GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: OLD FAVORITES

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: OLD FAVORITES: OLD FAVORITES Written by: J.R HILTON 2016 FRIDAY NIGHT HAS COME AROUND, BUT I'M DOWN WORKED ALL WEEK, TRIED TO GET...

OLD FAVORITES

OLD FAVORITES

Written by: J.R HILTON 2016

FRIDAY NIGHT HAS COME AROUND, BUT I'M DOWN

WORKED ALL WEEK, TRIED TO GET AHEAD

LATELY THAT'S A FIGHT, I'M LOSING GROUND INSTEAD

KICKING BACK KILLING TIME

LISTENING TO OLD FAVORITES OF MINE

SITTING HERE REMINISCING, AND TAKING STOCK

ON EVERYTHING THAT'S MISSING, AND THERE'S SUCH A LOT 

COME TO PASS, AND SO MUCH MORE, NOTHING EVER LASTS

ME OH MY, I'M GETTING HIGH

WATCHING LITTLE BIRDS FLYING ALL AROUND ME

IN THE WOODS, HOW DID THEY FIND ME

WE WERE ALL, WAITING FOR THE SPRING 

AND WHAT JOYS IT MIGHT BRING

SUNNY WEATHER, TRACKING THROUGH THE WOODS

SUN RAYS, BREAKING THROUGH THE SUMMER TREES

A BABBLING BROOK, AND A LITTLE BREEZE

THIS IS NATURE, SHE'S MY CHURCH

MOTHER EARTH, WON'T YOU SMILE ON ME

SHOW ME,  HOW IT OUGHT TO BE 

ALL YOUR SCENERY, WITH PEACE IN MY HEART

WHAT BETTER PLACE TO START

HANGING BY A THREAD, IN THE BALANCE OF

AN EVER CHANGING WORLD

TRYING TO GO ALONG, AS MUCH AS TRYING TO STAY

TRYING TO BE STRONG, TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT

AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO FIGURE OUT

MUCH OF IT CAST IN DOUBT

SITTING HERE, DRINKING A BEER

LISTENING TO SOME OLD FAVORITES OF MINE

REMEMBERING WHEN EVERYTHING WAS JUST FINE 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: DISC GOLF HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN POPULARITY

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: DISC GOLF HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN POPULARITY: DISC GOLF BASKET/ PHOTO BY J.R.HILTON DISC GOLF HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN POPULARITY Article Written By: J.R HILTON Disc Golf has ...

DISC GOLF HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN POPULARITY

DISC GOLF BASKET/ PHOTO BY J.R.HILTON

DISC GOLF HITS NEW HEIGHTS IN POPULARITY

Article Written By: J.R HILTON

Disc Golf has actually been around for a long time in it's crude form. Earliest games were played using tin lids and (known as tin plate golf) thrown at prearranged targets.

The sport has been updated and improved over the years and is steadily gaining new popularity around the world in forty countries. The annual growth rate for this sport is approximately,12-15%.

J.R.HILTON PLAYING AT THE THORNCLIFFE 9 HOLE COURSE IN CALGARY

 AT THE 1ST TEE

The modern game has it's origins in Frisbee throwing which peaked in the 1970's at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships in Toronto.

The discs used in disc golf are 8"-9" in diameter and weigh in from 120-180 Grams. Much heavier than the original Frisbee.  These discs are very likely to injure or even kill you if you get hit in the head with one, so it's always a good idea to keep heads up on the course for errant shots or someone being too impatient for you and throwing before you are clear of the basket. Modern Golf Discs were invented in 1983 by Dave Dunipace. Dave is one of the founders of Innova.

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

This game is such a great form of exercise and what could be better than free exercise and fresh air?

It takes some skill and time to develop good throwing techniques that yield great results.There are some very good and highly skilled players and lots of beginners.

I only took up the sport myself recently.
I started when there was still snow on the ground.


 

Sidearm Throw used

 

At the 18 hole Baker Park course in Bowness

My golf buddy Tony employs a backhand throw

All you need to start playing is a putting disc and a driver disc. Things after that, are a bag to carry discs in, along with a water bottle. Disc Golf bags are available. A small towel is a good addition to your bag to wipe off any debris on your discs, and I have mine attached to my bag by a carbiner clip. It's important to bring water or juice because some of the 18 hole courses are a long walk and in good weather it can get pretty hot out there.

