2021 Helsinki Open | RD1, F9 | Anttila, Hänninen, Stenman, Rättyä | ENGLISH COMMENTARY
Watch as top European disc golfers take to the course at the 2021 Helsinki Open. The Prodigy Disc Pro Tour's first stop features a talented lineup of players, including Niklas Anttila, Samuel Hanen, and Sam Stenman, with all sponsored by prominent brands in the sport. Hayden Ricard and Mitch Phillips bring their expertise to the broadcast, providing English commentary as they analyze each player's strategy and technique. The focus is on the finer points of disc golf, including shot placement, angle matching, and control, as players navigate the challenging course design at Helsinki's Anttila Park. With a diverse range of playing styles represented on the card, this round promises to be exciting, showcasing the unique strengths and weaknesses of each competitor. The video highlights the skills required to succeed in European disc golf, particularly in Finland's scenic parkland courses like Anttila.
Watch top players clash at the 2021 Helsinki Open! See Anttila, Hänninen, Stenman, & Rättyä in action with English commentary.
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what's up everyone and welcome to the first stop of the prodigy disc pro tour 2021 here in helsinki finland this coverage is brought to you by natural-born disc golf thank you guys for sharing this coverage with us here at gatekeeper media my name is mitch phillips joining me is hayden ricard and we are the host of parked podcast how are you doing today man doing great ready to get into this i'm excited for it it's gonna be some great footage yeah it's exciting to be able to see european disc golf especially in finland yeah come here to america we have an amazing card for you today starting us off here is niklas antala sponsored by discmania next we've got samuel hanen sponsored by prodigy disc he's not the only samwell here on this card we have samwell stunman he is also sponsored by prodigy disc very different play styles excited to watch him and rounding out the card here we have nico ratia it's a good card we got here on the first round yeah a lot of different play styles let's jump right into hole one this is a par five 709 feet this is all about the first shot if you can get a good placement shot not move very far left to right you're going to be in a really good spot to attack this whole one for eagle yeah really you just don't want to leak left onto that left far side of the fairway and go towards the ob but you can see this i mean most of them are going to be throwing mid-ranges i would suspect yeah they're playing for placement and the theme of this course you're going to see consistently is matching the angle of the disc with the ground to limit that skip so you're going to see a lot of mid-ranges a lot of slower speed discs maybe even some forehands but again just avoiding that ob on the left and definitely the natural beyond the right comes into play if you turn it over a little bit too much yeah and you see niklas nothing out of textbook with that throw like i said mid-range just matching the hillside yep and here we have samwell heinenen matching necklace shot just a little bit more distance dodging that last tree that's a great spot...
