Disc Golf Goals for 2011

[Uhlman]

How did you do on your goals for 2010 and what are your goals for 2011
heres how I did,
2010 goals:
1. Not lose a disc in running water! Failed, I lost two discs in running water.
2. Consistently Drive 300'. Failed, though I am hitting betewwn 250' and 274' consistently
3. Make 90% of putts from 30’. I am currently hitting 90% when less that 15' and 75% from 15' to 30'
4. Play at least 18 holes every week. Sort of... if I average it out I come really close
5. Play at least 4 courses I haven’t played. Completed +1 they were Pier, Dabney, Mt Adams lodge, Eastern Oregon University, Sorosis Park.
6. Take at least 5 people to disc golfing that haven’t played. Almost, I took 4 people who never played
7. Help organize and play in a tournament or league in Pendleton. Completed.

This year's goals are:
1. Not lose a disc in running water!
2. Consistently Drive 300'.
3. Make 90% of putts from inside 30’.
4. Play in at least 4 tournaments this year with at least one B-tier or higher tournament in the mix.
5. Run a PDGA Sanctioned tournament.

[REDFIVE]

Goal 1-Put the disc in the basket.
Goal 2-Remove the disc from the basket.
Goal 3-Repeat goals 1 & 2.

[bryan_luoma]

2011 player rating > 2010 player rating

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by REDFIVE

Goal 1-Put the disc in the basket.
Goal 2-Remove the disc from the basket.
Goal 3-Repeat goals 1 & 2.

Simple goals are best for some

[Joshua Olmsted]

Here are the goals I posted on last years thread, some of them make me feel little dissappointed about this year.

Bring my rating up to 950+ ------- Not close, got it up to 943, now it's down to 935
Place in the top 3 of an advanced tournament ------- Yes! thrid in the Trojan Slosh last March.
Play 15 new courses ------- I think I came close, one Cali road trip and Whistlers' trip put me at at least 10 if not 15
Write 15 reviews for those courses ------ slacked off on this one, only wrote 7 this year.
Reach a consistent 400' drive, I've been driving 350' for 4 years now ----- Still driving 330-350'
Get some semblance of confidence in my sidearm ----- Success! After two years of ultimate, I now have a DG competent sidearm
Feel confident with all my putter shots 175' and in ----- better than I was in 09, that's for sure.
Start a disc golf club at my college and teach 10 new disc golfers ---- sadly no, being out of the country for the last 4 months hasn't helped though.

All in all, considering I haven't been able to play for the last 4 months, 2010 was good, but not great. I learned the hard way the problems with playing 4 back to back 2-day tournaments over the summer.

Here are my 2011 goals.

-Get my rating up to 950.
-Place in the top 3 of at least 2 events in advanced (unless I somehow get super good and move up to pro)
-Play another 20 new courses, especially more courses in Washington.
-Work on building arm muscle strength and endurance to fight off nagging injuries (I think this year, that will be more crucial than raw distance).
-Have more fun in competitive settings, less PDGA events, more fun small weekly events.
-Convey exactly why disc golf is so freakishly addictive to my girlfriend.
-Get my sidearm to 300+ feet consistently
-Average 20 minutes of putting practice a day.

Here's to a great year of NW disc golf!!

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by Joshua Olmsted

...
-Convey exactly why disc golf is so freakishly addictive to my girlfriend...

Good luck with that one... But serioulsy get her involved, DG needs more women. Take her with you to some events and let her pick out (and buy for her) her own lightweight (160g or less) discs.

[emmarose]

1. conquer my two hole breakdown pattern
2. play with des reading and sarah stanhope at the Beaver State Fling (this one i can rely a little bit on luck with, not just hard work... who knows who i get to play with that first round...)
3. no 7s

[DMajor]

Originally Posted by Uhlman

Good luck with that one... But serioulsy get her involved, DG needs more women. Take her with you to some events and let her pick out (and buy for her) her own lightweight (160g or less) discs.

