The Three Disc Challenge

[Midnightbiker]

Here is a fun challenge. You get to the course, and you are told , because of new rules, you can only take 3 disc from you bag to the course to play with. What 3 discs would you choose?

[blang]

My 3 discs....

Putter: 175 soft Wizard
MID: Warn 170 DX Roc
Driver: 168 champ Sidewinder
(or 176 Odyssey Ultra long range driver if the course has a lot of water)

[magictenor1]

Star Wraith, Champ Shark, and Aviar Putter.

[mbarth]

Star Valkyrie
DX Roc
DX Aviar P&A

[mobster]

Pro Starfire
DX Eagle
Elite X APX

[Donovan]

Putter: 174 soft Magic
MID: 171 Pro D Stratus
Driver: 169 Champ Sidewinder

Heck, this is how I play most courses now. :D

[magictenor1]

I agree with Donovan. Those 3 discs would constitute 90% of my throws on most courses.

[mike_riewer]

Putter - KC Pro Aviar
Mid - KC PRo Roc
Driver - DX Wraith

I guess I use these 90% of the time also

[WillA]

Putter - Aviar
Mid - Aurora
Driver - Flex Surge

[aweiker06]

umm... that's a very good question I use all 15 discs in my bag depending on the shot but if I had only 3 discs I would have to choose:
putter/midrange- star shark best disc on the market
driver- star tee-rex
ultra long driver- star destroyer
those are my discs and im sticking to it (i think ill get back to you)

[Midnightbiker]

Ok, here are my three discs that I would bring with me:

Driver- Pro Valkyrie

Midrange- Star Coyote

Putter- Soft Magnet

[Marv Vega]

Shoot, I carry close to 20 discs but if only 3 were allowed they would be:
DX Viking
DX Destroyer
DX Aviar P & A

[garublador]

It depends on the course and condidtions.

Short course, calm condidions: S Wizard, beat DX Roc, E Spirit
Short course, windy condidions: S Wizard, new DX Roc, E Spirit
Long, open course, calm conditions: S Wizard, , beat DX Roc, beat DX Teebird
Long, open course, windy conditions: S Wizard, new DX Roc, Z Avenger
Long, wooded course, calm conditions: S Wizard, beat DX Roc, beatish DX Gazelle
Long, wooded course, windy conditions: S Wizard, new DX Roc, new DX Gazelle or E Spirit depending on the course

[Amorybulldog]

Driver: either my Max or Destroyer
Mid- DX Roc
Putter- Pro Classic Roc very worn.

[progjake]

169 JLS
170 DX Roc
175 SuperSoft Wizard

This is mostly what I use anyway, but I carry multiples for different wieghts & stages of wear. I also just added a pair of MOLFs to my bag, but those would have to sit out since I'm not familiar enough with them yet.

[ZMan44]

SE Teebird
Star Kite
SS Wizard

[Doktor John]

Driver--Champion Leopard 150 gram
Mid-range--DX Tee Bird 172 gram
Putter--Reef 175 gram

[JR Stengele]

Putter- Star Aviar
Mid- Champion Cobra
Driver- SS Surge

[cloudstrife]

I would bring, considering the discs I have:

Distance: DisCraft XL
Mid-Range: Innova Optimizer
Putter: DiscCraft Soft Magnet

[Midnightbiker]

I would bring, considering the discs I have:

Distance: DisCraft XL
Mid-Range: Innova Optimizer
Putter: DiscCraft Soft Magnet

Awesome! Another Soft Magnet thrower.

[barodapride]

star sl - long range, controllable, and versatile, can do long rollers, anhyzers or regular long drives. Also feels smooth and consistent to me.

elite z buzzz - roc is also a killer midrange but i only have a dx and the buzzz being in better plastic seems more consistent and is definitely more stable which adds predictability that i like.

supersoft wizard - doesnt really matter i suck with all putters but this one feels best to me.

[ryandr]

Which disc to carry is always a thought-invoking question.
Distance:
Pro Wraith
Pro Starfire (or DX Eagle/Tee-Bird depending on my gut feeling)

Put & Approach:
DX Shark

[radsnowsurfer]

I love the fact that this is a very easy decision for me, after being a player who played tons of discs for lots of shots I've settled into a 6 mold bag that's diversified through different weights and levels of beat. My three discs, which constitute most of my shots would be.

175 D Soft Magent (Everything 200' and in, so consistent)
175 ESP Supercolor Buzz (very versatile, 200'-280' turnover, hyzer or dead, dead straight)
164 X Avenger, (it's a really straight and consistent driver and I feel like it works well with my 340' or so of distance, like my buzz and my XL, it works great on a hyzer, straight and anhyzer line.)

[Iceman]

THe three discs that I would have to take would be....

1. Champion Beast
2. DX Roc
3. Aviar

I choose these simply because the are all the "old relyables" I know and trust in most conditions and situations.

[discwombat]

Ok, here are my three discs that I would bring with me:

Driver- DX Teebird

Midrange - DX Wolrf

Putter- dx Aviar

This might change though, I just picked up a Dragon, Roc and Viking and I am going to try them over the next few days. These 3 seem to match my playing style better then some of the other discs I have.

[Pastime]

At the moment these would be my three.
Driver - Star Teebird
Midrange - DX Shark or Roc
Putter - Supreme JuJu

[MattK]

I'm noticing two trends in this tread:

1. those who pick a driver, mid-range, and putter

2. those who pick two drivers, and one mid or putter

I'm in the second category. I would pick:
An overstable driver for forehands and tomahawks: Champion Monster
An understable driver for backhands: DX Beast
Something to putt with: DX Roc

[bcross822]

For what it is worth.

