Monthly Archives: May 2008

Attention All Santa Cruz Disc Golfers: This Is No Drill!

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

Greetings from DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz, California. And now, greetings from the DeLaveaga Disc Golf Club as well, as I am serving the club as vice president this year. I’ve decided to use this forum to report … Continue reading →

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Patience is a Disc Golf Virtue

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

In disc golf, self-control is paramount to success. This particular virtue comes in many forms, but the one I have in mind today is patience- with your own game, with others, and with everything else that pops up in the … Continue reading →

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Course Configuration Update

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

Hole 1 Short Hole 2 Top Hole 3 —– Hole 4 Short Hole 5 Short Hole 6 Short Hole 7 Short Hole 8 —– Hole 8a Left Hole 9 Short Hole 10 Long Hole 11 Short/Left Hole 12 Ultra-Short (Island) … Continue reading →

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First Ace of 2008

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

I witnessed what I’m guessing was DeLa’s – and who knows, maybe the world’s – first ace of 2008. We were on hole 26, and he threw a heavy Cobra. In fact, it was the collectors disc Tom Schot sold … Continue reading →

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The Tortoise vs. The Hares

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

At the course recently for a round with Assaf. It was a gorgeous blue-sky day, and the course wasn’t too crowded. We had reasons to want to play a quick round, and just ahead of us on hole 1 a … Continue reading →

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Who in Santa Cruz Doesn’t play Disc Golf?!

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

The only bummer about disc golf in Santa Cruz is the fact that we only have one course. DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course is so crowded these days, the parking lot is mostly full even at supposedly non-peak times. For instance, … Continue reading →

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Pin Placements

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

This section of DeLaBlahg will eventually contain detailed descriptions and multiple photos of every hole at DeLaveaga Disc Golf Course, but for now I’ve at least listed the current basket locations as of 5-26-2008. Hole 1 Short Hole 2 Long- … Continue reading →

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Big Sur Royale

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

I finally got the chance to play the Big Sur course I’d heard others rave about for several years now. Surprise, surprise . . . they were right! The Course: It’s almost a given that when you take a landscape … Continue reading →

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Twist and Shoot

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

How to shave strokes off your score by opening your mind and twisting your body (and I’m not talking about meditation or yoga). I know it?s a stretch (that was truly an accidental pun), but whenever I have a shot … Continue reading →

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DeLa Sunrise

Posted on May 26, 2008 by

This morning I experienced the very essence of the type of round I enjoy most at DeLaveaga. Teeing off just after sunrise , we played a completely-devoid-of-other-humans round, in perfect conditions. It was a nice bonus that I shot at … Continue reading →

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