2018 Idlewild Open | R1, B9, MPO | Gurthie, Risley, Dickerson, Clark
Watch the conclusion of the first round coverage at the 2018 Idlewild Open presented by Innova Champion Discs. Join Paul McBeth and AJ Risley as they break down a strong card featuring super Chris Dickerson and Ben Clark, who both shot even par on the front nine plus one. The challenging hole ten, a par-3 with 368 feet of tee time and trees everywhere, requires precision and power to navigate. With a focus on fairway driver technique and strategy, Paul and AJ discuss how Dickerson and Clark approached their shots. They also highlight the volunteers who created a path through the dense vegetation, which will come into play as the round progresses. The discussion covers key topics such as risk-reward decisions and shot selection, providing insight for disc golfers looking to improve their game.
Watch Gurthie, Risley, Dickerson & Clark compete in thrilling R1 of the 2018 Idlewild Open. Witness their skills & strategies.
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hello and welcome back to the conclusion of the first round coverage of the Idlewild open presented by in of a champion on Paul you a very joined by AJ Risley that's me here we are yeah we have a good card here they just got done with the front nine plus one even par - super Chris Dickerson and Ben Clark at even par yeah hole ten par-3 368 feet and yeah trees everywhere here and we're going uphill a little bit low ceiling this is a great golfer they cleared out a few trees from last year so it gives us a little more freedom to rip it and try to you know get some genuine looks for birdie sure and when we say freedom that doesn't exactly do much it's a relative relative freedom compared to last year but still a very demanding tee shot and the yeah tee shot that he just had I think we'd take every single time yeah for sure and here's Chris going H 3 V 2 H 3 V 2 leaks a little bit high but pretty good kick pretty good result he'll be able to pitch that up and probably save our mm-hmm Clark this looks perfect Benny beautiful shot catches freeze but hey he'll take it yeah AJ and I'm going same fairway driver Explorer and to note all the volunteers thank you guys you can see the path that they created yes just in case it rained some gravel and that took a lot of work so thank you guys and AJ catches one of the last trees but I'm thinking be able to manage from there Chris with a nice with a soft touch mm-hmm just beautiful just lovely and then going soft touch soft touch ooh welcome to smooth ninety seven point eight hole ten we've got a soft touch hello Alan oh not so soft not so soft touch but still pretty yes still inside 15 for part oh uh well gee looked like he was kind of pinched though yeah 30 feet it's one that he wanted but his that left that's the left side if he didn't watch the front nine uh we're going left side putts today why not yeah because this is the this was the seventh most difficult hole three point four five average so okay okay you know word...
