... and don't forget your towel!
I got a free towel at an Ace Race but it just hangs in my basement. Yesterday, I played in the pouring down rain at a course I had wanted to play for over a year, which is over an hour from my house, so even though the weather said no rain, I wasn't about to leave when I got there and it was pouring. I threw on some boots I had in the trunk and played.
And let me tell you... that whole thing about "grip" that disc manufacturers post to differentiate their plastics is important.
If you play with the cheapest plastics (such as Discraft's Pro-D or Innova's DX) you will have a good grip in the rain and not notice much of an issue. And if you picked up discs with some of the higher end plastics (such as Discraft ESP or Innova Star) you also won't notice too much of a problem, because you can just swipe the water off and still get a good grip.
But man, good luck without a towel if you're throwing the hard (most durable) clear plastics like Discraft's Elite-Z or Innova's Champion. It took me a few holes to realize that all of my pre-releases were from slipping off the disc because they were wet (duh) and not just because I suck or because my rain soaked shirt was sticking to my body and making my arm harder to move.
Nope, once I pulled an old dishcloth I had in the bag (for cleaning off grass blades after a round) and started drying off my discs before throwing the difference was huge.
I guess that's why we got towels in the first place at the Ace Race haha.
I got a free towel at an Ace Race but it just hangs in my basement. Yesterday, I played in the pouring down rain at a course I had wanted to play for over a year, which is over an hour from my house, so even though the weather said no rain, I wasn't about to leave when I got there and it was pouring. I threw on some boots I had in the trunk and played.
And let me tell you... that whole thing about "grip" that disc manufacturers post to differentiate their plastics is important.
If you play with the cheapest plastics (such as Discraft's Pro-D or Innova's DX) you will have a good grip in the rain and not notice much of an issue. And if you picked up discs with some of the higher end plastics (such as Discraft ESP or Innova Star) you also won't notice too much of a problem, because you can just swipe the water off and still get a good grip.
But man, good luck without a towel if you're throwing the hard (most durable) clear plastics like Discraft's Elite-Z or Innova's Champion. It took me a few holes to realize that all of my pre-releases were from slipping off the disc because they were wet (duh) and not just because I suck or because my rain soaked shirt was sticking to my body and making my arm harder to move.
Nope, once I pulled an old dishcloth I had in the bag (for cleaning off grass blades after a round) and started drying off my discs before throwing the difference was huge.
I guess that's why we got towels in the first place at the Ace Race haha.