2022 Portland Open (Blue Lake) | Practice Round
The 2022 Portland Open (Blue Lake) Practice Round showcases a practice session from the upcoming tournament at Blue Lake, a venue previously used for the World Championships. The channel's host is joined by Edgar, who shares insights and techniques on navigating the challenging holes of the course. Specifically, they focus on the difficulties of hole one, which requires a precise long tunnel shot due to its low ceiling and dense wet grass surroundings. As they work through the practice round, the host explains the reasoning behind using different shots, such as the thrasher Halloween, and provides advice on how to tackle tricky holes like hole two's forehand drive. The episode offers a glimpse into the challenges of the Portland Open qualifying rounds, highlighting key techniques for success in the tournament.
Watch professional disc golfer Brodie Smith practice his skills before competing in the 2022 Portland Open at the challenging Blue Lake course.
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what's happening guys welcome back to the channel we are out here portland getting ready for the portland open look portland open all right well we'll see you guys next week it's been too long it's been too long quick recap two weeks ago we had a two week we had a bye week yeah you played well i thought yeah i got 11th place you're in the mix you're in the mix i didn't i was not in the mix was not in the mix but new tournament pictures something up uh we're out here at blue lake where they held worlds a couple years ago so uh come join us now you want to go through hole one nope oh you should go through it you've been here man i've got a 455 foot pole three this is probably one of the most difficult holes on the quals to kick it off we got a really low ceiling long tunnel shot i think most people kind of lean on the roll off for this shot just because trying to get an l shot all the way there is almost impossible unless you go right side with the flash on highs yeah you see a lot of people just throw rolls and try to get a putt this is maybe the only bonus point on the whole quals it's an interesting starting hole you know what with that i bet you're outside oh that was a nice roller there edgar thanks man it's good right into a tree all right avengers as well wet grass wet grass wet wet grass what's up though i'm gonna try one thrasher halloween i can't get off these trees this hole's really tough in wet grass oh boy that's weird let's run that one back i don't know guys i just i need a dnf a quick little weather update we are in the pacific northwest it is currently 55 degrees it's been on and off rain all day the course is extremely wet as you can see just that pacific northwest weather let's hold him trying to make this i could you could have filled me oh really gonna fool me ah i mean i'm gonna pour this hole and you're gonna bogey it so all right that's hole one all right what we got here hole two big old forehand explain...
