Future of the Fairway Podcast

Joe Jenkins and Garry Callis, Jr. of River City Rogues FC join FOTF to discuss their friendship, their love for FlingGolf, expanding the game in the Richmond area, and their newly earned WLF rankings.

All three individual winners from the Keystone Classic: Krysta Smith, Shawn Van Lancker, and Austin Ebersole join FOTF to discuss their victories and their outlook for the remainder of the season. Join us while we recap the highlights of the Keystone Classic from Krysta's blind birdie on Hole 4 in the Finals to Showtime recording the first gross under-par round in WLF competition, and SVL'...

Amy Lewis found FlingGolf after a summer of personal difficulty and loss in late 2023. She quickly embraced the sport and became a champion by winning the women's division in the 2024 New Swarm Classic. Originally from Ohio, Amy has made Delaware home with her partner Maggie and twins, Ethan and Quinn. You can find Amy and family regularly at FlingGolf Fridays at American Classic in Lewes

Delaney Lantz, Mike Edwards, and Zac Mulvey join FOTF to preview the 2024 Keystone Classic - the very first WLF event to reach full capacity! Delaney, Mike, and Zac discuss their favorite holes at Spring Valley and Pine Hill, give away as few hints and secrets about the courses as they can, and provide a backdrop to how the event has quickly grown from idea to regional tournament to WLF Tour stop...

Tim Durr may be relatively new to FlingGolf, but owns top finishes in both individual and doubles events so far in 2024. Hailing from Pennsylvania, Tim is co-captain of Chaos FC; he's currently based in North Carolina, moving there in the last year from Delaware. He's learned from the best, including Austin while in DE and now Sam in NC, among others (basically the individuals on Titans, C...

Paul "Bulldog" Barran joins the podcast to preview the upcoming Britain's Cup competition, hosted in Bournemouth, England on June 7-8. Paul discusses his family, how one of his sons came across FlingGolf, the origin of the UK vs USA competition, and much more. Many thanks to Paul for jumping on in the midst of all the work going into Britain's Cup!

A few of the members of Chaos Fling Club, including Tim Durr, Catherine Woodall, and Sam Scannell, join Adam Copeland to recap the 2024 New Swarm Classic at American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, Delaware.

John Pruellage, Commissioner of World League FlingGolf and the New Swarm Tour, opens Season 3 of Future of the Fairway with some of the offseason developments to the upcoming Tour season. The Podfather and The Commish spend most of the time talking about Clubs: what they are, how they overlay onto the season and tournaments, and what to expect going forward. The Future of the Fairway Podcast is pr...

Sonny Walton is an early FlingGolf YouTuber, an enthusiast of the game, and someone the community hasn't heard from too much recently. It was great catching up with Sonny and hearing about his move from Maryland to Las Vegas, what he's been up to, and finding out how he fell in love with FlingGolf. You can see Sonny's (and Val's) vast array of YouTube videos, including his very first one, which ge...

Ryan Stainbrook, aka Soldier Boy, is a top FlingGolfer, a retired Army veteran, and a man on the move...literally. Ryan joins the podcast to talk about finding FlingGolf, working to improve all the way to a #6 place finish at the Colorado Open, and share stories from his time in his military service in the Army. He is also half of the Savage Fling Squad (with teammate Neil Little). Originally from...

Jamie Braley, ranked as the No. 10 Men’s FlingGolfer and known as the Flyin’ Rhino, joins the podcast to talk about finding FlingGolf, being on one of the top teams (Flyin’ Birdies) in FlingGolf with girlfriend Krysta Smith, feeling the pressure of throwing a ball when passing through a group of traditional golfers, and unexpectedly making new friends in this community. The Future of the Fairway P...

Kelby Gatrell, co-founder / VP of Sales at Yatta Gold, and Eric Bond, Regional Sales Director of Yatta Golf join the FOTF to talk about the origins of the company, the correct pronunciation of Yatta, and how Yatta and FlingGolf got connected. Kelby and Eric also bring their questions about the sport so we cover a lot of the recent history of FlingGolf, including the Shark Tank episode, the 2022 to...

Austin "Showtime" Ebersole and Sam "Scantron" Scannell of Apex Fling Crew join FOTF to recap the Colorado Open, talk about their wins, and discuss their 3x championship streak in the Team Tournaments. The Future of the Fairway Podcast is presented by the ⁠American Classic Golf Club⁠ in Lewes, Delaware, the destination course for FlingGolf, host of the inaugural New Swarm Classi...

Ken Pytluk returns to the podcast to preview the upcoming Colorado Open, the third stop on the 2023 World League FlingGolf tour. He gives insights into the course and the area, talks about his 2023 tournaments so far, and making contributions to growing the game.

Robert Newton, known as Big Dog, took home Top Newcomer honors at the 2023 New Swarm Classic this past May, playing in the finals of the Individual Tournament and finishing 8th. Born, raised, and living in Western Pennsylvania, Robert talks about picking up FlingGolf fairly recently and the experience of his first tournament. We also discuss his family and kids, steel mills, HR, and Sherwin Willia...

Mike "Maine Event" DeRusha and Britt "Reggie Queen" Morrison rejoin the podcast to discuss their recent, respective victories at the 2023 New Swarm Classic at American Classic Golf Club in Lewes, Delaware. Both talk through their preparation, their outlook, their qualifying rounds, and the final nine holes as they wrapped up their championships. They include lots of fun details...

Today's featured guest is Brooke Ebersole, or Show's Over, which you get to hear about on this episode. Brooke is a standout FlingGolfer, mom, wife, realtor, and member of the newly formed Fury Fling Squad. She opens up on the pod about her Jonas Brothers fandom and obsession, some ACGC history, recaps how she and Austin first met, and how she got her awesome nickname. Grab your favorite d...

Latham Copeland and Gwendolyn Copeland join FOTF to discuss their FlingGolf origins, what they like most about playing, and some of their favorite FlingGolfers. Latham, a.k.a. FlingSlayer, talks about participating in the Longest Flingshot Championship-2 in May 2022, as well as playing in the inaugural Team Tournament in the Virginia Open in October 2022. Gwendolyn talks about preparing for the in...

Neil Little, also known as Tinman, joins FOTF to talk about FlingGolf as a respite and safe harbor, particularly mentally. We discuss his growing up in Maryland, his lacrosse background, Canadian connection, and his family. Neil was also playing golf at ACGC before it became ACGC and was part of the original group when FlingGolf arrived there. Neil is a thoughtful and insightful person, and a lot...

Nick Bender, founder of Grunk Dolfer, joins FOTF to discuss Grunk's origin story, his golfing ability, and what it's like creating and growing a new company while keeping a day job. We also talk about the tournaments that Grunk Dolfer puts on -- with the upcoming one already sold out! We finish our chat with a discussion on FlingGolf and how seamlessly it fits into the Grunk perspective. C...

Brandon Hammond, aka Iceman, aka Frank, joins FOTF to talk about being an original from Delaware, what it's like being a golf course superintendent, growing up in simpler times, and his FlingGolf swing. We also talk about how he came to work at ACGC. It's one of the easiest and most fun conversations of FOTF with one of the top players -- Brandon is #8 in the WLF rankings and was in the Top 5...

Jonathan Bellingham is a 3rd generation co-owner of Capon Springs & Farms resort where he has served as Director of Guest Relations for last 37 years. Whether it is in a work capacity with Capon guests, the hospitality and spa industry as a whole or through his many passions including church, distance running, reflexology, wedding celebrant, EMS or now FlingGolf, Jonathan thrives in community....

The tables get turned on Host Adam Copeland for this episode of Future of the Fairway. Guest host, John Pruellage, interviews Adam to learn more about him. While some of Adam's history and story has been sprinkled in throughout previous episodes, this episode brings all that together, including more time spent talking about living in Brazil as a child, studying linguistics, growing up in Alabama,...

Fred Greene, Host and Executive Producer of the Golf Smarter podcast , joins Future of the Fairway, as our 20th guest. The Golf Smarter podcast was listed as the #5 Best Golf Podcast of 2022 according to GolfSpan.com and is one of the longest running golf podcasts out there. Its main focus is the mental aspect of the game, something critical whether playing FlingGolf or traditional golf. Fred tell...

Season 2 of the Future of the Fairway Podcast kicks off with special guest Rob Parker. Rob is an experienced videographer, editor, producer, and motion picture cinematographer, working on projects for NFL Films, ESPN, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Comcast, The Big Ten Network, Intel, Tylenol, Bausch & Lomb, Arnold Palmer’s Restaurant, among many others. Rob has worked on a few FlingGolf-...