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Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Jun 17th, 2021 at 9:48am
 
Mate of mine just phoed up. He knows of a currently disused golfcourse and would I be interested in using it for a slinging event this year ?

OH HELL YES !

I;ve got to meet the current owner, and pop down and see just what's there.
But comke on - our own golfcourse for a weekend. What events could we not have !

Not sure I'd go with lead for a distance comp - but I reckon we could definitely use clay glandes.

I still haven't field tested the turbo glandes - Hmm, might take a couple for  a walk today as phoebe's back to full strngth and I'm back on my old walks now. .

So that's got me quite excited.
More news as it develops Smiley

The Pub field isn't going anywhere and I can run events there any time I like. But I suspect our very own abandoned golfcourse, is not something that's going to come along again in a hurry.

David - find some mates, make sure one has a car - bring friends Smiley
Probably somewhere we can set up an axe throwing lane or two as well. 
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #1 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 10:25am
 
That would be very cool (i will most likely not be able to go there Sad )
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #2 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 10:51am
 
Holy moly that would be amazing! Lots of pictures of the event for those of us that live vicariously through others, please.

I would love to play some sling golf. Though I think that doing away with golf balls as the ammo would be more fun. More like disc golf where you can choose your ammo for each stroke, based on the shot you want to make.
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Reply #3 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 11:02am
 
nah slinging golf balls is fun. Hard - but fun.
And I have an almost unending supply.

Plus I believe I have a no-spin sling pouch that should work well with golf balls.

Currently we're not sure what state anything is in. So just waiting for a time to go have a look

I'm thinking about a weekend in august.
So summer holidays - bring your children and dogs Smiley

But more as it develops.

@mikeg.
Yeah still plenty covid travel restrictions around. I'm hoping by august most will have been removed in the uk.
If there are any europaen members who can come - I can arrange transport from birmingham intrnational airport and sort out local accomodation. Although - no reason people couldn't camp at the course - probably lol.

It would be amazing to get someone from other than the uk - because then we can legitimately call it an 'International Slinging Event' and get some decent coverage in the local press.

But it's all speculation at the moment. So keep your fingers crossed and ask the deity of your choice to bless the venture - I'll take everything I can get Smiley
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #4 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 11:38am
 
Curious Aardvark wrote on Jun 17th, 2021 at 11:02am:
Yeah still plenty covid travel restrictions around


The problem for me is, that i am only 14 and cant travel alone.
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #5 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 11:51am
 
I'm down to come provided the potential work restrictions, Covid restrictions, time restrictions and probably other restrictions I don't even know about yet are navigated around. But that does sound like an amazing opportunity.
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Reply #6 - Jun 17th, 2021 at 12:41pm
 
I would love to see the turbo glandes in action. Sounds awesome man! Congrats!
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Reply #7 - Jun 18th, 2021 at 9:40am
 
well i threw a coiple turbo glandes last night.
And realised that i have no idea which end was to the front on release.
I need to get some video - didn't spot any real difference between the turbo glandes and the non-turbo glandes of the same size.
So maybe have a fan at both ends.
But would that end up with one pushing and one pulling ?

It needs lots of me doing things like holding one up mand turning it in front of my face while frowning and trying to figure out which end is at the front and if there are two fans and does the one at the back push or pull if it becomes the one at the front.
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If you could make it kick that would be amazing ! Smiley

Mikeg - bring a parent Smiley  There will be plenty of slings.
I don't do bystanders - if you're standing around I'll put a sling in one of your hands and a tennis ball in the other. Give you one of sarahs dogs to retrieve it and send you somewhere to practice whistle

Hopefull stephen will get hold of his client and we can go take a look next week.

Let me know what weekends you can make in august kick - mhappy to try and arrange it round your schedule.
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #8 - Jun 18th, 2021 at 10:03am
 
I can possibly make it. If you are thinking Aug weekends I can likely do;

>1st,
>7th/8th,
>14th/15th,
>21st

Barring unforeseen stuff and also assuming I can get there on public transport in a reasonable time frame- but don't arrange round me  Smiley
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #9 - Jun 18th, 2021 at 1:03pm
 
I will hopefully be living back in England by that time, and if it's possible, I will also try to attend. Would be great to meet some other slingers in person.
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Reply #10 - Jun 18th, 2021 at 1:49pm
 
I have absolutely no idea of my schedule so far Cheesy Will I be employed by then? No idea. It's likely I'll be able to make it regardless, it's just how much time I'll have either side of the event. No job, as long as I like, job... no idea but it'll be a lot less flexible. Basically, go ahead with whichever dates and I'll bend my powers to make it.
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Re: Someone offered me a disused golf course......
Reply #11 - Jun 24th, 2021 at 12:01pm
 
Would love to drop by!
But my august is filled up one way or another. Undecided
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Reply #12 - Jun 25th, 2021 at 3:59pm
 
   Great break, c_a!  I also would love to stop by but living by myself with multiple dogs makes travel difficult. 
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Reply #13 - Jul 1st, 2021 at 7:44am
 
Sad

well stephen has had a word mwith his mate and apparently the golf course is overrun with locals using it like a park.
On and off the footpaths.
And these days you can't use the sensible reasoning: 'well they had no legal right to be there, so it's their fault'.

So on the off chance someone would get brained, we can't use it.

Such are the vicissitudes of life.

back to the pub it is.
Shame - but there you go.

Stephens going to keep looking for me, but It's looking more likely to be pub based (stop cheering david). lol
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