Noob friendly DG Primer, sticky worthy?

[BrotherDave]

Grip it to Rip it: The Ins and Outs of Grip - DGR article with pics, demonstrates basic fundamentals like grips and disc orientation in regards to the body, etc.

"secret" revealed at DGR! - Blake_T's exercise and drills that facilitate learning the fundamentals of throwing.

Discing down adventures - Promoted by the likes of Garublador, myself, and others, this thread drives home the point that shunning discs that are too fast for you and learning the slow ones will improve your line shaping, decision making, control, distance, etc.

An Open Letter to Three Putt, Garublador - Concerns the physics of disc flight, fairly heady stuff.

Explanation of the Physics of Flying discs - Self-explanatory.

Maxing out at 300'? - DGR thread concerning breaking that 300' distance plateau, some good stuff by Blake on page 4.

Perfect Putt 360 - putting game

 

[BrotherDave]

I thought it would be nice if there was something we could direct noobs to for basic stuff on improving their game and things like that. What do you think? I tried to put just stuff that there is a general consensus about, so I left out threads like "are overstable midranges pointless." Feel free to add some beneficial links to it, let's get this ball rolling.

 

[agent_peebody]

 

[BrotherDave]

^ Mos def.

Joe's Universal Disc Flight Chart

Bcrpenn123 or whatever needs to throw that Excel chart on here too.

 

[agent_peebody]

bcr123psu

 

[agent_peebody]

i also recommend watching all the related videos from FDGC with Cimo

 

[LoPan12]

Anyone know of a good glossary of terms and acronyms? The following sentence will make no sense to a newcomer: I was gonna throw this sweet anny line, but I griplocked and OATed the crap out of it! Hyzer stalled right into the bush! I'm such a torque monkey :doh:

 

[agent_peebody]

make one

 

[bcr123psu]

Discraft's throwing basics (newer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgn6Os4YSW0

I just used the same nomenclature and examples from this video to explain how a disc golf throw works to a n00b and they took to it pretty quickly.

Oh, and here's the Excel-based Flight Chart.

 

[bcr123psu]

As far as that Perfect Putt 360 thread goes, the Flying Disc Magazine links are all FUBAR. If somebody has a more relevant (and succinct) thread/post and a copy of the scorecard, that would be helpful.

 

[jhgonzo]

As far as that Perfect Putt 360 thread goes, the Flying Disc Magazine links are all FUBAR. If somebody has a more relevant (and succinct) thread/post and a copy of the scorecard, that would be helpful.

http://wacodga.com/smf/index.php?PH...44b21f3&action=dlattach;topic=13.0;attach=205

 

[solomon.trenton]

looks like a DGR love fest if you ask me

 

[BrotherDave]

Anyone know of a good glossary of terms and acronyms? The following sentence will make no sense to a newcomer: I was gonna throw this sweet anny line, but I griplocked and OATed the crap out of it! Hyzer stalled right into the bush! I'm such a torque monkey :doh:

DGCR acronyms and initialisms.

DG Vocab list: fun or catchy terms

 

[agent_peebody]

discs noobs can buy

 

[agent_peebody]

but seriously, maybe a "noob friendly disc list"

ie. - TeeBird, Leopard, Aviar, Roc...etc

 

[LoPan12]

I think it'd be sticky material if all the chime ins and suggestions got rounded up into one long post to stick.

 

[BrotherDave]

but seriously, maybe a "noob friendly disc list"

ie. - TeeBird, Leopard, Aviar, Roc...etc

That's so subjective I don't think we could ever arrive at a consensus.

I think it'd be sticky material if all the chime ins and suggestions got rounded up into one long post to stick.

That's part of the reason I made this thread, it's a concerted project to make a noob friendly primer that's derived by consensus.

 

[agent_peebody]

That's so subjective I don't think we could ever arrive at a consensus.

ok, how about a "non-noob friendly disc list"

ie. - Nuke, Boss, Katana, Groove :gross:

 

[OKC444]

Now that's what I'm talkin' about... tell us dumbassed noobs which discs to steer clear of... I get sick of wasting my money on discs I see other people LAUNCHING and then I get frustrated because I can't do it. :-/ Hell... you'd think I was one with the universe with a Teebird or an Orc... but I can't throw a Katana or a Boss or a Beast... I have no clue why. I just had to find out by wasting time/money on discs I can't throw. Maybe that place in Austin needs to branch out...

 

[OKC444]

that way I can just go in and give'm a little 'test spank.'