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 Drex (User)
Name : Jon Drexler
Member since : 12 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 6
Status : Offline | Posted : 17 Apr 2012 at 18:12
Thanks for the kind words, Pasi. It's easy to take the step as I haven't played in the past few years for personal reasons. My game is very rusty and I need repetitions in practice and especially competitions before I can expect anything. My goals this year are to play as much as possible, try hard on every putt, focus on process over results, and (most importantly) enjoy reconnecting with friends I haven't seen in a while. I've missed being out on tour and enjoy being back...even if Ward and others are (for the moment) lapping me.
Pierre, I hope you can make the WAGM event in mid-May. Should be a good time. Feel free to PM me to ask more about it.
Last time I was in England was for the 2002 British Open. Greatly enjoyed the time I spent with the British players, so making the trek this year is something I'm looking forward to.
+1 to Jeff and Tim's comments about those wanting to compete against the top Americans. They put on a display this weekend in changing conditions and 13-to-30 knot winds.
Agree with Ricard that the top players in Sweden can compete with the top PPA players with PPA rules. Why? Because they are used to competing against a large and talent-deep field; it sharpens the competitive edge of the players. Barring severe weather changes, learning the subtleties of one ball as the temperature and humidity changes on a course with similar properties to felt is feasible.
Courses can be built, coaches can be found, but to be the best of the best I think you need other top talent around you constantly making you better. Hope the hybrid tournaments catch on as this may be a way to squeeze the knowledge gap between newer and established WMF countries.
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 Gutte86 (User)
Name : Gustav Björnberg
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 12
Status : Offline | Posted : 17 Apr 2012 at 18:29
Posted by : HansIII
Which competition is that? At least no Elitserien like last year...
US Masters is in October as usual and US Open in July (if I remember correctly). |
Askim concrete.. For me it's a important one since it's one out of 3 competitions (Askim, Skoghall and Elitserien Skoghall) that I'm able to play..
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 HansIII (User)
Name : Pasi Aho
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 78
Status : Offline | Posted : 17 Apr 2012 at 20:03
Posted by : Gutte86
Askim concrete.. For me it's a important one since it's one out of 3 competitions (Askim, Skoghall and Elitserien Skoghall) that I'm able to play.. |
I see...but still can't quite understand! I could not find any such competiton in the Swedish calendar back then when looking for possible dates for WAGM and still can't. The only Askim concrete I find is in June. Is that some kind of national team qualifiying competition???
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Viking (User)
Name : Pierre Geerhold
Member since : 13 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 51
Status : Offline | Posted : 18 Apr 2012 at 09:40
I would love too go to play in Hastings but since i am unemployed i cant afford it. I will try too save money and go next year too play brittish open maybe.
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Gutte86 (User)
Name : Gustav Björnberg
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 12
Status : Offline | Posted : 18 Apr 2012 at 16:57
Posted by : HansIII
I see...but still can't quite understand! I could not find any such competiton in the Swedish calendar back then when looking for possible dates for WAGM and still can't. The only Askim concrete I find is in June. Is that some kind of national team qualifiying competition??? |
My bad, this was the event I was looking at... http://minigolfnews.com/index.php?p=eventdetail&id=3145.. When is the competition you were talking about? And NO, Askim isn't a qualification competition, It's just one of my favorites...
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HansIII (User)
Name : Pasi Aho
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 78
Status : Offline | Posted : 18 Apr 2012 at 18:24
WAGM is May 18-19.
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Gutte86 (User)
Name : Gustav Björnberg
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 12
Status : Offline | Posted : 18 Apr 2012 at 19:59
Posted by : HansIII
WAGM is May 18-19. |
Ah, there you go..  Well, that's a bit to close in time for me to be able to go.. :/ Where is this event in Minigolfnews:s Event-list? I can't see it.. Or I'm just to tired to see it.. 
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HansIII (User)
Name : Pasi Aho
Member since : 11 Jan 2009
Number of posts : 78
Status : Offline | Posted : 18 Apr 2012 at 20:33
Seems that it is not there, but it is in the official WMF calendar on www.minigolfsport.com.
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Smitty (Reporter)
Name : Jeffrey Smith
Member since : 09 Nov 2011
Number of posts : 7
Status : Offline | Posted : 19 Apr 2012 at 13:51
Ricard, I am not aware of any rule that would require you to play more PPA events in order to compete in Nationals. In fact, we often have players who play just the Nationals week.
I would welcome the best Europeans to come play here. Hans Olofsson finished 3rd in 2004, Olivia tied for second two years back.
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JJM (Admin)
Name : John Mittler
Member since : 13 Nov 2008
Number of posts : 365
Status : Offline | Posted : 19 Apr 2012 at 15:29
The practical side of attending PPA Nationals has always been of interest to me: How much do foreigners (like Olivia or Lockner) get practice, as the courses are reserved for other competitions during the whole week under the main event?
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