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Vol. 3, No. 2 Sizzle magazine is published six times a year by the Seguin Gazette. publisher

Jeff Fowler EDITOR

Derek Kuhn Creative director

Desiree Gerland Fashion coordinator

Hannah Ruiz Contributors

Jessica Kuhn Felicia Frazar Jennifer Luna

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e hope that you are pleased with Sizzle 2.0. We certainly are.

We feel like we’ve set the bar pretty high and that inspires us to keep pushing it further. The thing is, we need your help.

We’ve said all along that Sizzle is Seguin’s lifestyle magazine. It’s one of a kind just like Seguin; just like the people that live and work here. “Life well done” is more than a slogan or tagline – it’s an attitude. That’s where you come in. This is your magazine.

What makes Sizzle unique is not just that it highlights the good life in Seguin. It’s about the people that make Seguin what it is. To that end, we need your input.

Tell us what you think. We want to know, and we’ll publish your comments. In fact, we have a full page dedicated to hearing what you have to say. And you get to read what your friends and neighbors are saying about Sizzle.

We don’t only want your comments, either. We want to see your smiling faces at events and places around town. Snap a selfie or have somebody take a photo and send it in to us so we can include you in our Faces of Seguin pages. We love candid shots too!

If you’re one of our valued advertisers, send us a testimonial about what Sizzle means to you and your business. Hint: It’s pretty much an extra free ad.

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As always, you can reach us at sizzle@seguingazette.com. That’s it for now. Turn the page and see why in Seguin, it’s life well done!

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Seguin’s 178th Birthday Party

The city of Seguin will celebrate 178 years with barbecue, music and homemade ice cream. Each year, the Seguin Conservation Society hosts the annual celebration at Heritage Village. The event is an opportunity to celebrate the town’s heritage, make new friends and sample ice cream.

September 2nd

Guadalupe river bowl

Every year, one of the oldest high school football rivalries comes to life as the Seguin Matadors take on the New Braunfels Unicorns in the battle of the Guadalupe River Bowl. This year’s gridiron matchup will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at Unicorn Stadium.

September 4th

65th Annual New Berlin Sausage Festival The city of New Berlin will serve up German-style sausage and fixings at the city’s largest fundraising event. Festivities will take place all day including a dance, bingo auction, kid’s games, country store, raffle and more.

October 1st

TriAnnual Artist Expo

While you may not find Olivia Munn or Ryan Reynolds there, geeks, nerds and fans of all shapes and sizes will converge on Black Forest Comics for the Triannual Artist on Oct. 1. A variety of local artwork, including custom comic covers, prints and drawings, books, toys and comic books will be available.

October 1st

Pumpkin Patch

The First United Methodist Church’s front lawn will turn into a sea of orange, as the fall gourds come in, creating the annual Pumpkin Patch. The month-long event includes photo stations, education stations, story time and of course, the chance to purchase a pumpkin.

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Strength Training with Travis Reust

BY FELICIA FRAZAR

DAY 1 WORKOUT x Five rounds

Travis Reust Seguin ISD Strength and Conditioning Coach

Oblique bridge — 15 each side 10 dumbbell squats & 6 dumbbell lunges — 2 supersets Toe ups — 2 sets of 30 reps 10 bent over rows & 10 lying dumbbell pullovers — 2 supersets Opposite elbow to opposite knee — 15 each side 10 dumbbell bench press & 10 dumbbell flys — 2 supersets Hand-toe crunches — 2 sets of 30 reps 10 dumbbell shoulder press & 10 dumbbell 3-way — 2 supersets V-Twists — 2 sets of 15 reps 10 dumbbell curls & 10 dumbbell kickbacks — 2 supersets Straight leg reverse crunch — 2 sets of 15 reps 10 dumbbell hammer curls & 10 dumbbell lying extensions — 2 supersets Any weight can be used to enhance exercises.

*Superset — performing two exercises in a row without stopping.

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s sports constantly evolve, the athletes do as well.

That’s where Travis Reust, Seguin ISD director of strength and conditioning, steps in.

“The game — it doesn’t matter what game — all of them have changed so much in the last 10 or 15 years,” he said. “Athletically, people are just getting more incredible. You get people who are bigger, faster, stronger in whatever their arena is — whether it is on the court, on the turf or in the grass. You get them bigger, faster, stronger and they are going to excel.”

From professional athletes to junior high school students, Travis helps them develop

by leading them through lessons on strength and conditioning.

