Youngest DGPT Elite Series Winner

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📝 On today’s card:

• Get your disc nose down

• The Open at Austin recap

• Weekly pro rankings

Read time: 5 minutes

UP YOUR GAME

One of the easiest ways to limit distance on your throws is releasing the disc nose up. Releasing the disc too nose down results in burying the disc into the ground. Getting the nose angle just right can be tricky and comes with practice.

The nose of the disc is another way to say the leading edge in relation to its release point. The ideal release point is between 10 and 11 o’clock. An early release happens before 10 and a late release after 11.

In this video, Overthrow Disc Golf walks through two common methods referred to when getting the disc nose down at the moment of release:

• “Pour the coffee”

• Supination

To “pour the coffee”, you keep the wrist and disc at the angle you want to release (roughly the angle your wrist would be as if pouring a cup of coffee) throughout the entire backswing. Maintaining this angle until the ideal release point will result in a nose-down release.

If you release too late, though your wrist angle hasn’t changed, the change in your arm position will cause the disc to be slightly nose up.

Supination specifically refers to when pulling this disc through to its release point, you are also rotating your wrist and the disc to hit the nose-down angle right as you release the disc.

Top pros utilize both methods, and some have a form that varies even more. Test out these two methods next time you’re on the course and see which one helps you better get that downward nose angle.

TOURNAMENT RECAP

Gannon Buhr and Paige Pierce took down the competition this past weekend in Austin. Both Gannon and Paige got to enjoy the unique trophy, a cowboy hat. This was Gannons first Elite Series win and now makes him the youngest to win an Elite Series.

MPO

Round one on Friday was tough for the field, the weather was cold and windy, and players were still trying to figure out the new course.

Four players, Simon Lizotte, Paul McBeth, Väinö Mäkelä, and Gannon Buhr were tied for the lead at five under par heading into round two.

Weather conditions were better during round two, and so were the scores. Cole Redalen shot the hot round of the day (-12) pushing him from 35th place to tied for third heading into the final round.

Calvin Heimburg had set himself up in good position to finish the tournament strong and potentially claim his second win of the 2023 season. However, a double bogey on hole one to start and another on hole five set him back and ultimately cost him the tournament. He was able to fight his way back and build enough momentum to shoot seven down on the back nine, tieing him for third place. His third top three finish through three tournaments.

Gannon, on chase card, secured the win early with birdies on the last two holes whereby not leaving any chance for the lead card to come back and catch him.

Simon started the final round three cards back but clawed his way up to second place. James Proctor also fought from the fourth card to place himself tied for third with Calvin.

FPO

Paige Pierce led the tournament the entire time. Through round one, Kristin Tattar and Ella Hansen were both tied with Paige at one under par.

Ella fell behind in the second round by shooting five over par. Kristin stuck with Paige and was only one stroke behind heading into the final round. While Ella was moving backwards, Catrina Allen was on fire, she shot six under par in round two. The best of the tournament in FPO and a 1028 rated round.

Kristin struggled all day in the final round. She only picked up two birdies and shot five over par for the round. Excluding a double bogey on hole four, Catrina kept up her momentum with a solid final round. Though not enough to catch Paige, it secured her second place.

Jessica Weese and Missy Gannon battled their way up the ranks to both tie for third place.

HIGHLIGHTS

• One rivalry everyone followed closely was between hole 17 and Paul McBeth. Hole 17 bested Paul this weekend at 3-0. Paul took two bogeys and one par on the hole through three rounds despite trying to reach the hole by literally every angle. Check out Paul’s choice words about the course here.

• During round two, Eagle McMahon threw a grenade on to approach hole fours green. Unfortunately, his disc found the head of cameraman Dave. If you wish, you can watch it here.

• Alden Harris recorded the only ace of the tournament on hole 15 in round one.

• Shockingly, Ricky Wysocki dropped out of the tournament sitting at two under par and with three holes to go, giving him a DNF for the tournament. It seems his wrist still needs more time to heal before he is 100%.

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