European Open 2013 round 1 part 1 with Philo Brathwaite (USA), Hans Tegeb�ck (SWE), Timo Pursio (FIN), Jussi Knuutila (FIN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxV0nM1mclo&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

European Open 2013 round 1 part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkX5ep5qD0&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Here (*at last) is the SDGO (Stockholm Discgolf Open) from july 6-7, 2013 in Sweden!
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th/(FINAL)... rounds + Bonus clips from the MPO Final groups 2-7 at the first hole!
NOTE! (Read description in videos - "Now with timestamps/"hole by hole".)

Round 1: - http://youtu.be/b5H9e8CH5CQ
Pool A (mixed group MPO & MPM):
Richard "Ricky" Wysocki - USA
Henrik Johansen - Sweden
Otfried Derschmidt - Austria
Fredrik Lindberg - Sweden

Round 2 - http://youtu.be/tfPIeOTHzms
Pool A - leader card:
Nathan Doss - USA
Juho Rantalaiho - Finland
Richard "Ricky" Wysocki - USA
Jimmie Nilsson - Sweden

Round 3 - http://youtu.be/fbi6m9cm13g
(http://youtu.be/fbi6m9cm13g)Pool C - leader card:
Richard "Ricky" Wysocki - USA
Karl Johan Nybo - Denmark
Devan Owens - USA
Nathan "Nate" Doss - USA

Round 4 - the MPO FINAL - http://youtu.be/UGSqkcvRF9A
Pool C - leader card:
Nathan Doss - USA
Jeremy Koling, USA
David Feldberg, USA
Karl Johan Nybo - Denmark

Second card/ OPEN FINAL (NOTE - "not on film", but hole to hole scorecard)
Richard Wysocki - USA
Nikko Locastro - USA
Devan Owens - USA
Avery Jenkins - USA

Bouns clips - http://youtu.be/VxCry508JyQ
MPO Final (Group 2-7) "only the first hole"!
G7 - Nils Iso-Markku, Markus Pohjolainen, Kalle Savonen, Henrik V�nnstr�m
G6 - Maxime Tanghe, Jimmie Nilsson, Kristian Legind Spliid, Juhani Vainio
G5 - Simon Lizotte, Tomas Ekstr�m, Johannes H�gberg, Peter Bygde
G4 - Teemu Nissinen, Juho Rantalaiho, Markus Anders K�llstr�m, Toni Asikainen
G3 - Pasi Koivu, Emil Dahlgren, Anders Sw�rd, Arttu Sikanen
G2 - Ricky Wysocki, Nikko Locastro, Devan Owens, Avery Jenkins

Thanks for watching/ ZeroCoolAce - JB (Sweden)

ps. Please share, subscribe and hit the "like button"... ;-)

ZeroCoolAce "Discgolf Production" - https://www.youtube.com/user/zerocoolace
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(*) I'm very sorry for the delay of the SDGO 2013, (Stockholm Discgolf Open)!.
In september I hurt my arm and could barely do anything. Then I have had some sadness when both my parents passed away around christmas and at the beginning of this year, (12 days apart).
So I've had a lot to process and to do! So thanks for your patience and support...
Best regards/ J�rgen Brod�n

Sorry for all the troubles you've had J�rgen. I hope that you all right now.

The European Open 2013 round 2 part 1 with Steve Brinster, Jeremy Koling, Paul McBeth from the USA and Jalle Stoor from Finland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0MnROkTFrU&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Thanks JR! ...and yes I feeling better now and are back in business!

Great I hope you'll film some great footage again this year. European Masters at Stockholm?

Waiting for that here is The European Open 2013 round 2 part 2 finishing with a statement from the PDGA front man Brian Graham:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOn1lG2InRI&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

I don't know if I'm gonna film at European Masters this yea?!? I think YLE gonna cover some of the game this year? (see link/copy text)*
But there is still a little chanse I change my mind?!? ;-) (still 3,5 weeks to deside?) :-P

//JB - ZCA

*"Great news! The crowning moments of Disc Golf European Masters (https://www.facebook.com/MastersDiscGolf) will be broadcasted live on Finnish National TV! A cost-free web stream of the broadcast will be also be available in 180 countries!"

Read more:
http://mastersdiscgolf.com/news/2014/05/european-masters-live-television-coverage-confirmed/

A taste of Euro Tour Finnish leg Keisari Tali Open 2014 day 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDgqwO6RNYc&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Finnish Broadcasting Corporation YLE is a state owned country wide TV company that operates two TV channels and many more media outlets. On TV1 on the daily sports magazine program urheiluruutu was a small segment about the Euro Tour Finnish event Keisari Tali Open today.

The program listed the top three players for tomorrow in MPO with some footage shot by YLE staff. So spoilers ahead. The feed will be available for six days from now Finnish time. The short segment starts at 15:10 and interestingly the next segment was about the top Finnish golfer's latest exploits. Disc golf first :)

http://areena.yle.fi/tv/2161487

The image quality is not the same as with the TV broadcast.

