Hi All,
I posted this as a response in another thread about newbies and high speed drivers, but thought it probably fits here as my introduction as well.
OK, I freely admit this is exactly what I did when I bought my beginners' bag at Clearwater Disc Golf back in May. My little beginner bag contained everything a newbie needs (Aero DX, Stingray DX, and a Leopard DX). After playing several rounds over the next few weeks, and reading the Innova brochure which explained the numerical rating system on the discs, being a typical newbie I ran back to the store and started building my arsenal of high speed drivers which I truly thought that would improve my distance. In my defense, the Innova brochure as well as the store's website and in-store racks list these high speed discs as "maximum distance drivers." What's a newbie supposed to think...? Imagine my surprise when I could drive my Aero almost as far as I could throw my new 13 rated Groove. Of course my first thought was, "Damn, I'm not worth a S#!+ at this sport -- so I briefly (four weeks) gave up.
One afternoon I decided to go to a little seldom used local course and play a round, and was once again bitten by the bug. That was about the time I discovered this forum and read multiple threads regarding working with only your putters until you were comfortable with your form. It was the best information I could have found. Now I go out to the course or the field with only an Areo, an Aviar DX and a Star Coyote, although I seldom throw the Coyote at this point. So my new bag sits in my closet loaded with eight high speed drivers, and a few mid ranges as I use only the three discs listed above and no longer even carry a bag. Hopefully in the future I may be able to use the bigger discs, but I have a feeling that I will never be a "big arm" and that's OK. I'm still working on my form which is coming along slowly, but surely.
I posted this as a response in another thread about newbies and high speed drivers, but thought it probably fits here as my introduction as well.
OK, I freely admit this is exactly what I did when I bought my beginners' bag at Clearwater Disc Golf back in May. My little beginner bag contained everything a newbie needs (Aero DX, Stingray DX, and a Leopard DX). After playing several rounds over the next few weeks, and reading the Innova brochure which explained the numerical rating system on the discs, being a typical newbie I ran back to the store and started building my arsenal of high speed drivers which I truly thought that would improve my distance. In my defense, the Innova brochure as well as the store's website and in-store racks list these high speed discs as "maximum distance drivers." What's a newbie supposed to think...? Imagine my surprise when I could drive my Aero almost as far as I could throw my new 13 rated Groove. Of course my first thought was, "Damn, I'm not worth a S#!+ at this sport -- so I briefly (four weeks) gave up.
One afternoon I decided to go to a little seldom used local course and play a round, and was once again bitten by the bug. That was about the time I discovered this forum and read multiple threads regarding working with only your putters until you were comfortable with your form. It was the best information I could have found. Now I go out to the course or the field with only an Areo, an Aviar DX and a Star Coyote, although I seldom throw the Coyote at this point. So my new bag sits in my closet loaded with eight high speed drivers, and a few mid ranges as I use only the three discs listed above and no longer even carry a bag. Hopefully in the future I may be able to use the bigger discs, but I have a feeling that I will never be a "big arm" and that's OK. I'm still working on my form which is coming along slowly, but surely.
