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Roots of Flight

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  • Join Gabe LaBounty, PDGA #90668, as he seeks out the multitude of untold stories of the early days of Frisbee Golf, and traces those influences to the modern day game of Disc Golf. Produced in conjunction with the Disc Golf Hall of Fame, this podcast works to preserve the spirit and the stories of the pioneers and trailblazers that have given the sport its wings.
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Episodes
  • S2E10 - Local to Regional Clubs: SFDGC and NEFA

    S2E10 - Local to Regional Clubs: SFDGC and NEFA
    Mar 30 2022
    Local clubs are the lifeblood of disc golf, and the examples of NEFA and SFDGC from the regional to course level show just how strong the foundation of the sport is. Steve Hartwell, PDGA #2465 and founder of the New England Flying Disc Association shares how NEFA
    almost made itself obsolete, and Ross Hammond, PDGA #9510 shares the impact of the San
    Francisco Disc Golf Club on the sport as a whole.

    Follow Roots of Flight on Instagram and Twitter @rootsofflightdg

    Hosted, written, and produced by Gabe LaBounty – IG & Twitter: @grizzlygingerdg

    Logo by Alyssa Ann - IG: @inkwitchlyss

    Find out more about the Disc Golf Hall of Fame: thediscgolfhalloffame.org

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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    52 mins
  • S2E9 - Long-Running Tournaments Redux: The American Flying Disc Open

    S2E9 - Long-Running Tournaments Redux: The American Flying Disc Open
    Mar 16 2022
    This is the one where Dan “Stork” Roddick won a car in 1974. Jim Palmeri, PDGA #23, takes us through the early history of the American Flying Disc Open, possibly the earliest disc golf-focused event that still runs today as the Rochester Flying Disc Open.

    Follow Roots of Flight on Instagram and Twitter @rootsofflightdg

    Hosted, written, and produced by Gabe LaBounty – IG & Twitter: @grizzlygingerdg

    Logo by Alyssa Ann - IG: @inkwitchlyss

    Find out more about the Disc Golf Hall of Fame: thediscgolfhalloffame.org

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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    37 mins
  • S2E8 - Course Design Pt. II: What Makes a Good Course? w/ Leonard Muise

    S2E8 - Course Design Pt. II: What Makes a Good Course? w/ Leonard Muise
    Mar 2 2022
    Part I gave us the evolution of course design through the lens of John Houck and Dee Leekha. For Part II, we talk more with Dee about why designing courses is important, and with one of their students, Leonard Muise, PDGA #3974 about the grittier details of making a course work.

    Follow Roots of Flight on Instagram and Twitter @rootsofflightdg

    Hosted, written, and produced by Gabe LaBounty – IG & Twitter: @grizzlygingerdg

    Logo by Alyssa Ann - IG: @inkwitchlyss

    Find out more about the Disc Golf Hall of Fame: thediscgolfhalloffame.org

    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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    51 mins
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