Brodie Smith PDGA #128378

[DiscFifty]

https://www.pdga.com/player/128378
https://twitter.com/Brodiesmith21
https://www.youtube.com/user/brodiesmith21

Video of his current drive/form:
https://twitter.com/Brodiesmith21/status/1212527976979607552

Hard to tell if he's in it for the short or long term. But it appears he is taking the game somewhat serious as he documents the journey to his first PDGA tournament.

Any predictions on how well he will do? His Ultimate background should suit the short game (mid ranges, putters) well, but I think his biggest hurdle will be getting 400+ distance with drivers. opcorn:

 

[B The V]

Imagine being on his card at a tournament and he is just as loud as he was with Simon and Paul. Would be so much fun.

 

[biscoe]

Imagine being on his card at a tournament and he is just as loud as he was with Simon and Paul. Would suck so much.

FTFY

 

[Jolt]

Imagine being on his card at a tournament and he is just as loud as he was with Simon and Paul. Would be so much fun.

Fun? more like extremely annoying

Maby fun to watch, but to be on that card trying to play your game..not so fun

 

[B The V]

Being sarcastic gentlemen. I couldn't watch more than a couple minutes of that video.

 

[TheOtherBill]

BUT he might bring his camera crew and you'd get half a million views of you playing in that group

 

[B The V]

Exactly what I don't want.

 

[Glide]

If he really committed to it, he could be pretty good. Is he committed to being pretty good or is this just for YouTube views? There is a local here in Madison who recently transitioned away from being a world-class ultimate player to competitive disc golf. Until about five years ago, he just played casually with a putter and mid-range. He is now over a 1000 rated. I believe he was the runner-up for the 2019 PDGA rookie of the year.

https://www.pdga.com/player/128378
https://twitter.com/Brodiesmith21
https://www.youtube.com/user/brodiesmith21

Video of his current drive/form:
https://twitter.com/Brodiesmith21/status/1212527976979607552

Hard to tell if he's in it for the short or long term. But it appears he is taking the game somewhat serious as he documents the journey to his first PDGA tournament.

Any predictions on how well he will do? His Ultimate background should suit the short game (mid ranges, putters) well, but I think his biggest hurdle will be getting 400+ distance with drivers. opcorn:

 

[Buchajs1]

Andrew Fish is a former high level ultimate player and now likely one of the best players in the world that has a full time job. He won 2 A tiers this year and won 10000+ all while having a full time job. Do I think Brodie will ever reach that level? Probably not, but I guess it's not inconceivable

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

Ultimately, growth means more courses. Bring on his 2.something million subscribers, and before I'm too old every small town in America is going to have at least a 9-holer like they do basketball and tennis courts and softball fields and super expensive playground equipment. 18 baskets and cement tees is about the cost of one tennis court but can service up to 72 for recreation all at once. (Yes, I've given the pitch to parks departments!)

The old days sucked in comparison. The camaraderie and Happy Hippie Frisbee Family aspect was indeed great, and I want that to continue, but having to take a day trip just for the chance to play a different course that would have, at best, Mach III baskets with a Gazelle or Cyclone being the best driver seems like a distant memory now. It was cool to have been there during that toddler stage of the sport, but I'm glad I don't have to explain what it is every time it comes up in conversation anymore, and there are like a dozen courses near me when there used to be one.

I'm all in on the Brodie thing, and I like his enthusiasm. Bring on the growth!

 

[elmexdela]

Ultimately, growth means more courses. Bring on his 2.something million subscribers, and before I'm too old every small town in America is going to have at least a 9-holer like they do basketball and tennis courts and softball fields and super expensive playground equipment. 18 baskets and cement tees is about the cost of one tennis court but can service up to 72 for recreation all at once. (Yes, I've given the pitch to parks departments!)

The old days sucked in comparison. The camaraderie and Happy Hippie Frisbee Family aspect was indeed great, and I want that to continue, but having to take a day trip just for the chance to play a different course that would have, at best, Mach III baskets with a Gazelle or Cyclone being the best driver seems like a distant memory now. It was cool to have been there during that toddler stage of the sport, but I'm glad I don't have to explain what it is every time it comes up in conversation anymore, and there are like a dozen courses near me when there used to be one.

I'm all in on the Brodie thing, and I like his enthusiasm. Bring on the growth!

just because you can put in courses doesnt mean you should

ive played so many crappy 9 hole city park model courses in small towns

quantity vs quality

crowded courses can suck to play so be careful what you wish for

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I'd like to think ultimately it would lead to more quality courses too. We have way, way, way more quality courses now than we did a quarter century ago. And to alleviate crowded courses, you need more of them. People from my area who are my age can remember Brewer Park being unplayable after 12:00 noon due to the groups of 14 carrying an Eclipse in one hand and a liquor bottle cocooned in a paper bag with the other hand. It was one of three courses in a county with 750,000 or so.

I drool at the thought of private courses becoming economically viable and widespread. Critical mass for this is probably closer than we realize!

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

There's a new small 9-holer near me just put in a month ago. It's fabulous for my 10-year-old. We've gotta have these kinds of courses too so the next generation of serious player can get started.

 

[GoobyPls]

just because you can put in courses doesnt mean you should

ive played so many crappy 9 hole city park model courses in small towns

quantity vs quality

crowded courses can suck to play so be careful what you wish for

Generally more popularity -> more courses -> less crowding. I live in a very popular area by DG standards, with >50 courses within a 60 mile radius of my house. Yes, you still run into groups of 8 chuckers sometimes, but with more courses available, they're more spread out. They also tend to congregate around the easy courses, so the better ones are less busy.

TL;DR: from my experience more popularity = a better time for disc golfers

 

[elmexdela]

Generally more popularity -> more courses -> less crowding. I live in a very popular area by DG standards, with >50 courses within a 60 mile radius of my house. Yes, you still run into groups of 8 chuckers sometimes, but with more courses available, they're more spread out. They also tend to congregate around the easy courses, so the better ones are less busy.

TL;DR: from my experience more popularity = a better time for disc golfers

thats a very good point

 

[GoobyPls]

Actually make that >90 in a 50 mi radius per the DGCR database. That's insane

 

[Golden Tuna]

Actually make that >90 in a 50 mi radius per the DGCR database. That's insane

Where do you live?

EDIT: I find Brodie unbearable - hopefully he learns some etiquette as he is playing PDGA events...

 

[armiller]

I'm curious how seriously he's taking this too. I can't imagine he's planning an MPO career and suspect his YouTube business is the reason for this.

At the same time, I suspect he'll be a low level MPO player without all that much work if he desires, and certainly could hit 1000 rated with some time commitment.

I'll bet he can hit the 400' mark both forehand and backhand within a month of starting to work with disc golf discs. He's got some decent form already though it needs some DG tweaking.

 

[Hampstead]

Brodie could really bring some attention to disc golf if he did videos with celebrity casuals who play. Stay in his lane, so to speak.

 

[biscoe]

I'm curious how seriously he's taking this too. I can't imagine he's planning an MPO career and suspect his YouTube business is the reason for this.

At the same time, I suspect he'll be a low level MPO player without all that much work if he desires, and certainly could hit 1000 rated with some time commitment.

I'll bet he can hit the 400' mark both forehand and backhand within a month of starting to work with disc golf discs. He's got some decent form already though it needs some DG tweaking.

I know absolutely nothing about it but it would not surprise me if Brodie knows disc golf a bit better than Brodie was letting on. He did videos with Avery years ago.