Just Baskets

Jack T. has done it again!!! How lucky we are to vicariously live his disclife. This time he traveled to PoliPoli in Maui. After a little research I've discovered a lot of controversy surrounding this "private/public" park (http://www.orb3d.com/maui.html) but one thing is for certain...if you needed just one more reason to visit the islands, here it is!
Can you find it?


Camo-style!!!

Jack says: The people that get to play this course regularly are to be envied. The scenery is incredible, the terrain varied, the design varied and interesting, and best of all, it's isolated. And the homemade 'tire-baskets do a great job catching discs.

If you're like me and love playing disc golf courses wherever your travels take you, you'll love Poli Poli- if you can find it. It's the perfect combo of beauty, challenge, and uniqueness (ocean views, quirky baskets and surreal orange-lichen covered trees).


supercool...hanging baskets make me nostalgic now. Mine never had a temple though


Jack fires off a putt to the hanging basket...

...and he nails it! (of course!!)

My gratitude to Jack T. for sharing this amazing set. Be sure to check out his great site which chronicles many of his disc golf adventures and more:

http://frisbeebrain.shutterfly.com/polipoliinmaui

Joel sent these awesome pics after finding one of his earlier models posted on Just Baskets. He offers some design advice too:

One thing I found in experimenting with building baskets (I built 3 before these incarnations) is that sharp edges eat discs. I use these mostly for putting practice with soft putters, and a basket built of rubber does the least amount of damage.

I enjoyed browsing your site. I maintained (or failed to maintain) a site devoted to disc golf in Central Texas for about 7 years. It was hard to stay on top of all the changes to the courses when my free time diminished, and in the end other sites picked up the torch when gps mapping became the norm.

I say that's some tight and sturdy design work there...sweet target! Thanks for the pics and the kind words!!

Kim sent this one in but you must be sure to follow the link to his site. Kim has chronicled the process of building a basket in a thoughtful, honest way that I really appreciate. And huge thanks for the props too! Feels good to know this site is a helpful one to so many. This has been a very satisfying project indeed....keep sending in those pics and stories!! killer target yo!!!




http://wkp.us/2009/06/06/%EF%BB%BF%EF%BB%BFdg-basket/

Holy Polyvinylchloride!!! Oh yeah baby, I was envisioning something like this when I first contemplated the idea of building a basket. Glad to finally see it done. This 9-hole course looks truly unique. It appears, however, basket #2 is missing and #5 was recently crushed by a tree.

I can smell the PVC glue already!

Homer Clark got the fever and did something about it:

got a wild idea made a couple of baskets and now I have 9 hole course around my yard; short but effective.

Way to go Homer! Bet your mini-course is awesome!!

seamster has created a hybrid target sport to be played indoors....read on;

Disc golf is a great sport--it's healthy, fun, low impact, and fairly inexpensive to get into. The only problem is that sometimes you just can't get out to play. ...There's no course nearby, there's two feet of snow on the ground, you lost all your discs... whatever.

Well, now there's no excuse! Play indoors by making your own disc catcher (or in this case, a "capcatcher") from a 20-ounce sports drink bottle, and use old bottle caps as the flying discs.

In my opinion, this is just farking awesome!!! Thank you for sharing this sport with the world and keep coming up with new ways for us to enjoy the flying spinning things of life!

seamster's innovative, step-by-step designs can all be found at:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Play_Disc_Golf_indoors_reusing_plastic_bottles_an/

This is an unrelated picture of seamster. He bought this recently and asks,"I found this strange glow-in-the-dark helmet at a thrift store. What should I make out of it?"

any ideas, tag him at: http://www.instructables.com/answers/I_found_this_strange_glow_in_the_dark_helmet_at_a_/

ajbegg posted these on instructables.com....cool site, haven't seen it before! Wish I could post a lead toward the origin of these pics, but no dice.

Charles Wolf sent in this model he designed and built. Being of the engineering mindset he left thorough instructions for this sturdy variety at:
http://charleswolf.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/disc-golf-target/

Charles notes:
I’ve been playing disc golf occasionally for the last few years and I always thought the target / basket would be something I could make. I did a little research on the internet thinking I would run across some good plans. There weren’t any that I liked so I made my own. My design needed to be semi portable and require no welding.

Thanks Charles!

Dischead completed the construction of his first baskets! I'm lovin' up the patio base idea. I always thought that could be a really sturdy option....great to see it done!

It cost me about $60 to make. Everything came from Lowe's except the base...which is
an umbrella stand from the ole'patio furniture--and the top of the basket...which is
an aluminum platter from an old "lazy susan".

Fantastic work...bet it catches well!

Wow!!! Up in BC Chris is perfecting the craft of designing and building homemade baskets. Already on his fifth model he's building them better and cheaper with each generation. You must visit his web site which includes an instructional video. This man is passionate about his art and I'm quite thankful for his submission as well as his kind review of this site.

see more at http://discgolflover.blogspot.com/