So now that the season is starting (with today's 6" of snow being the exception), what's in everyone's bag this year? A lot of new discs have come out since the last time we did this.
My bag now:
2 Firebirds (1 Champ, 1 CE)
1 Destroyer (Star)
2 Flashes (1 Z, 1 ESP)
2 Teebirds (Champ)
2 Leopards (CE)
1 Gator (Champ)
2 Rocs (1 '05 Special Blend, 1 DX)
1 Buzzz (ESP)
3 Wizards (Soft)
16 discs- 10 Innova, 3 Discraft, 3 Gateway
Still figuring out the Destroyer and Flashes. The distance driver slot in my bag is the one that I can never seem to keep consistent. Its still a possibility that I could drop the Flash and go back to the Wraith.
I could probably drop everything but a teebird and a wizard and play just as well. ;D
2 - Forces ESP
1 - Crush Z
1 - XS Z
3 - Avenger 1-Z,1-FLx, 1-X
2 - Avenger SS ESP
2 - Predators 1-ESP,1-FLx
1 - Surge ESP
2 - Buzzz 1-Z 1-FLx
1 - Buzzz SS Z
1 - Wasp Z
1 - Drone FLx
1 - Impact ESP
1 - Flick Z (thumbers ;D)
2 - Z Magnets
21 Discs, 21 Discraft. :mellow:
1-175 star destroyer
1- 168 star destroyer
1- 172 CFR wraith
1-168 star wraith
1-175 pro wraith
1-171 FLX surge
1-170 champ valkyrie
1- 175 champ monster
2-175 champ leopards
1- 180 roc dx
1- 178 first run buzzz
1- 178 z buzzz
2-3 -175 pumpkin aviars (always gotta have)
1-175 supercolor challenger (stable pig)
i decided that i carry to many units on the regular day so i shortened the list..
Destroyer
Wraith
Crush
XL
Teebird
Firebird
Buzzz
Buzzz
Wasp
Aviar
Aviar
now theyres a few xtra's when i have never played the course but i have decided less is more
2- Destroyers
2- Wraiths
2- Tee Birds
1- Leopard
1- Firebird
3- Rocs (1- very beat, 1- slightly beat, and 1- new)
5- Aviars (1- very beat thrower, 1-slightly beat thrower, 2- putters only, 1- stable thrower)
172g Star Wraith
164g Champion Wraith
168g Star Destroyer - especially when I want a skip shot
167g Pro Destroyer - testing out
165g DX Destroyer - testing out
163g Star Roadrunner
172g Champion Roadrunner
172g Star Sidewinder - parked hole 7 at Oak Brook with this the other day, super straight goodness :)
176g Inferno - nice turnover disc
171g Star Cro - testing out as an overstable mid for approaches outside 100'
175g S-Element-X - flex shots
178g Star Stingray
180g E-Element - still play testing
175g SS-Wizard - approaches under 100'
2 - 175g SS-Warlock - putters
16 discs - 10 Innova, 5 Gateway, 1 Quest.
Considering trying out the ESP Wasp for a short distance stable mid to replace the Cro.
2 Pro Wraiths-Max wt.
Star T-rex
Star Destroyer-max (hardly throw it though)
Star Sidewinder-Max
10x Tbird-Max
KC Tbird-165,168
CE Glow Tbird-max
Star Firebird-max
CE Leopard
Dx roc 175
10x roc max
KC roc 177
18x roc 178
Champ roc-max
p&a aviar
2 3x jk aviar (may change soon, i left my 2 main ones in st. louis-whoops)
I was fooling around with an aviar that i got for winning a WI-tour event today. Its black with a sweet, gold stamp- if anyone has any they are willing to part with I'll take em..The plastic is kind of brittle though.
I'd like to test out some roadrunners, pro destroyers and the x-calibur when it comes out. It sounds like that will be a solid, overstable headwind driver.
Trying something a little different in 2008. I think its been a whole 2 months since our last 'in the bag' thread.
1 #1 Hyzer
1 #2 Hyzer
1 #1 Roller
1 #3 Slice
2 #2 Putters
18 CFR Destroyers 175 g
5 Aviar P&A 2 for putting only. 2 for approach and jump putts. 1 super flippy. (All 175g)
1 Wizard (Overstable approaches)
6 Total Putters
4 DX Rocs Super Flippy, Flippy, Straight, Overstable
1 KC Roc Straight
1 Z Wasp Overstable
All 6 Max Weight.
