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Corycm said:
So you dudes who play a lot. Two-part question.

1. How do you decide what weight to thirow/how do you decide when it’s time to move up weight?

2. How do you decide on new discs? Do you just buy blind and if they’re a nightmare you just chalk it up to sunk cost? Something else I’m missing?
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For myself, most of the discs I initially picked up were max weight and I eventually started finding lower weights of some of my favourites - often bagging both (ie: when I'm playing with my full bag I have a max weight Sexton Firebird and a 160ish Star Firebird - the lighter one for bigger distances and the SexyBird for tighter corners) Maybe not the best way to go about it, but when I first fell into disc golf I was snapping up discs the way I do records these days...

Which leads to my #2 answer being a decent bit of blind buying for sure. I bought a LOT of discs on a Canadian Facebook auction site, where I picked up a bunch for cheap and some that I really wanted for less cheap! As a result, I have a ton of unused/barely used discs in my closet these days, but it was a good way to work through a lot and find what I liked. There are very few disc sellers where I'm at - most being private citizens who buy wholesale and distribute - so there's not a lot of opportunity to try a hands-on approach to exploring discs. When I was still up in Nanaimo and playing League, most of the members of the club were pretty open to letting folks check out their discs if there was a mold someone was curious about - but actually buying and trying them was the most consistent way to check things out.

These days*, I'm much more dialed in on what I want or need, so disc purchases have slowed to back-up copies of my most used discs and the occasional trying of different plastics or a different brand's version of same/similar discs.

*"These days," is a bit of a misnomer, since I haven't been out much at all during the past 2 years, but up until that point I was out as often as I could be.
 
Corycm said:
Because I’m bored and this is more interesting than doing work, let’s talk brands. I know the majors - Innova, DD, discraft, etc. Any sleeper brands I should check out? Any “oh god don’t” sort of companies to avoid?
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Kastaplast is kind of a 'tweener I guess - not really major but not that sleeper either. Their disc selection is still much less than most other brands, but they have, IMO, the best-feeling plastic in the game. Also, the best glow plastic if you're ever inclined that way.

Reko is a fantastic throwing putter and putting putter - I switched from Prodigy PA-3s to Rekos a long time back because they felt so much better.

Berg is probably the most unique disc on the market and I absolutely love mine. It's got no glide and drops like a brick once it's gone as far as you throw it - great utility disc. I've actually been putting with a Berg lately since I'm very out of practice and want to avoid big comebackers if I'm going for longer putts.

Stal is a nice Firebird analog, but I like my Firebirds too much to replace them.

I'm less familiar with the rest of the Kastaplast line-up, but definitely consider them to be worth checking out.


I always wanted to check out a Prodiscus Jokeri as well, but have yet to do so.
 
Corycm said:
Because I’m bored and this is more interesting than doing work, let’s talk brands. I know the majors - Innova, DD, discraft, etc. Any sleeper brands I should check out? Any “oh god don’t” sort of companies to avoid?
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I have an image in my head of ya scrolling through page after page of discs half listening as a co-worker asks you a question.
 
So I went back out to try again. Found a beginner friendly course near my in-laws and my daughter came along. We started getting into a groove after 7-8 baskets. The Discraft Meteor was working for me and my daughter was using a Tursas. Here’s a shot from right before my one and only par of the day (yay me I actually got a par!). Might go back out in 3-4 days, if possible, before heading back home.

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Turbo said:
So I went back out to try again. Found a beginner friendly course near my in-laws and my daughter came along. We started getting into a groove after 7-8 baskets. The Discraft Meteor was working for me and my daughter was using a Tursas. Here’s a shot from right before my one and only par of the day (yay me I actually got a par!). Might go back out in 3-4 days, if possible, before heading back home.

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Looks like a beautiful day and nice park.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Looks like a beautiful day and nice park.
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Not bad place at all.We skipped one hole in the woods that had too much rain water under the hanging basket. There was some par 3 golf intertwined but everyone was respectful. There was even a soccer golf course intertwined in there too (and people playing).

Weather is fantastic today. We had some rain yesterday when we went to Canada’s Wonderland but today is perfect.
 
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Corycm said:
The gf got her first disc bag and I decided to replace my 15 year old Innova lunchbox that was falling apart so naturally it’s been 95° and headed for 105° this week.
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I picked up this one a couple years ago.
discgolf.nutsac.com

Single - Disc Golf Bag

You're gonna love your NutSac. Lightweight, comfortable, and durable; you're gonna love your NutSac. Made in USA (with foreign and domestic components). The NutSac gives you the edge because you carry what you use--about 6 to 7 discs--instead of hauling around 10 pounds of unused plastic. It's...
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it can comfortably carry 5 discs, my wallet, phone, keys, one-hitter, and hydro flask. I also like that it’s made in the USA and obviously given the name it allows for hours of bad jokes that my SO can roll her eyes to.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
I picked up this one a couple years ago.
discgolf.nutsac.com

Single - Disc Golf Bag

You're gonna love your NutSac. Lightweight, comfortable, and durable; you're gonna love your NutSac. Made in USA (with foreign and domestic components). The NutSac gives you the edge because you carry what you use--about 6 to 7 discs--instead of hauling around 10 pounds of unused plastic. It's...
discgolf.nutsac.com discgolf.nutsac.com
it can comfortably carry 5 discs, my wallet, phone, keys, one-hitter, and hydro flask. I also like that it’s made in the USA and obviously give the name it allows for hours of bad jokes that my SO can roll her eyes to.
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I really hope I get to see your NutSac in person some day!
 
Went back out for a solo round this morning. Thought I’d hit this course near the in-laws one more time before heading back home - probably my last chance since they forecast rain the next few days. Kept score too. 5 pars this time and so close to a birdie. But I was horrible on #4 (threw in the woods twice). And I managed to lodge a disc in a tree at one point - that I eventually got down by flinging another disc at. But all and all good walk and nice weather.

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Even though it’s 90 jillion degrees I drive out to check out a little throw-putt 9 hole. Weirdly, it’s located on the grounds of an Interstate Battery warehouse office (but it’s open to the public to play). Cute little mostly hazard-less/semi-flat all par 2-3 course. The gf is excited to play so she can try really hucking a driver without fear of creeking it or losing it in the woods. Looks like a great little learning course.

Edit: this course. Thank you for not peeing in the bushes. Interstate Battery - Urbandale, IA | UDisc Disc Golf Course Directory | UDisc
 
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The temperature is down and the smoke is clearing, so I'm hoping this Friday I can reunite with a disc golf pal I havent seen since shortly after Cadence was born (one of the only half a dozen or so rounds I managed to play last year) to get a morning round in at a not entirely official, but not entirely renegade course near here dubbed 'The Ruins' - someone set up a tonal course on part of an old decommissioned public golf course and I really hope we get to make it official one day and put in baskets. Holes 1, 17 and 18 all have water in play, and the course design is fantastic - a little long for me to score very low, but very fun!

The fact that its still up gives me hope - we'll see what happens with development in the area and whether it can stay. All the residents of the area we met the one time I played there were pretty keen on the course - they got a kick out of watching us and didn't have to worry about their windows the way they did when golf balls were a factor!

If my buddy is unavailable to play that course I'll probably pack my bag up-island a little past where I'll be picking my son up in the afternoon to play a fun little woods/open mixed course around the community center up there.

I'm sure my scores will be shite either way, but I'm excited to finally get back out!
 
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