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First on the box representing disc craft and grip equipment please welcome Anthony [Applause] Barella oh boy so safe Nate what’s the discussion right now well you know the new mandatory rule if you cross any point of the mandatory even just a fraction of it you technically have missed it so they’re
Kind trying to discuss even though he hit the tree the line comes to the front side of the tree they’re trying to see if he crossed right now yeah so like if he hit this side of the tree you missed it but H this side you did based on where this Mando starts
And if it’s too close yeah I think he’s good then I mean I can’t tell you I mean that’s the closest call of the season so far Charlie look at this right in the middle and th this is a point where benefit truly does go to the player in my
Opinion yeah it can’t be too overstable I don’t think he’s going to want to get too high of an arm slot on this and flex it too hard he’s going left side love it dead center for Anthony Bella Spike and it does Bella to go two for
Two his putting has improved so much over the last two years yeah re all the way up on top of this hill off the t- shot that’s the luxury of throwing as far as AB on this hole back to back pars for Ganon AB TAPS
In for the birdie big arms this would be the day to do it with gentle Tailwind I just love how slow he’s throwing the disc right now Charlie that was 65% corella ooh look at this line so nice 28 footer left for ab that’s another one five for five start for Anthony Bella
Yeah yep he’s showing it to us but he’s also telling us to to not talk about stay quiet about it so that’s that we’re all in on it together but don’t tell your friends pretty sure it’s just applesauce I don’t know what he’s talking about I love this little meditative
Rocking he’s doing I’m not sure if he’s always done it like this not going to happen so finally a blemish for ab round two action at the Texas state disc golf championships continues here on the disc golf Network almost as good from [Applause] Bella B’s going to maintain his two- shot [Applause] lead
This flexes back it’s going to be huge but it doesn’t that’s I wonder how far a poweriser would get is he going right side no big skip oh that’s crushed that’s the stroke back after the bogy on 11 Bella just a little chip up for his third he’s going to tap in for
Birdie Canon TAPS in and Anthony Bella is going to take another birdie that’s seven birdies on the day through eight holes he’s got a three- shot lead Anthony Bella teeing off on the ninth he’s one miss putt away from being all birdies today and he’s inside the circle [Applause]
Again that’s an eight under front nine from Anthony Barella even on that 25-footer he just gave it immense respect took his time that’s okay he got far enough down there to where he could stretch out and throw a forehand I think he can get up to the
Basket low ceiling he’s got to contend with I’m interested to see what kind of line he throws I think he tried throwing a little bit of a Hiser flip there Nice [Applause] Shot come on man and he’s controlling the speed too absolutely locked in nine down through 10
Holes might see some players going over the stuff on the left easy just absolutely on fire right now Brian Bella can extend his lead again and will that is now two five packs for Bella 10 down through 11 holes he’s at 20 under par course record is 13 under he is 10
Down through 11 look at that thing flip inside the circle maybe circle’s just outside the circle’s Edge but he’s putting for birdie again he won’t stop Barella six straight 11 of 12 he’s got a three shot lead Circle Edge no way gets it to go 12 under through 13
Holes oh and just stoic stoic nature from Anthony Bella this man is locked in he also might just be terrified right now and we we will just never know maybe the toughest shot of the round so far for Bella yeah this is a flipper driver too inside the [Applause] circle one angle oh
Man come on 13 under through 14 holes yeah players with a lot of these shorter putts just outside the bullseye ab’s been working for these birdies today he’s had to make a lot just inside the circle just outside the circle to the 15th Bella doesn’t like it I mean mid Circle
Two well his eight straight birdie streak comes to an end but he’s still sitting on a four shot lead little 25 foot comebacker there for ab see if he can bounce back here after a par just got to sneak through some trees and it does to extend his lead on Ezra
Aderhold not a problem he’s now 14 under through 16 holes how good will this round be looking to set the course record Anthony Barella 14 under through 16 holes how is that still flying Charlie he hacked off a couple of Limbs on the trees well that’s how you do it Bella parked for
Birdie he will drop it in to get to 15 under so Anthony Barella will drop in the birdie to get to 25 under he’s got a five shot lead here we go on 18 Anthony Bella can he get one more birdie he got it yesterday oh my ni if he makes that putt
He’s almost certain to crack 1100 rated round come on 16 under par new course record Anthony Bella what did we just watch that’s that’s the best player on the planet I mean I I thought the same thing last year Charlie when I watched Calvin win this tournament I thought
Again it was just game over for everybody else but right now this is hands down the best player in the world and I I just love that he showcased it for 18 straight holes Rock Solid just one Circle one miss and even when it seemed like he was
