2019 Las Vegas Challenge • Jennifer Allen • Round 1 Interview and Recap
Jennifer Allen sits down with the disc golf guy to discuss her experience at the 2019 Las Vegas Challenge, a tournament marred by unusual weather conditions in January. Filmed in the desert city, Jennifer opens up about her strategy and preparation for the four-round event, which included playing six rounds in just two days. She shares insights on how the cold weather and snow affected her game, particularly with sliding shots in the snow. The conversation also touches on how she believes the changing conditions gave her an advantage over other competitors, such as those accustomed to warmer climates like Kona or Madison. With a background playing in freezing temperatures from Oklahoma, Jennifer provides a unique perspective on navigating winter weather in a typically hot and dry environment.
Watch Jennifer Allen's thrilling Round 1 interview and recap from the 2019 Las Vegas Challenge, an action-packed PDGA event.
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I'm the disc golf guy and that was my video blog I've caught up with Jennifer Allen and well you had a couple of uh we'll say uh Southerners or people that maybe aren't used to this kind of weather I don't think anybody is in Vegas but uh some crazy conditions out here today yeah I really I've got couple layers on underneath I I took off my jacket before we started um the snow was not rain so it wasn't really wet um so I didn't feel like I needed the rainco coat and I I stayed warm the I was kind of surprised Arizona softened me a little bit but um I wasn't cold at all the whole time it was nice I thought it was okay do you feel like you had a little advantage over maybe a Kona or or a Madison for in terms of the weather and not necessarily being at all acclimated to any of that maybe a little bit I mean I definitely grew up with the cold and played in plenty of freezing cold and snowy rounds so uh maybe a little bit I don't think the conditions were too bad I think the conditions not affecting our body as much but like the shots like sliding in the snow got me twice I know it did it seemed like it did and it it looked like several of us um so I think this the sliding on the snow probably affected us more than the cold weather so and that's exactly what I heard you talking about is that the men who are playing in the afternoon are going to have slightly different conditions I feel like they'll have a little bit of better advantage on not sliding like on six we're trying to lay up and you're just it's it's like ice with a snow on that little green surface area so um it should be a little easier maybe for them so four rounds out here this is kind of a a long way to get a week started four rounds this week and then four rounds for the Pro Tour opener next week uh how do you prep for that uh I played six rounds in two days okay um I don't know I've just been trying to play casually at least once or twice a...
