Simon Lizotte Interviews FPO Preserve Champion Silva Saarinen
Watch as Simon Lizotte sits down with FPO Preserve Champion Silva Saarinen to discuss her incredible Pro Tour wins and what makes her game so successful. The conversation touches on her strategies for consistency and confidence, including her approach to putting and handling pressure-packed situations. Saarinen shares insights into how she overcame adversity in Sweden, where she earned a crucial win just days earlier, and reveals the secrets behind her ability to make seemingly impossible putts look effortless. Fans of Saarinen will appreciate her candid thoughts on the mental aspect of competitive disc golf, while newcomers will gain valuable insight into what it takes to be a top-level player. With a focus on technique, mindset, and perseverance, this conversation offers a rare glimpse into the mind of a champion.
Join Simon Lizotte as he interviews FPO champ Silva Saarinen about her Preserve win. Get her thoughts on dominating the top female players.
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What's up guys? Simon Lazar here. I'm here with the preserve presented by Simon Line FPO champion Silva Saurin. Backto back Pro Tour wins. How did you do it? Uh I don't know. I just played good disc golf out there and didn't make big mistakes. Yeah. I mean, obviously your putting always looks phenomenal, but I've watched every FBO round and today, right, your first shot off of hole one, I was like, it looks like you're throwing it well. Did it feel that way? Yes, I felt good today. Better than yesterday or on Friday. It was nice to play this golf today. So last week you were in Sweden and you were played in terrible conditions the final round, but you got the big monkey off the back, so to speak, to finally get ahead of Kristen and get your first big win with her in the field. Did that matter today that you did that last week? Uh, I don't really know. Maybe yes, but in Sweden I wasn't really nervous. But for example, in music city, I was so nervous. So, and your putt on 14, that's the par4 with the OB on the right and left. You big putted uh Kristen there. Did you feel like that was the key moment of the round? Like for me, I was like, if she makes this in Kristen's face, she's going to take it. Yeah, maybe. Yes. I didn't really think that. No, there it's too early. It's not sure when it's Yeah, really. It's sure. Well, you just make those circle edge putts look so easy. Um, how do you do that? Like even that death putt, you just step right up and just dead center. It looks so simple and it's so hard. It's hard to explain. You just need to be confidence and sure that you can make it. So then it's pretty easy, but it's not always easy. No, that's the best. It might look easy, but it's not always easy. I mean, that's the art of sports is making something hard look easy. And once you can do that, then you know you're a pro. All right, so this course, how did you like the changes? And what discs were you relying on most? Uh, I haven't been here earlier, so Oh, this first time? Yes. I don't know what are...