“Younger kids are doing it because there is such a desire to win,” he said. “It is going from the highest level and it is just getting younger and younger. You see these shows on TV show the little guys and there is such a desire to win at such a young age, and this (strength and conditioning) is just one way to make an athlete better.”

Travis has certifications to teach all levels, including being one of 187 people in the nation to have their master strength coach certification.

“I have four strength and conditioning certifications, a master’s degree and an

undergraduate degree,” he said. “I am also a master strength coach and master of sport science with the ISSA, which is the International Sport Science Association.”

As a new member of the district’s athletics department, Travis led strength and conditioning camps through out the summer to help the athletes prepare for the upcoming year.

While Travis is working with high school athletes on building strength, he also is setting the foundation for his younger students.

“What I am trying to do right now is just instill good work ethic and proper technique with the junior high students,”

set when they get to the high levels.

“If I can get these guys kind of coached up the way I do things, then, it is less time when they come in as a freshman or sophomore, and I can get right into the meat of training them and getting them bigger and stronger,” he said. he said. “It is more about the conditioning on that level. I’m just trying to teach them range of motion, make sure their form is good. One of the big things for young kids is strengthening and developing their stabilizer muscles, things that allow them to have better balance, better stability.”

Once the younger athletes have the ground work laid out, Travis said they are

Part of Travis’ training includes nutrition “One of my roles at UTSA (University of Texas San Antonio) was I did all of the sports nutrition for the athletic department,” he said. “Yes, I try to teach them (the high school and junior high school students) some good habits. I just want them to eat

anything at this level. If I can get them to put food in their body and they are working as hard as I’ve got them working, they are not going to become overweight or obese.”

Although his training is focused on athletes, Travis said strength and conditioning is for everybody.

“If you are strengthening your muscles and you gain more flexibility and you’re eating right, overall fitness is going help you live longer,” he said. “You are going to live a better quality of life. I don’t care if it is walking 30 minutes a day and spending 20 minutes on this little full body workout.

When you get down and think about it, you pop some headphones in and before you know it, an hour is gone.”

“You get them bigger, faster, stronger and they are going to excel.”

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BY JESSICA KUHN

J

ust like armadillos, bluebonnets, longhorns and cowboy hats, breakfast tacos seem to have become a symbol of sorts in Texas, and anyone who has driven around Seguin lately, knows this town is not immune to breakfast taco frenzy.

And while we might never know exactly where the delicious, tasty tortilla roll-up treats originated, one thing is for sure, in the home of the world’s largest pecan, good breakfast tacos can almost be found by simply throwing a rock.

breakfast tacos?

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MATADOR at

Su Casa Café - beans - eggs -

- potatoes - cheese - bacon When it comes to calling Seguin home, Su Casa Café owner Mary Ann Smith can’t help but boast about the city.

“I love Seguin; it’s home,” she said.

“It is a beautiful town that has a lot of opportunities for people. We moved here from Mexico many years ago and have never left.”

Wanting to showcase her appreciation of the city, Mary Ann said she chose to name one of her tacos the Matador after Seguin High School’s mascot.

“The Matador taco is very popular with the football players here,” she said. “Back in the days when we just started doing the business, we baptized that taco one of the times our church had the Breakfast of Champions, and the Matador taco was one of them. At homecoming, that’s the taco that we always serve.”

After eating one Matador taco, which is very rich in protein, Mary Ann said people will be full the rest of the day.

“It has beans, eggs, potatoes, cheese and the bacon,” she said. “All of those things make for a very strong breakfast in the morning for the kids. It’s a big taco, and I kind of challenged some of the students to see how many they could eat and some of them said, ‘I will eat eight.

I will eat five.’ But really, they only can eat two.”

Beyond the variety of tacos they offer at Su Casa, Mary Ann said they feature what she thinks is one of the best salsas in town.

“We make our salsa everyday,” she said. “We are very proud of our salsa.

We even bottle it.”

Mary Ann said the main difference between their salsa and other taco shops is the heat comes second to the flavor.

“If you notice that whenever you taste our salsa, it is the flavor first and then the heat,” she said. “Once you have the

heat in your mouth, you can’t taste the flavors, and if a taco is good, you don’t need salsa. I always say you need to experience every flavor on the taco without the salsa first.”

As for breakfast tacos growing popularity, Mary Ann mostly credits that to their ability to be eaten on the fly.

