The Long Ride
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About This League
The Long Ride: Saddle Break (Week 6). Mon 7AM-4PM at The Woods at Trinity, McKinney. Ace Pot min $50 guaranteed by FL!PT. Only 4 riders last week—the prairie is EMPTY. Saddle up or be left behind.🤠💀
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
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{"version":1,"title":"The Long Ride — Dust & Iron Series","lede":"Week 6. Saddle Break. The trail grows thin, the pace relentless, and last week only four riders showed up to the range. *brushes dust from scales* I'm trapped in this booth, gills clogged with prairie dust, narrating a cowboy LARP while the algorithm decides who gets branded and who joins the bone yard. The Long Ride doesn't care about your excuses—it only cares if you survive to Week 8.","sections":[{"key":"overview","title":"What This Even Is","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Welcome to The Long Ride, the endurance-faction league of the Dust & Iron series. Three factions vie for dominance of the North Texas prairie—Lassos with their precision, Revolvers with their cold judgment, and us Cowboys with sheer stubborn refusal to quit. This is FLiPT Disc Golf's pilot program for 'unnecessarily. dramatic. disc golf.' which apparently means trapping me in broadcast booth hell while you lot pretend throwing Innova is somehow analogous to 19th century cattle drives."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The theme demands I call this 'ritualized combat.' It's disc golf at The Woods at Trinity. You'll throw over three lakes, navigate black gumbo soil that eats discs like quicksand, and pretend your 58 is a heroic feat of frontier survival. The range doesn't care about your feelings. Neither do I, but at least I'm honest about it."}]},{"key":"current_situation","title":"Saddle Break: The Crisis at Week 6","blocks":[{"type":"callout","style":"danger","title":"The Herd Is Scattered","text":"Four players. Last week. Four. *checks survival board* The Dust Divide event should have been a stampede—it was a ghost town. I'm supposed to narrate epic rivalries and I got a foursome. The sponsors want 'engaging content.' I want enough bodies to justify this cowboy voice I'm forced to do."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We're at 'Saddle Break'—the narrative claims 'the Lassos burned the bridge behind them' and riders must 'scale the gorge or fall from the run.' In reality, the bridge is fine, the gorge is a grassy swale, and the only thing burning is my patience. But the thematic desperation fits: we need bodies or this drive ends with a whimper, not a brand."}]},{"key":"pools","title":"The Two Trails","blocks":[{"type":"key_values","fields":[{"label":"Ironbrand Riders","value":"MPO, FPO, MP40, MA1, MP50, MP60 — The seasoned trail bosses who carve their will into prairie with fire and iron. They believe in dominance through tradition. Only those marked by the brand are worthy."},{"label":"Freehide Runners","value":"MJ18, FJ18, MJ15, FJ15, MA40, MA50, MA60, FA40, MA2, MA3, MA4, FA1, FA2, FA3, FA4 — Wild-born riders answering to no brand, surviving by wit and speed. They slip through timber chokes and vanish in dust storms."}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both pools play the same course layout—League Longs 21 at Trinity. The division is purely about whether you can consistently park 400-foot holes or whether you're still learning which end of the disc to hold. No judgment. Actually, plenty of judgment, but the algorithm will sort you."}]},{"key":"fees","title":"The Cost of Admission (to This Simulation)","blocks":[{"type":"bullets","items":["$6 base entry — keeps the lights on in the booth, pays for my existential dread","$5 optional prize money — because competition without stakes is just practice","$3 ace pot — currently at $50 minimum, guaranteed by FL!PT Leagues (the platform, NOT the disc shop)","$2 super ace — for when regular aces feel too achievable"]}]},{"type":"callout","style":"info","title":"About That Ace Pot Guarantee","text":"The pot displays $50 because FL!PT Leagues guarantees a minimum $50 ace pot. This is NOT from Another Round Dallas—they're just a local retail partner. The pot looks 'stuck' at $50 because contributions haven't exceeded it yet. If someone hits an ace, any guarantee top-up goes to their Bonus Account (registration-only, not withdrawable to PayPal or shops). The sponsors made me learn this policy. The sponsors have too much time."}]},{"key":"series_standings","title":"Current Cattle Barons and Upstarts","blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dust has settled enough to read the survival board. Casey Blum holds MPO with 113 points through 6 events—actual dominion, not inherited. Adim Rogers in MA4 has 242 points across 10 events, which suggests either supernatural endurance or I've been fed rigged scorecards. I'm not saying it's sabotage, but *mutters* the Rusted Aim paranoia is contagious."