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Hello friends and fellow disc golfers alike! In my quest to promote my art and design skills, I've added another gallery on line - open to the public. You can visit it here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/flyingdisc

...where you can find some selections of my artwork for sale on the following products: Cards Matted Prints Laminated Pri… Continue

I'd like to invite everybody to check out a new site I've been working on - http://zazzle.com/flyingdisc There you will find a variety of my graphic designs, as applied to merchandise available for sale...some disc golf related, most not - but, as always, there's more on the way so check back often. Alternatively, you can visit my site - http://perkinsdesigns.com ...and click on "Store". Any purchase is appreciated, and please pass on this link to a friend if they may be interested. Thanks,… Continue

The year was 2000 and the first ever Amateur-AND-Professional Disc Golf Championship was being held in the Ann Arbor area of Michigan. During such events, there are many various contests and prize giveaways for contestants and spectators alike, and this was no exception. One such event had a basket to giveaway and, for only $1 per shot, persons making an est. 90' putt would qualify for a later, final shoot out for the prize. At that time, Hudson Mills had added another 24 hole course (a.k.a., t… Continue

I believe that the year was 2000. I had been planning on visiting a friend of mine, John Mick, in the Kalamazoo area to then road trip up to the Brewer disc golf course in Grand Rapids for a summer tournament. This had been in the works for a while yet, come tournament weekend, I was having issues with one of my knees and would not be able to compete. But I made the trip nonetheless, and so the story begins... In Grand Rapids I spent the first round walking with the Am-1 group in which my frien… Continue

In 1999 I traveled with two buddies, John and Guido, to Ludington, Michigan to play in my first ever Michigan Disc Golf Organization (MDGO) finals. We had driven up early, planning on playing in the "Mace Man" doubles event that (Friday) afternoon. First, however, I found Lake Michigan and relaxed for a while after a long drive.

Anyway, we arrived in time to warm up and pay $10 to play in the doubles event. If I had to guess, I'd say that there were 20-24 players (10-12 teams) in attend… Continue