set by my son, David #24437 (who throws farther than me)today in High Point, NC - 5 MPH winds, 58 degrees witnesses by Dave Gilstrap and Brett Byerly - both PDGA officials. Posted under the father's braggin' rights rule :)

That is absolutely great DW Sr. When y'all were over here in Yadkinville for Mookies Cup I had Dave Jr. sign a couple of discs for me, one of which I sent to a friend who is in the DG Hall of Fame. Tell Dave Jr. he was tickled with the disc and a big congrats from Ramcat Ridge. :cool:

Thanks Riverdog! I'll pass it on. And thanks again for the help with the attempt that day.

set by my son, David #24437 (who throws farther than me)today in High Point, NC - 5 MPH winds, 58 degrees witnesses by Dave Gilstrap and Brett Byerly - both PDGA officials. Posted under the father's braggin' rights rule :)



What disc did he throw?

Awesome, WTG little Wiggins!!!!!!!!!

Still can't believe he did it with a Big Bead Aviar!!!! :oj/k

We all knew you would do it. Now help your old man learn to throw that far. :D

That is just great! WTG Dave Jr.

Thanks Jake, and everyone! Todd, it was a 150 gm DX Beast (red w/ white stamp fwiw)

****, the furthest I've ever been able to throw a 9 year old is about 15'.

If you stand at the top of the stairs you can get at least another 10ft on that throw. :D


Congrats on the distance, I'm impressed. :o

Congrats. I knew he would do it.

Backhand or forehand? Either way, CONGRADS! :cool:

Another name added to my list of people who throw farther than me.... :)

Way to go!!!

Another name added to my list of people who throw farther than me.... :)

Way to go!!!


I make a list of people I throw farther than, its a much shorter list and much more managable. :D(and the kid is not on the list)

If you starve the 9yo for several weeks it makes them lighter. It also helps if they are wearing pants with strong belt loops to grab, like those old Toughskins that JC Penney made back in the day. :D

And Craig I find if you grab them by the ankles rather than the neck, a hammer throw technique works quite well. ;)

Just kidding Djr.

(and a closet works handily for the "fast") /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Saddly, I was just thinking that we would see the 9yo toss covered by ESPN2 before they would cover a DG tournament.

Sheez...what is feeding that kid? Miracle-Grow?

-DaveB

Thanks Jake, and everyone! Todd, it was a 150 gm DX Beast (red w/ white stamp fwiw)



Innova rules the world of 9 year old distance phenoms!

Innova just plain rules.

Another name added to my list of people who throw farther than me.... :)




*In my best Groucho Marx*

"Talk about your long lists..."

Hey Rooster, that's nothing. My 9 yr. old must be an ultra long range driver. Every morning I drive her all the way to the elementary school building from here. Weenie arm.


:D:D:D:D:D

Congrats to the big armed Mr. Wiggins. (Hey, he may be 9, but if a 9 yr. old can throw that far, he should be called "Mr.")

My 10 year old can roll 350' but can only throw 200. The problem is he won't use any long distance drivers, he uses a 155G Champ Cobra. I've put Valks, Beasts, Flicks in his hand and he doesn't like them. He won an 147G old school cyclone at a tourney last weekend, and he says he will try it. Hopefully he will because I know he can get more distance than he does.

Congrats to both of you! I met David at last year's Bull City, and was very impressed, both with his ability and his attitude. He has a great future ahead of him!

It's nice to see that me and a 9 year old are throwing the same disc for distance. I can probably beat him, but not by much. :p

not only can he throw far, but he can play pretty well also (http://www.pdga.com/tournament/tournament_results.php?TournID=4022)

Holey moley, the kid won his division by 99 strokes!!

At the Friday night doubles before the Oak Hollow Open 2004 (pro), I had the fortune to watch David play for the first time, and partnered with his dad. Little Wiggins is old school, using rocks and sticks to mark his lies, and going right up to the disc and slinging 30'+ putts and making them. A bright future doesn't even begin to acknowledge his potential!

Most youngsters favor a forehand shot...was this a forehand throw? :)

Most youngsters favor a forehand shot...was this a forehand throw? :)



I can't say for sure but I watched him try for the record at mooky's cup and he was throwing all backhands with a 30ft run-up! :D

He was tossing forehand up till about 3 months (i think) ago.

