Theorems of night golf equipment

[Uhlman]

With shorter days coming and aside from glow in the dark (which may or may not glow in the dark), and the limited number and non-PDGA sanctioned lighted discs:

What do you use to light your discs when playing night golf?

Where on the disc do you attach said light?

How do you attach said light?

How many discs do you use when playing night golf?

[snap7times]

1 disc - cryztal buzz, packing tape, 3 inch green glow stick buy in bulk from glow websites. Double or triple tape so it dosent fall off. Went -9 at highlands with this disc at the masters championships.

[jevon]

Red LED taped to a watch battery, then tape to bottom of clearish disc with clear duct tape. I've never had one fall off.

[sillybizz]

Disc Golf Beacon with clear Duct tape to a Champion or Elite Z disc for better visibility from the light.

[Nathan]

Glow Z MRV and glow Z Buzzz. Charge them with a LED blacklight.

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Glow Z MRV and glow Z Buzzz. Charge them with a LED blacklight.

where does one find a such a device

[sillybizz]

Originally Posted by Uhlman

where does one find a such a device

Did your computer not come with Google?

[runnaman]

What's a google?

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by Uhlman

where does one find a such a device

Its not actually mine so I'll ask my friend sometime. I'm sure they're on the internet somewhere. I believe they might also be at Spencers at the Mall.

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by sillybizz

Did your computer not come with Google?

But that would be two easy

they are 11.50 from Amazon, I was more interested in where to get them locally (within 300 miles of portland).
What wavelength works the best? (again google I know but I am more intresed in personal experence)

[Cerrgurry]

When we decide to play night/glow golf we have found that two methods work well. We usually start with champ or z plastic (translucent) and then we use high quality 3m packing tape to tape on either glow sticks or glow necklaces.
We found buying the necklaces online as the best way to acquire them.
However, the glow sticks (my favorite) are pretty cheap from wal-mart. Take a look in the fishing department I think they are called beacon bobbers or something like that.

I tape the glow stick to the middle of the underside of the disc.
Using either method we have lost 0 discs.
The harder issue is lighting the baskets up. We use the necklaces and string them parallel to the pole (vertically). However, if I was to play a lot of glow golf I would use those solar landscaping lights and attach them to the top of the basket. The one I use at home seems to light up my practice basket well enough to see my chain link but not so well I feel blinded.

I usually use just one disc, (teebird) namely because it is the disc I can pull almost any shot off with. I also don't have a clear putter (the glow necklaces were strong enough to light up pro plastic).

Hope all is well in Pendleton.

-kris

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by Cerrgurry

When we decide to play night/glow golf we have found that two methods work well. We usually start with champ or z plastic (translucent) and then we use high quality 3m packing tape to tape on either glow sticks or glow necklaces.
We found buying the necklaces online as the best way to acquire them.
However, the glow sticks (my favorite) are pretty cheap from wal-mart. Take a look in the fishing department I think they are called beacon bobbers or something like that.

I tape the glow stick to the middle of the underside of the disc.
Using either method we have lost 0 discs.
The harder issue is lighting the baskets up. We use the necklaces and string them parallel to the pole (vertically). However, if I was to play a lot of glow golf I would use those solar landscaping lights and attach them to the top of the basket. The one I use at home seems to light up my practice basket well enough to see my chain link but not so well I feel blinded.

I usually use just one disc, (teebird) namely because it is the disc I can pull almost any shot off with. I also don't have a clear putter (the glow necklaces were strong enough to light up pro plastic).

Hope all is well in Pendleton.

-kris

The only issue with those beacon glow sticks is their expense (3.49 for 4). I was looking the party supplies yesterday (today is my son's first Birthday) and I found a pack of 12 glow bracelets for $3, which is a lot cheaper 9and they seem to work just as well).
I really like the beacons though they are small and light.
I have also used the led and battery method. One 3v battery will effectively light up 2 LEDs. The LEDs are cheap but the batteries are expensive comparatively.
I realy liked the solar light idea a wanted them to use thoes for our glow round here last weekend. the glow sticks work well but if you are running a weekly glow event this could get expensive quick.

[snap7times]

lighting baskets up is cheating, putt in the dark bro... the 3 inch glow sticks cost about .40-.50 cents each online

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by snap7times

lighting baskets up is cheating, putt in the dark bro... the 3 inch glow sticks cost about .40-.50 cents each online

Say you have a multi-week glow league here is the break down.
you play the same 9 holes twice. The league is 6 weeks long.
You buy 2 glow sticks per hole per week. The Low end comes to $43.20 high comes to $54.00. At 1 glow stick per hole that’s 21.60 low and $27 high. Add shipping if you buy them online.
The solar lights are about $3 you only have to buy 1 for each target. That comes to $27 for 9 holes that you can use for at least 3 years (that’s the approximate life of an led).

But to each his own

[sillybizz]

Originally Posted by Uhlman

Say you have a multi-week glow league here is the break down.
you play the same 9 holes twice. The league is 6 weeks long.
You buy 2 glow sticks per hole per week. The Low end comes to $43.20 high comes to $54.00. At 1 glow stick per hole that’s 21.60 low and $27 high. Add shipping if you buy them online.
The solar lights are about $3 you only have to buy 1 for each target. That comes to $27 for 9 holes that you can use for at least 3 years (that’s the approximate life of an led).

But to each his own

You could charge $1 or $2 per person for the lights every week, like a course fund.

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by sillybizz

You could charge $1 or $2 per person for the lights every week, like a course fund.

Of course, I wouldn't expect not to. 6 people for 6 weeks at a $1 each is $36 is more than enough to cover the cost of the lights (and a couple of replacements) just in case or one glow sticks for each hole (and a couple of replacements) for the duration.
I still like the reusable aspect of the garden lights. It's more green.

[Scott]

Solar lights work OK. They have them on the Highlands course at Horning's Hideout. The ones in the open tend to work OK, but the ones in the trees don't get enough direct sunlight during the day to get a good charge. Keep that in mind if your course has any wooded holes.

[jevon]

Speaking of the green aspect, while the 3v batteries aren't super cheap, they last an awful long time. After I'm done I take off the LED and wrap the batteries in electrical tape, leaving a layer of tape in between each one, to keep them together so I don't lose them.

[Cerrgurry]

Originally Posted by jevon

Speaking of the green aspect, while the 3v batteries aren't super cheap, they last an awful long time. After I'm done I take off the LED and wrap the batteries in electrical tape, leaving a layer of tape in between each one, to keep them together so I don't lose them.

I found a cheap way to make the led's and to get the batteries is to hit up a radioshack like store. To help the cost of the batteries you can do some google research but one of the batteries designed for cameras (old film type) are nothing more than 4-5 wrapped 3v ones in a series. I was big into Radio Controlled stuff for awhile and did a few bodies with working lights etc.
I was thinking of using solar lights that would be put out on the course the night of the event and taken down at the end of the night, allowing one to leave them in direct sunlight to charge during the day.

In regards to Pendleton, I would only light up the bottom 9 and not use the holes on the hill.

Let me know, Uhlman, if a routine night league starts and if I can swing it between PTA and Preschool meetings etc I will make the drive.

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by Scott

Solar lights work OK. They have them on the Highlands course at Horning's Hideout. The ones in the open tend to work OK, but the ones in the trees don't get enough direct sunlight during the day to get a good charge. Keep that in mind if your course has any wooded holes.

I think the best way to charge these would be to do in in a secure open space and then put them up before the round if you had wooded holes (wahtever thoes are?); and unless you had a very secure way of attaching them to the baskets I think they would "walk" away.