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PDGA Gets Flamed After Players Get Heat Exhaustion At Masters Worlds
The PDGA, or Professional Disc Golf Association, is facing backlash after players experienced heat exhaustion at the Masters World Championships. Jay Reading, a disc golfer and advocate for player safety, shares his harrowing experience of suffering from heat-related illness due to inadequate water provision on the course. Despite being well-hydrated and prepared, Jay's body struggled with the extreme temperatures and lack of water sources, forcing him to leave the tournament for self-preservation. This incident raises questions about the effectiveness of the PDGA's own water policy recommendations. Joining the conversation is Jay Reading, who has been researching and promoting water management strategies in disc golf. He will share his findings on the importance of adequate water provision, including the PDGA's specific guidelines and recommendations for players, tournament staff, and event organizers.
Watch players collapse from heat exhaustion at Masters Worlds. PDGA faces criticism for inadequate conditions.
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before we bring Jay on we have Jay here waiting for us before we bring him on I do want to just kind of explain what's going on so I orally I originally first reached out to Dez reading uh because I saw you know this post got shared to me that Dez posted on Instagram and I'm just going to read through it just so everyone is under we all have the same context of what's going on here so it starts like this my world championship has come to an abrupt end today despite being personally hydrated and feeling ready the lack of water on the course combined with 90 plus heat and some hot flashes did me in and almost three others that I know of it is a wonder why there is a recommended PDGA water policy when the PDGA doesn't follow its own recommendations our course had a water jug on hole one and one other jug placed at the Shared Junction of 8 and 11 it was simply not enough I was cooked lost my mind uncontrollable shaking no idea how to operate my phone seeing double basket I left the course for self-preservation tournament staff walked with me back to my rig where I iced myself down Jay furiously drove to me and we went to Urgent Care per the PDGA luckily two hot geese were there to keep me company my Vital Signs came back good all my icing and knowledge kept the worst at Bay thanks to my car mates especially Valerie and everyone for checking in I appreciate the love and concern she continues um she continues on with a F Pho uh which is I believe the PDGA policy I didn't know this existed Julie I mean it's like it's like seven or eight bullet points there's a graph at the bottom that shows like outside temperature how much water per player I mean it's a very detailed of like what you need to be doing with water thirsty and yeah I know and apparently at uh at one of their bigger events one of their Flagship events their World Championships right uh they didn't have enough water on the course so we bring bring in J reading you might know him better as Yeti joining the show for the first time how's it going appreciate you jumping on...
