2023 United States Distance Championship

Disc Golf pros compete to be crowned US Distance Champ!
Competitors:
Eliezra Midtlyng, Sai Ananda, Eveliina Salonen, Holyn Handley, Henna Blomroos, Heide Laine, Ella Hansen, Jeremy Koling, Jacob Courtis, Jake Hebenheimer, Rasmus Saukoriipi, Ezra Aderhold, Tuomas Hyytiäinen, Gannon Buhr, Garrett Gurthie, Eagle McMahon, Anthony Barela, Albert Tamm, David Wiggins Jr., Jasper Tyll, Hjalte Jensen, Rasmus Mulder
Hosted by: Jeremy “Big Jerm” Koling and Paul “Uli” Ulibarri
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Venue: Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
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[@Doesntevenmatterr]

Either the signs are super inaccurate or the range finders are. Kind of annoying

[@chasehuggins7722]

They make where it touches ground first. Not where it ends up

[@sciguy3412]

​@@chasehuggins7722even where they land, the signs are off. Jerm had a few that looked close to 650. More easy to see was Tuomas' 4th throw, it landed just past 6pp but they gave him 10 feet shorter

[@kieronmckay4276]

They definitely are measuring to a different length or setting up the signs to a different spot. Many made it over the 500ft and 600ft line, and came up 20-30ft shorter. It’s annoying for us, but at least they did it consistently.

[@danhymer]

It was almost like they were making length adjustments for the grade of the hill.

[@MrLukasWilson]

The signs are definitely wrong for how they are measuring. Maybe it's for viewing from the tee? So depth perception thing...? Idk

[@allstarbusboy]

*disc lands 30 feet past the 600 feet sign* "Throw was 550 feet!"

[@jt6455]

Not measuring Rasmus's 4th shot is just purely criminal.

[@AlgorithmDG]

watching a 16 year old girl throw over 530 is just soul crushing, but also inspiring.

[@cromandum217]

she has the twitch muscles of a legit athlete...its crazy this is her first sport

[@docxen]

@@cromandum217 she did an interview on Staggard stance..she started out by playing with pan lids lol crazy

[@markk9175]

😂😂

[@winstonsmith11]

That was insane

[@kieronmckay4276]

Gonna be a lot of fun to watch into this next season. Can’t wait for her to make a feature or lead card.

[@scotthargrovemedia]

Eliezra Midtlyng is unreal! Over 530!

[@sonnydalesandro4746]

Are the signs accurate? They'll fly past a sign and then they report it as like 402...

[@JJGlyph]

Thought the same. The distances reported are way shorter than the signs claim.

[@derongalston6051]

Just watched AB crush one close to 700 barely OB. Get that OB out of these distance competitions or at least extend the lines baseball field style so you are rewarded with more space by throwing farther.

[@aaronmayhew2.0]

Out of bounds is silly in a distance competition. Change it already

[@kieronmckay4276]

Seriously. This isn’t golf. There is no fairway. There is a tee and a huck. Trees in the way, also stupid. Get rid of OB, it’s RIDICULOUS. Open field as flat as possible and a tee pad. Go. In the future I’d like to see these done inside somewhere that can accommodate the distance. Nothing is out of bounds.

[@derpderpin1568]

@@aaronmayhew2.0 The fuck? It's already such a stupid competition yet now you want absurdly garbage shanks to count to? The distance shouldn't matter at all if you can't keep it even remotely on track.

[@derpderpin1568]

@@kieronmckay4276 This field is absurdly large. You don't deserve to compete if you can't keep it in this massive amount of space.

[@jonalee7382]

Saukkoriipi's fourth drive could have won the tournament. Very close at least

[@dmoranfla1]

A generator is such a funny prize for a 16 y/o girl lol

[@xpete81]

Not really because a lot of the touring players go around the country in thier cars/ RVs.

