Why Paul McBeth seems like a lucky disc golfer

By: Lucas Miller

Does it ever seem like Paul McBeth gets an incessant stream of lucky breaks?

And when he does, some idiot usually chimes in with a “five-time” comment, indicating that somehow his World Titles have the Universe smiling on the way his discs ricochet off trees. Naturally, moving forward, those comments will need to be of the “six-time” variety.

But is McBeth really luckier than most?

Not even close.

DGPT: Paul McBeth

Here’s why …

First, McBeth is always on coverage – the guy lives in front of a camera. On full display for all to see, when Lady Luck gives him the friendly nudge he needs, the greater disc golf community takes notice. Couple that with the reputation McBeth has for being a lucky guy, and peeps don’t forget when the hand of God appears to keep Paul’s otherwise errant drives safely inbounds.

I assure you Scott Withers (or some other rando) is just as lucky …

The dude’s just NEVER getting filmed.

Next, when you win a lot, people tend to forget about the bad breaks – they focus on the wins. For example, do you remember during the final round at the 2022 Worlds when Paul threw a crap drive off the tee on the 15th hole? It hit a tree and rolled 40-plus feet out of bounds …

Talk about an untimely suckfest:

By design, that tree gets hit a lot. But it’s not often that a disc reacts quite like that when it does. And just to refresh your memory, that unfortunate rollaway led to a two-stroke swing that saw McBeth not only lose his lead to Aaron Gossage, but find himself instantly down a stroke …

And with only three holes left.

He won, though – so nobody remembers.

And lastly, when he gets a bad break, he’s either 1) able to minimize the damage, or 2) able to proceed with the hole as if nothing even happened. By so doing, the sheer impact of a lack of luck is hardly noticeable. He forgets about it and moves on. As such, fans do the same thing.

Case in point, the most “baller” moment in disc golf history:

Rest assured, there’s no mystical power that comes from winning World Championships …

If you’re convinced of that, I’ve got some awesome beachfront property in Kansas with your name written all over it. It’s never windy, the terrain is diverse and the nightlife is unreal.

Paul McBeth isn’t lucky …

He’s good at disc golf.

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Lucas Miller

Lucas Miller is the founder and editor-in-chief of Green Splatter. When he’s not out tossing a Champion Rhyno in his native Utah, he’s watching true-crime documentaries with his wife, wrestling his twin boys and praying the Oklahoma City Thunder’s rebuild passes quickly.

2 thoughts on “Why Paul McBeth seems like a lucky disc golfer”

  1. Great players create their own luck. U less were talking about the way the basket catches I’d argue that there is actually very little luck involved. Better quality players make better quality shots. Better quality shots have a better chance of a good reaction.

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