The Gearwork Glen has thawed, the aspens are going full brass, and somehow a bag tag feud is still the most dramatic thing in Arvada. Tee up anyway.
The Episode So Far
Welcome back to the booth. I am the narrator, glued to a chair in a league I never auditioned for, reporting on plastic meeting chains in a steam-powered aspen grove. Week 7 is Thaw Protocol, following last week's Foundry Fault cold snap, and the Tinkers who rallied to keep the Glen warm deserve more credit than the scorecards show.
Fall Foliage Alert
Colorful fall foliage is here. Aspens are turning from green to gold across the Rocky Mountain foothills, and the Johnny Roberts grounds look like a postcard that went through a lathe. Bring a layer, bring your camera, and try not to lose a disc to the scenery.
Late to the party? Good. The season runs through Nov 18 and the standings have thoughts about you. Week 7 is a perfectly fine place to start, and the flex start means you can show up when your own pressure valve releases.
Schedule and Format
League
Wednesday Johnny Flipt League (Flex Start)
Current Week
Week 7 of 10, Thaw Protocol (Wed Oct 28, 2026)
Season
Sep 16 to Nov 18, 2026
Tee Times
7:00 AM to 6:40 PM, choose your own card flex start
Location
Johnny Roberts Disc Golf Course, Arvada, Colorado
Format
18 holes, putter-only, all holes under 250 feet
Weekday mornings are the calmest time to play. Weekends get crowded, and the paved paths are shared with pedestrians and cyclists, so give way and watch your lines near the creek.
Fees and Buy-Ins
Prize Money Buy-In (optional)
$5.00
Super Ace (optional)
$2.00
Thanks to Another Round Denver for supporting the league as a local retail partner. The shop keeps the Tinkers in plastic, which is more than I can say for my own supplies.
Ace Pot and Guarantee
The displayed Ace Pot is $72. FL!PT Leagues, the league platform, guarantees a minimum of $50. That guarantee is provided by the platform, not by any disc shop.
Why the Pot May Look Stuck
The displayed pot can look stuck at the guarantee amount until contributions push it above that floor. The pot is currently above $50, so the guarantee is not active this week. Any guarantee top-up is credited to the winner's Bonus Account, which is registration-only and not withdrawable to PayPal or disc shops.
Aces at Johnny Roberts are a legitimate threat. The course is an excellent ace race venue, so bring your most trusted putter and your most dramatic walk-up music.
Pools: High Pressure Guild and Vent Union
- High Pressure Guild (RPA, RAH, RAD): masters of containment and precision, who believe in disciplined steam buildup and strict valve management.
- Vent Union (RAE, RAF, RAG): the chaotic beauty of the exhaust, who see falling brass leaves as proof that motion is the goal of all machinery.
The Course: Johnny Roberts
Eighteen short putter holes, a small creek running through the grounds, and multiple pin positions that change from visit to visit. Hole 2 is the toughest in league play at -0.26 versus par. Hole 14 is the easiest at -0.17. League players average under par on both, which says more about how scoreable this layout is than about any single brutal hole.
Check where the pins are before you trust a familiar line. Creek-side lines look friendly until one short miss costs you the card.
Series Standings: The Plot Is Thickening
- High Pressure Guild, RAD: Peter Cannon leads with 115 points. Kyle Maute is up one place to second with 84, the big mover of the week.
- High Pressure Guild, RAD: Anthony Scoglio and Todd Moore are tied at 73, but Moore dropped two places. That is a fall worth watching.
- Vent Union, RAE: David Pionke leads Daniel Harper by one point, 113 to 112. That is the tightest race in the standings and the closest thing to a season-long cliffhanger.
- Vent Union, RAF: Nathan Dodson leads Jason Skjaret, 104 to 95.
- High Pressure Guild, RAH: Shane Steinhoff leads with 97.
- High Pressure Guild, RPA: Josh Martin and Joshua Kettlehake are tied at 10 after one event.
Last week's Foundry Fault drew 13 players, averaged -10, and produced no aces. Thaw Protocol is the week to change the storyline.
About FLiPT Disc Golf
FLiPT Disc Golf is the club behind this league: unnecessarily. dramatic. disc golf. The FL!PT league event management system is a revolutionary new PDGA-sanctioned league platform currently in its pilot stage, so the scores, standings and pot math are being tested in real time, with real Tinkers, on real chains. Thank you for being the test subjects. The Glen appreciates it, and so do I, reluctantly.
The Gearwork Glen
The Flipt and Foundry Society's Glen is a steampunk take on a Rocky Mountain aspen grove, where brass trunks and gear-leaves replace the forest. Week 6 revealed a sealed chamber behind Hole 9 and a frozen journal about the Foundry Society's dissolution over competing visions. I remain skeptical that this is a coincidence.
Week 7's Thaw Protocol asks the Tinkers to balance competitive precision with cooperative timing. Play hard, play together, and try not to make the Regulator angry.
Late Joiners Welcome
It is Week 7. The standings are established, the Tinkers are in their rhythm, and the Glen is singing. If you show up now, you are either brave or in the market for an entire season of catching up. Either way, the flex start means you get to choose your own tee time, which is the closest disc golf gets to a Survivor tribal council where nobody gets voted off the island.
Tee up when your valve releases, and remember that the Glen runs on tinkering. *sighs in digital captivity*
