Emoney
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what's up with mcbeth and <200? that's silly. we all know he's not being truthful.
Yeah, def troll 101
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what's up with mcbeth and <200? that's silly. we all know he's not being truthful.
Yeah, def troll 101
Really? I've played with a number of ams that if you told them to throw 10 discs 400' they'd get 8/10 easy. One tourney i played at am1 i thought i might throw farther than the guys in my group and then we all stepped up to the first hole, 301' on flat ground, and everyone threw a mid range and reached the pin (or past it)
Seriously. Although, like I said, the sport isn't super popular in my area. Also, I've only been to like 5 or 6 tournaments ever. So, in those tournaments and playing various courses, I've never played with anyone who appeared they could throw over 400'. Now, I've played with a couple people who said they could throw over 400'. After watching them throw, there was no way in hell they could get that far since they had trouble reaching the 300' mark. I'd love to play with some guys that could bomb tho. I just think it'd be fun to watch. But so far, I've only seen long throws online.
At the beginning of the year I was happy to hit 300 and my average was probably 280. Then I picked up a Champ Tern (12, 6, -2, 2 variety and not the -4 turn) and its ease of throwing allowed me to focus on my mechanics and now I can consistently hit 400 and max at about 450-480 and have even hit 500 once this year. Its not just the disc either, every disc in my bag has almost doubled in distance since I started throwing the Tern. Depending on the hole I can get a putter 300 sometimes (however the comfort range for it is 200-250).
I would have to agree with you....everybody throws 500ft online. But I do agree that more popular courses can bring better talent. My local course park circle in north charleston, sc has Tuesday doubles. And I have seen several people there throw 350 to 400 with ease....passing the goal while I struggle with even getting into birdie range.Seriously. Although, like I said, the sport isn't super popular in my area. Also, I've only been to like 5 or 6 tournaments ever. So, in those tournaments and playing various courses, I've never played with anyone who appeared they could throw over 400'. Now, I've played with a couple people who said they could throw over 400'. After watching them throw, there was no way in hell they could get that far since they had trouble reaching the 300' mark. I'd love to play with some guys that could bomb tho. I just think it'd be fun to watch. But so far, I've only seen long throws online.
I've played with 3 or 4 people on this forum who crack 450. Played with a local who can get to 500+.
Pretty sure New & Hammer both can get a 500'er on the right line, both have ridiculous golf distance tho. Makes me sad.
I've found big distance throwing to be a regional thing. Most of the areas that have short technical courses don't have many people that throw very far. Here in Phoenix a 400' drive is nothing special, as our courses are pretty wide open and fairly long. I would say to compete as a pro or advanced level player you would need at least a 400' drive to even be competitive.
Wow, for anyone into stats the distribution of these poll results is just beautiful.
Daw shucks. For the record Connor can throw the **** out of a firebird, even when he's falling.
I've been hitting 490' a lot more regularly lately. Broke 500' twice today while working on my lines with my Quasars.
Maybe he thought it was 200 yards.Has anyone checked the way people voted. Just saw that PMcBeth voted in the 200 ft. or less category.