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Disc Girls Gone Wild
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Leslie Charles Jun 4, 2010.

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C. Leslie Charles, an oldish player with a youngish attitude and a world distance record (women 65 - 75).

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Lansing Women's League: our last round tonight and I'll miss it; in Pennsylvania watching Hurricane Irene pass by.
Status posted by Leslie Charles Aug 30, 2011
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Today was the Mulligan Open FUNdraiser for our annual all-women's tournament, Disc Girls Gone Wild.
Status posted by Leslie Charles Jun 12, 2011
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Off to state finals soon. I won my berth as high point winner of our Lansing Women's League, yea!
Status posted by Leslie Charles Aug 26, 2010
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Joe K and Leslie Charles are now friends Jun 24, 2010
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Disc Girls Gone Wild was the biggest & best yet. Thanks, Erin Oakley, our founder, TD Keith Aten, our nearly 60 competitors, and volunteers!
Status posted by Leslie Charles Jun 23, 2010
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June 19-20: the 4th annual Disc Girls Gone Wild all-women tournament - can't wait!
Status posted by Leslie Charles Jun 12, 2010
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spiderwoman commented on Leslie Charles's blog post 'Some People Don't Know Enough to Come Out of the Rain...'
And no one melted!?!? We have a league like that here as well, the only time we don't play is when the course is under water and the cops run us out for our own safety; yes, that happened once. We play year round, because the now never covers…
Jun 4, 2010
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Leslie Charles replied to Leslie Charles's discussion 'Disc Girls Gone Wild'
Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and comments (of all positions on this subject) and Kory - I truly hadn't thought about the publicity aspect - you are spot on! Disc golfers rock!
Jun 4, 2010
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Jamie 'gr8rocshot' Ruane replied to Leslie Charles's discussion 'Disc Girls Gone Wild'
Well said Kory...it's about publicity.
Jun 4, 2010
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Kory "Lady Killer" Olko replied to Leslie Charles's discussion 'Disc Girls Gone Wild'
The best part about the name is that she has gotten people to take notice of the tournament. The more people talk about it whether it's a negative or positive name the bigger her tournament will be. So all you guys out there keep talking about…
Jun 4, 2010
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The FORCE replied to Leslie Charles's discussion 'Disc Girls Gone Wild'
i didnt say i was going to do anything sir
Jun 4, 2010
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Dane Pickens replied to Leslie Charles's discussion 'Disc Girls Gone Wild'
Oh well I guess we all will just have to pack it up and just quit playing disc golf and become politicians.
Jun 3, 2010

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C. Leslie Charles, www.LeslieCharles.com
Do you normally drive forehand, backhand, or other?
Backhand
When did you discover and begin playing this best of all sports?
2005, at the age of 63 which is why is still sorta suck (but I love the game)
City Where You Live
Haslett
State or Province Where You Live
MI
Country Where You Live
US
What is your "home" course?
Grand Woods (Lansing MI)
What are your Top Five courses?
Flip City, Shelby MI
Magnolia, Suwannee Music Park, Live Oak Florida
Morley Field, San Diego CA
Zilker Park, Austin TX
Big Rapids, MI
How many discs do you own?
100 +
What is your favorite disc golf-related website?
This one!

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Tee Time!

In England, it's tea time. For disc golfers it's tee time. In my case, it's tee time this weekend in Dexter, for the annual women's tournament.



Formerly called Femillz, this weekend, Saturday August 8, Beauty and the Beasts will once again give us women discers a chance to compete and have an incredible amount of fun.



This is a shout out to all female players all over Michigan. Come one, come all, to the only other event (besides Disc Girls Gone Wild) custom made for… Continue

Posted on August 6, 2009 at 9:16am

Leslie Charles

Some People Don't Know Enough to Come Out of the Rain...

...and I'm one of 'em. So are eight other women I know; members of our Lansing MI disc golf league. We play every Monday night between April and November, pretty much, and like the famed faithful postal employee, it seems we are willing to throw through mud, sleet, hail, rain, snow, and gloom of night. You might be tempted to say we need to get a life, but we'd each say we have one, for sure!



As adults we are too easily thwarted by external conditions. You know the drill: it's too… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

Leslie Charles

Women's Page

Hope you'll read the entries by Val Jenkins and myself written especially for women and the disc golfers who love them!

Posted on April 14, 2009 at 9:00pm

Leslie Charles

Better Late Than Never

You gotta admit there's something unusual, slightly perverse, and touching about being a female who enters the game of disc golf at a Senior Grand master level. For example, there's no one else to play with who is my age, but apparently that hasn't stopped me. For the record, I'm 66 years old. It was 2005 when I threw my first disc, a poorly directed hyzer that went perhaps 35 feet.



I took up the game of disc golf after nearly thirty years of horse ownership: a combination of… Continue

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

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At 11:52pm on April 24, 2010, Brandon SwansonBrandon Swanson said…
So the other day my 4 year old daughter Madeleine was all excited because I bought her running shoes. She had been begging me to take her running for a few weeks. I asked her, "Would you like to go disc golfing with me?" Her eyes lit up and she said, "Yes! Tomorrow!" :-) It is truly a blessing to me how much she loves doing things with Daddy. We went disc golfing for the first time yesterday. She did 8 holes with me! She threw about 40' backhand when she felt like it and then ran along side me to get my disc. She often carried her disc up the fairway after a few throws, but she always holed out! After 7 holes she spotted a playground and conceeded to play one more hole with Dad before we hit the slides and monkey bars. Then she ran a half mile with me (and insisted on holding my hand the whole way) to the light house, or "castle tower" as she renamed it. It was a wonderful day and she slept great that night!

