The Official 'Ask Paul McBeth' Thread

[nawanda37]

I hope it didn't sound like I thought the performance was unimpressive AT ALL. It was amazing. I'm just curious where you think course design will go, and where you hope it goes.

 

[costoid]

McBeast, have you tossed the new Glow Roc3's? They look tasty.

 

[DiscJunkee]

Hey Paul,

Can you talk about why you use lighter plastic? I saw your vid with Steve Rico where you said it was easier to control with less power, however do you notice you have to replace discs more often? Do you find some molds are more stable in lighter plastic? And for max D do you choose max weight?

Thanks for sticking with the thread!

 

[77586]

Straddle putt question

I am a straight spin putter. I don't normally straddle putt unless I have an obsticle that prevents me from lining up normally. When putting normally I obviously transfer my weight from my left(back) foot to my front foot. The problem I am having when straddle putting is I tend to still shift my weight from my left to right foot, which isn't toward the basket. On shorter putts I can just use all arm but when I get out to 20-25 feet or further I feel the need to get some momentum from some kind of weight transfer, just not sure how to transfer my weight towards the target rather than perpendicular to it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, by Paul or anyone who might have some pointers. Thanks.

 

[Bobby_B5932]

^^^^ When I played competitively years ago all I ever used was the straddle putt. I could straddle putt from about 60 feet away accurately with no jump. No one jump putted back then. I could putt a ton of spin on the disc. Your wanting to shift your weight is a natural thing but instead of shifting it to the side concentrate on shifting it up by bending your knees and coming very low with the disc on the back swing/stroke. Your legs will generate a lot of power if you let them.

 

[techn9cian4life]

^^^^ When I played competitively years ago all I ever used was the straddle putt. I could straddle putt from about 60 feet away accurately with no jump. No one jump putted back then. I could putt a ton of spin on the disc. Your wanting to shift your weight is a natural thing but instead of shifting it to the side concentrate on shifting it up by bending your knees and coming very low with the disc on the back swing/stroke. Your legs will generate a lot of power if you let them.

What I was going to say. People are amazed at how far/accurate my straddle putt is with out having to jump. It's all in the legs. I'm super inaccurate when I jump putt, so I tend to stay away from it. If I'm more than ~60' away I'll just lay up cause I'd most likely miss a 60' putt anyway Haha

 

[notroman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjg9mUWHsc#t=5m48s

Balls of steel, man. Balls of steel.

 

[Allurex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjg9mUWHsc#t=5m48s

Balls of steel, man. Balls of steel.

Wow that's a ridiculous putt.

 

[Dana]

Thanks for picking up my mini at Vista

 

[dehaas]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjg9mUWHsc#t=5m48s

Balls of steel, man. Balls of steel.

No balls, no babies.

 

[pineappletrees]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsjg9mUWHsc#t=5m48s

Balls of steel, man. Balls of steel.

Not in a million years would I go for that in a tournament.

 

[g2avity]

Are you playing a tournament this weekend Paul?

 

[Rockwell]

This is a great question.
I know I'd love to see courses where line selection was varied and mattered more, where pros are pushed to the limits of their ability. I always get a rush watching pros play courses that I know well and pulling things off I'd never even attempt.

If you look at the results of the tournament (http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/99307) the highest rated players finish at the top and it goes down from there. So it looks like regardless of the course style or set par, The courses are doing their job in seperating the best players out.

And since this is just one stop on the National Tour, it can test a certain type of golf style. It seems Fountain Hills and Vista are more about LANDING a disc accurately, and often from great distances. (plus committed putting)

Other stops will have different prevailing style of play. (Wooded, Elevation, etc.) But I think it's a good thing to have the variety.

One thing is for certain, Paul has shown he can excel at all of them. Good luck Paul, great round.

 

[nawanda37]

If you look at the results of the tournament (http://www.pdga.com/tournament_results/99307) the highest rated players finish at the top and it goes down from there. So it looks like regardless of the course style or set par, The courses are doing their job in seperating the best players out.

