Here is the simple truth. I needed a solid round today, merely a -3, on one of the toughest courses I had to play at this years Am Worlds and I came up short. But I didn't just come up short by a little. I failed epically. I went down in flames. I went so far backwards I may as well have started over. And I actually had to mid round.
The funny thing was is that I was throwing some really good shots. Most of them were my thumbers that just seemed to fly through the air with ease. These were also the shots that I haven't had to slow down on recently. See, it seems that I was able to hit more lines when I slowed things down and really focused on jsut that. Oddly enough the slowing down process got going too slow and rather than throwing the disc, I simply just started trying to place my discs out there. Then when I started throwing things again, it was amazing. But then I started throwing too hard and too fast again and took things so far off line at the end that I bogied the last three holes of my round.
I need to learn how to simply find the middle ground. I think I was there earlier at worlds, specifically at the first round and the fourth round. So now it is all about figuring out what my mindset was when I was playing those specific rounds and keep that going.
After my bad round today I went to watch my Colorado Disc Golf family. I talked with my friend Paige about it and I told her that I was honestly glad that I did not do better. If I had been closer and failed to win or make the finals or the semi finals or whatever I would be more inclined to keep my amateur status and play Am Worlds one more time. But now I feel like it is time for me to move on. I have had a blast playing in the amateur divisions, but if my game keeps going the way that it is, I know I am ready for the pros as are much of the people that I have played against this week at Am Worlds.
Now I get to be a spectator, and I am once again looking forward to this experience.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Apparently I Play Better In The Morning - Day Three At Am Worlds
Well, as frustrating as yesterday was, there were aspects fo today that were even more frustrating. This evening I feel more apt to actually talk about it which lends itself to mean that today was not as bad as yesterday, but I am not so sure that is the case.
The first round of the day was back at CP Adams for the second consecutive day. I played with a great group of guys. They were fun and enjoyable, even if I was laughing to myself about how oblivious the guy with headphones was to what was going on around him. I shot well. I shot really well. It was right up there with the first round of the tournament ratings wise but felt so much better than even that round. I had just a couple of misses and lots of good gets. I couldn't make a jump putt to save my life, but fortunately it only cost me about three strokes in the end, and realistically, I would have gotten maybe one of those if things were going well in that department. I also took my only 5 at CP Adams on my second to last hole, a hole that should be a relatively easy three. None the less, I shot -7 and was happy to be moving myself back into the position I wanted to be in.
The afternoon was met with every bad bounce imaginable in addition to being that much off my game. When I threw a bad shot, it really wasn't that bad. When I threw a good shot it felt like I got a bad kick. I struggled. I fought. I really felt like I played well. But in the end I was the low man on my card by more than it should have been and will probably have this round be the lowest rated round of the tournament for me. I am only speculating on the rating.
This brings me to a very interesting observation. The two rounds that I have been the most frustrated with at this years worlds have been my afternoon rounds. I will only have two of them in the preliminary rounds thankfully, but they were both just off. I am sure part of that is the fatigue of a morning round on top of other issues like weather, but it still seems weird to just not be playing that well in the afternoon.
One more round garunteed tomorrow and I need to make it a good one at what might be one of the toughest courses for me.
The first round of the day was back at CP Adams for the second consecutive day. I played with a great group of guys. They were fun and enjoyable, even if I was laughing to myself about how oblivious the guy with headphones was to what was going on around him. I shot well. I shot really well. It was right up there with the first round of the tournament ratings wise but felt so much better than even that round. I had just a couple of misses and lots of good gets. I couldn't make a jump putt to save my life, but fortunately it only cost me about three strokes in the end, and realistically, I would have gotten maybe one of those if things were going well in that department. I also took my only 5 at CP Adams on my second to last hole, a hole that should be a relatively easy three. None the less, I shot -7 and was happy to be moving myself back into the position I wanted to be in.
The afternoon was met with every bad bounce imaginable in addition to being that much off my game. When I threw a bad shot, it really wasn't that bad. When I threw a good shot it felt like I got a bad kick. I struggled. I fought. I really felt like I played well. But in the end I was the low man on my card by more than it should have been and will probably have this round be the lowest rated round of the tournament for me. I am only speculating on the rating.
This brings me to a very interesting observation. The two rounds that I have been the most frustrated with at this years worlds have been my afternoon rounds. I will only have two of them in the preliminary rounds thankfully, but they were both just off. I am sure part of that is the fatigue of a morning round on top of other issues like weather, but it still seems weird to just not be playing that well in the afternoon.
One more round garunteed tomorrow and I need to make it a good one at what might be one of the toughest courses for me.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Day 2 Let Down And Shuffle Disappointment
Well, despite the fact that things never really seemed to be off that much, things really took a turn for the worse today. There is good news and bad news to that. I shot two solid rounds, one more so than the other. Neither round was that great and both were a big disappointment in my eyes. Much of this post may not make too much sense as I feel extremely tired and could honestly care less about today other than to know where I am supposed to be tomorrow.
Round 2 at CP Adams was par after par after par. Not a whole lot to speak of. One true bogey and that was it. Only five birdies and a lot of blah.
Round 3 at Kaposia kicked my butt. Honestly it was really only the last four holes or so that even felt like I was playing my normal disc golf game.
Overall score sits at -6 with the cut between A and B pools falling in the middle of the crowd at -8.
I am currently tied for 87th place and would be in the secondary Semi final if my position does not change. But I will start on hole 7 or 8 most likely for the next round so there is a lot of room to improve in the next two days.
I am sure there are people enjoying themselves tonight at the Beet and Brats thing going on. I am too tired and need to take a shower and go to bed. I wish they had scores and new pools posted sooner so I could have gone to bed earlier.
Wow, reading over this makes me sound frustrated and tired. Lets hope that curing the tired aspect of that changes things around on the other side of that too.
Round 2 at CP Adams was par after par after par. Not a whole lot to speak of. One true bogey and that was it. Only five birdies and a lot of blah.
Round 3 at Kaposia kicked my butt. Honestly it was really only the last four holes or so that even felt like I was playing my normal disc golf game.
Overall score sits at -6 with the cut between A and B pools falling in the middle of the crowd at -8.
I am currently tied for 87th place and would be in the secondary Semi final if my position does not change. But I will start on hole 7 or 8 most likely for the next round so there is a lot of room to improve in the next two days.