[@laysdong]

This is the kind of person pretending to be outraged by the existence of Natalie Ryan ​@@saltymember1062

[@Svenshine]

I guess I didn’t realize pros need them for their trailers while touring, so I thought your comment was funny when I first read it. Who cares if everyone explained why, I thought it was enjoyable still :)

[@danacoleman4007]

awesome stuff! Love the slow mo! The human body is a beautiful machine to watch in action!

[@Ihatecabinetmoths]

Why are the distances there if they aren’t correct?

[@bilboswaggings]

If you look at Sai Anandas first throws 4:45 especially you can see that throw land behind the 400 board You can eyeball distances by using disc width, that is not 14 feet from the 400 line if that line is accurate You can see the guy range using the rangefinder at 5:52. He is using pretty closely the same spot they throw from, so the most likely and simplest explanation is that the rangefinder isn't calibrated and it's off by like 10 feet for everyone

[@richardclark9687]

Seems much more likely that the signs were placed incorrectly...

[@danacoleman4007]

whoever runs the aerial cameras for this channel is super awesome!

[@tylermoseley7492]

Either the signs aren’t accurate or the range finder was not accurate. Sai Amanda’s 2nd throw landed at the 400’ sign and they clocked it at 386’

[@justinhence2105]

I don’t like how you post the max distance of each thrower in the final before they throw their first shot.

[@williamdowling7718]

Thankfully i didnt notice that until i had finished the video and saw your comment. What an perplexing decision... Why on earth would they put the distances up before they throw...??? Baffling.

[@Captskeeter]

They called Heidi Laine at 391' oh her last throw and the 400' marker is closer to the start line. This happened several times to all the contestants.

[@carlinfield9121]

Yeah my OCD is not okay with watching a disc land past a marker of “400 ft” and being labeled as sub 400 ft. That f*cked with my brain 😂

[@allcaps3d]

I'm with you! @@carlinfield9121

[@cupbowlspoonforkknif]

​@saltymember1062 wouldn't you place the signs with the help of a range finder? They should be within a foot of accuracy at least.

[@Norsknurse]

That’s our Granddaughter Eliezra. All to the glory of God!!!!

[@TheJohnnyh13]

I'm SUPERHYPED for the next season. Discgolf makes my life better.

[@joeblow2426]

Wiggins is an incredible distance thrower and would have the record no matter what. But I believe, like records in track and field, the record should not be wind aided. Ten miles per hour or so maximum. I think the less wind, the less advantage from throw to throw. It would be impractical to eliminate air currents completely. I’m sure there are different perspectives on this-would absolutely want to hear them :)

[@tonyprime7]

you get five throws to adjust for wind and use it, competitions are located in different areas so the wind isnt consistent as well as the throwing areas, seems pretty fair to me

[@adambrittain8106]

Something is off either the markers or the range finders. So many throws land past a certain marker and the final distance was way less.

[@nickcowan4147]

Isn’t this from last October??? I miss the old Jomez 😢

[@stephencarmickle]

Don’t like having stuff to watch during the offseason? Weird.

[@jcolwell78]

I miss covid jomez

[@hedleskiller]

Don't worry, they're getting back into the DG Season! Tons more coming soon I'm sure! They were taking a much needed break

[@Samy-jn8rk]

​@@hedleskiller I think with the merger with DGN their production will be postponed more. They deserve the bag, but i dont know what it will do to growth of the sports.

[@Qpods]

OB rules are ridiculous we needed a number on Rasmus’ 4th throw

[@sdog1234]

imagine having OB in a distance contest lmao

[@nolanfrank582]

Remember when Albert threw 752 on a golf line two years ago? That shot lives rent free in my head.

[@satatuhatta4583]

Yes I remember. It was awesome.

[@adambrittain8106]

Salonen’s 4th throw was at least 50 feet past the 400 foot marker. They read it as 408????

[@TripHop991]

Wow the measuring was super off. Also, there's enough ob in the tournaments to go aroundfor everyone, so leave it out of these distance competitions. Love you Jomez ❤

[@poopface011]

Why is the lane so narrow? Is this an accuracy competition?