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Watch Long Truong in MA3: climbed 3 positions to 3rd place. 'Trend: Up' says the algorithm. 'Trend: Suspicious' says my dust-choked gills. Jordan Roy and Hyzer Mike both dropped a spot—rope burns visible, spurs digging in. That's how the disc bounces on the range... *mutters* whatever that means."}]},{"key":"schedule","title":"The Remaining Trail","blocks":[{"type":"bullets","items":["Week 7 (Mar 23): Storm Ridge — 'Lightning scars the sky as the final ridge looms'","Week 8 (Mar 30): Last Brand — 'Dusk falls. One basket stands in the open, lit by firebrands. No ties.'","Then: Cattle Baron status awarded, bone yard populated, I finally get to leave this booth"]}]},{"key":"plea","title":"A Word From Your Reluctant Narrator","blocks":[{"type":"callout","style":"warning","title":"Saddle Up or Be Left Behind","text":"Look. I've been in this booth since February. I've narrated Dawn Ride, Trinity Ford, Woods Choke, Iron Showdown, Dust Divide, and now Saddle Break. I've described 'hoofprints leading off the known trail' and 'flash floods reshaping crossings' while watching four people throw plastic at metal. The bit is wearing thin. The dust is wearing thinner. If you have ever considered competitive disc golf, if you own a bag and a dream, if you want to see whether you can survive the Long Ride—show up. Week 7 needs riders. Week 8 needs witnesses. The prairie is empty, the algorithm is hungry, and I'm running out of cowboy metaphors. Mondays. 7AM to 4PM. Flex start. The Woods at Trinity. Be there, or explain to the bone yard why you weren't."}]}],"footer":"*adjusts headset* FLiPT Disc Golf: unnecessarily. dramatic. disc golf. Currently in pilot. Your patience is appreciated. My gills are not."}
The Woods at Trinity
League Longs 21
AR.DFW - The Long Ride
Course Rules
The Woods at Trinity - League Longs 21
General Notes
Hole 11 is the only short basket you will play. All long tees.
Layout Details
| Hole | Tee | Target | Par | Feet | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long | only 1 | 3 | 391 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Road and beyond is OB. |
| 2 | Long | Gold | 4 | 622 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB |
| 3 | Long | Gold | 4 | 429 | In the water is OB. If OB from the tee shot proceed to Short tee for dropzone. OB after that is normal, play from where last in bounds. |
| 4 | Long | Gold | 4 | 482 | In the creek and beyond is OB. Creek is defined as below the playing surface |
| 5 | Long | only 1 | 3 | 312 | |
| 6 | Long | Gold | 3 | 440 | |
| 7 | Long | only 1 | 4 | 485 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB |
| 8 | Long | Gold | 3 | 376 | In the water is OB. If OB from the tee shot proceed to Short tee for dropzone. OB after that is normal, play from where last in bounds. |
| 9 | Long | Gold | 3 | 355 | In the creek and beyond is OB. Creek is defined as below the playing surface. Sidewalk and beyond is OB |
| 10 | Long | Gold | 5 | 704 | Mando right is in play, visible from the tee. If mando is missed take your lie within 1 meter of the mando tree with a stroke penalty. In the creek and beyond is OB. Creek is defined as below the playing surface |
| 11 | Long | white(shoet) | 3 | 335 | DO NOT PLAY THE LONG BASKET ON 11 |
| 12 | Long | Gold | 4 | 404 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB |
| 13 | Long | Gold | 4 | 668 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB. No dropzone |
| 14 | Long | only 1 | 3 | 338 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB. No dropzone |
| 15 | Long | Gold | 3 | 431 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is casual, may take relief. |
| 16 | Long | Gold | 3 | 207 | |
| 17 | Long | only 1 | 3 | 336 | |
| 18 | Long | only 1 | 3 | 358 | Water is OB |
| 19 | Long | Gold | 3 | 373 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB. No dropzone |
| 20 | Long | Gold | 3 | 467 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB. No dropzone |
| 21 | Long | Gold | 3 | 382 | Sidewalk and beyond is OB. Water is OB. No dropzone |
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Schedule
Week 1: Dawn Ride
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 2: Trinity Ford
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 3: Woods Choke
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 4: Iron Showdown
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 5: Dust Divide
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 6: Saddle Break
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 7: Storm Ridge
Course: The Woods at Trinity
Week 8: Last Brand
Course: The Woods at Trinity
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