just curious... what discs are in your bags? which ones do you use in competition? which ones are your favorites? i am just starting out and i bought a champ teebird, a champ spider, omega super soft, and a dx stingray. i hate the stingray and i ended up losing it because it turned over and rolled down a hill and into some brush. i am looking to buy a classic roc, a jaguar, and a wizard stiff or medium wizard. those are my choices, what are yours?
i love my ce valk and firebird... i like my champ beast... love my kc rocs and my soft wizard
Here was what was in my bag for the tournament today.
4 Aviars
4 Rocs
1 Z Wasp
4 CE Valks
2 CE Firebirds
1 Pro Line Firebird
1 CE Eagle
2 Champion Orcs
1 Champion Beast
1 Champon Viking
1 Z Crush
1 SE Valk (Rollers)
By far my favorite driver is the CE Valk. It cannot handle a head wind.
I've been throwing Orcs more & more.
1 beast
1 valkyrie
2 orc
2 eagles
3 teebirds
2 monsters (in case its windy of course)
1 firebird
1 starfire
7 rocs
12 wizards
2 wasps
1 predator
2 wildcats
1 flash
2 hawks
4 leopards
oh...
nevermind v :lol:
My league bag/cart tomorrow will have:
1 swirly APX
2 Cryztal Z Challenger
2 Z Buzzz
1 Z Wasp
2 Z Crush
2 Z Wildcat
2 Z Flash
1 Z Xtra
1 X XS
1 Z XS
(edited because I'm forgetful)
6 Beasts
2 Vikings
3 Rocs
4 Aviars
Those are just my main discs. Don't really need others.
Jon, you are a Disc Craft fan! no way! Innova kicks Disc Craft's but! and why do all you guys have sooooo many of one type of disc? is it because they age and then throw differently? i would just get champ editions of my favorite discs and a few more dx or pro discs. around 12 discs in my tournament bag. my advanced friend Brandon who is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag. and i dont think he has more than one of the same disc.
-gordon
I carry:
2 CE Eagles
1 10x KC Pro Gazelle
1 Champion Aviar
1 DX Avair
1 Barry Shultz Beast
1 Champion Beast
1 Champion Cobra
1 2004 Champion Roc
1 2004 Glow Roc
1 Champion Orc
1 Champion Viking
The reason some of us carry so many of 1 disc is because they are usually of various weights and do different things. 1 roc turns left, 1 roc turns right, 1 roc goes straight. 1 beast is less stable than the other so it turns over a bit more when thrown well.
Quotemy advanced friend Brandon who is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag. and i dont think he has more than one of the same disc.
-gordon
What happens when he loses his favorite go to driver on the first hole of a 27 hole tournament?
QuoteJon, you are a Disc Craft fan!
I just like to throw discs from a manufacturer who can make the same disc twice. I don't want to be throwing my go to driver only to find out that "they" can't make it anymore so if I want more it's going to cost me $20 per disc. Just my opinion. ;)
In the bag:
3 Beasts (2 DX, 1 Champion)
1 Champion Monster
3 Rocs
1 Spider
3 Aviar Putters
I'm not sure why, but I just never got used to the Champion plastic. All of my discs, except two, are DX. They're just a little grippier to me.
7 Tracers
6 Eclipses
2 #2 Hyzers
7 Rattlers
and that's all I need.
1 Champion Beast
2 DX Beasts
1 Champion Firebird
2 Dx Firebirds
1 DX Roc
1 KC Pro Roc
1 Firm Wizard
1 Proto Wizard
1 Classic Roc
1 Sabre
As for udates in the work, take out the two DX Firebirds to be replaced by DX Orcs. 2 Evolution Wizards are also in my future.
ya i guess those are some good points. as son as i start playing in tournaments ill make sure i have more than one of a few of my favorite discs.
-gordon
my favorite discs are my champ beast, champ teebird, my super roc, my champ spider, and my firm Wizard. i have a few other discs that i never really use much. they are all dx models except for my pro classic roc.
gordo you and jordan pretty close eh?
Quote7 Tracers
6 Eclipses
2 #2 Hyzers
7 Rattlers
and that's all I need.
You are old school, Dan!
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Jon, you are a Disc Craft fan! no way! Innova kicks Disc Craft's but! and why do all you guys have sooooo many of one type of disc? is it because they age and then throw differently? i would just get champ editions of my favorite discs and a few more dx or pro discs. around 12 discs in my tournament bag. my advanced friend Brandon who is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag. and i dont think he has more than one of the same disc.
-gordon
lets face it, if u aren't throwing well, it isn't because of innova or discraft. cam todd and ron russell seem to have figured out how to work the discraft plastic and barry schultz doesn't seem to struggle with the innova, so unless u r better than them then i think ur problem lies within.
As for this awesome dude Brandon, I don't think I have the time to get comfortable with 20 different kinds of discs and I'm sure I have no need to get comfortable with 20 different kinds of discs. maybe u could list the 20 different discs that brandon has in his bag gordo :D
Quotewho is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag
-gordon
according to whome? lol
Quotemy advanced friend Brandon who is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag. and i dont think he has more than one of the same disc.
-gordon
http://www.pdga.com/player_ratings.php?off...rating&state=MS (http://www.pdga.com/player_ratings.php?offset=0&division=M1O&order=rating&state=MS)
Here is a link to all the Am players in MS.
These are the only 5 players that have Advanced ratings. Is you friend one of these guys?
Player Name PDGA# State Country Rating Division
Rob Crow 18276 MS USA 929 M Am
Kary Rogers 22096 MS USA 928 M Am
Brandon Weatherly 21738 MS USA 922 M Am
Jason Laughlin 18338 MS USA 919 M Am
Kevin Lewis 17616 MS USA 918 M Am
uh oh! it looks like brandon is #3 in the state. busted!!!!!!
