Team Discraft: Larry Bledsoe Disc Golf Bio

	NAME:	Larry Bledsoe
	TEAM:	Elite X
	HOMETOWN:	Bowling Green, KY
	PDGA #:	12201
	2006 PDGA RATING:	982
	BORN:	1969
	day gig:	Computer Technician
	STARTED IN DISC GOLF:	1995
	ROAD WARRIOR:	Larry shoots at approximately 20 disc golf events per year, and is always a threat to any player with enough skill to make it onto the lead card.
	MEMORABLE DISC GOLF MOMENT:
	Throwing in a 175+ foot shot for birdie on the last hole of the final nine at the 2001 Brent Hambrick Memorial to end up tying Ken Climo for 3rd place.

Larry's Disc Golf Tips

- Mental Toughness: Try not to let one little bad kick or spit out putt control the rest of your round. The best thing you can do is take the stroke and move on to the next hole and not worry about the past.

- Accuracy vs Distance: I see a lot of new players just trying to throw far, but spending little time working on accuracy. Your game will improve much faster if you focus your practice on accuracy, and the distance will come naturally.

- Get Off The Beach: Most new players have some experience with catch discs like you'd find on the beach. As a result, they often will try to use the same swooping air bounce throw, which doesn't work so well with golf discs. Instead, pull your golf discs nice and flat across your chest. If you're having trouble, be sure to start out with an understable disc, or even a putter.

- Throwing in the Rain: I find it helpful to have a birdie bag handy as well as throw the new flx plastic as I find it very grippy in wet conditions.

- To Throw Straight: I find it easier to change my starting stance from standing facing the target to haveing my right shoulder pointing to the target. This makes me not have so much movement and have more control. While this will take some distance away it does allow for better control for shorter straight shots.

COURSES YOU SHOULD PLAY:		Larry Bledsoe is a leader within the very strong disc golf community of Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was also the longtime Tournament Director of the Bowling Green Amateur Championships, which is the largest PDGA A-Tier event and regularly draws in excess of 700 players.
Course	Comments
Somerset Top Somerset, KY	Love the top course here as it demands some great accuracy shots or you are 300-400 feet in the wrong direction.
Cedar Hill Nashville, TN	Great course which requires accuracy and distance. Can challenge all skill levels, especially pros.
Hoover Dam (BHM) Columbus, OH	Love the original here as you get to throw just about every shot in your arsenal with great scenery.
Mt. Airy Cincinnati, OH	Championship course requiring patients with accuracy and length. Love the rolling hills with danger on both sides.
Kereiakes Bowling Green, KY	Long pads are just fun to play with all the big disc catching trees.

In The Disc Golf Bag: Drivers
Disc	Comments
ESP Surge (172+)	The Surge has become my #1 driver. This disc really carries, giving me more distance than any other disc, plus I can rip it hard and not worry about it turning over. It flies really well low to the ground so is great for low shots too.
ESP Pulse (172+)	I am really starting to like this disc. It's just as fast the as the Surge, but has a little more hyzer at the finish. I use the Pulse when just a little more overstability is needed, or when there is a little more wind.
Z Crush (172+)	My favorite for distance into the wind. Before the Pulse came out, the Crush was my favorite for those long sidearm shots where I don't want it to turn over but need the distance. Now has become my distance disc into a strong headwind when I want to be sure it won't flip over.
Z Flick (167 gm)	I love this disc for forehand shots and spike hyzers. I know it won't go in the wrong direction; I can rip it at max power and it will stay online. I like the lighter weights because they seem more overstable to me than the heavier ones. Really fast.
Z Flash (173+)	This my favorite disc for controlled straight shots with distance where I don't want to make a big hyzer or s-shot out of it. I can rip it hard and have it stay on the line I put it for the longest of any disc I throw.

In The Disc Golf Bag: Midrange
Disc	Comments
Z Buzzz (173+)	This is the #1 disc in my bag, and was responsible for getting me hooked on Discraft plastic. I use it more than anything besides the putter. I just love it. The Buzzz has better glide and just a bit more speed than other mids. Very easy to control, highly reliable. You may be surprised how well it holds in windy conditions too.
ESP Buzzz (173+)	I really like the way the ESP plastic feels. This version does seem a little faster but slightly less stable.
X Buzzz GT (173+)	The Buzzz GT is the most overstable for medium shots. The GT doesn't seem to get as much distance as the others I throw, but the extra stability keeps in it the bag.
Glide (173+)	This is my midrange turnover disc. I find the Glide easy to turn yet it doesn't want to turn over into the ground. It works well for those shots that require a nice medium turn with little deviation.

In The Disc Golf Bag: Putt and Approach
Disc	Comments
X Soft Challenger (173+)	My putter of choice. I like the way it feels in my hand when putting. It is good to use for medium drives or up shots as well as it holds a real nice line. I would say it is a medium stable disc as it won't turn over till after you have beat it up a bit.

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