Clint Calvin Pays His Dues | A Professional Disc Golf Vignette | Even Sparrow Films
Watch as Clint Calvin shares his journey to becoming a professional disc golfer in an inspiring and honest vignette. From his humble beginnings at Morley Field in San Diego, where he earned his start by cutting grass for 5 hours every morning, to his current status as a top-ranked player, Clint's story is one of perseverance and dedication. With the guidance of Snapper Smith, a mentor who instilled discipline and work ethic into young Clint, he has developed into an exceptional disc golfer. The video features footage from the Las Vegas tournament, where Clint showcases his skills alongside other top players like Ricky Wysocki, Garrett Gerthy, and James Conrad. Witness Clint's transformation and growth as a player, and get a glimpse into what makes him one of the most exciting young talents in the sport.
Watch professional disc golfer Clint Calvin navigate challenging courses & tough competition in this exclusive vignette from Gatekeeper Media.
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i've probably walked morley field at least three to four thousand times thousands of miles of grass has been cut to make sure that we have the most beautiful course here in san diego i remember walking up to snapper who's the owner of the course and the first thing that i told him before even asking for a job was hey snapper i want to be a professional disc golfer and he was like you got spunk kid i like that and then we kind of just talked for a little bit about disc golf and next thing you know he said you know what i can't promise that i'm going to turn you into professional disc golfer but i'll do whatever it takes and you can start by showing up at 5 30 a.m to cut the grass and i said deal and for the next four and a half five years i showed up every morning at morley field snapper always says we mowed to cut the grass we'd weed whip for perfection and so that was the standard i always had since the day i started working at morley field he's just one of those people who when he came along was willing to listen he was willing to learn he was willing to go out and do the work and he has the discipline and it's all kind of come together it's hard to not feel respect for this young man once you've met him it was wonderful to be able to see him recently the las vegas tournament they actually showed his lead card so i got to watch the entire thing on gatekeeper media it was beautiful it really showed what a pro he's become and this is clint calvin 10 26 rated i believe fantastic player i've seen his name pop up a little bit really excited to see what he has in store for us and look how smooth that shot landed wow the third round i played with ricky wysocki garrett gerthy and james conrad if you're unfamiliar with who these people are ricky wysocki is currently the highest rated player in the game garrett gerthy is one of the farthest throwing players in the game and james conrad is one of the most technical best putters in the game and after round one i found myself sitting in the...