Dad talked him into trying the backhand for distance. I think it worked :D

Yes Jake and all, it was backhand. He started out sidearm and threw that way until about 4 months ago. Distance seems to be a little farther with backhand. Also thanks everyone (from my son) for the kind comments. I showed him the thread last night.

For the record, David threw 343' 5 " on the 16th at a Parks and Rec event in High Point, NC run and officiated by Tatersack Spurgeon and Jake L. It was a bit windy 17 MPH. He turns 10 this weekend, so no more attempts at 9 y/o. Jake was kind enough to take photos and a digital mini movie.

That was one heck of a toss! A 160g Champ Orc.

Here is a link to the article in Sunday's paper. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14362846&BRD=1332&PAG=461&dept_id=414366&rfi=8

You have to register to read the article, its free and easy.

343 feet! WOW!! That is truly amazing. Maybe I need to get my 9 year old to practice throwing for distance. What is the distance record for a 9 year old girl? :)

I am just kidding about girl's distance record. My daughter is not ready to work on distance. Right now she is still working on her form. I tell her to focus on making a smooth throw and not worry at all about distance. She mostly throws standing still, but has added a 1 step throw to the mix. We never practice distance. I tell her that distance will come when I decide to teach her the x-step. But we need to refine her throwing motion a little more before we can think about improving her distance.

I will show her this post tomorrow. She will be amazed that a nine year old can throw 343 feet. Your son has great talent. Good luck in the future.

Thanks.........Rick

David Wiggins Jr PDGA #24437
399 feet
wind 5MPH
April 4th, 2006 in High Point, NC
Officials: Super Dave Gilstrap, Jake Lautermilch

WFDF Distance Records (http://wfdf.org/index.php?page=records/index.htm#distance)

Posted by his Dad who throws about half as far on a good day

That is amazing! Congrats!

Nice Rip Little Wiggie! I can't wait to be old enough to play Masters, so I never have to worry about being beaten by "The Kid". :D

You and me both.....

I have done the math. I'm 33... 7 years to masters. He is 10, and as long as he does not go pro before the age of 17.....

He did play open this year...... :D

David Wiggins Jr PDGA #24437
399 feet
wind 5MPH
April 4th, 2006 in High Point, NC
Officials: Super Dave Gilstrap, Jake Lautermilch

WFDF Distance Records (http://wfdf.org/index.php?page=records/index.htm#distance)

Posted by his Dad who throws about half as far on a good day


DAMM! Outdriven by a pre-teen...:mad::cool:
Congrads!! :D

Ha Ha, I only have 6 years to wait and take my lumps. :D

There is currently an error on the date listed for the record on the WFDF site. The correct date for the record is 4 April 2006.

I showed David Jr the messages and he would like to thank everyone for their kind comments!

Still unofficial, but David made a record attempt throw today that measured 484 feet 3 inches measured with tape measure and laser rangefinder. This eclipses the current 11 y/o record of 399 ft.

Disc was Innova CFR Wraith 2007 version 167 grams. southwest wind at 14 MPH. High Point Athletic Complex, High Point, NC.

Thanks to Super Dave Gilstrap, Tim Tatersack Spurgeon, and Mookie mookarelli Byerly for inspiration and officiation.

We got it on DVD and hope to edit it down to youtube format soon.

very impressive!! keep it up !!

Still unofficial, but David made a record attempt throw today that measured 484 feet 3 inches measured with tape measure and laser rangefinder. This eclipses the current 11 y/o record of 399 ft.

Disc was Innova CFR Wraith 2007 version 167 grams. southwest wind at 14 MPH. High Point Athletic Complex, High Point, NC.

Thanks to Super Dave Gilstrap, Tim Tatersack Spurgeon, and Mookie mookarelli Byerly for inspiration and officiation.

We got it on DVD and hope to edit it down to youtube format soon.




WOW! I better go work on my Distance because I don't want to get shown up by a little kid. :p

Congrats "Little D" on you Big D. :D

Congrats Dave, Keep iTT up, 500 ft mark is in sight.

how tall etc. is wiggins jr. thats amazing at 11 yrs old..

hes actually a pretty fairly small kid....

the kid is just an amazing talent.....he can do it all.