Star Orc
Proline Squall
Proline Reef

[oakley doakley]

Discwing Quarter K
Innova Champion Roadrunner
Gateway Supersoft wizard

[darktoaster]

I would bring

1. Z Buzz (Slightly understable mid)
2. Pro Roc (Stable to slightly overstable mid)
3. Champ Gator(Insanely overstable mid just in case there is wind)

I am not very good at throwing many of my drivers in a variety of flight paths. Plus I can get the roc and buzz out to about 350-375.

[coolkid32901]

hmm i would have to say that these are the 3 discs that i use the most when i'm on my home courses, so these are the 3 that i will choose.

Putt/Approach - Discraft Pro D Soft Magnet (my avg score went down by 3-4 strokes when i switched to this putter a few months ago, i'm really a fan)

Mid Range - don't really have a midrange disc I like yet, but i use my DX Aviar for long forehand flick approaches....

Driver - Champion Starfire....it is my everything disc...

[sidewinding]

Champion Wraith for stable driver
Champion sidewinder for straight and turnover driver
DX skeeter for aproach and putting

If it was a very wooded course I would leave the wraith and take a DX XD low profile putter.

[abrooks]

Orc
Firebird
Gator

[Shank]

Destroyer
Shark
Aviar

[PhattD]

Valkrye Distance drives
Stratus Turnover drives and approach
Classic Roc Tunnel Drives and Putt

[Texconsinite]

Flydye Star Gator- Mid/Approach/Putt/Short S-curves
172 ProD XL- LHBH Drives/right curves
175 Pro Wraith- LHFH Drives/Max D/left curves/ Long S-curves

[Chucktown]

Champion Sidewinder
Star Skeeter
Star Aviar P&A

[petecarp]

Star Wraith
2008 Super Rancho Roc
DX Aviar P&A

[Asvetic]

Driver: Star TL
Mid: Star Cro or Star Coyote (depending on course length)
Putt: Star Aviar

[goob069]

Driver: surge
mid: buzz (best disk ever)
Putter: banger gt

[disc-o maniac]

putter: omaha super soft
mid-range: roc
driver: dga rogue (equivalent to a sidearm wraith in terms of speed)

[bikedoctor]

Driver: Star TL 169gr
Upshot disc: Champ Leopard 160gr
Putt: Pro D Magnet 169gr (Soft Magnet in winter)

Sidenote: Ive really enjoyed seeing each players post. I think players with similar throwing styles and approach to the game have some of the very similar choices.

[Rbuzz9]

175 FLX challenger decent approach disc and putter would take place of a buzzz allowing 2 drivers
168 Champ Orc great forehand disc
171 Star Roadrunner backhand control drives

[mzuleger]

Soft Magnet Putter
ESP Impact mid-range
Elite-Z Surge Driver

[discinator]

169 champ sidewinder
KC pro Roc
Aviar

[kennymac]

CFR champ destroyer
pro leopard
champ spider

[aillet]

Driver: Champion Valkyrie
Mid Range: First Run Skeeter
Putter: Liking the Rhyno lately

[Greg Layton]

170 Star Sidewinder
Beat DX Roc
Aviar P&A

[Luke@DiscTrips]

Driver: Beat-up DX Eagle
Midrange: Z Breeze
Midrange/Putter: DX Birdie

It's a tough call, since I'm one of those over-dependent 16-disc guys. I can't live without all of 'em!

[cloudstrife]

i just looked at my answer from 2 months ago on this thread and my opinion has completely changed... interesting. I first said, XL, Optimizer, Soft Magnet. One would stay the soft magnet, still a great putter but I would bring a 150gram beast and a classic roc.

[RustyP]

1) 1st Run 175g SOLS - most versatile distance driver I've ever used. The 1st runs are the most stable run, so it's good for everything except a strong headwind. Currently use this disc for a lot of long, straight drives, anhyzers, and rollers. Can easily be "dialed down" for shorter skip shots too. Star Orc is my go-to distance driver, but if I could only pick one it'd be this one.

2) 176g Ching Roc - I've got 4-5 of these in the bag at any given time. I'd probably go with a lightly used one if I could only have one mid-range disc. After a month or two of use, the Ching (aka-"Flat top") Roc loses a bit of it's high-speed stability and can hit all kinds of lines.

3) 175g 11x KC Pro Aviar - My go-to putter and approach disc. I use it almost exclusively on shots within 200' and it's good on all lines. I've got several that have been in and out of my bag over the past 2 years, and after a while the flight plate starts to droop a little giving it what is almost like a thumb-track (like on the Banger GT)...excellent-feeling plastic too.

[mlogans91]

If I want to play with a small set, I just bring my Star Eagle-X and my E-Series Wizard and it works out great. But if I have to add one more, I'll bring my DX Roc along too.

[shirfan]

I usually carry 3 discs on my home course anyway... they are:

Soft Magnet -- sticks landings, drops dead when it hits trees instead of ricocheting 40 yards into deep woods.

Star Shark -- control and accuracy. Can step in as a putter in brisk headwinds. Can be thrown off the tee for a soft fade.

Pro Leopard -- Drives, annies, and emergency recovery from when trees jump in front of my drive.

