👏 Only big ones from here on out

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TOUR COVERAGE
MVP Open (Playoff)

PREVIEW (9/14-17)

It’s officially here. We made it to the land of the famous Sap House, Hot Dog Annie’s, Christmas tree bunkers, and winning pond jumps. The list of must-sees and dos is endless at the #1 property in the world - Maple Hill.

There’s really not much to say about this place that you don’t already know. For 20 consecutive years, it’s been pushing the limit of what’s possible for a premier event on a private course.

To honor those 2 decades, let’s take a trip down memory lane of a few iconic moments…

2015 - Dave Feldberg’s windy ace on Hole 3 of the final round.

2016 - A chipmunk possibly caused Michael Johansen to lose in a 3-hole playoff against Bradley Williams.

2020 - Kevin Jones’s slip ace that was seen around the world. It wasn’t during the MVP Open, but it’s clearly an honorable mention.

2020 - Paul McBeth’s victory lap 100-footer on Hole 18. He successfully defended his title to go back-to-back.

This is the final stretch of the season, and it’s only big ones from here on out. Who will be jumping into the pond on Sunday? And how will the DGPT standings shake out?

The 4 days of action start today. Are you ready?

LAST YEAR RECAP

MPO/ 🥇Simon Lizotte (-16) 🥈Corey Ellis (-15) 🥉McBeth/Buhr (-14)

Through lightning, heavy rain, and finally calm conditions, the weekend came to a surprising end. Ellis fought to have a well-deserved win served up on a silver platter.

He was one upshot away from taking down his 1st DGPT event. But the moment was too big, and he pulled his FH approach wide left.

Suddenly, it was the hometown hero’s tournament. Lizotte won from the chase card to cap off a dream year with 4 DGPT wins.

FPO/ 🥇Natalie Ryan (+1) 🥈Kristin Tattar (+1) 🥉Paige Pierce (+2)

For the 1st two days, there was so much red on scorecards I thought I was watching a Saw movie… But thankfully, Sunday gave us a back-and-forth battle.

Pushing each other to a playoff, Tattar was dethroned by Ryan who went with the aggressive line on the 1st hole (18). It was her 2nd win of the season.

PLAYER TO WATCH

This morning, Kristin Tattar will walk onto the course as the highest-rated FPO player of all time. On Tuesday, her PDGA rating updated to 999 and broke the previous record set by Pierce in March 2021 (996).

If it wasn’t clear already, Tattar has surpassed what we thought was possible. In her career, she’s won 57% of her tournaments played (89 out of 155).

If she averages a rating of at least 999 for the next month, then she should hit the 1000-rated mark. While this milestone is subjective, it’ll go down as the biggest accomplishment in the modern era.

UP YOUR GAME
The Difference Between Good & Great

There’s a common understanding amongst top pros that the jump from 1000 to 1020+ rated is more than distance or putting stats. There are mental cues and deeper insights that make good players great.

Lately, Ricky Wysocki’s practice rounds have been a wealth of knowledge into tips and tricks that most never think of. Here are 3 that stood out in his recent Maple Hill round:

1/ Shot Selection - Most AMs will step up to Maple Hill’s iconic Hole 5 and only think about FH’ing their most OS driver to avoid getting wet. That’s where they’re wrong.

Wysocki goes with one of his less OS Felons so it glides and travels more to the right. If he went with his most OS, then it’d spike early into the water.

2/ Patent Pending - When lining up a patent pending shot, pre-turn your hips toward the target. If you don’t, then you’ll typically overcompensate and yank too far right.

Pre-turning will improve your timing to be like a normal standstill. You’ll notice that his stance is more open than you’d assume when picturing a patent pending shot.

3/ Wet Putts - Wet rounds happen. You can dread them, but you can’t run from them.

No matter how many towels you bring, water seeps through everything. Your pop and spin suffer, so adjust by aiming a few chain links higher than normal.

Are these techniques simple? Yeah. Are they underappreciated and will save you strokes? You betcha.

POWERED BY POWERGRIP USA
Pumpkin Spice & Glow Discs

There’s nothing quite like a summer night. The heat of the sun fades and memories are made.

But alas, the season is fleeting, and the fall equinox hits in 9 days. That means you need to prep your glow bag before all the good plastic is gone.

Fortunately, Powergrip USA just restocked some of the best glow discs money can buy…

• Kastaplast K1 Glow Berg (1|1|0|2) - From upshots to safe runs, the Berg is an instant classic and necessary for any complete glow bag

• Axiom Eclipse 2.0 Hex (5|5|-1|1) - Be careful not to blind yourself with this plastic. It‘s the perfect one-size-fits-all mid

• Discmania Color Glow C-Line FD3 (9|4|0|3) - While Color Glow isn’t always the brightest, it’s typically the best feeling. Grab one of the limited edition stamps to add reliable beef to your bag

SLOW-MOS & PLASTIC FACTS
Random Dubs

1️⃣ Dustin Wolfe - Cinematic Genius - blessed us with some beautiful slow-mo of two of the farthest throwing youngens on Tour.

AB’s & Gannon Buhr’s forms may look similar from the waist down, but look more closely at their reach backs. There’s definitely a thing or two to learn from these clips…

2️⃣ Fun Fact: Innova’s Star and Champion plastics are nearly the same. The only real differences are additives that make up less than 2% of the final mix.

Yesterday, Kobyn Dunipace (Dave’s youngest son and Innova’s General Manager) did a lengthy Q&A on Reddit. This insider info on their popular plastics was just a small snippet of what he shared.

Read the full thread for way more insights from one of Innova’s head honchos.

Meme of the Week

Thanks for reading today. Get out and rip this weekend!

- Charlie