Disc Golf shoes are available, but good old running shoes are your best bet, unless you are playing at Canmore's Nordic course which recommends hiking boots.

Discs are available for sale at only a few locations in Calgary,thus-far. Dons Hobby Shop at One block south of Center St.and 16th Ave is where the first shop is with Disc Golf supplies. The other being at 1110 Gladstone Rd. N.W. in the Kensington area.(Lifesport) 
Discs are divided into categories of weight,fade, stability and speed.

 

A Chickadee marks the 7th Hole at Baker Park Photo by J.R HILTON

You have:  Drivers, Mid Range, and Putters.

There are at least eight manufacturers of discs.
The two most popular being Innova and Discraft. 
Daredevil Discs or Latitude 64 are just two others.

Drivers are divided into categories of fairway drivers, distance drivers, and long distance drivers.

Mid Range discs are for just that, and also can be considered an all purpose disc.
Putting discs are for short and medium shots near the basket.

Tee Offs are usually marked with a circular marker made from rubber or cement. Some courses have signage indicating par for the hole and the lay of the fairway leading to the basket.

The  main throwing styles are backhand or forehand, a.k.a sidearm. Other throws are the Tomahawk or Hatchet,which are usually employed to throw out of a woods or thicket.
A few different putting styles also exist, one being the power putt,which is said to be very accurate when performed properly.

These discs are not thrown like a regular frisbee.
The main method is to throw using a five finger power grip where all five fingers are employed under the disc and the thumb rests on top of the disc.
When releasing your shot, it is important to have your throwing arm kept at level and when you get to the release stage, you stop your arm and flick or snap the disc without following your arm through. If your arm follows through,the disc will go off to the right and out of bounds. The release is a quick snap similar to snapping a towel.
There are many available videos about disc golf on You Tube
and if you are considering taking up the game, I highly recommend watching some.

As far as stability ratings go on discs, there are understable discs,which usually track or bank to the right near the end of flight while overstable usually tracks or banks left.
Stability is measured in turn and fade of flight.
Fade being how the disc performs at low speed near the end of flight.
 
Ordinary fairway drivers are usually the best bet for beginners.

Scoring is similar to regular golf.
A Condor would be 4 under par or -4
Albatross or Double Eagle would be 3 under par or - 3
Eagle or Double Birdie would be 2 under par or -2
Birdie would be 1 under par or -1
Par would be 0
Bogie would be one throw under par
Double Bogie would be 2 over par
Triple would be 3 over 

Here in Alberta, there are a multitude of courses.
These courses are in Calgary, Cold Lake, Canmore, Cardston, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Nordegg, Spruce Grove, Three Hills, Red Deer, Drumheller,Grand Prairie, Wetaskawin, Lethbridge, Strathmore, Red Wood Meadows, Olds, Strathcona, Sundre, and Wayne. 

In Calgary there are presently 4 courses.

The amount of parents coming out to the courses with their kids is increasing and that's really great to see.
I hope this article has been helpful and look forward to seeing some of you on these courses.

Jeffrey R Hilton 

 

 
 

 
 
  

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: BEST OF ME

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: BEST OF ME: PHOTO BY J.R HILTON BEST OF ME Written by J.R HILTON 2016 DIDN'T I EXPLAIN, ALL THIS TO YOU HOW IT ALL WOULD WORK LO...

BEST OF ME

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

BEST OF ME

Written by J.R HILTON 2016

DIDN'T I EXPLAIN, ALL THIS TO YOU

HOW IT ALL WOULD WORK

LOVE AND ADMIRATION GROW WITH TIME

IT'S A SHAME THAT I HAD TO WASTE SO MUCH OF MINE

WHY COULDN'T WE HAVE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FROM THE START  

TIME WOULDN'T ALLOW IT, KEPT US APART

FOR EVERYTHING A REASON, SOME WE'LL NEVER KNOW

AND WE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND, ALL THE ONES THAT SHOW

TWO KINDRED SOULS, DREAMS DRIFTING WITH THE STARS

WE MAY NOT HAVE MUCH, BUT THE LOVE WE HAVE IS ALL OURS

IF SEASONS CHANGE, WITH YOU BESIDE ME

MAYBE THEY WON'T TRY TO DIVIDE ME

THE TIME IT TAKES, TO REALIZE YOUR DREAMS

SOMETIMES SPANS MANY YEARS, OR SO IT SEEMS

SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME, THESE LIVES THAT I'VE LIVED