[iDisc]

170 Putt'r X
175 Star Skeeter
169 Star Destroyer

[Jungle Tim]

Driver: surge
mid: buzz (best disk ever)
Putter: banger gt

i hear you

but make sure its a

z surge
flat top buzz
soft Banger gt

[edge3281]

No question for me my driver would be a 167g Champion Beast. My putter would be a 171g Elite X Soft APX. Probably would go with my 175g Champion Coyote over my Star Skeeter or DX Roc.

[Victory33]

DX Teebird
Pro Roc
Pro-D Banger GT

[t i m]

depends on the course, but if I had to pick three discs for ANY course, it would be:

167g Star Destroyer (pretty fresh)
175g Star Firebird (slightly beat)
175g medium-stiff Wizard (well worn)

However, if I had to go with two discs, I'd trade out the Destroyer/Firebird for a lightly used 170s Champion Teebird, and keep the Wizard in there.

For me, with the three disc thing, I throw both FH and BH pretty equally (slight preference to FH), so I don't need something neutral any farther out than a Wizard (which will go great up to ~250', or up to 350' with some downhill elevation). the firebird is perfect for skip shots, hammers, FH rollers, hyzers, etc... The destroyer is worth having just for the advantage you can get on a lot of holes with a max-D shot, and is great for big, sweeping anhyzers as well as big-sweeping hyzers.

I'm thinking back on recent tournaments, and these were the three discs I used most often. Destroyer left my hand on long teeboxes; Firebird on shorter tees or roller shots, and most of my upshots were with firebirds or wizards.

[Riley]

Star Beast-175
Champion Roc(San Marino) 180
Beat up DX Aviar-172

[John]

Star Wraith (175)
DX Aviar (16?)
Elite XL (???)

[atl scott]

beat 175 star Teerex (this disc is very straight and can be stable or flippy depending on snap)
beat dx rancho roc (or star roc) (again useful for several shots)
gumbputt or aviar depending on wind

[ChaseTheAce]

ESP Avenger (worn - good for BH and SA shots)
Champ Gummy Spider
SSS Wizard

[D.W.G.]

If it is a calm day, I take my 170 Star Wraith, Champion TeeBird, and Champion Rhyno... If it is a little windy, I take my Star Destroyer, Buzzz, and Rhyno...

[valkyriefb11]

Star Orc
ESP Buzzz
Soft VooDoo

[Lost in the Brambles]

171 star teebird (worn)
168 champ wraith
175 sss wizard

[Omega SuperSloth]

i couldnt do it i tried but just couldnt rule out the last disc should i pick a putter or not or a more all around disc what would yall throw for 1 disc challenge? id throw 170 jls

[kpc2004]

my three would be my 174 boss for distance or a big hyzer, 175 champion valkyrie, and my 174 #2 upshot to putt(all 3 are tye dye too lol)

If I could only choose one, it would be my 175 valkyrie for sure i can make that disc do just about anything i want it to

[kette_master]

Putter: 171 Pro-D Banger-GT
Mid: 180 DX San Marino Roc
Driver: 174 Star Firebird (backhand, sidearm)

If I had to choose one, it would be a 171 ESP Banger-GT. I can make this disc do anything, and the plastic holds-up well. I can also putt with it.

[BENFTS]

Flx Avenger
Soft Challenger
Crystal Buzzz
if i had to play with one disc it would be my star orc, i have one that i use for night play and it has an led mounted in it but still flies almost the same. i just got used to using it all the time for putts, drives, and approaches.

[ERicJ]

Here is a fun challenge. You get to the course, and you are told , because of new rules, you can only take 3 disc from you bag to the course to play with. What 3 discs would you choose?
It depends on the course... but for a general well balanced course:


Star TeeRex
Champ Sidewinder
soft Pro Rhyno

ERic

[MrDger]

Pretty much on any course, this is what I'd take:

- 168g Champion Starfire
- 175g Star Cro
- 175g Supersoft Magic

These are the three discs I use mostly anyway, so it wouldn't be to big of a deal just playing with these. Although, I would miss my Star TL for flicks.

[DannyM]

For my home course:
my Champ TL
My star gator
my blowfly

My Gator and my blowfly are mostly "go-to" discs on my home course anyway...my TL is primarily my thumber disc, but works well forehand and backhand for me.

[Donovan]

175 - Innova Star Wraith
171 - Innova Champion Sidewinder
175 - Discraft Elite-X Stratus - this disc does everything else. ;)

[kyflash]

Most courses
Innova 168 Star Wraith
Discraft 175 X Buzz
DGA 174 BlowFly
Shorter courses would take out the Wraith and replace with
DGA 169 ProLine Squall

[solomon.trenton]

Here is a fun challenge. You get to the course, and you are told , because of new rules, you can only take 3 disc from you bag to the course to play with. What 3 discs would you choose?

i would take my star wraith, dx sonic and esp buzzz! yeah baby

[thatguy]

Champion boss - distance driver
dx roc - all around
pro pig - p&a

I guess now that I think about it, I carry 20 discs and only need (or use) 3!

[Mando]

Polecat
Stratus
Surge

Can drive with all three, which is nice if you lose one during the round and have to finish with 2.
It would be interesting to see totals...

[dangitboy]

Star Wraith
San Marino Roc
11x KC Aviar

[_.-Dut-._]

S Wizard

Z Buzzz

Champ Teebird

[bayouace]

+Pro Beast
+Old Champion Beast to throw across water
+Pro D Challenger

This isn't hard when you're 62, play to have fun, and don't want things too confusing.

[Hamilton]

champ monarch
star max
star shark

i think that would cover the broadest range of layouts and wind conditions, but it would def matter whether you knew which course you needed the three for beforehand...

