Glow Golf

[softwinterwhispers]

I want to try this and have been searching forthe best methods of glowing your disc and where to purchase such items. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks in advance. 8)

[Sam]

Tonight at glow league would probably be your best bet. Bring clear packing tape. :)

[softwinterwhispers]

Tonight at glow league would probably be your best bet. Bring clear packing tape. :)

That was the plan but since I am a bit blind in the dark, especially at dusk I needed to make sure I have the proper material.

[TreeLove]

I will bring a kit. It will have everything you need. It's easy to gear up under the street lamps in the parking lot, weather permitting. Bring a few bucks if you can spare to cover costs. Or cookies!

[Sam]

Oh... Gawain is going? To the glow? Gawain is going to the glow?

Oh... Gawain is going to the glow.

Now I will have to rethink this. Perhaps the Lakers will have a 30 point halftime lead and I will be able to come...

[TreeLove]

Bring your entry money, baby needs a new pair of shoes! :evilgrin: :shooting:

[Scott]

Now I will have to rethink this. Perhaps the Lakers will have a 30 point halftime lead and I will be able to come...

So you'll be missing it then. Maybe next week.

[Jason Philips]

Damn, I may need to come out.

Gawain, you have a few kits? I have some dineros in exchange.

[Sam]

6:30 game start. 9pm tee. Eat it, Scott. I will get to see the Lakers' win and then golf at night. :)

[softwinterwhispers]

I will bring a kit. It will have everything you need. It's easy to gear up under the street lamps in the parking lot, weather permitting. Bring a few bucks if you can spare to cover costs. Or cookies!

Oh oh oh,your the best!! I will bring some extra cash. Sadly I don'thave enough time to make a batch of cookies before then me thinks. If not you will definitely get a cookie rain check! What is your favorite anyways??

Oh now I am super stoked.

Who cares about the Lakers, they are going down! 8)

[Scott]

6:30 game start. 9pm tee. Eat it, Scott. I will get to see the Lakers' win and then golf at night. :)

Well, at least you'll be able to golf.

[softwinterwhispers]

So is it at 9 tonight and not 7:30 as indicated on the calendar??

[Sam]

9pm was the time indicated in the email sent yesterday.

[softwinterwhispers]

9pm was the time indicated in the email sent yesterday.

Ah no wonder, I never got the email as I am not subscribed. Thanks Sam. 8)

[Sam]

Yup. Wouldn't be dark enough to glow at 7:30... Someone needs to update their calendar. :whistler:

[HarrisonH]

6:30 game start. 9pm tee. Eat it, Scott. I will get to see the Lakers' win and then golf at night. :)

That game will barely be over. Plus, a Lakers game is a TERRIBLE reason not to disc golf in Portland.Almost inexcusable :shooting:

[Sam]

This is Portland? Shit... I thought that this was Los Angeles North...

Oh wait... that's just Beaverton. :laughing:

[Sam]

Then again... chance of rain at 8pm is 92% at wunderground.com. weather.com is calling for 15%.

We'll see.

[Scott]

6:30 game start. 9pm tee. Eat it, Scott. I will get to see the Lakers' win and then golf at night. :)

Like I said - there's always golf. :biggrin2:

[Darr]

Like I said - there's always golf. :biggrin2:

Lol

[COV45]

http://www.amazon.com/Disc-Golf-Nite-Flite-Lite/dp/B002WKN4J0 (red works the best)

http://extremeglow.com/Merchant4/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=112 (1.5 inch sticks, the green ones work the best)

[softwinterwhispers]

Thank you!!!

["BEAST"]

I run a GLOW series twice a month following the lunar cycle. Its a LONE WOLF format so you can even get home at a decent hour since LONE WOLF is such a fast pace game. I call the series "G.L.W" for GLOW LONE WOLF. Find out more on capitalcitydiscgolf.com or discgolfscene.com

[Rakoz]

I run a GLOW series twice a month following the lunar cycle. Its a LONE WOLF format so you can even get home at a decent hour since LONE WOLF is such a fast pace game. I call the series "G.L.W" for GLOW LONE WOLF. Find out more on capitalcitydiscgolf.com or discgolfscene.com

We have Glow Wraiths as players pack discs this year for our tournament... and the champion Makos we also have make fine discs for Glowing!