I have found a more successful approach is getting them hooked on the social aspects of the disc golf community. Especially if there is some gossip involved. Human interactions are much more appealing than flying discs to the average female...

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by DMajor

I have found a more successful approach is getting them hooked on the social aspects of the disc golf community. Especially if there is some gossip involved. Human interactions are much more appealing than flying discs to the average female...

that works too... mixed doubles leauges are also a good way to "get her hooked"

[General Scales]

Stop self destructing in tournaments.
Develop consistency in pressure putts
Fun.
Dye my own discs.
Get to Oregon for more then 24 hours

[Nathan]

Shoot a 1000 rated round
Win an Advanced Tourney
Gain some sort of putting consistency

[emmarose]

Originally Posted by DMajor

I have found a more successful approach is getting them hooked on the social aspects of the disc golf community. Especially if there is some gossip involved. Human interactions are much more appealing than flying discs to the average female...

... women are less competetive than men as a general rule, and so the real trick is to be super supportive and nurturing (but, please, dear lord, don't try that with me... i'm too burly for that nonsense)... also, no heavy discs... and yes, gossip is excellent... i am an excellent gossip, maybe, mr. joshua olmstead, i should golf with your girlfriend... but also, help her out... make sure she gets the etiquette of the game and is in her comfort zone... make sure she likes the people you're playing with...

... oops, thread drift... my bad...

[Uhlman]

Originally Posted by emmarose

... women are less competetive than men as a general rule, and so the real trick is to be super supportive and nurturing (but, please, dear lord, don't try that with me... i'm too burly for that nonsense)... also, no heavy discs... and yes, gossip is excellent... i am an excellent gossip, maybe, mr. joshua olmstead, i should golf with your girlfriend... but also, help her out... make sure she gets the etiquette of the game and is in her comfort zone... make sure she likes the people you're playing with...

... oops, thread drift... my bad...

Those are great points, Listen to Em, I followed her advice (especially on the discs) with my wife, granted she is a very competitive person to begin with. There are some great women golfers in the NW (several are on this forum). Josh, the biggest thing is to not pressure her or tell her she is doing it wrong once you get her on the course, also start he off with a midrange (stingray or the like) or putter. And since when have we cared about thread drift?

[emmarose]

Originally Posted by Uhlman

Those are great points, Listen to Em, I followed her advice (especially on the discs) with my wife, granted she is a very competitive person to begin with. There are some great women golfers in the NW (several are on this forum). Josh, the biggest thing is to not pressure her or tell her she is doing it wrong once you get her on the course, also start he off with a midrange (stingray or the like) or putter. And since when have we cared about thread drift?

thanks

... and, while i do not throw one, i think the stingray is an excellent suggestion... teresa trueba rocks the stingray like nobody's business...

[cefire]

Thanks for the 2011 update and great idea to check in. No better way to reach your goals than to hold yourself accountable for them!

My 2010 goals:
My Personal Goals:
1. Play 50 courses I haven’t played yet - CHECK
2. Play in three states or countries I haven’t played in yet - British Columbia, California, Idaho
3. Continue to have fun - SUPERCHECK
4. Develop a reliable forehand - FAIL, wah-wah-wah

My goals to share with others:
1. Send in a petition/request for a new course somewhere near Seattle (whether I think it will be rejected or not) - Check with * (Only due to Keith's amazing efforts!)
2. Help the Seattle club grow and organize - Check again with an * because we're still moving slowly
3. Keep on bagging out the trash at courses everywhere - CHECK, bagged a goober-ton of trash
4. Get 18 nice baskets for the pretzelbowl! CHECK with help from tons of awesome friends



My 2011 GOALS
Personal:
1. Reach a total of 500 courses played (70 more to go - will be tricky!)
2. Finish playing every Washington and Oregon course
3. Continue to have fun
4. Get a bottle of goof off for my bag (taggers-what???)