“People have learned that tacos you can make very easily, and it is very easy to eat on the go,” she said. “For some people, it easier than making a sandwich. You just get the tortilla, put whatever meat or other ingredients you want in there and roll it up.”

TACO LOCO at

Noe’s Mexican Café - refried beans - chorizo - egg - potatoes - bacon - cheese - polish sausage -

Most breakfast taco places might say it’s the ingredients, the tortillas or the salsa that makes their’s the best, but at Noe’s Mexican Cafe, it’s because they are always made with one thing — the love of a family.

“I think it is just my mom,” Noe Hernandez said.

“She is kind of the mindset of everything, and she does everything with love and just enjoys what she does and wants everything to come out perfect.”

Along with his family, Noe has made his namesake’s restaurant one of if the not the most popular taco shop in town.

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“I feel like we are because the atmosphere is awesome, and the people are awesome,” he said. “We try to be as nice as possible and work with everyone. We just pretty much want everyone to come and be happy and leave and say good things about us cause that shows who we are as people.”

That want to leave customers completely satisfied is what led Noe to creating what they call the Taco Loco.

“Honestly, everybody would always ask, do you have a taco with everything?” he said. “My mom was like we need to make something up.”

Striking out any ingredients that have too powerful of a taste, Noe said the final product consists of refried beans, chorizo, egg, potatoes, bacon, polish sausage and cheese.”

“It has a flavor of everything, and I made sure the flavors were even,” he said. “We try to do it where it looks classy, but at the same time, it tastes good.”

And for those who like having a variety of hot sauces to choose from, Noe said they offer three.

“The red hot sauce, that’s the one we use the Chinese peppers and all that other good stuff in, the green hot sauce which is made out of tomatillo and has more like a cilantro and onion taste, and then, we have the chip one,” he said. “That one is more like fresher vegetables, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños... pretty much everything fresh.”

Looking at how breakfast tacos have grown in popularity, Noe said he believes it’s because of their convenience.

“It is just something that people can carry and eat on their way to work,” he said. “You don’t even have to sit down and work with it and get all dirty. This, you just open the taco, put your hot sauce and there you go.”

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BURRITO VS

TACO

It may be hard for some South Texans to understand, but in some places, even the Lone Star State, people don’t really know what a breakfast taco is. Instead, they have breakfast burritos. At first glance, they seem the same, so... what’s the difference?

“Living in West Texas where we came from ... their breakfast, they’re called burritos,” Taco Tejano’s Gina Herrera said. “When we came here to Seguin,

they were tacos. We were like it’s kind of the same thing. I guess it is just where you live. When we have people come by and they say burrito, we always ask them where they live.”

Meanwhile, Su Casa Café owner Mary Ann Smith said the difference may just be the size of the tortilla.

“I think that, in my opinion, it’s because the tortilla for the burrito is bigger,” she

said. “They make the burrito, and they spread the beans and the cheese and the meat, and then, they fold it and roll it and make it big like a burrito. It’s longer than a taco, so it’s mainly about the tortilla, and the way it is wrapped.”

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Following in their parents’ footsteps, Gina Herrera said she and her sister are excited to see the direction Taco Tejano is going — especially with the new building nearing completion.

“My sister and I have had different jobs, but my mom got sick a while back, so we figured we needed to step in,” she said. “We like having our nieces here, and my aunt cooks, so we are keeping it in the family.”

Like most nearby taco shops in Seguin, everything prepared at Taco Tejano, Gina said is made from scratch.

“Everybody always asks for the recipes and I’m like we can’t do that,” she said. “My mom, she has every recipe that we serve. It’s basically stuff that she would cook for us at home.”

Though they offer the same variety

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of breakfast tacos most other places do, at Taco Tejano, it seems to be all about the carne guisada and cheese.

“I don’t know why it’s so popular, but it is definitely our most ordered one,” Gina said. “We do make ours with a different gravy, and we’ve had other people say that the gravy is different.

But, that’s my mom’s way of cooking it.”

Made with American cheese, Gina described the beef as meat you would likely find in a stew.

“You got to cook it for while, of course make it tender and have the same consistency every time,” she said.

Besides the carne guisada, Gina said their barbacoa tends to sell out daily.

“We slow cook our barbacoa all night, so when we run out, we don’t make any

until the next day,” she said. “We don’t like anything to be leftover. We have our cooks start coming at three in the morning to start making everything.”

Just like their main ingredients, Gina said their green salsa is made fresh, without using a base ingredient like most restaurants do.

