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[Mids] How many midranges do I need?

Carry as many as you can memorize. With the years of experience that you have, you should be fine.

Only way to find out is to leave some discs at home.
 
Aim For The Chains said:
You don't need 4 ****ing mids. I would kill half the players on this site with just a putter and driver.
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Yes, but half the players on this site have only been paying for 1.6 years, have 2000 posts, and are testers for MVP. :D

But I pretty much agree with you. Even though I bag a few mids currently, I always use the same one. I'd be curious to hear what you woud suggest for the two mids set up for maybe innova, dc, and MVP.
 
ranger said:
Yes, but half the players on this site have only been paying for 1.6 years, have 2000 posts, and are testers for MVP. :D

But I pretty much agree with you. Even though I bag a few mids currently, I always use the same one. I'd be curious to hear what you woud suggest for the two mids set up for maybe innova, dc, and MVP.
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I wouldn't suggest any 2 really b/c all the companies have 2 molds which would pair well given your style/power level and Innova/DC really do.

IMO when people always suggest rocs & buzzzes to new players its kinda of :wall: b/c both discs really act more like a fairway and used at those distances by most professional level players vs fairways or drivers for lower level players.

I guess to simply answer your question I always feel a large diameter mid and small diameter mid pair very well-- What a person uses as a putter though (driving putter especially) can impact what mids you carry also.

Innova: High power-- Roc & Mako/Shark | Low power: Skeeter & Stingray
DC: High power-- Buzzz $ Comet | Low power: Comet & Meteor
MVP: High power-- Vector & Tensor | Low power: Alias & Tangent

Now you can mix in a multitude of molds based on feel and exact flight etc in relation to putters bagged (fairways also). Those who carry more OS putters could carry less OS mids while if you use a beadless more understable putter it generally is beneficial to carry a more OS mid. Hope that helps some!
 
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Aim For The Chains said:
I wouldn't suggest any 2 really b/c all the companies have 2 molds which would pair well given your style/power level and Innova/DC really do.

IMO when people always suggest rocs & buzzzes to new players its kinda of :wall: b/c both discs really act more like a fairway and used at those distances by most professional level players vs fairways or drivers for lower level players.

I guess to simply answer your question I always feel a large diameter mid and small diameter mid pair very well-- What a person uses as a putter though (driving putter especially) can impact what mids you carry also.

Innova: High power-- Roc & Mako/Shark | Low power: Skeeter & Stingray
DC: High power-- Buzzz $ Comet | Low power: Comet & Meteor
MVP: High power-- Vector & Tensor | Low power: Alias & Tangent

Now you can mix in a multitude of molds based on feel and exact flight etc in relation to putters bagged (fairways also). Those who carry more OS putters could carry less OS mids while if you use a beadless more understable putter it generally is beneficial to carry a more OS mid. Hope that helps some!
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definitely helps

Some ideas I've never really thought about. What do you classify as high power?
 
Some ideas I've never really thought about. What do you classify as high power?[/QUOTE]

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ranger said:
definitely helps

Some ideas I've never really thought about. What do you classify as high power?
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Well again that's slight subjective as there are actually power vs finesse players and I was grouping them more I guess into advanced vs new.

Personally I love discs like the tangent, fuse, (not OS) buzzz or roc and something you can shape pretty much any line you need but also carry a fairly OS putter and tend to always throw with hyzer.

In that sense you could say am more of a finesse player than power and work my discs more than let the discs do the work-- which can be both good an bad as many times I need to remember to just let my discs fly and not force them into angles while a true power player relies on the stability of a disc. If you watch players like David wiggins vs Paul mcbeth I think the comparison applies well. You see david throwing his aviar on holes a lot of guys don't throw putters on but mcbeth will throw a max?/roc or nova given the conditions/landing situation.

