Mikael started playing disc golf three years ago after going to a clinic in his hometown. His plays as a right hand, backhand dominant player.
To grow the sport of disc golf, he would introduce clinics at schools and kindergartens. When teeing off on hole one of his local course, his champion Viper is the disc he reaches for.
Name: Mikael Máni Freysson
Country: Iceland
Home Course: Hamrar DGC
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How did you get into disc golf and how long have you been playing?
I started playing 3 years ago. There was a clinic in my hometown and when I heard about golf with frisbees I had try and after that I was hooked
What is your dominant hand?
Right
Are you Backhand or forehand dominate?
Backhand
What was the first disc you threw and where is it now?
I threw a Discraft Magnet at the first clinic I went to but then I bought an Innova Starter Pack and have lost all of them through the years
You’re on the first hole at your local course, what disc do you reach for?
Champion Viper
What is your favourite course and why?
The Beast in Nokia, Finland. Great course where you need all the shots to score well.
Your disc golf bag catches on fire. You can only save 3 discs, What are those discs and why?
Swirly S-line PD2
2016 McPro Roc3
S-line P1
What is your favourite disc and why?
2016 McPro Roc3. Super straight and goes very far for a mid-range. Also I know this disc so well because I’ve had it in my bag for over a year.
What is your favourite throw to play during a round of disc golf?
I sometimes throw what theycall the Simohawk where I throw a super flippy disc (147 g. DX Sidewinder) on a roller angle and it flies like a thumber
Are you part of a league, if so what is your handicap?
No
How many times a week do you get to play or do field work?
I play every day of the week
The discs that you regularly bag are they all one manufacturer or a mix bag?
I throw only Innova | Discmania
2x McPro Aviars
1x Star Mirage
1x S-line P1
1x C-line P3
1x Blizzard Champion Pig
2x McPro Roc3
2x Champion Roc3
1x Champion Viper
1x Luster Champion Leopard3
1x Metal Flake Teebird3
2x S-line PD
2x C-line PD
1x Metal Flake PD
1x Champion Firebird
1x Champion Roadrunner
1x Champion Max
2x Star Destroyer
2x Swirly S-line PD2
1x C-line PD2
2x Star Boss
Do you have any superstitions or quirks when on the course. Such as like flipping your disc 3 times before a putt or special hat?
No
What do you love about disc golf?
All of it. The mental challenge, the flight of the disc, being out in the nature and meeting new people for example
What part of disc golf do you find the most challenging?
The mental game of putting
What has been your greatest achievement to date in disc golf?
After the first round in a tournament in Croatia I found myself tied in second place with Philo Brathwaite four back of Simon Lizotte. My round was rated 1033. I couldn’t keep up and ended in 7th place.
If you could change anything about disc golf what would it be?
2 meter rule gone.
If given the chance how would you grow the sport of disc golf?
Having clinics in schools and kindergartens.
If you could play any course in the world, what would that course be and who are the other three players on your card?
I would play The Beast in Nokia, Finland with Paul McBeth, Paul Ulibarri and Eric Oakley
What’s your embarrassing disc golf story?
I once had a 32% inside the circle percentage over a three round tournament.
What advice would you give to a new player starting out?
Learn to throw straight with understable discs and practice putting