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BAG SWAP At The Hardest Course in Ohio?! [Bodanza Battles 5]
Watch top players battle in a bag swap challenge at Bodanza DG's toughest course! Expert tips & competitive fun guaranteed.
Watch on YouTubeJoin Bodanza Disc Golf as they take on one of the toughest courses in Ohio - Forest Lake State Park in Cleveland! In this episode, hosts Bonanza and Elijah are swapping bags and carts, taking each other's throws to the challenge. Growing up friends and fellow disc golf enthusiasts, they're excited to see how their skills will match up. Elijah shares his expertise on navigating the notoriously tricky East Course, including signature hole "The Lighthouse". With a focus on technique and strategy, they'll be discussing everything from scoring expectations to favorite discs - or should we say, un-favorite discs? As they navigate the course, they'll also be testing out each other's throws, with the occasional ace (or fail) along the way. Will Elijah's Texas-honed skills translate to Ohio, and can Bonanza handle the challenge of playing an unfamiliar course? Tune in to find out!
Podcast Transcript
am I seeing that disc again welcome back to Bonanza disc golf today we're here with one of my best friends growing up Elijah who is also a really solid disc golfer at his home course Forest Lake State Park in Cleveland Ohio kind of where I grew up but this is the East most I've ever played disc golf since I started playing in Austin Texas which is kind of cool we just played the front nine normal except for hole nine which we played with only poke yes yes yes yes so go check that video out after this one I'll link it back nine here we're going to be doing a bag swap so it'll take my bag and I'll take his carts we'll still probably carry each other's yeah it's pretty heavy so I'll still carry it here got like four or five I don't think we should be able to tell each other anything about it we've got to choose and roll with the punches I agree but I've watched all your videos so we'll see what happens one thing Elijah said this back nine is much harder than the front nine what do you think a good score would be for either of us throwing these discs I would say anything around even would be very good unfortunately State Park the signature hole also known as the lighthouse hole so hopefully we can get it through some trees and not throw in the water heads probably shouldn't throw the Berg or the Tilt Buzz SS I've thrown one of those before so that might be good you do not have a lot of discs in here I don't need them I respect it but that also makes my choices much more difficult oh yeah dude what happens if we Ace upon another's discs because I mean automatically you get to keep it I'm keeping it and signing it oh get there oh so I just got the sneaky Gap straight up the guy here yeah you can that sounds dumb oh my gosh we're both 100 feet off a tee all right so we got a couple Lunas Bergs Justice no way there's like no line here because I did the dumbest thing ever so we gotta go I'm gonna throw the tilt I'm on the other side so glidy this challenge is not easy dude back Nine's not easy anyway yeah I think I'd be happy with like plus four honestly based on how this is starting I think Even's a little ambitious all right I've never thrown a heart before but you beg a harp or maybe I'll do a Berg no oh yeah oh [ __ ] I got a bird for you too I feel like that's a little bit of cheating going on here really good you can pull my putting Putters nope well guys I put with a Berg now so in case you're wondering it's probably the best disc ever created I'll take my single Boogie please all right basket is dead ahead of us right through there Par Four 459 Choose Your Weapon I haven't taken a look at your drivers yet Force Firebird Raptor couple Explorer that's a nice Explorer I'm saying you have anything flippy either passion or ballista Pro I'm throwing a blister for a while and you're the one who made me throw them initially so oh no that thing is such a pretty flight though it does I think I'm just gonna try the same line but actually don't hit a tree with the passion not that flippy that's very straight that's a very great hyzer flip to straight disc all right we just looked for the passion for 15 minutes and it's like down in a stump it rolled down there so so I'm just gonna grab the Onyx I think it's relatively stable and a little glidy so all right my shot rolled back a ways probably pen pending honestly out I think we're gonna throw passing it's as good as I can get I hit the line oh I look good you said that I should go to tilt this was like a reasonable shot okay either tilterburg so equally stupid discs no I'll go tilt for you actually it's like not bad but I I could have left it higher I like the car this is a how you liking my stupid heavy bag ah stupid yeah I think I want a car if anybody knows car manufacturers who want to send me a card I would love that oh my oh pull it oh they kind of they don't feel too dissimilar but this is much deeper no oh dang it I thought you missed it all right you're still up by one slight turn to the right and drift all the way down 300 36 feet just a lot of trees in the way and there's water about four feet behind us oh cool it's also amazing how different putting with new Putters feels different enough that we can blame our bad potting on it oh no man that thing does not like to turn blockade am I seeing that disc again maybe all right Buzz this is that's the second time I've thrown that disc and thrown it right into a tree oh my gosh all right it seems to me that I don't want to play good disc golf today I'm thinking Buzz SF well anhyzer forehand no that's where you just pitch out and then play for bogey the heck there's kind of a line I've thrown this disc in the tree every time I've thrown it but I still want to throw it again okay that's so bad that's the only thing that I wanted to like Miss either side of any anything past that I was happy I'm throwing the water good job all right you'll have a tough [ __ ] in there was this bad showing so far absolutely am I still gonna win yes do I know how not quite but I think my desk is in the water so he can probably get up enough for booking I'm only back two strokes with six to play that's enough I just have to never throw the buzz assess again what do you have to say for yourself Elijah just one of my favorite discs in the water forever I'm still gonna lose Strokes go over the water again oh wait you're throwing my desk never mind never mind you're through-ish oh you did clutchy you're like 10 feet away dang it definitely got to make this now yes like I said it's only two strokes Two Strokes is very getable especially here I don't want to lose a desk hole 13 331 feet uphill all right I think I'm gonna go passion again and instead of trying to put like this is a Scorch maybe a Scorch actually you just decided to pick another pink translucent disc too oh stay just off of it Oh I thought that was a little early all right scorchy boy thank you oh that's flippy that's my really really flippy way that's fine actually I mean I thought I was about to hit the tree and it was flippy enough I didn't watch your video on the Toro hopefully it's uh here if you beat me I'll that's what you can take if you want a shot not a huge fan of the room should I run a pot I wouldn't recommend it but almost got the whoa that thing see that's why I hate that disc it's got nothing a bad little pitch up yeah should it just run it probably oh it's in 500 feet hard dog leg to the right as long as you shoot better than plus 14 I think you'll be okay I have I've only lost one of your discs and you've lost none of mine let's give it that way and if we keep it that way I will be amazed see the brick sucks told you it's the first time we've hit a tree today that's how bad that disc is all right I'm going passion hey I found it I didn't lose your desk there's a big line right through here but I have been doing a great job of hitting my lines today so we're not going to take it play for par and actually let's get apart I'm gonna throw Firebird sexy Firebird yay I did it I hit my line that took me forever to finally get one we are so good we finally have eyes on the basket all the way down there oh that's not it not you can't see it yet what see the basket up there yeah about 80 90 feet straight and then it kind of tilts down the hill really there's a gap that you can try to get through I think it's easy guys trying to hide his respect towards the basket so you're probably 260 out you just gotta miss everything you just have to yeah I want 36 of Firebird though that's the only problem what Expendables you got Culver and looks expendable that is not the numbers did I hit the lantern I think I hit the land and it skipped and I think it's floating now though I thought that was gonna be so much more stable I threw that so light for a nine speed it is not very stupid confuse stay in bounce that look good it's on the pier that I threw in the water all righty I think we're going Burger because it's the best disc ever made fade it's a bargain it doesn't fade Kobe oh all right you got three strokes and four holes left 170 feet straight dog lathe over the left the ideal landing spot is either at the base of the Hill or over the hill place to about probably 3 30 but it's a pretty tight line going with the river he told me to introduce the disc seven holes ago bye-bye bye-bye thinking vulture or I think I'll throw Onyx probably instead actually then I am changing like I know what any of these discs are about to do that's early that's really early that was such a weak shot that I thought on my hands it's all right we'll we'll find a way to get there okay so I'm under that bush basket is up there on top of like that log Hill thing oh no I have I have no uh I got a forehand a flip beforehand as SS the disc that I thrown into a tree every time I've thrown it today that's not as bad as it could be he's out jump pot is it a Berg no it's the Berg's fault dude so you do brick socks right I hope I don't miss either you don't need to try not to laugh it's funny no one yeah all right whatever buddy how many strokes you think you have right now all right five yeah all right you can give it up we have three more holes this is the way to do bag swaps they carry both the bags it's awesome 333 probably uh 280 foot you put water care if you land in the water at all even if you cross onto the lane and roll back in the water the drop zone is a short tee oh fun let's see which the Superman you're putting in the water this time German Candy Bird if I throw this in the water I'm sorry all right I'm okay with that that's safe very much with that safe and deep good shot I've never thrown a raptor before Oh no oh that's great actually I knew the women's gonna push it a bit I didn't expect it to just take him all the way over there it's a tight little Gap there oh good pot this is definitely the easiest hole we've played so far but even birdie 12 17. we got 408 foot Par 3 straight into the right how many times are you throwing that River today every time I don't know any of your other buildings see it's because you don't have any good discs in your bag I'm not playing good I have good discs so you're playing well and I've only thrown the same disc over and over exactly because it's such a good disc I haven't even been able to find one because all your discs are so trash oh my gosh you did it oh tree big tree kick wow all right we're going passion baby if we Ace it we're back in the competition no oh it's a good second kick ing wow that I have because it's the only semi-good disc in your bag but it's still trash whatever the heck am I going oh I'm still like 300 feet out big Flex forehand line I know how to put discs back no all your discs are trash I'm treating them like it I'm gonna try to go with the vulture oh I missed that that's so good if it missed that that's perfect though it gets around the tree I wanted to maybe I don't know I have no idea how the thing was gonna fly I just want to feel good about myself oh all right better shot than I anticipated here got a little stepper no I missed right left whatever that is we both eat a hole for once all right one hole left you have six Strokes um 500 feet SN back up the hill there is something I need to tell Elijah though because unfortunately um it was written in the bylaws now if you lose a disc it's worth six Strokes conveniently exactly six Strokes it's crazy so they're actually even going into the last hole technicalities you know technicalities what are you gonna do what are you throwing what are you throwing not a river no just take off the ark an eyes oh the other r isn't that nice nice little hit the tree so it's about 60 feet beyond the stairs forehand flexor too bad I don't have a run up and I got these like plants in my booty that was nice that's great I can save far I finally did hit a tree it only took me till back of hole 18. right back there to the far pin oh my gosh now he's just showing off folks all right can you throw me the bird if I throw this in I will steal your Berg and bag it through my first tournament of next year no we're good throw it in hey you throw it in you get on my bird I don't want your breed see the burger sucks you can't even throw it in that dude that was a blast so even with me trying to lose all my integrity and trying to get back to even for the last hole you still beat me this is the bin you can go ahead and look through it tell me which one you want or the vulture oh 167 grams ooh actually if you want I have a American flag Dye River adding this into the box he threw the river a lot today and I was saving it as a backup but he whipped my butt so bad that I'm taking it out of my backups and giving it to him so oh thanks do you have any sort of winter speech no check out the first video we filmed together right over here otherwise subscribe and like the video Let's Do It I dare you me too if any of my siblings are watching this I will give you this disc for free nobody's gonna make it this far I guarantee it probably my video is probably that bad that they're not even gonna watch it no wow the Bear Brown Brothers will not watch this video I'm counting on you okay so that's my sister yes brother so that's the happy to happen bye