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Gavin Babcock and Connor O'Reilly kick off the Texas swing at Hideaway Disc Golf Course's Roadrunner course, navigating challenging conditions and strong tailwinds in the first event of the year presented by Gooow. Filmed on the muddy terrain that only a select few have conquered, Luke Humphrey's (aka "the man, the myth, the legend") vision for this tour is put to the test. The duo discusses techniques for tackling tight fairways and navigating wind-swept holes, including the ideal shot angle and release for optimal results. They also examine the importance of risk management on treacherous terrain, where a misplaced throw can lead to a difficult recovery. Players like Gavin Babcock and Connor O'Reilly share their strategies for overcoming adversity, including how to handle strong headwinds and tricky uphill putts. With expert analysis from experienced players and course designers, this video offers valuable insights into the art of disc golf on one of the most demanding courses in the nation.
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welcome back to the back nine here at the first go thr event of the Year presented by goow here in Terrell Texas at Hideway disc golf course playing the Roadrunner course today I am Gavin Babcock joined to by Connor O'Reilly happy to be here in the booth here in my home state of Texas as we begin the Texas swing with this new tour here at the Hideaway aka the slideway today as we have the muddiest conditions that probably any player who hasn't played in the mud at the Hideway before has played in and there's Luke humph the man the myth the legend putting this on as well as what's uh who who else is cheating uh Joe and Nikki are the ones who kind of run the course here with all their awesome team that they have and uh yeah it's really a full uh full Squad making it happen out here at the Hideway whole 10 almost about 400 ft here playing pretty tough at the wind uh just want to throw a big Heiser and hit this small little Gap fading right in there play into the hillside or land just on top is pretty ideal just today are getting beat down with this tail right to left yeah depending on the route you're taking if you're willing to swing it extra wide and expose some Hiser today you will get some lift but if you're playing more of that flat to fade shot the wind is going to kind of Shear it out of the a erson found himself looks to be circle's Edge uphill putt going to be tail set up on his butt see that just drop midf flight even though that little bit of right to left the wind's so strong that it just kind of wants to drop especially out over this cold water plays it Factor this need to okay I was a little worried the way it was dropping but no problem getting across there you put a good amount of height on it tries to pull it out of the air but oh yeah geted on past to 28 ft but but you do have that headwind coming back this is a a testy putt yeah I was lucky enough to watch the Players before me bang Adam hamus big St about he's so happy...
