Respect for the Champ! - 2007/08/08 09:26
I was checking out the front page of the PDGA website yesterday. It's been updated to report the pro worlds champions.
Dr. Duesler has really blown it with his article:
"Jenkins Unseats Reading for World Championship; Kallstrom Comeback Falls Short, as Doss Captures 2nd World Title"
First, Val Jenkins beating Des Reading is a big story, but more so than Doss winning his second championship in three years? I don't think so.
Further, not only did Kallstrom's name get mentioned before Nate in the title of the story, but Mr. Duesler wrote "Kallstrom did draw even with Doss on the sixth hole of the Finals, but gave it back to Nate when he missed his birdie putt on the eighth hole. "
The description I heard from our friends who were present at the event indicated that Nate made a 100+ foot put from his knee to make birdie on the eighth hole. Did Kallstrom give it back or did Nate take the lead back? It sounds like serious Doss stiff arm to me!
I'm writing a letter to the PDGA and hope others will too.
You may also want to remind Mr. Duesler and his PDGA colleagues that THREE of the world champs are from NorCal. In addition, Nate is the TOP RANKED GOLFER IN THE WORLD FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS in the Marshall Street Disc golf rankings
It's time for these guys to look beyond the Mississippi to see what's really happening in disc golf today.
RESPECT THE CHAMP!!!
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Stan Pratt
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Re:Respect for the Champ! - 2007/08/08 13:44
Yeah Ed! Nate deserves more respect than that. http://www.santacruzdisc.com
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Jack Trageser
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Re:Respect for the Champ! - 2007/08/08 14:30
I agree with Ed, and the same thing occurred to me when I read that headline.
My latest DeLaBlahg entry, quite timely, as it turns out, speaks directly to Ed's broader point about the dominance of NorCal disc golf. Keep in mind this was written weeks before the Worlds even began. Check it out by clicking the below link:
By the way, for those that are interested, DeLaBlahg is back online and now resides at www.santacruzdisc.com. A new DaLearningCurve entry will be posted in a few days for those that want to score better while having more fun.
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Steve Lonhart
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Re:Respect for the Champ! - 2007/08/13 13:48
Hi Jack et al.,
The NorCal aspect is an interesting one. As an occasional PDGA forum browser, there is a LOT of smack-talk from other states (esp. North Carolina) about how good they are, how they dominate, etc.
I've always wondered if CA players dominate because we have more players or because we are better prepared? Kind of like in high school, when the "big" school football team played the "small" school in preseason. When you have a larger pool to draw from, do you get more talent? Or is it the nature of the courses you play that allows for greater development of skills? Or the higher level of day-to-day competition?
Cheers, Steve
PS Nate ROCKS and Dr. Duesler gave him short shrift! I was also disappointed by the article on the PDGA site.
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Jack Trageser
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Re:Respect for the Champ! - 2007/08/13 22:24
Steve:
Since you're getting analytical about why CA produces better disc golfers (we're past "if" by now, heh-heh), consider the fact that we can play all year 'round, unlike many other parts of the country. College baseball is much stronger in CA, TX, FL, and thereabouts for much the same reason.
Having played more than 100 courses across the country by now, I can also say that we have more varied and challenging courses that force you to learn a greater variety of different shots. That's why NorCal produces more top players than any other entire state, or even region. DeLa, Stafford Lake, OV, Grass Valley/PennValley, CSUMB . . . all these courses are better in terms of overall challenge to one's shot-making ability than 95 percent of the courses I've played elsewhere.
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