Power really refers to skill in a sense b/c even if you can throw 500' but are torqueing the hell out of a disc its not like you get a true flight from the mold being thrown. If you can get a disc to fly different lines at 350'+ with some degree of accuracy (not DGCR distances) then I would say you are in the "high" power level. Joes flight chart lays out the differences fairly well based on speed/distance too if you have ever looked at GGGT's site for disc comparisons.
 
I'm a three mid kind of guy:

VIP Warship: Stable
TP Warship: Neutral
VIP Tursas: Understable

For the "More Stable" midrange slot, I prefer to power down a Stag or SaintPro OR disc down to a Suspect; distance and conditions depending...
 
I just carry two a slightly beat Roc+ and a like new Roc3
 
Depends on your main course(s). Get the discs you to make the shots your course demands for now. If you want get something in base plastic and work to beat it in.

For example, my main course has two hard dogleg rights at 326' and 346'. Being newer and not yet mastering an anhyzer all could turnover was a mid. So I got a DX Stingray and it dependably turned into the dogleg flying about 300'.

Another hole is a 246' island shot that is pretty straight on. Also, its easy to mess the shot up with too much turn or fade. I couldn't quite get my putters to the basket so I found a neutral mid, a MVP P Axis (aced the sucker, too).

So those were the only two I needed for my local course. Bought a Roc and an Obex for when I go to other courses.
 
My mid/approach game is:
Z Nebula - rarely comes out
ESP Nebula - My "fresh Buzzz"
Proline Squall - My "straight Buzzz"/short FW driver
Opto Fuse - Finesse mid
TM Fuse - Flippy as hell, only particularly useful for wooded holes

Proline Breaker - driving putter
DX Polecat - finesse driving putter
 
I've been playing a lot of long courses lately where I don't throw too many mids off the tee and I've surprised myself by getting away with 2 buzzes and a zone. 1 glow buzzz, actually not a super overstable one, it has some turn (-.5 maybe) that helps me get some good distance and control with it. One beat x buzzz for turnover shots and one z zone for meathook duties. I can really chuck the zone and it might go 220'. Fortunately, I've also been bagging and beating up a flat/firm glow teebird for upcoming tournament season. This has worked as a decent replacement for the hornet I normally carry. The teebird is not very glidey and super meaty, flies nearly the same distances and lines as the glidier hornet.

Still know and throw the hornet and an extra stable ten year buzzz on occasion, but I've been happy to lighten my load during the winter and only carry about 16 discs as opposed to the "prepared for anything/any wind" tournament bag that I'll bust out this summer.
 
No purpose in cutting due to weight, the 350g of weight of a couple mids is negligible IMO. Obviously when one starts playing one mid ideal, then add one more, another, another, etc then cut as needed until you find the perfect balance of what you want and need from your discs. For me that is 4-5 mids each with a unique stability that I desire. I could do with more or less, even no mids at all but I prefer the 4-5 that I carry now above all other options right now.
 
In the bag right now. 7 mids, 2 driving putters, and 3 drivers lol. I guess you could say the midrange is a big part of my game.
 
I try to keep it simple with 3 mids: OS, stable, US. I will often carry a 4th to try a new disc and compare it to the usual suspects, but ideally I try to keep it to 3.
 
I play with 5 mids. I feel like having one disc for each type of shot helps me since I haven't played for very long.
Roc3
KC Roc
Z Buzz
Star Mako
TM Fuse
 
This is such a subjective question, I don't think there's a right answer.

I'm very comfortable throwing my stable/straight mid (Axis) on various anny angles, and for more extreme right turns, I'll flick the OS FW/utility driver, so I've found I don't really need a true US mid, though I still have fuse around, I just never pull it out.

In other words, and this is a work in progress, but I think I might be down to 2 mids. Neutral and beefier. For the OS, I've got a pretty fresh Vector, but I seldom pull it out, either, I've started being able to get some more fade from nose-up stalling the Axis.

If I ever develop a comfort level with hyzer angles like I have with annys, I may only need one mid.
 
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