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Gatekeeper MediaAugust 14, 2021

2021 Idlewild Open | RD1, B9 | Wysocki, Conrad, Feldberg, Melton | GATEKEEPER MEDIA

Brian Earhart and Nate Perkins provide live coverage of the back nine at the 2021 Idlewild Open, presented by Dynamic Discs. The duo is joined by Ricky Wysocki, who shot a five on the front with several missed putts, showcasing his exceptional throwing skills despite a few errors. Wysocki's impressive form has earned him back-to-back pro tour championships and three wins this year, as well as being a two-time world champion from 2016 and 2017. The pair discuss the challenging hole number ten, a par-4 with a long push hyzer that requires a specific technique to navigate. They break down their strategies for tackling this difficult shot, including Zach's forehand approach and James' right kick. Meanwhile, Ricky's opponent Paul experiences a shank on the same hole, highlighting the potential pitfalls of this tricky shot. The commentary provides an in-depth look at the techniques used by top disc golfers and offers insight into what makes these players so effective.

Watch top pros Wysocki, Conrad, Feldberg, and Melton battle at the 2021 Idlewild Open on Gatekeeper course in thrilling RD1 action.

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Video Transcript

welcome back disc golf fans to the back nine coverage of round one of the 2021 idol wild open presented by dynamic discs i'm brian earhart joined here by nate perkins nate ricky wysocki is doing some ricky waisaki stuff right now yeah he shot five on the front with several missed putts throwing the disc great throwing it great he's just he's at the top of his game he's he's in his prime somehow still i mean he's back-to-back pro tour champion right now three on the year and this is the 2016 and 2017 world champion and it's 20 21 now and he's still getting better he's still getting better he's learning new tricks and as you can see so is the rest of that leaderboard we have so many good players right now putting up decent numbers out here so we'll see how this back nine goes hole number ten this is a gnarly hole yeah it's probably the hardest part 3 on the track it says 368 it plays closer to 400 maybe even a little further and it's got this interesting gap you can't throw directly straight you kind of have to flip something up a little bit it's the longest push hyzer ever it has to be slightly moving left the whole way but still finished straight at the basket that's a good way to describe it i think if paul makes better when i think of this hole oh and that was that was just a straight up shank from ricky we will see where his disc ended up james also pretty good at this shot this is photon i believe no another right kick for james just terrible that is a tough up and down yeah it can get pretty bad off the fairway on this one yeah zach just just taking all the bs out of this and just throwing a forehand seeing the gap he doesn't need to get to the basket he just wants to give himself an open look he did kind of pump one on six though earlier oh yeah zach has a beautiful sidearm especially starting out in a little bit of anhyzer that just has to flatten and get left and it'll be just fine yeah that's a circle too look yeah this whole averaged over par no way what a shot from ricky it...

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