SOME JUST TOOK, BUT WOULD NEVER GIVE

AND NOW THERE IS YOU AND I

KNEW I WANTED TO TRY

THE YEARS I SPENT DREAMING, DIDN'T GO TO WASTE

NOW I'M THE PERSON, I SHOULD OF ALWAYS BEEN

YOU'VE GOT THE BEST OF ME, THE ONE THAT TOOK SO LONG

IN BETWEEN THE PAGES OF YOUR LIFE

RIGHT THERE IN BLACK AND WHITE

WHAT YOU MISSED, AND WHAT YOU GOT RIGHT

THROUGH THE DARKNESS, TO THE LIGHT 

AND RIGHT INTO YOUR ARMS

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

 

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME: PHOTO BY J.R HILTON TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2016 NOTHING YOU COULD DO, NOTHING YOU COULD SAY COULD CHA...

TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME

WRITTEN BY: J.R HILTON 2016

NOTHING YOU COULD DO, NOTHING YOU COULD SAY

COULD CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT YOU, IN ANY WAY

ALL MY SIGHTS ARE SET ON YOU

AND IF YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY TO

WE'LL CATCH THE SUN TOGETHER

WATCH IT RISE AND SET

START FROM THE BOTTOM, WORK OUR WAY UP

TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET

DO YOU BELIEVE IN DREAMING

BELIEVE DREAMS COME TRUE

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ME, LIKE I BELIEVE IN YOU

IN THIS WORLD DIVIDED, NO GUARANTEES OF LOVE

NOT MUCH PROVIDED

SO IF IT FINDS YOU

YOU BETTER BE PREPARED, TO HOLD ON TIGHT

TREAT YOUR LOVE GOOD WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT

LOVE GLOWS, AND LOVE KNOWS, A BEAUTIFUL THING

LIFE GOES ON AND SPEEDS UP TIME

AND SLOWS IT DOWN JUST THE SAME

TURN YOUR LOVE ON ME

IT'S TIME THAT WE SEE

HOW BIG IT CAN BE

LOVE NEEDS SOMEONE TO CARE

YOU AND I, ARE ON IT THERE

HEARTS AND BUTTERFLIES

EVERYTHING IS FLYING OFF THE GROUND

THE STORIES IN MY EYES

FILL THE PAGES WITHIN

OUR TURN AGAIN, OUR CHANCE TO SHINE

OUR TURN TO STAND 

TOGETHER FOR ALL WE ARE

ALL THAT WE CAN BE JUST REMAINS TO BE SEEN

ASK YOURSELF, WHERE LOVE HAS BEEN

 

  

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: UNTIL WE'RE NOT HERE

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: UNTIL WE'RE NOT HERE: PHOTO BY J.R HILTON *** UNTIL WE'RE NOT HERE Written by: J.R Hilton 2016 TOMORROWS NEVER PROMISED, TODAY WAS BLESSED ...

UNTIL WE'RE NOT HERE

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

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UNTIL WE'RE NOT HERE

Written by: J.R Hilton 2016

TOMORROWS NEVER PROMISED, TODAY WAS BLESSED

WE'RE JUST LUCKY, FOR ALL THE REST

SO DO WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO

SAY WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND

HOLD THE ONES YOU LOVE, A LITTLE CLOSER

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE KIND

GIVE YOUR LOVE FREELY, LET IT FLY

WE'LL GET BY, JUST FINE

WE PUT OFF TOO MANY THINGS

COUNTING WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS

HARDLY REALIZING HOW FRAGILE OUR PLACE IS HERE

NOBODY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT IT

BUT TOMORROW DOESN'T GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE HERE

COULD IT BE ANY MORE CLEAR

JUST GO AND DO IT, HAPPINESS WITH A SMILE

IF YOU'RE LUCKY, IT'LL BE A LONG WHILE

WE'RE ONLY HERE UNTIL, WE'RE NOT HERE

YOU AND I, HAVE LOOSE ENDS TO TIE

SO MANY THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO

PLACES WE THAT WE NEED TO SEE

PLACES WHERE WE WANT TO BE

BEFORE WE LEAVE HERE

BEFORE THE DARKEST DAY, IN YOUR LIFE

RUNAWAY, TO WHERE YOU NEED TO GO

WHERE MOUNTAINS RISE, OR RIVERS FLOW

NO MORE TIME FOR FOOLISH GAMES

NO,THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE

BREATHE MORE LIFE INTO ME 

WIND ME UP AND LET ME GO

 YOU JUST NEVER KNOW

BUT YA HAVE TO GO, SOONER OR LATER

I DON'T WANT TO GO

BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW

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GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: PROMISES OF SUMMER

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: PROMISES OF SUMMER: PHOTO BY J.R HILTON *** PROMISES OF SUMMER Written by: J.R Hilton LIFE AWAKENS FROM WINTERS SLEEP  DROPS OF WATER BEGIN ...