[psychodwarf]

http://www.amazon.com/Disc-Golf-Nite-Flite-Lite/dp/B002WKN4J0 (red works the best)

http://extremeglow.com/Merchant4/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=112 (1.5 inch sticks, the green ones work the best)

yes i have found while running a weekly glo tourny green AND yellow 1.5 glow sticks work the best and the cheapest to work with ..also the 6 inch glow sticks with the hooks built-in are also the best for the baskets..this after 3 years trying everything else.. leds and the GLO disc are all good but if you dont find the glow disc SOON enough it goes out plus gotta have a UV light to get the best glo. leds have the problem of "batttires" meaning always got to buy them and make sure you know which ones work.. go to a dollar store pay 2 dollars get 15 glow sticks AND a roll of clear packing tape .. problem solved !

[Burge]

Yeah Joe, but you know that LEDs are WAAAAAAAYYYY freakin' cool :cool2:

Sure, I keep a Glo Z Buzzz and a Superglow Warlock in the bag on glow night, but when you've got these babies in the bag, glowsticks dim in comparison. Granted, some of these setups are spendy to construct, but the 12V A23 batteries are surprisingly cheap.

This Stalker is now the NightStalker...12V flex LED strip facing into the rim
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010918.jpg

...looks great from the edge
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010919.jpg

This is the UFO...a CryZtal Buzzz SS with a 12V flex edge-lit LED strip facing down
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010920.jpg

...it lights up the ground as it flies towards the chains:biggrin2:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010921.jpg

This is a much simpler design to execute (provided you have a Dremel with a flex shaft). The holes are tapered so that the Thill lights are a press fit--tight enough to be able to turn them on and off without pulling them out. This design also adds the least amount of additional weight to this Nuke SS. Unfortunately, the lights are 3-4 bucks each so it costs $12 to light the disc, but with frugal use, they'll last for 2-3 glow nights
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010917.jpg

The lights are even bright enough to light up this dark red Champion APE
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010915.jpg

Lest we not forget the one that started it all...the tie-dye Z Avenger SS with the salvaged 6V rechargeable blinky LEDs. Still the best setup: one charge lasts for 3-4 glow nights of continuous use, super bright, durable, waterproof and sweet to watch sail towards #17
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/avgss2.jpg

...snapshots don't do it justice because it's so hard to catch the blinking colors (R, B, G, not just red and blue)...should shoot a video:chinscratch:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010923.jpg

[HarrisonH]

Yeah Joe, but you know that LEDs are WAAAAAAAYYYY freakin' cool :cool2:

Sure, I keep a Glo Z Buzzz and a Superglow Warlock in the bag on glow night, but when you've got these babies in the bag, glowsticks dim in comparison. Granted, some of these setups are spendy to construct, but the 12V A23 batteries are surprisingly cheap.

This Stalker is now the NightStalker...12V flex LED strip facing into the rim
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010918.jpg

...looks great from the edge
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010919.jpg

This is the UFO...a CryZtal Buzzz SS with a 12V flex edge-lit LED strip facing down
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010920.jpg

...it lights up the ground as it flies towards the chains:biggrin2:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010921.jpg

This is a much simpler design to execute (provided you have a Dremel with a flex shaft). The holes are tapered so that the Thill lights are a press fit--tight enough to be able to turn them on and off without pulling them out. This design also adds the least amount of additional weight to this Nuke SS. Unfortunately, the lights are 3-4 bucks each so it costs $12 to light the disc, but with frugal use, they'll last for 2-3 glow nights
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010917.jpg

The lights are even bright enough to light up this dark red Champion APE
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010915.jpg

Lest we not forget the one that started it all...the tie-dye Z Avenger SS with the salvaged 6V rechargeable blinky LEDs. Still the best setup: one charge lasts for 3-4 glow nights of continuous use, super bright, durable, waterproof and sweet to watch sail towards #17
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/avgss2.jpg

...snapshots don't do it justice because it's so hard to catch the blinking colors (R, B, G, not just red and blue)...should shoot a video:chinscratch:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010923.jpg

Have you not noticed how understable your discs become with all that noise? I can adjust to a watch battery and LED, but the weight of a AA battery attached to a disc is unacceptable! C'mon now, how bright do you need it!!??!?

