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Gatekeeper MediaFebruary 19, 2022

2021 Turku | FPO FINAL RD, B9 LEAD | Salonen, Blomroos, Laine, Väisänen | ENGLISH COMMENTARY

Watch as top disc golfers compete at the 2021 Turku stop on the Prodigy Disc Pro Tour, a pivotal event in the season. The final nine holes of round three bring together an exciting battle among the top players. Evelina, currently leading by eight strokes, aims to maintain her pace and secure her position at the top. Hayden Ricard and Mitch Phillips provide expert commentary, sharing insights on strategy and technique. The course, known for its challenging layout and beautiful scenery, proves to be a formidable opponent as wind picks up during the final stages of play. Hole 10, with its tight fairway and demanding par-3 distance of 279 feet, requires precise control and skillful disc selection. Evelina navigates this tough shot with her forehand, employing an overstable straight flight to reach the basket. The discussion highlights the importance of adapting to different discs and techniques on the course, making this video a valuable resource for fans and aspiring players alike.

Watch the final round lead battle at 2021 Turku as Salonen, Blomroos, Laine, and Väisänen duel for victory with English commentary.

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Video Transcript

what's up everyone and welcome to the final nine holes here in round three at the third stop the prodigy disc pro tour we are in turku finland as we get a look at those beautiful trophies and this coverage is brought to you by natural-born disc golfer thank you for sharing your coverage with us here at gatekeeper media and this commentary is brought to you by parked podcast my name is mitch phillips joining me is hayden ricard and we have made it to the last nine holes here in turku always exciting but i got some players that need to pick it up evelina with an eight-stroke lead able to just coast yeah i think she just plays as smooth as possible and just play to her game yeah and she's leading in the points already i mean she's been leading all this whole tournament yeah the whole tour i mean she's definitely on one as we can see you know really a pretty big battle here that fourth through seventh you know four or five strokes a lot of things can happen as this wind picks up we're still climbing the mountain of this course as it does kind of reach an apex during the round and then come back down yep talk us through hole 10. hole 10 par 3 279 feet this is a tough one to get out and close to the basket i mean it's tight fairway tight hallway you can see the backhand from haiti here and you can also see the forehand yeah it's got to be an overstep oh she slipped i think she got out just a little bit but i don't know how far right i didn't hear a kick but yeah the backhand's got to be an overstable straight out of the hand unless you use that left side of the t-pad kind of open up the gap and be straight through it as we see evelina go to the forehand pretty fast disc on the forehand too if you gotta really kick and kick down right away and that's the mistake that can happen when you go to a faster disc you tend to be obviously faster and it's gonna hit that gap a little bit quicker and maybe where you expect it to fade it tends to keep going straight as this takes an...

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