Help me with disc selection...I am weak!

[camb198]

Vitals:
Years playing/experience: DG 4 months
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some rollers (Practicing) , FH once in a while
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Wizard: 200/240'; Buzzz: 250/280'; River: 280/320'


Optional:
Age: 21
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps?: None? Bad right wrist sometimes when I use it a lot( old injury that went away and came back for a week after hitting a tree but now it went away again). Nothing major just irritating when it happens to hurt.
Other sport proficiencies?: Softball

Bag:

Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use):
??? GL Halo - main D drive
171 GL River, (new) - control/everything ;-)
??? Z xpress, (beat) - rollers(attempted rollers anyways :doh:)

Mids:
??? X Buzzz "Super Straight Modified Wasp" - main mid - I love this thing!
175 Cryztal Z Buzzz, (new)
174 Z Buzzz ss, straight shots
??? Z Buzzz, backup

Putters:
173 Ion soft, normal wear, new putter
175 SS Wizard, normal wear, old putter

Any help is greatly appreciated! I think I might need a med. ion because the soft is one of the old textured ones and feels a little loose when I putt. Do I have too many different types of buzzzes? I know I should drop the Halo but what should I use for drivers? I am open to any discs to help my form and any pointers on what I should focus on when trying to practice and learn correct form. What are the best vids and or forums posts on techniques? What should I disc down to from the Halo? A valk or something?

[DiscGolfer947]

I would say get a mid for overstable duties, I recommend a wasp. And something I'd like to say about your "super straight modified wasp"...I once said that the early buzzzs said exactly that and, don't remember who it was, somebody pretty much just laughed at me and told me "you're wrong". I'd like to find him and show him I was right:thmbup:

[GLong]

how do the cryztal and backup buzz fly for you?

the river and xpress cover turnover/straight shots for you, so something more stable for windy days and when you need a harder fade. something like a eagle/gazelle/teebird as far as innova goes. for discraft, maybe a tracker or cyclone?

[camb198]

Sweet! I have a Gazelle! The Cryztal Buzzz flies super super straight and the other one is normal I think, it's one I just got in a trade so I haven't used it much. Here it is to prove them wrong!
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh3/camb198/IMG_20110908_224058.jpg

[BrotherDave]

Any help is greatly appreciated! I think I might need a med. ion because the soft is one of the old textured ones and feels a little loose when I putt. Do I have too many different types of buzzzes? I know I should drop the Halo but what should I use for drivers? I am open to any discs to help my form and any pointers on what I should focus on when trying to practice and learn correct form. What are the best vids and or forums posts on techniques? What should I disc down to from the Halo? A valk or something?
At least it's a GL and not an Opto Halo, those things are usually meathooks. Yeah, just a stable-overstable fairway driver to pair with the River (see Glong). You could keep it Lat and go with a Striker. They're a little faster so you might want to keep it on the lighter side (160s). For form, the easiest thing you can do is throw that Ion all the time. They really reward good form with accurate lasers and punish bad form with wobble and flutter. You can really put your arse into them w/o turning them over if your form is clean. The Buzzz SS and X Buzzz may overlap, I think I'd take out the SS and get something more decidedly understable like a Fuse, Meteor, Mako, or Comet. Comet and Fuse are both great for cleaning up form, the Fuse will feel more familiar to Buzzz throwers. I would not recommend getting a Wasp unless you can get one of the older runs, the newer ones aren't much more overstable than a regular Z Buzzz. Pains and Vectors stay in that slot longer, also Aftershocks and Shockwaves to consider.

Check the technique sticky for form stuff, it will point you in the right direction. The nerds over at Discgolfreview.com go really into it, it can be overwhelming but it's worth it. ;)

So bag would be with my biased picks:
166-168 GL Striker
171 GL River
Z Xpress

GL Pain
Z Buzzz/Cryztal Buzzz/X Buzzz (whichever is straighter)
Fuse

Ion (one disc casual rounds = fun)
Wizard (putting if it's not broke)

[camb198]

That is awesome! I just got a 169 striker! I will have to pick up a Fuse! The only other mid options I have are: Wolf, Q sentinel, a roc(which I maybe shouldn't mix with the buzzz?), and a Element. Would any of those fill the fuse slot until I pick one up? And what weight fuse would you suggest? Thank you so much for all your help so far you guys!

[BrotherDave]

The Q Sentinel, even though it's beaded, is a lower profile mid so it won't feel too awkward in that overstable slot. Give it a long look. The Wolf and Element are your best Fuse subs right now but Wolves are kind of odd, favored mostly by old schoolers that like thumb tracks and the Element can go all over the place b/c Gateway is notorious for run inconsistencies and that mold has gone through a number of tinkering. So if you have an Element, only you know it will behave, lol.

I don't like to mix beaded and non beaded mids personally. Keeping rim profiles uniform helps me keep my mind on the throw and not my grip, etc. Mixing Rocs and Buzzzes in particular I'm not crazy about b/c Rocs are a little slower than Buzzzes. It's nice to have your mids all the same speed so you don't have to make as many throwing adjustments, i.e. power up on the Buzzz or power down on the Roc. It's personal preference.

[chrishysell]

Get a Nuke

[camb198]

I don't like Nukes...I have used a Nuke ss and that was ok, and I also have a Nuke OS that I got from trade...that thing is crazy overstable!

[camb198]

the gazelle is a crazy roller! The thing goes straight for ages! Awesome! Any other disc recommendations?

[simpletwist]

I'd recommend a Leopard or 2. At least 1 at 150g. If the Leopard doesn't work well for you then maybe a Cyclone. Both are very beginner friendly and give you excellent distance with control. While both are good for various lines, I think the Leopard has more to offer.

I'd also get an overstable mid. I like something a little more overstable than the Wasp which in my hands is about the same as a Buzzz. The Hornet fills this slot.

And maybe a Meteor if you can't get what you need out of the Buzzz SS. I think its less of an overlap between your group of Buzzzes.