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Ella Hansen Claims First Elite Victory || Tournament Central on Disc Golf Network
Ella Hansen claims her first Elite Series victory at the 2024 Stockton California Championship, the final event of the OTB Open brought to you by MVP Disc Sports. The champion discusses the mental approach she took to secure her win, citing a focus on staying present and avoiding distractions. Her strategy is reminiscent of recent interviews with other top players, such as Aman and Niman, who also spoke about their ability to stay locked in during competition. With nerves evident throughout the weekend, Hansen reflects on how she managed her anxiety by concentrating on the next shot and maintaining a clear mind. The conversation offers insight into the mental preparation and mindset required for success in elite disc golf tournaments, as well as Hansen's thoughts on what it means to be "in the zone."
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welcome to Stockton California Championship Sunday for the 2024 OTB open brought to you by MVP dis Sports is complete for your Foo Division and Ella Hansen sits a top crowned the champion for her first Elite Series win she joins me in the studio Ella you did it it's been a long time coming talk about it I mean the interviews after you tap in are kind of tough sometimes with everybody watching now the dust has settled a tiny bit you've gotten to collect your thoughts you called your family how are you feeling right now uh good I I mean I don't know if it's all the way sunken in quite yet but um yeah it feels pretty good well I heard this from uh yes a niman and who won over in Copenhagen last week when he was getting interviewed he said I I can't feel anything yet because I'm still so focused on what I'm supposed to be doing I'm still locked into decision-making mode do you kind of feel like that's that's where you're at right now um a little bit I mean that's definitely like the big Focus you know on uh for today I I'll re I'll reframe this when you are in the zone playing the way you did to win a tournament what does the focus feel like what does that flow State feel like to you is it an does it feel intense does it feel calm what is it like for you yeah um definitely had nerves I mean pretty much all weekend I think I said to my caddy on like like whole one uh the first day I was like I'm a little nervous um and yeah I just really tried to kind of stay focused like just on the next thing what I was doing next um what my my eyes were looking at you know my my spot on the yeah basket or whatever tree I'm aiming at or just kind of trying to make sure that like I think a lot of my lapses and focus just tend to be like you know kind of zoning out not really focusing on where I'm trying to go so just really tried to stick with that for the whole weekend that present state of mind seems so easy to do and yet when the pressure...