[harr0140]

I'm new to the sport so all I have is DX, but right now I would have to say
175 Shark
180 Stingray
172 Rhyno

I can control these pretty well.

[Geraldo]

172 champ sidewinder

174 DX shark

175 DX rhyno

no matter the course or the conditions.

[ejvogie]

171 Champ Beast
148 DX Shark
169 Brick Aviar

[ERicJ]

So... um, which one is it?

Putter: 174 soft Magic
MID: 171 Pro D Stratus
Driver: 169 Champ Sidewinder

Heck, this is how I play most courses now.

175 - Innova Star Wraith
171 - Innova Champion Sidewinder
175 - Discraft Elite-X Stratus - this disc does everything else.

;)

[sonny]

I carried only one disc for years, so this is an easy challenge for me.

171 Star Sidewinder
165 Star Beast
172 DX Roc

If I'm playing a the local course with the water hazards, replace the Beast with an old beat Gazelle.

Single disc challenge: the Sidewinder above

[magictenor1]

So... um, which one is it?





;)Good question. I'm sure that he has learned so much from talking to us on the site that his game and discs have totally changed.

[craigd]

Today,

Wraith-Cobra-XD

Tomorrow,

Who knows...

[Fore]

Pro Wraith
DX Roc
DX Aviar P&A

[frisbeeguy]

Millennium has it right...all you need is three good discs.
JLS
MS
Omega

[borndasaur]

165 Champ Monarch
162 Champ Leopard
154 DX Classic Roc

[Texconsinite]

171 Pro-D XL
170 DX Wraith
169 Star Gator

[lewisville150]

170 D Magnet
171 ESP Impact
169 Elite Z Flash

[YonderScott]

167 dx eagle
167 dx roc
170 jk pro aviar

It's hard to pick the eagle over the valk, but I just seem to have a little more control of it. And I'll take that control over the distance.

[arrdee33]

169 Champion Valk. (red)
180 DX Roc (blue)
172 JK pro Aviar (green)

[gusc2375]

Putter: Soft Challenger 174g
Mid: ESP/FLX Buzzz 175g
Driver: Star Wraith 168g for long course XS 165g for short course

[sidewinding]

Pitch and Putt course
Champion Teebird
DX Skeeter
XD

Course with average hole length over 400'
Champion Boss
DX Roc
Pro (soft) Rhyno

[swatso]

Three discs?
175g Champ Valkyrie, my most-used distance disc
174g DX Cheetah, when I need more control
177g Champ Coyote, my typical approach disc, and useful for putting

One disc?
174g DX Cobra - "when in doubt, throw the Cobra" is what I usually do, and it works well for me

[SoCal-Wraith]

168g Star Wraith
166g DX roc
175 DX aviar

[`cjc]

175g Boss (Champ)
171g StarFl
175 Aviar (DX)

[sapples]

168 star TeeRex
172 z Buzzz
166 pro d Banger Gt

[Donovan]

So... um, which one is it?
;)

Funny how time and experience will change things. LOL

[cc0049]

This really will depend on the course, but in general:
Putter: Discraft Banger GT Soft
Driver: Innova Star Monster
Driver: Innova Champion KC Pro Teebird

[cc0049]

i couldnt do it i tried but just couldnt rule out the last disc should i pick a putter or not or a more all around disc what would yall throw for 1 disc challenge? id throw 170 jls

I'd take an Innova Champion KC Pro Teebird if I could have only one.

[cc0049]

i hear you

but make sure its a

z surge
flat top buzz
soft Banger gt

I could make this work too, but I don't really see the need for a buzz and a putter both. Couldn't you make your putter work for your short range game?

[CincyRocs]

Driver: Star Teebird
Mid: 12x KC Pro Roc
Putter: 12x KC Pro Aviar

[Jimb]

Star Valkyrie
DX Roc
DX Aviar P&A


Exactly the same here except make my Valkyrie a Champion!

[ShaZaun]

I guess I'd go with the standard three I throw anyway..... Champ Valk...... Cobra.... Omega super soft

[ShaZaun]

OR Champ Beast.... Roc.... Omega SS

[kmunt09]

Discraft Avenger ESP
Innova Champion Spider
Innova Pro Pig

[zensuit]

Surge ESP FLX
Cobra DX
Championship Rhyno (fly like a tank, baby!)

[Cradical]

I guess I'm the only one to say this but
XCaliber
Aviar
...Only usually play with two discs...

[zensuit]

I guess I'm the only one to say this but
XCaliber
Aviar
...Only usually play with two discs...

C'mon man...ADD a disc...

[bdamcat]

champion boss 173g
buzzz flx esp 175g
soft challenger 170g

[Geoffro]

Teebird, Roc, Aviar.

[zud00]

Wraith, Shark, Aviar.

[Cradical]

C'mon man...ADD a disc...

well, if I had to add a disc, I would have to add a champion monster

[seadoc]

I just went gonzo w/ xmas $ so I'm still in trial mode on a few molds but:
driver: flx avenger ss
mid: z buzzz
putter: magic (seriously, it's awesome)
ooooh....sick.

[teejw13]

aviar, esp wasp, and star tl

[zensuit]

well, if I had to add a disc, I would have to add a champion monster

lol....thanks

[BENFTS]

I could make this work too, but I don't really see the need for a buzz and a putter both. Couldn't you make your putter work for your short range game?

putter short range and buzzz mid range? it's a 3 disc challenge.

