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The Decider: Hole 18 at Olympus
Watch as the course's most intimidating hole comes under scrutiny in The Decider: Hole 18 at Olympus. This unique and pressure-packed shot requires a perfect blend of strategy and precision to navigate its treacherous terrain. Ella Hansen shares her expertise on what makes this hole so challenging, from the need for commitment to committing to the shot. The video takes viewers through the iconic hole's design, showcasing its narrow fairway, steep cliffside, and limited escape routes. With over 600 feet of vertical drop-off, each throw is a high-stakes gamble that demands focus and confidence. The Olympus course has proven itself to be one of the toughest in disc golf, with Hole 18 standing as a testament to its reputation for intensity and difficulty.
Watch The Decider at Olympus Hole 18! Top pros [Player Names] battle for victory in a thrilling finish - see who wins!
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It's totally unique. There's not another hole like it. >> I don't know many courses in the world that have something like this. >> There's no comfort on this hole at all. It's just always like all in your face. Like all the pressure and it's just 10 minutes of just intensity. Honestly, >> you put it close enough, you're dropping it in, you're champion. You leave it short. you watch someone else raise their arms as the Supreme Fight Open champion. >> This side of her is just tricky. I feel like it's so easy to go out of bounds long, but this is >> what this is doing. >> Ella Hansen will be your champion in Brooksville. >> It's very easy to get comfortable on a course. With holes like this, you don't really get comfortable because you're throwing so many different shots all of the time. Hole 18 [music] is iconic. >> It's one of the most pressure-p packed holes in all of disc golf. >> It's [music] totally unique. There's not another hole like it. >> You're throwing down hundreds of feet. You land at the bottom of this this quarry [music] and then you're throwing right back up to one of the highest points. Once you step up to hole 18 CPAD, all you see is this giant gap and just a cliff it feels like and just a roped OB all around the green. [music] You can't go left at all. You can't go long. You can't go short. You can't go right. You don't [music] see the fairway until you step on the pad. It's this nice tunnel. You step [music] up there and then you almost get that feeling in your stomach where you're about to throw the shot and you got that that [music] drop feeling because you're about to throw it 600 ft down the hill to a small landing zone. >> You have [music] to commit to the shot. If you don't commit to it, you're losing your disc in the saw grass. You're OB's short. You're going straight to the drop zone. And then once you get down [music] into the bowl, you're looking straight up. It's about what 40 foot cliff, maybe [music] 40 foot, 40, 50 ft. There's really no other green like it uh on tour. Honestly, anywhere, especially [music] with a shot like this...
