2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge | RD2 B9 | Tattar, Salonen, Ricciotti, Mertsch
The 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge presents an exciting showdown in round two, featuring top players Kristen Tatar and Cindy Ricciotti, among others, at Pickard Park. Erica Stenchcomb and Madison Walker provide expert commentary as the competition heats up. The back nine holes bring new challenges, with windy conditions and a steeper layout, testing the players' skills and strategy. Specifically, Erin and Maddie dissect Hole 10, one of the most demanding holes on the course, with its screaming head wind and treacherous trees. They discuss the pros and cons of different approaches, including the optimal hyzer gap route and the middle approach that flew through in Erica's card. The duo also touch on Cindy's successful play, highlighting key techniques for navigating the challenging terrain and out of bounds areas. With expert analysis and insider knowledge, this video provides a detailed look at the game-changing moments and strategies employed by top players at Pickard Park.
Watch top disc golfers in Rd2 B9 of the 2022 TruBank Des Moines Challenge! See Tattar, Salonen, Ricciotti, and Mertsch's epic throws.
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hello everyone and welcome to the back line of round two of the true bank des moines challenge presented by this craft part of the disc golf pro tour i'm erika stenchcomb i'm madison walker we are your two hot geese huh we are at pickard park a very windy pickard kristen tatar even and hanging on to the lead by a couple of strokes evelina shooting two down on the front um trying to reel her in cat merch one down macy vela diaz jumping up and cynthia ricciotti the other lady on our lead card though she is has dropped to a tie for eighth and needs to find some birdies i think the back plays a little harder though also there's a little bit more woods and a little bit less wind i think so a little bit more opie though as well hole 10 we had some rough conditions on on this one it was a screaming head wind slash right to left crosswind depending on the time we could take that middle gap that the drone flow through flew through but a lot of people are going to take the hyzer gap and go around all those trees your second shot ideally lands past this huge tree and then the pinch point right here is the crucial part of the hole trying to get down to the screen there is a lot of out of bounds a creek wraps around behind the basket as well and a lot of trees to contend with just listen to this yeah i'm hoping it does it justice because when my card went through it was brutal you can tell it's it's not great here um i mean we had sustained 15 mile per hour winds gusts of 20. that's just an amazing shot yeah nice and low ton of power and kind of like uh pinched in a little bit not quite as aggressive as you feel like you need to be yeah you pushing the ceiling i think a lot of people tend to want to hang it out over the tall grass ob but if you're low enough you don't have to so cynthia says i guess we're going up the middle works out great um works out yeah pretty well yeah the tee shot i feel like as long as you don't have a tree...