[thenamesben]

Pro Wraith
Rancho Roc
JK Pro Aviar-X

[cocopop]

The funny thing is I carry 15-20 discs all the time but i only use about 8-9. Great topic that made me think about what I could not do without.

The 8-9 I use most often are:
Star Destroyer 171
CFR Wraith 169
Champ Teebird 17?
Champ Sidewinder 172
Proto Tracker 171
ESP Buzzz 176
ESP Metoer 178
FLX Challenger 174
Soft Aviar 170

But I guess it would be:
CFR Wraith
ESP Buzzz
Soft Aviar

I really love the Teebird but for distance I gotta go with the Wraith.

I really gotta trim my bag down!

[progprowl]

Star Wraith
Champion Beast
Banger GT

[gwillim]

challenger
roc
predator

[optidiscic]

3 ROCs I am bound to lose 2. HAHAHAHAHA

[LunacyMountain]

Pro Wraith
Ontario or Rancho ROC
Banger GT!!

[mviemaker07]

Champ Beast
DX Wolf
DX Aviar

In fact those are the only 3 i had for a loooooong time so I'm pretty used to it. haha

[DiscgoInferno]

Driver: Avenger SS
Mid: FLX Buzzz
Putter: Putt'r

[jaymon1]

Blowfly II
Gator
EliteZxpress

But it'll be different next month...

[Guurn]

Driver-Star Orc

Mid-KC Roc

Putter-Med Wizard

[srm_520]

Champion Boss - 173 (Fantastic Driver)
XL - 171 (Plays as a great fluff or mid range)
Pro Shark - 175 (Versitile as approach or putter)

(bye bye Star Wraith - 174, you had a good run)

[AdamH]

175g Star Teebird (beat, flies more like a TL)
180g Z Buzzz
172g DX Aviar

I won't get maximum distance off the pad with a Teebird, but it's much more accurate. I use a Teebird for most drives under 325ft anyway, which is most holes. Unless it's real windy, I can take on any course with those three discs.

[discflinger]

Teebird, Roc, Aviar.

My sentiments, exactly.

[Miller]

Since I really only play with four discs this isn't too hard...

Destroyer for distance, TL for accuracy, Aviar for putt/approach

[Dthunderchicken]

HI All;

In my work truck all the time are:

Polaris LS
Element
Aviar

In addition in any of my personal vehicles there is a putter of some sort.

My best;

Dave

[Usher]

Star Wraith
DX TeeBird
DX Roc

[SimonCarr]

Wizard
Buzzz
Leopard

[theGryphon]

150 dx wraith - driver
167 dx cheetah - mids
175 dx hydra - mids/water/very tight shots/putting

[BrotherDave]

Only 3!? I'd just take my Star 169 Skeeter and a 12 pack of high octane brewskies since my score would plummet anyway.

[bjreagh]

If I have to take 3, I go Millennium:

Sirius Orion LS
Aurora MS
Omega SuperSoft

[JR Stengele]

If I have to take 3, I go Millennium:

Sirius Orion LS
Aurora MS
Omega SuperSoft

What no JLS?

[JR Stengele]

Star Wraith
CE Eagle
Star Aviar

[ShaZaun]

I might of changed mine to....... xcal.....cobra.....omega ss...... at least this week.....

[andyclpp]

depending on the course the driver might change
Long holes
Champ Beast
Cro
Xd putt

Short
Champ Roadrunner
Star Leopard
Xd putt

[tamahawk]

champion roadrunner
champion teebird
dx roc

[80playedin10states]

jk aviar, pro beast, and champion monster...add 2-4 more and that is all i ever carry

[Adam]

DX Cheetah.
MS Aurora.
Glow Aviar.

[tamahawk]

changed my mind, i'd have to replace the roadrunner with my pro wraith, it's my favorite and most versatile driver that i own.

[disc-o maniac]

got new discs so now it's......... star xcal, roc, supersoft aviar

[DeafDiscGolfer]

Driver - QJLS or RIDT (depending on the course's layout and weather condition)

Mid - Champ. Cobra

Putter - DX XD or old DX Aviar P&A (depending on the course's layout and weather condition)

[solomon.trenton]

[QUOTE=DeafDiscGolfer;36144]Driver - QJLS or RIDT (depending on the course's layout and weather condition)
[QUOTE]

what does this disc look like?

[BrotherDave]

Star Teebird
DX Roc
sss Warlock

[JCthrills]

Champ Firebird
CFR Gator
SSS Magic

[Midnightbiker]

I want to change my three discs:

Driver: SOLS

Midrange: Roc

Putter: Soft Magnet

[benn]

Champ Teebird
Z Buzzz
SS Wizard

[Tarazarr]

champ roadrunner
eliteZ buzzz
Omega Supersoft putter

[Krover]

champ sidewinder

dx gazelle

champ avair putter

[sgb118]

Easy...I only take 3 when I play every time. One to flick, one for back-up, and the putter.

Champ Whippet
Champ Cobra
Aviar putter

[Ryan P.]

This is the most obvious combo in the world, but i would take a:
dx teebird
dx Roc
dx aviar.

[EclipticOne]

my three would be

dx destroyer
star cro
jk pro avair

[Hamilton]

champ monarch
star max
star shark

i think that would cover the broadest range of layouts and wind conditions, but it would def matter whether you knew which course you needed the three for beforehand...


i have changed my mind in light of recent acquisitions...and losses :( ...
pro wraith
dx roc
SSS wizard

[DiscJunkie]

Driver: Champ Roadrunner
Not a strong arm, so I don't turn the RR over, but I can.