**EDIT***

I just got trolled, didn't I? I sure hope so...

[Burge]

Actually, they become more stable as they get heavier. The Stalker goes straight as a bullet now and the Buzzz SS holds a nice line, but with less fade at the end--before they became part of the night stack, both of these were easy to turn over. Take note...that's not an AA battery...that would be way too heavy...that's a 12V A23 battery--about 2/3 the length of a AAA and the same diameter. Also, these discs are a dedicated glow night setup. Daytime rounds get a completely different stack in the bag.:wink2: ...with a bunch of heavy mids, meaty drivers, and a putter that's the exact same weight and feel of the Superglow, so there's really no difference.

[00-WING-NUT]

Yeah Joe, but you know that LEDs are WAAAAAAAYYYY freakin' cool :cool2:

Sure, I keep a Glo Z Buzzz and a Superglow Warlock in the bag on glow night, but when you've got these babies in the bag, glowsticks dim in comparison. Granted, some of these setups are spendy to construct, but the 12V A23 batteries are surprisingly cheap.

This Stalker is now the NightStalker...12V flex LED strip facing into the rim
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010918.jpg

...looks great from the edge
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010919.jpg

This is the UFO...a CryZtal Buzzz SS with a 12V flex edge-lit LED strip facing down
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010920.jpg

...it lights up the ground as it flies towards the chains:biggrin2:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010921.jpg

This is a much simpler design to execute (provided you have a Dremel with a flex shaft). The holes are tapered so that the Thill lights are a press fit--tight enough to be able to turn them on and off without pulling them out. This design also adds the least amount of additional weight to this Nuke SS. Unfortunately, the lights are 3-4 bucks each so it costs $12 to light the disc, but with frugal use, they'll last for 2-3 glow nights
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010917.jpg

The lights are even bright enough to light up this dark red Champion APE
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010915.jpg

Lest we not forget the one that started it all...the tie-dye Z Avenger SS with the salvaged 6V rechargeable blinky LEDs. Still the best setup: one charge lasts for 3-4 glow nights of continuous use, super bright, durable, waterproof and sweet to watch sail towards #17
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/avgss2.jpg

...snapshots don't do it justice because it's so hard to catch the blinking colors (R, B, G, not just red and blue)...should shoot a video:chinscratch:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010923.jpg

I'd like to see a video, maybee a brief how-to on how you made them too. Can we get some day shots with the lights off?

[psychodwarf]

ok burge ... you can put BLINKY away ..besides arent you grounded ? (by the DOCTOR) STILL THE CHEAPEST WAY IS GLO STICKS ... but if you happen to have a DR FRANKINSTIEN(BURGE ) who can take a disc and make it look like ANYTHING burge has made THEN you dont need glow sticks .. just a blinky !!!

ALL OF THE ABOVE PICS are masterpiece`s of burge`s warped and twisted mind. BUT after a 30 day vacation BLINKY and his friends WILL be back at DOWNRIVER disc golf course playing in the weekly FRIDAY NIGHT GLOW FLIGHTS at downriver disc golf course .....

[Rakoz]

How about the best of both worlds... Glow discs attached with UV LED lights!

[Burge]

I'd like to see a video, maybee a brief how-to on how you made them too. Can we get some day shots with the lights off?

Sorry, no vid...but some day shots and a run-down of how each one is made can be done...

This is the first one I put together and it is still the best. Not one that would be easy to replicate since its construction was sort of kismet. I salvaged the parts from a broken R/C helicopter that had two blinking "eyes" on the front. I removed all of the unnecessary components from the little circuit board, leaving just enough to run the charging circuit for the battery, and blink the LEDs. I even cut off most of the board since this part of the circuit, plus the switch and charging port, were all at the same end. I then un-soldered one of the LEDs, extended its leads with about an inch of wire, and moved it to the opposite corner of the little rig for balance. Then the whole thing is completely sealed to the disc with a special type of polyurethane RTV called Cemdine Super-X. Completely waterproof--proven by it rolling down from the #3 pin and into the river during a night round.:slapface: --kept on blinking in about a foot of water while I looked around for a stick :D. fully charges in about 10min and one charge is good for 4.5 night rounds, continuously on for 4hrs at a time, with weeks of down time in between.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010929.jpg