I am sure there are people enjoying themselves tonight at the Beet and Brats thing going on. I am too tired and need to take a shower and go to bed. I wish they had scores and new pools posted sooner so I could have gone to bed earlier.
Wow, reading over this makes me sound frustrated and tired. Lets hope that curing the tired aspect of that changes things around on the other side of that too.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The First Day of Competition
Finally, I got to throw some plastic and have it count for something real at Am Worlds this year. Being in the A Pool and playing one round with some of the best players out there at Kenwood was a good experience for me. I got up early, ate breakfast and then hopped in the car with another guy staying at our hotel who needed a ride to the course. I had plenty of time to warm up without over exerting myself and even though my putting had been off in practice, I was ready for the round to start.
Oddly enough I got to start on hole 1. I took a picture of that just so I could claim that I was on the lead card once in this tournament. I know it really isn't the lead card, but I am going to pretend that it was. My card for the first round was awesome. I played with John, who was a local Minnesota guy and Waren who now lives in Oregon. The fourth guy in our group never showed up. I think that is the first time I have had that happen in a World Championship. There were so many great things about this group. We were just talkative enough to make it interesting. We were all very respectful. And we all played a solid game. Good form and strong mentally. Sure we all made mistakes, but we all kept it together.
The hot round in my pool was 10 under par and I shot 4 under par. I am tied for 12th in my pool and quite pleased that this will help me reach the goals that I have set out for myself. The tough part about the game at this point is that I have to keep doing what I was doing today and not think about where I am at. I have done that in past years and it really gets you no where. Play smart, play consistent, do not make mistakes.
This evening was also the fly mart. Lots of stuff to buy. Not much that I actually want. I was able to find a full run down on the field events. I found out that I not only cashed in both the skill shot and putting competition, but I also finished in the top 10 in both. I finished 6th in the Skill Shot and 8th in the putting competition. So there, I made $76 dollars back from my entry fee. I technically have to spend it at a local shop, but that is a little more than half of what I paid for my entire entry to be here in Minnesota for this event. Add that to the players pack that I got and I am sure that I am ahead.
Tomorrow is another day. Keep it simple. Play smart. Play my game.
Oddly enough I got to start on hole 1. I took a picture of that just so I could claim that I was on the lead card once in this tournament. I know it really isn't the lead card, but I am going to pretend that it was. My card for the first round was awesome. I played with John, who was a local Minnesota guy and Waren who now lives in Oregon. The fourth guy in our group never showed up. I think that is the first time I have had that happen in a World Championship. There were so many great things about this group. We were just talkative enough to make it interesting. We were all very respectful. And we all played a solid game. Good form and strong mentally. Sure we all made mistakes, but we all kept it together.
The hot round in my pool was 10 under par and I shot 4 under par. I am tied for 12th in my pool and quite pleased that this will help me reach the goals that I have set out for myself. The tough part about the game at this point is that I have to keep doing what I was doing today and not think about where I am at. I have done that in past years and it really gets you no where. Play smart, play consistent, do not make mistakes.
This evening was also the fly mart. Lots of stuff to buy. Not much that I actually want. I was able to find a full run down on the field events. I found out that I not only cashed in both the skill shot and putting competition, but I also finished in the top 10 in both. I finished 6th in the Skill Shot and 8th in the putting competition. So there, I made $76 dollars back from my entry fee. I technically have to spend it at a local shop, but that is a little more than half of what I paid for my entire entry to be here in Minnesota for this event. Add that to the players pack that I got and I am sure that I am ahead.
Tomorrow is another day. Keep it simple. Play smart. Play my game.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Practice and Field Events
Well, I haven't posted much about worlds over the past few days since the most interesting things about practice is figuring out what exactly you are going to throw on any given hole. The funny thing is that for the most part, when I have met people in my own division, they have also been in the A pool. We know the top 25 rated players are in there, but if that is the case then I must be doing something right if I am continuously seeing them around. I think practice has been going well, and while I am not yet shooting the scores that I would like to be on any given course, I have a good feel for the courses and am ready to start playing now.
I did have fun on Saturday after getting an early morning practice round in at The Valley. I managed to finish my round right in the middle of the players meeting for the mixed doubles world championship. I knew that there would be some friends there from Colorado because the wife/mother was playing in that event. My parents and I ended up following her and her partner around with her husband and daughter and simply had fun hanging out and getting a good look at The Valley. I have walked the Valley more than any other course at this point, even if I have played more rounds on other courses.
Field events took place today at a local high school. There was very little protection from the wind and as such the two events that I was competing in became very interesting. I did the Skill Shot competition earlier and struggled more than I remember doing the previous time I competed in this competition. I still had a blast and made some really good shots. I then watched another friend from Colorado compete in the distance competition. Sadly he only got one good shot in bounds and fell just a few feet short of winning in his division. In the putting competition, things started out really slow for me as I adjusted to the wind. When I finally got around to more tail wind types of putts, I was making everything. I had one putt that still haunts me as I think about it. I still can't believe it fell out of the basket after hitting nearly perfect on the strong side and falling down just as one might expect before it landed on the rim looking like a teeter-totter before it tottered right out of the basket. I still think my performance in both the skill shot and putting should cash, but we shall see as they have only posted the top scores at this point.
Check in started today. I took care of that before heading over to the field events. The most unique part of the players pack was a really nice looking collard dri-fit shirt that was customized with name and PDGA number. Apart from that, this was the smallest players pack I have gotten at Worlds. This is my third worlds and honestly I was a bit disappointed. I guess since they are not running it like Dynamic did last year (as a "true amateur event") things were bound to not look quite as good. In the end, I still ended up with more stuff than I came to Minnesota with and the value of the stuff I did get was more than what I paid for the event. Another fun little note about the discs in the players pack specifically was the Prototype Buzzz OS that Discraft donated to the players packs. I know they are not approved yet, but this is an interesting move for Discraft.
One more fun thing that happened at the field events, but completely separate from the field events was the test drive, dribing range that Discraft set up. This was the second year they had done this, but the first time I actually had some fun with it. For the most part, they brought their new Zlite plastic discs to test out. This is the first time that I have seen bubble plastic from Discraft and it looks like they finally gave in and started producing these light weight discs that are easier to throw. The stability of these discs were surprisingly good as well. I won't throw them because I no longer throw Discraft, but it is a very interesting move. They also had this years Ace Race disc there as well as some of the Buzzz OS's.
