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Should The Pro Tour Worry About Spectators or Viewers? | Grip Locked Clips
The Pro Tour's design priorities are put to the test in this insightful discussion. Steven Belil shares his thoughts on whether scenic views for galleries or scoring separation should be the top priority when designing hole 18. He cites examples from major events like the European Open and USDC, highlighting the unique challenges that come with hosting large crowds at courses like Fox Run's Whole 18. Belil also references the 2020 Worlds event, which took place in a largely empty environment, underscoring the need for flexibility in design. The conversation touches on the importance of creating memorable viewing experiences and future-proofing courses that can accommodate growing audiences over time. With its focus on scoring separation, this discussion is sure to resonate with pro disc golfers and course designers alike, offering valuable insights into what makes a hole truly unforgettable.
Top pros weigh in on spectator and viewer impact at the Pro Tour. Hear their thoughts and insights on the future of professional disc golf.
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this one actually comes from Steven belil he says what's more important for the design of hole 18 on the pro tour a Scenic one that allows for large Galleries and great viewing of the hole such as whole 18 at Fox Run or scoring separation that allows her big swings to create drama and possibly have a more exciting end ending the example he chose whole 18 at open at Austin obviously there's a healthy combo that's ideal such as 18 at Waco but I feel like a lot of cour say completely neglect 18 needing to be memorable from a viewing standpoint imagine 2020 worlds with little to no crowd being able to view that shot so what's more important basically Scenic allows for large galleries or scoring separation if you have to choose one of well he threw in like a um the caveat of like the world shot and here's what there is a there's an interesting balance because right now the galleries for most Pro Tour events are kind of like me like you could smash them into just about any disc golf hole and it would be fine um worlds and usdc in particular are going to have your biggest galleries of the Year probably in like European open so like they have to be thinking completely differently than most every other tournament during the entire season so they're kind of outliers because they have to think a lot more about the gallery um because I would say most Pro Tour events can get away with leaning more towards let's just make it a good whole 18 because most of our people are watching online anyways there's like a few hundred people at the event um but you know obviously if if you were going to build a course that you wanted to be around for a long time and like be able to continue to work on tour you need to make sure it has that like future proofness to it like there needs to be space for spectators but like if if if whole 18 can only fit 500 people on it that's not a problem in most Pro Tour events I feel like so you're leaning more toward it's more important for scoring separation right right now you're leaning more towards it doesn't really matter right now because it no it...