6 Total Mids
Orc Flippy 165. Straight 172, Overstable 172
CE Valkyrie Flippy 171 Straight 175
2 Champ Destroyer 172 Max D
Champ Wraith (Have not been throwing much)
Champ TeeRex (Have not been throwing much)
Old Pro Firebird Super Overstable Hard hyzers, S Shots, Skips
2 Star Eagle 250 to 300ft Hyzer shots.
12 Total Drivers
24 total discs in the bag.
In my small bag I usually have a Soft Banger, a couple Rogues, a couple Surges, a Predator, a couple of Buzzzes. I like the ESP plastic except I also carry a Cryztal Z Buzzz because it is stable in CZ and a little under in ESP. The Predator has become too tree whappy and might get replaced with a Sparkle Tsunami.
1 Champion Firebird
2 Star Destroyers, 1 175 beat in straight, 1 171 newer overstable
1 CFR Wraith 170s?
3 CE Teebird, 1 170 understable, 1 174 straight, 1 172 overstable
1 CE Leopard 175
3 Rocs, 1 175 glow straight to understable, 1 180 glow straight to overstable, 1 176 overstable
1 Stingray 180
2 Aviar P&A 1 for putting and throwing for understable to straight, 1 newer for overstable approaches
14 discs, 14 innova
2 Star TeeRex (Long Hyzers and Sidearm Drives)
1 Star Destroyer (Max Distance Controllable)
1 CE Destroyer (IOS Stamp / I don't have it yet but I know it will make the bag)
1 Pro Wraith (Max Distance on a Wide Fairway) (Nike - My Better is Better Stamp :P
2 CE Eagle (Primary Placement Driver)
1 DX Roc (Disposable Midrange)
1 Star Cro (Primary Midrange Drives and Approaches)
1 DX Panther (Roller)
1 Pro Aviar (Short Drives and Approaches)
1 CE Aviar (Primary Putter - Discontinued :(
All discs are 170-175 grams
Thats my set bag for the season, dependent on any new discs that might get released. Right now I'm just in the process of picking up duplicates of all those discs for backups.
Venser,
you need something understable in your bag bro. what do you throw when you want something to turn over? I've been playing with this Champ Roadrunner lately and I really like those brand new. otherwise my understable discs are lightweight Champ Orcs. I have a beatup Roc for turnover midrange shots, but I need to find another turnover midrange that I like.
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 24, 2008, 06:31:42 AM
Venser,
you need something understable in your bag bro. what do you throw when you want something to turn over? I've been playing with this Champ Roadrunner lately and I really like those brand new. otherwise my understable discs are lightweight Champ Orcs. I have a beatup Roc for turnover midrange shots, but I need to find another turnover midrange that I like.
I thought you were throwing that sweet #3 slice for your turnover shots.
Quote from: Tenny Schimo on March 24, 2008, 07:44:24 AM
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 24, 2008, 06:31:42 AM
Venser,
I thought you were throwing that sweet #3 slice for your turnover shots.
Lightning dropped me from their sponsorship program after I lost to McManus on Saturday. That leaves KVN as the only Lightning sponsored player now.
Try a Comet for long midrange turnover, it's a thing of beauty
2- Star destroyers (first runs)
1- StarTee Rex (first run) :o
1- CE Leapord (roller disc)
1- Pro wraiths (for the long straight shots)
2- Surges (big D and turnovers)
2- Rocs (both pretty beat but still fly straight)
1- Wasp (for those windy days)\
1-Cobra (super beat for short turnover shots)
1-Soft Wizard
2-Avairs
Quote from: tacimala on March 24, 2008, 09:01:32 AM
Try a Comet for long midrange turnover, it's a thing of beauty
I won a Meteor trophy disc at Byron Big D Singles last fall. I let Kelsey try it the day she lost her Breeze. She immediately decided that the sum total of Brakel disc golf excellence would increase if the disc was in her bag instead of mine. So the Meteor has Kelsey's seal of approval for a turn over mid-range.
I've heard this as well but it doesn't have much distance as the Comet does it? Heck I even have a Z Glide in my bag but that's more for technical type shots.
Quote from: Dan Michler on March 24, 2008, 06:31:42 AM
Venser,
you need something understable in your bag bro. what do you throw when you want something to turn over? I've been playing with this Champ Roadrunner lately and I really like those brand new. otherwise my understable discs are lightweight Champ Orcs. I have a beatup Roc for turnover midrange shots, but I need to find another turnover midrange that I like.