That is the update for now. The players meeting is tomorrow night and I am looking forward to a day of rest tomorrow before things get started on Tuesday. I really can't wait for Tuesday.
I did have fun on Saturday after getting an early morning practice round in at The Valley. I managed to finish my round right in the middle of the players meeting for the mixed doubles world championship. I knew that there would be some friends there from Colorado because the wife/mother was playing in that event. My parents and I ended up following her and her partner around with her husband and daughter and simply had fun hanging out and getting a good look at The Valley. I have walked the Valley more than any other course at this point, even if I have played more rounds on other courses.
Field events took place today at a local high school. There was very little protection from the wind and as such the two events that I was competing in became very interesting. I did the Skill Shot competition earlier and struggled more than I remember doing the previous time I competed in this competition. I still had a blast and made some really good shots. I then watched another friend from Colorado compete in the distance competition. Sadly he only got one good shot in bounds and fell just a few feet short of winning in his division. In the putting competition, things started out really slow for me as I adjusted to the wind. When I finally got around to more tail wind types of putts, I was making everything. I had one putt that still haunts me as I think about it. I still can't believe it fell out of the basket after hitting nearly perfect on the strong side and falling down just as one might expect before it landed on the rim looking like a teeter-totter before it tottered right out of the basket. I still think my performance in both the skill shot and putting should cash, but we shall see as they have only posted the top scores at this point.
Check in started today. I took care of that before heading over to the field events. The most unique part of the players pack was a really nice looking collard dri-fit shirt that was customized with name and PDGA number. Apart from that, this was the smallest players pack I have gotten at Worlds. This is my third worlds and honestly I was a bit disappointed. I guess since they are not running it like Dynamic did last year (as a "true amateur event") things were bound to not look quite as good. In the end, I still ended up with more stuff than I came to Minnesota with and the value of the stuff I did get was more than what I paid for the event. Another fun little note about the discs in the players pack specifically was the Prototype Buzzz OS that Discraft donated to the players packs. I know they are not approved yet, but this is an interesting move for Discraft.
One more fun thing that happened at the field events, but completely separate from the field events was the test drive, dribing range that Discraft set up. This was the second year they had done this, but the first time I actually had some fun with it. For the most part, they brought their new Zlite plastic discs to test out. This is the first time that I have seen bubble plastic from Discraft and it looks like they finally gave in and started producing these light weight discs that are easier to throw. The stability of these discs were surprisingly good as well. I won't throw them because I no longer throw Discraft, but it is a very interesting move. They also had this years Ace Race disc there as well as some of the Buzzz OS's.
That is the update for now. The players meeting is tomorrow night and I am looking forward to a day of rest tomorrow before things get started on Tuesday. I really can't wait for Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Settled In Minnesota
Well, it is official. I am in the state of Minnesota. Woke up this morning packed and ready to go. Had my parents pick me up and then off the the airport we went. No major problems getting our bags checked at the curb or getting through security. Thank goodness we could check bags at the curb as the line inside was probably going to be close to an hour or more. Southwest really needs to plan their flights better or find more space to have a line for check-in. I think this might be the first time ever that my bag full of discs did not have something pop up on the screen that security wanted to check out. In the past they have stopped my bag for reusable handwarmers and the inhailer I was using when I had bronchitis. Finding food on the concourse and getting to the gate was easy.
The flight itself was a little interesting. First of all, on Southwest, without assigned seats it becomes rather interesting, especially when there are lots of families that get on early no matter what their boarding position is. By the time I got on the plan and looked throughout the cabin, I had to walk back towards the front of the plane just to find a center seat despite being at the end of their middle section to board the plane. My parents and I ended up separated and all with middle seats. I am pretty sure I am the only person, besides one of the kids that would have had to sit away from their parents, who could have fit in the seat I was in. It wasn't perfect, but it did make for some good prayer and meditation time.
There was some fun turbulance on the flight but for the most part everything in flight was fine. At the airport I am pretty sure that my two checked bags were the last ones to come out. But at least they came out at the same time. Got a rental car that my dad kinda fits in, but this is a normal problem for him to have. Made it to the hotel we are staying at and got a wonderful room. Originally we had reserved a room at the Clarion because it was the host hotel for worlds. After staying there for the Majestic earlier this year, we decided as a family to find another place to say. I am so thankful that we did as I feel completely relaxed, not a feeling I had staying at the Clarion.
I even got out for a practice round today at Oakwood. It was nice not to have to play Oakwood in the rain like I did at the Majestic. But being my first round here in Minnesota for this trip, there was still some adjustment. I actually shot fairly well, but left a lot of strokes out there. I made a few mistakes and missed a few putts that I shouldn't have. It really did feel good to get out and throw a disc on a course that will be part of this worlds experience. Tomorrow is more practice.
The flight itself was a little interesting. First of all, on Southwest, without assigned seats it becomes rather interesting, especially when there are lots of families that get on early no matter what their boarding position is. By the time I got on the plan and looked throughout the cabin, I had to walk back towards the front of the plane just to find a center seat despite being at the end of their middle section to board the plane. My parents and I ended up separated and all with middle seats. I am pretty sure I am the only person, besides one of the kids that would have had to sit away from their parents, who could have fit in the seat I was in. It wasn't perfect, but it did make for some good prayer and meditation time.
There was some fun turbulance on the flight but for the most part everything in flight was fine. At the airport I am pretty sure that my two checked bags were the last ones to come out. But at least they came out at the same time. Got a rental car that my dad kinda fits in, but this is a normal problem for him to have. Made it to the hotel we are staying at and got a wonderful room. Originally we had reserved a room at the Clarion because it was the host hotel for worlds. After staying there for the Majestic earlier this year, we decided as a family to find another place to say. I am so thankful that we did as I feel completely relaxed, not a feeling I had staying at the Clarion.
I even got out for a practice round today at Oakwood. It was nice not to have to play Oakwood in the rain like I did at the Majestic. But being my first round here in Minnesota for this trip, there was still some adjustment. I actually shot fairly well, but left a lot of strokes out there. I made a few mistakes and missed a few putts that I shouldn't have. It really did feel good to get out and throw a disc on a course that will be part of this worlds experience. Tomorrow is more practice.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Reaction To Am Worlds Player Pools Being Posted
I was really hoping to make another post before this one, but alas my anxiousness cannot contain this post inside of me. All day today I took spare moments of time to check on what pool I might be in for Am Worlds. It was not until dinner time that they were finally posted, but I would imagine that I have the Am Worlds registration list page close to 20 hits today. Even now I continue to check just to make sure and to see who else, as if I even know them, I might be playing with.
