USDGC LIVE on Internet

[snap7times]

http://www.pdga.com/usdgc-on-live-internet-tv

I just registered and donated some money to this, hopefully everyone donates 10-25 dollars so that this calapults DG into the mainstream faster...

[NWDiscer]

:cheers::yay::cheerleader:

:cheers:

[killa]

Right on! This will give me a reason to turn on the TV... er, sort of.

I bet I'll be able to get a few of my casual DG friends to check this out since it has a "no donation" option. Then if they get a couple of their friends interested, and those friends each get a few of their friends to tune in, and so on, everyone in the world will finally see how awesome our sport is! Or more likely, the server would be overwhelmed and crash, and we'd look really lame. Maybe the PDGA's projection of 5-10,000 is enough of a goal for now. Still, I'm going to try to singlehandedly boost it up to 10,004. :seeya:

On a serious note though, for anyone who, like me, will be trying to persuade some of their less hardcore-DG comrades to give this live broadcast a gander, it might be wise not to hype it up TOO much... keep in mind, this will be first time this exact feat is attempted, and someone who is accustomed to watching TV shows on their computer or ball golf on TV (both of which are produced with MUCH bigger budgets than the PDGA is packing) may have very high expectations as far as picture quality, bandwidth/speed, camera angles, etc. which this groundbreaking event may not be able to live up to. The best approach might be similar to: "Hey, disc golf is finally getting something mainstream-ish, and I'm really excited about this! Would you mind supporting me and my grassroots sport by creating a free account and tuning in when you have some spare time?" Sponsors are very interested to see just how large a demographic programming like this appeals to, so we definitely want the numbers at large, but we also don't want people going in harboring expectations like "the picture is going to be crystal clear full screen and there won't be any bugs or delays or anything!" Of course the PDGA may totally knock this out of the park and everything will run 100% smooth and we'll all have our socks wowed off. But just in case, let's not set the bar too high... that way we can still clear it by A LOT!!

Oh man I can't wait for USDGC!

[thadeouspage]

let's not set the bar too high... that way we can still clear it by A LOT!!

Great point killa. Under-promise and over-deliver...a great plan, especially when building new relationships.

[snap7times]

I will continue to encourage people to donate $10 to this cause... if only 10k disc golfers across america put up 10 bucks, that's ummm 100,000! We have to invest before we can expect ROI in the mainstream...

[Chuck Kennedy]

The technical side of the broadcast should be under control from the company that actually does these online broadcasts regularly. The PDGA is mainly responsible for providing the content. So as long as the content from the event and interviews is there, it's my understanding the company putting it on the Internet (IPTV) has the bandwidth to handle the demand. We'll soon see.

[snap7times]

sexton and valerie jenkins on the same card?! Dang I am watching that, 10am!

[gwillim]

15 minutes into the broadcast and it looks like the server crashed already.

[NWDiscer]

DOWN GOES THE BROADCAST sheesh....:posting::bricks: :slapface:

i turn it on and get to watch the cameras bounce around for about 30 seconds then see some Asian player throw hole #1 then it shuts down.......:waaah::waaah::waaah:



SIGH :smash::smash::smash::explode::explode:


:whistler:

[Kevin Madrid]

DOWN GOES THE BROADCAST sheesh....:posting::bricks: :slapface:

i turn it on and get to watch the cameras bounce around for about 30 seconds then see some Asian player throw hole #1 then it shuts down.......:waaah::waaah::waaah:



SIGH :smash::smash::smash::explode::explode:


:whistler:



That sucks...I'm still watching at work...Go Clear network :rockon:

[NWDiscer]

The technical side of the broadcast should be under control from the company that actually does these online broadcasts regularly. The PDGA is mainly responsible for providing the content. So as long as the content from the event and interviews is there, it's my understanding the company putting it on the Internet (IPTV) has the bandwidth to handle the demand. We'll soon see.

:confused::confused::(:waaah::whistler: :smash: :smash: :slapface:



well i guess that the DISC community is a lot F-ing bigger than they expected.....:shocked::cheerleader:

[snap7times]

no way are you still watching the usdgc, the server crashed for sure, gosh they should have been running quads and backups to make sure they could handle the load... arghhhhhhhh i had it all set up to watch the whole thing on my 4th monitor at work dammmmmm...

[snap7times]

it was also my understanding that those who donated would have more elite access to this live feed.... bah...

[NWDiscer]

That sucks...I'm still watching at work...Go Clear network :rockon:



:pullhair::pullhair::waaah::puke:


:angry::mad:

prob....my P.O.S. 5 yr old Comp.

any1 got any old towers hanging around with more than a 2.8 and 80G HD they wanna trade for a disc or 2.......:blush:

[Ol' Bob]

I suspect Homeland Security doesn't want this seen.

[NWDiscer]

I suspect Homeland Security doesn't want this seen.