Keisari Tali Open 2014 day two taster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lI53ahwf3c&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Keisari Tali Open 2014 final part 1 with MPO lead card of Pasi Koivu, Seppo Paju, Jalle Stoor and Matias S�derstr�m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0LUvc3520E&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Keisari Tali Open 2014 final part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onbw9Q6Cfak&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

PDGA World Championships 2014 round 1 with Paul McBeth, Steve Brinster, Nate Doss and Simon Lizotte:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfoym7oToyc&list=UUy1Rr-GkiL8vlPApKsw6SuA

Releasing this quickly meant no time for commentary just yet. A version with commentary will follow.

PDGA 2014 World Championships round 2 with FPO leaders with Catrina Allen, Melodie Bailey, Ragna Bygde and Elaine King:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25dROYKHZ0&list=UUy1Rr-GkiL8vlPApKsw6SuA

Good stuff JR, thanks!

Teaser of Hunaja Open held in Akaa, Finland during the honey festival in this community that is famous for their honey. Check out some up and coming talent among Finnish juniors that rocked the boat in an event where he faced the Finnish champion Pasi Koivu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WGUg6H9BJE&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Estonian Open 2014 final with Lassi Hakulinen, Nils Iso-markku, Seppo Paju, Juho Parvianen and Jalle Stoor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWxaPGupoa0&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

The European Championships 2014 final part 1 with Pasi Koivu, Simon Lizotte, Seppo Paju and Juho Parviainen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asg7gF96LEs&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

The European Championships 2014 final part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV07ovPQILU&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

Final round of Tali Open 2014 with Matias S�derstr�m with his own commentary with English subtitles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjnbsPxMkhY&list=UUA6x-UqDXSHuJahZel2jN6A

It was not the highest rated round ever, but the conditions were appalling and everyone on the lead card struggled to even finish.

This video was a rush job so there is some gibberish in the subtitles. Apologies for that although i am not entirely at fault. That is what happens, when everything needs to happen at a moment's notice. Unfortunately there are so many rounds in more important events in the pipeline, that lcgm8 does not have enough time to correct this video at last for the moment.

lcgm8 and Central Coast Disc Golf start off the collaboration during the 2014 World Championships with a star studded card that would be a reasonably good bet even for a final lead card.

Round one players would certainly disagree about them having world, US, European and distance throwing titles and a record to spare. Without further ado here is the luminous cast: Two time and defending world champion Paul McBeth, three time world champion plus overall world champion (twice if i am not mistaken) Nate Doss, multiple US distance champion Steve Brinster who also has a USDGC title to his name and last but not least the biggest and fastest arm on the planet European champion Simon Lizotte of Bremen, Germany holding the official distance record of unbelievably long and laughably much more beyond that. Lets call that over twice to you or me :-) And a modest disc exit speed of 144 kilometers per hour or roughly 90 miles per hour!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuDbL6ciARA&list=UUy1Rr-GkiL8vlPApKsw6SuA

I know this video is linked in the media>video list on the main page, but i included the link here as well for the sake of completeness of the announcements of the vids lcgm8 has put up of important events.

Hunaja Open final part 1 with Pasi Koivu, Jasper Heino, Lassi Hakulinen and Ilkka Niemi featuring the bunny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38nCv8PH7rk

part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6CFhfIbkU

part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzMh6NqsSQ

Markus P�ysti at Makkara Open. He is a good junior player who has some of the best torso mobility out there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh6D7Xf-uBE

2014 Worlds round 6 lead card part 1 with Doss, McBeth, Ulibarri and Wysocki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9t0cmVanSk
Filming by lcgm8 at the tee and Ian Anderson of Central Coast Disc Golf at the receiving end.

Round 6 part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uRg8BFw7d4

Worlds 2014 semi final lead card part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g165s1084MQ

Semis part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq4_AGcZt5o

Worlds 2014 MPO final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzsSzQeGyMY

Worlds 2014 round 2 FPO lead card with Catrina Allen, Melodie Bailey, Ragna Bygde from Sweden and Elaine King from Canada:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbeoBx4g9U

Worlds 2014 FPO lead card round 2 part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo4KGEINwAM

Worlds 2014 round 2 MPO chase card with Brathwaite, Feldberg, McBeth and Ulibarri:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULSFGSMuuwo
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVYzwOpcEXw

Lcgm8 and CCDG collaboration in 2014 World Championships round 3 FPO leaders Catrina Allen (USA), Ragna Bygde (SWE), Ohn Scoggins (USA) and Mandy Sharp (USA) part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WOmEtO6gws
Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X87oQIlRzRg

Euro Tour #5 Haix Tali Open 2015 preview:
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XeGmxdaH0

Euro Tour #5 Haix Tali Open 2015 round 1 part 1 with reigning Finnish FPO champion Henna Blomroos, reigning European FPO champion Jenni Eskelinen, Ellinoora Heikkil� and Marko Lehtinen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeGmhkKKBKE

Haix Tali Open 2015 round 1 part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ5ci-Ge2WM

Haix Tali Open 2015 round 2 part 1 with Jarmo Aulu, Janne Hirsim�ki, Christian Sandstr�m and Matias S�derstr�m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEBNPPy290Y