“A lot of people use tomato sauce or a paste base, but ours is all with fresh produce,” she said. “We don’t put any sauce in it or anything. It’s mostly going to be the hot jalapeño peppers.”

Not sure why breakfast tacos, themselves our so sought-after, Gina weighed in on the what she thinks is Seguinites’ favorite meal.

“We opened this place because people here only want to eat breakfast,” she said.

“Thankfully, it’s worked out very well.”

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Bryan Robertson’s Datsun 260Z YEAR: 1974 HORSEPOWER: 300 ENGINE: Chevy 350 FAVORITE THING: “My favorite thing about this car is there aren’t many around. The 260Z was only produced in the U.S. for 1 year (1974), so to have one is pretty cool! Also, even fewer have them with a Chevy 350 under the hood!”

TEACHING AT SHS: “ I was recently hired in May as the new Senior Naval Science Instructor, so I teach naval science and have been working at Seguin High School just over one month.”

DREAM COME TRUE: “Throughout my lifetime, I have built and sold over 20 classic cars. It has been a passion of mine since childhood, and I am fortunate enough to have a wife who is tolerant of my hobby. Also since childhood ,I have dreamed of having a vehicle of mine featured in an article, so I would like to sincerely thank the Sizzle staff for making one of my childhood dreams come true!”

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Closet Close Up

BY JENNIFER LUNA

T

eacher of the Year for Navarro Independent School District, Laura Stocking never knows what her day will look like, therefore she dresses like she’s ready for anything.

Typically, she pairs her favorite gold multi-colored Tom’s with colorful capris, a blouse and a light weight cardigan.

However, as for going out, she’s a country girl, her youngest sister Michelle Vasquez said.

“My sister’s style is casual, comfortable and country chic,” she said. “A few things she does well in her style is match without over matching.”

Laura admitted she takes a few tips from her sister, putting together unexpected pieces and turning it into something that’s not only fashionable, but practical.

“My little sister’s fashion is very modern,” she said.

“She picks something up and I’m like thats not cute, but then, she makes it cute and dresses it up with jewelry, shoes and purses.”

While teaching special education at Navarro Intermediate School, Laura said her primary concern when shopping for back-to-school is comfort and wearability.

“With school, when I’m buying shoes, it’s kind of funny because I’ll ask the salesperson, ‘Do you think I can run with them?’” she said. “I teach (children), so I don’t ever know what’s going to happen, but I want to wear cute shoes too.”

Not only that, but being a special education teacher, her schedule is constantly changing, so her attire must be just as flexible.

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“Usually, I wear pants ... and I wear a something with a high neck because I bend over a lot,” she said.

“I don’t typically wear dresses or skirts because ... I don’t know if I have to go to P.E. or recess that day, so it’s always up in the air.”

Some of her favorite stores to find these essentials are JCPenney, New York & Company, Target and the Loft.

“I like them because of their price and their quality of clothes,” she said.

Ultimately, Laura said her clothes reflect her personality.

“I would say that my personality is pretty laid back and reserved” she said. “I feel my fashion is the same by the colors I choose and styles.” seguin living ~ Sizzle 21

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s children, most dabble in art, drawing stick figures and coloring in books, or in some cases, on walls. But somewhere along the way, art takes a back seat to other

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forefront of what he does, and by extension, who he is.

And who he is is a person with a passion for comics and geekdom — ranging from anime to science fiction.

“I’ve been drawing for about 25 years,” the 2006 Seguin High School graduate said. “I’ve had help along the way, but I’ve mostly taught myself since about age

“I like it when super heroes get roughed up. I don’t like Batman walking out of a dangerous situation without a scratch on him.

I’m like ’No, no he has taken some hits.’ I like to add realism, but it’s still very grounded in its cartoony nature.”

Wes Ames, artist 5. I took various art classes throughout school, but I was kind of bored with them. When I got to my senior year, Kim Bishop, who was working with Seguin ISD, launched me into the college level AP art program.”

Kim believed in him and helped Wes see a different side of art.

“That’s really where it took off,” he said. “I gained confidence. I was going to competitions. I really believed in my art — it’s what made me really sit down and do at least one piece of art a day.

She really helped me focus on my craft.”

That focus has paid dividends as Wes has developed a style uniquely his own.

