The Disc Golf Guy - Vlog #56 - 2010 USDGC with Jonathan Poole, Brian Graham, and USDGC Dots
The Disc Golf Guy's vlog #56 takes you behind the scenes of the 2010 USDGC, one of the most highly anticipated events in disc golf history. Joining forces is PDGA executive director Brian Graham and USDGC tournament director Jonathan Poole, who share their insights on what makes this event so special. The conversation touches on the biannual format change, which marks a significant shift for professional disc golf, as well as the impact of new rules like stroke and distance. With the excitement building up to the final days of competition, Jonathan shares his personal connection to the USDGC and its evolution over the years. Brian and Jonathan also discuss their plans for increasing media coverage, including video blogs, social media, and live streaming - a move that aims to elevate the sport and make it more accessible to a wider audience.
Join The Disc Golf Guy behind-the-scenes at the 2010 USDGC with Jonathan Poole & Brian Graham.
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I'm the disc golf guy and this is my video blog today I'm joined by two of our well powerhouses in the sport of disc golf I've got PDGA executive director Brian Graham along with usdgc tournament director Jonathan P great to have well it's great to be here guys how you guys both doing today excellent it's great out here today in there it's absolutely beautiful out here right now we're on the second day of the usdgc the leader card had just heat off and uh we're looking for some great golf this weekend so let's start right away into the usdgc Jonathan this is uh the 12th year I think probably a little bit bittersweet because we're going to the uh biannual format after this year tell everyone uh what the usdgc has really meant to you and I know it's a lot but tell us what it means to you oh well I love disc golf and I love Championship disc golf uh and it feels great and it gets uh it gets sweeter with each passing day I mean as the story lines develop I mean it all is about what's going on on the leaderboard and um you know it was really interesting coming in this year with the uh you know the different rules with the stroke and distance and that really put some teeth into the course and uh tell you what it really separated the great players from the the really good players really quick and um you know today's a big day they're all moving days out here this week and uh you know I'm just always excited to watch it unfold and uh spend time with uh the disc golf family can be better well part of the exciting thing you guys keep raising the bar every single year out here I think that's uh your primary objective out here is to raise the bar for professional disc golf we're looking at more video coverage blogs and twitters and Facebooks and and the dots which have revolutionized how we watch disc golf what excites you about that as you see more media and more media coverage um well I mean it's uh we wanted to create a vehicle to promote disc golf and uh you know those early years you had to beg and plead to get the local...
