In The Bag - 2008

[Mike S]

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. 

[bigeric]

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 )
2 - Z Magnets

21 Discs, 21 Discraft. 

[Fox Metro Discer]

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)

[skipache]

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

[DiscGolfSchodt]

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)

[stpitner]

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.

[dana]

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.

[Dan Michler]

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

[CEValkyrie]

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.

[Bruce Brakel]

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. 

[Todd. Fanning]

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

[Venser]

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 
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.

[Dan Michler]

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.

[DiscGolfSchodt]

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.

[Dan Michler]

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.

[tacimala]

Try a Comet for long midrange turnover, it's a thing of beauty

[discpro99]

2- Star destroyers (first runs)
1- StarTee Rex (first run)
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

[Bruce Brakel]

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. 

[tacimala]

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.

[Venser]

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.