2023 TruBank Des Moines Challenge | FPO R2B9 | Beach, Tattar, Pierce, Velediaz | Jomez Disc Golf
Join Erica Cinchko and Madison Walker as they tackle the back nine of the 2023 TruBank Des Moines Challenge presented by Discraft. The course is playing a different game due to windy conditions, making this a unique round for all participants. The duo shares their experiences and insights from Round Two, B, featuring players Beach, Tattar, Pierce, Velediaz, and Jomez Disc Golf. Erica provides an overview of the shotgun start format used in this event, where players began on the hole they finished on last. She also showcases some of the creative markers left by other competitors, including unusual sticks and flags. The video highlights the challenges posed by windy conditions on holes like 10, a 785-par-5 that requires a precise approach shot to navigate through dense trees. Erica discusses how this hole has changed from its previous birdie-friendly layout, making it more difficult due to obstacles and wind resistance. The discussion also touches on the unique personalities of some competitors, such as Kristen's morning routine, and the camaraderie among players like Leah Center and Erica.
Watch top FPO players in action at the 2023 TruBank Des Moines Challenge! Highlights from Beach, Tattar, Pierce, & Velediaz on Jomez Disc Golf.
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foreign hello and welcome to the back nine of round two of the true Bank Des Moines challenge presented by Discraft it's a different day than from the front nine it doesn't never happen yeah it's pretty weird it might be minutes for you but for everyone else it's been a while I've gone to sleep we woke up I'm Erica cinchko I'm Madison Walker and it's a new day it's a new day huh it's 6 32 a.m we did a um I guess sort of a shotgun start we started on hold 10 with our lead card everyone else that had not yet finished the round started on whatever hole they finished on last and with whatever little weird marker they left out on the course that's one of my favorite Parts is like seeing how people mark their discs yes strange sticks and flags and birdie bags weird minis with pencil stabbed through them I saw all kinds of stuff on the course but made it through the tornadoes and we're going to start here on whole 10 bright and early 785 par 5 new hole from last year first tee shot has to go through all of these trees the farther you get the better of course your second shot ideally you want to Crest this hill but it was a little bit windy out there today so it's going to play different than normal this we call this a soft birdie hole in days past but with these windy conditions it does play a little bit different car feels good birdie is definitely still in play but that approach is very difficult with all that OB very close so at this time how was the wind it wasn't terrible I also started on a Woods Hole so it's hard for me to come and I was on the whole 12 protected it looks like it's not too bad I didn't start I think hearing it whip until maybe a couple holes in okay so Paige not quite awake yet kind of turfs the first one Kristen has had her coffee she's had breakfast she's ready to go person seems like a morning person she does seem like a morning person and that was an excellent shot different outfits different days same round very weird I played with Leah Center Jenny and saw her take this...
