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Post by tastegw on Aug 18, 2016 17:58:27 GMT -5
I will attempt to make a course that I will not be publishing for TGC 1 until TGC 2 is near.
I will not even be beginning any work inside the GNCD for quite some time, depending on how the below comes through.
So why is this inspired by setmypath? we had a short chat in another thread about preparations, he mentioned he sketches out his holes on paper.
so....I told him why i never did that, but I have given it some thought.
I am an artist. with a good drawing ability, being left handed and right brained, there is no stereo type hype here, its the real deal.
So I have purchased a nice new drawing pad and some pencils, along with a new ruler for some yardage help.
I will draw out hole by hole the overhead for each hole for the full 18, then try and piece that together for a full 18 hole overhead.
I then will take those drawings and scale it to life inside the GNCD. Once completed it shall remain unpublished until time is ready.
I will keep this thread going and updated after each hole is sketched to show the progress.
cheers to setmypath for the inspiration on a technique i have not used before.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 18:15:01 GMT -5
I had that discussion with another designer as well. When asked about my "process", I disclosed that I sketch a course out before breaking ground. For me, it just helps me hold true to my concept when in the GNCD.
Good luck, brother. Look forward to seeing the evolution....
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Post by tastegw on Aug 18, 2016 19:24:23 GMT -5
here is a quick rough sketch of a random hole to see how i would like it. colors aided by photo editing software to help illustrate the different texturesi decided to start the sketch with the beginning of the fairway and not waste space with the negative space between the tee box area and the beginning of the fairway, though this will and should not be the case on some holes that have hazards in that void area (such as water) this is a simple hole, short-medium par 4 estimated 435 yards long. fairway max width would be around 40 yards wide, squeezed to 20 yards as it closed in on the green complex. the fairway would gently slope from right to left for most of the length of the fairway, something the golfer would have to adjust to on approach to avoid going into the leftside bunker. the green complex is guarded by bunkers to the short left and wide right. the green itself contours from the middle out. the highest point of the green would be middle back, and would slope down to the front of the green from the right side, and from right to left on the left side. the contours would be gentle with no red or yellow grid lines anywhere on the green. just short of the green on the front left side is small hump that extends into the greens middle section. trying to get a feel on how this is going to go, not sure if im doing this right or not from a blue print perspective.
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Post by reebdoog on Aug 18, 2016 20:30:04 GMT -5
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Post by tastegw on Aug 18, 2016 20:58:07 GMT -5
those look much better than your photo editing skills
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Post by tastegw on Aug 18, 2016 21:04:11 GMT -5
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Post by smoknpirate on Aug 18, 2016 21:27:06 GMT -5
I usually sketch out basic routing and ideas. I don't always hold true because other variables come into play, but I find it helps me move more quickly with getting the layout completed. This is the Front 9 for El Tesoro Piratas:
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Post by smoknpirate on Aug 18, 2016 21:29:19 GMT -5
I like the look of that first hole you did. Actually looks like a real golf hole rather than an ink blot fairway that you see on a lot of courses out there.
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Post by setmypath on Aug 24, 2016 3:48:28 GMT -5
Really cool to see your work in progress guys! I'll try to find some pics of my sketches as well. Like we talked about taste, sketching to me means I completely ignore what GNCD gives me in terms of terrain, water etc, which in turn means more work. But I find it a more rewarding process overall. No shackles.
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Post by jacobkessler on Aug 24, 2016 16:21:49 GMT -5
I usually sketch out small little ideas before I build, but I don't go into too much detail. The idea for the 11th and 16th hole area on my Wichita course came from something I sketched out.
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Post by rhino4life on Aug 25, 2016 15:43:10 GMT -5
I am currently giving things a whirl in the course design field and I definitely learned some things in the above. Thanks...
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Post by coggin66 on Aug 25, 2016 17:45:57 GMT -5
This is a really interesting thread. It is always enlightening to see how others come up with their hole ideas. I don't do full layout sketching but I do note down most of my hole ideas in my Samsung Galaxy Note. If I have designers block for a hole I'll let it cogitate and when something comes to me I can sketch something out using the stylus that comes with the phone. I'll often get inspiration from landscapes I see around me so it is great to be able to sketch something while it is still fresh.
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Post by mrooola on Aug 25, 2016 18:01:00 GMT -5
I'm going to try this for my next project!
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Post by Royce on Aug 26, 2016 8:22:07 GMT -5
I had the pleasure of performing jury duty last month, and aside from the superb people watching at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice I had nothing to occupy my time so I decided to sketch out a golf course of my own creation. It was fun working out the general routing and design of the course, and for sure this would be the strategy I would use if I ever attempted a fictional course, just so I wouldn't lose focus midway through the front 9 (I need a plan to execute that's why RCR's are so appealing to me).
I couldn't imagine NOT drawing out at least a general sketch of the course routing, how else do you stay focused, designers just make it up along the way? (I'm pretty sure that's not how MacKenzie & Ross did it lol)
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