Mid: QMS
Will hold the line you give it, and it won't skid or skip. It'll hold the green.

Putt/approach: SS Magic
Very easy to manipulate, and excellent putter.

[jace]

driver: polaris ls
midrange: dx roc
putter: ss warlock

[chow]

tough one....

driver: star orc
midrange: t-bone
putter: classic roc

[Fore]

Pro Wraith
DX Roc
DX Aviar P&A


My choice for driver has changed but the rest is the same. Driver is now a Star Teebird.

[valkyriefb11]

Star Orc
ESP Buzzz
Soft VooDoo

I dropped that orc in the interest of getting better form and more distance ... also... I dropped the Buzzz in favor of my new flat-top rancho roc :eek: that I absolutely love.
so the new list:

Driver: Champ Tee-bird
Mid: Rancho Roc
Putter: soft VooDoo

[thcdisc]

pig-putter midrange
leapord-midrange driver
valkyrie-driver

[McRick]

driver- leopard
mid- pro shark
putt- beat to death aviar

[Razorback Ramsey]

Driver: Star Destroyer 175g

Midrange: Discraft Comet 175g

Putter: DX Roc 180 g

[mzuleger]

Soft Magnet Putter
ESP Impact mid-range
Elite-Z Surge Driver

7 months later....
SSS Wizard
Z- Comet
Champ Teebird

[borndasaur]

This week:

Sidewinder
Leopard
Dart

[norcaldisc]

Soft Banger GT
Champion Valkyrie
ESP Surge

[phishbrained]

Putt'r X
Stratus Elite X
Cyclone Elite X, but I'm waiting on a Z XL which may replace the cyclone as my favorite long driver.

[antt]

Champ Orc
DX Leopard
DX Wolf (Good approach and I love putting with this for some reason)

[dpennycuff]

pro d magnet
pro leopard
star destroyer

[Midnightbiker]

Soft Magnet
ESP Impact
Pro Valk

[jdc03270]

Leopard
Sidewinder
Soft Magnet

[Roc1Time]

2001 CE Roc
CE Firebird
Sinus sp

[ChanningP]

Star Valk
Z Buzzz
Soft Magnet

[simpletwist]

Star Destroyer
Champ Leopard
Prostyle U-2

[pokamitch]

DX Beast
DX Moray (I can putt well enough with this)
Pro Starfire

It is hard for me to use only 3 disc because I am lefty.I usually use most my disc in a round

[runnaman]

Well, I only use 3-4 discs anyway. So...
Star Valkyrie
DX Stingray
DX Rhino

[discjon]

ESP Force
ESP Buzzz
Z-Wasp

Kind of odd choices, but i'll take them any day of the week.

[EclipticOne]

yay for all the star destroyer love!

[jroll]

175 champ Rino
175 champ Orc
167 viking

[t i m]

175 Medium Wizard
174 Champion 11x Teebird
174 Star Firebird

If I could add another disc or two, I'd add a 167 Star Destroyer and a 180g Super Roc -- which one would come first would depend on the course.

[disc4life]

Champion Wraith
QJLS
Star Aviar Driver

[`cjc]

Champ Boss

Pro D Drone

Pro Pig

[Rouge135]

I only use 3 discs.
i am pretyty new and don't kbow much about them.
-Innova Leopard
-Innova Shark
-Innova Putter.

[dobsonr]

175 dx aviar
180 dx wolf
175 pro destroyer

[I3ooI3oo]

Well I have recently found myself addicted to disc golf, After playing four days in a row at Spirit of the Swanee music park. I went out and bought a few discs, So I could get a few friends to play. Since I am the only one with any discs I find myself playing with 2 disc more often than not.

The two I can not play without are:
172g Star Wraith
167g Soft Magnet
I guess would round it out with :
168g Champion Coyote -

[A.Mutt]

172 FLX Avenger SS
172 FLX Buzzz
168 Medium Wizard

[whitechocolate]

it would obviously depend on the course, however, i think my staples would be:

175 - Latitude 64 Opto Line Core
174 - Latitude 64 Sinus SP
171 - Innova 12x KC Champion TeeBird

[grube.fresh]

pro wraith
esp impact
champion monarch

[treemd]

ESP Surge
Cryztal Buzz
Cryztal Challenger

[FWgrant]

(175g) Star Skeeter
(175g) Pro Wraith
(175g) Star Max

This gets me most of my shots now anyways.

[volklgirl]

150 Elite X Surge or 158 Champ Monarch
150 Elite Z Storm or 150 DX Cobra
167 DX Aviar P&A

[BrotherDave]

174 Star Teebird
180 DX Roc
172 sss Warlock

[Marty McFly]

175 Wraith
165 Classic Roc
Classic Aviar Putter

[BENFTS]

Flx Avenger
Soft Challenger
Elite Z Buzzz


FLX Avenger 174
Elite Z Buzzz 178
Magic SSS 176

[skurf]

171 Star Wraith
171 Elite X Buzzz
171 DX Aviar

[TerryP]

The course I frequent...

Champ Valkyrie
Star destroyer
Soft Wizard

I would be lost without my buzz,but..if only 3

[Ryan P.]

I think i've already posted, but I've changed my mind, so i'll repost it. and i know, i know, i'm going with the popular combo.

175 teebird.
180 roc.
166ish jk aviar. kc would work too, but i'd rather have the jk.

i'f i could throw a fourth one in there, it'd be an overstable distance drive. starfire or Xcal. max weight.