[@fionawoo9894]

I'm here for Eliezra and she did NOT disappoint!

[@Norsknurse]

Amen!!!

[@justinpk422]

Massive 2nd throw from Big Jerm! Hell yeah!

[@TheGirmann]

I followed Eliezra's card at Worlds in 2023. Such a nice person! Can't wait to see what she does in 2024!

[@spinewrenched848]

So glad to see Kenny!! He should be commentating more often! He is the original OG!!

[@stedibear]

All the rangefinder readings were consistently shorter than the marked boards. So I'm guessing the boards were marked wrong or from a different spot than they ended up measuring from. Could of course be the rangefinder was giving short readings for some reason. But either way, from what we could see it was consistent so yeah, I think we should trust the results at least. Waiting for Disc Golf to grow big enough so they can hold distance competitions in a 1 mile long indoor facility with no wind. Then at least we'll have a fair competition to see who actually throws the furthest.

[@AB-yf5ei]

Saukkoriipi might be the farthest throwing pro disc golfer without 360. AB is maybe the only one that beats him.

[@jessehodge3281]

the people marking the discs should also be shooting the distance back and seeing if they get the same distance as the judges off the tee....either the signs in the fairway were not placed properly or someone is not getting the correct distance shot with the range finder.......

[@ThreeCatsFarm]

Almost impossible to watch with innacuracy of distance marking/measurement. Once you lose faith in the measures it becomes a farce. I hope they give plausible explanation for discrepency, or apologise for getting it wrong. It’s OK to admit equipment failure (laser rager finder)

[@tamarockstar45]

The viewfinder seems to be off. The 2nd thrower landed one right behind the 400 feet marker and it was marked as 384. Or maybe the distance markers were placed incorrectly.

[@stevehill5018]

Awesome to see them have The GOAT on here! He needs to write an unfiltered autobiography. I had the opportunity to meet KC on two occasions in the late 1990's. He was really nice and fun to be around.

[@micahteich2089]

Good video.. Missy with the Ice Cube reference.. "I can do it, put yer azz into it. I can do it, put yer back into it."❤ A heart appeared on Ohn's sweatshirt when signing the disc.❤ Thx. Ladies.

[@Rodion_Raskolnikov]

dam, hearthbreaker fourth shot for Rasmus. Would have liked that measured

[@chrismcninch3725]

Is there anyway to see what discs they are throwing? I’m very curious

[@Ran-tan-tan]

Big Jerm's pronunciation is gotten way better with the names, heaps ahead how a few of them were spelled on the graphics, lol

[@MrGotti25]

This is the first time I have ever seen a roller snagged right off the ground!! WOW, that thing was movin' too

[@MrGotti25]

Eliezra BOMBS!! still baffled on how far she throws

[@kylesennett8628]

For those questioning about the muscle stretching that Jerm was talking about. Dynamic stretching is better for warming up because it warms the muscles without creating micro tears that decrease power compared to static stretches

[@mortimer_8588]

ty for the content but the editing unfortunately was very poor on that one. Cut out throws, left out run ups, displayed final distance before first throw was even done - just to name a few. You can do better and I hope you will do so in the future.

[@AntonStengaard]

agreed

[@natohammy2374]

Bomb pops😂, big pimpin in style! Uli, the range finder complaints....sickem 😅

[@jasonedens3778]

I use the Caiman in this slot but am not sure I love it. I wish it had a bit more glide and I find it is not as versatile as the Jarn. The next overstable disc up is the Votum so I definitely appreciate the review.

[@zackaneckstein8214]

OB in a distance contest is so dumb

[@kieronmckay4276]

Eliezra, throwing 538ft at 16 and not practicing distance. Freaking insane and not even a tall girl. Her brace is ridiculous she’s max distance throwing and balancing on her pivot foot, which no other player did. Future of the FPO gotta think if she can connect the other parts of her game. Going to be a lot of fun to watch.

