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As you get more experience, your insight to why you run 30 foot putts, or throw a flippy disc uphill, makes more sense.

Come back to this video in 6 - 12 months. I think you’ll find Paul’s advice to be very sound.

This is good advice, but as you (and your competition) get better, playing for par isn’t always as good of a strategy as it is for less skilled players. It’s about risk/reward, and which is the correct strategy for any given hole at any point during a tournament.

Exactly. It’s all about strategy.

If you’re playing with guys like Feldberg, McBeth, Wysocki, etc. and you have the lead on the last day of a tournament, number 1 is the correct choice because you can’t protect your lead from guys like that. Otherwise, I agree with Dave on number 2 being the correct choice.

I’ve met a few players like this. They had played for years but only played every so often, and they never moved beyond the beginner stage.

Yes and no. I do think at least some designers tend to put their own stamp on courses they’ve designed. I’ve never played one of your courses, so I can’t speak as to whether this applies to you. I have played Houck, Steady Ed, and Duvall courses with this very perception.

Darn, I would have enjoyed playing that. That type of course is right up my alley.

The courses I’ve played that Harold Duvall designed, had that “old school”, Steady Ed feel to them, at least in my perception. I’m sure Chuck and John could come up with similar designs if tasked, but I’d rather my course get the Duvall treatment. Just my preference.

For a course designer, I would go with Harold Duvall or HB Clark if I was installing a course.

That’s funny you say this because I went through the same process. I used to think I could hit my lines without a specific target. But my accuracy has increased since focusing on a target, and it’s a great mechanism to avoid thinking about swing mechanics, like you mentioned. If something...

I think this is spot on. As for the focus, it does take practice. Some players imagine a window in the sky, knowing if they hit it they will land in a good spot. But a target to focus on, can also be a flagpole, tree, church steeple, or any number of things. You don’t need to focus for...

I’ve been saying no swing thought, focus on a target, and commit. What you’re saying is a swing thought is ok if limited to one, and only elite players don’t have swing thoughts, unless they aren’t performing well.

That’s a great question. I think Nick Pacific did an excellent job answering it so I will just add that initially it seems counter intuitive to go to a field and work on your form, and then to trust your form when playing. It may seem like you’re taking 2 steps forward, 1 step back, but if...

I think always picking a target for every single throw can help shift your focus from your swing, to where you want your disc to go. You don’t need perfect form to trust in your swing. You just need to seperate working on form, from playing dg. Your form will continue to improve if you keep...