Los Angeles: Practice/Fun

June 15, 2014: Practice at Los Angeles: Oak Grove (Hahamongna Park)

My daughters and a friend and I visited the first course to ever have permanent trees. Horrible layout, no signs.  Very disappointing.

Review: Course located in park. Short Course with trees and other obstacles (posts). One hole is over a ravine full of bushes and small trees. Very difficult to find next hole as there are no signs, only numbers in concrete pads that may or may not point to basket.

From PDGA: "Multi-terrained, oak lined course. World's 1st permanent polehole course. Requires a wide range of shots. #6 is out part of the summer (a summer camp permits that area). The infamous "Spider" hole - a alternate hole - is inserted uphill of 4's fairway while #6 is out."

Give me my Rochester courses any day of the week at any season too!

Rochester: Practice @ New Ellison

Another earning morning throwaround.

 

Hole 1 (was Hole2); uphill about 400 feet to left

Hole 2 (new) uphill again about 240 feet, tree in front of hole

Hole 3 (was hole 10) down,slanted in between trees to left and brush to right/readjusted from being behind tree.

Hole 4 (was hole 11) up steep hill to right, about 240 ft

Hole 5 (was hole 12) down hill to field, about 260 ft

Hole 6 (was hole 13) about 500 ft, ending in woods

Hole 7 (was hole 14) through trees, about 220 feet,

Hole 8 (was hole 15, basket moved, in line with tee now) straight about 280 feet.

Hole 9 (new) back through trees, up to right

Hole 10 (new hole, throwing at old hole 8 basket) straight in field, cliffs to right

Hole 11 (was hole 9) long hole up hill about 480 feet

Hole 12 (was hole 7) long hole down, about 520 feet

Hole 13 (was hole 17) long hole between trees and brush, about 460 feet

Hole 14 (was hole 18) hole up to left under shade, about 220 feet

Hole 15 (was hole 1) hole in field, large tree to left, about 340 feet

Hole 16 (was hole 4) basket in field, large tree in middle

Hole 17 (was Hole 5),  about 240 ft, in shade with bumpy roots  

Hole 18 (was Hole 3, basket moved about 60 feet down) down slanted to right

 

Rochester: Practice at Basil

June 5, Basil Marella

 

Visited Basil Marella in evening with two friends. Disappointing, not much to report about.

Forehands were strong, a lot of tree crashes, occasionally a lucky shot through the trees.

(Basil demands a tilt to the grip for weaving through the lane). Backhands were short and low and mostly to the right (Innova Star). I am using Innova Dart more for medium to short approaches

Hole 14 is a short hole with the basket at the edge of a creek. I had the distance to waters edge, nice birdie opportunity, not but made. I think I missed another birdie opportunity too.