Wow that's insane.

Congratulations kid!

how tall etc. is wiggins jr. thats amazing at 11 yrs old..



not sure of exact height but visually here is a pic from this past weekend.

http://www.raleighdiscgolf.com/gallery/amdogwoodceremony/images/dsc_0066.jpg

The guy getting the award is John Walker and he is maybe 5'10" to 6' tall. Craig Ramsdell in the Gold/Orange shirt is maybe 5'6" to 5'8". David is the one in white watching.

how tall etc. is wiggins jr. thats amazing at 11 yrs old..



Actually he's not a "huge midget" at all. He's your average standard sized midget. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif ;) Also, best I can tell, his drives aren't the best part of his game. His head is. Just a very well adjusted eleven year old. Does he clean up his room and wash behind his ears Dave Sr.? Please tell me he doesn't. The kid's gotta have a chink in the armor somewhere. :D

484 ft, official or not, thats amazing!

when I grow up, I want to be just like David Wiggins Jr.

And anyway Big Dave, are you sure you want to be promoting having the sport taken over by eleven year olds? Give the public what it really wants, daily PT updates on Grandmasters, progress in adapting Segway's for disc golf, minimally invasive hip and knee replacements,........ C'mon Dave. :cool:

http://www.pdga.com/images/06amworlds/RedhawkFinalsAllDivisions/images/DSC_0052.jpg

Thanks everyone for the kind comments! I'll pass them on to David for sure. He really looks up to you all. He is almost 5'1" and 90 some odd pounds. Getting behind the ears is still a bit of a problem though, true.

but can he putt?

yeah, the kid can do it all.

About the only problem he has is he's 11 and he has the "Go for everything" mentality, but just the age in him.

I spotted on hole 16 at Cedar Hill this past weekend at the Am crosstown in Raleigh and he threw a good drive on 300 foot uphill turnover and put it about 35 feet right of the pin leaving himself a downhill death putt.

HE actually airballed the putt and went about 40 - 50 feet flying down the hill, only to make the comeback.

The kid is for real. Once he agesaand learns proper decision making, it is going to be scary the rounds he will be shooting.

but can he putt?

he is not rated 917 for nothing. He has a complete game for his age. Wish I had known about the game at his age. He is the Real McCoy

That's my favorite photo. As a matter of fact, I've been using it as a screen saver on one computer for months (and one of my daughter on the other)

His previous record was with a sidearm, right? Is he backhanding now for the 484'3"...??

He threw sidearm at his first world's, but since then his main drive and all distance (all records) have been backhand. Still his sidearm is about as far as my backhand 300 ft or so.

VERY impressive! Congrads to you, too, Pops!! :cool:

The only thing that Dave Jr. needs to learn is not to get frustrated if a couple holes do not go his way. If he has a bad hole or misses a putt that he thinks is reachable, then it affects him on the next few holes.

And he can definately putt...

The only thing that Dave Jr. needs to learn is not to get frustrated if a couple holes do not go his way. If he has a bad hole or misses a putt that he thinks is reachable, then it affects him on the next few holes.





That will come with age. Most of the problems he has right now are b/c he is 11 and once he gets older, they will naturally go away.

Hopefully, youngsters like Dave will consider heading to Highbridge after Am Worlds to throw in the officially sanctioned WFDF Distance competition on Monday and Tuesday so they have a chance to set new records for their age.

I wonder if he is heading to the South Carolina Jr Championships this weekend. Probably the biggest Jr event EVER held! There are over 80 participants!

Mooky's here in G'boro. Too bad, sounds like a great event. Highbridge would be great too, but our flight out is Sunday.

Tied for 9th in a 30 man division, Adv Open, five strokes out of first at Mook's. Pretty sure he's for real. :cool: And I guarantee you none of the folks who finished behind him feel a bit sheepish...... Except maybe Tatersak. :D Catch you at Plank Road Saturday Timmy.

set by my son, David #24437 (who throws farther than me)today in High Point, NC - 5 MPH winds, 58 degrees witnesses by Dave Gilstrap and Brett Byerly - both PDGA officials. Posted under the father's braggin' rights rule :)


HOW FAR DID HE THROW?