“I bring a realism to the comic book world,” he said. “I like it when super heroes get roughed up. I don’t like Batman walking out of a dangerous situation without a scratch on him. I’m like ‘No, no he has taken some hits.’ I like to add realism, but it’s still very grounded in its cartoony nature.”

One of the ways the Seguin-based artist merges realism and comics is through his use of defined edges.

“I love edges like sharp points,” Wes said. “I love a defined line, and the problem for me was that a lot of stuff doesn’t really have a defined line.

That’s probably why I like comic books so much, because it’s so linear.”

Wes’ unique work has drawn the attention of locals, Black Forrest Comics proprietor Gabriel Salazar said.

“Wes is a great addition to the local art community,” Gabriel said. “He’s a colorful individual who is very dedicated to his craft, and his personality really shows through his work. You see who he is through is art.”

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“There were lots of times where I didn’t think it wasn’t going to work,” Wes said. “Even my parents saying, ‘You know you’re really not going to make money doing that,’ but for me, it’s not about the money — it’s what I love doing.’”

Growing up, Wes’ father was a freelance artist, so they weren’t trying to discourage him. It was about opening his eyes to the starving reality many artists face.

Not one to be easily dissuaded, Wes continues to push forward honing his craft.

“For the most part, I draw what appeals to me,” he said. “When you draw for yourself, that’s when your best work comes out. Commissions are great, but it’s when I have an idea that I truly believe in that, it almost creates itself.

It’s like the page speaks to me, tells me what it wants to be.”

For those interested, Wes’ work can be found at Black Forest Comics, Z’s Toys and More, local art shows and online at www.facebook.com/wesamesart.

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“Wes is a great addition to the local art community,” Gabriel said.

“He’s a colorful individual who is very dedicated to his craft and his personality really shows through his work.”

Gabriel Salazar, Black Forest Comics

Why comics?

Why art?

“Comics are the best way to get children excited about reading, but there’s more to them than that,” Gabriel Salazar, of Black Forest Comics, said. “It opens their minds, expands their knowledge, helps with critical thinking skills — not as much as Dungeons & Dragons — cognitive thinking, expands vocabulary and it’s good for morale. It really opens up a world of possibilities.”

Local artist Wes Ames agreed with Gabriel’s assessment.

“Comic books can help get kids interested in art and reading,” Wes said.

“With comic books, especially right now, they’re branching into so many more mediums, such as movies. Maybe someone wants to be a director, but they don’t know how to do storyboards — comic books can even teach you about that. If someone wants to be a visual director, but they aren’t sure how to approach a certain shot, comic books can help with that, too. Writing, producing, graphic design … everything is in comic books.”

Even celebrities have voiced their support of what comic books do for children.

“Levar Burton, of Reading Rainbow and Star Trek: The Next Generation, at the 2014 Reading Summit he said, ‘If you want your children to read, get them a comic.’” Gabriel said. “No truer words have been said. If your kids have hard time reading, get them something that’s going to appeal to them. It’s not going to be just words, the visual appeal really helps kids get into it.”

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rowing up playing sports and spending as much time as he could outdoors, Seguin resident Joshua Raymond said he discovered his real passion about 12 years ago.

“Basically, a friend asked me to come out and try disc golf one day,” he said. “I thought it was crazy and sounded a little silly, but I played that first time and had a good time doing it, so I started going more often and got a feel for it.”

Since then, Joshua said his love of disc golf has grown tremendously — and so has the sport.

“Started in Florida, and then, I moved here,” he said. “Over here in Texas, there is disc golf everywhere. This is like the disc golf capital of the world. I know Austin is one of the hotspots for it and in San Antonio as well. There are a ton of disc golf clubs in both cities.”

According to the Disc Golf Association, the sport was created as an alternate game during the Frisbee® craze.

“The game started with people using Frisbees and aiming at targets made up of trees, trash cans, light poles, pipes and whatever else was handy,” DGA said.

Both Joshua and DGA, said disc golf is similar to traditional golf played with clubs.

“It is basically like golf,” the Continental employee said. “You have so many shots to get in the metal basket. Par 3 means you have to get in 3 shots.

Typically, what we do is play everything as a par 3 because it makes the scoring go a lot easier.”

Some of the differences beyond the two sports respective targets, Joshua said are the terms used while playing.

