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Round 2, Front 9 | European Open | FPO Lead | Mertsch, Allen, Laine, Tätte
Join Terry Miller, The Disc Golf Guide, and Hannah Macbeth as they bring you live coverage of Round 2's Front 9 from the European Open in Nokia, Finland. Catch up on the FPO lead card and see how players are navigating this challenging course. Witness the precision and skill required to tackle holes like the elevated par-3 at hole one, where a straight shot is essential. See how pro throwers like Katrina Allen and Haydee Laineey are handling the pressure of leading their respective major tournaments. Learn about strategies for success, including the use of wood chips to slow down discs and finding the right confidence in your throws. Get an insider's look at what it takes to dominate in disc golf as these top players battle for position on the leader board.
Watch top FPOs Mina Mertsch, Paige Allen, Laine Heikkinen, and Tätte vie for the European Open lead in Round 2's Front 9 action.
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hello everyone and welcome to round two front nine action we've got our fpo lead card coverage coming to you from the european open in nokia finland i'm terry miller the disc golf guide joined alongside hannah macbeth hello boy we'll go with that y means hello and finish you're going to learn a lot by the by the end of this terry survey kicking things off with hole one slightly downhill 322 foot par-3 there's an elevated basket and a triple mando right off of the tee you want to throw something straight just slightly overstable for the right-handed backhand player want to go about 250 feet straight before it fades down to the left and this green is super quick there are some wood chips you can use them to your advantage but anything to slow your disc down so ideally throwing a lower speed driver maybe a putter mid-range whatever you feel like you're most in control with whatever you have confidence in to hit the line go with that as always well speaking of confidence you're also throwing in front of a sizeable gallery to get things started here with a bunch of people taking in the action early morning here is your round one leader cat merch yeah super cool to see cat merch show up for this event turned pro in 2019 and then not much disc golf to be had in 2020 but continue to come out now lead card day two first time in this position leading a major now someone who's won plenty of them including her wow world championship from last year katrina allen just deep of the pin it looked like she nearly flashed the chains there too that would have been that would have been pretty awesome yeah and if there's a place to be we'll say off on hall one i'd rather be deep than short that's going to give you an uphill putt as opposed to a really scary downhill putt with that elevated pin and here's haydee lainey yeah great drive didn't fade out as much as i thought it would for a right-handed backhand thrower but still in line with the basket like you were saying she's at about 38 feet and rounding out our four so i'm shooting a five over in round one katie tate out of estonia yeah representing tartu estonia...
