BCDGA - Bucks County Disc Golf Alliance

05-31-2006 - League night week 7 recap.

Oh yeah summer time is here, and so are the bugs. Okay hot players in the hot temps were Bob Cicak with a 14 stroke improvement for a 63, Dave Martinez shooting 12 strokes better with a 52, Harry Baker a 10 stroke better 71 and Glenn Patterson with a 10 stroke better
57. None of those people were hot enough to beat a 10 down 47 by Joe Mela, or the next hottest 49 by John Murphy. In general all but 3 people improved this week, thanks in part to a 57 par layout, hmmmm, maybe? Anyway schnide-outs go to Chris Robbins who was off his game by 6 strokes and shot a 59, and Terry Ruth and Ian Hay were 1 worse than last week. Minor, but hey I need someone to schnide. I should schnide myself only because of how my back 9 were versus my front nine.

Honorable mention hot players were Jon Benner throwing 9 strokes better and Russ Botson throwing 8 strokes better.

Next raffle drawing in 5 weeks. Lots of ace pots to be hit. Divisional breakdowns to be posted soon. 46 players for week 7, I hope everyone is having fun. If you know any of the folks who have not been there but 1 week, ask them if we did something wrong to keep them away or if it is just a timing issue.

Heard on the course:
Nothing..... I did not hear anything witty this week. I think the heat affected
our brains.

By John Birkrem

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05-24-2006 - League night week 6 recap.

It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood, wasn't it? 43 players
for week 6, and no one new. However, we had the first 50/50 drawing
this week and the winner was.......... Tom Potts. I trust Tom will
bring chocolate milk for all of us next week, to celebrate his $104
winnings.

Hot, well I guess at least lukewarm. Stu Kaplan was 9 better for a 60,
Boyd Benner 8 better with an 83, Jay Klein 7 better with a 60 and
Chris was top shooter for the week with a 53, 7 better than last week,
nice round Chris. All kidding aside, well done folks to improve or stay
stable in that layout, it is not a cake walk.

Schnide Report: Oh my this is a good schnide week, not because of
how many are on the schnide, but whom. Nick "what is email" Knapp
slides 11 strokes off last weeks hot round to a 67. I bet his arm
is tired from throwing all those extra strokes. No one else was more
than 5 strokes off their game, so Nick gets the Schnide Spotlight to
himself.

Week 7 will bring the start of a new 50/50 raffle and a new layout.
Par 58 I do believe. See you then. Thanks for finding my disc Bob.

Heard on the course:
"Your homework is to identify the genus of that skull."
"Boy does that deserve a schnide comment."

By John Birkrem

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05-18-2006 - Pittsburgh Road Trip!
Time to make your move...so far we have the following looking to board the bus to Pittsburg Flying Disc Open June 17th and 18th, 2006:

Big Dog (BCDGA Prez) X
Alan (Bartender) X
Canadian (Token Ottawa Fan) X
JAFO (Safety Officer) X
Hobie ("MAD"C Prez) X
The Technician (Lawnmower Man) X
Glen Patterson (Z man) *
Nick "Neonnoodle" Kight (PA State Rep) *
DiG uM (Film Crew) #
Wake Up (Ript van Winkle) *
Marc (Web Head) *
The Mechanic (a little dirtier than The Technician) *

X - Registered
* - Registration in mail
# - Just filming

Anyone else! I have a few possibles: Kristin Ellis, Marie and Tim Fry....

Get registered - www.pfds.org.
Get a room reserved at the Comfort Inn - Cranberry (724-772-2700 ...as for Disc Golf Rate)
Contact Hobie to reserve a seat on our bus...lots of room (Big Dog will take our luggage in his truck)...but you must be registered!
Expect we will leave from Neshaminy Mall between 5-6 pm (this could change...just a target for now).
Bus fare will be between $35-65 per person round trip (depending on how many are going...as it stand now we are at $ 47 , if a few more people sign up it will go down even further). This figure will cover rental, gas, tolls, and most importantly...insurance.

Rex

05-18-2006 - Week 5 Recap - Hey Guys and Gals,

Another glorious week for Summer League 2006! The Rain threatened by it never came. We had a total of 51 players with 6 new arrivals and the return of course pro Joe Mela after a two week absence!! Guess somebody was wrong!! Week 5 Highlights!!! Hot round 56 Nick "The Snap" Knapp recovered after losing by one to Ryan last week to tally a 56!

Other Great improvements: Coefer knocked off 6, Jacobson, Baker, Discher and C. Ott knocked off 4, Reilly knocked off 7, Ellis knocked off 5(No Taz in her group) But the really big movers and shakers: Stosch knocked off 11, McGorry knocked off 12, Bob Z knocked off 13, I didn't see any lightning but damn there is proof it struck!!!

