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I happened to notice that the new ratings are up for GottaGoGottaThrow.com. Blake T over at Disc Golf Review does the stats for the page. I happened to notice a few new things. First, there is a new Power group. Power 6 discs are for people of capable of throwing 375′ feet or more. The new driver are all here.  There is also a range 5.5 grouping. These discs are all tied together for the most part. Beyond the new ratings, it has rained all day. I was going to go to Ames to play a round of disc golf and pick up Angela, but ended up not golfing. Its making me feel not so sore. I was having pain in my off shoulder and in my left knee. THe shoulder pain was from carring my bag around with no padding. The knee pain was a strained tendon. Back pain is also gone.

I did find a bike that I really liked. Its a Specialized Sequoia road bike. Scheels had them for sale for 650 bucks. I am also going to get a new bag for my golf equipment. Mine is looking like hell. I also am looking forward to the big game tomorrow. Iowa is going to beat Iowa state by 17 points in the sloppyist game all year long. I cant wait for erins graduation stuff to get over. Thats all I have for now.

So I was able to play a round of golf today with Hoef at Grandview. Didn’t shoot well, but I did manage to get a really good drive on hole 15. We were passing a group of 8-10 golfers that Had driven already and I was CTP on all of them. It made me feel pretty good inside. I also had a deuce on 2. I didn’t play that well today again, but I was more out there to bullshit and catch-up, not to keep score. Teebird is flying well, valk is not. Roc is solid and the demon failed me on 1 shot. Took a solid 4 on 12. My drive was right down the center, but shot of the speed limit sign. Second shot was a demon past the pine trees about 50 feet short of the pin. 2 putted and went on with my round. I did play a nice roc shot on 12 that left me with a 15 footer for par. I am starting to have second thoughts on buying so much plastic as my valk might take the place of a monarch and leave me with one less mold.

As for work, I still might have to quit Raccoon soon. Its not that I don’t like it, its my other job is going to be more important. I still have to figure out how this is going to work. I hate not having a stable job.

So I decided to break down and start fresh. I didn’t kill the old alexrowan.com. You can still see it. Its at alexrowan.com/OLD. Tricky huh. Anyway This site is going to be for logging disc golf stats, ongoings in my life, stories, jokes, and other things you might like. I hope to get a better layout and upkeep this one. anyways…

I played in my first PDGA tourney this weekend. I finished DFL. Seriously, shots bad the first round. The second round started out great, then went to shit for about 12 holes. I was a mental basket case. I keep reading about how important the mental game is. Wow, the pros are not kidding. I ended up shooting a 103/110 over 2 27 hole rounds. Exchange park needs to be fixed though. The bike path really fucked things up. The only bright side was claiming the CTP on hole 18. People always ask me why carry a demon. That is why. My disc was resting about 2 inches from the pin. The first round I short armed it a little and landed right behind the tree. The tree for those that don’t know is a 12 foot diameter cottonwood. The basket is about 4 feet behind the tree.

Today I did get a job at Sage in Windsor Heights. Its a really nice place, but shits its not cheap. Right up my alley. I have to tell my boss at Raccoon that I think I am done working there. Just as I finished training. I am really tired of up-scaling, but I think I am done. (At least until I get an IT job.) After I decided to go to GVCC and play 18 in celebration. I really didn’t worry about my score too much. I know I birdied 3 and overshot 7 and 16. I think my lines are getting better. A second Champ Valk might be in my forecast. Right now my bag is Champ Teebird 175, Champ Valk, 11x Pro Roc, S Demon, Med S Wizard, Pro Classic Roc, DX Jagurar, and X MRV. The MRV is on the way out with the Jag and the Classic Roc. A second S Demon and a DX Roc is on the way in. I might get a second Wizard, perhaps a Soft for putting. I had a lot of blow-through today on solid chain hits. A few more drivers are on the way in. I am thinking about adding a Z Crush or Predator, a Second Valk, a DX Teebird, a Star Teerex and a Champ Monarch. That will give me 5 Drivers, 2 Mids and 1 Putter molds and about 13-14 discs. The Perfect amount for a Crunch box. That about raps up disc golf. Tomorrow is 18 at Grandview with Hoef and telling work that I am probably not going to work there any more. Damn that was a long thread.