Niklas Anttila Is Excited To Play His First Tournament In The US, Hard Courses & The Wind (TEXAS)
Niklas Anttila, a Finnish disc golfer rated 10.32, shares his excitement about playing in his first tournament in the US. The seasoned player has traveled from Finland to Texas for this event and is eager to take on the challenging courses. What's new for Niklas is the strong winds that are prevalent in the US, which he notes are unlike anything he's experienced back home in Finland. Niklas discusses how he's prepared for the wind by choosing PD2 discs with stability and learning from his previous experiences. He reflects on what it means to play in windy conditions and compares this course to those he would typically play at home. With a busy schedule lined up, Niklas shares insights into his preparation for the 2022 season and how he plans to adapt to the US courses.
Watch Niklas Anttila's first US tournament experience as he faces challenging Texas courses & gusty winds.
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welcome back we have nicholas antilla coming in from finland and rated 10 32. first of all welcome to united states how are your travels thank you happy to be here um it was good it was my first time traveling to us so it was good to pass along what has been the most crazy or eye-opening thing that you've seen so far since coming to the us what's what's been the most shocking i have one word to wind the wind yeah we don't have this kind of winds in in finland so that's that's like new team for me so what have you been doing do you have the the discs with the right amount of stability here what have you been doing to train and play in the wind that you might experience this weekend yeah i chose many pd2s so that's the key and yeah just showing many sources and kind of learning the wind i keep thinking about yeah what it means to play in the wind and tailwinds crosswinds is that all completely new to you it's not new but like this much is new for me so i would like that all right now you have a very busy schedule lined up this is your first event as you were just saying what went into your scheduling for the 2022 season was it just that you wanted to be here for a certain amount of weeks or how many times you're coming back what went into the schedule that you made okay so i wanted to be here for the first time in like 2020 but then code came and everything and this year it was possible so i wanted to make two trips and like 10 tournaments and knowing that you have to learn how to play in the wind how do you compare maybe the course that you're going to see here this weekend how does this compare to something that you would play at home typically honestly i think it's the hardest course i've ever played but it's fair so i like it i like it specifically what do you think is hard about it you said you like it but what's hard about it at the same time there is like long shots but placement and yeah i think that's the that's the biggest thing to do this...