Haix Tali Open 2015 round 2 part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvcJd1a-nsY

I had nothing to do with the video but it has to be linked because it is the best western film ever and it involves disc golf!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN2kgvoSKTY

Haix Tali Open 2015 final part 1 with Christian Sandstr�m leading followed closely by Seppo Paju and the defending champion Matias S�derstr�m joined by Janne Hirsim�ki within striking distance if anyone dozes off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa4Za5rwNX0

Haix Tali Open 2015 final part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX4KUlHeNjI

PDGA Euro Tour Prodiscus Estonian Open Round 1 part 1. Valgehobusem�e sport center hosted most of the players and the course. First round players are: Sofie Sandstr�m FPO (SWE), Jasper Heino MPO (FIN), Pranci�kus Gricius MJ1 (LTU) and Martin Rotmeister MPO (EST).

Juha said that this time the course was physically the most demanding he has filmed in Estonia and it must have been tough for the ladies and juniors. Sofie is a veteran of the sport and in Europe she has always got to be counted as a favorite in any tournament she enters. Jasper and Pranci�kus are junior aged but Jasper made his break through last year and elevated his level a lot and having had a growth spurt he shows no signs of slowing down. Pranci�kus is a part of the great Gricius family the heart and soul of Lithuanian disc golf and movers and shakers in PDGA Europe. Martin is one of the top players of Estonia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPqevX82aHk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwzhUWEcUG4

Frisbeepoint sponsored this distance showcase one day before the beginning of the Finnish Championships 2015. The elevation is a little above sea level so compared to Primm there is a lot of distance lost. Avery Jenkins said that you gain about a quarter more distance at Primm vs sea level.

Express editing and commentating here from 2013 Finnish champion Pasi Koivu and team freestyle world championships silver medalist and Finnish championships silver medalist Visa Ruuhinen commenting in Finnish on the round from yesterday at the Finnish Championships on round 2. The lead card consisted of Pasi along with a surprise leader after day one a 938 rated amateur in his second year of PDGA membership Rene Honkanen along with veteran warriors Janne Hirsin�ki and Lasse Ker�nen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0d5hqL5UZw

Another quick edit from the Finnish championships 2015. Round 3 commented in Finnish by Visa Ruuhinen and Sami Poimala formerly president of Finnish Disc Golf Association and they both are disc golf coaches and in the end they talk about organized disc golf coaching in Finland. Both of them are area lead coaches in Suomen frisbeegolfkouluttajat, Finnish disc golf coaches. The lead card consists of Pasi Koivu, Teemu Nissinen, Ville Ahokas and Rene Honkanen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELWLygE7ZUI

Prodiscus Estonian Open 2015 round 2 with Silver L�tt (EST), Gabrielius Gricius (LTU), Antti Koivula (FIN) and Jyri Salminen (FIN) Silver is the Estonian champ with a wicked sidearm hand action and watch how Jyri bombs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iylzRSFyxOk

Preview of kangasala championships 2015:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzALh9PnedM

Finnish championships 2015 MPO final front 9 with Pasi Koivu, Teemu Nissinen, Joonatan H�me and Rene Honkanen. These local youngsters are good and a lead card spot at national championships with previous medalists Pasi and Teemu is like a pro clinic. Check out how mature these young guns are and how well they play versus their ratings. I expect that you will hear good things from them in the future. Joonatan is 15 years old.

Commentary in Finnish by Sami Poimala and Visa Ruuhinen. The statistics are average scores on the hole throughout the tournament and the numbers 1-x and so forth mean that the average score fo the hole is calculated between players of those placements overall after the event was finished. The three different averages for the top, the majority and the worst placing players indicate how hard the hole is and what the spread of scores between the players faring differently is. The lowest numbers are the best and worst individual score on the hole throughout the event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTD5Ls5bHgo

Finnish championships 2015 MPO final back 9:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyClNQ5WYyA

Prodiscus Estonian Open 2015 final part 1 with Silver L�tt the reigning Estonian champion and at least in the top 3 forehanders in the world, Antti "rocket" Koivula from Finland as well as another Finn "rocket with boosters and never coming down under 500'" Jyri Salminen and the often present in the lead cards in Baltic events Gabrielius Gricius from Lithuania.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzVNniuzYGs

Prodiscus European Open 2015 final part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5yw8KGexlY

Finnish doubles championships 2015 round 2 at Peurunka Lakeview course with Janne Hirsim�ki and Teemu Nissinen (lefty and playing with a new partner compared to the last time we showed Finnish dubs championships) vs Nokia guys Lassi Hakulinen and Jukka Leinonen. Both pairs have Finnish MPO medalists in the team. Plenty of experience in these teams despite young players. Watch out in the thick woods and check out quite a few ace runs. This is exciting play in alternate shot format: If you understand Finnish there was quite a bit of banter early on in the video :-) The players started off in a very good mood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqWUm_uJwI

Finnish doubles championships 2015 final with the usual suspects familiar from the previous round. Plenty of excitement again with multiple long putts going in and throw ins. These guys were on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIt4DbZNhM

Kankaanp�� championships 2015 final. Kankaanp�� lies in the greater Tampere area like The Beast the venue for The European Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtvSyfWPwcg

One hour of fun with Jeremy Koling, Paul McBeth, Will Shusterick and Ricky Wysocki at the European Open 2013 round 3 plus the distance throwing showcase and an interview with Philo Brathwaite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_ygX1juYFA

From summer and a major to last winter in a Finnish winter tour tournament leg at Vihioja, Tampere:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr5H8hyaXfg

Finnish championships 2013 round 1 with Jenni Eskelinen FPO, Joona Hein�nen MPO, Henrik Lindevall juniors 15 and Markus P�ysti juniors 15. The event was held at Tammisaari, Finland on a course with a lot of elevation changes and plenty of tree lined fairways that are fairly tight on many holes.

