PAR-TWO Disc Golf Society's Newsletter for August 20

News from PAR-TWO

Is a new international disc event coming?

PAR-TWO is planning something BIG!

REALLY BIG for the entire disc golf community. We are waiting for the word to proceed in an official capacity.

I will need to have TDs or recreational TDs for a worldwide event before the end of September 2002. This will be something that most if not ALL disc golfers will feel a part of.

So if you think you might want to be a local TD and host this event locally contact me at jimm@par-two.com to let me know. It would be great to have a TD at every course.

All I want to say is that it will be similar to The World's Biggest Event.

Hometown Disc Golf News

Don't forget to check out the Hometown Disc Golf News section of the website. Read the latest 20 electronic newspaper articles on the topic of disc golf, from hometown newspapers across the country.

Here's a few of the latest articles.

Animas Valley Open disc golf tournament...
Durango Herald Mon Aug 19 17:10:00 EDT 2002

Disc golf tournament hosted by two local parks...
Miami Herald Sat Aug 17 12:50:00 EDT 2002

Disc golf gains popularity...
Papillion Times Fri Aug 16 05:40:00 EDT 2002

Frisbee pioneer finally 'lands on the roof'...
IOL Fri Aug 16 03:23:00 EDT 2002

Volunteer to be a PAR-TWO Hometown Rep.

This is an unofficial position. I am looking for one or two people from each city or general area to help promote disc golf. A major city like Columbus could possibly have 4 reps within it. A PAR-TWO rep would be responsible for organizing local publicity events. It should take only a few hours a week and half of that time should be near recreational. Let me know if you are interested and we will exchange emails. jimm@par-two.com

A request from PAR-TWO

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Let PAR-TWO know what CITY and STATE you live in and disc golf in. This will help us send you content that you are interested in.

Make other athletes aware of disc golf!

We are in 104th place with 17,305 points! That makes our pace to finish the month with 29,803 points.

Try to visit the site weekly when you receive the newsletter. If we get to the 60,000 point mark we will be in the top category for eTeamz monthly contest! Even if we don't win, we do win, disc golf will be recognized by millions of athletes!

Each week when you receive this newsletter take 10 seconds and visit PAR-TWO and then click on the "Tips and Drills" section. Then feel free to visit the rest of the site.

If everyone receiving this newsletter would just visit the site we would have over 35,000 points each month. Add visiting the "Tips and Drills" section and our total would skyrocket to over 182,000 points per month which would DEFINITELY get disc golf noticed by the millions of athletes at eTeamz.

eTeamz also awards three monthly prizes.

One for sites between 20K and 40K points.
One for sites between 40K and 60K points.
One for sites over 60K points.

Any prize won will help the growth of disc golf.

Join PAR-TWO's website as a Member

Just visit the site and browse around until you click on a Member Only link and a form will appear for access.

Complete the form.
If you do not want receive 2 or 3 eTeamz mailings per month uncheck the two boxes at the bottom of the form.
Please include how you found out about PAR-TWO Disc Golf Society in the request.
PAR-TWO will receive an email notifying us that you are requesting access.
Your request will be filled and you will have full access to the website within 24 hours. Usually a lot sooner.
If you encounter any problems email jimm@par-two.com
You can even add a player profile by clicking on your name near the top right where it says "Logged in as:" Ideas of what to include are: Your home course; your favorite course; your favorite disc; what you carry in your bag; PDGA #.

Upcoming PDGA Events (at least 3 weeks)

(more details are on PAR-TWO's Calendar or the PDGA Schedule)
The information contained in this section is collected from various
sources and is thought to be reliable, but cannot be guaranteed.