As I mentioned in my last post I was secretly hoping to be put in the C pool as I liked how their schedule for the first two days broke down. I also took the A pool as a backup. Well, my first choice was not granted to me, but for the second straight year I was placed in the A pool with all the best rated players. Last year it gave me momentum at the start that faded by the third round. This year I am hoping the momentum will be sustained through the entire tournament.
I was also excited to see that one other guy from Colorado, probably the other person who could shoot well from Colorado and make some noise, was also placed in the same A pool as myself. I have also seen several of the guys in the A pool at Am Nats. It will have a bit of a familiar feel to it and I am quite pleased with that reality.
The A pool also means that I get to start with one round on the first day of competition on what is probably the easiest course I will play in the tournament. I think this actually adds a bit of pressure to the equation. In the past I have always had that must score low round for my very last round. This year I get it for my very first round. I know I will score well at this course. I only hope that the butterflies are not there as they were in Charlotte. I hope it feels more like Emporia where I came out and shot a round that put me in the top half of the A pool after the first round.
I was also waiting for this to help determine my practice schedule. So, this is my tentative practice schedule:
Wednesday July 16th
Arrive in Minnesota
Pm Round At Oakwood
Thursday July 17th
Am Round At Kaposia
Pm Round At Kaposia
Friday July 18th
Am Round At C.P Adams
Pm Round At Kenwood
Saturday July 19th
Am Round At The Valley
Pm Round TBD
Sunday July 20th
Am Field Events
Pm Round TBD
Monday July 21st
Day of Rest
Players Meeting
Tuesday July 22nd
Competition Begins
Am Round At Kenwood
Wednesday July 23rd
Am Round At C.P. Adams
Pm Round At Kaposia
THE GREAT SHUFFLE
And after that will depend on how things went up till now.
Thursday July 24th
Am Round TBD
Pm Round TBD
Friday July 25th
Am Round TBD
Pm Round TBD
Saturday July 26th
Semi Final Round TBD
Finals At Como Park (I'll be there one way or the other, though I much prefer to be playing rather than watching)
Sunday July 27th
Return Home To Colorado
As I mentioned in my last post I was secretly hoping to be put in the C pool as I liked how their schedule for the first two days broke down. I also took the A pool as a backup. Well, my first choice was not granted to me, but for the second straight year I was placed in the A pool with all the best rated players. Last year it gave me momentum at the start that faded by the third round. This year I am hoping the momentum will be sustained through the entire tournament.
I was also excited to see that one other guy from Colorado, probably the other person who could shoot well from Colorado and make some noise, was also placed in the same A pool as myself. I have also seen several of the guys in the A pool at Am Nats. It will have a bit of a familiar feel to it and I am quite pleased with that reality.
The A pool also means that I get to start with one round on the first day of competition on what is probably the easiest course I will play in the tournament. I think this actually adds a bit of pressure to the equation. In the past I have always had that must score low round for my very last round. This year I get it for my very first round. I know I will score well at this course. I only hope that the butterflies are not there as they were in Charlotte. I hope it feels more like Emporia where I came out and shot a round that put me in the top half of the A pool after the first round.
I was also waiting for this to help determine my practice schedule. So, this is my tentative practice schedule:
Wednesday July 16th
Arrive in Minnesota
Pm Round At Oakwood
Thursday July 17th
Am Round At Kaposia
Pm Round At Kaposia
Friday July 18th
Am Round At C.P Adams
Pm Round At Kenwood
Saturday July 19th
Am Round At The Valley
Pm Round TBD
Sunday July 20th
Am Field Events
Pm Round TBD
Monday July 21st
Day of Rest
Players Meeting
Tuesday July 22nd
Competition Begins
Am Round At Kenwood
Wednesday July 23rd
Am Round At C.P. Adams
Pm Round At Kaposia
THE GREAT SHUFFLE
And after that will depend on how things went up till now.
Thursday July 24th
Am Round TBD
Pm Round TBD
Friday July 25th
Am Round TBD
Pm Round TBD
Saturday July 26th
Semi Final Round TBD
Finals At Como Park (I'll be there one way or the other, though I much prefer to be playing rather than watching)
Sunday July 27th
Return Home To Colorado
Friday, July 11, 2014
Leaving For Am Worlds In 5 Days
You know, the World Championships are a one of a kind tournament in disc golf as well they should be. This will be my third year competing in them and probably my last year in the Am version. I have turned the game around and have been playing well as of late. I have had my preview of the courses I will play and for some odd reason, despite my declining player rating, I feel like this is the time and this is the year that I have a chance to make my best run in this tournament. I hope this isn't a false sense of confidence. I think I am going to take a different approach to blogging about this tournament too. Rather than just doing my typical one post review of the tournament, I think I am going to attempt to blog along the way. I am not sure there will be a lot of anything else to do in the evening besides eat dinner and hang out with my friends that are also making their way out from Colorado.
There is part of me that is a bit bummed about Am worlds right now, but not as you might think. See there was supposed to be a good crowd from Colorado coming out to Minnesota to play. It seems that the more people I talk to who were scheduled to go are now no longer going for one reason or another. Either way I think Colorado will have a good showing this year. What with Colten winning Am Nats, wouldn't it be great to have someone from Colorado win Am Worlds?
My goals for this tournament are simple. I want to finish in the top 72. I want to be in the Semi Finals. I want to play smart and shoot well. I want to last the entire six garunteed rounds without feeling like I have one or two rounds where I faded and did not play my best. I want to play well in the Semis if I make it, the same goes for the finals, but I am not counting on that one. I would love to play nine temp holes at Como Park. It really is one amazing park and I expect there to be a really good crowd watching.
So, I am flying out with my parents in 5 days. From there the plan is to practice all the courses at least once. Field events are the Saturday after we fly out and I am signed up for Skill Shot and Putting. Last year I was able to cash in both of those events so hoeps are high there, especially since I have been putting and scrambling really well as of late.Monday before things start is my day of rest. I may go out and practice putting while walking a course, but that is it. No throwing of discs. Then the real competition begins. Oh what fun.