Jenni went on to win the European championship the next year. I have seen Joona play twice and for a young player he shows a lot of talent. Henrik defends his championship title here but he had not played as much that season after spending most of his time on the course at Tali in previous years. He started another sports and activities that took away time from disc golfing due to getting burned out by playing too much. He can mimick the technique of many top players of the world and has picked and matched details for his own form so you can see the effort he has made after getting tips and guidance from Avery, Feldy and Nate among others. Markus threw far already but next year he took a huge distance leap and bombs! Check out a round with him previously released on this channel and check out how limber his hips are. Most will be green with envy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sreCuJQPPU

Finnish championships 2013 round 2 chase card with Miko Fyhr, Lassi Hakulinen, Pasi Koivu and Juho Parviainen. If some of this footage seems familiar it is because Juho recorded commentary of his round the same night and that round has already been published.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U0aR8WAob4

Finnish Championships 2013 round 2 lead card with Jukka Pyh�lt�, Juho Rantalaiho, Jyri Salminen and Jalle Stoor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCcABUbnmQ

Finnish championships 2013 round 3 chase card with Pasi Koivu shooting a round that was released earlier with his commentary, Leo Piironen defending his championship title, Markus Pohjolainen and Arttu Sikanen a familiar face on the podium in Finnish championships.

The weather was ok with mild rain at times enough to keep the tees wet in places and some wind on the open holes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHvCaKpJgoc

Finnish championships 2013 round 3 lead card with Lassi Hakulinen, Juho Parviainen, Juho Rantalaiho and Jalle Stoor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpC-cfqrLbk

Makkara Open doubles competition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XZEhJqkoQQ

European Open 2014 qualifier rounds also on the same channel with the legends of Finnish disc golf Timo Pursio and Jussi Meresmaa along with other talent such as the SO2010 lefty 137 meter last hole acer Markus M�ntyl�.

It has been a while since the first video (MPO final) from The European Championships 2014 in Onex next to Geneva, Switzerland. We warm up the season leading to the next European Championships in Finland by a look back at the rest of the stuff from the last time at a continental championship level event.

Here is a taste of the surroundings, spirit, activities and opening ceremony plus national team quick introductions and an interview with the PDGA Europe volunteer of the year 2013 award winner Hans Nagtegaal (NED) and a local star Natalie Hollok�i who has to be seen as one of the top conteders for the FPO win:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njePITuOdZw

The European Championships 2014 round 1 part 1 with Pasi Koivu (FIN), Stephan M�ller (SUI), Ville Piippo (FIN) and Carl Ulvinen (SWE). Commentary in Finnish by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus. Sorry that we are too busy to get remote subtitling (the text is is ready) to look satisfactory by me to look right and Juha is too busy to add it in just yet in the more power editor that he uses. We will include the English subtitles in a later release. We did not want to wait too long for a release after the preview video. We did not want to leave you hanging for too long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K86Ln03q2Bw

The same round without commentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CysoFHPxki4

The European Championships 2014 round 1 part 2 with commentary in Finnish by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFJePdZVRVo

Without commentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKQD8hiaBsQ

The European Championships 2014 round 2 part 1 gameplay audio only with Simon Lizotte defending his MPO champion title (GER), Pasi Koivu (FIN), Mike Gordon (CRO/USA) Master's division and Jeppe Ask S�rensen (DEN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuIrNp8l1aU

The same with Finnish commentary by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP6RNSm5-0U

The European Championships 2014 round 2 part 2 with Finnish commentary by Kai Vesa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBOGFTuUk6c

Without commentary:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGNOM_kQDOA

The European Championships 2014 Putting Championships:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK1IHS8ro_U

The European Championships 2014 round 3 part 1 with Simon Lizotte (GER) leading by 1 over Leo Piironen (FIN) who was one ahead of Sylvain Gouge (FRA) with again only a one stroke lead over Juho Parviainen (FIN) with Finnish commentary by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UDP5j24xuU

With game play audio only:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWiY1T0OUcs

The European Championships 2014 round 3 part 2 with Finnish Commentary by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRkPaVk6CjU

With game play audio only:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3gh5njXBJ4

As a reminder the final part 1 has already been released with English commentary by Central Coast Disc Golf:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asg7gF96LEs

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV07ovPQILU

Due to time constraints for editing Juha did not even ask me for translations for the interviews so I will return here with a detailed translation later. The people being interviewed in Finnish are Niko R�tty� the then reigning Finnish under 16 champion who took 2nd place eventually in juniors and Ville Kotam�ki the president of Finnish Frisbeegolf Association. Niko talks about what happened and how things changed and evolved as the 3rd round progressed with the upset he experienced and how the weather changed and what it changed in his game. It is an interesting analysis of what goes on at a high level in playing and how mature such a young player can be as a person and a competitor. Ville talks of the event and how it is organized and what the coming together of multiple nations does for the sport and compares what goes on in Finland versus elsewhere in disc golf. He also talked about what media exposure and getting women to compete means.

