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Michael Johansen: Pro Files with Dixon Jowers
Michael Johansen, a renowned disc golf pro, sits down with Dixon Jowers to share his life story and experiences in the sport he loves. Born in Denmark, Michael has been involved in music and playing instruments since a young age, including low woodwinds like contrabass clarinet and bassoon. He also played guitar and bass in various bands and was classically trained as a musician. Michael shares insights into his journey to disc golf, starting out at a relatively late age. He talks about how he differentiated himself from other players with similar names and recounts an amusing anecdote about being mistaken for Swedish. The conversation also touches on Michael's musical background and how it influences his appreciation of various genres, including jazz and classical music. As they chat, Dixon Jowers delves into the world of disc golf with Michael Johansen, a man who has made a successful transition from music to professional disc golf.
Watch Dixon Jowers interview Michael Johansen about his disc golf game & strategies on the Disc Golf Pro Tour. Exclusive insights from a seasoned pro!
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hey my car's gone I'm doing well so Michael MJ Michael Jo dirty hippie like I've heard all of these things what uh what do you do what's your name my name is Michael Johansen I've gone by a lot of things over the years between big dirty hippie from Billy and sweaty over the years to dance and Michael Joe just it kind of becomes hard after a while when your name's a common name and you just a lot of players out there so it becomes easier to differentiate yourself and just know when someone's asking for another score so apparently Steve Dodge thought you were Swedish or something and you were Michael Johansson have you heard that much or is that a Steve dodge in vigil that went on for a long time okay we actually is from Denmark so oh okay so that makes sense okay so disc golf has been that's been you for a really long time do you remember before like what were you up to how old were you when you start disco when I started playing actual events so what was what was high school mykola - I was a music major - classically trained musician and played in bands and read lots of books into the history box okay classically trained musician okay favourite instrument for you to play what's your favorite to listen to I grew up playing low woodwinds mostly so I loved playing like contrabass clarinet contra bassoon they're really big silly ones they had a lot of fun but to listen to I love hearing oboes and bassoons I love the double reeds yeah okay are you are you like a jazz guy are you a classic rock guy you fish like what really listened to pretty much anything growing up it was a lot of classical a lot of rock what I mean I played in bands and other things playing guitar and bass but I like jazz for playing bass on and but growing up I could always listen to classical music be perfectly fine so do you play lots of different instruments I grew not anymore it had it burned out I just play a little bit of guitar anymore in bass I was trained on I could play pretty much any woodwind and most the brass instruments well I can play a...
