2021 CCR Open | RD1 F9 | Gurthie, Ellis, Barham, Queen
The 2021 CCR Open features an exciting RD1 showdown between top disc golfers, including defending champion Garrett Gerthy and other notable players like Tim Barham, Corey Ellis, and Gurthie. The event takes place in Lansing, Michigan, at a challenging course that demands precision and strategy. Watch as the players navigate tricky holes, including the 354-foot first hole that requires a high shot to move left in the wind. The discussion highlights key techniques, such as playing to the right side circle for Garret's opening drive and using a forehand-backhand mix with great putting skills from Tim Barham. Additionally, Gurthie shares her approach to this tricky route, using her Star Wraith disc to achieve impressive results. With expert analysis and insightful commentary, this video provides an in-depth look at the strategies and decision-making processes of top disc golfers in action.
Watch top pros Gurthie, Ellis, Barham & Queen battle for victory at the 2021 CCR Open! Thrilling moments from Round 1 F9.
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welcome disc golf world to the 2021 ccr open we are outside lansing michigan little town called holt and i am joined by my good buddy nathan queen how we doing nathan doing good happy to be back on the east coast first time in the eastern time zone in a while it has been a while i called my mom the other day and didn't realize that we were there so i called her at 6 00 am here we are watching you on the card as well as tim barham corey ellis and gary gerthy got some michigan guys and uh a wood shredder and yourself yeah and going into hole one uh 354 feet uh really gotta move it to the left uh you ideally you're gonna want to play a high shot if the wind's not going too much so you can get your disc to move left far enough there is a low skip shot to play as well if the winds are up yeah this one's tricky for a lefty feature card for the 20. i see you go interesting first on the box your defending champion from 2019 garrett gerthy yeah first we'll have garrett though with the you see him looking up already he's about to throw a huge hyzer this thing probably gonna eclipse 50 feet in the air catches a little bit of stuff on the right side circle two just didn't get it to push left enough kind of stayed straight for him that could have been the win tim barham just like an all-around great player got the forehand and the backhand he's just sneaky good mix that with a good putting game yeah tim i kind of know him for the putting green a little bit i've seen him make a lot of a lot of circle twos and just some great circle one putts while i've played with him out on tour there we go like we said trickier route for yourself what are you going with here i've got a really beat in star wraith it came out pretty flippy in the first place and now i've beat it in pretty well going up trying to get it as high as garrett did wow dude got that thing yeah i turned it over pretty well i actually didn't expect it to float out i was...
