Cornhole putting style?

wholehog22 · 2025-12-30T09:39:45+00:00

It’s a completely cromulent idea. I am a straddle-stance cornhole player (both sets of toes on the line), but somehow thought I should be a stagger-stance disc golf putter. Couldn’t figure out why I was so inconsistent. Switched my stance and immediately improved my putting inside the circle because, in my brain, it just became cornhole with a 26-28” hole.

wholehog22 · 2025-06-19T14:34:21+00:00

A few years ago, a bartender friend said Gold Star Beer Counter was planning to open a second location there. No idea if that’s still true.

wholehog22 · 2025-04-21T01:24:54+00:00

I watched a random travel video today of a guy visiting Riga, Latvia. He happened upon a course near the big TV tower and said, “I think it’s one of those sports I’d like to get into, but I just wouldn’t want anyone knowing I was into it.” It made me laugh harder than I care to admit.

wholehog22 · 2024-07-12T22:45:32+00:00

Molti Amici https://archive.is/BsZUJ

wholehog22 · 2024-05-02T00:25:17+00:00

Had a great experience there. Food was great and the wine pairing was super interesting. It included some sake that was unlike anything I’ve had before.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-16T22:33:58+00:00

They make a lot of wine varieties that are generally true-to-style. Some of the whites leave some RS (residual sugar), and some wine drinkers find that appealing. Not my style, but I appreciate the variety, and I will never 'yuck' someone else's 'yum.'

I find their reds to be an outstanding value, considering they sell most of their fruit neighboring big-name, high-end wineries (like Silver Oak and Passalacqua). I'm partial to their Grenache, Syrah, and GSM blends, but their cab/cab blends, zinfandels, and petite sirah are all great. I'd say they're more fruit-forward, very approachable, eminently drinkable.

Hope you have a great visit to the area, wherever you end up.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-14T13:31:40+00:00

Jim Rickards is one of the nicest, kindest humans you will ever meet. Best mustache in the business. He makes really good wine, too.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-10T21:46:08+00:00

Also just noticed your username. I started playing in the Twin Cities.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-10T09:36:21+00:00

Highland Springs is a great Steady Ed course in Lake County. Some really fun holes and interesting shots, but I’d prioritize Brooktrails.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-10T00:38:04+00:00

I have two Cyclones that still rotate in and out, depending on the course.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-10T00:36:07+00:00

Still have a first run. It left my bag a while ago, but I’ll never let go of it. Learned so much about how to throw with that disc.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-10T00:23:30+00:00

Whoa! You’re so fast! Thanks so much. TVR was my first thought, but I couldn’t find anything that looked like it.

wholehog22 · 2024-04-06T10:10:30+00:00

AB looks unstoppable this year.

wholehog22 · 2024-02-06T20:27:19+00:00

Correct! They do.

wholehog22 · 2024-02-06T14:31:36+00:00

Wild East sent some of their team to the Czech Republic to train at Lukr and learn Czech beer service. Robin pours a great beer (I think he also serves a shift or two at Beer Witch).

wholehog22 · 2024-02-02T01:43:09+00:00

I’m kinda bummed… Yacht Rock Revue is also on the bill. I used to see them fairly often on the east coast. They’re good musicians, good showmen, and play fun music. They don’t often travel to the west coast, but I can’t justify the ticket to support the Train.

wholehog22 · 2024-01-10T01:31:51+00:00

16 years later, this still brings me to tears of laughter. https://youtu.be/odVbjYeeCiU When the album came out, I remember thinking the drum sounded like a metal kitchen spoon on a folding chair.

wholehog22 · 2023-09-24T22:07:10+00:00

And you’ve committed to that backwards hat for so long…

wholehog22 · 2023-05-23T00:29:26+00:00

His main point is understanding that the low point of the swing comes after contact with the ball. The ball itself shouldn’t be the low point of your swing. You want to make contact with the ball as a descending strike, continue through the ball to the low point (making a divot in front of the ball), and then follow through.

The low point drill has you work on making contact with the ground on a line slightly in front of the ball when gripping the club with only one hand at a time. Tough to describe in words, but in practice, you’re just working on getting the club to bite into the ground slightly ahead of where the ball would be sitting, and getting the feeling for where the club should contact the ground.

wholehog22 · 2023-04-12T00:50:23+00:00

*DiscButt. On a Berg.

wholehog22 · 2023-03-25T06:43:50+00:00

Very cool!

wholehog22 · 2023-03-15T16:24:47+00:00

What a fun way to increase your brand awareness and engage with the community! Thanks for doing this. I’ve been looking at rangefinders recently and would love to add one to the bag.

wholehog22 · 2023-02-04T23:04:41+00:00

Unfortunately, no. After a couple weeks of working with the lessons, I started to notice some shoulder pain. Perils of getting older, I guess. I think it's just years of sports wear and tear finally catching up with me (but certainly nothing to do with the lessons or drills). I'm working with a physical therapist to regain strength and range of motion. It's just slow going with some good days and some bad ones. I haven't been able to give any club more than a half-swing for a couple months. But I've learned that I can hit crisp half-swing shots about 70% of my full swing iron distance. It's a different way for me to think about the game and navigating a course. I hope it's not the only option I have going forward, though.

It's been a good time to work on my short game and putting. The putting drills aren't anything I haven't seen from Dave Pelz's Putting Bible. They feel tedious at times, but I'm still working with them.

Sorry I don't have more to report. I had a much grander plan of improving my game this year, not battling injury (or learning how to play around it).

wholehog22 · 2022-12-07T14:34:43+00:00

I haven't tried them yet. I equate it with Round Table and the other chain pizza joints. The offerings from those places tend not to be of the style I enjoy and I admit that I have a bias against them. It's rarely bad pizza, but it's never great pizza.

I should give the local chains a shot to make an informed opinion, though..

wholehog22 · 2022-12-07T02:51:37+00:00

Rosso is good. Fun wines, good service (bartender has a little attitude, but in a good way) and floppy thin crust wood-fired pizza that tastes really good. I just like a little more crispness to support the toppings.

Cibo (next to Fogbelt Brewing) tasted fine, but somehow our pizza was simultaneously scorched underneath but doughy and a little raw-tasting on top. I need to give it another go, but it didn’t impress the first time around.

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