[@markd1199]

My goodness I have a noodle. There is an art to the long distance throw

[@RWPG]

They just keep coming

[@timorantalainen3940]

Big Jerm very well done with the Finnish names! I'm sure my compatriots don't worry about their name getting butchered (we return the favour to everyone but the Estonians) but I still sure appreciate the effort!

[@bjornakerblom6458]

Hi Jomez, could you arrange an elevated basket US Championship? Just stick a disc golf basket to a large crane. Start at the normal elevated height, then raise it with, let say 10 feet at a time. 3 tries per height, if you make one height you continue to the next height. Same rules as track and field high jump.

[@emilcage]

Jomez showing the final score before he throws nice

[@fionawoo9894]

Now we need slo-mo's of all their forms for educational purposes!

[@Trainman37]

I thought I was about to see Linus Sebastian from LLT jump out and throw with Lazslo playing in the beginning, ha!

[@natohammy2374]

"You could shoot me out of a sling shot from a cannon and i wouldn't go that fast", 😂 🔥 uli, pure fire! Make a shirt of it dognabbit!

[@JensenAzotea]

It would be nice if the sports commentators would say what disc the players are throwing for each throw

[@_jrosier]

Jeremy Koling is the drip king with that bomb pop shirt

[@collinmoody5467]

All too eager for the season to begin

[@JFlynn1207]

Same here, buddy!

[@themetalcrusher]

Lol @2:15 when her throw hit the ground, that was at least 540 like Uli said. That disc made contact way past 503 lol. Somethin ain't right.

[@bradnovacek]

Get the hundred feet signs accurate or the laser accurate. So frustrating its sooo far off..

[@shredandenjoy7311]

Why are the discs landing past the 400 banner and coming in as 380~ feet?

[@jeffwhite543]

Those markers are complete BullShizits!!

[@WarrenLongCanada]

I miss not having you guys cover disc golf championship games....

[@cromandum217]

holy fugg Eleizra is legit

[@robgardner1951]

Nice frisbee!

[@Chris.Davies]

Shout out to Ken Jarvis. He's probably slowing down with age now, but I helped him test Discwing Quarter-K pre-production discs in January 2005, in Queenstown. And that day he threw several over 200m - (656ft). I couldn't even throw them half way back! Discwing used the worst plastic of any manufacturer ever - and hitting just one tree with a Quarter-K killed the disc completely.

[@johnshepherd6925]

Sweet.

[@Host4l]

Smooth operator BigJerm

[@ifyouwereme]

Eliezra going first is like David Wiggins Jr. going first.

[@spankmabawlz]

Holy advertisements! Can you turn them up any higher?

[@Gh0stShell]

0:24 I hear @LinusTechTips dancing in the Background (Laszlo - Supernova)

[@utica2burn]

Ulibarri is wrong on about 3 out of every 4 calls. Maybe they can't see the field well from their position, but that was surprisingly bad throughout.

[@nickbemcm]

We jus leavin behind bushnell with UDisc now?

[@stratrat619]

What's that rack they are setting their discs on I could use one for putting practice

[@tinymadness22]

i think its just called a putting rack or something

[@tinymadness22]

MVP Pod

[@dograap19]

MVP Pod Disc Stacker

[@shannonjenkins2095]

Paul is the best commentator in DG.

[@BobbyJonesIII-pz1lq]

That 4th shot was a thing of beauty

[@nikolaj5461]

how is it that someone throws past the 600 foot marker in the field and their final number comes up feet shorter than the marker? doesn't make any sense.... 47:20

[@Yrrix1]

The distance meter fails or the marks on the field are wrong😅

[@discjunkiesDGT]

what is up with these numbers, it lands past 400 and they are marked at 386?

