I tried a tournament at my local course and shot the worst round I've ever shot. I quickly realized I'm not a competitor. I like the format definitely better then listening to wind.
C Tier is the most common locally and you don't "have" to have a pdga membership to compete. B Tier and A Tier are typically multiple days and have higher payouts and prizes and therefore are more expensive to enter. I was quite surprised at how good MA2 players were but I think that MA3 and MA4 are good brackets to start playing in. There is a wide variety of skill in each bracket but if you can consistently shoot Even Par then MA3 and MA4 are good divisions. This also depends on the course as well. The last tournament I played in MA3 and +1 took home 1st place. You can also go to the PDGA website and look up past tournaments near you and see how well people scored which can help you find a division you are comfortable in.
Cool concept on the video! Thanks for the shout out. My tip- if your in the junk and have a small gap, and think you can save par with a hero shot, it’s best to “take your medicine” and take the easiest shot back into the fairway, cause things can go wrong real quick haha.
My 1st (and only so far) tourny was in March at a "local" (100k away Masterton New Zealand) course. They added a new clip on 9 to the 18. I enrolled in MA50 but side stepped to MA40 so I could play the longs rather than a geriatric short course... My best (in my 3 only previous visits to the course) was +11 My 1st round (27 hole) and I equalled my 18 hole record and ended with +14 after the new 9. My 2nd round that arvo reduced to +9 and my 3rd.. +6... I was ecstatic. (+5 on the main 18, less than half my best) After throwing away a lot of bad throws (including 2 OB water hazard but recovered the disc) I settled down as I went... threw a drive that maybe had a chance for birdie, but if at a limit, just upshot for par.. (even with donating a new disc to Poseidon (20ft out in the pond) on the 3rd round) and I beat 3 in the MA50 with their shorter course and 12 extra shot par. I'm never going to be a 'contender' ... but I don't want to be.. sure I can have a good day (playing a local I actually lead a 20 hole round against a 944 rated player (I average about 840 according to the winter 10 round I'm playing and the Masterton event. My suggestion for your 1st tournament... try not to leave your discs (mini, Cellphone, drink) behind like I constantly did (A.D.D)... try and follow every rule (I forgot and threw a disc back to my bag.. and I talk A LOT.. so had to really work on shutting up.. and A.D.D... Scoring just freaks me out... but basically.... Relax... Have fun...
@@decentdiscgolf Actually that was a tip I was also going to mention... DON'T CHECK YOUR SCORE... What good does it do.. If your a few down.. can you play better?... (trying to play better usually ends in playing worse).... If your a few ahead can you relax... No, it's Disc Golf.. You could blow out at any moment or another player may have a scorcher last few holes.. in other words... (Yours)... play well, don't slack off... but "relax and just have fun!". I improved the more I stopped trying to "Play a Tournament" and started having a game with some friends.
Just had a good day putting 😂...on my best days my putt is most accurate when Im really engaging my wrist and trying to putt "through" the basket...the con is on my off days I have long comeback putts
Might want to practice those jump putts... 7:57 is an example of both feet in the air while the disc is still in hand. PDGA 802.07 Toober 'Birdogie' fails almost every jump put he does in his videos yet still air shots them.. he's gonna get snapped in some tournament and it will throw him right off the game.
Appreciate the critique! It's such a small window of time but I truly believe the disc is out of my hand before my foot leaves the ground...I used to worry about that a lot until I tried this drill. Try to exaggerate the foot fault...try to jump into the air forwards and throw the disc when you are certain both feet are off the ground. All power is immediately lost. Your body must be connected to the ground to achieve power...if it is not connected it feels very awkward and a significant amount of power is lost. It does happen VERY quickly and for that reason and a few more I've almost phased out my step putting. But that is a great drill to try out and I appreciate the feedback!
@@decentdiscgolf There's a lot of mumbling around banning Putt Jumping (the term actually makes more sense in that order). It's extremely hard to catch without a replay yet so many foul the shot and get away with an advantage of being over 1m closer to the basket... (Oddly the amount of people I see (Even professional) that completely stuff the jump and end up with a shot they could have done better with just doing a flex or step putt. Personally I fowl up the throw when I try so prefer an off the back shoulder flex with an overstable slow mid that either goes in, or falls around the pin for an easy in from there... Shame my only consistency is my inconsistency... I've birdied all 10 holes on my local multi times (a few I actually 'Usually' birdie... yet my best is only -5.. and for my 1st year it was -4... with only a Pig.
I mean since this was published its now mandatory for all players to keep score on the card and it fact checks itself...so its not an issue anymore and its not hard
I tried a tournament at my local course and shot the worst round I've ever shot. I quickly realized I'm not a competitor. I like the format definitely better then listening to wind.
Excellent, sounds legit and practical. I'm not sure when I'll try a tournament, but I got in one league game and it went fairly decent. Smash.
Thanks!!! Hope you sign up soon!
Love the video. Do beginners all start at C Tier? Also how good are other beginners? Is everyone shooting par? Thanks man.
