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March Madness came early

Normally, at this time of year, I'm spending hours in front of my computer, analyzing match-ups and plugging in numbers to my own formulas, measuring teams by their statistics. I'd be looking for one or two 12-seeds that could make a Cinderella run, trying to figure out how many 3/14 upsets I can get away with, and making sure I find that 2-seed poised for being knocked off by a 15. Last year was very disappointing, but understandable, having no NCAA Basketball Tournaments. This year, I doubt that I will put much time into many, if any, brackets. But we still got a little March Madness at Waco this past weekend. Picking up where I left off  I dare say that my words last week proved prophetic as I was searching for those fresh faces to root on, and go toe-to-toe with the established top players in disc golf. We got the usual suspects in the first round of coverage, both through the live DGN feed and the post-produced coverage from Jomez Pro and Gatekeeper Media. When the winds d

Dan Brooks-Wells is good for disc golf

I enjoyed watching a special preview of the upcoming DGPT season. It was satisfying to watch top-level professional players do the kinds of things that regular players (well, me anyway) have to think about when stepping to the tee. Things like, not being able to comfortably reach a basket and looking for a safe par option or long "soft run" potential; things like, am I better to gamble with the roller or take all the distance I can get in the air; things like, I wish my partner had played a better shot. Normal people problems. I am always excited about watching disc golf coverage. I want to see amazing, but I also want to see something kinda normal. I also enjoy watching normal people being great as well. It all came to me as I was watching the Green Mountain Championship coverage way back in September of the year which shall not be named... Imagine you travel to Vermont. You were here last year and you didn't cash. But this year, you're comfortable with