Both my Roc and Panther are beat in and turnover quite nicely.
always:
172 Star or 10x KC Teebird (not the longest, but easily the most dependable)
167 & 175 Champion Sidewinder
165 Champ Firebird
170ish Stratus
2 - 168 DX Roc (beat/not beat)
175 Wizard
174 Champ Aviar
172 Z-Wasp and/or 170 Star Cro
Usually:
168 Crush
165 Champ Orc
166 Z-Talon (longest, but not wind-friendly)
172ish 10x or 11x KC Banshee
172 Star Teerex
171 Star Wraith and/or 174 Starfire
175 SE Rhyno (when it gets warmer... my most comfortable putter/approach; I just don't want 'em to crack in the cold since they're nearly extinct, and I only have 2.)
168 Flash (when it gets drier... backhand roller; more dependable for me than Sidewinders, for some reason)
175 DX Firebird (when it gets drier... forehand roller, although I was getting good results
w/ a previous Teerex until I flicked it into Lemon Lake last fall; its replacement doesn't work as well)
sometimes:
168-170 Pro/Champ Beast
175 DX Banshee
171 Comet (I've had this for years and had hardly ever thrown it til lately, and I'm liking it)
172 Predator
150 Z-Flick (1st run)
155 Champ Orc
175 Bulldog (losing faith in that sucker though; if you hit the rim of the basket it will roll forrrreverrrrr......)
172ish DX Valkyrie
170ish Coyote (kinda dropped that this past year in favor of the Cro... really shouldn't have a Coyote in the bag w/o a Roadrunner anyhow.)
These are mixed & matched based on weather, wind, my mood (usually dark) and the color scheme of that day's wardrobe.... I usually wind up w/ 19 discs in the bag, which is way too many; I'd like to cut it down to at most 12, but it hasn't happened yet, and carrying the extra discs is good exercise.
Trying out...
169 Star Destroyer
174 Avenger SS
170ish Z-MRV that I've dug out of storage - better than I remembered it...
165 10x KC Teebird (curiously overstable; the Altoids of discs)
The way the winter's been going, I haven't thrown anything all that consistently, so all of this could change.
168 1st run star destroyer
175 1st run star destroyer
175 pro destroyer
3- 173 SSS warlock
175g champ firebird
3 max wieght rocs 1 bottom stamp dx 1 star ontario 1 super roc
180g champ stingray
2- 175g champ sidewinders
175g star sidewinder
175g champ roadrunner
In this lowly Novice bag:
150 Z Flick
170 Ch Monster
171 ESP Predator
169 ESP Surge
167 FLX Surge
174 Ch TeeBird
173 Ch Valkyrie
174 Dx Valkyrie
174 Dx Leopard (it only rolls)
132 Nike Raging Inferno DT
175 Ch Whippet
175 Roc
164 FLX Buzzz
176 Proto E Element (probably on its way out)
169 D Stratus
175 UV Challenger
174 Dx Aviar
171 Pro Rhyno
177 Sonic
Occasionally these make an appearance on courses with water:
150 Dx Dragon
170 Dx Hydra
Quote165 10x KC Teebird (curiously overstable; the Altoids of discs)
If that doesn't work out for you, let me know :mellow:
I agree with the Meteor and Comet comments. The Meteor will hold a nice line wherever you place it. I think the Comet tends to fade a little more for me than the Meteor. Either way, I usually one of the two in the bag at any given time. Right now it's the Comet.
My bag is so consistently inconsistent that I will post when I have a better idea. Here's the most current:
Star Destroyer
Champion Beast
ESP Surge
ESP Avenger SS
FLX Buzzz
X Comet
D Challenger
X Soft Challenger
8 Total DIscs in an Am Worlds Revolution Bag...with quadshocks!
(There's usually a Flick, another Buzzz and a more overstable mid)
Quote from: dana on March 24, 2008, 07:15:00 PM
Quote165 10x KC Teebird (curiously overstable; the Altoids of discs)
If that doesn't work out for you, let me know :mellow:
Oh, it'll work ;) it's just different from the other 10x KCs I have, and since it's white (like most of the rest of them), I haven't had it out much this winter. It really is overstable though, unlike the others, and weird since it's the lightest of the bunch.
I've got a couple of 11xs I'll let go though. :D