:D :cool: :whistler:

[NWDiscer]

lol no i get to my main Acct. at todo and it says that i have watched 46 minutes so far.......:laughing::rolleyes2:

[Ol' Bob]

Maybe Homeland Security and Total Information Awareness have all the bandwidth sucked up, I'll bet they're fans.
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/files/2007/08/250px-US_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Seal.svg.pnghtt p://www.farces.com/images/uploads/privacy/total-information-awareness.jpg

[DoubleDees]

my todo is trying to load... kindve and im running a super machine atm...



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[Dr. Zaius]

:smash:

[NWDiscer]

so those of you that donated.....

Do you still have it streaming??

or is it the whole site?

:bricks::smash:

:(

[Stimpi]

They're too busy watching to respond...

[DoubleDees]

Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Bcoleman'

Bcoleman: Welcome to Todocast.TV. How may I help you today?

you: is the USDGC down?

you: the live feed is giving everyone I know errors

Bcoleman: Yes we are having some problem on our side. CUrrently working to fix it. Pls standby while we work to fix it and try logging back in in about 15 mins.

Bcoleman: appreciate your patience.

[NWDiscer]

They're too busy watching to respond...


:laughing:

:dancing: :slapface:

:yawn:

oh well maybe i can watch the highlights on sportscenter tonight

[NWDiscer]

Chat InformationPlease wait for a site operator to respond.

Chat InformationYou are now chatting with 'Bcoleman'

Bcoleman: Welcome to Todocast.TV. How may I help you today?

you: is the USDGC down?

you: the live feed is giving everyone I know errors

Bcoleman: Yes we are having some problem on our side. CUrrently working to fix it. Pls standby while we work to fix it and try logging back in in about 15 mins.

Bcoleman: appreciate your patience.



Cool thanx Ed :rockon:

[Magilla]

15 minutes into the broadcast and it looks like the server crashed already.


In the history of Live Feeds by the PDGA. They NEVER anticipate, correctly, the amount of "watchers" they will get.

I was surely hoping that this time would be different....:drool:

Not suprised though........looks like I will actually get something done today.
:laughing:

[DoubleDees]

im in now

[Dr. Zaius]

im on too! http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/3538/rockout3si1.gif

[gwillim]

in on too! http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/3538/rockout3si1.gif

I am so not getting ANYTHING done today!

Tyler tees off in about 2 minutes!

[Kevin Madrid]

I am so not getting ANYTHING done today!

Tyler tees off in about 2 minutes!

Tyler just went off...go boy!

[gwillim]

Mace is not the best person to be announcing.

[NWDiscer]

yes nice 1 TY

to bad i have to leave now.....:posting::headbang::angry:

i'alll b baaack.....:rolleyes2:

[DoubleDees]

holy shit whos watching steves first hole?


and Mace is terrible for this

[Dr. Zaius]

yeah, this isn't the greatest broadcast. perhaps it will get better as the week goes on.
alright, i gotta work too. i'll be back in a bit...

[gwillim]

Mace doesn't realize his audio is on, and he just dropped an "F" bomb! come on ppl.

[Dr. Zaius]

:laughing::laughing:

"and here we are... cakalacky sun. yeah we've been getting rain. fu*k."

anyone catch that? jeebus. http://www.panicfreaks.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18814&stc=1&d=1202405878

edit: gwillim did. yeah, way to keep it classy brah. http://www.panicfreaks.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18814&stc=1&d=1202405878http://www.panicfreaks.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=18814&stc=1&d=1202405878

[Magilla]

If you get an error message saying that you are logged on multiple times....DO NOT click on the OK tab and the stream will continue.
If you click on the Tab you will get logged out....

THAT was NOT a good start for Stevie...:headbang:

[Joshua Olmsted]

Yeah, his announcing skills leave a little lacking.

[Scott]

Still getting an error when trying to log in. IE cannot display the web page.

:headbang::angry::smash:

[gwillim]

Yeah, his announcing skills leave a little lacking.

He keeps saying that Harold is a "Masochist" but he means "Sadist". I would really like to just have John do the announcing.

[Joshua Olmsted]

It's sad because half the time John tries to make a comment Mace interrupts him. There's clearly a large gap in professionalism.

[Tim]

I'm not watching this this, but is the John you're referring to John Duesler? If so, he's not exactly known for speaking well either. I'm kind of surprised they don't have Billy Crump doing the commentary. It took me a little while to adjust to him on other videos, but he actually does a pretty good job of commentating, and has some funny Crumpisms thrown in there too.

[gwillim]

I'm not watching this this, but is the John you're referring to John Duesler? If so, he's not exactly known for speaking well either. I'm kind of surprised they don't have Billy Crump doing the commentary. It took me a little while to adjust to him on other videos, but he actually does a pretty good job of commentating, and has some funny Crumpisms thrown in there too.

Yes Duesler, and I agree, he's not the best public speaker either, but if you could watch/listen Mace right now, you would beg for Duesler. Right now, John is sitting in for a few minutes every once in a while.

[keys]

I'm about to turn off the audio. :pullhair: I can't stand hearing this guy talk over everybody and start rambling on.

[Joshua Olmsted]

New announcers, I just had to tune out for 10 minutes and I come back to a large improvement.:jumpspin:

[gwillim]

I'm about to turn off the audio. :pullhair: I can't stand hearing this guy talk over everybody and start rambling on.