...here's a close up of the switch, charge port and one LED.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010926.jpg

Now, here's one that can be replicated, but I strongly recommend getting access to a dremel with a flex shaft. I took a close shot to show that these holes are not made with a drill bit, but with a tapered aluminum oxide stone bit. The lights are made by Thill and can be found in any decent tackle shop. Be sure that your holes are 120degrees apart for balance.:wink: The best price I've found on these lights so far is about $3 and they only last for about 8-10hrs of continuous use, but can be easily turned on and off, so you can just light them up for whatever hole you use the disc on.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010934.jpg

Both the Stalker and the Buzzz SS are constructed in the same manner and is not a method that is easily replicated -- nor recommended for the faint of flip as these are max weight monsters (Unless you start with a 150 class). These are 12V flexible LED strips that I found in the auto accessory aisle at Freddy's. I constructed a shockproof/waterproof battery housing for an A23 battery by cutting off the top 40% of a MiniMaglite and gluing in a new end that was salvaged from a different cheap-o AAA flashlight. I'm using the same Cemdine RTV to anchor everything to the disc. Polyurethane rubber is the best thing to use to stick anything to any disc. Silicone is a no-no. Most off-the-shelf silicone won't adhere to champ and Z type plastics. These have no switch, just pop in the battery, screw on the cap and drop it in the bag next to the glow Warlock for the most awesome glow pattern.:biggrin2: One battery ($1.83) lasts for about 12hrs of continuous use.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010933.jpg

As with all design projects, there are foibles...mutants...Rube Goldberg mock-ups that should have stayed on the drawing board, but get somehow breathed to life only to be regarded with a hairy eyeball and an upturned lip. This is one. It's a disc that was set up with holes for the Thill lights, but it accidentally stumbled into a gamma radiation chamber and came out looking like this. The LEDs are from a flashlight and are super bright. the "brain" is a mutated little magnetic LED button light. I removed the little blue SMT LED from the board, flipped it over, wired three white LEDs to it through the cap, stacked two CR2302 button cells inside and zip-tied it shut. That little metal disc is a 2g mass that I added to balance the whole mess. It's ugly, unreliable, waaay too friggin' bright, a supreme bitch to change the batteries and makes this particular disc more stable than I would like it to be.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x382/kuritsu/P1010935.jpg

[Burge]

after a 30 day vacation

bruised bones in your ankle is not a vacation :(

I have learned two things so far though...

1) You just can't putt while sitting down--doesn't work:nono:

2) The little maroon electric shopping carts are faster than the big gray ones :wink2: better in the corners too :cool:

[jevon]

Thanks for the pics and write up. Good stuff.

[Burge]

Hey Joe..check this out:

http://www.electricforestfestival.com/files/imagecache/news-full/news/image/DSC_0414.JPG

9-hole course at the electric forest festival :drool:

[pdduubb]

I play with Cov45 and agree the 1.5" breakable are the easiest to deal with. As far as the LED in my opinion they verge on light pollution . In the dark of night less is more. We newbies showing up with flashlights and headlamps and all they end up is doing is blinding everyone else.

[The Brodys]

Get a Red 3MM LED with a CR2025 battery for .50 when you buy bulk from digikey.com. This is a great deal and my favorite way of lighting up my disc. It gets spendy buying cr2025 from the dollar store or radio shack. This and some good packing tape and you are in business, light and bright.

[Scott]

Get a Red 3MM LED with a CR2025 battery for .50 when you buy bulk from digikey.com. This is a great deal and my favorite way of lighten up my disc. It gets spendy buying cr2025 from the dollar store or radio shack. This and some good packing tape and you are in business, light and bright.

How many is bulk?

[JMan]

I'll stick to my old Photon discs, they glow a whole round, weight and flight stay the same...but very creative...

[The Brodys]

How many is bulk?

They are exactly .50 if you order individually. The lights are .20each and the break starts at 100 and goes to .16each. Batteries start at .30each, drop to .27each at 10, .24each at 50, and .21each at 100