484 ft 3 inches

11 y/o distance record video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CUzwIl2N38)

We'll be out of town for the next 4 days. No internet

awesome video - I love his energy - I just wish everyone had the same energy Dave has for the game.

Yup, and even his arms and legs are pretty well in proportion for a thirty-something midget. :D

Holler at us Dave next time you are working in Elkin. :cool:

Nice Innova plugs in the video, no wonder you are sponsored Lil Wigster! :D

176 meters = 577 feet at Big "D" in the Desert. Fantastic time and great event brought to us by Mark Molnar and thanks to many others as well (you know who you are).

David's record throw was 5th throw on 1st day, a 171 gm Pro Wraith light blue. He was throwing Pro and Dx Wraiths and Destroyers.

Valerie Jenkins broke the Womens record on 2nd Day with 148 meter throw - not sure what disc probably one of Mark Molnar's 150 gm DX Wraiths, orange.

Wind was off and on the whole weekend. David's throw was at 15 mph I'm pretty sure. There was a wind meter. Some winds were as high as 20 at other times as low as 3 or 4 mph.

David threw a "big anny" method as did Mark Jarvis who had the longest throw of the weekend until we left (226 meters), and others. Various techniques were used with success.

Once again, great time, great event, can't wait to go again when I will personally do my best to enter the 100 meter club :-(

Dave all I've got to say is wow, wow, wow.................. Very cool indeed. Big ups and congrats David! :cool::cool::cool:

congrats Dave!

Great job team Wiggins!!!

Thanks Jaime, MTL, Scott - I'll pass the supportive comments onto David.

Another LiTTle Wiggy shot (http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Detail?contentId=6731168&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=5.7.1)

Bad link

worked for me

try going to ZD (http://www.zonedriven.com) and check it there if that link is not werking

awesome stuff... thanks for posting Schweb!

Sweet shots that kid is awesome :D

Very, very impressive.

Dave:
I'm curious, does David Jr. use that full spin-around driving technique when throwing golf drives, or just when going for all out distance?
Also, does he do a full spin the other way when throwing sidearm?

Please pass on to him that he's getting attention and praise from disc golfers across the country.

Thanks,

- JPB

sweet video! that last one would have been a sweet bomb to get going over.

I love these sports guys who know nothing about disc...the end was my favorite part: "Learn more about the disc golf and how to crank it in the distance".

Great job Wiggins Jr, you did us proud as always.

_JPB,

He occassionally throws a 360 in tournaments on wide open bomb shots, but mostly it's for distance and having fun. Thanks Schwebby and everyone for the kind comments. I'll passs them on to David Jr.

Really awesome for Wigg, but am I the only one that feels like the bad facts by the news reporters kill the legitimacy of the sport? They make it sound as though a 12 year old is a four time world champion (not just age group) and holds THE distance record (again, not just age group). Wigg is a future world champ and potentially a future world distance record holder... but they make it sound like a 12 year old has already achieved these things.

*le sigh*

Congratulations to David Wiggins Jr., definitely every bit the phenom they say he is, but it just sounds bad to me to hear it reported as it was.

i'm fine with that C.Woj... i figure if anything it might cause some to actually look up the facts about that thinking 'theres no way a 12 year old can hold the record and have the world champ title'

would be nice if people got it right but news coverage is still new coverage.

I'm predicting Lil Wigg gets a State title this weekend out of all age groups... would be cool if they did a follow up story if he does win and actually interview him some or cover some of a tourney.

btw... Tradd, Jonas and the Chucktowners did a 7th innning stretch type thing at their local baseball game and launched bombs and helped spread the word about the sport... would be nice to org. something like that around here someday and might be a good venue to help spread the sport.

also pass along that a positive attitude goes along way...

From: http://www.mlive.com/features/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/features-1/121812064176660.xml&coll=7


<font size=4>DAVID WIGGINS JR. IS THE DISC GOLF KID</font>
Thursday, August 07, 2008
BY TAMMY MILLS

[email protected]

388-2731

At 13 years old, David Wiggins Jr. has his moves down like a pro.

They've been perfected from years of playing with his father, Dave Wiggins, and members of the Oak Hollow Disc Golf Club in High Point, N.C.

