Livin' the huk Life...
Welcome to the huk Life. This page will be the home of disc golf cultural vignettes, tour notes, and huk Lifestyle stories as they emerge throughout the year. We spend a lot of time on the road passionately pursueing the sport of disc golf and it's burgeoning culture. We look forward to sharing our experiences with you...
huk Life | Vol.001.12
February 15, 2012
huk Cactus tour
It's time to begin another great disc golf season of tournaments and events. We have the mobile huk laboratory loaded and ready to roll to the desert southwest as we kick off the 2012 huk Cactus tour. We'll be touring in support of the Gentlemen's Club Challenge Am and Pro weekend in Las Vegas, NV followed by a trip to Scottsdale, AZ for the inaugural event of the 2012 PDGA National Tour Elite Series... the Memorial Championship.
We'll have new Fly Gear styles for Winter 2012 and the first flight of our Spring 2012 Fly Gear line, so please come and see us on the course or follow along as the hukBird tweets
2012 huk Cactus tour Fly Gear booth schedule:
Sat 2/18 at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, NV
Sun 2/18 at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, NV
Sat 2/25 at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, NV
Sun 2/26 at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, NV
Tues 2/28 at Duke's for Memorial Flymart in Scottsdale, AZ 12pm - 5pm
Wed 2/29 Hole #1 at Fountain Hills, AZ
Thur 3/01 Hole #1 at Fountain Hills, AZ
Fri 3/02 Hole #1 at Fountain Hills, AZ
Sat 3/03 Hole #1 at Fountain Hills, AZ
huk Life | Vol.003.11
December 29, 2011
Disc Golf Classes w/ Dave Feldberg at Blue Lake Park near Portland, Oregon
Learn to play disc golf at any level, whether you are a beginner or a pro, Dave can help you increase your skills and understanding of the game. There will be five classes that cover everything from grips to sky-cut rollers! The classes will last 1 hour and thirty minutes and they will build on each other. The great part is that if you have team golf or a weekend committment the classes are the same on Saturday and Sundays. so if you have to miss a Saturday then just come on Sunday or vice versa. Imagine how much you spend a year on playing disc golf, treat yourself, and unlock endless growth and enjoyment in the game we love.
Class dates for Winter 2012
01/7-8
01/14-15
01/21-22
01/28-29
huk Life | Vol.002.11
November 30, 2011
From Valarie Jenkins blog:
This marks the 4th month of my new website dedicated to the women in our sport. With the lack of information for women players, I decided to create a site where women can go to find all the information they need. Using the money I raised through selling KEEN fundraiser discs, I was able to get this idea off and running.
On the website, I have created a section of instructionals where women can learn techniques, rules, and mental tips to improve their game. We also have a Women’s League Directory where women can post their league information, and other women can search to find a league near them. There are video bios from top pros as well as all videos regarding women disc golfers.
Our Facebook page that branches from the website, has also been a huge success. Women come together in this group and post pictures, experiences, and concerns within the women’s disc golf community. It is great to see the women from around the US and the world interact and share their ideas to help grow our numbers of women playing.
I look forward to the New Year and the new ideas that will come through for this website. My main goal is to give women a website where they can go for answers and inspiration to keep playing. And Finally, this website is made to in reaction to the ongoing question of “Why don’t more women play?”
DiscGolf4Women.com is a great resource for women just getting into the game and for those who have been huckin' for years. We've joined DG4W in an effort to spread some holiday cheer by offering a 10% discount on our entire Fly Gear line to all members of DG4W. For more information on Holiday deals click here. Become a member today and you'll receive a special discount code to use at huklab.com. To register for DG4W click here!
huk Life | Vol.001.11
November 11, 2011
huk lab Flight Team member Nate Doss
"...it was the best feeling of my disc golf career. A totally euphoric experience not only because it's the tourney you want to win more than any other but also because worlds was being contested in my hometown of Santa Cruz. I had the hometown crowd pulling for me and yet I had to be completely focussed and disciplined not to let the hometown expectations pervade my mind..."
