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Gatekeeper MediaMay 28, 2021

Paul McBeth Talks Mexico, Prepping For Pro Worlds & His Relationship With DeLaveaga (MASTERS CUP)

Paul McBeth shares his experiences from his recent trip to Mexico, where he was working towards a purposeful trip. He reflects on the beauty of the country and the joy of introducing the sport of disc golf to local youth. With a focus on not over-teaching but allowing kids to explore and have fun, Paul emphasizes the importance of patience and letting them run with it. He discusses his approach to teaching the staff and how it will be built upon as the kids progress in their skills. This video features an insightful conversation with Paul McBeth, where he talks about Mexico, his preparation for the Pro Worlds, and his relationship with Paige DeLaveaga.

Watch Paul McBeth discuss Masters Cup & Pro Worlds strategy, share insights on DeLaveaga course. Exclusive look at a disc golf legend's mind.

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Video Transcript

back in the cruise paul macbeth back stateside how was mexico it was great it was a beautiful place my first time there um and it was good to just go down there i've been to cabo before i've been to tijuana before so i've seen both sides of what mexico has the off has to offer but uh going there for for a purpose more than a vacation was really cool yeah i i know we could probably spend a whole hour or so just talking about this but some you know you've posted some stuff on instagram people should check out for the quick highlights but you know what's the like enduring memory in this moment of getting that first course in the ground for your foundation uh just seeing how so many of the youth took to it you know the staff took to it very well for something they'd never heard of um uh one thing i was very adamant about was like let's not over teach it let's just introduce it because the last thing you want is people to be introduced to something and then you're already correcting them telling them what to do you know just let them run with it let them enjoy it um you know so we taught the staff a little bit more in depth as the kids get get better and want to learn more the last question so this is the next step from there but uh just seeing the the true joy that they were having playing disc golf throwing it at at a cactuses cactuses they were like parking cactuses so they're metal plastic little things but they were still objects uh and then we got the course in and they were able to play and just you know explore and a lot of the staff said that this is something that they're really excited about because they can actually go on walks and talk with some of the kids because not all of them are coming from the best place a lot of them have some you know personal struggles and things like that so this is just another aspect that they can you know reach out to these kids and and hopefully give them the opportunity of maybe a job and and you know taking care of the disc golf courses or other...

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