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Is Safety A Concern On The DGPT?
The DGPT is often at the forefront of innovative disc golf courses, but does safety come into play when it comes to these cutting-edge layouts? Jeff Spring, director of player performance and security for Golf Strong, joins the conversation to discuss security protocols in place for the event. Seth Munzy, a seasoned pro with experience in both player performance and safety, shares insights on extensive security planning and measures taken to ensure a safe playing environment. With his military background and extensive knowledge of 911 procedures, Munzy is uniquely positioned to address concerns surrounding player safety. The discussion touches on the importance of communication between the tour, players, and staff, as well as the measures in place to mitigate risks and prevent incidents like the Abigail situation.
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Oh, all perfect. Jeff's here. All right, Jeff Spring, what's up, fellas? Hey, appreciate you uh jumping on tonight. Um, so anytime. So, yeah, last last week, obviously, we had to discuss the Abigail uh situation that happened just because it was in the news. It was all over the place. We had to discuss it. Um, we did not realize that she was actually going to be watching or listening. And you know, ultimately we're like, well, hey, if you're here, why don't you, you know, instead of me and Julie trying to explain what happened, why don't you explain what happened? So, we got her side of the story, right? There's always two sides of the story. Um, and I think, uh, you know, you reached out to us, which I appreciate, and we'd love to hear kind of now from you on, uh, you know, how how it went down, or at least the communication and stuff from the disc golf proour side. Yeah, you know, thanks for having me on. always happy to join the show. I yeah, I only reached out to share uh our statement, make sure that that was, you know, kind of being recognized out there and to clarify um with with both of you guys and the foundation crew um you know, the perspective that we had and released on the statement. It was mainly surrounding security which um is a very serious issue and we take very seriously and there is extensive security planning um for the event and it was all in place and um you know mostly I wanted to come on and and share that answer any other questions um and point people to the statement that we did put out on it. Um, you know, Seth Munzy is our director of player performance, but also security um, as well as safety and, um, you know, at at one point, you know, with his pedigree with this Golf Strong, um, you know, he was just doing player performance, but he's, you know, also, uh, been hired full-time by the tour the last few years, and he's come on for, uh, safety and security. And so, you know, he has four years in the military, six years running 911 calls on EMS. He also, you know, since taking over security is a member of the National Center for...
