Disc Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Schot joins the show to discuss his legendary career, DeLaveaga DGC’s beginnings, and the future of the sport. Tom is the author of, “Dreams Take Flight: How a Free Spirit Revolutionized Disc Sports,” which can be purchased HERE. 🎧 Listen to All Birdies No Bogeys on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Got questions or suggestions for Brian and Nate? Send an email to [email protected] Follow our hosts on Instagram: Nate Perkins: https://www.instagram.com/perksofdiscgolf/ Brian Earhart: https://www.instagram.com/brian_earhart/ 📆 2025 Tournament Coverage Schedule at https://jomezpro.com/schedule 🔥 Access EXCLUSIVE content & giveaways right now at https://jomezpro.com/patreon ⛓️ SHOP official JomezPro discs and merch at https://www.jomezpro.com/ 📱 Check out more JomezPro: https://jomezpro.com/ https://instagram.com/jomezpro https://www.tiktok.com/@jomezpro https://twitter.com/jomezpro https://facebook.com/jomezpro Learn about the Disc Golf Pro Tour: https://www.dgpt.com Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Tom Schot 01:39 Tom Schot Joins the Show! 05:18 First Getting Involved in Events 08:42 Making thier own mold 11:38 Disc Culture at the Rose Bowl 14:07 The History of DeLaveaga 19:36 Perk’s story with DeLa 26:01 History of Competion at DeLa 30:54 Getting Disc Golf Sponsorship in the 80s 33:23: Hosting the World Championships in 2011 36:12 Thoughts on Where Disc Golf is Today 38:00 Investing Time and Effort 41:33 Barnum and Bailey of Frisbee Fun 45:31 Creating the Course at Pinto Lake 48:56 Writing His Book "Dreanss Take Flight" 55:37 Reflections on his legacy 57:39 Final thoughts from Tom 59:20 Thanks to Tom for Joining the Show! 01:02:43 Perk’s personal relationship with Tom Copyright ©2012-2025. All rights reserved. JomezPro™, FollowFlight™, SloMez™, NoMez™, BigSexy Commentary™, BigBarri Commentary™, BigSexyBarri Commentary™ are all protected trademarks of Jomez Productions, LLC. #jomezpro #discgolf Why are you still reading this? Get out and play some Disc Golf!

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