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Coming to you from Florence, Kentucky, deep within a housing development at South Fork Park, our two competitors have yet another disc golf match. South Fork Park is a free-to-play nine hole course with all sorts of roughs, creeks, and even a few large hills to challenge our players. The course, along with the entirety of the city park, is very well kept with concrete pads and terrific fairways. Her recent hot streak was snapped with a halved match last time around, but how will they fare this time?
Course Result:
Halved: 1
Her Holes: 6
His Holes: 2
Course Record: Him 7 - 3 - 6 Her
Holes Record: Him 43 - 41 Her
Hole 1 starts out with an awful fairway shot from him, allowing her to win the first hole. Although she ended up in the water in hole 2, the creek was shallow enough to play as it lied while he had difficulty getting across, giving her a two hole lead. He was able to pull it to within one on the third after a couple of tough shots in the rough for her. After a halving on the fourth, a lovely drive from the top of the hill allowed her to win hole 5 and regain a two hole lead. However, a "lost disc" in the woods for her (which was later recovered) led to a penalty stroke, and him to pull within one. That would be as close as he got, as a missed putt from him on seven, a successful long putt from her on eight, and an overshoot from him on nine led to her winning the last three holes. Stroke play saw her dominate at 45-50 on a par 29, which doesn't do much good for their handicaps.
She's almost there; will she be able to pull it to 500 on the next match? We'll see what happens, but until next time, be sure to Follow Your Internal Compass.
Disc golf fans, here we are once again!
Coming to you from General Butler State Park Resort in Carrollton, Kentucky, we bring the first of two matches at the Three Rivers Disc Golf Park. State parks in Kentucky are free to enter for day use, and this 18-hole course looks to be laid on what used to be an old golf course that has since been converted for disc golf. The course was designed by former World Disc Golf Champion Avery Jenkins and professional Dana Vicich, with recent renovations made to the tee pads, and is well kept by the state park staff. Our players played the yellow baskets for all 18 holes, but with a slight modification to hole 6 due to their lack of distance throwing capabilities. There is a deep forest between the tee and the fairway, so the players agreed to drop a marker, taking their third shot from that point on the fairway, and continue to the hole.
With today's disc golf match comes an addition to our players' arsenal, courtesy of Disc 'n Dat in Florence, Kentucky for their reasonable selection of used and clearance discs, along with a signed explanation of the speed, glide, turn, and fade numbers. She has added a Discraft Crank 13/5/-2/2 distance driver, a Prodiscus Stari 4/4/-2/0 midrange, and a Latitude Pure 3/3/-1/1 putter. He is now including an Innova Champion Beast 10/5/-2/2 distance driver, a Westside Discs Bear 8/6/-0.5/2.5 fairway driver, and a DGA Rift 2021 Commemorative 5/4/-1/1.5 midrange. How did our players fare on the course this time around?
Course Result:
Halved: 2
Her Holes: 5
His Holes: 2
Course Record: Him 7 - 3 - 7 Her
Holes Record: Him 45 - 46 Her
He was able to get off to a good start on holes 1 and 2 by one stroke each, but it was all downhill from there. He had to take not one, but TWO penalties on the third from an out of bounds cart path not well placed for left-handed players, and those gave her the hole. Bad tree luck on the four meant she was able to take the hole and tie things up. Hole five on quite the slope was halved. Even with the modification and a penalty taken by her on hole 6, a few bad throws by him meant that she was able to take hole 6. Some play into the rough for him made it even worse for hole 7, as she was able to take both that and 8. It looked like the ninth would be the same after a throw into the rough and difficulty finding the disc, but a missed putt by her allowed for the hole to be halved. On this par 29, the shot count was 53-58 in her favor.
The course record is now tied, and she has taken the lead on the number of holes won. Will he be able to get out of this funk on the back nine, or will she take the course lead? Until next time when we find out, be sure to Follow Your Internal Compass.
Time to return where we last left off!
Welcome back to General Butler State Park in Carrollton, Kentucky for the back nine at the Three Rivers Disc Golf Park. We have previously looked at this course during the front nine match. If you prefer the nine-hole variety, although there isn't a nine available, there is a modified eight that can be played, as the tees for 3 and 13 are very close to each other. Simply skip 3-12, and go right to 13 to finish out the short version of the course.