They got Terry Miller in there now, much nicer!

[keys]

They got Terry Miller in there now, much nicer!

Yes much more watchable. :jumpspin:

[Dr. Zaius]

Nikko just threw Ob TWICE!!! :bricks:

[Joshua Olmsted]

He returns NOOOOOOO:bricks: Oh and he corrected his masochist comment. lol, the sado-masochist course designer.

[mountainhigh]

I bought in on the $10.00 deal and feel it is already worth it. Nice to see even the top pros hit trees just like I can.

[snap7times]

oh stop whining guys, how heck do you think we feel not being able to hear audio at all, what a bunch of whiners, accept whatever you get, cuz it sure as heck better than just watching and not getting any commentary at all, regardless if they suck or not, i think they all suck cuz they aint signing at all...

[Dr. Zaius]

anyone seen andy hock yet?

[Kevin Madrid]

Barsby made a nice long putt on 17...

And again on 18...looked like a 50ft going down hill with a drop off...wow

[gwillim]

Anyone else not getting the interactive chat below the video?

[blang11]

Why am I not seeing disc golf being played right now?

[Dr. Zaius]

Why am I not seeing disc golf being played right now?

seriously. i'm going to do some work now. well, for a few minutes at least. :)

[sk8architecture]

I don't know whos worse to listen too Brian Mase commenting or John Madden when he use to do Monday night football

[sk8architecture]

looks like nate is on 17 with Valerie

[snap7times]

dunno how nate's throw turned out on 17, sidearm looked good, val laid up... not seeing any audio or interactive chat, just full blown video on my 19 inch tv...
lol this guy keeps reteeing off 17 like 4 times... and finally parked it heh

[snap7times]

swchweeet, at hole 12, dion is -3, sexton and chandler at -1


However hock and mittl arent doing too well... 7 and 9 up at hole 12... BIRDIE THEM ALL BOYS!

sexton made his downhill putt on 18 to finish out... whoo whoo

[blang11]

I'm donating to the USDGC! Everyone who has the means, please do so as well. I am currently jobless, but a little bit from everyone makes this sport progress a long way.

[gwillim]

swchweeet, at hole 12, dion is -3, sexton and chandler at -1


However hock and mittl arent doing too well... 7 and 9 up at hole 12... BIRDIE THEM ALL BOYS!

Mittl finished at +18 :(

[snap7times]

dang.... that sucks, good thing he can bounce back... i donated $25... those who do have some cash, i would suggest donating $10 cuz the more money we pour into this effort, more faster it progresses into the mainstream... as for the jobless people, i hope you save your money heh... let the ones with the jobs pay up...

[snap7times]

chandler got a 6 or 7 on his last hole... darn it... spit out putt

[Zaqcb]

chandler got a 6 or 7 on his last hole... darn it... spit out putt

Yeah I think it was a 6pp....

[TYVEK]

it was painfull to watch chandler go out of bounds twice on hole 18! but still cool to watch him play over the internet!!!:yay:

[gwillim]

Dion just shook Billy's hand, he's got a good chance for a 3!

[gwillim]

Dion just shook Billy's hand, he's got a good chance for a 3!

Good play! Dion lays up his 25' putt for the easy par!

[TYVEK]

Chandler tied at 29th place with a +1. way to go!!!!

[NWDiscer]

Munk on 18 teeing now

[Zaqcb]

Dion shoots a -6! Wow.

[Bullseye]

Dion shoots a -6! Wow.

Hell yes Dion. Way to bring it man!

[NWDiscer]

Whip it up :shooting::shooting::shooting: great round


6 hour rounds for 18 holes.....:jumpspin:

[JMan]

Fun to watch, but someone needs to school those camera guys on exposure, and my god, the camera at 16 is like watching Cloverfield on the Imax.

[Discdogs]

anyone know how barsbys doin?

[Scott]

anyone know how barsbys doin?

Finished his first round at -2.

[snap7times]

Fun to watch, but someone needs to school those camera guys on exposure, and my god, the camera at 16 is like watching Cloverfield on the Imax.

16? you mean 17? yeah these guys need to learn the best agnles for recording disc golf. They will work it out tonight i'm sure... omg this guy on hole 17 refuses to lay up and keeps trhowing ob... what a loser, lay up fool...


how did this guy qualify for usdgc, he missed his lay up twice already... and then his 3rd layup went like 100 feet right of basket??

and OMFG go DION!!!!

If dion had gone for the putt and bird'd, he would have closed out 5 straight birds, but smart choice lay up get the par and savor the 4 straight birds without making it all ugly at the end...

[JMan]

No I mean 16 up the hill to the left; 17 is downhill to the right

[snap7times]

No I mean 16 up the hill to the left; 17 is downhill to the right

haven't seen any footage coming from hole 16... might have been for a short time?

[keys]

No I mean 16 up the hill to the left; 17 is downhill to the right

Are you talking about 18? I haven't seen any footage of 16.

[TYVEK]

No I mean 16 up the hill to the left; 17 is downhill to the right
that is hole 18.

