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Chris Davies. Edited by Martin Galley
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
When in doubt throw a putter
Covid-19 Lockdown Day #3 This won’t be a lengthy piece, because the article title is the content of the piece, and what appears below is justification for the assertion: If you are confounded on the teepad, chuck a putter up the middle of the fairway, and see where that places you. As a course designer, it’s often the case I want to test a player’s decision making ability, by keenly balancing the risk vs. reward offered on a basket. A birdie opportunity perhaps only comes wit
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Chris Davies. Edited by Martin Galley
- Jan 17, 2019
- 12 min
Common Problems In Disc Golf: Ranging
Approach shots in disc golf
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Chris Davies. Edited by Martin Galley
- Dec 7, 2017
- 18 min
How to choose (and use) a putting putter
People can get a bit emotional about putters whenever the question is asked online; “What is the best putter?” But it is a meaningless question, unless two short words are added; “for me”. This week, Vortica’s in-depth look into putting putters lays it all out for you, so you can answer the question yourself. For myself, the perfect putting putter is an NZ-made, heavy RPM Cosmic Ruru, a stiff one, in a light colour, with a matt black stamp on it. That is unless it’s a long wa
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Chris Davies. Edited by Martin Galley
- Oct 26, 2017
- 20 min
Winning When Wet: a How To Guide
This week, Vortica takes an in-depth look at how to excel in the rain, and cold. In 21 years of competitive disc golf, I have played my share of wet tournaments, and one thing remains constant throughout – my performances have been better than my fine weather results. I want to share with you what I have learned over the decades, so you might save yourself a lot of heartache and discomfort when the weather takes a nosedive. And, if it helps you beat me at an NZ NT event somet
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Chris Davies. Edited by Martin Galley
- Oct 19, 2017
- 19 min
Moonbase Musings; Or, how challenging courses can cause bad play
Twizel, MacKenzie County; Big Sky Country. Desert country. Disc Golf country! This last weekend saw 45 National Tour competitors touch down for Moonbase 3, and very few people played anywhere near their capacity, leaving me in 3rd overall when the dust settled after the Super Six playoff. How did THAT happen? This year after two overall seconds, two fifths, and with five GM victories, and sitting in 9th place overall, I needed a very high finishing position at Moonbase 3 to
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