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Should Tournaments be 4 Rounds? | Grip Locked
Should tournaments be 4 rounds? This video explores an intriguing question in the disc golf world, where the author ponders whether a four-round tournament format would add more unpredictability and excitement to the game. With its unique course layout per event type, disc golf already offers a level of unpredictability that sets it apart from other sports. The author argues that playing the same course multiple times can help players refine their skills and try new strategies, making for a more engaging experience both for players and spectators alike. Specific examples are shared, including personal anecdotes about navigating complex tournament formats, to support the discussion. Whether or not a four-round format would be beneficial is left up to interpretation, as the author weighs the pros and cons of such an approach in the disc golf community.
Should Tournaments be 4 Rounds? | Grip Locked: Join [Player A] & [Player B] in a heated debate about fairness in disc golf tournaments!
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now i think that just shows i mean disc golf is a bit unique in the multiple course poor per event type layout yeah which i think because of that it does add that bit of unpredictability where you know the first two rounds can decide an event like that because that's where all the separation is going to be but it also makes it interesting um i i mean my opinion i i love the idea i mean there's something to be said for like you know guys getting to play of course over and over again so they can you know better their scores and also try new things maybe go for a shot they didn't go for you know that's kind of exciting and it also allows the fans to become familiar with the course i think um so that's why you know maybe the two rounds and two rounds is good but you know the more courses the more unpredictable the scoring is for sure yeah the only thing i didn't like was that the ledge stone was back to back so it went idlewild um and then straight from ottawa you went to legetone so i got to see it firsthand kind of sunday you're finishing up at ottawa you leave first thing monday morning you get in monday afternoon and you basically have enough time for five practice rounds total to learn two courses um if you're on the tour for a long time like paul ricky anyone like that you're going to know these courses because you learned them last year at worlds or whatever and you're just learning the changes and you know if there's changes to your bag or something like that um i think where i kind of saw the struggles more i was practicing with brody because i was doing this filming like filming for his practice rounds and so for him to fully learn two courses that was strong that was a struggle but yeah in general to come into a weekend and the tournament starts on wednesday right no it's starting on thursdays and you show up monday you know and it was a solid like six hour drive or something like that from maybe five i don't know from uh idlewild up yeah to northwood so to get there and monday afternoon there was a storm...
