discguy42
Double Eagle Member
DG Planet TV has 4 hours of yesterdays lead card round. I just use the link on the USDGC.com site for the scores and link to the live coverage as well.
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2014 United States Disc Golf Championship
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DG Planet TV has 4 hours of yesterdays lead card round. I just use the link on the USDGC.com site for the scores and link to the live coverage as well.
mfcastillo17
Eagle Member
McFlySoHigh has it posted on his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIYlhYGmgE&list=UUmYKD-3_NSBij2L_9KExLPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEIYlhYGmgE&list=UUmYKD-3_NSBij2L_9KExLPg
blackcatsmith
Double Eagle Member
I had more doubts about Michael Jordan winning rings than I do Paul McBeth winning Championships.
UCF_Knight
Birdie Member
The thing really bugs me about him is the crazy tantrums over your run of the mill missed putts, I'm talking the ones he's probably only going to make 50-60% of the time anyways. I can feel bad for a guy who just took a 4 penalty triple bogey but missing putts is part of the game you can count on, how does that get to you that much? Even yesterday his outbursts were waaaay worse on the holes leading up to the real meltdown than they were on the holes that actually took him out of contention.
This also bothers me when playing tournaments, I cant stand watching <950 rated ams go ape sh*t after missing 40 footers or not putting drives inside the 10 foot landing zone they were going for. Is it really that hard to be realistic about your abilities and the fact that every shot is not going to be perfect?
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I always thanked those people under my breath for donating to my payout.
It does suck to have them on the card though.
blackcatsmith
Double Eagle Member
But reading too much into it is how we do... it's our thing, what we're 'good'
at, and for some of us, it's all we know.
Magicweed
Eagle Member
I agree that it's not a very drastic change. I swapped out a well worn C-line PD for an Asia Open Thunderbird and found them to be a little different (Thunderbird with more glide and less fade) and I'm no pro. A top tier talent would probably be able to use them pretty interchangeably. However, that should be true for discs from Prodigy, some of which seem to have been molded specifically to replace popular molds from other companies. The players made the conscious decision to switch companies and while Ricky, Paige, Catrina, and Big Jerm are winning Majors and NTs, people seem to discount those things in the conversation. I still think that any real decrease is due to things off the course or a something impacting the mental game. These guys are the top of the sport and if your mental edge slips for one moment it can cost you a stroke or more at any time, which can easily account for a 6-10 point drop in round rating.
Edit: A lot was posted while I was putting this together and it seems like we're on the same page with more focus on the mental aspect of the game having the biggest impact amongst top tier players. However, they gain that mental edge though could fill an entire other thread. Also really interested to see JohnE and Will today.
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I'm really looking forward to this. I always like seeing Doss on the lead card, but Will is fun to watch and you don't see much of Johne. Should be a good round and hopefully the lead card stays competitive.
grodney
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Is the bag dump on the McFly video? What hole?
blackcatsmith
Double Eagle Member
Nikko brings out the NASCAR fan in some of us it seems.
luckless_pedestrian
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I was impressed with Patrick Brown, too. But I guess I'm a little biased toward the older guys. Yesterday was interesting because everyone on that lead card really struggled at some point.
Magicweed
Eagle Member
Patrick is still on the lead card today and only one behind JohnE so it's going to be the Masters vs the young guns this round. Anyone else check the weather of this round? 10mph winds and a chance of thunder showers around 3pm. Might have an impact as the top card finishes the front 9.
Should have looked back a few pages. My bad.
Swisher Streets
Double Eagle Member
Watched the whole video and didn't see it.
Touché sir.
Ok, heading to the course for the day.
Can the Masters-aged guys catch the best disc golfer on the planet? WILL the 4th place 2-time US champion make his move (haha I'm funny)? Are you #TeamSimon or #TeamJussi for the Discmania contest? Last year Barry Schultz took a big number on the infamous "888" and still took second, can he repeat the feat?
Man I wish we had a disc golf sportscenter show I could write this stuff for
I'm as excited as you guys are for today...
notroman
* Ace Member *
http://new.livestream.com/DGPlanetTV/events/3383247
Look at the archived coverage for round 2 back 9 start at 1:30:15
McBeth Round 2 hole 9 took a +3 with 2 shots going O.B. New disc error with the Thunderbird? The third try looked like it was back to the Firebird.
In other news Locastro had a few mini meltdowns.
In other news Locastro had a few mini meltdowns.
Silly to blame the disc. The green he was throwing to is extremely shallow. Between it's size/shape, the short grass, and the angle of the approach, it's a really difficult green to stick on. That especially goes for these guys who are trying to secure the three by nestling close to the elevated basket. Even the best players in the world can overthrow or underthrow a shot while trying to be that precise.
It's entirely possible that if the third shot was a Firebird, he threw that because his two Thunderbirds were already out on the fairway and he didn't have another.
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