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Jason Topp

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East Devon Video
« on: October 06, 2022, 02:15:26 PM »
I enjoyed this video profiling changes Frank Pont is making to East Devon. I have never visited but It appears that the course will improve significantly. 


https://youtu.be/dBic6BjfqNE

Tony_Muldoon

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Re: East Devon Video
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2022, 03:52:42 AM »

Jason sorry to rain on your parade but that video touched an increasingly are nerve with me.




I'm writing this from about 20 miles away. The Dorset coast from Weymouth thought Chesil Beach to Lyme Regis,  Seaton and Exmouth in Devon is a favourite place for us to take a break. Stunning and not that well known.


No clubs this time but have played it in the past and greatly enjoyed the course. I did a photo tour and Sean did a better one, where I'm sure he talked about the need for tree clearance >:( [size=78%] But the search engine.....[/size]


I'm going to make it my mission to bang on about photo\document posting being the lifeblood of this dying DG.  Instead of informed discussion , ALL(?) those YouTube videos offer us a balls eye view of the course and oleagenous platitudes with no critical appreciation. 
As for facts...shouldn't Braid get a mention? Did Colt really favour Infiniti greens or only defending one side of a green??


GCA could rise again as a counter to all the slop that's out there...The campaign starts here.I




Let's make GCA grate again!

Jason Topp

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Re: East Devon Video
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2022, 01:59:49 PM »
Tony:


While I would agree that there is plenty of slop with respect to the architecture bona fides, I would argue that this video does a great job of describing the process of getting a project of this type approved by a membership and the advantages of making these types of changes.  I enjoyed it greatly but would not rely on it for an authoritative description of Colt's design approach.

Tony_Muldoon

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Re: East Devon Video
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2022, 03:26:38 PM »
Cheers Jason


It's just I've now got a bee in my bonnet and for no good reason your thread got the first salvo!


Look after yourself
Tony
Let's make GCA grate again!