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Best sidearm discs for heavy wind

TNDiscGolfer

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Mar 22, 2012
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Murfreesboro, TN
I have been getting lots of wind on the course I usually play and my current discs dont hold to well and like to flip. Whats some good distance and fairway drivers I can use? Notice what I currently use in my sig.
 
ape, xcal, nuke os, force, destroyer, predator, firebird, banshee, whippet.
 
^ all of those are good suggestions... You have 2 options in a headwind, throw something really overstable nice and flat, or throw a stable/slightly overstable disc with some hyzer, so it flips flat and still finishes with some fade...

Edit: I would add a boss and a rampage, to the list, these were my main headwind drivers when I threw solely FH...
 
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I don't hear this disc getting much praise or being mentioned very often but the Lat64 Blitz is a great headwind disc. I have a GL that I put in my bag when its really windy and it does a great job and I've never had it flip on me.
 
You're going to hear this one a lot I think: Firebird. I also throw a Monster (a slightly faster Firebird), Ape (faster than both), or a Nuke in those situations. It really depends on which disc is working for me at that point, but the Firebird seems to be my most consistent performer.
 
I use a Max and a banshee. I could vote for Firebird as well
 
Firebird!!!!
 
Your sig almost gave me a siezure :|

You have all flippy molds. Your best bet is your roc or striker but both of those have a lot of turn.
Everyone is suggesting fb which is a great suggestion, but i think almost anything decently stable would give you results and possibly beat in to a good control driver for you.
 
A lot of great suggestions already. My current disc for this is the PD2 Chaos. Very Meaty and Long, and a much more comfortable rim than most of the faster discs out there.
 
Sorry for sig never really noticed how hard it is to see..getting a firebird soon...anyone got a good one for sell? Not much ink and atleast a 8 out 10 condition...
 
Z flick, find an opaque one. Only because they look awesome.
And depending on if you like Discraft or Innova better: A Z predator or a Champion Firebird would both work.
 
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