How do you adapt to rain?

[mx23ang]

open up the rain fly on my straps.. whip out my towel and go to birding!! I LOVE playing in the fog/rain/clouds even being a flickr roughly 60% of the time.. killed UNC DGC today in the slop with awesome putting, craazy jump putts, huge flicks, and bird'ing the last 6 holes to shoot my personal best -10

[mx23ang]

Originally Posted by Mueltrain54

I am playing my second PDGA tournament to date tomorrow, and I wanted to pose a question to those with some tournament experience.

How do you adapt your game to playing in the rain? Do you change your strategy at all, shot selection, attire? Any advice appreciated.

Im guessing your doing mookys cup.. good luck man! I have several buddies trying to adapt to the cold/rain tomorrow also!! From what they tell me about johnson street its a fair kindly shorter course that rewards solid drives and good putts, it is my buddy's home course so main thing is either keep your putter's dry with a towel/under an umbrella, putting with dx plastic in the rain is the way to go in my opinion also

[dusty5150]

Originally Posted by notroman

You definitely want to be prepared. Brings lots of towels, store the used and the dry in separate plastic bags, bring an umbrella, bring a change of clothes (and socks). The drier you keep your body the better off you'll be. Take your time drying off the discs and all that, don't rush.

I tend to throw less Champion/Z plastic stuff when it rains because it gets so slick. I try to stick with Star/ESP and base plastic.

this ^^ base plastic FTW in the rain!

do youself a favour and invest in a pair of these:

[BogeyNoMore]

Originally Posted by dusty5150

this ^^ base plastic FTW in the rain!

do youself a favour and invest in a pair of these:

Link for Rocky Gore-Tex Sock

[mashnut]

I always keep extra socks, shoes and clothes in the car. On a rainy or wet day I have a set to change between rounds and another set to change after the second round so the day's not miserable. I also have a full extra set of towels in the car so I can start the second round with dry towels. A birdie bag helps get the last bit of dampness off your hand and disc after you've toweled them off.

[jongoff09]

Originally Posted by horsmanm

I play wet. I have tried many times to stay dry and I can never get my hands fully dry and it gives my hands too much grip and I shank a lot of shots. So when it rains I say F&%K it and just play wet. I find all my shots work out better for me as apposed to tackiness.

This^^!

Aside from an extra towel for the teepad under my plant foot, I don't do anything different in the rain.

[Craton]

Waterproof gear= boots, jacket, rain pants. I try to wear breathable high performance gear under said coat, and wool socks in case my boots turn into buckets.

Waterproof discs= dx gazelle, teebird, whippet, roc, aviars/ SSS warlocks

Towels= lots of these. keep the dry ones in bags.

[Mueltrain54]

Thanks for all the quick responses. I took a lot of the advice but ended up using a few things i brought along (in part because the rain was minimal) I think the biggest advantage from all the prep work was for my mental game. I felt so prepared that it added to my confidence. I finished fourth in rec, not exactly the result I wanted but I took a lot of positives from the event, and of course had a blast.

[superberry]

Throw straight and controlled drives with midranges and putters. Don't take as many steps on the teepad if they are wet, try standstill drives. If it's not cold, go with minimal clothing. Hardest part to me is that lots of rain in the northern part of the country is cold, and layering up with wet heavy clothes on your arms really impacts every bit of your game. I've found that I need to just accept being soaked, and if it's cold I try to wear tight fitting compression shirts.

[The Hammer]

I adjust by staying home instead of playing. Playing in the rain sucks. I play for the competition, and the fun. The rain sucks every ounce of fun out of a round for me, so I don't even bother. I would rather stay home and be productive.