Pool assignments are not up yet. Last year I was in the A pool to start and nearly stayed there after the shuffle. That was a great experience. I should find out my pool assignment in a couple of days. I am hoping to be in the C pool to start oddly enough. I like the schedule of courses they play the first two days, especially in consideration of the potential weather conditions I found on my weather app. I would also enjoy being in the A pool again. I will probably post about that before taking off on Wednesday. Good luck to all the other competitors, it will be one fun event.
There is part of me that is a bit bummed about Am worlds right now, but not as you might think. See there was supposed to be a good crowd from Colorado coming out to Minnesota to play. It seems that the more people I talk to who were scheduled to go are now no longer going for one reason or another. Either way I think Colorado will have a good showing this year. What with Colten winning Am Nats, wouldn't it be great to have someone from Colorado win Am Worlds?
My goals for this tournament are simple. I want to finish in the top 72. I want to be in the Semi Finals. I want to play smart and shoot well. I want to last the entire six garunteed rounds without feeling like I have one or two rounds where I faded and did not play my best. I want to play well in the Semis if I make it, the same goes for the finals, but I am not counting on that one. I would love to play nine temp holes at Como Park. It really is one amazing park and I expect there to be a really good crowd watching.
So, I am flying out with my parents in 5 days. From there the plan is to practice all the courses at least once. Field events are the Saturday after we fly out and I am signed up for Skill Shot and Putting. Last year I was able to cash in both of those events so hoeps are high there, especially since I have been putting and scrambling really well as of late.Monday before things start is my day of rest. I may go out and practice putting while walking a course, but that is it. No throwing of discs. Then the real competition begins. Oh what fun.
Pool assignments are not up yet. Last year I was in the A pool to start and nearly stayed there after the shuffle. That was a great experience. I should find out my pool assignment in a couple of days. I am hoping to be in the C pool to start oddly enough. I like the schedule of courses they play the first two days, especially in consideration of the potential weather conditions I found on my weather app. I would also enjoy being in the A pool again. I will probably post about that before taking off on Wednesday. Good luck to all the other competitors, it will be one fun event.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
PODS in July, The Tune Up
Today brought yet another wonderful day of disc golf at the Badlands DGC in Federal Heights, CO. This day was going to be unique for a few reasons. This was the first tournament that I played with a bag made up entirely of Trilogy. It is also the only tournamnet I will play after my disc golf tour and before going to Minnesota for Am Worlds. These were the last competative rounds I will have before the biggest tournament for me. Then again, isn't the biggest tournament always the next one?
There was not much effort put int the layout at badlands and it ended up being set up in a particularly long layout. Long is not typically my strength, and ultimately this caused me to set expectations rather low at the start of the day. At the same time, I was confident in my new discs and my hope was to simply play my best and have fun doing it.
In the first round, with very nice weather, I simply decided to play. I was in a group with Jack, Andrew and Eagle. All of them have been beating me consistently this year so far. Jack did not play well. Eagle did not start off well. Andrew started well but faultered in the middle. The long and the short of the story is simply that I held my own on this card. I did not win the card, Eagle did that, but I played extremely well and paid little attention to where other people were. I played my game and I played it rather well. My Swans, my new putter, were working rather well and things just seemed to be easy. I shot what is my best rated round so far this year and ended up on the lead card going into the second round. I was tied with two other guys on the second card so, a nice tight group at the top.
In the second round the winds picked up and my lack of experience with these particular discs showed its ugly head on several occasions. It caused two bogies fairly early on in the round. But, I began to fight. I know, fighting is not typically what you want to have to do in a round of disc golf, but when you do it, you had better be able to do it well. After making two more mistakes about two thirds of the way through the round, I canned a huge approach shot from about 100 feet out for a birdie, into a headwind none the less. Then I made a wise choice to take a little bit more disc on the next shot and ended up with back to back birdies. From there on, I played good golf and ended up shooting plus 1. Not bad after being three up at one point.
These two rounds were my best back to back rounds so far this year and for the first time this year I had to turn down cash. This is a confidence booster. This is going to set the tone for the rest of the season. Things are only going to get better from here. Now it is time to buckle down and get some good practice in before going back to Minnesota.
I learned that I can play with the best. I learned that I really like my new discs. I learned that I need more time with them to understand them better in more difficult circumstances. I learned that playing my game is more important than worrying about what is going on around me. I feel like I have had to learn that lesson a lot. I learned that I will still make mistakes. I learned that I need to keep my emotions under control.
There was not much effort put int the layout at badlands and it ended up being set up in a particularly long layout. Long is not typically my strength, and ultimately this caused me to set expectations rather low at the start of the day. At the same time, I was confident in my new discs and my hope was to simply play my best and have fun doing it.
In the first round, with very nice weather, I simply decided to play. I was in a group with Jack, Andrew and Eagle. All of them have been beating me consistently this year so far. Jack did not play well. Eagle did not start off well. Andrew started well but faultered in the middle. The long and the short of the story is simply that I held my own on this card. I did not win the card, Eagle did that, but I played extremely well and paid little attention to where other people were. I played my game and I played it rather well. My Swans, my new putter, were working rather well and things just seemed to be easy. I shot what is my best rated round so far this year and ended up on the lead card going into the second round. I was tied with two other guys on the second card so, a nice tight group at the top.
In the second round the winds picked up and my lack of experience with these particular discs showed its ugly head on several occasions. It caused two bogies fairly early on in the round. But, I began to fight. I know, fighting is not typically what you want to have to do in a round of disc golf, but when you do it, you had better be able to do it well. After making two more mistakes about two thirds of the way through the round, I canned a huge approach shot from about 100 feet out for a birdie, into a headwind none the less. Then I made a wise choice to take a little bit more disc on the next shot and ended up with back to back birdies. From there on, I played good golf and ended up shooting plus 1. Not bad after being three up at one point.
These two rounds were my best back to back rounds so far this year and for the first time this year I had to turn down cash. This is a confidence booster. This is going to set the tone for the rest of the season. Things are only going to get better from here. Now it is time to buckle down and get some good practice in before going back to Minnesota.
I learned that I can play with the best. I learned that I really like my new discs. I learned that I need more time with them to understand them better in more difficult circumstances. I learned that playing my game is more important than worrying about what is going on around me. I feel like I have had to learn that lesson a lot. I learned that I will still make mistakes. I learned that I need to keep my emotions under control.