[snap7times]

:whistler: Someone dosent know the famous last hole to usdgc... :kissflowers:

Almost like saying top of world at delaveaga is hole 25... :nahnah:

[Flash]

Hey Everyone,

Leave Mittl alone, him and his putter are not on good terms right now. If you make him mad you might not like what courses you'll play at the 2010 BSF!!!

Don't forget you guys were the first to kill the PDGA this year with the massive rush to sign up for the Beaver State Fling. We had the server down for over 2 hours while they sorted that mess out, this time is was like 15 minutes.

Go Pacific Northwest and Montana!!!!

[Scott]

The caddy book (http://www.usdgc.com/caddybook09/index.htm) is awesome.

[jevon]

Hey Everyone,

Leave Mittl alone, him and his putter are not on good terms right now.

Maybe he should take it out to a nice dinner tonight. :kissflowers:

[Flash]

Maybe he should take it out to a nice dinner tonight. :kissflowers:

That or get over it and putt with his Roc instead!

[Dr. Zaius]

damn, nikko shot a -6 even after going OB twice on whatever hole that was. that kid is good.

[snap7times]

or how about a +6 on hole 3 for Orum and still finish -3! Dave feldberg has the fewest birds in the top 10-15 players and still has best score... but who cares about those people... DION! SEXTON! FRY! whoot whoot

[Sam]

DION!!!! HOT shooting, my man! All day I was watching commenting to Jamie "He's beating Climo. He's beating Rico. He's beating Schultz."

WAY TO REPRESENT!! :cheers:

[runnaman]

Yeah Dion! I didn't get to see him play today but I was just looking at the scores and he's tied for 9th. Awesome job. I hope I'll get to see some more tomorrow.

[snap7times]

oh man, i wish long distance was on live stream, Dion is in 4th place for long distance!

Dion plays with Nikko and Sexton plays with Cam Todd, scwheet... server better not crash this morning, got here at 5am to be readyyyyy

[Scott]

Dave feldberg has the fewest birds in the top 10-15 players and still has best score...Those eagles on 10 and 12 certainly didn't hurt.

[Scott]

How about this little nugget: Feldberg and Schweberger were the only two players to go bogey (or worse) free in the first round. Incredible!

[Chuck Kennedy]

Here's Feldberg's eagle on hole 10 followed by bird on 11 yesterday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG5JQiDP2v4

[sk8architecture]

480' to the basket at hole 10....and parked it. It didn't even look like he threw it that hard.

[NWDiscer]

OPEN OPEN OPEN........:posting::rolleyes2:


TODO should be running highlights from yesterday while we wait for it to start today.....:D:cheers:

[Scott]

TODO should be running highlights from yesterday while we wait for it to start today.....:D:cheers:

True dat. Is their footage archived? I can't get to it at work, but wouldn't mind watching it at home.

[NWDiscer]

True dat. Is their footage archived? I can't get to it at work, but wouldn't mind watching it at home.



yes they do i found it under the view tab.

[Dr. Zaius]

nate sexton about to tee off...

[NWDiscer]

when did Nate Sexton move to Nor-Cal...??? come on Billy

Nate is getting ready to Tee off

[Dr. Zaius]

nate sexton about to tee off...

or perhaps that was ray johnson, or noodles or, or, or, :laughing:

[NWDiscer]

wow they need to get these guys on the same page......:rolleyes2:

[NWDiscer]

lets go GB :rockon:

[Scott]

yes they do i found it under the view tab.

Well I guess I won't be getting any sleep tonight.

[Scott]

when did Nate Sexton move to Nor-Cal...??? come on Billy

Must have meant "North of Cal".

[johnny lamotte]

nerves got too GB

[snap7times]

barsby missed his bird putt on hole 1... maybe they were thinking of the other nathan from norcal... wonder who that is? heh... I know I could annihilate these guys broadcasting, honestly come on, it's so easy you can sign it...

Sexton makes it look so easy on hole 3... didnt see his drive, but hopefully that was his bird putt heh

[NWDiscer]

:confused: ok billy just said that the rope on 3's green is INSIDE the circle?? OB on the green:whistler:

[NWDiscer]

nerves got too GB


it caught a lot of Chains and fell out.....:headbang:

[Ol' Bob]

Durn, they want my email addy to see this? No privacy statement anywhere.

I guess I'll go outside and mow the course.

[DoubleDees]

they need to have this guy who is the tourism expert sell disc golf to every city in the world!

[NWDiscer]

so why can no figure out that the guy announcing the groups on the 1st Tee can not be heard online?????:rolleyes2:

[NWDiscer]

Here comes the WHIP :shooting::shooting::shooting::shooting:

[Rideout]

Tyler and Jeff making huge improvements from yesterday.

[snap7times]

huge? that's an understatement hehe.... go mittl! *he's a member of the ODDGA, so bonus support from me to him!* heh...

[mountainhigh]

I only have a PDGA Logo backdrop but I do have audio. any help? no problems yesterday

[Flash]

Dion Arlyn is in the Distance Finals with a throw of 594 feet putting him in 5th place, the leader Garrett Gurthie threw it 654 feet.

