#5 BASKET DOWN! Simonds Park, Burlington

Chris Mergemekes · Post by **Chris Mergemekes** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:04 am

Played a round this morning before work and sometime between 2:00 yesterday and 6:45 am, today, basket #5 was out of the ground and on it's side. I propped it back up, but it is not secured. I'm not sure if it was weather related or vandalism, but Interesting method of basket installation - in a plastic bucket of Concrete. Maybe we should concrete a long sleeve deep in the ground.

Matt Stroika · Post by **Matt Stroika** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:58 am

Mergz wrote:Played a round this morning before work and sometime between 2:00 yesterday and 6:45 am, today, basket #5 was out of the ground and on it's side. I propped it back up, but it is not secured. I'm not sure if it was weather related or vandalism, but Interesting method of basket installation - in a plastic bucket of Concrete. Maybe we should concrete a long sleeve deep in the ground.

That method of install is actually fairly typical. That bucket of concrete is probably what detered the would be theif from carrying it away. Or maybe it was just a bonehead vandal?

Eric Kevorkian · Post by **Eric Kevorkian** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:06 am

Innova should look into making dye-packs for baskets :lol:

Alan MacLean · Post by **Alan MacLean** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:26 am

Damn, I was going to play the course @ lunch.

Either Justin Anderson (golfer who got course approved w/ town of Burlington) or Parks and Rec should be notified so they can arrange to get it back in. I don't think I have Justin's contact anymore but he's somewhere on the NEFA threads.

To be honest, I didn't know how these were installed, but I always feared for #3's basket because it's so low and doesn't look firmly installed at all (just retrieving your disc is enough to make it wobble). I thought that one was in trouble from day 1. Overall I think it was a quick install for all, so the plastic buckets were probably the quickest way to get these in w/o wasting a ton of man hours.

Chris Mergemekes · Post by **Chris Mergemekes** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:18 am

Alan MacLean wrote:Damn, I was going to play the course @ lunch.

Either Justin Anderson (golfer who got course approved w/ town of Burlington) or Parks and Rec should be notified so they can arrange to get it back in. I don't think I have Justin's contact anymore but he's somewhere on the NEFA threads.

To be honest, I didn't know how these were installed, but I always feared for #3's basket because it's so low and doesn't look firmly installed at all (just retrieving your disc is enough to make it wobble). I thought that one was in trouble from day 1. Overall I think it was a quick install for all, so the plastic buckets were probably the quickest way to get these in w/o wasting a ton of man hours.

It's upright, just not secured, I didn't want to get my work clothes dirty. When I righted the basket, water bubbled out of the hole. I'm planning on going back this afternoon around 3 so I can work on it then.

Tim Seiger · Post by **Tim Seiger** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:36 pm

Just got back from around, and the basket was back in the hole, and played ok. I didn't try to move it or anything.

Chris Mergemekes · Post by **Chris Mergemekes** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:57 pm

ts52 wrote:Just got back from around, and the basket was back in the hole, and played ok. I didn't try to move it or anything.

I secured it and leveled it as best I could.

Tim Seiger · Post by **Tim Seiger** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:54 pm

The basket was down again today. We set it back as best we could.

Chris Mergemekes · Post by **Chris Mergemekes** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:03 pm

It was fine on Thursday. Vandals must be the cause. By the way, I lost a yellow XL on Wednesday.

Nat Fairbanks · Post by **Nat Fairbanks** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:43 am

Given the amount of water we displaced when I helped Tim put the #5 basket back in place I really doubt it's vandals. Water was nearly filling the hole when I picked the bucket up and I had to actually push it down to displace the water. I think the water table is just too high right there and as water moves down the hill underground it pops the basket out when the water coming down the hill hits the water table right at basket 5.

Chris Mergemekes · Post by **Chris Mergemekes** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:50 am

That's reassuring. I'd hate to think that we'd have an ongoing struggle with nogoodniks. Thanks Mr. Science :cheers:

James Lane · Post by **James Lane** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:15 am

Maybe some holes in the plastic bucket will help water pass through and not displace the bucket? Just a thought

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#5 BASKET DOWN! Simonds Park, Burlington

#5 BASKET DOWN! Simonds Park, Burlington

Re: #5 BASKET DOWN! Simonds Park, Burlington

Secured

Vandals, I think

I think it's water pressure

Ah that makes sense