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Parks said:To paraphrase Dave Feldberg: "If luck wasn't a factor in disc golf, I'd win every time."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCNZNX-v7Vc
Apologies if this has been linked before. I did a cursory search without result.
keltik said:His victory lap around the basket with arms up made me laugh.
sleepy said:As if Dave wasn't good enough already, he gets crazy lucky breaks like that?!
sleepy
I think you've got that pretty backward. From what I've noticed - as you get better and better, you seem to feel you get worse and worse luck. This is because you're simply puring a lot more shots, you're hitting a lot more putts solidly. Worse players seem to get way more good luck kicks because they're throwing bad shots more often. Their bad shots are punished, as they should be - but they have a lot of those bad shots kick good. Top pros on the other hand don't throw as many bad shots, and so don't see as much good luck.rehder said:sleepy said:As if Dave wasn't good enough already, he gets crazy lucky breaks like that?!
sleepy
well, I think top-pros, get more breaks like that, because they are much more often in a situation, where a bit of luck can help them. Most ams wouldn't be hitting the basket in those conditions.
ChrisWoj said:I think you've got that pretty backward. From what I've noticed - as you get better and better, you seem to feel you get worse and worse luck. This is because you're simply puring a lot more shots, you're hitting a lot more putts solidly. Worse players seem to get way more good luck kicks because they're throwing bad shots more often. Their bad shots are punished, as they should be - but they have a lot of those bad shots kick good. Top pros on the other hand don't throw as many bad shots, and so don't see as much good luck.rehder said:sleepy said:As if Dave wasn't good enough already, he gets crazy lucky breaks like that?!
sleepy
well, I think top-pros, get more breaks like that, because they are much more often in a situation, where a bit of luck can help them. Most ams wouldn't be hitting the basket in those conditions.
Hope that makes sense?
-Chris.
Bugbee said:If someone did that fruity celebration in my group I would hate them. What a self-centered douche.
Bugbee said:If I was playing for hundreds maybe thousands of dollars and was trying to focus on my upcoming putt and some douche was running around the basket I would be annoyed. Over-celebrating is lame.
jnecessary said:ChrisWoj said:I think you've got that pretty backward. From what I've noticed - as you get better and better, you seem to feel you get worse and worse luck. This is because you're simply puring a lot more shots, you're hitting a lot more putts solidly. Worse players seem to get way more good luck kicks because they're throwing bad shots more often. Their bad shots are punished, as they should be - but they have a lot of those bad shots kick good. Top pros on the other hand don't throw as many bad shots, and so don't see as much good luck.rehder said:sleepy said:As if Dave wasn't good enough already, he gets crazy lucky breaks like that?!
sleepy
well, I think top-pros, get more breaks like that, because they are much more often in a situation, where a bit of luck can help them. Most ams wouldn't be hitting the basket in those conditions.
Hope that makes sense?
-Chris.
I think you are over analyzing but I tend to agree with the first comment. In a way you create your own luck, and I think as skill rises you tend to run into those lucky situations more often.