Team MVP Practice Round | KCWO 2025
Bird boys Eagle McMahon and Raven Newsome are putting their skills to the test in a practice round at the 43rd Kansas City Wide Open presented by Grip Equipment. In this doubles practice session, they're aiming to break a course record while navigating the challenging terrain of Bad Rock Creek. With only two players taking on the demanding course, they'll need to work together seamlessly to achieve their goal. As they take turns throwing and discussing their shots, Eagle highlights his Photons disc's impressive distance and control, having previously thrown 526 feet in Virginia. Raven shares her experience with the Rattana disc, which she finds is "so gummy" and provides a great feel. The duo also touches on course management and technique, aiming for a precise landing zone of 520 ft downhill. With their banter and expertise on display, Eagle and Raven offer a glimpse into what it takes to excel in the sport of ultimate disc.
Watch top players from Team MVP dominate KCWO's courses in a thrilling practice round, showcasing their skills and strategies.
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What up MV peeps? Bird boys here. Eagle McMahon, Raven Newsome. We are doing a practice round kind of, but we're doing doubles because we want to get through it quick and there's only two of us and that's what doubles means. That's exactly what doubles means. So, we're here to see if we can break a course record. Um, I don't know what it is, so we're going to set a course record. Um, and hopefully not embarrass ourselves too much. Yeah. We're here at Bad Rock Creek for the 43rd Kansas City Wide Open presented by Grip Equipment. Let's go. Perfect. All right. Hopefully it doesn't suck. Good luck. That looks pretty good. If it swings, it's great. It's great. Thank you. Great shot. Okay, Raven's in position and I have a water mayhem and I'm going to kind of I'm going to kind of go for it. I want to get to like team left landing zone kind of which is probably like 520 ft downhill. I think that's kind of what I'm thinking for the tournament as well. Oh my goodness. It's nice having a teammate that throws farther than me. All right. Wow. The glasses flew off my face. I saved them from any scratches. Solid start. Solid start. feel like the shape of it is really good, but I don't know if it'll I don't know if I like the plastic. Sure. No, fair enough. Like the Rattana actually bags the old amp. Okay. And those feel really good, which this is just it's so gummy. Yeah. Yeah. Like it's it's almost kind of like a T-Ird. Yeah. Uhhuh. Dude, I am throwing it just as far as my Photons right now, which is just I I legitimately uh two days ago I was back in Virginia. I threw it was like 526 feet or something like that. And I was like, goodness, my lord, that that's crazy. I was like, this is way better. And it's super controllable. I love this. It's kind of like a beaten bolt. I know. But it is becoming like it's like a really controllable pro crave, I think. And it's like it's good. Oh man, at least my shot from here isn't sketchy at all. That's the one thing like this is a very repeatable shot, but but is this a really shot? This is like I...