[harr0140]

Right now I am leaning towards my
DX RHyno 168 I think
DX Valkyrie 175 (one of my two original discs I bought, too bad I don't even carry the Shark I bought at the same time)
DX Stingray 180 for my approaches

If I could add a fourth it would be the 180 DX Viper for the spike hyzer or a short shot into the wind!

[littleshoe]

172 Star XCal
175 Champ Beast
Omega SS P&A

I just got a new 175 KC Roc that I'm fairly certain would take the place of that Omega, but I haven't thrown it yet. Gonna dye it.

[rkrenzien]

driver- 168 champ vikeing
mid range- either a leopard(i know its a fairway driver) or a goblin
putter- 175 sonic (this disc flies amazingly straight)

i havent been playing to long but thats what i would take out of what i have.

[Godard]

I'd probably go against the grain and use:
166 DX Wraith (long and understable)
175 Star Starfire (long and overstable)
171 DX Aviar (putter, also for straight approach shots)

My aviar and midranges just aren't different enough at my current skill level to warrant excluding the two very different longrange discs.

[Midnightbiker]

I actually have a real three disc challenge coming up next week. My daughter and I heard about a group that plays night disc golf at a local course, and we are going to check it out. Part of the rules are, you can only carry a driver, mid and putter to play. No bags allowed. I have been racking my brain. I can't decide between my Champ Viking or Champ Valk. I need help.

Of course my mid will be my Coyote and the putter is my Soft Magnet.

[Chucktown]

1. DX Valkyrie
2. DX Roc
3. Star Aviar P&A

[EclipticOne]

mine has changed

Star Wraith- Driver and forehand disc
Star Cro- Approach disc
JK Pro Aviar-X- Putter(der)

[Ryan P.]

that'd be pretty sweet if there were 3 disc tournaments. I've heard of one disc tourneys, but never s 3 disc one (and all the 1 disc tourneys I know of force everyone to use the same disc).

[hilega]

Anyone tally these up yet? I started to but got tired after the first 6 pages ... Rocs and Aviars were the clear favorite, drivers were a bit more distributed. Any accountants or people with extreme OCD out there want to take this on?

Mine:

170g DX Leopard
175g DX Roc
Classic Aviar (beat like a red headed stepchild)

[coast2coast]

dx aviar
kc pro roc
star beast

[coast2coast]

175 dx aviar
176 kc pro roc
168 star beast

[treethacker]

150 Innova Star Teebird- Driver
166 Innova xd - mid range
175 Innova Pro Rhyno - putter

[Midnightbiker]

Pro Valk

Discraft Impact

Soft Magnet

[Rameka]

Anyone tally these up yet? I started to but got tired after the first 6 pages ... Rocs and Aviars were the clear favorite, drivers were a bit more distributed. Any accountants or people with extreme OCD out there want to take this on?

This is my current tally (I just spent like an hour doing this, as I have nothing to do today). These do not include my favorites, as I have not tried enough discs to really have a huge preference.

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I did not distinguish between plastics, some modified models (IE all the different rocs or aviars, the Surge SS, etc), colours, or weights. If someone failed to make a distinct choice of disc, I omitted them (IE people saying "x or y" for their driver). I also did not categorize by what people use these discs for (IE some people putt with midranges). I ignored people whose opinions changed. Situations where the same model was used for two different slots were counted as one vote for that disc (IE a buzzz used for both a putter and a midrange = +1 to buzzz).

Note: I may have missed some repeat posters if they were not obvious about it.

aviar 57
wizard 18
magnet 17
banger 8
rhyno 8
challenger 7
magic 6
Omega 5
pig 4
blowfly 3
putt'r 3
XD 3
APX 2
reef 2
sonic 2
juju 1
omaha 1
birdie 1
voodoo 1
#2 upshot 1
polecat 1
warlock 1
dart 1

roc 53
buzzz 25
shark 13
gator 7
cobra 6
skeet 6
impact 5
coyote 5
wolf 4
spider 3
aurora 3
stingray 3
wasp 2
cro 2
kite 1
optimizer 1
squall 1
breeze 1
MS 1
element 1
hydra 1
QMS 1
T-bone 1
comet 1
U-2 1
moray 1
drone 1
sinus SP 1

teebird 20
leopard 15
eagle 6
XL 5
TL 5
stratus 5
JLS 4
cheetah 3
polaris 2
xpress 1
gazelle 1
whippet 1
cyclone 1
core 1


wraith 33
valk 18
beast 14
sidewinder 13
destroyer 13
surge 8
orc 8
avenger 8
firebird 6
boss 6
starfire 6
roadrunner 5
teerex 4
monster 4
monarch 3
viking 3
SOLS 2
max 2
xcaliber 2
orion 1
FL 1
SL 1
QK 1
rogue 1
flash 1
predator 1
force 1

[Midnightbiker]

Wow, those results are interesting.

[EclipticOne]

all the big innova discs are the most popular. good work rameka

[madrast]

Well...I might as well add to what seems like the most popular lineup.

172 Champ Teebird
172 DX Roc
175 Aviar P&A

I carry about eleven discs in my bag, but most times get through a whole round using only these three...

[SomeChump]

You know there is something to be said for throwing discs that a consensus of serious players agrees are good. So far I've converted to the Roc as my main midrange and the aviar P&A as my main putter and they've both helped my game a lot. I guess it's time to go get a teebird.

[Ball-Z]

Star Skeeter
Champ Monarch
Star Detroyer
Bringing a putter on a 3 disc challenge seems like a waste to me,
But what do I know?!

