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Go Throw with Larry Gardner | Westside Disc Athlete

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Watch Go Throw with Larry Gardner as he shares his passion for disc golf on the Westside course. Larry takes viewers through a memorable round, offering insights into his technique and strategies. He recalls playing his first ever disc, purchased from his cousin Shane in 1997, which sparked his love for the sport. The duo discusses hole-by-hole analysis, including the infamous "convict catch" and a tricky two-in-one shot. Larry also mentions his equipment, highlighting his trusty softie putter. As he navigates the course, he shares observations about the layout, noting how the greens have changed over time. With a dash of humor and humility, Larry reflects on the lessons he's learned from his late cousin Shane and his own personal growth as an athlete. This video is a must-watch for disc golf enthusiasts looking to learn from a seasoned pro and gain a deeper appreciation for the game.

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it's a good first hole all right convict catch puppy I'll take that let's get another one first all right two-in-one hey listen won't come out of it the convicts first shot and then the second one was just a work Kimball Vista that it's most consistent this in my bag it so beat up it turns every time she's probably got some miles on it it's been rolled so far yeah go good old heart yeah yeah no trust Iran Khan's convicts yeah well in 97 early one Saturday morning my cousin Shane Alan Gardner he knocked on the door rested so early he's not with this no more but knocked on the door he said hey man you want to go play for off I said what he said you left throwing stuff you're gonna love it and that day I bought me out at 86 softie putter and then playing ever since but yeah he passed away in 2007 and you know I try to think about him every time I'm on the course that's one for him I wouldn't be playing I'll carry that with me you know man this is a good hole used to it was like a little hmm man you get over here over here oh don't be over there you can work this side a little keep going any way forward just give me a gap aha probably a crown then that can go just gonna turn in a little carry straight I'll take it it's just last time I was here I guess even you know five years ago it was ten foot smaller down that good putt yeah you can definitely see this course gets a lot of play it's good though very good see that sweet devil stamp can I about a set of twins 4gb oh that's what I use this year at Jimmy oh ooh this is different yeah okay all right I'm just checking it out haven't been here in a while oh it's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy LG go west side hahaha warship bunny I'm so turning around where's the old is that okay this is perched next to the creek there no the basket was I had to look um I might be confused whose that's a good side arm hole I probably should aside I ran alright hey there's a book tight squeeze yeah I see the heathen been to this back there that's where the tea pack used to be and there used to be trees here and you had a pancake over him and it was you know so now it's a way better oh yeah that's a way better hold I feel like I give one away there it okay still a birdie you know I mean you want to birdie this see this that one soft huh you know Allah they're out there I've seen them this is a treat I didn't realize it is in for a new pretty much a new clue taursus there's shortcut let's do it no yeah that's it that's the warship lot Stabler than that curses she's used she's well use that's one of my favorite dish they're just so consistent I mean you know it don't take a whole lot of effort and it flies straight snap hard into it the little with just a pinch of Heiser and they'll just flatten right out throw it flat hard a bit right very controllable I mean I'll help I can get with that really that's that warship it I in the hole to a buffalo you said what I want to know what mold is straight that's it this that's that warship yeah stop so hard to throw a roller going uphill you got to really exaggerate the turn more tent yeah so you want something to try to turn itself because you're kind of going in the Heiser going uphill huh there you know they've reached out to me and they had a couple of really good people I admire on their team and it kind of led me to far as Ron converse and how Westar joined our squad and so I started looking into it then then after I found out the quality and you know the organization's kind of family structure you know it seemed like a perfect fit so I was super excited when they reached out to me three days before worlds I switched my whole bag got 13th place so they're not believed in the product you know I knew I could I knew I had something here and nowhere but up tents my game is progressed so much in the last two or three years and I give it up to the consistency of the disc and the confidence it gives me you know so it sort of boils down to knowing your plastic believing in it believe in the process my favorite quote quote of the year from Erik Oakley was believed a process believed in the process oh my god Ola one how did that again I didn't get it good when all right here we go it's kind of deceiving with that hill that's better it's probably one of my hardest things right now is judging it this unknown I could have to straight out and run it that I wanted so good can't complain about nothing but there I got it thank you this isn't very good so this the pro that Goods over double Ridge and it's got the top those song par for right let's couldn't get that just flat beefy for a ballista Pro it's like a super gladion for sirs stable but I have no win to balance it out I hadn't did my weekly putting regimen so that's my excuse yeah I love my spammer for that and I got a harp that it's confused to thinks it's a enforcer or something two-year-old and it still just moves left he'll skip it's a it's a special run to me due to the fact it's the ones that made me when I won GBO in 2017 and the pro masters division I got a few backups but now this one it's made a lot of great shots and it it's very rival it's just stable I'm just going to stick with the old traditional iron all right over that's getting greedy trying okay I like these plenty yeah it's better practice hi just a bit outside 60-footers until you know hold on yeah Kevin McCoy through a roller one time and squirrel ran right into it we get he throws at home just like a skip shot she gets up and hit the squirrel two holes in a row stand