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TheDiscGolfGuyMarch 15, 2021

2021 Memorial Champ • FPO • R4B9 • Ohn Scoggins • Valerie Mandujano • Hailey King Alexis Mandujano

The 2021 Memorial Championship presented by Discraft is a thrilling event that showcases the skills of professional disc golfers. The final round at Shelly Sharp Disc Golf Course in Vista del Camino Park features a challenging back nine holes with significant obstacles and demands accuracy and distance control. Jamie Spencer provides commentary, highlighting notable performances from Haley King, Valerie Mandujano, and her sister Alexis Mandujano. The sisters demonstrate impressive techniques, including forehand shots that bring the player back toward the pin on an open fairway. Expert analysis reveals the importance of adjusting to the slope and obstacles on each hole, particularly when faced with a hyzer shot. Jamie Spencer emphasizes how forehand shots can be crucial in navigating these challenging holes. The event is a must-watch for disc golf enthusiasts, offering valuable insights into professional technique and strategy.

Watch top FPO players dominate at the 2021 Memorial Championship: Ohn Scoggins, Valerie Mandujano, Hailey King & Alexis Mandujano in action.

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Video Transcript

hello everyone and welcome to the 2021 memorial championship presented by discraft we're here for the fourth and final round and it's the back nine at the shelly sharp disc golf course located in vista del camino park got jamie spencer again on the mic joining me and jamie we're heading to the back owen's in control right now but uh the last nine holes aren't exactly easy no they're not i mean you could have a lot of distance accuracy and man just bring it all home there's a little bit of ob on pretty much every single hole from here all the way through until we get back up to do sports bar and grill where we started this thing and haley king right off the bat makes the mando butt a little low and it burns into the center of the fairway yeah that right side of the hill that comes in it sneaks up on you real fast and if you hit that you're gonna get a little bit of a cut roll own catches a tree on that right side but then it kicks back out also into the middle of the fairway for her valerie mandejano beautiful backhand looks like it flexes out a little bit and finishes on the to the left and then her younger sister alexis straight up the middle good shot like the forehand up shot for this hole it just brings you back to where you want to be it was a really good shot that she just had there yeah that's a great point because i as you get more and more down the fairway if you have something that's hyzering out it's just going to be pushing away from the pin so any kind of forehand like you're saying is going to bring you back toward where the pin is on that right side and the fairway itself is just made it's just more open for that forehand shot right here i feel turnover for alexis now valerie with a great drive stands up plays a little bit of a skip it's going to be a little bit short but center of the fairway really easy approach from there maybe a long look at birdie there's the forehand you speak of you know playing up so that slight incline on the right side and there is ob...

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