Texas States Course Preview | Course Preview
Get an inside look at the highly anticipated Thorn course at Lindsay Park in Tyler, Texas, designed by former World Champion Greg Barsby. Filmed on location and brought to you by The Disc Barn, this exclusive preview showcases the challenges and excitement of this new layout. Connor O'Reilly, accompanied by special guest Luke Humphreys, a Pro Tour points leader, takes viewers through the course's mix of open and wooded holes. As they navigate the tricky terrain, Conor and Luke share their techniques for tackling hole one, a par-three with an elevated pyramid pin. They discuss strategies for playing in windy conditions, using the right discs and grip to overcome challenging angles, and ultimately sink some tricky putts. This engaging preview offers a glimpse into the unique features of Thorn and what players can expect from this new Texas State Course.
Get an in-depth preview of the Texas States course, featuring expert strategies and insider insights from top disc golf professionals.
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welcome back you guys i'm connor o'reilly and we're in tyler texas for this week's course preview brought to you by the disc barn and shot by the good guys over at gk pro we're debuting a new layout here at lindsay park and tyler called the thorn designed by greg barsby former world champion himself it's got a good mix of open and wooded holes it's gonna provide a challenge for all the players let's see how it plays out all right we're starting off on hole one with a par three pretty tricky elevated pin on this pyramid one of the holes that this park is well known for we've got special guests you know him you love him you always want to see him throwing instead of hosting on gk our current disc golf pro tour points leader mr luke humphreys how's it going luke man loving it another windy day in texas this is uh you know this prime conditions for us texas people yeah luke spent quite a bit of time here in texas pretty much a native so so he's very comfortable with these wins we're facing out here yeah we've got a tail right to left here on one how are you gonna play it i think probably a forehand because it's a little bit of right to left uh probably going falcore it's 383 so it's still a pump but uh you're probably not trying to land pin high you're trying to slide that one up give yourself a putt it's a tricky putt we'll see what it looks like one of the toughest putt angles we'll see on the course if you run it you know what you got i'm going with the d3 a little glidier right to left wind this thing's just gonna flip up and go flat for me yeah a little downwind play we'll take it yeah all right i'm gonna take the backhand of my pioneer here use that wind to swing me back late maybe get that little road skip trying to hit mr jump up jones well i like that just dig right there baby oh yeah split it up solid tricky right to the foot we gotta hit some putts now yeah man another windy day yeah it seems like uh it's been a theme here in texas we get at least one...
