Gateway "Voodoo" not PDGA approved: 3/26/2009

From the PDGA: "As of 3/24/09, the new "Voodoo" putter by Gateway Disc Sports has not been approved by the PDGA for use in sanctioned events, despite the words "PDGA Approved Golf Disc" in the hotstamp. The Voodoo was recently submitted to the technical standards committee and will be tested as soon as the testing fees have been received by the office."

The check has been sent in so it should clear any day now and the disc will be approved. It does look like it will be approved in time for the Bowling Green Amateur Championsips.

Check this link out for more information on the technical standards for discs and targets.

Atlanta Open has rain

Well, I do a post on rain the other day and a post on the NT Atlanta Open and wha la - it rains at the Atlanta Open. How do I do it?

Anyway, here's a video from this weekend in Atlanta.

Ken Climo keeps on winning as he wins by 4 strokes over Barry Schultz. Not too many people voted for him in our early polls, so he didn't show up in the final poll, but you never count 'The Champ" out.

"If anyone was wondering how the drama would unfold Sunday at The 2009 Atlanta Open presented by RE/MAX, they needed to look no further than the morning round’s first six holes to find out.
Ken Climo took full advantage of his precision long game at the expanded Cumming’s Central Park course, as well as some early mistakes by his closest competitors, David Feldberg, Barry Schultz, and Kevin McCoy, to quickly distance himself from the field and cruise to a four-throw win at first PDGA National Tour event hosted by the Atlanta Disc Golf Organization.
“I had a two stroke lead over Dave. I wanted at least to hold my lead going into the last round,” Climo said during a phone interview after his impressive performance. “But my lead swelled from two to seven in just a matter of six holes. It was a collective of things throughout the first six holes today that really made the difference,” Climo explained, clearly pleased to win his first National Tour title since The Golden State Classic in May of 2007.

"You can read the rest of the story at PDGA.com Here's the Final Results

PDGA National Tour Turns Southeast with The Atlanta Open This Weekend

The PDGA tour is heating up and is in Hotlanta this weekend. This info came from the http://www.pdga.com/ website. Anyone heading down to Hotlanta this weekend?

The second leg of the PDGA's ten-stop 2009 National Tour is in the Atlanta suburbs of Cumming and Roswell this weekend, as The Atlanta Open gets set for a great weekend of fun and flying discs. Event tournament director, Rand Eberhard has been instrumental in growing the Atlanta Disc Golf Organization over the last decade and has had his sites set on hosting an NT event from the beginning. Eberhard, and his very talented team of volunteers, will get their chance this weekend, as most of the top touring pros will be in the 90-player field. "Hosting a PDGA National Tour event is such a great opportunity. Joining a list of only ten NTs during the 2009 season is quite an honor," Eberhard said. "We have had so much support from our sponsors and local disc golf clubs. Without their support, as well as the PDGA's, disc golfers around the country would not have such a great Tour to be a part of. The National Tour has given us the ability to grow with the sport of disc golf as marketing and promotion become a central point for each event," Eberhard observed.

Included in this very talented field will many of the well-known PDGA touring pros, David Feldberg (Springfield, Oregon), Ken Climo (Clearwater, Florida), and Barry Schultz (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin), as well as regional talents Brad Hammock (Decatur, Georgia) and Kevin McCoy (Senoia, Georgia). The Atlanta Open will also create great intrigue, since the Open division will feature 13-year old and reigning PDGA Junior World Champion, David Wiggins, Jr. from High Point, North Carolina. Though Wiggins has certainly thrown with this caliber of talent at the USDGC, he has not yet competed against them on as big as a stage as the PDGA National Tour. The disc golf community will all be watching to see how he fares. On the women's side, two-time, and reigning PDGA World Champion, Valarie Jenkins (Hinckley, Ohio) will be tested by the emerging talent of touring pro Liz Lopez (Corpus Christi, Texas), 2007 PDGA Rookie of the Year Sarah Stanhope (Easley, South Carolina), and local favorite Courtney Peavy (Senoia, Georgia). You can follow all the action on pdga.com with daily coverage from PDGA Media, as well as live scoring from the leadgroups and video highlights during the weekend.
PDGA Scoreboard - Atlanta Open
PDGA National Tour Standings
Atlanta Open Website

PDGA Discgolfer Magazine in the mail

From the http://www.pdga.com/ website:

By bgraham Mar 26, 2009 Tags:
DiscGolfer Magazine

The Professional Disc Golf Association is pleased to announce that the first issue of DiscGolfer, the official publication of the PDGA, was delivered to the post office in Fulton, Missouri on Monday, March 23. The publication will be wending its way to U.S. members via standard mail. Standard mail (formerly known as third class or bulk mail) delivers to most households in 10-14 days. However, some issues go through the system as quickly as five days or as slowly as 24 days.
The issues are mailed in a protective plastic cover, which helps to keep the issues intact, and more likely to be delivered. We updated the PDGA address list with the United States Postal Service’s database before labeling them. This is important because these issues will not be forwarded if a member has failed to keep the PDGA and/or the USPS updated with a change of address. Please remember that it is each member’s responsibility to keep the PDGA informed of an address changes. You may do this by e-mailing your new address and other contact information to coa@pdga.com.
If you have not moved and still have not received your issue by April 16, please e-mail the PDGA office at office@pdga.com. If you have renewed your membership or joined in the last two weeks or so, your issue is likely going out with the supplemental mailing of about 700 members on March 30. The DiscGolfer staff hopes you’ll enjoy this first issue, and as always, are eager for your constructive feedback and suggestions.

Disc Golf Lunch?

So, how do you think you'd play in the second round of a tournament after eating this burger?

"GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - Well, at least the salsa is low-cal. The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark.The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips, all on an 8-inch sesame-seed bun. That's a lot of dough!

The Grand Rapids Press reports that anyone who eats the entire 4,800-calorie behemoth in one sitting will receive a special T-shirt. Saner fans can divide it up with a pizza cutter and share.
The Midwest League team is a Class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers."

Wow, I'd have to have something more than a tee-shirt if I was going to try and eat that baby! Atleast a tote bag to throw up in. Let me know if there's anyone out there who tries this one.

Current Poll - Who's going to have the best year?

Wow, right now we have Dave Feldberg with a huge lead over both Nikko and Avery. Anyone else out there who likes the chances of either of them? If so, come on and vote. I can tell you I voted for Nikko - I think he is poised to have an awesome year. I think he has gained alot of experience over the last few years and has been in fourseomes of some of the best players and now he's going to bring it all together. I think the mental part of his game has improved and we'll see that have a big impact this year. Ok, so it's just my 1/2 penny worth, but hey, it's something. What's your penny say? Get those votes in there.

USADGC Fundraiser Disc CryZtal Buzzz SS

We've got the USADGC Fundraiser Disc, Discraft's CryZtal Buzzz SS on sale at http://www.discndatonline.com/

2009 AmNats CryZtal Buzzz SS

Midrange stability: 0.0

Available only as a fundraiser, Buzzz SS flies straighter out of the box than a standard Buzzz... no breaking-in period! These look awesome too. Available in Iridescent Ice Blue. Proceeds benefit the 2009 US Amateur Disc Golf Championship. Only $16.95

These are really sharp looking discs and are great for the thrower or collector. The stamp itself is just a great collector stamp as it has the Statue of Liberty on it - a really hot stamp in my opinion.