Hero course. West Granby

Eric Desmarais · Post by **Eric Desmarais** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:02 am

Hey,
As my dumb ass started a new topic I'll repeat myself.I am willing to drive and will prooly be leaving from Tolland.Ihave alllllllllllll types of room. :twisted:

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:13 am

you know, you can delete your other topic

Chris Webb · Post by **Chris Webb** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:40 am

Well I'm gonna see if I can make it that early. If not, I'm sure I'll run into you guys in the woods.

And I'll make sure I block everyone in the driveway too. :twisted:

See you there.

How were the conditions yesterday? How Much snow is on the ground?

-Webb

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:48 am

most of the course has a good ~4-5" of snow on the ground. You'll find yourself calling out "good footprint!" a lot because footprints are one of the few/only things that will stop some discs from sliding for all eternity, the top layer is iced over a bit and will do nothing to stop a disc in motion. Floaters or spike approaches for the pins. The course is playing tough, but despite yesterday being my first trip out there I really liked the layout. Get ready for your thighs to be burning too, crunching through snow and all the hills make for a tiring round

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:14 am

Hi Guys--for sum o' u here's a post so now u can reply to me -- this is my office email for nefa--either under real name/post name hero/ted cormier u can reach me at home at nights/on weekends or at office during daze.

JC, Chipchase, Webber=all have it down!

Look forward to havin a bunch o u'z on Sat then!

Cheers!

hero

Ryan Brunelle · Post by **Ryan Brunelle** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:58 pm

I'll def be up there for 9. I'm bringing Derrick Libby with me as well. Hopefully the warm temps will soften up the snow a bit.

RyanB

Jesse Carrieri · Post by **Jesse Carrieri** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:42 am

Any interested......we'll be at Heroes today at 9:30

Stephen Ditter · Post by **Stephen Ditter** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:07 am

Sat. was a beautiful day to enjoy Hero's. The course changes and improvements are great. It was mentioned during our 2nd round that the mandatory tree on 16 is no longer a mandatory. Is this the case or was Milce and Pj just pulling our leg? Without the mandatory, the tee for 17 is very dangerous.

-ditterman

Mike Laterreur · Post by **Mike Laterreur** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:19 pm

Steve,

When we were walking up to 16. Hero told was there was no Mando in effect. Just to remember that there is still all the OB on the left side of the road.

Even without the Mando everyone in our group took the Hyzer route.

Hero,

Great course. Really enjoyed the layout. Saturday was definately a great day to get my first round in up there.

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:39 pm

True...&... True! Thanks guys--glad ya had fun--Hey as a reminder, in the future please remember to drop off your cards at the end of the round--i input all the scores for hole handicapping (tweaks and changes) and for each players' SSA on the course. Feel free to drop 'em off if ya got 'em next time 'round

No one is really silly enough to try the flick down the farm road... gulp... yet r they? For all the risk the upshot really bites..

But yes--please wait for 17 to leave prior to executing a perfectly strait, 10 foot high, 300 foot, up hill, into a head wind, arm torkin, lazer flick with OB left all the way...with no upshot once ya get there!

Might just be better off tacoing the old mando tree!!!!

Cheerio!

ro

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:19 pm

does anyone have the current course pars for Heroes? TIA

Michael Chipchase · Post by **Michael Chipchase** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:16 pm

HOLE PAR
1 3
2 4
3 3
4 3
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 4
9 3
10 3
11 4
12 3
13 3
14 3
15 4
16 3
17 3
18 3
I think that is the par on each hole which makes it a course par of 58

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:28 pm

is hole 2, or 3, supposed to be par 4? hole 2 seems really weird to me... and hole 5 is a 3?

thanks for the info chip!

Jesse Carrieri · Post by **Jesse Carrieri** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:15 pm

that's been changed....holes 5, 8, 11, and 15 are the only par 4's

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:14 pm

JC 's got it right! Hey Dave--great web site for the am tourney--wicked cool!

out

ro

jvinsant · Post by **jvinsant** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:52 am

Hero,

My fiance and I have been playing disc golf for about a year now, and she is from Barkhamsted. We visit there quite a bit, and it'd be great if we could play at your course. What's the best way to make an appointment? You can sent me an email at jamievinsant at yahoo dot com or just reply here if you get this.

Thanks,

Jamie

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:47 am

jamie

I'm not sure if hero just lurks without posting usually, or if he actually only checks these forums sporadically, but TMK the best way to get ahold of him is ted@dowlingrisk.com

enjoy heroes, it's a great course

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:54 am

Hi Jamie and thanks dave. I do get to check into here regularly, but i appreciate any help in having folks get in touch.

Jamie--barkhamsted is a nice place to visit--and now betta if u r a dg'r cuz u can come by my place anytime! Just give me a shout and PM hero, or shoot me an email to my home: tpcnksc@cox.net and just let me know when u might come (we'd prefer not to have complete strangers just showing up and hangin out without us knowing about it:)).

