DGPT | Discraft 2019 Ledgestone Insurance Open | RD1, F9, FPO | Allen, Pierce, Gilpin, King
Watch as top disc golfers compete at the 2019 Ledgestone Insurance Open presented by Discraft. The second feature card features a talented lineup of women, including local Iowa favorite Sarah Gilpin and rising stars Katrina Allen and Paige Pierce, with Hayley King making her impressive debut. At Sunset Park in Pekin, Illinois, players face a challenging par-four hole that requires precision and skill to navigate the slopey green towards the water hazard. Sara Gilbert expertly sets up the course for her fellow competitors, showcasing the importance of accurate drives and fairway placement. Meanwhile, Allen's clever use of hyzer flip shots proves particularly effective in navigating the blind approach to the basket. With its unique features and tricky terrain, this hole demands attention to detail and a solid understanding of disc golf technique.
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welcome everyone to the ledge stone Insurance open presented by disk craft and brought to you by gk pro I'm Sara Holcomb here with Madison Walker bring you the second feature card featuring Katrina Allen pate Pierce Sarah Gilpin and Hayley King it's awesome to see Sarah Gilpin she won the disk off Pro Tour fan vote she's a local to Iowa so to the area and it's really cool to see her featured also having the number one and two in the Pro Tour points Katrina Allen and Paige Pierce and up-and-coming Hayley King a really awesome one to watch she's young and she kills it so starting with hole one we're out at Sunset Park and disc golf court or sunset Golf Course in Pekin Illinois whole one's a par four starting out with a big rip off the tee you follow down that green you want to stay out to the right and not go left over the sidewalk there's some out-of-bounds to the left side you'll see Katrina doing just that the approach is kind of a blind approach to the basket it's downhill but you have to go up and over the hill that the sidewalk is on cat throwing a hyzer flip with her d2 out to the right side putting herself in good position with with about 150 feet to the pin the higher up you can get on the hill the closer to the sidewalk the better but you don't want to cut it too close like I said because if you skip off that sidewalk there is out-of-bounds in the tree line on the left page with the distance to get really close to this pin pop it off for ballista Pro nice and close to that left side which actually makes that approach far more simple yeah she'll be able to see the basket where a lot of women after their shots will not be able to see the basket it's on a super sloping green going towards the water they trimmed the bushes up a lot this year so it is definitely a little bit of a scary shot because if you overthrew it you are 100% going to go in the water Sara Gilbert putting a nice shot out there in the fairway and haley barbour haley king throwing the calling off the tee guilting up first on...
