Day 7: Approach Landing Zones You Can't See | Gatekeeper Media's New Year's Resolutions
Gatekeeper Media's new year's resolutions continue on Sedgley Woods Hole 12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Filmed behind a basket on a blind green, this challenging upshot requires precision and practice to conquer. Hosted by Gatekeeper Media, this video focuses on the importance of approaching landing zones you can't see, especially those without definite reference points. The host shares their expertise on how to navigate these tough situations, including throwing different up shots and understanding disc flight and ground behavior. With a focus on replication and understanding, the host showcases techniques for slowing down and controlling the disc's movement, allowing players to successfully land on the green. As part of Gatekeeper Media's new year's resolutions series, this video is a must-watch for players looking to improve their skills in blind greens and upshots. By studying the host's strategies and techniques, viewers can gain valuable insights into how to approach these challenging throws and take their game to the next level.
Top disc golfers tackle challenging approaches with invisible landing zones in Gatekeeper Media's New Year's Resolutions series.
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all right welcome back to gatekeeper media's new year's resolutions it is january 7th and today we are on sedgley woods hole 12 in philadelphia pennsylvania behind this a pen there's another basket on a downslope we can't really see where the basket is it's blind there are no definite reference points so it's going to take a pretty touchy up shot to get there and this is a real tournament situation that should be worth practicing as an upshot i'm going to take a zone and a challenger and i'm going to throw several different up shots up there practicing hitting my gap and then trying to stop the disc where i think the basket is sometimes it's useful to go up and check it out if you're unfamiliar with it but try to understand what the disc is going to do in flight as well as on the ground i'm about 100 feet from the basket and halfway there is the gap so i want the disc to be moving slowly and slightly anhyzer so that as it comes down it'll settle nicely on the ground you win the game here on this really sloppy tough blind green when you can replicate multiple shots and understand what they're doing during their flight and then when they land