[essjay]

He's also in 9th place overall! :cheers:

[Scott]

Dion is KILLIN' IT!

:trophy:

[JMan]

Much better coverage today, less camera wobble, and the exposure was better. Now as to noodles and other such stuff, well this style of coverage has a ways to go, but it's so much better than nothing. Maybe we'll see more of this type of coverage for the 2010 NT.

[Jeff Hemmerling]

Do they have cameras on any holes besides 17 & 18? That's all I saw from 12-1pm.

[runnaman]

They have coverage of holes 1, 3, 17, and 18. That's all I've seen.

[olydiscgolf]

Will they be following the lead card tomorrow? Saturday?

[Chuck Kennedy]

They don't have wireless connections for live covereage so holes 1, 3, 17 & 18 are the only ones close enough for the long cables to reach. Any shots of other holes will not be live but you should see more of them on tape delay.

[Brody Cannon]

Looking at the pairings for tomorrows tee times I noticed David Wiggins Jr's pairing.. He has a Bobby Jones and a Mr. Hagen on his card. If you know anything about old ball golf players, this is very interesting

[Scott]

Josh Anthon shot -12 on that course? Bogey free, 10 birds and an eagle. And it looks like he left a couple of shots out there; He parred holes one and three. Those look like fairly common birdies.

[killa]

... I'm kind of surprised they don't have Billy Crump doing the commentary. It took me a little while to adjust to him on other videos, but he actually does a pretty good job of commentating, and has some funny Crumpisms thrown in there too.

Ask and you shall receive.

Day 2, 82:35 into brodacast --
Dave: "Manabu is an amazing player for someone of such small stature. I think he won the distance competition at worlds this year, didn't he Billy?"
Crump: "That is absolutely amazing -- the guy dudn't weigh a buck-fifty soakin' wet, Dave."

88:00 in --
Crump: "And uh, to get back to our hot scores thus far carded today, Michael Downs (62), he's out of Flagstaff, AZ, and Woooh! he could eat him a hot dog tasting like ribeye for lunch after a round like that, Dave."

The list goes on and on...

[NWDiscer]

:shooting:

Nate just missed an ACE on 3.....

:rockon:

[johnny lamotte]

Lets go nate doss!!!!

[NWDiscer]

:shooting:

Nate just missed an ACE on 3.....

:rockon:


errr Sexton not Doss.....:jumpspin::yay:

[johnny lamotte]

errr Sexton not Doss.....:jumpspin::yay:

ya i know that... nate hasnt tee'd off yet

[NWDiscer]

Whip starts with a 40' 2....:shooting::shooting::shooting::shooting:

[gwillim]

http://blog.ryangwillim.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ouch.jpg

Yes, that's 10 discs O.B.

I caught the tail end of this, so I don't know who the player was, but I think all 10 were the same guy, and I think the announcers said he has a couple in the water deep as well.

Dang.

[gwillim]

Camera cuts away from Dion RIGHT BEFORE HE DRIVES so that we can watch Feldburg stand around for his upcoming tee shot. ARGH!

[Scott]

Camera cuts away from Dion RIGHT BEFORE HE DRIVES so that we can watch Feldburg stand around for his upcoming tee shot. ARGH!

No respect. At least not yet.

[Pizzel]

No respect. At least not yet.Hey, if he kept his collar down people might take him seriously.

[essjay]

Anyone else having trouble getting back on after closing out for a bit?

[Sean Phillips]

I finally find some time to check this out and it's not working?

I went to http://www.todocast.tv/pdga/nodonation

Also googled it and clicked on some other links to the todocast website but can't connect.

Anybody else having problems

[Sean Phillips]

Anyone else having trouble getting back on after closing out for a bit?

YES :pullhair:

[all2common]

Hey, if he kept his collar down people might take him seriously.

Oh snap!

[essjay]

Well at least Todocast is now generating the error message, rather than the generic Explorer one, so they must know about it now. Lurkers crashing the system again? hehe

[Magilla]

Dion is holding on STRONG..........

Looks like Mittl had a ROUGH day.....though Id surely like to be in his shoes, even if I did play poorly, just being there is an awesome experience.

:rockon:

[Magilla]

Well at least Todocast is now generating the error message, rather than the generic Explorer one, so they must know about it now. Lurkers crashing the system again? hehe

Ive logged out an back in multiple times today and dont seem to be having any issues.....:dancing::dancing:

This is AWESOME..... I wonder what kind of OB ideas (or NOT) that Mittl will come home with. :evilgrin:

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Ive logged out an back in multiple times today and dont seem to be having any issues.....:dancing::dancing:

This is AWESOME..... I wonder what kind of OB ideas (or NOT) that Mittl will come home with. :evilgrin:

His text to me said nothing about OB but did mention hay bales.:biggrin2:




http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj116/bcabal/haybales.jpg

Bob

[Sam]

Someone aced the cage hole! #7

SICK!