In the meanwhile waiting for the translations below is the link for the only hole I filmed entirely of the FPO lead card. I did catch a few individual throws on the last holes but it did not show much of the game so I'll tell you an in my opinion funny anecdote instead.

One year before I had seen videos of Jenni Eskelinen throwing and thereafter live as well. I told her that even though she is an elite stand still thrower among women and better than many men distance wise she could benefit from adding steps to her throws. She was not too comfortable taking steps in high level competition at this point but had it down well enough along with the rest of the game that she lead on hole 14 of the final. This was the first season that she did not resort to only driving standing still. I was filming MPO lead card when they caught up with the ladies so I got a couple of their throws on film. I caught up with the ladies after their drives and Jenni told me she lead by 1 and that the tension was terrible. I hope she does not mind me telling this. Please don't punch me Jenni I gave you the congratulatory coconut chocolate afterward :-D

I know she is in shape because she studied to become a personal trainer at that time so I knew that she did not require a caddy to carry her bag to help her continuing to reign. But to help her with the mental game I knew she could use a caddy. I had to apologize to Jenni that I was tied up with filming the MPO group so I could not caddy for her. Hannele as well but later she got a caddy from the Czech MPO team because the wife of the Czech Open TD wanted a Finnish shirt so he asked Hannele if she would be willing to part with her shirt afterward in exchange for getting a caddy. So I looked around and spotted two Finnish veteran players spectating on hole 15. I had to wait until the men had thrown their drives so that I could dash to ask the vets if they would caddy for Jenni. Hey we Finns have a proverb at looking televised sporting events through blue and white colored glasses (the colors of our flag). So in the words of the club president that arranges Tali Open "honestly pulling toward home" was the name of the game ;-) I was a staffer, a videographer and a swing coach already up to that point so what is acting as an arranger for the national team on top of that as well? Call it frisbee spirit and volunteerism :D

Luckily the other guy took up the the caddying task and I had enough time to explain the situation that Jenni could use the mental support and the gentleman in question was a long time member of the board of Finnish Frisbeegolf Association Ari Penttala. He is a cool customer and a great father figure for disc golf not only as a caddy but also nation wide as a board member for the national association. Thus the disc golfing nation. I knew I left Jenni in excellent hands with a man that has great control of the nerves and who is a calming influence to all around him and told her that I mustered up Ari as a trusty support, and I am not gonna say side kick because he is so much more than that in his own right. He lead Ville Piippo in the Finnish championships last year in masters division and that is not everything the Sir is capable of.

So you can see what happened in the finals for yourselves here with the FPO lead card on hole 18 with Natalie Hollok�i (SUI) on home turf trailing Jenni Eskelinen (FIN) ahead of a former FPO European champion Camilla Jernberg (SWE) and Hannele M��tt� (FIN):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWq3ZWj8zOE

Spoiler alert after this!!!






After the dust had settled Ari was talking with Martin Jenny (SUI) who had also participated in the event competitively and they know each other from way back. So I asked Martin that did he realize that Ari is a champion here? In that he was the master mind behind Jenni's victory? Ari had trouble keeping up a straight face and failed. Still it took Martin a while to realize the joke I played on him :-) Martin answered that he spotted Ari caddying for Jenni though.

But let us give credit where it is due. Jenni was doing just fine by herself throughout the event and extended her lead by 1 from hole 14 come tee 18.

The translations into English of the two interviews in the previous video linked here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWq3ZWj8zOE

Here we have the reigning Finnish under 16 year old champion Niko r�tty� who was tied in the lead after round 1. How would have you placed in Open?

Tied 9th with the 4th best score.

On round you took the solo lead and it was a good place in Open as well.

It would have been 13th.

How did your 3rd round go?

The beginnig was very hard. I began with a 9 on a par 3 island hole. Then I thought this is not it and I continued to play normally and it started to go well. I birdie 5 of the next holes in a row. I took a bogey to stop the birdie streak so the front 9 was a few over. I started the back 9 well with two birdies then took a bogey on the island hole then I played the rest of the six holes 6 under.

You were playing hard how did it influence the other players?

I caught up with them during the back 9 and took the lead once more despite giving up 7 strokes on the first hole. I am really pleased with a round score of -3 after such a start.

Did you learn anything about mental game and how to prevent another snow man on an island hole?

My throws from the drop zone were identical and threw just a little long. I had not trained throwing from the DZ and I should definitely have trained. Taking the 9 did not matter and I could continue playing well.

