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Well...let's hear your opinion.
Would I drive further from the tee box than my competitors?" was the biggest worry I had.
But I knew from experience already, that especially on driving distance, I was most beatable.
When my body still ran on testosterone, I max-ed out at 420-430ft on a good day, and averaged about 370-380ft. Now I barely reach 330-340ft on a good day. And that 330-340ft is totally feasible for a cisgender woman
She makes a really compelling argument that the PDGA's current rules as constructed are flawed in that they allowed her to qualify for the world championships in 2019 during the 2018 season, when she was not eligible for the division she qualified in.
I'm not sure it's really a flaw in the rules. Players qualify for divisions at Worlds before they're eligible ALL THE TIME. I qualified for this year's Masters Worlds in MP40 despite being ineligible for that division last year because I was only 39. I know there are plenty of men and women, pro and amateur in the same boat each year. Not sure why it should be different in Laura's case.
The PDGA has eligibility requirements to play in a division. If the player fails to meet them one year, but meets them the next, why should that prevent them from playing in that division for which they now qualify?
Disc golf or regular golf are power sports, not endurance sports. One has to have large amounts of fast twitch muscle fibers to get distance. This is not an opinion.
She stated it perfectly...
"Do you really think I willingly took all of the negative aspects of transitioning just to win a title?!?!"
Getting worked up about a geezer?
I'll save my outrage for something more interesting.
While I'm happy Laura got to become a *World Champion, I feel bad for the other competitors to were robbed.
At the end of Laura's reply, she ripped the other cardmates' lack of skills, exclaiming that was the reasoning for their loss, dismissing the fact that they were biologically and genetically inferior.
I truly hope that Laura finds whatever it is that will make her happy, as I'm sure this is not it. No doubt the work put into this tournament was significant but I'm not sure how beating the next closest competitor by 21 strokes could be satisfying.
So what's funny is why you think they were robbed, those that were actually effected in no way feel this way.