Out of position he found a way Anthony Bella 16 under par 11:06 unofficial round rating just talk about what went down today um I cleaned up the holes I messed up yesterday and I just made 16 putts today it was crazy and then couple well two miss putts one was
In the circle one was on the easiest hole I think ever I don’t know what happened there but other than that this golf just felt easy today well I Anthony can we talk about what happened on that hook on 15 cuz I saw you kind of reset
On the teapad and I want to ask you were you were you aware of obviously that you just had missed one hole were you feeling the nerves to kind of finish at that 17 like you did back at the memorial um I wasn’t really thinking about that I was just thinking like this
Hole is so easy all you got to do is commit far left and then the wind kind of stopped and I was playing that Hiser just to push with the wind and then it just came out way early it was just a Aon shot does it get progressively
Harder as the birdies rack up cuz from our perspective you seem pretty calm out there yeah I think it gets easier the more I get it’s just I don’t know I was using the momentum and I was feeling it today yeah Anthony are you think you’re
The best player in the world right now I I have no idea you’re up by six over this field oh playing just got to finish it tomorrow all right man congrats on the 1100 rated round unbelievable effort today we’ll see you tomorrow on that lead card thank you you know Nate asked
Him directly are you the best player in the world right now you said he is and he says I don’t know Kristen tar told me at Waco that a neutral mind is a happy mind and I think Anthony’s tapped into that and he’s really living it right now I love when
He’s asked if he’s the best player in the world right now you expect him to be like yeah I’m the best player in the world but he’s like I don’t know and he kind of gave us a little Kobe Bryant saying job’s not done yet he’s like I
Got to go out there tomorrow it doesn’t matter what I did when he shot the 1100 rate around at the memorial earlier this year he followed it up with not so great of a round so he knows that and he knows that closing is the most important thing
And I think it shows a lot of maturity uh Bella again 1106 unofficial rated round one of the best that we’ve seen in a long long time did you enjoy that video why not click on one more better yet why don’t you subscribe to the disc golf pro tour
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AB Hype train
Decent
First shot best shot
Its clear the reason Barela is peaking right now.. His putting game is finally becoming world class. He could always bomb off the tee, but drive for show putt for dough.. and he is finally getting that dough.
Was really hoping you guys would do this! 🤝
It was awesome to see some of this in person!! Especially the last hole.
Underneath Anthony Barela.. ela.. ela. A. A.
Wonderful to watch Anthony at his best !! I like to say "it's his time for greatness"!! It's not forever…many players in this tournament have had their moments of greatness! Everyone wants to experience it….some do. For me, an amateur player, I find great joy in ONE great shot that a professional would be happy to make!!
did Barela buy those shorts from the woman's department? they are some short ass shorts brotha. i know damn well those are shorts i would never wear even if i lost a bet.
If only such an historic round were recorded in genuine 1080p60, instead of streamed 480pAwful.
Cupcake, caddie of the year!
Pretty insane that Buhr throwing -15 final round barely gets notice because of this unreal scorcher. This is the moment we've all been waiting for, AB to lock down his mental game. So here for it.
When asked, “are you the best disc golfer?”, he answered with class and humility. So much fun to watch.
Was hoping this edit would happen!
I've been a Barela fan for quite a while now. But there have been times where I felt he just kept choking right when he had the win, so many times and thought he just didn't have it. Man, am I glad to be proven wrong! It is so refreshing to see someone who has been throwing for so long, actually slow down, readjust his form and become the great disc golfer I always felt that he was. You can see by his more confident throw, the way he holds his follow throughs that his backhand is a huge improvement from before. His forehand is just much more accurate and his putting is pure fire. Arguable the step put is foot faulting, but all you have to do is play them back in slow motion to see that the disc leaves his hand before the front foot touches. There have been very questionable times, I won't argue, I am not a fan of the step put, especially when someone of his power could easily spin put from most distances, but as long as he stays clean, he has my vote for best. I have had my favorites in disc golf. Having been Team Trilogy for a number of years. Even then I was just a fan of disc golf so I always congratulated anyone, barring a couple players I am not fond of, because I know the sacrifice, time, effort, money, training that goes into this sport. Who is going to be the next big winner? The field is so rife with raw talent, it's unreal. But how many of them have the mindset to put it all together? Look how long it took Matty-O. Congratulations, Anthony Barela, on an incredible victory!
My man is hungry. Lets go AB!