Nate on winning the 2011 PDGA World Disc Golf Championships
As a touring professional disc golfer, success in the huck laboratory is paramount to longevity on the road. Testing theories of disc flight and dialing them in is one of the most challenging and thrilling aspects of our sport. Making those shots repeatable pairs the physical challenge with mental toughness. In 2011, no player met the challenges of playing professional disc golf better than Nate Doss.
Though Nate has always been a talented disc golfer, his 2011 campaign was certainly the best of his career. In 2010, Nate rededicated himself to the rigors and excitement of a professional disc golfer on tour. He then spent the early part of 2011overseas in Asia followed by a desert two step through Las Vegas, NV and Scottsdale, AZ. At the Gentlemen's Club Challenge he rose to the ocassion to claim an early season victory amongst a very competitive field. From early in the season to the middle Nate found success in Texas and some tough rounds in the midwest. He would see-saw a bit but rarely placed out of the top five. After playing well in the south, Nate returned to the midwest with an emphatic win at the Kansas City Wide Open followed by a strong second place finish here at the Beaver State Fling. As Nate's personal proverb read on our old website..."no one remembers second place."
Summer travel found Nate in Europe where he comfortablly stayed in the top five. It was upon his return to Santa Cruz that he began to focus his mind and dial in those theories of flight that would carry him to a third world title. He was now walking the hallowed grounds of Delaveaga, along with Pinto Lake, Ryan Ranch and the Oaks course in Monterey, CA. Tracing fairways that a mere six months before, he and Avery and Valarie Jenkins worked tirelessly to groom the courses toward championship form. It is still hard to believe that it had only been 15 months since Tom Schot and the DeLa crew announced they were bringing the World Championships to Santa Cruz.
So, the world would converge on the Monterey Bay penisula and all eyes were on Nathan Doss. Literally, I turned on the local news, Nate and Val were putting with the anchors on TV. I wandered down Seabright boulevard and Chains disc golf documentary is on the marquee. Was the hometown kid who had hucked his first discs at DeLa when he was six years old truly destined to win? He certainly had the home crowd behind him but that also equated to a certain amount of pressure. Afterall, Nate had still to this day never won a Master's Cup which is his local PDGA National Tour stop.
Two minutes was called, the Chains disc golf documentary premiered, an ace flew from pier to pin during the fly mart on the beach and Nate Doss won his third World Championship. He compared his third and first by simply saying the first one was "out of the blue" surreal "is this really happening?" To win in Santa Cruz required something altogether different. "Winning the World Championship at home... it was the best feeling of my disc golf career. A totally euphoric experience not only because it's the tourney you want to win more than any other but also because worlds was being contested in my hometown of Santa Cruz. I had the hometown crowd pulling for me and yet I had to be competely focussed and disciplined not to let the hometown expectations pervade my mind."
Nate took a couple of weeks to soak it in and purchase a navy blue Dodge Sprinter Van. After Jim Hagen built a love nest for him and Val, they were back on tour and rolling east. Nate would carry that focus and discipline into the fall winning the the Vibram Open crowning PDGA National Tour event. The next weekend he finished second on the leader board behind fellow Flight Team member Ricky Wysocki at the inaugural PDGA Championship. He finished off the year at the Player's Cup in Austin, TX, by winning the match play event.
I spoke with Nate today and though he has stowed his discs away for the winter, he is eagerly anticipating the 2012 season. "You look forward to the coming year not necessarily because of the success of this season but because I always look forward to seeing the growth taking place in our sport and positively promoting disc golf around the world." Nate will be wearing his Pro Huk Signature line in the new year and throwing a special line of signature discs from Discraft. I asked him what he like most about the Pro Huk Nate Doss DriFit collar and he said "wearability". The chain like texture is comfortable next to skin and the shirt is great on and off of the course. As for the Discraft Nate Doss Challenger, he described it as similar in feel and consistency to the Cam Todd Challenger of old. Check out the picture below for a visual and we'll have some discs available in the near future. As for Nate, the future holds "the freedom to live the huck lifestyle in the Sprinter!"
Keep on huckin' Nate!
~Jay Harbour | huk life ambassador