Making The Switch
I am sure that I mentioned in posts earlier this year that I was getting tired of throwing the discs in my bag in what felt like a very good way and yet not scoring well. I tried out a few discs that I had picked up from tournaments along the way that were manufactured by Latitude 64. This included a few Dynamic Disc discs. After much thought and returning home from my big tour and not shooting nearly as well as I would have liked I made the decision. I made a big purchase of discs and now have a bag that is completely made up of discs from the Trilogy companies. Oddly well balanced between the companies as well. I want to take some more time here and now to explain my thought process as I made the switch. I am to really lay out why I chose to throw all Trilogy. Lastly I want to take some time to explain why I chose not to join the Team Trilogy thing that has been going around.
It is frustrating to play disc golf. To feel like you are improving but to not see that reflected in the scores. It is even more frustrating to see the same things happening when you know you can play well with those very discs that you have played with for a long time and know rather well. I have played with a mixed bag for a very long time and before making the switch I had Vibram and Discraft well represented in my bag along with one disc from Innova. You gotta love the Gator. And lets be honest, I still love all these discs. It was tough to look at my discs and say, you just aren't working as well as I would like you to work. Perhaps there are other reasons with my game why the discs weren't working. I am sure it is more that than anything else to be perfectly honest. Still, something had to change. So, I started as I said by taking the few discs I had to a field and throwing them against what I already had in my bag. It really wasn't a huge difference until I crushed my Dynamic Discs 167g Purple Renegade that I got as part of my players pack at the 2013 Glass Blown Open. I also found that my Latitude 64 XXX was flying on the same lines at my Predators, but were easier to get a tad bit more distance out of. So, I started playing with those discs and working them into the bag. From there is was more a matter of timing the switch to take place far enough in advance of big tournaments so as not to throw me off completely. This I believe turned out to be a very poor decision. I took an even more mixed bag with me on my tour and still struggled to play well. I had some great shots and a lot of moments where I was struggling, with any disc that was in my hand. But there were times when consistency just was not there as I switched between drastically different styles of plastic or rubber as the case might be. Upon returning home, I knew it was time. It was really a now or never thing, and never didn't bode well for my disc golf game at the present time.
So why Trilogy? Well, I did not have much experience with Trilogy discs in the past. At one point I began buying them to test out, but fell into enfatuation with Vibram and kinds just put the Trilogy discs in the bin. I had at least one dear friend I met playing disc golf who was and still is all about Latitude 64, even though his playing days are severely limited by other interests he has taken up. Trilogy, and Latitude in particular has been around me for a long time. There are a handful of people that I look up to in my local disc golf community here in Colorado. Honestly, Mitch Sonderfan was the reason I found Vibram to begin with. Well, I have some other close friends who happen to be with Dynamic Discs. When Dynamic made the move to begin producing discs with Latitude 64, I knew it was only a matter of time before I tried this discs out. I knew when my close friends chose to stick with Dynamic over their other disc sponsors that there was something special about Dynamic Discs as a company that I greatly appreciated. I honestly think they are doing things the way they should be done to grow the sport. I can only dream of a day, not when I am sponsored by Dynamic Discs, but of a day when they hire me to work for them in a job role I will not mention on here. With the discs specifically, I have found that I can throw them more consistently and longer with less effort. That is huge in the long run. I need to be confident that I know what my disc is going to do when it comes out of my hand. Not just what it is going to do, but that it will be on the line I intend it to be more often than not. In the short time I spent throwing Trilogy alongside other brands, I found myself reaching for Trilogy more and more for the simple fact that I was more confident that I would know what the disc was going to do. It will not always be true, but as long as it is more often than other brands, that is all that matters.
As many of you know, there is a group of people known as Team Trilogy out there doing something I think is absolutely amazing. I am not going to join them, even though I will more than likely be bigger fans of Trilogy plastic than many of the people who are. It came down to one simple fact for me. Until someone is paying for and providing me with gear, I am not going to act like I am sponsered by someone. I am still going to use my Innova Shami towels at tournaments because they are the best thing I have found on the market. I am going to wear all the wonderful shirts from the tournaments I have played in throughout my disc golf career, because it reminds me of past good times that I have had. That being said, I look forward to the day when I have a company willing to provide wonderful things to me for playing with thier equipment.
I am really looking forward to the rest of the season, and have been impressed with how my game seems to be turning for the best. If there are any questions that I did not answer about this process for me, feel free to ask. I know Trilogy is not for everyone in much the same way any company is not for everyone, but it is what works for me.
It is frustrating to play disc golf. To feel like you are improving but to not see that reflected in the scores. It is even more frustrating to see the same things happening when you know you can play well with those very discs that you have played with for a long time and know rather well. I have played with a mixed bag for a very long time and before making the switch I had Vibram and Discraft well represented in my bag along with one disc from Innova. You gotta love the Gator. And lets be honest, I still love all these discs. It was tough to look at my discs and say, you just aren't working as well as I would like you to work. Perhaps there are other reasons with my game why the discs weren't working. I am sure it is more that than anything else to be perfectly honest. Still, something had to change. So, I started as I said by taking the few discs I had to a field and throwing them against what I already had in my bag. It really wasn't a huge difference until I crushed my Dynamic Discs 167g Purple Renegade that I got as part of my players pack at the 2013 Glass Blown Open. I also found that my Latitude 64 XXX was flying on the same lines at my Predators, but were easier to get a tad bit more distance out of. So, I started playing with those discs and working them into the bag. From there is was more a matter of timing the switch to take place far enough in advance of big tournaments so as not to throw me off completely. This I believe turned out to be a very poor decision. I took an even more mixed bag with me on my tour and still struggled to play well. I had some great shots and a lot of moments where I was struggling, with any disc that was in my hand. But there were times when consistency just was not there as I switched between drastically different styles of plastic or rubber as the case might be. Upon returning home, I knew it was time. It was really a now or never thing, and never didn't bode well for my disc golf game at the present time.
