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TheDiscGolfGuyApril 12, 2019

2019 Open at Tallahassee • R2 Back Half • JohnE McCray • Paul McBeth • Matt Orum • Zach Melton

The 2019 Open at Tallahassee features a thrilling conclusion to Round 2, where disc golf legends JohnE McCray and Paul McBeth face off against Zach Melton in a battle of skill and strategy. Titled R2 Back Half, this video takes viewers through the challenging back nine holes of the course, including the infamous Letter D hole at 330 feet, where players must master their driving techniques to navigate the treacherous terrain. Commentator Terry Miller joins forces with Zach Melton to analyze the course's dynamics and share insights on how to tackle its toughest sections. The duo discusses the differences between playing a righty backhand versus a lefty forehand, and how to execute a precise skip shot to reach the green. Fans of disc golf will appreciate the expert discussion on course strategy and technique, as well as the thrilling competition between these top players at the 2019 Open at Tallahassee.

Watch JohnE McCray, Paul McBeth, Matt Orum, & Zach Melton in action at the 2019 Tallahassee Open's thrilling R2 back half. Can they take home the win?

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Video Transcript

hello everyone and welcome back to the conclusion of round number two for the open at Tallahassee Terry Miller the disc golf guy along with Zach Melton who we see on the card team dynamic dismembered also our presenting sponsor at the event in Zach we're pushing through we're gonna move out of the back half what do you think of the back half of the course as opposed to the front half I think the back half it's a little bit harder to score than the front nine I mean I think this course is a little easier when you get off to a good start on the front you kind of have that cushion and you know you can kind of pick up a birdie here and there on the back we're entering a stretch of the letter holes where they're really challenging par threes so challenging birdies to get well we're here for a hole letter d 330 feet this one definitely steps up for that righty back and if you keep it clean do you feel any disadvantage with a lefty forehand um a little bit it's just it's kind of easier for that righty backhand to kind of get the more powerful skip and get it to jump up towards the green but it's still doable with my forehand I just I've got to hit the line and keep it low if you kind of notice Matt through a more high-speed driver and played the Skip and Paul went with his buzz and was playing kind of a more stand-up hyzer so it's kind of cool to see those two guys take two completely different routes to get there and you've got the forehand which maybe was a little tight to that right side but what what were you thrown there that was a lucid X enforcer definitely a little tight to the right and too high I kind of I wanted to copy Matt's line or get pretty close to that where hopefully I would be hitting the ground somewhere where I was and skipping up onto the green but didn't quite do it kind of hit a little rough patch here in the middle of the course but if well there's plenty well you're in a good position at least that you could be aggressive with that up that approach and then there's...

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