Of course, ``it helps if you live right next door to a course,'' Dave Wiggins said.

``I remember going over there and just playing with my dad,'' said David, who picked up his first disc at age 4 and was playing in local doubles tournaments at age 6. ``We started out with Frisbees and just started playing more and more.''

The eighth-grader now holds four distance records, four junior world championship titles and is the youngest player ever to be sponsored by Innova, a disc manufacturer.

And he's getting better.

``Even someone who's played with him as long as I have, his progress has surprised me,'' his father said.

It's one reason David will be playing in the 19 and under division in this year's championships, instead of his usual advanced/juniors under 13. His 4-to-5-inch growth spurt has given him more power and his rating -- 958 -- is plenty high.

His ability to get distance off the tee will certainly help. David, whose farthest throw is 577 feet, has captured records at ages 10, 11, 12 and 13 using several methods of throwing.

``You use almost every part of your body when you go for those long throws,'' he said, explaining where he gets his power, ``from your feet to your hips to your arms and your shoulders, having the right form, twisting right and pushing off with your feet.''

David, who said he enjoys a course with a good mix of open areas and woods -- the tougher the better -- has no immediate plans to go pro, though he will compete in a few pro tournaments next year.

He stays well-rounded with other sports --- bowling and fishing, especially -- and keeps his grades up.

``I like having competition, and being outdoors is really nice,'' David said. ``I used to play team sports a lot, and I really like just being on your own and not having to rely on other people.''

Thanks for the heads up Jeff. David Jr threw 791 ft. unofficially today which was downhill aided, but still farther than most everyone else. Also wins 19 and under putting

BTW, the article states that David Jr is the youngest player to be sponsored by Innova. While at the time he was sponsored, David was the youngest such player, Nick Duran's father, Manny, asked me to point out that, in fact, Nick is now the youngest player to be sponsored by Innova. Nick is 2 time 10 and Under Junior World Champ and holds a couple distance records himself.

Congrats Dave, winning Open this weekend at the NCFDC's. beating 3 1000 rated golfers. great shooting

: ) :

Had to post on this thread for nostalgia's sake.

David Wiggins Jr. - 224 meters (735 feet) - new 13 y/o and junior world record for any age under 18.

wind 17 mph.

Disc: 155 gm Innova Pro Boss,
Location: Ivanpah dry lake bed, Primm Nevada, 3 April 2009

wow

NICE JOB DAVID!!!

P.S. what does he want to trade for one of the r-pro bosses???

Utterly SICK !! Put that boy on antibiotics.

Unreal.

My favorite story about this phenom.

He aces like a 540 foot hole and the first thing he says to me after he told me he aced it.

"I aced a hole you can't reach."

Congrats David.

MTL,

That throw was quite a bit farther than we expected. We've been practicing a lot and I hoped for something in the 650-680 neighborhood. Three factors made it longer I think.

1. Excellent throw early on so the arm was fresh.
2. Excellent disc - the lightweight Pro Boss was perfect for this
3. Excellent conditions - wind speed at release was 17, but it probably gusted somewhat higher during the throw. Altitude +/- 3000 feet. It was chilly though, in the 50's, so that aspect could have been better.

Mark Jarvis, who we know can throw that far, threw his long throw first, and David's mark was not too far from that. If not for that and the fact that we measured the throw numerous times with different people and two range finders it was enough beyond our expectations that I might have suspected a measuring error.

He'll have his work cut out for him to top that distance next year. Continued growth (He's about 5'8" ,140 lbs now) should help.

Dave

Amazing.

I'm proud to know your family and call you guys my friends!

we all are!

Where can you look up all of the distance records all the way down to 4 years old? I am curious to see how my son is comparing.

never mind...did a little google digging and found the current records as of a few weeks ago.

David Wiggins Jr. Friday April 13th. 134 gm boss Roach Dry Lake Bed, Primm, NV. wind 14.5 mph. 255 METERS

why has the PDGA not made a bigger deal about this? it is the new world record and all.

why has the PDGA not made a bigger deal about this? it is the new world record and all.

It's a World Flying Disc Federation record. Not a PDGA one.

But the WFDF hasn't made a big deal of it either. It'll come.