All i ask is that u sign in (at the mailbox near hole #1--u can grab a card and pencil there as well) and take out whatever u bring in, no bottles and please don't drop any butts--drives my wife and kids crazy--(no one smokes ciggy's in my family

Please return the card after paly for handicapping data that i keep to tweak the holes...

There is a post by chris webb or stew under courses "New course heroes in west granby" or something with a mapquest or yahoo maps to the course: address is 12 silkey rd, west granby ct. Park in the upper meadow now, above my driveway about 100 yards and you'll be right at the mailbox and hole #1 and basket #2.

I'm hoping to play this weekend and i'm happy to show u about if yer game?

Cheerio

heerio

Joseph Mason Proud, III · Fri May 12, 2006 8:22 am

Well, I got my first taste of the Heroes Course yesterday, and also got my first taste of Hero himself!!!!!!!

All I can say is:

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a beautiful location - 125 acres of idyllic solitude in the Western Hills of Connecticut - this place has it all:

Beautifully rolling open pastures - mowed EVERY week;
streams year-round;
sweet man-made pond; and
woods - but, let me tell you -

THERE'S BEEN AN ANIMAL IN THE WOODS!!!!!!!!!!

It's name is:

HeRo

This dude has meticulously cleaned several fairways - and when I say
meticulously cleaned several fairways, I mean CLEANED. He is over-concerned about players having a positive experience when they visit ---
he saw to that a long time ago!!!!!!!!!!

A pleasant experience it is at Heroes: a great mix of uphill/downhill, short/long, tight/open, hyzer/anhyzer. Although I experienced it in a persistent mist, the views are staggering, with the potential of 5 ridgelines in sight at times!!!!!!!!!!!

A must play, and a lock for the opening round of LiCkAtHoN20o6!!!!!!!!

Thank you Hero

Chris Webb · Post by **Chris Webb** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:19 am

Shhhhhhh.

No one must know about the Precious.... :silent:

Lick is right, this is a gem of a course.

Hero is a machine. I can only imagine the man hours he put into this baby!

Thanks to Stew for tipping me off last fall.

-Webb

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Fri May 12, 2006 10:45 am

Stu created an animal.

Heroes DGC is awesome. Hero is awesome. So happy we'll get to play here for LiCkAtHoN

Bill Stewart · Post by **Bill Stewart** » Fri May 12, 2006 12:11 pm

Dave, great to finally meet you at Amesbury this weekend. Likewise for Mark Lyons. With the Hero course rapidly gaining stature, I'm re-considering the stigma that might be attached to chucking all my responsibilities and moving back home with my mother in Granby!!

Hero, how long until you blow off ball golf completely? If only Little Teddy was big enough to drive a tractor before the demands of Kindergarten screw up his schedule, you'd be able to come home to a freshly-mowed course and 18 holes with an ice cold Genny Cream in your bag.

Nice to see the DG growing like a wildfire in the 860. Nice to live vicariously through my buddy's success. Nice to see my promises that the greater DG community would welcome "HEE-ROWE PRICE" with open arms come to fruition.

How about a league night to add to the e-tags phenomon?

http://www.amesburypines.com/e-tags/participants.asp

Congratulations Hero and thanks for all hard work (and Kristen for facilitating it!)

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:33 pm

When u say?...WHEN IS THE NEXT TIME I CAN GET LiCked?!

Glad ya had fun Mr. LICk--thanks for the props!!! Hope ta c ya'll soon.

Out

ro

Brian K Cummings · Post by **Brian K Cummings** » Sun May 14, 2006 11:42 am

hero Thanks for having my friend Jimmy and I last weekend,He's still raving about what a great time he had,and islooking forward to coming back.

Mike Laterreur · Post by **Mike Laterreur** » Sun May 14, 2006 7:18 pm

Hero,

Just to give a heads up. I may try to sneak a round in Wed or Thur night if that's cool w/you sir.

~Sax

HERO · Post by **HERO** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:37 pm

if thurs i might b around--what time?

ro

Jesse Carrieri · Post by **Jesse Carrieri** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:42 pm

Played a round with two first timers today. Vey impressive how nice the course is taken care of. Can't believe I waited this long to play a spring round. Hope to be back very soon. Love the changes!!!

Buzzkill · Post by **Buzzkill** » Sat May 27, 2006 11:02 am

Course looks great!!

Get out and play it.

Greg W

Jesse Carrieri · Post by **Jesse Carrieri** » Sun May 28, 2006 7:18 pm

Might be heading out tommorrow morning if the forcast clears

mike mattioli · Post by **mike mattioli** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:26 pm

hero,
i had a great time
memorial day
thank's
mike

NEFA DISCussion

Hero course. West Granby

Carpooling

Heroes Sat AM

hero's 16 mando

heroes par 4's

Using Hero course

hero chiming in

When u say?

GREAT TIME

Heros