2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open | FPO R3F9 | Scoggins, Hansen, Handley, Mertsch | JomezPro Disc Golf
Watch as Scott Scoggins navigates the challenging winds at the 2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open, showcasing his skill and strategy on the course. The FPO's top players, including Hansen, Handley, Mertsch, and Jomez, are in competition for the top spot, but it's Scoggins who emerges with a solid performance. As he explains, confidence is key when facing unpredictable winds, and Scoggins' ability to trust himself and his game pays off. Throughout the tournament, Scoggins discusses the importance of not getting caught up in the scoreboard and instead focusing on making solid shots and playing to his strengths. He shares his approach to tackling windy holes and explains how he uses specific techniques to adapt to the conditions. With a relaxed demeanor and a focus on executing his game plan, Scoggins takes viewers through his thought process and decision-making during the competition.
Watch Scoggins, Hansen, Handley, & Mertsch compete in Round 3 of the 2023 Discraft Great Lakes Open FPO.
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foreign just feeling some stiffness and not quite getting the pop on the disc during my warm up but then you know I was talking to my caddy coming off a whole three and we're like well you don't really have to feel good to play good and I think that's kind of what today was I was feeling good I made some some solid like windy putts and uh early in the round and that definitely helped build the confidence up yeah I was getting getting good Birdie's pretty much converting on all my birdie looks from Circle one which felt great and then scrambling well yeah I mean I think with a tournament like this was four days all on the same course there's a lot of holes that are easy to birdie and also easy to mess up so just making sure that I'm trusting myself playing my game not getting too caught up in like you know oh I moved up a spot and now I'm solo second or whatever you know like just trying to keep putting together solid rounds and not really worrying about the scoreboard until I might need to you know oh whatever I went out there and it happened some things happened some things did happen boogies birdies back and forth it's not my first time not my first rodeo I just try to lasso the chaoticness of the wind out here let me just eat some breakfast and chill out I don't know chia seed pudding I really like chia seed pudding a lot it's easy too and it's easy on my stomach and I don't feel like I got bubble gut halfway through the round it's hard to eat so early in the morning so sometimes I just don't know going good you know I have problem with the wind here and there but I just use some right Deeds to play with the wind and then time I had to lay ability up time I have to be aggressive aggressive but I'm feeling good no one out there gonna change my my game because whatever my competitor they throw I'm just gonna stick with my game if they throw a drum just gonna go with with my game don't let anybody like change your game when you already set your mind so that's how I do it for...
