HOW TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLFER - MY JOURNEY
Learn how to become a professional disc golfer through the inspiring journey of a young German athlete who discovered his passion for the sport at a very young age. In this video, he shares his unique story of growing up in Germany without a thriving disc golf scene, and how he turned playing catch with his dad into something special that eventually led to competing in tournaments. The young athlete recounts his early days playing on makeshift courses in their neighborhood, designing baskets out of everyday objects like trash cans and trees. He talks about the challenges of traveling for tournaments and the excitement of playing competitive disc golf despite the lack of resources. With a laid-back and relatable tone, he shares insights into what it takes to succeed in this sport. Get inspired by his determination, passion, and creativity as he shares tips and techniques from his own journey to becoming a skilled disc golfer.
Join Simon Lizotte on his journey to becoming a pro disc golfer, from amateur tournaments to world championships.
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how did a kid in Germany get into dis golf good question pretty simple answer my dad my dad is Canadian mom's German I grew up with two brothers in Germany both not very interested in disl at all until recently but I was hooked what started as just throwing discs around the backyard or playing catch with my dad slowly but surely turned into something special I started playing competitively in 2004 I believe at 11 years old there wasn't really a disl scene in Germany and I mean nothing to what we're so used to nowadays I was quite the hippie kid looking at the pictures I never really felt like one but I guess that's not the point the Disc Golf Scene in Germany back then was about 5 to seven tournaments a year with about 50 active players we were a family all my best friends to this day were a lot older than I was less than a handful of kids in Germany had even heard of this sport I didn't care at all I thought it was the coolest thing in the world travel for a weekend and playing a tournament was by far my favorite thing to do even if it only happened three times a year I guess that made it even more special we always had to travel to play a real course having a permanent home course was just a dream but I made it work designed my own courses on parking lots and fields around the neighborhood no baskets light post trash cans trees or anything that would make a cool sound would be my basket I I remember playing every chance I got I went to the field every day to throw as many drives as my body could handle an 11-year-old body can handle a lot of throwing I especially remember that I never practiced for the sake of practicing I didn't care to get better or that wasn't the goal of my fieldwork or countless hours of putting in the backyard it was what I love to do for fun I didn't even realized that was a possible career since there wasn't any money involved at all for tournaments that I knew of entrance fee was 30 bucks and free lunch came with it it was quite the different world I lived in fast forward a...
