James Conrad: Team MVP Signing Day
Meet James Conrad, Team MVP's standout star, as he shares his journey to becoming a disc golf legend. With a passion that spans over three decades, James reflects on what draws him to the sport - the mental battle, camaraderie, and sportsmanship that defines the community. A self-proclaimed "disc golf kid," James' introduction to the game came at a young age, thanks to his dad's friend TJ Lawrence, who took them disc golfing in Colorado. As he grew older, James' love for the sport only deepened, particularly after competing in putting competitions with high-end putters like Ions. The chance to visit MVP's headquarters was a dream come true, offering a glimpse into a world of discs and a community that has captivated him since the 1990s.
James Conrad signs with Team MVP, marking a major milestone in his disc golf career; what's next for this rising star?
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There's a lot about disc golf that I really love. If I had to pick my favorite part of it, I'd maybe say it's the mental battle. It's really just you against the course. There's so many other factors that are huge though, like within our sport, the camaraderie and like the sportsmanship on display between players is always amazing. It seems to be a lot of great people in this sport and yeah, it's a ton of fun. I actually got into disc golf at a really young age. This was back in the mid 90s. I was probably six or so when my dad first took me out, he was an ultimate player here and there and one of his buddies, a guy named TJ Lawrence out in Colorado took my dad out disc golfing and my dad taught the bug like that. He was pretty much immediately hooked and he started taking me and my mom out to the course as well and yeah, just a little guy, six or seven. Shortly after that, we moved out to Montana and that's when I'd say when I really started to get into it. This was in the late 90s and like back then it was. I think there's only one course with baskets in the whole state of Montana. It was pretty much all tone poles. Yeah. it's crazy to see how far this golf is coming in the last twenty, twenty few years. MVP caught my interest quite a few years ago. I played a putting competition. This was back before I was ever even a sponsored disc golfer. I was probably in my mid 20s in Appomattox, Virginia and the putters that we use for the competition were Ions. I think it was four or five of them. The bottom one of the stack was a green ion. It was like the money putter and it was worth double points and at the end of the competition. I ended up winning that one. I was pretty impressed by it. The green I could have sparked my love for green putters. Coming to the headquarters here at MVP was definitely a lot of fun. I mean as a disc golf and Frisbee lover, there's something pretty magical about coming to a warehouse full of discs. I was a really great science student in high school. Actually when...
