Hey everyone,
I have been playing for around 2 years and I throw RHBH. My disc of choice is a star boss and I throw around 300-325. I realize that I do not have the arm speed or snap for that kind of disc yet. I'm looking to take disc golf more seriously so I want to disc down so that I can hopefully get my arm up to that boss level.
I am considering a teebird, eagle, firebird, or fl.
Are they good discs and what other suggestions would you guys have?
Discing down is not just about throwing a smaller rim disc for a while, but developing what I call a 'fairway driver' section in your bag that covers between your mids and your distance drivers.
My suggestion is actually what I throw, a 11x cal Teebird. (trust me, new teebirds do NOT fly anything close to the older 11x teebirds), which is my middle stability, River for less stability, and 11x Firebird for more stability.
Play a round and keep note of the distance you throw them. Throw them until you are consistently geting them out there. A lot of people put distance numbers, like 300'-350'. I am not so much hung up on that number, but just being consistent and confident in getting it out there, even if it is only 270'-290'. Once you do this, I would suggest getting a Blizzard Champion Boss and Katana in the upper 130's, a Star Wraith in the low to mid 160's, and a Force. Once you are tagging out those Fairway Drivers, it makes the Distance Drivers that much easier. Your Star Wraith for a consistent, more controlled distance driver, The Boss and Katana for distance max, and the Force for your OS plastic on crazy wind days.
I know I am just promoting my bag to you, but I have had in m possession a LOT of discs. Now if you just play 1 course all the time, then you can focus your bag to that course, but if you play different courses, new courses, fairly often, then you need a balanced bag of different stabilities and distances. I see many players carry so many unnecessary discs, like one guy carried 4 putters, bt only used 2 of them, for example. Lighten your bag. Keep it at 15 discs or less. Use discs that are capable of multiple uses like rollers and for forehand shots. This makes the bag light, the shots as numerous as your imagination, and the fun factor as high as possible.
As far as throwing, in the words of Ben Hogan, when someone asked how did you get that swing?, He replied, "I found it in the dirt." Meaning he practiced until he got it. Same way, do not over work your arm, save it from injury, but find a field and throw. Keep doing until you like what you are seeing, then take notice to everything you are doing, and practice for that to be consistent and natural to you.
