Recent content by Rumpled

My brace was incorrect when throwing backhand. My plant foot was too flat to the ground when throwing and was putting excessive stress on my knee. I noticed when watching slow mo videos of Corey Ellis that when his disc was in the power pocket that his toes were lifting off the ground; he was...

She really is everything you could want to represent the sport: very likable, gracious in victory and defeat, a tremendous mental game, and a physical game that we all can envy. That she is dominating with so many new and exciting players in the FPO is very impressive.

I bag the Ruby, Jade and Sapphire and I have been doing so since the Sapphire was released. The Ruby is a trick shot disc. It is to disc golf what a 64 degree lob wedge is to ball golf. I only use it when close to the basket and have a difficult lie, i.e. I need to throw a short anhyzer that...

Erika Stinchcomb carded a quadruple bogey on each of the first 4 holes, 16 over after four. I'm sorry that wasn't on camera. Horrible, but I would have liked to watch that unfold. What a tragicomedy.

It makes perfect sense. I agree completely with the way you've defined them. For me, the Grace gives me the reliability of a Boatman with the distance potential of a Sword. I've enjoyed throwing the Northman, but I prefer discs that are more understable in my downwind driver slots. Currently...

I had a Sword that was the best distance driver I've ever owned. It flew like a stable mid with a 12 speed rim; perfect for someone with modest arm speed. I purchased a handful of others after losing it, but none were a match for that ideal Sword. My previous post was a poor choice of words. I...

In the past, I've thrown the Northman, Boatman and Sword. The Grace made them all unnecessary, imo. They are all very similar spec wise, but the Grace combines the best qualities of each: comfort, reliability and distance.

I have arthritis in both knees and an injury to my right knee which has not yet been diagnosed; much to my frustration. You are correct that stretched hamstrings definitely improve my comfort, and strengthening my quads has helped as well. I am very fearful of injury as my last 3 have taken...

I do some movements that are similar to yoga poses, but I think of what I do as dynamic and static stretching. I developed a series of movements like Tai Chi for myself, but the movements are based on sports rather than the martial arts. I also use light weights. I was having lower back pain...

I'll soon be 62, and at the end of last season I decided to take the winter off. I realized that most of the older players I know were either playing with an injury, awaiting surgery for an injury or recovering from surgery related to an injury. Is my group unusual? I realized I needed to heal...

The Grace, Trace and Thrasher are all fine options.

Ananda's play in the second round was fantastic, and it was a real pleasure to watch someone who was playing so well and enjoying it so much. I'm looking forward to watching the final round. It's great to see someone new raise a trophy.

The complaining doesn't sit well with me either. Perhaps, I'm ignorant, but aren't these events still largely dependent on local volunteers? Professional disc golfers now have the possibility of making a good living, but they remain dependent on people volunteering their time, equipment and I...

Koling, Sexton and Uli don't look like they made any effort to prepare for a new season. Should serious competitors be sporting dad bods in their mid 30's?

I purchased a Sweet Honey in Steady, light orange, 171g. Its plh was the same as a Star Mamba, but it had more dome than a Star Shryke. The plastic was good quality, but unremarkable; the grip didn't distinguish itself, and there was some flashing. I compared the Sweet Honey to a Thrasher which...