Few can can recover from such a start and retake the lead do you think that the mental game is your strong suite?

It could be. I did not get stressed out but it was hard to continue after taking 6 over when i had not been above par until that. I got a feeling that now I cannot let up and did not feel like letting up but attack with all my might.

Did the other players get dismayed when you retook the lead?

They played normally. Me and Albin were a little worse off after 2 holes and the rest played improved. I think they forgot about me after starting poorly.

A classic mistake.

They thought was out of the mix.

That is the advantage of the trailing player in that it is to demoralize the others after you have gained them. They may not have the ability to charge to the finish after thinking they can cruise along to the win.

You did not suffer from the wind during the round like those who are playing now.

The wind picked up in the end of our round and it did influence the game. We started out early and the ground was really slippery during front 9. The discs skipped a lot and we had to dry up them all the time. The ground dried up after the sun came out but then the wind began and so it became another factor but it was easier to paly in the wind.

Were the tees slippery early on? (I had swept the morning dew from each tee before the rounds each day but in places drops began to concentrate again for some of the early groups)

I had no problems with the tees so I could not blame them for anything.

How did the wind change the flight and how you planned your throws in terms of attacking or taking a placement throw?

I had to play aggressively to get a good score and I succeeded. The wind played a major role in disc selection and the shape of the flight. I took more overstable discs on the longer holes and they flew well. I am used to playing in the winds in Oulu area.

Could you tell us what kind of discs did you use on 17 and 18 in the drives where an overstable disc is at a risk of going awry?

On 17 I threw a backspin anhyzer under the branches with a Gator. It started out a little anhyzered and landed hyzer halfway through and skipped to 3 meters for an easy birdie. 18 is a long par 5 where the first throws are very important. I tried to throw far with an MD2 anhyzered but missed a little and wound up in the thickets. From there a sidearm out to a great place 100 m from the basket for a birdie chance. There the wind messed up the approach because I did not dare to throw far enough over the OB fearing the wind could slap the disc down. I ended up 10 m left of the basket. I had a headwind in the putt and hit the top band for a par.

How did you prepare for this event and trained generally in the year after taking the Finnish champion title?

I train a lot in the yard because we have the space and I have many baskets so I train approaches and putts a lot. Longer throws are for training fields and courses. I train them to maintain the touch. For this event and during the season I have paid a lot more attention to muscle conditioning ans stretching. They are certainly a part in having raised up my game to another level.

Did you change your training routine for this event?

No this is a tournament among many others just bigger.

Is Switzerland too hot for someone from so far up north?

It is pretty warm here but it is nicer to play in this kind of weather than in the cold.

You get an overdose of cold back home.

Yeah.

It is god to see new countries and players.

Yes.

Do you think that it helps your future development to see other players than Finns?

It is always different playing with people from different countries because they have a different kind of disc golf culture. Communicating is not similar so there is less talking than with other Finns. I get to see a lot pf different kind of players and frisbee cultures and it is cool.

Have you been taught by or copied ideas from foreign players here?

Laughingly I have not copied anything I play my own game and if I need to change anything I will do that later.

Do you make a detailed play book for every course you play?

I play training rounds and memorize the plan and try to stick to that and not make any stupid mistakes. I managed to do that during this round despite the first hole.

Do you have an advantage in sticking to the play book and having self control over the others?

Probably I think that you cannot get back the strokes that you have taken. You have the extra strokes and you just continue to play normally not making dumb decisions. They just add to your score.



After round 2: Ville Kotam�ki the president of The Finnish Frisbeegolf Association. How has the tournament been for you and the Finnish team up to now?

My tournament is worse than I had hoped for but it has turned for the better with the second round score improving. I have ways to go but there is half of the tornament left. As for the Finnish team I looked at the scores and in the 6 divisions there are 5 Finns in top 2 which is very good for Finland.

What can be done for taking more top places than just Ellinoora Heikkil�?

I would say that we are going in the correct direction Finns are extremely high in the level of competitiveness, organizating works the courses are in great shape, we have a lot of competitors for each tournament and top players tour actively abroad. So certainly we are moving ahead in the correct direction.

We have 24 nations here which is more than ever anywhere according to Brian Hoeniger. We have new participating countries like Poland, Slovenia and Croatia what being here means such countries and what tips could they take from Finnish experiences for their development?

This is certainly a big thing for them and they gain experience of international large tournaments and organizing them. From what I have heard Finns are appreciated a lot in here and our experiences of tounaments and organizing them. Certainly a lot of information is exchanged throughout the week.

A lot of training information is certainly being shared between nations here but how are things progressing in Finland?

We are moving ahead with the forming of a coaching and education task force of the Frisbeegolf Association a year ago. We should be able to begin the first courses during this autumn.

Someone outside of Finland may think why bother when Niko R�tty� is tied for the lead in juniors and Ellinoora leads women with many men close to the top spot.

There are 20-30 future Niko R�tty�s in weekly events so we need to find them and get them to be coached by right people. We have worked for getting more girls and women to paly and compete through which we shall find ne Ellinooras as well.