[Toby Puttzinski]

I tried to create a new account last night and again this afternoon, and both times i completed the required fields and hit submit, only to keep getting a small pop-up from internet explorer that has a yellow triangle w/ an exclamation mark... there's no message in the box.

I tried to join as a $10 contributor, and then for free, and neither are working. Any suggestions?

[Magilla]

I tried to create a new account last night and again this afternoon, and both times i completed the required fields and hit submit, only to keep getting a small pop-up from internet explorer that has a yellow triangle w/ an exclamation mark... there's no message in the box.

I tried to join as a $10 contributor, and then for free, and neither are working. Any suggestions?


When I was having issues on day 1, the IT guy told me to dump my cache then restart my browser and try again. It has worked fine for me since.

:cheers:

[Chuck Kennedy]

Jeff Layland of Colorado had the ace on 7.

[NWDiscer]

i wonder does the producer of this broadcast just throw darts at each camera to decide when they switch?????:pullhair:

watching groups on 18 then cut away to a group waiting to throw 17 while the group on 18 were throwing upshots?????


:bricks: i saw this happen more than 1 time....:waaah:

[runnaman]

Yeah, Dion was about to throw on 3 I think, but then they switch to hole one to watch Feldburg spin a disc on his finger.

[REDFIVE]

Atleast they are there. Keep it up Dion!

[killa]

Someone aced the cage hole! #7

SICK!

And it's a someone whom many people on these boards have watched or played with... Jeff Layland tours extensively, and I remember seeing him back in May at the Ft. Steillacoom spring classic. He was in the final9, playing with some combination of Feldberg/Sexton/Chandler/Brody. I assume he must've played an OR event or two, as well.

What an awesome ace!! Anyone know what the shot looked like?

[Cold Steel]

I haven't seen the coverage, but from being here I can say that there are a lot of people working on the coverage, and besides the stationary cameras, there is a bit of "hecticness" with the mobile cameras and the "roving directors." Hopefully it has been getting better through the week as they learn how to cover disc golf.

[Rideout]

pretty cool to see the lead card with three different major manufacturer sponsors

innova, discraft, and gateway

[Toby Puttzinski]

Does anyone happen to be bookmarking any of the footage of players from the NW, or some of the great shots that are must see?

[Toby Puttzinski]

Dave F. kissing and holding hands during a championship event... save the pda! I'm rooting for him, but I'd like to see him focused on the round.


Ok... so he got the birdie right afterward- guess it was a 'good luck' smooch on the cheek.

[gwillim]

Josh Anthon out of NorCal sitting at -14 for 14 holes. There's a really good chance he could win the whole thing even starting the final round in 12th place!

[michaelgood03]

but that was fun

[blang11]

Hey, if he kept his collar down people might take him seriously.

Hahahaha! Hopefully we can all laugh at ourselves.

[snap7times]

ummmm..... the new post on the PDGA website says more than 7,400 disc golfers chimed in to watch USDGC via the internet and less than 1,000 donated to the cause... this infuriates me! Are we that FKING CHEAP?! We cry cry cry cry cry:waaah: like babies when we fail time and time again to be accepted into the mainstream but refuse to help close the gap when the opportunity rises? Now I know why the server crashed on the first day, all these "want everything but give nothing" peeps crammed the free portal... I thought for sure worse case scenario 30 percent of the viewers would donate $10, but I guess that was too steep and the PDGA should have made sure there was an option to donate less than that... But less than 15 percent?! Good *&#$! I, by myself, have donated at least $500 to various players, organizations, and causes related to Disc Golf this year alone... I would expect better from the disc golf community in times of need, like the donation to the live feed. I was hoping we would supass $100,000 in donations easily to show we are serious, and would for sure guarantee at least all the majors be done in this format in 2010.... again we failed to show we realllly want to elevate the media given to our sport... dang it.... I guess that trip to Chipotle or Mickey D's was more important to the budget... Next time, skip breakfast and donate! I know where you live, I'll find you.... :cop:
Yes, Snap can be serious sometimes....

[Scott]

Really Snap? I always pictured you as more of a "glass half full" kind of guy.

I think it is fantastic that 1000 people stepped up to donate (nearly 15%), considering that they were also given an option to watch it for free. This means a minimum of $10,000 was raised. Raising that kind of money in our sport right now is an accomplishement.

Do I wish it was more? Hell, yes. I'm actually disappointed that only 7400 people watched the broadcast. I was hoping it would be much higher.

["Over the Hill" Bob]

ummmm..... the new post on the PDGA website says more than 7,400 disc golfers chimed in to watch USDGC via the internet and less than 1,000 donated to the cause... this infuriates me! Are we that FKING CHEAP?! We cry cry cry cry cry:waaah: like babies when we fail time and time again to be accepted into the mainstream but refuse to help close the gap when the opportunity rises? Now I know why the server crashed on the first day, all these "want everything but give nothing" peeps crammed the free portal... I thought for sure worse case scenario 30 percent of the viewers would donate $10, but I guess that was too steep and the PDGA should have made sure there was an option to donate less than that... But less than 15 percent?! Good *&#$! I, by myself, have donated at least $500 to various players, organizations, and causes related to Disc Golf this year alone... I would expect better from the disc golf community in times of need, like the donation to the live feed. I was hoping we would supass $100,000 in donations easily to show we are serious, and would for sure guarantee at least all the majors be done in this format in 2010.... again we failed to show we realllly want to elevate the media given to our sport... dang it.... I guess that trip to Chipotle or Mickey D's was more important to the budget... Next time, skip breakfast and donate! I know where you live, I'll find you.... :cop:
Yes, Snap can be serious sometimes....

