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Jeff O'Brien

USA

Overall frisbee player voted 2004 Colorado TurboShred winner with double gitis brush to spinning crow brush to gitis!

Playing since Frisbee golf 83 Freestyle 87 Active 1992 – 2022

69

Events

12

Wins

54

Podiums

Current standing

  • Rating · Open #152 651 · 855 matches

About

Watch a video of Jeff hitting double gitis brush to gitis! (click the above video link)

Jeff is always up for a jam, anytime, anyplace, anywhere. He most loves to play at the beach to get the kind wind that is best for his gitis brush combinations. Living in Colorado and loving the beach has led to an almost perfect attendance record at the Jammers Championships in Jacksonville Beach, the only exception being when his wife was 8 1/2 months pregnant.

Inspired by play that is technically difficult, he is always looking to learn new moves. His own contributions to technical difficulty include gitis and phlaud brushes, nefa catch, gimp turnover, behind the back turnover, double legover to heel kick, a mix of a scarecrow and bad attitude (scary attitude?) catch and several different blind kicks.

One day while jamming at the park, a passerby asked "What are you trying to do, keep the frisbee going until you drop it?" The passerby was remarkably perceptive.

Most memorable results

US Open Overall Championships 17th place overall 1989
VA States 1st place overall (twice)
VA States 1st place freestyle (once*)
Jammers Championships 2004 - 3rd (tie)

*Ted Oberhaus was injured, otherwise Ted rules freestyle at VA States

Career highlights
Playing frisbee at the 1987 and 1989 US Open Overall Championships in La Mirada and watching many of the great frisbee players of all time play the game.
How they started
Because I grew up in Fort Collins, I don't think I would have ever started playing freestyle if not for Bill Wright. My first competitive frisbee was playing disc golf and overall, but after many years freestyle has become my favorite event.
Favorite move
Gitis brush to gitis brush to gitis brush to gitis catch.And every move I can't yet do.
Mentors
Everyone I have ever jammed with. But the rare jams I have had with Ted Oberhaus, Dave Murphy and Dave Schiller have been truly inspiring.
Partners
Toddy Brodeur, Carl Emerson and anyone who would/will play with me.
Media and appearances
Played in frisbee tournaments in 20 states, Canada, Switzerland and Sweden.
Other interests
Playing with my kids, Skippy and Zippy.

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