PROMISES OF SUMMER

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

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PROMISES OF SUMMER

Written by: J.R Hilton

LIFE AWAKENS FROM WINTERS SLEEP 

DROPS OF WATER BEGIN TO SEEP

GEESE ARE ON THE WING AGAIN

WITH THE PROMISE OF SPRING

LOVE AND DESIRE, COLD WAITING BY THE FIRE

WAITING FOR THE SUNS EMBRACE

WAITING FOR THE SUN TO KISS THIS PLACE

PROMISES OF SUMMER MELT THE COLDEST HEARTS

A SMILE, A WAVE, A NOD, THAT'S HOW IT STARTS

YOU'VE ENTERED THE CIRCLE, THE CYCLE BEGINS

IT STARTS HERE BUT IT NEVER ENDS

LOVE SHINES LIKE THE SUN

EVERYBODY TRYING TO CATCH SOME 

HOPE THE GOOD WEATHER HOLDS, WHILE LOVE UNFOLDS

EVERYONE WALKING BY, SEEMS TO HAVE LOVE IN THEIR EYES

VENUS IS RISING BEFORE ME

SHES GOT THAT LOOK IN HER EYES

THE GODESS OF SUMMER NOT TO BE OUTDONE

HAS EVERYBODY ON THE RUN AS SHE DIALS UP THE SUN

LOOKING FOR A BREEZE

FIND THE SAND AND THE COOLING SEAS

TAKE LOVE WITH YOU, WHEREVER YOU MAY GO

LOVE IS SUMMER, SUMMER IS LOVE

SHINING DOWN LIKE THE SUN ABOVE

TOUCHING EVERYTHING, TOUCHING EVERYONE

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GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: LYRICS/POETRY/UNLOCKING MEMORIES

GOOD DAY/ BAD DAY AS I SEE IT: LYRICS/POETRY/UNLOCKING MEMORIES: PHOTO BY J.R HILTON *** UNLOCKING MEMORIES   Written by: J.R HILTON 2016 ANGELS DANCING BENEATH THE STARS WHILE FAIRIES ...

LYRICS/POETRY/UNLOCKING MEMORIES

PHOTO BY J.R HILTON

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UNLOCKING MEMORIES

 Written by: J.R HILTON

2016

ANGELS DANCING BENEATH THE STARS

WHILE FAIRIES LOOK ON AND LAUGH

THE FOREST HEAVES A SIGH

AS DUSK FALLS ON THE DAY

THE EVENING WIND PICKS UP BEGINS TO CRY

THEN AS SUDDENLY AS IT BEGAN, IT STOPS

WHISPERED HUSHES UNDER A WANING MOON

WILDFLOWERS SLEEP IN MEADOWS

SIPPING MORNING DEW

WAITING FOR THE SUN, WHEN THE NIGHT IS DONE

AND JUST LIKE THAT LIFE GOES ON

DOWN BY THE SEA, THE SUN IS TURNING

THE WATER INTO GOLD

UNLOCKING MEMORIES, THAT EACH OF US HOLD

WALKING DOWN THE BEACH, FOR MILES AT A TIME

NEVER GETTING TIRED OF WHAT I SEE

GIVE ME A WIDE OPEN ROAD

TO A WIDE OPEN FIELD

TO A STREAM IN THE WOODS, CANOPIED AND CONCEALED

GIVE ME A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB, OR JUST TO ADMIRE

GIVE ME A LAKESIDE, SITTING BY THE FIRE

DEEPLY SATISFIED AND FREE

WHEN MOONLIGHT FALLS ON  SUMMER NIGHTS 

YOU FEEL IT DOWN SO DEEP

THE MEMORIES, THE FACES, THE LAUGHTER, AND THE TEARS

YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD IT RIGHT

YOU'RE FEELING FREE UNDER A BIG BLUE SKY

TO BE YOURSELF. TO SEE YOURSELF

SURROUNDED BY THE MAGIC THAT'S ALWAYS THERE

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