Start Date	Duration	Event (click for more information)	PDGA	City	State	Course
23-Aug-02	3 days	Mighty Shunga Nunga Open	B	Topeka	KS
24-Aug-02	2 days	22nd Des Moines Open	B	Des Moines	IA
24-Aug-02	2 days	3rd Flying Pig Open	B	Fairfield	OH	Harbin (modified)
24-Aug-02	2 days	3rd Flying Pig Open	B	Cincinnati	OH	Mt. Airy
24-Aug-02	2 days	Crossbones V	B	Rockledge	FL
24-Aug-02	2 days	Dog Days of Summer	X	San Antonio	TX
24-Aug-02	2 days	Flying Eye Team Challenge	X	Athens	GA
24-Aug-02		Highland Park Open	C	St Paul	MN
24-Aug-02		Hound Dog Howler	B	Felton	DE
24-Aug-02	2 days	Oak Hollow Open - Pros	B	High Point	NC
24-Aug-02	2 days	Pawnee Gulch Classic	B	Leadville	CO
24-Aug-02	2 days	Rochester Flying Disc Open	B	Rochester	NY
24-Aug-02	2 days	Rumbletown Classic	A	Milwaukee	WI
24-Aug-02	2 days	San Francisco Safari	B	San Francisco	CA
24-Aug-02	2 days	Sport City Challenge	B	Shreveport	LA
25-Aug-02		Hot Foot Open	C	Lewis	DE
30-Aug-02		West Virginia Doubles	X	Paw Paw	WV
31-Aug-02	2 days	14th Edgewood Labor Day Classic	C	Madrid	IA
31-Aug-02	2 days	27th Oklahoma State FDCs	C	Tulsa	OK
31-Aug-02	2 days	9th Northwoods Open	B	Lac du Flambeau	WI
31-Aug-02	2 days	Lewiston Luau	B	Lewiston	NY
31-Aug-02	2 days	MDGO Finals	X	Ludington	MI
31-Aug-02		New England Disc Golf Championship	X	Auburn	ME
31-Aug-02	2 days	Outlaw Singles Shootout	B	Round Rock	TX
31-Aug-02	2 days	Sierra Shootout - Ams	B	Grass Valley	CA
31-Aug-02	2 days	Southern National Championships	B	Mobile	AL
31-Aug-02	2 days	West Virginia Open	B	Paw Paw	WV
6-Sep-02		Lumberjack Doubles	X	Comstock	MI
7-Sep-02		2nd Shenandoah Shag	C	Strasburg	VA
7-Sep-02	2 days	Florida State DGCs - Ams	C	Rockledge	FL
7-Sep-02	2 days	Frontier Open	C	Hays	KS
7-Sep-02		Hastings Open	C	Hastings	MN
7-Sep-02	2 days	In Flight Lumberjack Open	A	Kalamazoo	MI
7-Sep-02	2 days	Lake Cumberland Open	B	Somerset	KY
7-Sep-02		Lake Russell Open	C	Elberton	GA
7-Sep-02	2 days	Mr Big Putts Open	C	Abilene	TX
7-Sep-02		Paul Fein Challenge 2002 MADC Invitational	R	Philadelphia	PA
7-Sep-02	2 days	Santa Maria Open	B	Santa Maria	CA
7-Sep-02	2 days	Zephyr Cove Resort's Northern Nevada States	C	Zephyr Cove	NV
8-Sep-02		Calvert Open	B	College Park	MD
8-Sep-02		KDGA Vintage Championships	X	North Monmouth	ME

If you have an event coming up no matter how big or small, send in the details.

Upcoming Non-PDGA Events (2 weeks)

(more details are on PAR-TWO's Calendar)
The information contained in this section is collected from various
sources and is thought to be reliable, but cannot be guaranteed.

Start Date	Duration	Event (click for more information)	City	State	Course
21-Aug-02	½ day	Conocido Handicap	Phoenix	AZ	Conocido
21-Aug-02	½ day	Emerald Handicap	Mesa	AZ	Emerald
21-Aug-02	½ day	Pinetop Handicap	Pinetop - Lakeside	AZ	Woodland Lake
22-Aug-02	½ day	Vista Handicap	Scottsdale	AZ	Vista Del Camino
24-Aug-02	½ day	FEEL THE LOVE	Lewisberry	PA	Pinchot Park
24-Aug-02	1 day	HOUND DOG HOWLER	Felton	DE	Killens Pond
25-Aug-02	1 day	HOT FOOT OPEN		DE	Cape Henlopen
25-Aug-02	½ day	Sunday Doubles	Bowling Green	OH	Carter Park
25-Aug-02	1 day	The Kenwood Klassic		MN
25-Aug-02	½ day	Tucson Handicap	Tucan	AZ	Santa Cruz River
25-Aug-02	½ day	Vista Doubles	Scottsdale	AZ	Vista Del Camino
26-Aug-02	½ day	Conocido Blind Draw Doubles	Phoenix	AZ	Conocido
28-Aug-02	½ day	Conocido Handicap	Phoenix	AZ	Conocido
28-Aug-02	½ day	Emerald Handicap	Mesa	AZ	Emerald
28-Aug-02	½ day	Pinetop Handicap	Pinetop - Lakeside	AZ	Woodland Lake
29-Aug-02	½ day	Vista Handicap	Scottsdale	AZ	Vista Del Camino
31-Aug-02	2 days	Top of the Pines	Pinetop - Lakeside	AZ	Woodland Lake
31-Aug-02	2 days	WEST VIRGINIA OPEN	Paw Paw	WV
1-Sep-02	½ day	Sunday Doubles	Bowling Green	OH	Carter Park
1-Sep-02	½ day	Tucson Handicap	Tucan	AZ	Santa Cruz River
1-Sep-02	½ day	Vista Doubles	Scottsdale	AZ	Vista Del Camino
2-Sep-02	½ day	Conocido Blind Draw Doubles	Phoenix	AZ	Conocido
2-Sep-02	1 day	Flip City Doubles	Hart/Shelby	MI	Flip City

If you have an event coming up no matter how big or small, send in the details.

Member's Corner

This Week's Member Feedback / Question

"How do I learn to snap the disc harder to get more distance?"

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Responses to Last Week's Question

"I try to throw as far as I can but the disc veers to the left a lot. The flight distance is pretty far but in a curved pattern not forward. What can I do?"

Anonymous

I presume you are right handed and throwing a backhand shot, one that crosses your body.

Try to keep the disc lower, try to keep the disc within 20 of the ground. At 300 feet many of my throws are only about 12 feet off the ground, to help reduce the effects of the "end of the flight fade".

Increasing the spin of the disc will also keep the disc on a straighter or even a right turning path.

Depending on your disc you may also need to lift the outside edge of the disc a bit to throw with an anhyzer flight that will straighten up and fly straight or even fade off and hyzer by the end of it's flight.

Jimm

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