As previous, the yellow baskets were used. She dominated the front nine, but our competitors are getting a bit tired without any sort of a bottle refill at the maintenance building between holes 13 and 14. Will they even be able to make it through? Who will come out on top?
Course Result:
Halved: 4
Her Holes: 4
His Holes: 1
Course Record: Him 7 - 3 - 8 Her
Holes Record: Him 46 - 50 Her
Starting on hole ten, an unfortunate missed putt led to him getting his first and only hole win on the match. She was able to come right back on the 11. A long 12 saw our players halving the hole, while the 13 saw her take the lead once again by one stroke. He had a chance to halve hole 14, but a missed putt led to her taking this one as well. The long 15 saw another halve. Hole 16 on the downward slope gave her a chance to make par, but a missed putt meant the hole was halved at 4 strokes each. She had another chance to win a hole, but yet another missed putt meant a halving of the hole at 5 strokes each. The very long 18 saw some terrible fairway shots by him, and she was able to take this final hole. The shot total was 49-53 in her favor.
On what seemed to be a long and difficult course for our players, she has now taken the course record. Will he be able to pull it back, or has her improvements to her game going to propel her to run away with the competition? Find out next time, but until then, Follow Your Internal Compass.
Yet another menagerie is upon us!
Welcome to the City of Seven Hills, home of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. This zoo dates all the way back to the 1870's, and while it is not the oldest zoo in the nation, they do claim to have the oldest zoological building that still stands today, though once housing primates, today houses a number of reptiles. Today, this zoo has grown to 75 acres of wildlife preservation in the northern part of the city, and their hundreds of different species leaves this to be a place where many flock from around the country to visit.
Because this property is within the city, visitors will find that parking comes at a cost in addition to the entrance fees, but several of the lots are covered with high roofs. That being said, it is not recommended to have your RV in tow at this location. Consider taking a picture of the map as you walk in, as this is a fairly large park with many different things to offer, whether you take a walk through Roo Valley, experience Giraffe Encounters, or see the growth progress of the smallest surviving (at the time of writing this) hippopotamus ever recorded in history. Give yourself a couple of days to really enjoy everything this zoo has to offer, as it is an extensive collection. Just be aware that prices do change based on attendance for the day, so plan ahead.
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is highly rated by several media outlets, and at the end of the day, we can certainly see why they were. We had come to the area in the anticipation of visiting other attractions, along with another zoo not too far away, but we are very glad that we stopped by this location. Even if you're a little ways outside of the tri-state area along the corridors of Interstates 71 or 75, whether a group, a family, or even just yourself, it will be worth the drive to see this collection.
So the next time your Internal Compass takes you to the Cincinnati area, be sure to put the Zoo and Botanical Garden on your list of things to see.
What? Another match you say?!
Coming to you from Walton Community Park in beautiful Walton, Kentucky, our competitors are back for another disc golf match. This is a free-to-play disc golf course with 9 holes. A map is available online as well as at the start of the course, and you'll need it because hole 3 is misnumbered as hole 4, and some of the signage is missing. However, our players are going to power through it. They did decide to modify hole 6 because of their lack of distance by crossing the deeply sloped creek with two strokes, dropping a marker on shot number 3. Other than that, it was fairly normal. How did they do?
Course Result:
Halved: 2
Her Holes: 5
His Holes: 2
Course Record: Him 7 - 3 - 9 Her
Holes Record: Him 48 - 55 Her
Our players were both battling much more than each other this time, as he is still in his slump, and she had some illnesses plaguing her, and it started right away in hole one. She took a penalty and missed a putt, but a miss of his own led to them halving the hole. Holes 2 and 3 showed how much physical and mental pain were on her, as two missed putts on each one allowed him to take a two hole lead. It wouldn't last long, as she gets one back on the 4, followed by a par on the 5 to even up the match. Hole 6, although modified, saw him miss not one but TWO putts, giving her the lead. She wouldn't look back on 7, tapping in a par as he continued to struggle with distance. They would halve hole 8, and then trade missed putts with her winning hole 9 and the match. The strokes this time were a dismal 46-50 in her favor, and both of them are really hoping for a better showing next time.
It seems she is gaining quite the edge, especially in the driving game. Can he start to drive better, and maybe improve on the short game to pull it back? Or will she get over her short game woes and put these matches away for good? Until next time, be sure to Follow Your Internal Compass.
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