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Distance Drivers:
Champion Firebird - My stable pig. Great for upwind and extreme hyzer shots. Never go out on the course without one.
Star Wraith - Long and open shots when maximum distance is needed. The best distance driver ever.
Fairway Drivers:
Champion TeeBird - I go 50% of my drives with this. The ROC of drivers. When you can´t afford to miss a fairway take this disc. Very predictable.
Discmania S-line CD - Control your drives. Close to TeeBird, but a little less stable. Great for turning shots and straight drives.
Mid-Range:
Discmania MD1 - Backbone of my short range drives and long approaches I mix D-, S- and SG-line for different situations. Great discs.
Gator - Approaches and short hyzer drives. Very trustworthy, very stable.
Putt & Approach:
Discmania D-line P1 - Putter is your most important disc. Ask Dave Feldberg about his black putter:) P1 is Aviar-like straight putter up to 200 feet approach shots. You make about 30% of shots in a round with your putter so it better suit both to your game and hand. Plastic and feel are important. I like this tacky D-line material.

FAVORITE COURSES
Ronchinne Belgium
Epilä Disc Golf Park Tampere, FIN
Winthrop Gold Rock Hill, SC
FAVORITE TOURNAMENTS
USDGC

Rock Hill, SC
Japan Open Toschigi, Japan
European Open Tampere, Finland
Home Course: Vihioja Disc Golf Park, Tampere, Finland

Favorite Disc Golf hole: Winthrop Gold #8

Number of aces: 25+

Goals:
To better my game and stay healthy.

Associate Sponsors: Discmania, Astavita, Harvest Sportswear, Rotor, Revolution
Most memorable win:
Finnish National tournament in 2000. I was 1 stroke behind the tied leaders before the last hole. I missed the tee-off and ended up 60 feet from the basket and under a little tree. I forced my competitors to playoff with dead-center-knee-putt. On the first playoff hole I threw a giant hyzer within a 1 foot from the basket and took the victory.

The memorable thing was that I never gave up. I was 7th and 8 strokes from the leader when we started the last day and the last 36 holes. After this it was a lot easier to play tight competitions.

My Favorite Tournaments:
USDGC
Japan Open
European Open

These tournaments are the break through of professional disc golf USDGC leading the way. Every serious disc golfer should aim for these three world majors.

What are your pre-round/tournament rituals? No specific rituals. I try to get a good sleep before the tournament and take my positive attitude with me.

Advice:
Throw first for fun and learn basic shots. Make new friends –later you gonna see how much it matters.

Quote:
I consider myself as promoter and a teacher for discgolf among my playing career. I have runned many clinics and shows to people. Discgolf is a lifestyle to me.

ANY OTHER INFO?
Please, visit my website at http://www.discmania.net
Division: Pro Open
PDGA# 14600
Home: Tampere, Finland
Year Born: 1978
Pro Since: 1998
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Wingspan: 190 cm
2007 Events: 2
2007 Earnings: $1038
Rating: 1010
Dominant Hand: Right
Titles: 2008 World Distance Champion
EuroTour winner 2001
3-time Finnish Champion
Finnish distance record holder.
TOP FINISHES
2005
3rd Tali Open
12th Oslo Open
7th Vaasa Open
2nd Easter Open

2003
2 EuroTour tournaments with 2nd and 3rd place

2002 EuroTour South tournament win
5th in Finnish Championships

2001 Finnish Champion
EuroTour Champion
4th in European Championships (won by Ken Climo)

2000 Finnish Champion
3rd place in EuroTour

1999 2nd place in Finnish Championships

1998 2nd in Finnish Championships

1997 Finnish Champion
5th at Worlds in distance

1996 Started playing disc golf
Finnish distance record of 177.15 meters (still valid) – that is the 2nd longest throw in the world made by a junior aged player (I was 17).
Finnish champion in juniors
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