[@skrivebom]

Midtlyng has to be a Norwegian name! It is a place in Trøndelag, Norway,

[@Norsknurse]

Yup, our Midtlyng side comes from Hamar in Norway. On her Grandmother’s side comes from Bergen Norway. Her grandparents are first generation Norwegian-American. 🇺🇸💙🇳🇴

[@boom_disc_golf]

Wow 👌

[@21sandh]

I prefer to see it go in the basket! Good luck this season 👍

[@quesothekid9725]

This would have been awesome to see posted when it happened....

[@kanonkulanlilja]

I call BS on the distance that Eliezra did that they counted as 503. you can cleary see the disc land more then 3 feet behind the 500 mark.

[@badgerspvcoachellis2436]

All the throwers need to throw at the same time, or have qualifiers from groups. It’s obvious for the men that the wind changed for the worse as the competition went on. Make them compete under the same conditions.

[@kingvlad33]

How fast was that tail wind for 1108'

[@tpuryear5408]

I don't agree with the David Wiggins 1100 ft. record. What's with the 120mph tail wind?

[@awyoung706]

Well if you're going to do a record for the furthest a human has thrown anything on flat ground, you need the conditions to be as close to perfect as possible. Make no mistake Wiggins is, and has been, the furthest thrower in the world for a ridiculous amount of time, if he were put up against anyone else in any wind condition. AB is really the first guy who is starting to really compete with him in terms of max potential distance. But even AB says Wiggins still throws further than him.

[@Paladyr7]

Where can we see a list of the discs used for each contestant?

[@discfan6829]

We had pictures of each disc they were throwing. We took pictures in a light box of each disc and instructed Jomez to feature the disc prior to each throw. Jomez decided not to include this in the video.

[@kyleweir689]

I’d be interested to know if the drone flying above or below a disc hurts the glide.

[@codymaisonneuve]

I never understood why they have OB in events like this? Why not just let em rip and wherever they land, measure it. I understand no rollers of course but OB seems odd. Anyone know why?

[@michaelfretz6782]

1:11:39..... chill out Uli......."Hei"ght...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DoobieFerguson]

I think the range finders need to go away for these competitions. Mark the field all the way down and go off the markings set. When we see a disc clearly half way between 600 and 700 and it's called barely 625, it doesn't make much sense. Plenty of throws that were passed the 600 mark called high 580's like what?

[@CitizenCayne]

I love watching this. I don't understand, though, why disc athletes don't lift weights. Muscles help in athletic movements.

[@RVMdiscgolf]

2:14 so you're telling me the disc that just soared 30 feet past the 500 marker only measured at 503?

[@RVMdiscgolf]

4:46 lands behind the 400 marker and measures 386 lol, what are these people doing?

[@albertoquagliaroli4230]

It's incredible how low are Eliezra Midtyling's 500s throws

[@JJ79_]

Something is really not right here, you can clearly see discs pass 400,500 or 600 marks but the result is still under that.

[@Bluptuous]

Is it just me or wouldnt the slight current from the blades of the drone throw the disc movement off? you come very very close, sometimes right under their disc.

[@PC8905]

Need multiple range finders for this to work better

[@DiscGolfGallery71]

No, they need to get rid of the rangefinders completely. They were able to measure throws accurately down to centimeters already in 1896 olympics. This was embarrasing.

[@PC8905]

@@DiscGolfGallery71 how did they do that back then? How much would it cost and how much time? Would this event lose its sponsor which appeared to be a range finder…..

[@DiscGolfGallery71]

@@PC8905 It would be more time consuming and difficult to do it with 300 feet open roll measurement tape. They are not going to get professional expensive laser measuring system either. Because the soft spot for sport sponsorship is 300 dollar/ euro electronic gadgets, then in distance competitions we are stuck with 1 feet accuracy, which is actually 20-40 feet depending on the distance. I understand these people need to make a living and I will no longer suggest professional measuring systems.

[@mikkelisaksenrobinson]

What date was this held?

[@discfan6829]

Early October before the usdgc

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

Rasmus deadass threw a roller that went 500' in the air and then rolled 😂