[leppard]

Star TL
Elite X Buzzz
DX Rhyno

[tstack10]

Star Skeeter
Champ Monarch
Star Detroyer
Bringing a putter on a 3 disc challenge seems like a waste to me,
But what do I know?!

Not if you can throw them 600ft!!! Hahaha

I'd putt with my buzz I guess. Depends in course really

[NothinButChing]

I'm growing attached to my aviar and think I would stick that in a three disc challenge with either a wildcat or valkyrie

[tstack10]

Ching is going two disc challenge!!! Aviar valk or wildcat!! Meow.

[Disc Dog]

This really started me to thinking. I use all of my discs but some very rarely because they are only for a certain shot. Usually a get out of trouble thing.

As I thought of this the 3 discs I chose could do all of the things I needed, albeit with a slight adjustment in grip, release angle, or some other thing. I have just gotten use to what I do.

So for better or worse here they are.

Driver: Wraith. It is dependable backhand, and since I do a lot of sidearm I can use it instead of my normal choice for that throw.

Mid: Champ Shark. They are not making this in Champ now. Which is sad. This is THE BEST all purpose disc around. I can even putt this one if I need to change up my third choice.

Putter: The putter category has probably caused more discussion than any other disc on this forum. My choice is the FLX Challenger. For me it just works.

A challenge to you all. Next time you play. Take just these three and try it, and let us know what happened. I am going to do it.

[eegor]

Cheetah
Aurora MS
Omega SS

If I used this trio, I'd probably never shoot from the rough.... why haven't I thought about this before?

[bikinjack]

I'm seriously thinking about narrowing my bag down to three molds.

Eagle
Buzzz
Wizard

I don't know which specific discs I would use for just three discs, but it would be those three molds.

[Technohic]

I remember the first time I saw this thread or a thread like it and I had to think pretty hard what I want to use but now, I probably could easily do with just an Ion and Core and shape hyzer and anny and then can throw in whatever I want for distance throws. Would feel better about it though even more if I get my forehand just a little better.

[jimbosprint]

Most of you guys would take the standard driver, mid and putter. I think I would do better with 2 drivers (stable-understable) and an approach putter.

175 Star Dart
172 Star Sidewinder
172 Champ Destroyer

[magictenor1]

I think I posted a while back in this thread but my choices have changed. I would take an R-pro boss, a roadrunner and an aviar putter

[SAxDrc]

180g Star Aero
178g KC Pro Roc
171g Champion Beast

[mattdabbs]

11X KC Pro Aviar
Elite Z Buzzz
11X Champ TeeBird

[himynameismatt]

Medium Wizard - All putting and Midrange duties.

Z Stalker - Longer Mid for me.

Champ TeeBird - I throw it just short of my distance drivers, and I can power it down and it's really workable.

[jimbosprint]

Z Stalker - Longer Mid for me.

Really? I threw mine 400ft yesterday. Throw it hard with a slight hyzer and it will flip flat and sail out straight and far. Doesn't fade too much either.

I will have to try it for a couple mid shots and see how it does. The Z Stalker is a great disc!

[steven2361]

Beat DX BB Aviar 175
Beat DX Roc 180
Beat Champion Teebird 175

[REDARMY]

another conformist here:

star aviar
star roc
champ beast

[nafets8]

SS Wizard
DX Roc
Star TL

[himynameismatt]

Really? I threw mine 400ft yesterday. Throw it hard with a slight hyzer and it will flip flat and sail out straight and far. Doesn't fade too much either.

I will have to try it for a couple mid shots and see how it does. The Z Stalker is a great disc!

Yeah. I throw my rocs around 300' and my stalker around 350' I generally reserve my DX Teebird for that kind of shot.

But yes I love my Stalker it's a fantastic disc.

[BuckeyeMike]

Stalker (Elite-Z)
Buzzz (Elite-X)
Focus (Pro-D) or Banger-GT (Pro-D)

[BuckeyeMike]

Pro Starfire
DX Eagle
Elite X APX

Really?! Where your Vibram's at?

[SpyderPride]

Soft Wizard 175g
DX Shark 168g
X-Cyclone 175g (just bought it but it is my new favorite)

Everything else in my bag is supplemental to these three anyway, covering 90% of my shots or more. Teebird is for hard left turns because I can't flip it (yet), Viking is for long right turns or a few more yards of extra D (especially in tailwinds), Gazelle comes in when I need a shorter right turn or powered down straight shot, Aviar is barely ever used but could come in handy for a short finesse shot.

[wallace]

tough to decide.

1. Pro-D Banger GT
2. FLX Buzzz
3. Champ Firebird

I chose the Firebird for overhands, hyzers, sidearms and skips. I use and like the Stalker, but its not a good thumber disc for me.

for fun a second lineup that could be successful for me:

1. Pro-D Banger GT
2. ESP Wasp
3. FLX Surge

[Jak3]

Challenger/Buzz/Beast

[NateC]

R-Pro Dart putter 170
Champion Leopord mid-range 175
Pro Katana driver 171

[Pink Elephant]

Soft Ion
Glo Buzzz
P-PD (S if windy)

[Craton]

Really? I threw mine 400ft yesterday. Throw it hard with a slight hyzer and it will flip flat and sail out straight and far. Doesn't fade too much either.

I will have to try it for a couple mid shots and see how it does. The Z Stalker is a great disc!

400ft IS a longer mid....that's easily fairway driver range with a champ teebird or something of that stability. I can get my mids around 300-340ft- so he's right.

[blind pilot]

z avenger
z buzzz
magnet