Swiss champion Natalie Hollok�i told that there are only 3 actively competing female players in Switzerland. There are plenty in Finland and in Helsinki they could be an eight of the players on the courses at any time. How have we managed to get so many to play and how others could follow suite?

Women tend to start competing less often than men so local clubs have the responsibility of making playing attractive and making the step to participate low. Different kinds of activities, events and competitions could be made for women alone.

What has been the role of visibility in the media for the growth of Finnish disc golf? We have been in the newspapers, television and major media outlets for years. How similar successes could be duplicated elsewhere?

The importance is really great adn at the moment there is plenty of interest among the media and we get lots of contacts and asking where we are at. From this tournament we get press releases sent to the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation who publish them on their web site. It takes a lot of work and contacting the media to create the boom there is no shortcut for doing it.

Did the media get interested with the growth of the amount of players or through active disc golfers contacting the media?

There is no single reason and everything together has had a large positive influence. The sport has grown immensely with the amount of participants and we get large international events broadcast on national television and that feeds the growth more so everything together has made it possible.

Have you have other comments about disc golf in general and this Championship?

After two days I can say that this is a great tournament and well organized but the demanded level in Finland is so high that normal club organized C Tiers are equal regarding the courses, organizing, scoring etc. So there is nothing new here but the facilities and surroundings are great and the course and organizing are great so it has been an all round success.

From what I have seen this is not idle bragging and it is a good things that the Swiss can match us. Thank you and good luck in the next rounds.

Thank you.

Finnish winter tour 2016 leg at Epil�, Tampere held on the same course with different holes than The European Open 2009:

http://youtu.be/1im4c08Bttg

Disc golf in a tunnel at Ideapark in Lemp��l�, Finland. A club member of the organizing club Leki filmed this segment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRHqtVfyk7Y

Lcgm8 filmed this segment of training and rounds 1 and 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLTJvLENQMo

Ideapark Open final:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmcwnmzyJ1g

Raaseporin Helmi 2013 round 1 with Jonathan Nyholm, Henri Per�l�, Matti Piipponen and Markus Pohjolainen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSdyGO-Zec0

Tali Open 2014 round 1 with Anita M��r�nen, Toni Asikainen, Janne Lindberg from Finland and Hans Nagtegaal from Holland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgm7OVnSIZE

Another international group playing the same round. June 27th 2014 PDGA Euro Tour Finland at Helsinki's Tali disc golf park. Players: Aleksi Ahtiala (FIN), Barnab�s J�zsa (HUN), Henrik Johansen (SWE) and Lasse Paju (FIN). Aleksi is a local playing in another club than the organizers. Barnab�s was a fairly new player and an avid organizer of Hungarian disc golf scene. Lasse has driven his brother Seppo often to disc golf events and participating more and more in competition as well. Henrik is the best lefty out of Sweden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7tF2RRDvNE

Vihioja, Tampere, Finland weekly June 20th 2016:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQvdwsgn3k0

Estonian Open 2014 round 1 a EuroTour event from Valgehobusemae, Estonia with Rainer Lipand (EST), Mr. Prodiscus Kai Vesa (FIN), Raimo Sokka (FIN), Ivo Aamer (EST) and Seppo Paju (FIN) in the order of starting on the first tee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9mzrb2bunw

Estonian Open 2014 round 2 with the lead card of Lassi Hakulinen (FIN), Jalle Stoor (FIN), Ville Piippo (FIN), Nils Iso-Markku (FIN) and Janne Hirsim�ki (FIN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aSfIcSZ_hA

K�rkk�inen Open doubles in Ylivieska, Finland with Tommi Heikkinen & and Jani M��tt�nen and Juho Parviainen & Mikko Yl�talo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZgkshDkek

Jani's HIO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZtV6Q_V8SE

K�rkk�inen Open round 1 with Tommi Heikkinen, Ismo J��skel�inen, Jarkko Naukkarinen and Juho Parviainen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNxye2gqI4

K�rkk�inen Open 2016 round 2 with Jarkko Juntunen, Juho Parviainen, Aku Tervo and Mikko Yl�talo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFrBIjWbnM

Prodiscus Estonian Open 2016 is a part of The Euro Tour and the first A tier in that country held at Korvemaa Sportland. The video starts with some mood setting shots and an interview with Ricky Wysocki and Kai Vesa of Prodiscus. The video finishes with a doubles round with Jiri Haapanen/Leevi Liitti and Luukas Rokkanen/Lauri Suominen each from Finland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b77UlYMEw7A

Prodiscus Estonian Open 2016 round 1 with Avery Jenkins (USA), Juho Parviainen (FIN), Kasper Pisa (EST) and Silver L�tt (EST):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jkZU45pOH0

Prodiscus Estonian Open round 2 with live commentary by Kai Vesa of Prodiscus. Juho Parviainen (FIN), Will Schusterick (USA), Paul Ulibarri (USA) and Ricky Wysocki (USA) playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INVi9qSWAHc

Prodiscus Estonian Open FPO round 2 with Catrina Allen (USA), Henna Blomroos (FIN),Ragna Bygde-Lewis (SWE(&USA)) and Eveliina Salonen (FIN). Not many have won Cat this year but Eveliina pulled it off aged junior in EuroTour Finnish leg in Tali, Helsinki. Eveliina and Henna have dominated Finnish FPO since age 13 getting each championship title three years in a row:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlyO4xT1h2g