up yeah let me upgrade and I didn't want to overcook it it's still going to slope so you got to be time that up shot with the right speed or you're in the drink right behind it just don't even seem like Christmas time of year when the weather is this nice movie nothing not to me dog come back to me I just dare it is this work with the crown go slowly practice all about the angles ferrata this is from Ron comb I'll give it back one day buddy maybe huh I'm leaving them low today well I was trying to compensate that's par for two right that's to get away my new favorite fairway driver it's it's stable enough you can power into it they're not real they're not over stable they're just able you know they're not under stable there they'll go the way you throw it I'm not used to this plane without wind look at this it's amazing yeah out here I'm just glad I follow through fire I like this hole I remember this one the snakehole creek snakes in front of it two or three times it's easy to run into straight line playing casual but whenever you're in a tournament it's a good wind assist but man it sure is a tight Heiser to jump on it all the way to the left coming down that corner just close ceiling here throw something fast yeah I don't do nothing now I guess I'll play the safe route hey one more Dave them a cup of Heiser I programs a tradition that you know over the years that tournaments always kind of been one that sticks out the history behind it and sin house ions is our first course in the state in 1977 I believe you know I think it's a pretty significant it's one of the longest-running events in the country this was the 40th annual this year pretty awesome and of course the Oklahoma open has one of the tournaments that put Oklahoma on the map you know and I was your 2001 advance champion first year they had it my last event Stern advanced tournament yeah and downhill comes up quick stop just go fill it can't hit it if you don't throw at it we got going on back here they're giving out free showers per se footing circle three get in there you see ego dinners left-handed round I was impressed with the Eagles of up ended round you watch it yeah I was a lefty up until the second grade I broke my arm in three places I've been a righty every chance I broke my arm in three places like right there where splits and then up here and second grade on the monkey bars so I've just been riding ever since stayed up oh that's too cool of a shot yes this is about too much elevation we get no Lahoma who trying too hard that's audio that's a lot of disk that's a to back up Richard he's getting them up there once they grow confidence when they start getting dangerous when they're an upcoming player you know then they start fooling himself they can do it you know what's happening alright ain't standing up let's try and take too much off of it one more get the fly one there turn turn turn skidding new where's the wind assist this is a good hole especially in the summertime when these trees give you that low sill in more you try to cheat it the dangerous risk reward for sure a roller shot get new thing I just know that Sam g-gee he'll get a pot of gold you're playing uphill its history 28 so this will play like 350 maybe down down the hill it goes yeah that's - that's the scary part of that shot hunter noon I got try to control that slower disc right there that's the kind of shot you just want the basket to get in the way it's a great placement because you got that factor and then you get the putting factor of this you know despot coming back down the hill or the Robo ways ha don't hit rope ah that's a lot of Hill when I first started the whole first two years everything was the sidearms yeah it was typical one time a guy says hey no far he says just think if you told flat so he taught me a trick so if you hold your disc up tap it on your shoulder see how that ass is up noses down so to speak bam bam ever since in history in the making so I still try to teach that when people get under that arm give them that angle tap it on that shoulder and extend it and snap it be over it I really don't much look at writing but it matters to me but I know it's the projection of what you have done not what you can do so just remember that all right I get this enforcer up high enough I want to get something in I'm not flat go get it flat area yeah broke my guess can't break that this just spoiling it looks yeah they do good job wide right aunt Riggs huh but she's smiling at me outside ooh now see you got a reason to frown guy ball your bottle of Gatorade do that thing you can't hurt these this that's quality plastic nope I gotta get it up and get it up it's a screaming for a little hyzer stab our sidearm for warship just straight at it nope not getting left here's a good angle that's a lot shorter than that I'm all over the place I just can't seem to stab at it one more one more something doodle I got to see how this disc flies now sit there's just you know not a good unless you just do it right there I mean yes there's a good distance cuz you but you got so it you got to commit to it don't want to leave this one behind one of my go-to just and it's a prototype still doing the first one I got we've got two aces with it both of them was long straight lines straight shots I know the last place you'd probably throw an animal I cranked it over so much turn and it just hand and went straight right to the target both times it's hit really hard to stay but it was just like 300 foot straight shots is tag you're it dude a lot of worlds this year seem like there's a lot of holes or it just came out - so it was like pressing the hand I I tend to get a new disc and use it on a lot of difference yeah exactly get the newest yeah she got left we'll see how this new sword does I've been waiting to throw this all day oh yeah I'm gonna like that this straight good dish yeah just put Downton in the bag yesterday yeah well not order stuff I try to order it in pairs or threes you know so I get it you know replicas and that's what I love about our trilogy branches you know you get two of the same disc textures are there five is that crazy saying I got a look I wouldn't say Park that was the first one it's a ballista Pro she did come down the street pack it down I'm gonna go cut that one that's the second one always better huh get it this straight no sir yeah you're walking home yeah I'm glad I came to hunter hurts he's good force been a while too long look at this guy what was that okay there you go that's your best disc higher yep serves am I well that's right there check that bad boy glow sword today was its first day up