to attract recreational players - you'l need a design that can attract them:
> shorter holes that reward finess more than power.  On the other hand if you want to attract
> high caliber competative players (and there are plenty in the area), you'll want some
> holes with more distance and holes that punish a player for throwing a bad shot. When
> we built our first 18 hole course in macomb, we attempted to balance between the two
> with the front 9 holes being more finess oriented and the back 9 more power oriented.
> It has proved to be very popular so far.  We also chose not to do concrete tee pads until
> the course had been in operation for a full season.  That allowed us to easily change
> a couple of holes for better design before committing to concrete.
> 
> There is a lot of helpful info online, too:
> 
>     http://www.pdga.com/files/documents/PDGACourseDesignGuides2009.pdf
>     http://www.discgolfassoc.com/course-design/index.html
>     http://www.innovadiscs.com/coursedesign/course5.htm
>     http://www.bioteca.com/discsports/courseinfo.html
>     
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -jeff
> 
> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 12:42:07PM -0600, Scott Carlson wrote:
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> > 
> > Greetings, I have just recently become involved in a plan to create a Frisbee Golf Course at the Wildlife
> >  Prairie
> >  State Park
> > in Hanna City
> >  Illinois. 
> > As this is a new venture for me, I am reaching out for any tips, advice, or
> > other help on this project.  I know that Macomb is not right next door but hopefully when it is completed it will be worth your while to come check it out.  Let me know if you
> > have any suggestions or insights that I may benefit from.  I sincerely hope that we can create a
> > relationship between the players in the Macomb area and the Park that will benefit us both.  Also, feel free to share any questions you may have.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >  
> > Scott Carlson
> > 
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