Now as for the curse of the snide: Slight Slips from their normal stellar performances: New nickname for Alan Sweeton the "Lumber Jack" when he couldn't take out a tree with his knuckles he resorted to using plastic.."Who is this Jay Klien guy anyway?" took a small slide, on the snide! Dugas got bitter taste in his mouth but it couldn't dampen his spirits!, J. Brooks and Cicak Well, Blame it on Kieffer!! But Driscoll got the biggest hit of the snide, Thank God it normally only lasts one week!!!

Later All, Hope to see you all out for Week 6, Be there for the first 50/50 pull!

Good Luck All,
JAFO

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05-17-2006 - Week 4 Recap - Okay folks sorry for the delay in this folks, here is the week 4 recap. Good turn out with 46 players, of whom 5 were brand new, bring our this summer total up to 62 players. This was week1 of this particular layout, playing par 62, and boy did we feel it. This week I define the hot players as anyone shooting under par, which was John Murphy with a 55, Taz with a 58, Marc Brooks with a 60, and Justin Ryan with a 61, nice shooting guys. Nick Knapp, Rex Hay, Chris Robbins and Jay Klein all threw par, again, nice going guys. In many ways I actually rate the following players as hotter, because they were the less than 10 strokes more than the week before, Taz 3 strokes more, John McGinley 4 strokes more, Bob Cicak 5 strokes more, Robert Hewski 6 strokes more and Jay Klein, Justin Ryan and Chris Robbins were 7 strokes more. EVERYONE else felt the pain of the layout and shot 10 or more strokes worse than week 3, putting 29 players on the schnide. The schnide standouts are, myself and Bill Stosch with 20 strokes over week3, Steve Bannon with 21 strokes, and sorry I have to, Kevin McGorry 31 strokes off of week 3. Wow what a layout. I also want to say welcome back to Matt Ott and Ray Kieffer. Let me take time to throw out a global welcome to all new summer leaguers this year, we hope your enjoying yourselves.

Recap will be brought to you by John for week 5 as I will not be there,
and do not forget, the first 50/50 drawing is May 24th, week 6, the pot
is already at $144, divided in half of course.

Heard on the course:
"I love a challenge, I am a blonde."
"If you don't want to hear me talk, shut up."
"Justin shot better than Nick and Chris?"

05-13-2006 - This weekend Marc and Rex finished putting the trim on the shed with some assistance from Alan. Once the shed is painted it should match other park structures. The park is providing the paint and Jerry Jacobson is providing the labor.

Chris and Amanda Robbins were married May 6th, 2006. Many BCDGA disc golfers attended the ceremony to witness the exchanging of the vows. Above we see Chris and Amanda as they are first introduced into the reception hall.

Fellow club members, The Worlds Biggest Disc Golf Weekend was a huge success in making the general public more aware of what our sport is all about. Special thanks to John McGinley, Alan Sweeton, John Birkrem, and Scott Murray in giving four hours of their time to share with park goers what our sport is all about. The added bonus at this event was the fact that on Saturday alone 50 individuals did something that they never did before, they played Disc Golf by putting at a temporary basket. Sunday was another success getting 30 to 50 park goers to give Disc Golf a try by trying to putt. Saturday was a fun filled day with Allan, JAFO, JB, and myself playing a game of horse while inviting passers by the opportunity to give disc golf a try by taking a practice putt. Sunday was a bit more challenging as it was just Scott Murray and myself. On this day there were several charity walks going on in the park. One of them had several booths set up making it hard for us to find a spot where we�d stand out and have a chance to reach out to walkers. We landed on a spot just off the walking bridge/dam where there were plenty of walkers to offer the chance to... [Read More]

05-2-2006 - Summer League Recap - 49 players another record!

WOW!!!! Another new record, I am not sure I can take any more of this, keep it coming, don't stop now! Yeee HAAA! 49 players for week 3, with 8 new to this year league, bringing us to a grand total of 57 players enrolled so far this year. Great job in spreading the word everyone, we can tell it is working. Matt Lowe leads the week with a 12 stroke improvement, shooting a 43. Nick Knapp following him with a 2nd week in a row 44. Great shooting guys. 4 players shot under 50, 19 players shot par (55) or under. I can not wait to see what happens next week. 3 players saw 8 stroke improvements in their games, Bill Stosch (57), Marc Brooks (50), Boyd Benner (72). SCHNIDE! Well you know I have my bad
days too, but everyone loves the schnide, so we will ha... [Read More]

Written by: John Birkrem