Playin' in the Rain.

[Paulie]

Only played in rain once. It wasn't cold so I just got wet.

Keeping the mud wiped off my discs was my only concern. My accuracy is bad enough without clods of mud stuck on my discs.

What I may try next time is these cheap gloves from Lowes. They're some kind of thin, white stretchy fabric that's coated with flexible rubber on the palms and fingers. I use them at work. They have good wet grip.

 

[Verjaeger]

DX and other cheap plastics perform better in the rain. Keep your towels in plastic bags so they don't get wet.

 

[Mattallica]

it's not great, but it beats not playing

 

[The dude on the bike]

Mink oil or car wax on your hands, don't share this with anyone. I also advise you to drink heavily.

 

[Doofenshmirtz]

Playing in the rain?

I have never played in the rain any significant amount. However, this weekend, I will be playing in a tournament (my fourth ever) where I expect it to rain, heavily at times. Other than keeping a dry towel is there anything that I should be doing to compensate for the rain?

 

[stun]

My personal opinion is to use your "grippiest" plastic possible. I try to avoid using Champion (or Elite Z) plastic and lean more towards Star (or ESP) and DX (or Pro D). I don't use much Pro (or Elite X) plastic any more, but it does nicely in the rain as well.

$.02 for you

 

[TheArnoldPalmer]

don't forget an umbrella! and extra clothes including some good socks

 

[King John Henry]

Birdie Bag!!

 

[DiscNutt123]

Have fun! I love playing in the rain. Keeping a dry towel is key to having fun in the rain. This means having multiple towels in a Ziploc bag. Shoes with good grip is a must as well. Use a stool to set your bag on, or it will get really nasty. If the tee boxes are slippery, put a towel down where your front foot will plant, this solves any kind of slippage.

 

[KRATC]

The biggest issue is slippage. Foot slippage and disc slippage. If you can prepare and minimize those, you'll be fine.

 

[zenbot]

How do you adapt to rain?
Do any of you guys play in the rain?
Playing in the rain
Playin' in the Rain.
Do you change your bag for the rain?
Rain Wear

 

[Jax11]

The rain-flys on the Fade Gear Straps and the Grip Bags are immensely helpful. If you do not have one of these and it is steadily raining, at some point you won't be able to keep your discs dry. If you do not want to invest in one of these devices you could always craft a DIY one out of a large plastic garbage bag. Try to get the bottom covered so you can put your bag down and moisture won't soak through the bottom.

An umbrella is a must. You can hang towels in the wiring under the umbrella to insure you have a couple of extra dry ones. Leave it over your bag when you are making your shot, even if you have one of the rain-flys. Keeping your discs dry is very helpful.

A birdie bag or a towel dedicated to drying your hands is also necessary.

 

[demon102]

Just accept that everything is gonna be at least moist, learn which discs have a nice grip when wet.

Its been monsoon season here when usually its drought season and me and my friends just say **** it and play in the rain. After a while you stop giving a crap about the discs being wet and learn to throw them wet. Some discs are useless here tho like TI nukes and my champion dominator.



Also hiking boots.

 

[waddleman]

A Birdie bag and an umbrella works surprisingly well, for me anyway. Even with champ plastic (though definately reach for Star or Pro if you have it), having those two items will help immensely. I also shorten up my run-up a lot in the rain, usually to a 1.5 step dealio, definately helps stay in control on the pads when they get slippery. Other than that, nothing majorly different.

 

[bnbanbury]

extra plastic bags for scorecard, wallet, whatever. I like to keep a change of clothes just in case it rains for morning rounds and not the afternoon ones. You can't have too many towels, i normally have two in my bag under the rain fly and two more waiting in the car.

 

[agibson]

For me, along with carrying supplies (dry towels, etc.) I begin to think that it's very important to have the discipline to use them! Maybe that's mostly a casual round thing (most of my rain rounds) - but it's easy for me to get lazy, and not thoroughly dry my disc and hands before each shot. So, maybe that'd be more automatic in a tournament round. But, anecdotally, for me, that makes a big difference.

Footing's definitely a big deal. But, I have a little trouble imagining laying out a towel on every teebox. I'd definitely want to try it first... And how do you keep that towel dry, or at least usefully dry?

 

[knettles]

I've found keeping discs and my hands dry a somewhat uphill battle. I don't feel like carrying ten towels on me, and once a towel starts to get wet, you pretty much just smudge the water around on the discs. Personally, I think it's alot easier to just use grippy plastics and face the fact you and your discs are going to get wet. DX and Pro are great, with R-Pro probably being the best (even tho it's not widely available). And as others have said, wear good shoes with non-cotton socks.

As a side note from personal experience, make sure you're not carrying any electronics in your pockets .

 

[discflinger]

NEVER set your bag in stool. Makes for a chitty round.:|

 

[Doofenshmirtz]

Lot's of helpful stuff. Thanks.

 

[discoholic]

I love all disc golf, but playing in the rain sucks. The thing you need most is to be mentally prepared. If you're ready for a terrible time, you will be ahead of your competition. I don't how long this event will be, but if it's all day be as ready as you can.

Umbrella. Playing in a wet shirt is hard, bring many or play shirtless. Wet feet will take a toll. Even if you have water proof shoes I would use plastic bags, and bring socks.

When it starts to suck, remember that disc golf is fun. Shoot-em-up!