hilega
Bogey Member
Took the girlfriend for first disc golf round. To keep things simple, I brought my 175g DX Roc for me and a 149 DX Cobra for. She is petite at 5'3" <120lbs, age 27, but played softball (infield) in high school and currently plays in a slow pitch league. She had trouble throwing backhand with her dominant right hand. Tried to get her to attempt a forehand, still no luck. Lots of release problems, wobble, and she felt awkward. She swtiched to backhand lefthand and started throwing better - out to 100 ft. I think it will obviously take some time and a lot will come with technique improvements (will need to show her some videos, Dan Beto, etc.). We only played 9 holes...
I play for fun, and so we wil always be at the recreation level. Another variable to mention is, the winds here on the Central Coast of California are pretty wicked (home course is Waller park).
Enough background ... on to the question:
Is the 149 DX Cobra a good starting point for her and able to handle the winds (alwasy 10-15mph in the afternoon + high gusts)?
Thought about getting something with a little more weight 155-160g and maybe some different molds:
Buzzz
Shark
Coyote
Stingray
Also maybe a DX Leopard.
I also have a 171g DX Aviar P&A for her.
I have combed the search function for "Beginner", "Women", "Woman", "Midrange", "Mid", "Wind" and searched every individual disc above and looked at some of the more frequent female poster's profiles for what is in their bag and what the female pros carry.
Would just like some others to weigh in. I tend to over research and over think things (especially at the beginner/recreation level). Disc weight is a big question for me too.
Any inputs would be great. Will probably want to add another mid for her to try 155-165g and a Leopard at around 160g. (Probably overthinking this ... but I do post on ddgcoursereview.com, so that is implied)
(I have a 170g DX Leopard, 175g DX Roc, 175g DX Cro, 175g DX Classic Aviar, 175g R-Pro Aviar that she could try as well)
Thanks.
I play for fun, and so we wil always be at the recreation level. Another variable to mention is, the winds here on the Central Coast of California are pretty wicked (home course is Waller park).
Enough background ... on to the question:
Is the 149 DX Cobra a good starting point for her and able to handle the winds (alwasy 10-15mph in the afternoon + high gusts)?
Thought about getting something with a little more weight 155-160g and maybe some different molds:
Buzzz
Shark
Coyote
Stingray
Also maybe a DX Leopard.
I also have a 171g DX Aviar P&A for her.
I have combed the search function for "Beginner", "Women", "Woman", "Midrange", "Mid", "Wind" and searched every individual disc above and looked at some of the more frequent female poster's profiles for what is in their bag and what the female pros carry.
Would just like some others to weigh in. I tend to over research and over think things (especially at the beginner/recreation level). Disc weight is a big question for me too.
Any inputs would be great. Will probably want to add another mid for her to try 155-165g and a Leopard at around 160g. (Probably overthinking this ... but I do post on ddgcoursereview.com, so that is implied)
(I have a 170g DX Leopard, 175g DX Roc, 175g DX Cro, 175g DX Classic Aviar, 175g R-Pro Aviar that she could try as well)
Thanks.