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Drew Gibson Tweet Sparks Debate | Grip Locked Clips
Drew Gibson's recent tweet has sparked a lively debate among disc golf enthusiasts on GripLocked Clips. The topic at hand revolves around the design of baskets and targets in the sport. Gibson questions why course designers are required to adhere to specific height standards set by the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) when he proposes raising the basket above ground level, thereby altering its design. Gibson's remarks have drawn comparisons to the NBA, where players have successfully pushed for rule changes, including adjustments to the three-point line and ball size. The discussion also touches on the need for more flexibility in course design, with some arguing that elevated baskets can make holes too easy. With expert analysis and insider knowledge from GripLocked Clips, viewers will gain insight into the intricacies of disc golf equipment and target design.
Drew Gibson's viral tweet sparks debate among disc golf fans. He defends his grip against top critics in this clip from a Foundation Disc Golf event.
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foreign Drew Gibson sent out this tweet and thank goodness he did because if not we wouldn't have anything to talk about on griplock that's where as we're 35 minutes into the show somehow um he said shout out to any and all course designers when you raise the basket slash Target you then alter how the target slash basket was designed to catch the process of Designing a basket is based at x height and the PDGA won't approve it unless it meets those standards why is Raising it okay then he followed up with another tweet why do companies have to design targets at X High requirements if raising them to the Moon call because of because lack of course design makes a green easy so the fix is to change how the target operates I understand it can offer good advertising space but that shouldn't affect our equipment and then he follows it again Steph Curry has changed the NBA do you see them making the three-point line farther ball bigger Rim smaller Rim higher first off I thought it was funny how he started with shout out to any and all course designers yeah and then proceeds to be like you lazy people yeah um but you know when he when he put that out I like At first read it and I was like Drew like that doesn't make any sense um but he brought up a good point of like the baskets are pro are designed based at x height or the PJ won't approve them and I was like is that true so I went in the basket Rim height above the grades above the ground has to be 82 centimeters with a room of air on either side of six centimeters so essentially and that's for uh Championship level basket but that goes all the way down to like the lowest level basket so what he's saying is true like the PDGA won't approve a basket unless it's designed with a certain height above the ground but then tournaments can basically take that and then say screw it and raise it however high they want because I mean I've played tournaments with you've seen obscenely High elevated baskets on a pro tour or ones where they're in the ground yeah or ones where they're buried in the ground and then on the...
