2021 Des Moines Challenge | RD1 B9 | Panis, Finley, Tattar, Gannon
The Des Moines Challenge is part of the Disc Golf Pro Tour Elite Series, featuring top players competing at Pickard Park in Indiana's rolling hills. Join five-time world champion Juliana Korver and fellow competitors as they navigate obstacles and challenges in this thrilling tournament. The video captures the action on hole 10, a 844-foot par 5 that requires precision to overcome trees and slopes. Expert analysis from the commentators provides insights into strategy and technique, with a focus on Missy Gannon's experience with Zeus drivers and Kristen Minus' wind-read expertise. Juliana Korver shares her thoughts on the importance of adapting to slope changes and Kristin Holly discusses the nuances of using Katana discs. With its beautiful scenery and high-stakes competition, this video offers an engaging look at elite disc golf.
Watch top disc golfers Panis, Finley, Tattar & Gannon in action at the 2021 Des Moines Challenge. Witness thrilling moments on the course.
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welcome back everyone to the des moines challenge part of the disc golf pro tour elite series we are here with at pickard park in indiana indianola iowa at this beautiful rolling hills i'm sarah hokem here with five-time world champion juliana korver call the action missy and kristen minus three holly in at -2 and kona at plus two so look at the leaderboard after nine it's gonna be a battle out here and it's late at night it's about 7 30 8 o'clock after several rain delays here we are at hole 10 this is an 844 foot par 5. the tee shot needs to navigate through these trees it can take this straight shot though i doubt many people will do that most will go on around the right hand side with something very overstable so that it doesn't end up in the tall grass which is ob your second shot ideally lands in front of that tree that we just flew by and then you have a slight or maybe a major turn into this beautiful green notice there is ob all around the screen and the screen does slope up so it provides a little bit of a backstop on your hopefully third shot missy going around the outside with a zeus your position you can see the right to left from that angle slope of the green but what you can't see is it also slopes from bottom to top of your run up so your your run up is not flat at all and it makes it a little bit more tricky to control the edge of your disc on your second shot kona going destroyer wow wow boy so much wind action predominantly tailwind on this shot kristen getting a wind read going stabling up to the rive or riva aribe oh that's really far up there holly going with katana again the goal on your second shot here is just to be away from that tree ideally in front of it so that you can attack the green on your third shot oh so missy was in that interesting spot where she has both the side um slope and the upward slope so it changes the timing of your run up and it makes it really hard to get the line that you expect to get kona going destroyer as well...