When I search that list (for illinois), why do I not see alot of people that should be on there..
for example Todd Fanning - current rating 905
not where a 905 should go.... ?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?
Todd is registered with the PDGA as a junior (M1J). the rating list by state only lists M1O (am open) i believe.
I'm registered at M1J as well...
So it's impossible to determine what rank one is, unless they're open or "am open"?
btw- isn't am open an oxymoron?
yea me and jordan are good friends he was over at my house and saw this site on my favorites and put a bunch of junk on it. he dont even play disc golf lol!
-gordon
about brandon being ranked 3rd... when was that list updated? i dont think he would lie to me.
-gordon
oh i understand now! since he was letting a lot of people (including me) borrow discs from him, his bag had lots of different kinds of discs! no duh! his tournament bag is probably like yours. i am an idiot!
-gordon (who has been wrong a lot lately)
QuoteI'm registered at M1J as well...
So it's impossible to determine what rank one is, unless they're open or "am open"?
btw- isn't am open an oxymoron?
The "open" part of Amateur Open means the same thing that it does in Pro Open. That is that it is an unprotected division. As opposed to say Pro Master or Advanced Women which are both protected divisions not open to all people.
silly gordo!!! thats that mississippi education kicking in :D
in disc golf terms- when i hear open, i think of a division where anyone, whether they are 80 years old, 10 years old, have a rating of 750 or rating of 1000 can play against one another...
you're telling me an amateur divsion is open?
i don't mean to be difficult, just not getting it.. (obviously) :D
Quotein disc golf terms- when i hear open, i think of a division where anyone, whether they are 80 years old, 10 years old, have a rating of 750 or rating of 1000 can play against one another...
you're telling me an amateur divsion is open?
i don't mean to be difficult, just not getting it.. (obviously) :D
OK, I'm typing as slow as I can. ;)
ANYONE, whether they are 80 years old, 10 years old, have a rating of 750 or a rating of 1000, are male or female can play in the Open divisions. That's why they are called Open. The Amateur or Pro modifier in front of the word Open denotes whether they play for cash or prizes. Current PDGA rules prevent a person that is registered as a pro or has accepted pro cash at a PDGA event from playing in any Amateur division.
roger dodger, should've said that the first time :P
or "spell it out for me", it saves time... wait, didn't you spell it out? :lol:
i play with a CE Eagle, DX Roc, DX XD, and a #2 Slice... I just buy new ones when i lose one, CE discs cost too much
QuoteQuote
Jon, you are a Disc Craft fan! no way! Innova kicks Disc Craft's but! and why do all you guys have sooooo many of one type of disc? is it because they age and then throw differently? i would just get champ editions of my favorite discs and a few more dx or pro discs. around 12 discs in my tournament bag. my advanced friend Brandon who is 2nd in our state has around 20 discs in his bag. and i dont think he has more than one of the same disc.
-gordon
lets face it, if u aren't throwing well, it isn't because of innova or discraft. cam todd and ron russell seem to have figured out how to work the discraft plastic and barry schultz doesn't seem to struggle with the innova, so unless u r better than them then i think ur problem lies within.
As for this awesome dude Brandon, I don't think I have the time to get comfortable with 20 different kinds of discs and I'm sure I have no need to get comfortable with 20 different kinds of discs. maybe u could list the 20 different discs that brandon has in his bag gordo :D
innova or disc craft is like your favorite sports team in a way. i can throw both and they both throw fine. i just like innova better for some strange reason. just like some of my friends like ole miss and i like mississippi state, some guys throw disc craft and some throw innova. i just like names like spider and teebird better than names like crush and buzzz. but to be honest i might be getting a magnet which of course is made by disc craft. its nothing real. i just pull for innova like i pull for my mississippi state bulldogs.
-gordon
Seriously I throw Discraft mostly because of economics. Same reason why I throw so much Z plastic. I rarely lose discs and the Z discs last so much longer without changing flying characteristics. If I could ever get Innova discs consistently at the same prices that I get Discraft, I might start throwing some Innova.
found and "E" wizard on ebay for $6.99. what is an "E" wizard? is it firm, medium, soft or different all together?
_gordon
i found a candy classic roc on ebay too! isnt ebay the greatest? wait a minute... i think i feel a song coming on!
they say theres shopping day and night on ebay...
lol
-gordon
Quotewhy do all you guys have sooooo many of one type of disc? -gordon
The top pros recommend learning to throw the disc rather than having a specialty disc for every situation. Most of them carry five or six molds, some in different states of wear or different plastic types.
I'm throwing Crushes, Tsunamis, Buzzes, Magnets and X-Puttrs right now.
QuoteQuoteI'm registered at M1J as well...
So it's impossible to determine what rank one is, unless they're open or "am open"?
btw- isn't am open an oxymoron?
The "open" part of Amateur Open means the same thing that it does in Pro Open. That is that it is an unprotected division. As opposed to say Pro Master or Advanced Women which are both protected divisions not open to all people.
In official PDGA-speak "open" refers to the absence of any age restriction. In the disc golf vernacular [or common tongue] it is often used to mean "pro."
For example, when Jon turns in his TD report, the code for Women's Intermediate will be F2O:
F=Female
2=Am 2 or Intermediate
O=Open
Meanwhile, there is an option on the PDGA ratings page to sort all amateurs together, tossing the juniors and masters in with the advanced and intermediates.That option exists only for points, sorry. If you want to get junior ratings sorted by state, use the same url that pulls up advanced ratings and then substitute M1J for M1O where it appears in the url.