So why Trilogy? Well, I did not have much experience with Trilogy discs in the past. At one point I began buying them to test out, but fell into enfatuation with Vibram and kinds just put the Trilogy discs in the bin. I had at least one dear friend I met playing disc golf who was and still is all about Latitude 64, even though his playing days are severely limited by other interests he has taken up. Trilogy, and Latitude in particular has been around me for a long time. There are a handful of people that I look up to in my local disc golf community here in Colorado. Honestly, Mitch Sonderfan was the reason I found Vibram to begin with. Well, I have some other close friends who happen to be with Dynamic Discs. When Dynamic made the move to begin producing discs with Latitude 64, I knew it was only a matter of time before I tried this discs out. I knew when my close friends chose to stick with Dynamic over their other disc sponsors that there was something special about Dynamic Discs as a company that I greatly appreciated. I honestly think they are doing things the way they should be done to grow the sport. I can only dream of a day, not when I am sponsored by Dynamic Discs, but of a day when they hire me to work for them in a job role I will not mention on here. With the discs specifically, I have found that I can throw them more consistently and longer with less effort. That is huge in the long run. I need to be confident that I know what my disc is going to do when it comes out of my hand. Not just what it is going to do, but that it will be on the line I intend it to be more often than not. In the short time I spent throwing Trilogy alongside other brands, I found myself reaching for Trilogy more and more for the simple fact that I was more confident that I would know what the disc was going to do. It will not always be true, but as long as it is more often than other brands, that is all that matters.
As many of you know, there is a group of people known as Team Trilogy out there doing something I think is absolutely amazing. I am not going to join them, even though I will more than likely be bigger fans of Trilogy plastic than many of the people who are. It came down to one simple fact for me. Until someone is paying for and providing me with gear, I am not going to act like I am sponsered by someone. I am still going to use my Innova Shami towels at tournaments because they are the best thing I have found on the market. I am going to wear all the wonderful shirts from the tournaments I have played in throughout my disc golf career, because it reminds me of past good times that I have had. That being said, I look forward to the day when I have a company willing to provide wonderful things to me for playing with thier equipment.
I am really looking forward to the rest of the season, and have been impressed with how my game seems to be turning for the best. If there are any questions that I did not answer about this process for me, feel free to ask. I know Trilogy is not for everyone in much the same way any company is not for everyone, but it is what works for me.
Friday, July 4, 2014
My First Disc Golf Tour Experience
Lets be honest, I was so focused at my last three tournaments that I only got on my computer once during my trip. That made doing blog posts about each of them individually rather difficult to do, but at least I was able to pay my bills while I went on my first little mini disc golf tour. Yes, I have traveled for tournaments before and yes I have aought to play in specific events before to prepare myself for other, bigger tournaments before. But this is the first time I have taken a trip and played in three different tournaments before returning home. It was a great experience and has really made me want to get out and play more tournaments. Now I jsut ahve to find someone to pay me to do what I want to do or something that will allow me to do what I want to do. So, if anyone knows of a good job for someone like me who simply wants to play as much disc golf as I can, please let me know.
So I got off work Thursday and got picked up by my parents and a firend. The friend drove my parents and I directly to the airport and we hopped on a flight to Detroit that got in at midnight or there after. We picked up our rental car and drove to the hotel, checked in and then had to switch rooms as the first room had a general AC unit on top of it that sounded like it was ready to explode. Finally got to bed sometime after 1 am. Woke up, and had to be ready for my tee time shortly after 11 am. It would have been much early if they did tee times by rating, but thankfully the great people running this years Discraft Great Lakes Open had the good sense to not make that happen to me. I'll be honest, I do not reccomend being short on sleep going into a big tournament and then playing your first round with a former Am National Champion and a former Am National Runner Up on the same course they made those things happen on. Still I managed to hold my own. The rest of the tournament only got worse but I had a blast playing and learning the Kensington Tobaggan course in an attempt to be ready for the following weekend and the Am National Championships. I was able to enjoy playing with great players and even had the chance to watch my friend JohnE McCray make a run inthe final round. His round in the final round was far and away the best round I have ever watched in person.
Inbetween The Great Lakes Open and Am Nats, I spent a good week hanging out with a cousin and her family. It has been about 10 years since I had good time hanging out with her kids and since the oldest two are 11 and 10, it was a much different experience. I also got to see and Aunt and Uncle who I have not seen in person for 20 years. It really is amazing to be able to spend time with family and be able to laugh and share life. My other Aunt and Uncle drove up to watch and spend time with us during Am Nats and two of my three other cousins drove down from further north in Michigan to watch as well. It was literally a family reunion and one that you actually want to be at.
In the middle of the week three other guys from Colorado made there way out to play in Am Nats as well and I was able to get a practice round in with them. It was there first round on the course after just getting in and with weather conditions that were less than ideal. Still I was able to beat them. This is important to remember for later. I had high hopes for Am Nats, but when the tournament started I somehow got behind early. For most of all three rounds I was fighting for my life just in order to be near even par. +1 the first round, +2 the second round and +3 the third round. Ouch. It is really tough to play from behind like that. Making early mistakes really puts one in a tough place as you are forced to push and walking that fine line of pushing and pushing too much ends up being the difference between an average round and a really bad round. Even in the midst of the fight, I felt like I fought well. As such, it was more fun to follow my friends who were shooting much better than myself. Ultimately, one of those guys I beat in a practice round earlier in the week won Am Nats. I have to give props to Colten for playing well and playing consistently all weekend long. He played smart and he put himself in positions to make good shots. When toruble came, he didn't push but did what needed to get done.
After a few more days with family it was off to Minnesota to play in the Minnesota Majestic. We stayed at what will be the host hotel for Am Worlds this year, and lets be honest, that was a very bad experience. So much so that we spent some time finding another hotel to stay at for Am Worlds. I got a day of practice in on the curses I will play at Am Worlds but was not going to paly in the Majestic. It became very apparent at both of these courses why they were not being used for the Majestic and I question why they are being used for Worlds. I also got a chance to visit Gotta Go Gott Throw, one of the better disc golf shops in the country. Even was given a tour by Char who is basically the co-owner of the shop I believe. They have a very impressive set up. They were also one of the main sponsors of the Majestic.
As for the Majestic itself, it really isn't about how poorly I played but about the stories I can take from the tournament. For instance, at Blue Ribbon Pines the first round I played with Cale Leiviska, Gerret Gurthie and Mitch. It is not everyday you get to play with two top players and one of the best local pros. My mom also became famous that round. When she was spotting she would always make whoop sounds depending on how good the shot was. At one point Cale joked that he was going to have my mom train his mom on how to do that so he could bring her to tournaments and have that same kind of treatment. Mom even gave everyone mom hugs at the end of the round and they were all okay with that. Also, lets just say, for the first three holes or so I felt like I could hang with the best in the world. Through three hoels I was leading the card with two birdies and one bogey on some very tough holes. Oakwood and The Valley were fun courses to play, even with wind and rain. At The Valley in the afternoon I was having a horrible round. It was really bad. But on one of the holes I sank a pretty good par putt and got a cheer from JohnE McCray who was on another hole close by at the time. The fact that he would look over and watch me for a bit was really special to me. I just hope I can find time to play a practice round or two with JohnE at some point and have him help me with my game. In the last round at Kaposia I was spent. But I pulled off some amazing shots including a birdie two on hole 15, which I honestly have no idea how it happened. Everyone else on my card took a 4 our worse. Perhaps I finished last of the people who actually finished the tournament, but I had a blast with all my great experiences.
