Inaugral "Musta Been" Challenge- Peterborough, Ontario

Stay tuned for the first tourney of the 2009 Season! Introducing the "Musta Been" Challenge, 36 holes of disc golf at Peterborough's scenic Riverview Park Disc Golf course, overloooking the Otonabee River. Taking place in mid-May the tournament itinerary includes a visit to the petting zoo, the legendary "Only Cafe" and of course a visit to Swanny's new digs for the presentation of the trophy during a suds soaked bbq session. Stay tuned.

CAUTION: FLYING SPARKS!

Only 7 rounds into the 2009 season and young Sparky has leapfrogged Marty McWowWow and sits tied with Wade "W" Jackson in the Helluva Drive handicap rankings. Twice Sparky has thrown 68 this young season and we all know all it takes is a bit of a "spark" to ignite an inferno. Helluva Drivers: "Stand up and take notice"

wed april29/09 sparky's solo round

Looks like Sparky may be a bit nervous. Went out solo for a chance to chop that handicap down a few strokes. Looks like he may have. Damn you Sparky!

TORONTO ISLAND APR 29/09
SUNNY, GUSTY BACK NINE
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 101112131415161718 in ttl
SPARK 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 3 34 5 3 4 6 4 4 7 3 4 40 74
SPARK 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 32 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 36 68

monday apr27/09 water, water, everywhere

Well today's round was a spontaneous one. The weather forecast was 27c and sunny and we're still talking April, so Swanny and Sparky went for it. Things started well for Swanny throwing 5 pars in the first 6 holes. Water became an issue. First Sparky sank one on the fourth, and then Swanny hit the wet stuff not once, but twice on the 9th. That did it for the first round, with Sparky squeaking to victory with a one stroke win.
The second round was all Sparky. With the exception of a 6 on the dogleg 8th and a 5 on the long 13, Sparky threw 3's and 4's all afternoon. A great 68 was his final tally, and there is evidence he can do even better. The Helios was flying true and putting was tightening up. Swanny had some putting trouble and a few errant drives but kept the lid on with a reasonable early season 75.

TORONTO ISLAND SUNNY 8c
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 101112131415161718 in ttl
SPARK4 3 3 5 3 5 3 5 4 35 5 3 4 6 3 4 6 3 4 38 73
SWAN 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 37 4 4 5 4 4 3 6 3 4 37 74

2nd ROUND SUNNY 20c
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 101112131415161718 in ttl
SPARK3 3 4 3 4 4 4 6 3 34 4 3 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 34 68
SWAN 3 5 3 4 3 6 4 6 4 38 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 37 75

friday april 24/09

Second outing in two days. Swanny and Wade carried on after Thursday's round at Casa Swanny. The next morning came fast and furious and the only liquid refreshments available were vodka and gatorade. This was to be Swanny's downfall, as the scores will attest. Wade continued his improving ways and Sparky began the gradual road back.

TORONTO ISLAND APR24/09 SUNNY 7c
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 101112131415161718in ttl
WADE 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 6 4 35 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 37 72
SPARK4 4 3 3 3 5 3 6 4 35 4 4 5 7 4 4 6 4 5 43 78
SWAN 6 4 3 3 4 5 4 7 3 39 4 4 6 5 4 4 6 4 4 41 80

2nd ROUND SUNNY 14c
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 101112131415161718in ttl
WADE 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 37 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 38 75
SPARK 4 4 4 4 4 7 3 6 3 39 5 4 4 6 5 4 5 4 3 40 79
SWAN 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 7 7 44 5 4 5 6 4 5 5 4 5 43 87

thurs apr 23/09

Todays report by Wade Jackson:
The STRATUS wasn't flying well for me today! Maybe it was the lack of releasing it in a Level and Flat manner. Come to think of it my whole game was off kilter! SEE THE FUTURE...BE THE FUTURE Wade

Island Thursday the 23rd of April 09/
conditions-sunny with cloudy periods, wind gusting from the north in the morning,
afternoon was less windy.

NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 101112131415161718IN TTL
WADE 5 5 4 4 5 4 6 4 41 4 4 4 7 4 3 5 3 4 38 79
SWAN 4 4 3 3 4 7 3 5 3 36 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 36 72
WOW 6 3 5 4 4 5 4 6 5 42 5 4 5 6 3 5 7 4 3 42 84


2ND ROUND

WADE 3 5 4 3 3 5 5 6 4 38 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 3 38 76
SWAN 3 4 3 3 3 6 4 5 4 35 4 3 6 5 4 4 5 3 4 38 73
WOW 4 6 3 3 3 5 3 7 5 39 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 4 4 39 78

discs you just can't do without- "Hydra"

Ask Marty Wow Wow about the Hydra. This approach/putter by Innova can float. Mr. Wow tossed his original white Hydra into the water beside the ninth hole at The Island at least, let's say, twenty times if not more. So we know two things for sure; it flies like most stabile discs for a lefty, left to right, and it floats. Wow is now breaking in a new Hydra as the original white one landed gracefully on ice in March 2009 and sat there for a week or two stranded. Eventually the ice melted and the Hydra floated away to join the spring migration of all floating discs and is now retired and living in south Florida.

discs you just can't do without- "Stratus"

Ah, the Discraft "Stratus". The one disc that all four of the original "Helluva Drive" Disc Golfers really couldn't think of leaving home without. So prized that most of the lads have two, and those that don't wouldn't dare throw it under any conditions that could be considered dangerous. Understable yet sooooo trustworthy. Some say it is the main reason for Wade "W" Jackson's unbelievable climb up the rankings this year. Flies where no disc has flown before, this disc is in a class of it's own. If you've got scuba gear you could find a version of this disc in black at the bottom of the canal off to the right of the first tee, courtesy of an errant Sparky toss.

discs you just can't do without- "Typhoon"

This is Swanny's first run Discraft "Typhoon". It is no longer produced. It is a moderately stabile mid-range driver that is
the most reliable, "go to" disc in his bag of weapons. Purchased
originally second-hand, it's history is unknown. It has been "almost" lost on a few occasions but always worth an extra look. Most recently it was retrieved from the Otonabee River in Peterborough. Swanny is still trying to find a similar disc that gives the same amount of confidence throw after throw.

HOLE BY HOLE SCORES FEB/MAR/APRIL 2009
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THURSDAY,APRIL 16/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 8c 10:30 ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 4 35 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 70
SWAN 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 8 3 35 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 3 4 36 71
WOW 4 4 5 4 4 7 3 6 3 40 7 3 5 6 4 3 6 4 4 42 82

TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 12c 2nd ROUND 2:15ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 6 3 36 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 5 36 72
SWAN 3 5 3 3 3 5 4 6 3 35 5 3 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 36 71
WOW 4 3 3 4 3 7 4 7 5 40 6 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 36 76
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TUESDAY, APRIL 14/09
TORONTO ISLAND
CLOUDY w/SUNNY BREAKS 8c 2:30 pm
RETURN OF SPARKY!!!
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
SWAN 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 7 4 39 4 3 5 5 5 4 7 5 3 41 80
WADE 4 4 4 4 3 6 3 6 3 37 7 4 3 5 4 3 7 4 4 37 74
SPARK4 5 3 3 4 5 3 6 5 38 4 4 5 5 7 3 10 5 4 47 85
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THURSDAY, APRIL 9/09
TORONTO ISLANDSUNNY 5c 10:30 ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WOW 4 4 3 3 3 6 4 6 4 37 4 5 3 6 3 3 5 4 3 36 73
SWAN 3 4 3 3 4 6 5 6 5 39 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 37 76
WADE 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 5 6* 38 5 4 5 6 3 4 5 3 4 39 77 *WATER 2x

TORONTO ISLAND
2ND ROUNDSUNNY 9c 1:00 ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WOW 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 37 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 36 73
SWAN3 7 4 4 3 7 3 5 3 39 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 36 75
WADE5 4 4 3 3 5 3 5 4 36 6 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 5 38 74 ___________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY,MAR 31/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 1c GUSTY
HALF COURSE LONG/HALF SHORT
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
AIDO 7 5 3 3 6 8 5 8 6 51 5 5 8 6 4 4 7 4 4 47 98
SEAN 3 4 3 4 5 4 3 7 5 38 3 3 5 5 4 4 6 4 4 38 76
WOW 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 6 5 39 3 4 4 5 5 4 6 4 4 39 78
SWAN 4 3 3 4 4 6 3 5 3 35 4 4 6 6 4 3 4 3 4 38 73

TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 4c WINDY 12:41 PM
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
AIDO 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 8 3 41 5 4 7 6 4 4 7 4 4 45 86
WOW 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 6 37 3 4 5 5 4 4 7 6 3 41 78
SEAN 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 9 6 41 4 3 6 6 5 6 5 4 5 44 85
WADE 4 3 4 3 3 5 4 7 5 38 4 4 6 7 4 4 7 6 3 44 82
SWAN 3 4 4 4 3 6 3 5 4 36 4 3 5 4 3 3 7 3 5 37 73
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FRIDAY, MAR 27/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 6c 10:15 A.M.
8TH,10TH,13TH LONGOTHER BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WOW 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 4 39 4 5 5 6 4 3 4 4 4 39 78
SWAN 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 6 3 35 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 33 68
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MONDAY, MAR 23/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 0c 10:40 A.M.
8TH HOLE LONG, 10TH LONG, 13TH LONG
OTHER BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 3 38 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 34 72
SWAN 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 3 34 6 5 4 6 3 3 4 4 4 39 73

MONDAY, MAR 23/09
TORONTO ISLAND "THE TURNBUCKLE OPEN"
SUNNY 2c 1:12 P.M.8TH HOLE LONG, 10TH LONG, 13TH LONG
OTHER BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 33 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 34 67
WOW 4 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 34 69
SWAN 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 6 3 32 4 4 6 6 3 4 4 3 2 36 68
WOW WOW'S HYDRA LEFT ON ICE AT NINTH HOLE
WADE'S PAULLY DISC "VANISHED" ON 10TH FAIRWAY
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TUESDAY,MAR 17/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY HIGH +15c
8th HOLE in LONG POSITION,
9th UNPLAYABLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION*
BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in total
WADE 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 37 6 4 5 6 3 4 4 3 3 38 75
SWAN 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 6 5 34 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 29 63
9th hole substituted by the 4th
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THURSDAY, MAR 5/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY OCCASIONAL CLOUD (-5c)
CANALS FROZEN SOLID, SOME ICE, SNOW ON THE COURSE
8th AND 9th HOLES UNPLAYABLE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION*
BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in total
WOW 3 4 4 4 4 6 5 3 5 38 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 39 77
SWAN 3 4 4 3 3 4 5 3 4 33 6 3 5 4 3 4 3 3 4 35 68
8th hole played to tree mid fairway, 9th hole substituted by the 3rd hole

FIRST ROUND OF 2009 tues feb 17/09

TUESDAY, FEB 17/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY with OCCASIONAL CLOUD (-4c)
ICE AND SNOW ON THE COURSE
SLIGHT HINT OF GOSLING RUM IN THE AIR
BASKETS IN SHORT POSITION


name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out101112131415161718intotal
WOW 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 3 39..5 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 38 77
SWAN 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 33. 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 33 66

name 1 2 3 4 5 15 16 17 18 total
WOW 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 31
SWAN 4 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 32

helluva day- thursday april 16/09

Wade, Wow and Swanny played 36 holes on the island today under beautiful conditions; sunny, warm, no wind and few other golfers. Wade once again showed why he was crowned the 2008 Most Improved Disc Golfer and could be the guy to beat this year. Wade threw impressive rounds of 70 and 72, while Swanny consistently shot 71 and 71. Wow was up and down but seemed to be settling down by the end of the day. The festivites carried on to the Marina bar afterwards and back to Swanny's lair for more bevies, a bit of nutrition, and a screening of Wow Wow's latest dvd.

THURSDAY,APRIL 16/09
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 8c 10:30 ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 4 4 3 4 3 5 3 5 4 35 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 35 70
SWAN 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 8 3 35 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 3 4 36 71
WOW 4 4 5 4 4 7 3 6 3 40 7 3 5 6 4 3 6 4 4 42 82
TORONTO ISLAND
SUNNY 12c 2nd ROUND 2:15ish
name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 in ttl
WADE 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 6 3 36 5 3 4 4 4 3 5 3 5 36 72
SWAN 3 5 3 3 3 5 4 6 3 35 5 3 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 36 71
WOW 4 3 3 4 3 7 4 7 5 40 6 4 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 36 76