Snapper........I don't know what I can add to this. :shocked: I really wish I had an answer but I don't. :confused:

Bob

[Tim]

Really Snap? I always pictured you as more of a "glass half full" kind of guy.

I think it is fantastic that 1000 people stepped up to donate (nearly 15%), considering that they were also given an option to watch it for free. This means a minimum of $10,000 was raised. Raising that kind of money in our sport right now is an accomplishement.

Do I wish it was more? Hell, yes. I'm actually disappointed that only 7400 people watched the broadcast. I was hoping it would be much higher.

Agreed. I wouldn't blame disc golfers for being cheapskates (though we are, in many aspects). I'd say it's more of a reflection on how people expect most anything on the internet to be free these days...do you think sites like youtube, gmail, pandora, etc. would be so popular if you had to pay for them?

[XandorF]

ummmm..... the new post on the PDGA website says more than 7,400 disc golfers chimed in to watch USDGC via the internet and less than 1,000 donated to the cause... this infuriates me! Are we that FKING CHEAP?! We cry cry cry cry cry:waaah: like babies when we fail time and time again to be accepted into the mainstream but refuse to help close the gap when the opportunity rises? Now I know why the server crashed on the first day, all these "want everything but give nothing" peeps crammed the free portal... I thought for sure worse case scenario 30 percent of the viewers would donate $10, but I guess that was too steep and the PDGA should have made sure there was an option to donate less than that... But less than 15 percent?! Good *&#$! I, by myself, have donated at least $500 to various players, organizations, and causes related to Disc Golf this year alone... I would expect better from the disc golf community in times of need, like the donation to the live feed. I was hoping we would supass $100,000 in donations easily to show we are serious, and would for sure guarantee at least all the majors be done in this format in 2010.... again we failed to show we realllly want to elevate the media given to our sport... dang it.... I guess that trip to Chipotle or Mickey D's was more important to the budget... Next time, skip breakfast and donate! I know where you live, I'll find you.... :cop:
Yes, Snap can be serious sometimes....

i watched it. i loved it. and i am so glad that they had it.
i didn't donate. i am a broke college student who doesn't have the money to. not everyone is some hotshot big billed job holding man such as yourself. stop complaining. the whole point of donating is that its optional. if there was a mandatory fee then it probably wouldn't of had the 7400 viewers that it did. you should be saying "wow we had 7400 viewers! isn't that a great! Can you imagine how cool it will be next year?! Thanks so much for everyone who did donate!".
give it time dude, im sure someday Chipotle or Mickey D's will be sponsoring a major event :D

[snap7times]

heh, i am a glass half full guy, big time, believe me, and it's $10, not $100... so therefore no excuse in the world can be acceptable from anyone who managed to register to watch the event, even broke college students, I have 8 years of college expirence, I know where the money goes :whistler:
Yes I think it's great we got at least $10,000 but that is not something we can advertise to future sponsors or even in articles on the USDGC because those unaware of disc golf will not be impressed by this small number as opposed to something over $100,000... And yeah I agree, only 7,400 registered viewers? We have more PDGA members than that and I know there has to be at least 25,000 non PDGA members in America alone, interesting.... But it's a step in the right direction, just hope it was enough to get them to do more tournaments next year, starting with the Memorial... And "give it time" was said 20 years ago, yet we are in the same place... sometimes a push is needed...

Example: a year ago when I was selected as the TD for ODDGA for the 2009 year, I was told "don't expect big things", "give it time", "your expectations are too high"... I pushed and pushed and pushed... My goals were met, people became believers and dropped the laid back attitude and joined the bandwagon. Now a year later, these are what we accomplished...
Broke the record for registered players at an ODDGA tournament - Twice *only have 4 tournaments yearly - this is our 6th year*
Broke the record for masters registered at an event
Broke the record for women registered for the year
Got a COURSE in the ground and opened! *before 2009, the projected opening date was in 2011!*
Broke the record for payout in EVERY division by more than 50% at ODDGC *thanks to all the hole sponsors and ODDGA sponsors Of course! but who had to believe and work to get those sponsors, the pusher, not the laid back guy*
Broke the record for new members and renewals and total active members
Had a raffle with prizes totaling over $1500 - never had a raffle in ODDGA history.
Expenses were 10x more than first 5 years combined, and still ended up profiting for the year plus more than 1k in merchandise and property added to ODDGA inventory...

I could go on and on about how DDGA has grown too in the past year...
But the point is, excuses get you no where, investment and preseverence show progress and people will join and help push the ball faster and farther...

