Night Rounds – Reviews on glow sticks, LED Lights, and Glow plastic
With the impending time change, night golf will be our only option if you work traditional hours. I have used mini glow sticks, flashing led lights, and glow discs as my test subjects for when day light savings goes into effect. The mini glow sticks work fairly well if disc is almost clear. Any slight tinting of the plastic will drastically reduce the visibility of the low powered mini glow sticks. I’ll give it a 2 on a scale of 5.
The flashing LED lights have been my staple for the past year. They are roughly $2.50 ea and give roughly 12 hours of use. These are the best option of the 3 test subjects. They are the heaviest of the addon options but they work well in all lighting scenarios (ie low sunlight, dusk, and completely dark). The newly redesign 2 alternating color lights that emit a combination of Blue/Red, Blue/Green, Red/Green colors for very easy identification from a far. Dynamic Discs seem to be the main supplier of this particular light setup. I barely notice the LED taped to my discs, but I don’t try any crazy hyzer flip shots at night, much. I highly recommend these particular models and give them an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5. I’ve dinged the 5.0 rating for the weight weenies out there. =)
Lastly I have tested the Innova CFR glow discs, Innova Pro Glow, and the GatewaySuper Glow plastics. one of the problems with glow plastic is that not all the names are available in glow. Innova probably has the largest selection of glow plastic but its still limited compared with their full product offering. The less translucent discs seem to hold a glow longer than the more translucent. That being said the Innova Pro and Gateway Super Glow outlasted the Innova CFR’s. All glow plastic seems best suited for near zero visibility. Any close street lamps will drastically reduce your night vision and the perceived glow from the discs. LED Blacklight flashlights tend to be the best option for charging this plastics in between rounds. I picked one up off ebay for around $13 shipped. My rating for the glow plastics is 3.5 out of 5 mainly due to the limited disc option in glow plastic and the fact most of my dg gets played around dusk and street lamps. All the above plastics are perfectly suited normal daytime use, as the Innova CFR plastic has excellent durability. Hope this helps someone!
Below is picture of a fresh charge on the 3 plastics in a completely dark room. They are visible for 10-15 minutes in a zero light area.
Jeremiah
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Houston Updates!
Disc Golf in Houston is going well but is extremely warm. Despite the heat, we’ve been able to play a couple rounds of disc golf each week. We’ve got a group of 6 guys who play. This past weekend five of us had a fun round at Mason Park and enjoyed playing disc golf in some cool 100+ degree weather. We need to take a picture of hole 3 on this course. I’m guessing the hole is less than 200′, but there is a wall of trees with no possible line between the tee box and the basket. You just pitch a disc into the trees and hope it pops out the other side pinball style. The long tee for hole 6 is brutally long and runs beside a bayou. The long tee for hole 8 is probably the most scenic view from a tee box in Houston.
As for our home course at TC Jester, Tim and I played in a 6 week league and held our own in the red division. Tim came in first in our division, won the raffle, AND won closest to the pin one week. I drank lots of beer and improved my game (slightly).
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