Now semi-famous after being involved in a series of Discraft “Pro-Clinic” videos, Mark Ellis is a familiar face. If you watch one of his videos, read one of his discussion forum posts or chat with him on discgolfersr.us, you’ll find he’s passionate, competitive, well spoken and deeply involved in many levels of the game.
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BY ZAC BIBERSTINE: Let me start off with a tiny bit of background. I am a 26-year-old Ultimate Frisbee conversion that has only been in the disc golf world since mid to late 2007. That being said, I’m no seasoned pro. I’m also no expert in everything disc golf, but I [...]
Growing up in Ann Arbor, Ben Calhoun had his first Disc Golf experience as a boy-scout at a jamboree. A few years later he began throwing frisbees at flags that he’d place in the yard as hole markers. A lucky meeting with a real disc golfer led him to the actual game later that year, [...]
According Gregg Hosfeld himself, he “is not your typical comic, juggler, writer, World Flying Disc Champion & Promoter, disc golf course designer, collector of odd signs, wire walker, traffic critic, and sharpei impressionest.” Obviously multitalented, Gregg has been playing disc sports for over 30 years and has amassed quite a resume during his span as [...]
BY DION ARLYN: Whoever said, “practice makes perfect” wasn’t telling the whole story. Practice makes habits - whether they’re good or bad habits is up to you. Practice (whether it’s putting, approaching, or throwing drives in a field) is a tool to develop confidence and skill in ones ability and technique. It is important to [...]
Finishing off his best year to date with a win at the Players Cup, Eric McCabe is a fresh face on the long list of Major Championship winners. On the other hand, he is clearly not new to successful finishes or big payouts, and is well known and respected throughout the game. Vibram Open TD [...]
BY CHRIS WOJCIECHOWSKI: Have you ever heard of the Westside Course in Columbus, Ohio? The Westside Course at Hoover Reservoir is only in play for two weekends out of the year: once for the Discraft Westside Challenge and once for the Brent Hambrick Memorial Open, a tournament to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphona Society (and [...]
November 2008
PDGA #31162
Hailing from sunny San Antonio, Liz Lopez is one of the newest competitive female pro players on the disc golf circuit. Picked up by Discraft in 2007, Liz has been touring extensively and reaping the benefits from the experiences she’s had thus far. She began to play the game with college friends in [...]
Finishing off his most impressive year on tour to date, Discraft team member Eric McCabe of Kansas captured his first Major Championship win this past weekend with a one stroke victory over California’s Gregg Barsby. Finishing with a score of -23 after the three day tourney, Eric played a bogey free final round en route [...]
The Players Cup is only a few days away, and who would know better than four time Tournament Director and Players Cup architect Mike Barnett? Sure he’s busy with the last minute details, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t spare a few moments to answer some of our questions about the tournaments inception, the hole [...]
