New To The Game Need Some Tips

[jackson028]

I'm new to this game. I went and played for the first time this past weekend. I loved it and had tons of fun and I can't wait till i get to go play again. However I am having problems with throwing the disk straight. It tends to start straight and turn left. Does anyone have any pointers that you could give me?

[billnchristy]

They do that. It is called fade. Some discs do it more than others. The key is to find one you like that is predictable and adjust for that in your throw so you end up straight after all is said and done.

I am sure others will chime in with more detail. Welcome to the sport and enjoy.

[mashnut]

You'll probably get more helpful responses if you post the kinds of discs you throw, whether you throw backhand or sidearm, and how far you are throwing right now. I'll second BillnChristy's welcome, always great to have a new player who wants to learn!

[simpletwist]

I'm pretty new too. But I got into it in a big way. My advice is try a few different discs in different weights and plastics and just keep throwing. Practice and practice. You'll find some discs will work better for you than others. A nephew who plays pretty damn good gave me the best advice so far. "If you aren't throwing as far as you'd like, go with lighter discs." That helped a lot until I developed my throwing technique.

[zenbot]

Welcome! There are a lot of tips on this thread.

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3486

[jackson028]

My fairway driver is a innova leopard and i throw it backhand, and i don't really know how far i throw it cause i have yet to get a decent throw LOL. What is a good disk the will go to the right cause the only course that i know of around my house has areas that is very hard to get around with my disk fading to the left.

[zenbot]

My fairway driver is a innova leopard and i throw it backhand, and i don't really know how far i throw it cause i have yet to get a decent throw LOL. What is a good disk the will go to the right cause the only course that i know of around my house has areas that is very hard to get around with my disk fading to the left.
You'll eventually get the leopard to turn right backhand but you may want to try to learn a forehand. Forehand/sidearm tends to give a more predictable turn than forcing a backhand to the right.

[sidewinding]

Keep this Flight Chart (http://gottagogottathrow.com/discgolf/pdf/JoesFlightChart1.pdf?osCsid=5bdaf9e8c95ceddcaeafd1 b359f9dc5d) in the crapper and study while you're defecating. It will help.

Newer players should stick with slower discs with a -HSS rating until they develop good enough form that those discs start turning right.

[billnchristy]

My wife throws a Leopard as well but can still get the Kite farther. If the kite is a little too weird for you a stingray or skeeter might be a good one. If you have a place that sells discs nearby it is a good idea to go and get a feel for them, they do not all feel the same in your hand.

My wife held every Leopard known to man before she decided she liked the Star leopard.

[Ryan P.]

I would definitely say to find someone who is experienced on the course and ask them about it. it's going to be hard to tell you exactly what you need without seeing you throw. A Leopard would surely not be a bad disc to go buy though. Neither would a Stingray. Or a Stratus. They all are easy to throw and don't fall to the left as far as most discs do (but like billnchristy said, all discs tend to fall to the left at the end).

[ejvogie]

The Leopard should be a pretty straight flyer for a beginner. You might also try to release it a bit flatter. Beginners usually tend to throw too high and with too much angle on the disc, I know I did.

[ERicJ]

I'm new to this game. I went and played for the first time this past weekend. I loved it and had tons of fun and I can't wait till i get to go play again. However I am having problems with throwing the disk straight. It tends to start straight and turn left. Does anyone have any pointers that you could give me?
Disc golf discs do that to everyone when they first start playing.

Head over to this site and do some reading:
http://discgolfreview.com/resources/articles.shtml
You'll learn a lot.

[simpletwist]

Like I said I'm still fairly new. And I wouldn't think of playing without my 150g Champion Leopard. Flies straight when I want it to and I can get it to fly left or right too. Another choice might be an ESP Buzzz. I recently got one and it's lowered my scores dramatically and I've finally recorded my first 2 under par scores largely because of the Buzzz.

[BrotherDave]

Your leopard should not be fading hard on you like that unless you have terrible form. Don't worry, we all had terrible form when we first started. I would focus on grips before you start going disc happy. Read this article, it helped me a lot and still does. http://discgolfreview.com/resources/articles/gripittoripit.shtml

I recommend the stack grip.
Good luck and welcome to DG

[Midnightbiker]

One thing that will help you is spend time in an open field practicing you throws before you go back to the course. Pick a point and try to send you dist to that point, a tree, a rock, or bring a friend and play catch. Don'T worry so much about distance, concentrate more on making the disc fly where you want it to go.

[NDABRUSH]

exactly buy different kinds and go find a open field or a not so busy open style course with a long open bomb shot and fire away. I am still pretty new but I have found that leopards and mainly regular T-birds have been good to me. Also I have read from some experienced players on this site say that the T-birds and I am sure many other types of distance drivers will after wearing the disc in or knocking the fade out of it fly almost as straight as an arrow. I can verify the T-bird because I had an old one that said at the top "ultralong straight driver" and it just went where you threw it, but I lost it.

[Neophyte]

You have received some awesome advise already and this site is a great resource for a new player starting out. I first started out last year and have made incredible strides many of those strides were due to this site. The Teebird is a great disc as is the Buzz, I use both. I also started out with a Leopard and loved it until I lost it. The Buzz largely replaced it when my distance got a little better. I would also suggest a Discraft XL for good VERY straight distance. Just know that all discs will fade at the end of the throw. The more you work on it the longer the disc will travel before it starts to fade.

[garublador]

Learn to love that fade. Predictable fade makes a predictable disc.

[Omega SuperSloth]

start lite work way up, know your disc that is all

[jackson028]

Thanks to everyone for all the advise and help you have given me.

[mattkav09]

Watch the Dan Beato (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nED7gcXobEo) video. Go practice. Come back, watch the video again. Repeat until further notice.

[volklgirl]

What helped me the most was giving up on the drivers for a while. I started making all my shots with a 150g DX Cobra, and my game made drastic improvements. Then I slowly added faster and more stable discs to my collection.

Welcome, and good luck! Let us know how it's going.

[Midnightbiker]

What helped me the most was giving up on the drivers for a while. I started making all my shots with a 150g DX Cobra, and my game made drastic improvements. Then I slowly added faster and more stable discs to my collection.

Welcome, and good luck! Let us know how it's going.

Very good point. Start out with just a Midrange and a putter. I am teaching two guys to play, and I gave them a midrange and putter to start with.

[fretgod321]

Keep this Flight Chart (http://gottagogottathrow.com/discgolf/pdf/JoesFlightChart1.pdf?osCsid=5bdaf9e8c95ceddcaeafd1 b359f9dc5d) in the crapper and study while you're defecating. It will help.

Newer players should stick with slower discs with a -HSS rating until they develop good enough form that those discs start turning right.

the leopard has a rating hss rating of -2, he's got the right disc