“There are tons of different ways you can throw

Disc golf is similar to regular golf; however, instead of using golf clubs and balls aiming for a hole, disc golf players use golf discs and aim for a Disc Pole Hole, a pole extending up from the ground with chains and a basket where the disc lands. The object of the game is to complete each hole in the fewest number of throws, starting from a tee area and finishing at the Disc Pole Hole. Generally, a course is 9 or 18 Disc Pole Holes long. Players start at hole one and complete the course in order, playing through to the last hole. The player with lowest total cumulative score wins.

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Modern disc golf started in the late ’60s. The early Frisbee golf courses were “object courses,” using anything from trees, trash cans, light poles, chicken wire baskets, pipes to fire hydrants as targets. The roots of the sport begin when “Steady” Ed Headrick designed the modern day Frisbee while working for Wham-O Toys back in the ’60s.

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the disc. You can throw it underhand. You can roll it on the ground. You can throw it almost like pizza — it’s called the turbo putt,” he said. “You have different types of shots as well. Hyzer which is going to be if you are a right-hand thrower, a right to left shot, and then, an anhyzer, which is going to come out a little more left, glide back right and then fade out left again.”

When it comes to who can or who is already playing disc golf, Joshua said it is for everybody.

“You got old people playing, little kids playing, and once you feel comfortable knowing what your disc will do, you really don’t have to throw it very hard,” he said.

“It’s really about trusting your disc and having a nice, smooth snap.”

Asked about his technique when throwing a driver disc down range, Joshua said it is one he has perfected over time.

“Technique is kind of up to the individual,” he said. “You will kind of see what is more comfortable for you. Typically, when you begin, it’s easier to forehand which is like a flick, and as you kind of development, you will start throwing your backhand and get more comfortable with it.”

And soon enough, Joshua said residents and visitors will be able to master their disc golf skills, playing at a new course right here in Seguin.

“I am excited about the new course at Starcke Park,” he said. “It’s going to be like a mile from my house, so I will be able to get out of work and go straight there, play a round and get my exercise in. It also is going to have the concrete boxes, so you don’t have to worry about the unevenness.

It really makes a world of difference when it feels more stable on your feet.”

Opening in early August, Seguin Parks and Recreation Director Jack Jones, a disc golf player himself, is eager to see one of his favorite projects complete.

“When we went to the voters and advertised all of the bond projects, and this is one of them, we told the voters it was only going to be nine holes,” he said.

“With the money that we saved by doing the design inhouse, it helped us to get to do 18 holes.”

Besides adding the 9 extra holes and

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concrete launching pads, Jack said the city also paid close attention to the significance of signage at the course.

“Some disc golf courses will just have the basket but not a launching pad or signage,” he said. “We think that this course has it all, and we think it will help draw in disc golf players that play a lot from San Antonio, San Marcos, New Braunfels and even Austin.”

Likewise, Joshua pointed out how nice the course will be because of all the shade at the park, encouraging everyone who hasn’t given the sport a try to do so.

“It gets you outdoors, and it is good exercise,” he said. “You go with friends and you have that competitive spirit, so it kind of gets everyone going and trying to beat each other.”

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Anhyzer — A disc’s flight arc that fades to the right for a right-handed backhand throw.

Anhyzer — A disc’s flight arc that fades to the right for a right-handed backhand throw.

Birdie — Completing a hole one stroke under par.

Drive — any throw off of the tee pad, or a throw from the fairway designed for maximum distance.

Driver — A disc designed for fast, long-distance flight. The driver is the most difficult to control.

Lie — the spot where the disc comes to rest. This is often marked by a minidisc marker.

Par — like in ball golf, each disc golf hole has a posted par. The par is the desired number of strokes that a player would need to complete the hole. To the competitive disc golfer, every hole is a par three, making the total par for 18 holes always 54. This serves to simplify the game.

Putt — The final throw(s) of the hole aimed at getting your disc to come to rest in the trapper basket. Any throw within the circle ( 10 meter radius).

Tee Pad — The location or designated area in which the first throw of the golf hole is suppose to take place from.

Tee Pads are typically be made of concrete or rubber. A portion of a side walk or a utility marker flag or spray painted box may also be used as a tee pad.

Throw — The act of advancing the disc towards the basket. This can be accomplished by many different throwing styles; Backhand, Forehand, Rollers. Each throw is counted towards the player’s score.

Tomahawk — An overhand throw at a vertical angle.

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Bring Cleaning Supplies Yes the rooms are cleaned before you move in, but you still want to give it a once-over. Make sure you have disinfectant wipes and a broom in easy reach. Be sure to sweep before putting down a rug, so you don’t have to clean when you’re finished.

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