What disc do you use for long, narrow, straight, tunnel type fairways?

[jblough]

a star Teebird or TL.

 

[justin]

I was fooling around with some discs yesterday, and I took out my 168 Pro D Destryoer. Its been beat in some , and has landed on concrete a few times. I was shocked that this disc flew straight as an arrow for almost 300ft. Its now my new straight, tight fairway, tunnel disc. For shorter shots I use the Buzz.

I do my best to avoid drivers on tunnel shots. Sharp edges of drivers seem to bounce much further off the fairway if they knick a tree compared to blunt mids and putters.

I'll add that if I had a magic bag in which of my discs were available in all plastics I would throw soft plastics like FLX or r-Pro to minimize bounce as well on those tight shots.

 

[duke6528]

I CANNOT make the Star SL go straight. I am in the minority? That thing hyzers every time I throw it. Managed to get a straight line for the first time the other day with it (172 g Star), on like the 20th time.

I believe you are in the minority. That disc is super straight when thrown flat.

 

[DiscChucker]

Hole #6 at Nevin Park.

I threw my Roc.

I threw my Python on this hole. For tunnels like this I'll throw my Python or Scorpion and hyzer-flip them. For narrower tunnels or tunnels with really low ceilings I'll use my Shark or my Stingray.

 

[Marmoset]

I haven't taken the time to read all the replies to the original question, so I'm sure my response will overlap with others'.
I don't like throwing drivers on any tightly wooded hole. If the tunnel is really tight I will reach for a stable putter or a stable mid.

For tunnels ranging from really tight to fairly open I would throw:
Stable putter (dozens to choose from)
Stable mid (Comet, etc.)
Overstable mid (Roc, etc.)
Stable fairway driver (like a Leopard or a Stalker, etc.)

Comets or Rocs are a good, safe bet. I don't think I would ever reach for something faster than an OLF on a tunnel unless it was ridiculously wide.

 

[jordash]

Depending on length, I use my KC Pro eagle or Z stalker. Both fly straight but I tend to rely on my eagle for straight shots. Also use my very old and very beaten DX shark, although its turned into a very understable disc. Lose it to the right when thrown hard.

 

[Gator]

stalker

 

[kcplease]

STALKER. maybe my found pro teebird if its the winter and i don't wanna shatter my stalker. can discs shatter in the winter at, say, 25 degrees if they smack a tree, specifically z plastic / champion?

 

[Jesse B 707]

STALKER. maybe my found pro teebird if its the winter and i don't wanna shatter my stalker. can discs shatter in the winter at, say, 25 degrees if they smack a tree, specifically z plastic / champion?

it's much more likely to happen with DX type plastic, your Stalkers should be fairly safe

 

[kcplease]

Good! about all i thow is z plastic! all my drivers including fairway are z/champ, and then a z buzzz. one star, one esp flx, the rest are dx/pro d

 

[BrotherDave]

I haven't taken the time to read all the replies to the original question, so I'm sure my response will overlap with others'.
I don't like throwing drivers on any tightly wooded hole. If the tunnel is really tight I will reach for a stable putter or a stable mid.

For tunnels ranging from really tight to fairly open I would throw:
Stable putter (dozens to choose from)
Stable mid (Comet, etc.)
Overstable mid (Roc, etc.)
Stable fairway driver (like a Leopard or a Stalker, etc.)

Comets or Rocs are a good, safe bet. I don't think I would ever reach for something faster than an OLF on a tunnel unless it was ridiculously wide.

Pretty sound reasoning. I don't drive putters much for some reason but I usually use mids like a Nebula and a QMS for this. It's not the tightness of the tunnel that scares me as much as the thickness of the rough. If the rough isn't too thick I have no problem throwing Stalkers, TLs, Teebirds, etc. b/c I have a pretty good get out of trouble game.

 

[djb240z]

Teebird or Orc

 

[McLeod]

Champion Panther 168g. Just give it a light snap and put the outside tip down. If I aim low I slide in for birdie, and if I put out a little more power or catch a glide I'm running at ace. If there's a headwind I'll use a max weight Champ Panther.

 

[Biscuits]

168 - 171 EliteX Stratus. I throw with a hard hyzer, so it will generally flip up and fly pretty flat. Either that or I will throw a Blowfly. With the right release, those things will glide for a good while.

 

[justin]

Nice advice Biscuits. That's a great way to use a Stratus. I do the same sometimes, especially uphill. Welcome to the DGCR forums.

 

[chiggins]

Depends on the ceiling. If I've got height to work with, a worn Wizard or a Roc. If it's longer, and theres a ceiling, usually something I can flip up (JLS, QJLS, Leopard, maybe a Pro Beast). If it's really long and the ceiling's low, I might forehand roll a Firebird.

 

[justin]

...If it's really long and the ceiling's low, I might forehand roll a Firebird.

Nice call. Other than a hyzer-flip I haven't seen anyone suggesting a type of throw- Only types of discs.

 

[PanicKJ]

soft pro rhyno. If you don't hit a tree you can make it as far as any midrange. If you do hit a tree it will taco and hit the ground instead of bouncing off. However super soft rhyno's are hard to find.

 

[wolito]

Star TL all the way!

 

[DiscGolfCraig]

I think you should be asking Redneck Machismo. We all know how much he loves any course that has trees.