2011 Am Nats online video series

[Disc Golf Live]

The first in this year's 3-part Am Nats series presented by the PDGA has been posted on Youtube. Here's the link:

http://youtu.be/Nn1_XVk2D6Q

In this first part, we'll take a look at some action from past years at Am Nationals, from the archives of Disc Golf Live video magazine, in advance of this year's play which starts later in the week. Highlights include footage of on course action as well as off course antics such as Speed Golf and Lizard Games, all on the famous and uber-tough Toboggan course at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI. We'll follow this up with stories on early round and final round play when the Champion is crowned on Sunday, June 12th.

Thanks to the PDGA, the Disc Golf Association, and Discs Unlimited for supporting this online video project. Let them know you appreciate their support (and you might want to take advantage of the coupon code DU is offering on Millennium discs.)

Best regards,

Joe


Joe Wander
Producer and Editor
Disc Golf Live video magazine
Bringing DG to TV, one community at a time
www.discgolflive.com

[OvEr HaNd AsSaSiN]

Im gonna win

[Bruce Brakel]

Mills wins it on an illegal putt at 6:34.   

[pickax]

That is the most clear illegal jump putt that I've seen on video.

[Disc Golf Live]

If I had a buck for every illegal putt I have on tape, I'd be all set. 

If I had a buck for every time I've seen a foot fault called in competition, I'd only need a buck more and I could buy something off the dollar menu. 

Hopefully, this heat breaks before the action starts (which they're predicting).  Otherwise, I'll just stay in one spot and shoot from there all weekend...

Thanks for watching.

[Bruce Brakel]

I've noticed some cameramen not shooting the feet while top players are jumping.  I don't know whether that is intentional or not. 

There is this one tournament highlight film out there where Nikko demonstrates about five different ways to foot fault while putting.

Have fun Joe.  My bluegrass allergies will probably keep me away from the Toboggan this weekend. 

[Tom McManus]

Three players from Gurnee. This number ties for the most representing one town, there are a couple other towns with three players including San Diego.  Good luck to all Discontinuum players.

[Dan Michler]

Good luck to Steven, Kenny, Naspinski, and all the other local players attending.  I'd say we've got a great chance to see an Am Nats title return to Illinois this year.

[Disc Golf Live]

Thanks, Bruce.  It will be fun, I'm hoping.
Not a good spring for the allergies at all.  I'm bothered only sporadically but this year there have been several rounds where things just went nuts.

[Bruce Brakel]

Good luck to Steven, Kenny, Naspinski, and all the other local players attending.  I'd say we've got a great chance to see an Am Nats title return to Illinois this year.

The Toboggan is a power course.  Guys who birdie the swamp hole at Fairfield and get a 3 on the last hole at Fairfield have a shot.  You cannot get your birdies on the Toboggan without decent power.  Among those guys, the guy who can do it forehand and backhand has the best shot. 

[tacimala]

I disagree there. I'm not a power guy by any means and somehow I made the top card a few years back. Play smart and choose your landing zones to get the right score as opposed to going for everything will reap great rewards. You can birdie 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 15 without having to throw huge drives. 4, 9, 12, 16 and 17 require some distance with 12 and 16 being tweeners on that list.

So just go out and birdie all the holes I listed and you'll be just fine.

[OvEr HaNd AsSaSiN]

I wouldnt say the toboggan is a power course but it does help to throw far. IF you can throw 350 and do well on the target holes of 2, 6, 7, 15, and 17 then you will place well.

[Dan Michler]

Throwing far clearly helps, as it does on most courses, but saying only guys who can drive Hole 12 at Fairfield and get to Hole 18 in two have a chance is way off-base.  Hole 12 is like 500 feet.  You don't need to be able to throw 500 feet to win Am Nats for all the reasons Taylor just stated.  Its not like every hole is wide open and its just a long-drive competition out there.

[pdga#7648]

Dave Naspinski has the HOT round so far of 61!  nice shooting Dave

[Bruce Brakel]

They've been playing in light rain, off and on today, but otherwise fairly calm conditions.  Cool and cloudy. 

[Disc Golf Live]

There was light rain for a few minutes.  There was major rain for a few hours.  Here's some of the action from Friday:

http://youtu.be/AA8YfQ0Wqo4

[Bruce Brakel]

They are playing disc golf at the Toboggan today.

[Bruce Brakel]

Joe, if you know, at 13:59 what was up with that one guy choosing not to tee from the tee?  

Also, assuming his foot was behind his mini at the start of his throwing motion, there's a good foot fault at 15:07.

[discpro99]

There was light rain for a few minutes.  There was major rain for a few hours.  Here's some of the action from Friday:

http://youtu.be/AA8YfQ0Wqo4

nice putt by dave at 11:12

[roman]

You can ask him yourself, Bruce. That's Brian Earhart, one of our locals. I'm guessing he felt he would get better grip behind the tee than on the tee.