Now some of you might say, good $#*& Snap is a pushy jerk, some might say heck yeah go go go...
Think about this, you can be either of 2 people, the one that makes excuses and calls me the jerk and hold back the sport that we all love, or realize that the next time the opportunity appears to elevate the sport, you do something to help...
The courses you play at everyday, didn't pop up magically...

[Ol' Bob]

I suppose I could take money out of the basket and diesel fund and call it my disposable income. Don't worry, I didn't register, though I wanted to. I chose to not view, mostly because they wanted my address and provided no privacy statement. I'm just an odd bird who works for no money and loves to play DG and see other people playing too.

Will success spoil the disc golf I love? There is a pretty good chance it could.

[thadeouspage]

but who had to believe and work to get those sponsors, the pusher, not the laid back guy*

Couldn't agree with you more snap...keep pushing, especially the DGr's who have not yet learned one of modern life's most frustrating realities: if you do not support what is important to you with your $ it will disappear.:cheerleader:

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[snap7times]

I suppose I could take money out of the basket and diesel fund and call it my disposable income. Don't worry, I didn't register, though I wanted to. I chose to not view, mostly because they wanted my address and provided no privacy statement. I'm just an odd bird who works for no money and loves to play DG and see other people playing too.

Will success spoil the disc golf I love? There is a pretty good chance it could.

Since you didn't register, I won't bag on you :D However, a donation box on lucky mudd might be a good idea? Your course rocks and i would hate to see it evaporate if funds evaporate as well... disc golf will always be disc golf on the course, it' just the outside stuff that changes...

[Chuck Kennedy]

What amazes me is that supposedly there were viewers from 46 countries. We only have about 25countries with disc golf courses. I'm going to check with Duesler to see where those other countries might be for future growth.

[REDFIVE]

Money in sports isn't made from donations it is made from sponsors. The next time they decide to do this they now have some selling power to give us what we really want; commercials. I wasn't able to watch or donate but I am sure the $10000 raised was enough to cover expenses. I see this as a win win. Bring on the future!

[DexterHawk]

It takes time to grow all of this stuff... But I agree with snap... disc golf doesn't make any dramatic steps forward until people start making money off of it. Private courses, event organizers, media... it will all come if we are willing to vote with our dollars.

I think there is room for both pay to play and free park courses. But if we want this thing to grow faster we need to put our money where our mouths are.

[Joshua Olmsted]

Call me crazy but I'm going to side with Ol Bob on this debate, I don't really want to see future tournaments sponsored by Coca-Cola or McDonalds, I think that the sport can grow through grassroots efforts like this, through individual donations, hard work and great community organizations like Stumptown dg, and with sponsors like Next Adventure, who come out and represent, not just pile in cash. With big sponsors comes big expectations, they're going to want to see disc golf change into some neatly-trimmed game resembling ball golf (IMO).

Huge props to the USDGC though, up here at college I got a number of non-players to watch a bit and it definitely got them stoked to try out disc golf.:yay:

[Chuck Kennedy]

Speaking of college, check out this video posted today on the PDGA Home page regarding the 2009 Collegiate Champs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H6KIdE_mts

[snap7times]

I don't want huge outside the sport sponsors either. My point about the lack of donations to the USDGC live feed project is that there is no money that can be carried over to next year's possible projects... and when i said chipotle and mickey D's, i was referring to the money spent on food instead of the $10 donation... USDGC was our chance to do grass root fundraising, keep the money in our own sport without outside help and more than 85 percent of the people decided it wasn't worth $10?

I just want to see more effort from inside the community, every little bit helps... i have no intentions of creating a "two sided debate", but more of a brain fart session, stink it up boys...

[snap7times]

Speaking of college, check out this video posted today on the PDGA Home page regarding the 2009 Collegiate Champs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H6KIdE_mts

Super cool... but wrong school... :waaah: come on Ducks!

[Ol' Bob]

Lucky Mud is not "my" course, though I hold a stake in it. It's a group effort, even if the group is small. We definitely have a tip jar, and it produces reasonably well. Beyond being a course, it's a home to people and animals. I hope it gets a good long run.

[Tim]

I don't think you have anything to worry about, Bob. Even if the sport did happen to blow up, I still think the Mud would remain the Mud as we know and love it.

Big business getting involved doesn't necessarily mean that it'd wreck house through the whole scene. Just because we have Safeco Field doesn't take all the neighborhood baseball diamonds away.

One of my friends has scouted out land around our area that's owned by Boeing that would supposedly make a great course (only have his word for it). If Boeing wanted to turn that into a top notch course, and even charge a reasonable fee for it, I'd be all for that.

[REDFIVE]

As a player that plays for cash I think the more cash that is given to a tourney the better. I would love to be able to support my family by throwing frisbees in the woods. If a corporate sponsor coming in to the sport would make that possible it's all for the better. I think that most open players would agree. If mcd's wants to donate $10k or more to a tourney I would be greatful but I still wouldn't eat their food.
If you are a member of the pdga or a local club you are supporting the grassroots effort that has been happening for years. We don't have the funds as a culture to do it ourselves or it would already be done.