C Tier is the most common locally and you don't "have" to have a pdga membership to compete. B Tier and A Tier are typically multiple days and have higher payouts and prizes and therefore are more expensive to enter. I was quite surprised at how good MA2 players were but I think that MA3 and MA4 are good brackets to start playing in. There is a wide variety of skill in each bracket but if you can consistently shoot Even Par then MA3 and MA4 are good divisions. This also depends on the course as well. The last tournament I played in MA3 and +1 took home 1st place. You can also go to the PDGA website and look up past tournaments near you and see how well people scored which can help you find a division you are comfortable in.
Cool concept on the video! Thanks for the shout out.
My tip- if your in the junk and have a small gap, and think you can save par with a hero shot, it’s best to “take your medicine” and take the easiest shot back into the fairway, cause things can go wrong real quick haha.
Thanks for designing the course! Great tip!
Good tips, playing my second tournament in a few days and am going to take some of this into the round
Hope you crush it and I hope you learn something too!! Smart Golf Pays Off!!
My 1st (and only so far) tourny was in March at a "local" (100k away Masterton New Zealand) course.
They added a new clip on 9 to the 18.
I enrolled in MA50 but side stepped to MA40 so I could play the longs rather than a geriatric short course...
My best (in my 3 only previous visits to the course) was +11
My 1st round (27 hole) and I equalled my 18 hole record and ended with +14 after the new 9.
My 2nd round that arvo reduced to +9
and my 3rd.. +6... I was ecstatic. (+5 on the main 18, less than half my best)
After throwing away a lot of bad throws (including 2 OB water hazard but recovered the disc) I settled down as I went... threw a drive that maybe had a chance for birdie, but if at a limit, just upshot for par.. (even with donating a new disc to Poseidon (20ft out in the pond) on the 3rd round)
and I beat 3 in the MA50 with their shorter course and 12 extra shot par.
I'm never going to be a 'contender' ... but I don't want to be.. sure I can have a good day (playing a local I actually lead a 20 hole round against a 944 rated player (I average about 840 according to the winter 10 round I'm playing and the Masterton event.
My suggestion for your 1st tournament... try not to leave your discs (mini, Cellphone, drink) behind like I constantly did (A.D.D)... try and follow every rule (I forgot and threw a disc back to my bag.. and I talk A LOT.. so had to really work on shutting up.. and A.D.D... Scoring just freaks me out...
but basically....
Relax... Have fun...
Love it! Great advice, I've stopped checking scores when I play tournaments because it allows me to relax and just have fun!
@@decentdiscgolf Actually that was a tip I was also going to mention...
DON'T CHECK YOUR SCORE...
What good does it do.. If your a few down.. can you play better?... (trying to play better usually ends in playing worse)....
If your a few ahead can you relax... No, it's Disc Golf.. You could blow out at any moment or another player may have a scorcher last few holes..
in other words... (Yours)... play well, don't slack off... but "relax and just have fun!".
I improved the more I stopped trying to "Play a Tournament" and started having a game with some friends.
How does he putt so hard and straight? He really laser beams those putts
Just had a good day putting 😂...on my best days my putt is most accurate when Im really engaging my wrist and trying to putt "through" the basket...the con is on my off days I have long comeback putts
Might want to practice those jump putts... 7:57 is an example of both feet in the air while the disc is still in hand. PDGA 802.07
Toober 'Birdogie' fails almost every jump put he does in his videos yet still air shots them.. he's gonna get snapped in some tournament and it will throw him right off the game.
Appreciate the critique! It's such a small window of time but I truly believe the disc is out of my hand before my foot leaves the ground...I used to worry about that a lot until I tried this drill. Try to exaggerate the foot fault...try to jump into the air forwards and throw the disc when you are certain both feet are off the ground. All power is immediately lost. Your body must be connected to the ground to achieve power...if it is not connected it feels very awkward and a significant amount of power is lost. It does happen VERY quickly and for that reason and a few more I've almost phased out my step putting. But that is a great drill to try out and I appreciate the feedback!
@@decentdiscgolf There's a lot of mumbling around banning Putt Jumping (the term actually makes more sense in that order).
It's extremely hard to catch without a replay yet so many foul the shot and get away with an advantage of being over 1m closer to the basket...
(Oddly the amount of people I see (Even professional) that completely stuff the jump and end up with a shot they could have done better with just doing a flex or step putt.
Personally I fowl up the throw when I try so prefer an off the back shoulder flex with an overstable slow mid that either goes in, or falls around the pin for an easy in from there...
Shame my only consistency is my inconsistency... I've birdied all 10 holes on my local multi times (a few I actually 'Usually' birdie... yet my best is only -5.. and for my 1st year it was -4... with only a Pig.
Hang the code, they’re more like guidelines anyways 🏴☠️
Someone gets it! 😂
You think some one playing their first tournament should take score ?? That’s a pass for me
I mean since this was published its now mandatory for all players to keep score on the card and it fact checks itself...so its not an issue anymore and its not hard