I tried to take my 3 year old Britta out the day after that and she just wanted to hold her disc and hike and run in various directions...oh well, she had fun too and got to feel like a big girl because she went disc golfing with Daddy like her older sister.

My 1 year old son Soren likes the mini basket I bought for the kids (for under $25!). He hands me the minis and waits by the basket for me to putt. If I miss he toddles off to get them and slam dunks them into the chains with great relish!

So there's a disc golf snapshot for you of my little ones at present. It's great to make your acquaintence.

Brandon
At 4:48pm on March 8, 2010, ptld2001ptld2001 said…
Interesting to hear that you're working on sidearm. People have suggested I try that multiple times, and I've just never gotten the hang of it. I was never able to throw a baseball sidearm either. So, at least for me, that will wait for another day.

I was so excited yesterday, that I got my first birdie! It was a short hole -- about 150 ft, and down. It's a little like a mini top of the world shot. I'd been getting par there the last few times I'd played the course (improved to par when I took the lesson), and I ended up about 30 ft from the pin, so I expected another par. I was amazed when I made the putt for my first birdie! I haven't been able to do long putts since I was "drive putting", and able to make 40-50 foot putts by driving, since I was just so consistent. I've given that up in exchange for a longer drive, and it's good to see that I can actually make a significant putt with a putter!

Hope your writing camp was fun! It's always nice to do creative things.

I attended my second tournament this past weekend. My husband was playing, and I was caddying for him. He's been playing just over a year, and he's on the verge of cashing. He's hoping to do that this year, then move up to advanced grandmasters next year, if he makes sufficient progress. I'm still waiting to play my first tournament. I'd thought about playing this one, but the highest scoring player (a seven year old) got a 150, and I'm guessing that the best I'd probably do would be about a 180. I don't think this was the right tournament. If I can get my drive fixed this year, then I'm hoping that I'll be enough improved next year that I can play.
At 3:43pm on February 2, 2010, ptld2001ptld2001 said…
I'm finally (maybe) starting to get the hang of driving. My husband and I had a lesson on Sunday, and I think it helped! I'd already starting to do a little better -- a 58 on a 12 hole course (first time I've gotten under 5 per hole), and a 118 on a course where I'd started at about 150. After the lesson, we tried a new course, and I got a 120' drive on a flat hole, and a 5 on a 380' hole. You certainly have to have more than a 70' drive to do that! I can't wait to try a course I'm familiar with, to see how much better I can do.
At 8:04pm on October 6, 2009, ptld2001ptld2001 said…
Thanks for getting back to me. My husband attended his first tournament last weekend, and discovered he wasn't as good as he'd thought. We'll just say he has room for improvement. However, I realized what a long way I have until I can play in a tournament. I'd have been about 90 strokes over the bottom scores, and it would have been extremely ugly. I wish there were tournaments for worse people. It looks like a lot of fun, but I don't want to be that much worse than everyone else. It's tough, when they have multiple holes that are almost 700 ft, and so even if I drove straight there and putted clean, it would take at least 11 strokes each on those holes.

So, how did you get better? I've been staying pretty static, and even maybe going down a little. I've made about one 100 ft drive each month (out of about 1000), and I don't know what I did right. I've figured out about three things I'm doing wrong -- very little spin, not drawing straight across the chest, and overrotating my hip. I've heard that all three are probably contributing to my problem. I've seen lots of videos of people doing it right, and I know I'm doing it wrong, but I'm not sure exactly how to change. I know to only work on one thing at a time, so I'm thinking I should work on pulling closer across my chest. I'm not sure how to get more spin. So, are these some of the things you had to deal with? Any suggestions? I'm hoping that maybe I can work on some of those things indoors during the winter.

On the positive side, I've now gotten three pars! Two were on a 120' hole, but one was on a 170. Some of those short holes though, can be pretty tricky. I've also made a 55' putt. Not bad with a 70' drive!

Karen
At 7:22pm on September 1, 2009, ptld2001ptld2001 said…
Thank you very much for your post in On the Short Tee. I keep thinking myself totally incompetent, that I've been out practicing almost every day for 10 weeks, and I've only worked myself up to a 70 ft. drive. It gives me hope to hear that you've gotten up to over 150 ft, and it took over a year to get there. My goal for the year is 100 ft, and I'm not sure whether I'll make it before the weather turns for the season.
At 11:46am on August 27, 2009, The RudibaughsThe Rudibaughs said…
Happy and safe travels, and take care!
the Rudibaughs
At 12:05pm on August 25, 2009, The RudibaughsThe Rudibaughs said…
Leslie! How are you! My how time flies, much like discs actually...anyway, will we still be seeing you in Evansville tomorrow? If so, Give us a call 8127748755
Kendra and David
At 10:27am on August 6, 2009, ConniJoConniJo said…
Have a great time this weekend, Leslie! And tell all the ladies I played with at Disc Girls I said Hi!
At 7:53pm on July 5, 2009, ConniJoConniJo said…
Hi, Leslie! I had a great time in Michigan and loved the DGLO and Disc Girls Gone Wild. I also received my package when I got home. Thanks and thanks and hope to see you again next year!
At 11:25am on June 9, 2009, Miah $-24 CHA!ns $-Miah $-24 CHA!ns $- said…
I had alot of fun being a caddy for you. I'll see what I can't do about being there for Beauty and the Beast. I'm guessing you'll play the part of Beauty
 
 
 
 

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