The Disc Golf Guy - Vlog #21 - Kyle Pinkman Leading Standing Rocks Open
The Disc Golf Guy shares his insights and experience from the Standing Rocks Open near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in Vlog #21. Kyle Pinkman, a PDGA member 29248, joins him on location to discuss the course and strategy for tackling both the West and East courses. The video delves into Kyle's approach to playing simple, taking calculated risks, and managing risk factors, especially on the notoriously challenging West course. As Kyle recounts his stellar round of 700, he shares the mental toughness required to stay focused in cold conditions. When transitioning to the more technical East course, Kyle reveals how he leveraged his strengths in throwing thumbers to navigate the course's unique challenges. The video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Standing Rocks Open and provides valuable insights into competitive disc golf strategy from a seasoned player.
Catch all the action at Standing Rocks Open with Kyle Pinkman leading the pack in this competitive tournament.
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I'm the disc golf guy and this is my video blog today we are on location at standing rocks open near Stevens Point Wisconsin I'm joined by our existing leader Kyle Pinkman PDGA 29248 yeah good job all right something like that I did all my homework here so Kyle uh tell us a little bit about the course and then how you attack both sides of the course today uh well first we played uh West this morning I absolutely love the West course you know true Fairways you hit your line you know get up there and get a deuce I started off great I uh put everything under the basket the first couple holes got got that momentum going you know got got my twos got a good good uh Good Feeling uh I just I played simple I took my threes when I had to and when I got in trouble I took my medicine and took my fours you know where I have to do it y there there are a few punishing holes out here as he said the fairways are fair but if you get off the Fairway if you don't throw a miraculous up shot you might just as he said take your medicine and take your four and move on uh you shot 700 which is a pretty stellar round out there there's uh there's a decent amount of birdies but there's like I said a lot of plac to get in trouble so seven is is a pretty good score that's actually leading or was leading the event off the West course and then you came over to the slightly easier more technical East course how did that go and how did you attack it uh well the East course to me is there's a lot of luck factors it feels like I mean you can hit a good line and catch a tree at the end and kick 40 ft in the woods okay uh the r pain was tough it was really cold you hiding underneath the umbrella the whole round but mentally I just stayed focused did what I had to do took my time on the teads and uh I played great I threw a lot of thumbers on the East course which is kind of your strong suit that's something you're really well known for...