Estonian Open final chase card commented on by CCDG with Pasi Koivu (FIN), Zach Melton (USA), Thomas Rosenwvist (SWE) and Will Shusterick (USA). The lead card was broadcast by DelfiTV so Juha did not want to interfere with them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR2FDdOCj-w

K�rkk�inen Open 2016 final with Finnish commentary by Juha Alkkiom�ki AKA lcgm8 with Pyry Joutsen, Jarkko Juntunen, Juho Parviainen and Mikko Yl�nen each from Finland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rsNp8Iyvyo

The same without commentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEHMYiSJuZI

Mustikkavuori Open 2016 round 1 in �ht�ri, Finland with Heidi Laine (FPO), Marko H�m�l�inen (MPM), Antti Kotilainen (MPO) and Henri Per�l� (MPO):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ZfJxS828w

Mustikkavuori Open round 2 with Antti Kotilainen, Tuomas Autio, Henri Per�l� and Pyry Joutsen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKF_Vkit5Wg

Finnish mixed doubles championships 2016 round 1 with Jarmo Aulu, Hannele M��tt� and Anne Kettunen, Raimo Sokka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-FS5mLFIfI

Finnish mixed doubles championships 2016 round 2 with Jarmo Aulu, Hannele M��tt� and Anne Kettunen, Raimo Sokka and Ellinoora Heikkil�, Jukka Leinonen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZaHNmq-QOc

Masteri 2015 is a masters and older only event in Finland and the main event aimed at the players who have enjoyed hucking and life longer. The event takes place at Peurunka, Finalnd on two courses.

Round 1 with Toni Asikainen, Olli Arola, Timo
Frondelius and Sauli Pesonen. Interviews by Finnish silver medalist in Open and freestyle worlds second place finisher and the first disc sports pro of Finland Visa Ruuhinen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD5iuys2Bg

Round 2 with the Finnish disc golf legend with so many titles that he probably has lost count with at least 10 Open Finnish championships titles and junior world championship Timo Pursio, multi discipline discer, disc vendor and promoter of disc golf as well as coach and pro team manager and former Finnish national female ultimate team coach Toni Asikainen, Timo Frondelius and Raimo Saunanen completing the card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTfVgFvH2jc

Round 3 with Toni and Timo joined by Jouni Kukkonen and Simo V�is�nen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p96LpF8yses

Tampere frisbee club's championship and season finale on Messukyl� golf center's temporary disc golf course: Players are in teeing order: Samuli Kivirinne, Pekka Westerling, Tuomas Ylih�rsil� and Toni J�rvenp��. Pekka is a Master division player. Other players Open division.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjZ2G9HAEAY

Main points from the speeches in the beginning were that the deputy mayor of Tampere said that the city is moving ahead in arranging new disc golf courses and the owner of the golf course said that he has watched disc golf with interest and followed a group for an entire round in The European Open and might try playing himself. He asked for comments of disc golfers regarding improving things in disc golf and on the golf course that they were playing at.

Second round of TFS season finale with players in throwing order on hole 1: Toni J�rvenp��, Dmitri Putskov, Niklas Ahonen and Samuli Kivirinne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiX2UsfBqxs

Prodiscus Open Messukyl� preview on Tampere's Messuklyl� golf course. That is original golf, not disc golf course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-do5RmWFBlc

Round 2 with Luukas Rokkanen, Joona Hein�nen, Paavo Viljanen and Tuukka Kivioja.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HirufW38As

Round 3 with V�in� M�kel�, Luukas Rokkanen, Ville Ahlberg and Joona Hein�nen. V�in� is the reigning junior division European Champion and the Finnish junior champion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFjdaCH2B4M

There will be round 1 post later. Juha did not film one group due to the wishes of the TD and Juha thinking he will not have enough battery time to film two rounds on such a long course. It is a gold level course length wise at 3311m 10863ft.

Ideapark Open part 2

Summer season is over and winter one just got started.
5.11.2016 Ideapark, Lemp��l�, Finland. Two days event and 165 players qualifying for the Sunday's final rounds. The course is underground, 11 holes. Players: Asko Oukka, Matias Salonen, Pauli Jarvansalo, Lauri Aalto and Pete Niemel�. Asko plays in masters division and rest in open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPQFFle_AZQ

Ideapark Open 2016 saturday qualifier part 2 with Daniel Davidsson, Riku T�htinen, Mikko Tonttila, Mika J��skel�inen and Joni Arponen. Daniel plays in junior division and rest in open. All players were Facebook group favourites and voted to play for the cam. Nobody was able to practice before this round.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOq_mqgXgIM

Ideapark Open 2016 final in an underground tunnel complex with commentary by Ian Anderson and Nate Sexton (hooray!) with Jonne Talvitie, Eemeli Nurminen, Toni J�rvenp��, Mikael R�s�nen and Tuomas Rajam�ki:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPXAJPMHhg