The Flight Diary

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The show is back after a 3 year hiatus! Holyn shares memories of her childhood growing up in with her mom in Texas playing trombone, and her journey of falling in love with disc golf and becoming one of the best players on the planet. Want to support the project and help it continue? Click the link below to donate. Thanks to everyone who's encouraged me over the years to bring the show back. Y...

When Austin Turner hit the pro circuit, he was speculated to be one of the best left handed players the game had seen since Devan Owens. When an unexpected injury put him in a tough position he seemingly disappeared from the scene for a couple years. In 2021 he's made a comeback and is sporting a much healthier body and mind. 

In a world where most of the best players are starting to back away from playing every week, Andrew Presnell is busier than ever and is having the time of his life doing it. As someone who also left a good job to hit the road for disc golf, I genuinely enjoyed hearing his own tale of throwing caution to the wind and molding his life around the thing he loves most. PS - This was a Zoom interview an...

I have always looked up to Sarah for committing to the forehand dominant play style for so long, something that's not easy to do. I had little knowledge of who she was beyond being a major champion, so this conversation was very much me asking questions out of sheer curiosity. Enjoy!

One of my best friends, Walter Faro, sits down with me to turn the tables and hear my story that lead to me to where I am in the disc golf world today. It's been a long, winding road, but I'm so grateful to be where I am in this life.  To support the show: patreon.com/theflightdiary

Chandler Fry sits down with me to talk about his early days as a junior disc golfer and his journey to making the game his career. 

I was lucky enough to get connected with Joel through a mutual friend in Nashville, TN and I'm so glad I did. Joel has an incredible passion for the flying disc and has so many stories from his years competing in freestyle events all over the country. He is a 2020 inductee of the FPA Hall of Fame and a lover of all disc sports. Click here to view his bio on the FPA website. 

The newest PDGA member to win a National Tour event sits down to talk about his journey to becoming a professional disc golfer, and how  regrets from his basketball days drive him to not take this new opportunity for granted. 

Andrew Zimmern is a four-time James Beard award-winning TV personality, chef, writer, teacher, social justice advocate, and an enormous fan of everything disc golf. He claims the sport has saved his life, and when I sat with him in his Minneapolis office, he explained how.

Ben Callaway has become a household name on the 2021 Disc Golf Pro Tour, but the road to becoming a full time touring professional was far from easy. At age 34 he finally got a chance to chase his dream.  

Full time touring professional and all around fantastic human being Missy Gannon sits down to explain how she went from a dead end job to the creating lifestyle of her dreams and becoming one of the best FPO players on the planet. 

2017 U.S. Disc Golf Champion and one of the leading voices in disc golf, Nate Sexton is on the show this week to talk about his upbringing in the PNW, and his unconventional approach to creating his own career path in the disc golf world.

The 2020 WACO Champion gets real as he discusses a personal low point, work ethic, and his journey on team Discmania.

A thoughtful and fun discussion with the 2018 World Disc Golf champion and fifteen year road warrior, Greg Barsby. Listen as he sheds light on his come up and the early landscape of tour golf. 

My good friend and 2019 US Disc Golf Champion James Conrad is on the show this week. We sat down in my van studio at WACO to discuss his 2019 victory and other catalyst moments in his life. You can support the show at www.patreon.com/TheFlightDiary

This episode is special. When it comes to understanding where disc golf is today, history and context are extremely important. Today, Juliana Korver paints that landscape for us and illustrates how she remains one of the most talented individuals to ever touch flying disc.

In part two, Paul goes deeper into how his life changed after becoming a world champion. He shares his early negotiations with Prodigy, a blooming obsession with fitness and training, and how he cemented his place in flying disc history. The photo of Brian carrying the leader board for Paul's 2012 World's card can be seen here.

The GOAT goes deep as we discuss his "pivot" and what truly lead him to dive headfirst into becoming the best and most influential male competitor in the game. Check out how to support the show at patreon.com/theflightdiary

Nathan Queen, one of the top rated left handed players on the planet, shares his disc golf story. From dirt biking as a kid, to notching top ten finishes at the biggest events disc golf has to offer, Nathan gives plenty of insight about how he got to where he is today as a touring professional. 

Chris Clemons gets personal as he talks books, self-actualization and the 2019 USDGC. 

This week, Discraft's team captain Paul Ulibarri uses this year's USDGC to explain his vision for the future of course design and long-distance throwers in the sport. 

 One of the most entertaining and talented players in the game of disc golf, Simon Lizotte, sits down to discuss his roots, his rise, burnout and more. 

Casey White got one of the elusive 2020 USDGC spots this year, partially due to a putting epiphany he recently had that changed the way he thinks about the short game. 

How did one of the world's greatest players and shotmakers get to where he is by age 22? Eagle sheds some light on his unique upbringing, his first break in the game, and how to "keep on dreamin'." You can see the referenced photo of Eagle here. Eagle's offseason training gym and methodology.