Not to talk too much about this in a thread devoted to Paul's responses, but of course you are right: the best players will show up near the top at most tournaments. That said, I wouldn't rank the top 40 players in that order. That list might, however, be close to the top 40 players at throwing long flat boring hyzers in quirky shifting winds. Again, of course you are right that variety is a good thing, and different courses are different chances to shine, but the meat of my question, at least as I intended it, was about something a little different.
Half was about whether ratings should reflect whether a course requires a variety of DG skills to excel. This will even out over the course of a season, I'd imagine, but still.
The more interesting part was about the future of course design that Paul, and others, would like to see that would somehow provide a challenge with regards to maintaining par, where birdies are as difficult to card as they are in ball golf.

 

[techn9cian4life]

How are your Aviars for driving??? (When I say "your" I mean the McBeth Aviars) I'm usin a new opto Pure and a really beat to hell SS Wizard for off the tee/approaches but Play it Again just got a bunch of your putters in yesterday and I was feelin them up. Pretty stiff, which I like in my driving putters. Curious how they fly when a decent rip is put on them.

 

[Cinque]

Hey, Paul. Sorry if this has been asked already.

What is your best score at Huntington?

I'm flying home in a few weeks and I'm gong to hit up Avocado Cafe. The sandwiches look good. Reminds me of Jan's a little.

 

[blackandwhite]

whats your favorite kind of cheese?

 

[PMcBeth]

Congrats on the 39 Paul, that's one hell of a round. I don't want to make it seem like I'm taking away from the accomplishment but it seems the top players are so good that most courses don't provide the level of challenge that maybe these types of tournaments should be dishing out; or that's just how it appears to some of us because you make it look so easy. I know most people couldn't come close to rounds like that but what is your take on how difficult it is for you top guys to get in double digit red on those courses or other courses on the NT? It almost seems like shooting 10 or 11 under just isn't good enough which is crazy to me when you look at the length of these holes coupled with the crazy amounts of OB.

Do you think that these courses are not providing enough of a challenge or they are and you guys are jsut so good it's hard to design a course that could keep you closer to par? Do you think big tournaments like this should resemble ball golf majors more where the top players struggle to stay under par? Also, what role does the difficulty of putting have to do with it and do you think putting should be made harder?

Also, if I haven't asked you enough questions, what are your thoughts on the Charlotte courses and that style of golf and its difficulty in comparison?

Thanks.

i think the memorial courses reward better players. if you have a death putt at the water and a 1025+ players goes for it and makes it and a 975+ players goes for it and misses its a 2 stroke swing on a simple 25 foot putt. The course has challenge, look at the guy you guys mock all the time Avery missed cash on what you guys call a WIDE OPEN course. as far as NT courses i have no clue which ones we are playing except for beaver state and vibram. I honestly don't look at the red number to much its really what the field is shooting which matters. Charlotte had a lot of tight mid range holes or open bombs. it was just about keeping your discs straight

 

[PMcBeth]

This is a great question.
I am absolutely speaking from a place of relative ignorance, but personally, I was more impressed by Paul's performance at the Steady Eddy in Santa Cruz last year, where he put together three 10 under rounds at Dela. However, those rounds weren't rated nearly as high. MJ's round at worlds was also more mind blowing for me, given the course.
The consistency of the drives on that 39 round, coupled with the lights out putting was beyond amazing, but now that the distance pros seem to achieve with ease has gone up so much, do the ratings need to shift to take this into account? Once your distance and control hit the level we're seeing now, is it boring to play courses like Fountain, where it's one hyzer after another? What sort of changes would need to happen to design new courses where the par was close to, you know, par?
I know I'd love to see courses where line selection was varied and mattered more, where pros are pushed to the limits of their ability. I always get a rush watching pros play courses that I know well and pulling things off I'd never even attempt.

the 13 or whatever the record round was i dont think it was that great, i had the record with like 7 holes left or something and i was more focused on winning. the fountain round i had a goal of 38 or 39 to catch will and thats what i did to "catch" him. I would call the 39 my best round ever regardless of courses and the situation made it that much more crazy for me

 

[PMcBeth]

any footage of that last round? discgolf planet tv another epic fail. i watch every year and they get worse and worse.

i'll pay 25 next year just to support but no footage of mcbeast?

got it up.... i'm sure if all dgcr members pitch in 25 i could have someone film every round haha