Nate Sexton Is Knocking Off The Rust, Balancing The Podcast & Setting Expectations | OTB OPEN
Nate Saxton joins the OTB OPEN tour, still shaking off his competitive rust after a recent stint at Dynamic Disc Golf's Open tournament. With summer vibes and hot temperatures in full swing, Nate shares his thoughts on navigating the challenging course and breaking down his favorite holes. Specifically, he highlights the par-5s, particularly the long 1,200-foot hole that demands strategic shot-making and wind management. As Nate balances competing with podcasting commitments, he also opens up about his expectations for this event, admitting they were below par due to a lack of recent practice. With over a year without consistent training, Nate is aware of his limitations but excited to test himself against top talent.
Watch top pro Nate Sexton shake off rust at the OTB Open, balancing his packed schedule & setting expectations for a comeback.
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welcome back we are here with the one and only nate saxton who is in the field this week welcome back to the tour uh give kind of your initial thoughts on returning to competitive play here and uh the course that you seem funny yeah i mean i played dynamic just open so uh that was kind of pretty recent and uh didn't go well by any stretch but it was fun to be back and uh yeah i'm excited to be here as well you know to this is a nice course it feels like summer it's so hot uh so that's fun seeing we get a lot of chances to throw the disc a long way out here well i know people at home are gonna be used to you breaking down the holes like we're doing a flyover right now but uh breakdown you know maybe one or two of your favorite holes that you've seen out here what do you think about it what's gonna be the play yeah man i mean there's some amazing ones um i like both of the par fives are fun the really long one the 1200 foot one is a lot of fun strategy decisions because it's like can you get over that water in two i probably can't unless i get like a really fantastic roller or something if i have good wind but i think that's going to be an interesting hole to watch just to see who who's willing to push that second shot and go over the water and set up kind of an easier birdie and who might kind of try to play around the water if it's windy i think almost everyone goes around but in calm weather it could be pretty exciting so you said ddo in your words didn't go too well but um was that above or below expectations obviously you know doing the media and playing sure different things sure yeah i i mean i would say below i i i it's hard it's like i haven't been practicing very much so expectations are a tricky thing because i try to not have too much of them because it's like i know i'm a little bit rusty after basically over a year without like consistent practicing really or anything because i've just been doing the dad thing but uh...