Shared goals:
1. Help direct fun and different events for the Chainbangerz Club:

1a - At least 2 temp course events (PretzelBowl and...)

1b - Washington State SuperClass Championships

1c - Precursor to a state overalls

2. Keep bagging trash
3. Help the Chainbangerz DG Club develop a positive disc golf community in Seattle

[sillybizz]

Originally Posted by sillybizz

Goals for 2010:


1. Continue to work on driving farther and more accurate. A
2. Continue to work on putting confidence. A+
3. Play fifty courses I haven't played yet. A+
4. Play in three states I haven't played yet. F
5. Start playing tournaments. A+
6. Work on my sidearm game. A
7. Meet new people and make new friends. A
8. Work on my mental game. C
9. Introduce more people to disc golf. F
10. Carry out as much trash as I can at every course I play. C

Goals for 2011:

1. Play in 3 more states I haven't played in yet
2. Play a course on the top 10 of DGCR
3. Learn a BH Roller
4. Meet new people and make new friends
5. Introduce more people to disc golf
6. Run another PDGA tournament as a TD
7. Practice more
8. Have as much fun as possible/don't take the game so seriously
9. Do what I can to make Chainbangerz Club better
10. Continue to get better

[runnaman]

Here were my goals from last year:

Done - 1) Throw 450' (Just broke 400' yesterday)
Close - 2) Be consistantly 10/10 20' and in.
No - 3) Have 8/10 consistantcy from 30'
No - 4) Play 7 more courses (including Whistlers)
got 4 - 5) Get an ace (doesn't hurt to put it right?)
Done - 6) Score 900+ rated rounds in a tournament (Right now I've had one but my second round was below)
Done - 7) Get a membership and get my rating over 880.
Done - 8) Host a fundraiser tournament for the Western Oregon Disc Golf Club.

Putting can always use practice, also goal #1 is competitive distance.

Here are my 2011 Goals:

1 - Shoot a 1000 rated round
2 - Get my rating over 950
3 - Be extremely confident from 20'
4 - Be confident from 30'
5 - Win a tournament in Advanced
6 - Qualify for Am Worlds
7 - Teach 3 new people how to play.

[Uhlman]

I am seeing some great goals that people have for next year. It has been my experience, in life and disc golf, if you don’t challenge yourself you will never get any better.

[Kenny B]

2010 goals posted last year:

Here's the real goal for a modern day disc golfing dad who wants to spend loads of time with the kids while balancing work and disc golf.

Improve my rating by 20 points while only doing the following...

1. Practice putting only prior to rounds and during lunch break at work.
2. Practice drives only prior to rounds plus one additional hour per week at the nearby school field.
3. Play only one casual round per week; that round being a weekly $5 random doubles.
4. Play only 5 tournaments.

Well, my rating on Jan 1, 2010 was 934 and now it is 956!
1. Did it
2. Didn't even practice drives that much
3. Did it
4. I've only played 5, but Steily w/Chili this weekend will make 6!

What I've learned: Because I didn't practice drives very much, I actually threw shorter in 2010 than in 2009. But my rating went up 22 points... Why?... Because my putting in 2010 was awesome! Something I totally attribute to Papa putting pointers and practicing putts/playing putting games with my friend Mr. Huff at work during my lunch break.

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2011 Goals:

1. Throw at least one 1000+ rated round, gosh!
2. Win one Advanced tournament
3. Maintain my new 950+ rating
4. Birdie at least one hole (in a PDGA tourney) that is flat and 400+ feet with a legit putt (not some 100 foot approach)

[George A.]

Originally Posted by emmarose

thanks

... and, while i do not throw one, i think the stingray is an excellent suggestion... teresa trueba rocks the stingray like nobody's business...

I found if you take them to the smaller courses like..rock wood,HH , they have more fun if that don't have to through 5+ times just to get to the basket ... that's why my girl ask to go every weekend.