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Old 03-21-2011, 02:38 AM
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Ladies & gentlemen, a moment of silence if you please while I officially retire the "Toy" from C.J. "Toy Cannon" Hopper.

This past weekend at the PDGA Am World Doubles tournament at Circle R Ranch in Wimberly C.J. was high atop the Hill course on #18's teebox. With his partner's shot already safely down the fairway the typical amount, he judged the wind and with youthful bravado let fly his X-Nuke. The Nuke started left, then turned over and began sailing right, finally approaching the bottom of the hill finished with a left fade... across the dirt road at the bottom of the hill!

After locating the disc, spotters with years of experience watching discs descend from that teebox declared this one of the longest throws they'd ever seen. No drive all weekend equaled the distance C.J. got on that throw (not even the mighty Vandagriff 360 butt roller). The rest of the weekend across the ranch you'd hear whispers of "that's the kid who threw to the bottom of the hill on 18!".

So the "Toy" is no more. The Cannon has arrived.

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P.S. all stories of our final score on that hole are probably greatly exaggerated.

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Old 03-21-2011, 06:30 AM
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Way to go C.J.!
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Old 03-21-2011, 08:56 AM
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I heard you took a 12 from 180 out
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:00 AM
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so in other words, you guys are done hiding out in MA2? congrats on bumping up
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:18 AM
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I heard you took a 12 from 180 out
Greatly exaggerated....
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Old 03-21-2011, 11:28 AM
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Greatly exaggerated....
I know there were at least 5 more throws.
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Old 03-21-2011, 12:00 PM
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Way to GO CJ!!!
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:14 PM
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It was only 6 extra throws and from 182'. lol
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Congrats go out to C.J. and Eric !

Oh and to Grifford and Tim.
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Sweet story
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