So, the what I learned section could be very long for this one. First of all, be well rested for tournaments. Sleep seems to be more important to my body than I could ever have imagined. Second, don't beat yourself up if you get behind early in a round, it just isn't worth it. Play smart and when you get ahead, be even smarter. Third, enjoying the experience is more important than how well you shoot. Fourth, having a fan makes you smile. I know my parents are awesome and may be even more famous than I am at this point, but may did it feel good to have some of the best players cheering for me.
I am making some changes to my game, which I will write about in a future post. And I am trying to practice as much as I can. I feel like I am ready for Am Worlds, and I want to make that experience something special to remember. Next up is PODS in July.
So I got off work Thursday and got picked up by my parents and a firend. The friend drove my parents and I directly to the airport and we hopped on a flight to Detroit that got in at midnight or there after. We picked up our rental car and drove to the hotel, checked in and then had to switch rooms as the first room had a general AC unit on top of it that sounded like it was ready to explode. Finally got to bed sometime after 1 am. Woke up, and had to be ready for my tee time shortly after 11 am. It would have been much early if they did tee times by rating, but thankfully the great people running this years Discraft Great Lakes Open had the good sense to not make that happen to me. I'll be honest, I do not reccomend being short on sleep going into a big tournament and then playing your first round with a former Am National Champion and a former Am National Runner Up on the same course they made those things happen on. Still I managed to hold my own. The rest of the tournament only got worse but I had a blast playing and learning the Kensington Tobaggan course in an attempt to be ready for the following weekend and the Am National Championships. I was able to enjoy playing with great players and even had the chance to watch my friend JohnE McCray make a run inthe final round. His round in the final round was far and away the best round I have ever watched in person.
Inbetween The Great Lakes Open and Am Nats, I spent a good week hanging out with a cousin and her family. It has been about 10 years since I had good time hanging out with her kids and since the oldest two are 11 and 10, it was a much different experience. I also got to see and Aunt and Uncle who I have not seen in person for 20 years. It really is amazing to be able to spend time with family and be able to laugh and share life. My other Aunt and Uncle drove up to watch and spend time with us during Am Nats and two of my three other cousins drove down from further north in Michigan to watch as well. It was literally a family reunion and one that you actually want to be at.
In the middle of the week three other guys from Colorado made there way out to play in Am Nats as well and I was able to get a practice round in with them. It was there first round on the course after just getting in and with weather conditions that were less than ideal. Still I was able to beat them. This is important to remember for later. I had high hopes for Am Nats, but when the tournament started I somehow got behind early. For most of all three rounds I was fighting for my life just in order to be near even par. +1 the first round, +2 the second round and +3 the third round. Ouch. It is really tough to play from behind like that. Making early mistakes really puts one in a tough place as you are forced to push and walking that fine line of pushing and pushing too much ends up being the difference between an average round and a really bad round. Even in the midst of the fight, I felt like I fought well. As such, it was more fun to follow my friends who were shooting much better than myself. Ultimately, one of those guys I beat in a practice round earlier in the week won Am Nats. I have to give props to Colten for playing well and playing consistently all weekend long. He played smart and he put himself in positions to make good shots. When toruble came, he didn't push but did what needed to get done.
After a few more days with family it was off to Minnesota to play in the Minnesota Majestic. We stayed at what will be the host hotel for Am Worlds this year, and lets be honest, that was a very bad experience. So much so that we spent some time finding another hotel to stay at for Am Worlds. I got a day of practice in on the curses I will play at Am Worlds but was not going to paly in the Majestic. It became very apparent at both of these courses why they were not being used for the Majestic and I question why they are being used for Worlds. I also got a chance to visit Gotta Go Gott Throw, one of the better disc golf shops in the country. Even was given a tour by Char who is basically the co-owner of the shop I believe. They have a very impressive set up. They were also one of the main sponsors of the Majestic.
As for the Majestic itself, it really isn't about how poorly I played but about the stories I can take from the tournament. For instance, at Blue Ribbon Pines the first round I played with Cale Leiviska, Gerret Gurthie and Mitch. It is not everyday you get to play with two top players and one of the best local pros. My mom also became famous that round. When she was spotting she would always make whoop sounds depending on how good the shot was. At one point Cale joked that he was going to have my mom train his mom on how to do that so he could bring her to tournaments and have that same kind of treatment. Mom even gave everyone mom hugs at the end of the round and they were all okay with that. Also, lets just say, for the first three holes or so I felt like I could hang with the best in the world. Through three hoels I was leading the card with two birdies and one bogey on some very tough holes. Oakwood and The Valley were fun courses to play, even with wind and rain. At The Valley in the afternoon I was having a horrible round. It was really bad. But on one of the holes I sank a pretty good par putt and got a cheer from JohnE McCray who was on another hole close by at the time. The fact that he would look over and watch me for a bit was really special to me. I just hope I can find time to play a practice round or two with JohnE at some point and have him help me with my game. In the last round at Kaposia I was spent. But I pulled off some amazing shots including a birdie two on hole 15, which I honestly have no idea how it happened. Everyone else on my card took a 4 our worse. Perhaps I finished last of the people who actually finished the tournament, but I had a blast with all my great experiences.
So, the what I learned section could be very long for this one. First of all, be well rested for tournaments. Sleep seems to be more important to my body than I could ever have imagined. Second, don't beat yourself up if you get behind early in a round, it just isn't worth it. Play smart and when you get ahead, be even smarter. Third, enjoying the experience is more important than how well you shoot. Fourth, having a fan makes you smile. I know my parents are awesome and may be even more famous than I am at this point, but may did it feel good to have some of the best players cheering for me.
I am making some changes to my game, which I will write about in a future post. And I am trying to practice as much as I can. I feel like I am ready for Am Worlds, and I want to make that experience something special to remember. Next up is PODS in July.
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