podskiii
Par Member
Hi everyone.
I'm new to the forum and I'm from Norway in Europe. The reason why I decided to be a member of this forum, instead of a Norwegian forum is because there is not much activity going on there, and I want to advance as fast as I can. It seem like everytime I google something, I end up in this forum anyways.
A little bit about myself, I'm 29 years old and got hooked on Discgolf in the start of July. From that point I played as much as I could, around 4 days a week, mostly at a few local courses. The course I have played the most, is a course with many technical holes, but with short distances and all of the holes are Par 3. The longest hole is 90m (295 feet) and most of the holes is ranging everywhere from 30m-90m (98feet – 295feet). I'm a RHBH dominant player, but I also throw a lot of forehand. It just depends on the situation. I throw further with a backhand however.
I'm only throwing standstill at the moment, I figured I wanted to have somewhat of a reasonable form before I start learning X-step. I've tried doing X-step a few times at a soccer field but I don't really get more distance compared to a standstill throw, the only factor is when I try out the X-step I get a lot of bad shots. I try to throw at 80% of my maximum power, whether I'm throwing a standstill or with X-step. Should I start with a "one step" run-up or do you guys recommend just starting with the x-step immediately? I can throw a Star Leopard (175g) pretty consistent at 80m-90m (262feet-295 feet).
There is another local course close to me, with a few par 5 and a few par 4 that I've tried out a few times and I kind like this course better nowadays. I recognized fast, that others with a X-step "run-up" can bite off way more distance than me. I also own a Star Destroyer (170g), but I recognized I don't have the arm to throw that yet, especially with no run-up and it just fade away for me and behave as a very overstable disc. I wonder if there is another distance driver that could be recommended for me, or if I'm just wasting money buying a new one. I want to try and bite off a bit more distance as some of the holes are wide open.
In the bag at the moment I have this:
DX Aviar (175g – 2301)
I use this as a putter only.
XT Nova (170g - 2300)
I started using this as a throwing putter, but I really dislike having 0 fade, and I feel more inaccurate with this disc compared to others, I feel I get punished more if I don't release this with a perfect angle. Maybe that is a reason for using this disc more?
Westside Harp (173g - 4303)
I use this as my throwing putter and most of my upshots within 150 feet, I use this instead of my XT Nova and it gives me most of the time much better results. I have one with VIP plastic and one with BT Medium plastic. I also like using this for forehand throw.
DX ROC (175g)
This is a very beat up disc with a little fade in the end, I use this disc mostly in places where I throw tunnel shots.
Star Roc3 (180g – 5403)
This is the disc I throw when I don't use my harps. To be honest I'm not using this disc a lot.
Star Leopard (65-22)
I have 3 different disc, two disc are 175g and one disc is 165g. I bought 3 of this disc because when I do field practise, I want to be able to throw a few disc before I start picking them up. At the course I've mostly used one particular leopard. Do you guys wear them down at the same time or do you save the others until the main driver wear down? I use mostly this disc for anhyzer shots and tunnel shots.
Champion Teebird (175g – 7502)
I tend to use this disc in more open spaces, instead of the leopard, I feel I can throw the leopard further, but I'm not sure.
Champion Firebird (175g – 9304) and Gstar Firebird (165g – 9304).
I use this disc a lot, mostly because of the fade at the local shortie course which is very technical. I don't find this disc very useful at my other course, mostly because I don't throw it as far as my leopard and biting off more distance is more important on the "long course". I also have 165g firebird that I mostly use for RHFH throw.
Star Destroyer (170g)
I bought this just to try it out, I haven't used this in a while but when I last checked, I didn't really throw this further. I know I'm not good enough to throw this, I just wanted to try it out.
My main question is, should I start with a one step run-up while I'm trying to learn X-step? Or should I just start with the X-step?
The other question I have, should I just keep going with my Leopard/Teebird or will I get more distance with a driver? I've been looking a bit at the Star Orc, but I don't really want to spend money if it won't get me more distance, I have also been looking at a Thunderbird. I guess I can have them for later anyways.
When you guys have more than one disc of the same type and mold, do you guys wear them all down at the same time or do you guys save them for later?
Thanks for all feedback.
I'm new to the forum and I'm from Norway in Europe. The reason why I decided to be a member of this forum, instead of a Norwegian forum is because there is not much activity going on there, and I want to advance as fast as I can. It seem like everytime I google something, I end up in this forum anyways.
A little bit about myself, I'm 29 years old and got hooked on Discgolf in the start of July. From that point I played as much as I could, around 4 days a week, mostly at a few local courses. The course I have played the most, is a course with many technical holes, but with short distances and all of the holes are Par 3. The longest hole is 90m (295 feet) and most of the holes is ranging everywhere from 30m-90m (98feet – 295feet). I'm a RHBH dominant player, but I also throw a lot of forehand. It just depends on the situation. I throw further with a backhand however.
I'm only throwing standstill at the moment, I figured I wanted to have somewhat of a reasonable form before I start learning X-step. I've tried doing X-step a few times at a soccer field but I don't really get more distance compared to a standstill throw, the only factor is when I try out the X-step I get a lot of bad shots. I try to throw at 80% of my maximum power, whether I'm throwing a standstill or with X-step. Should I start with a "one step" run-up or do you guys recommend just starting with the x-step immediately? I can throw a Star Leopard (175g) pretty consistent at 80m-90m (262feet-295 feet).
There is another local course close to me, with a few par 5 and a few par 4 that I've tried out a few times and I kind like this course better nowadays. I recognized fast, that others with a X-step "run-up" can bite off way more distance than me. I also own a Star Destroyer (170g), but I recognized I don't have the arm to throw that yet, especially with no run-up and it just fade away for me and behave as a very overstable disc. I wonder if there is another distance driver that could be recommended for me, or if I'm just wasting money buying a new one. I want to try and bite off a bit more distance as some of the holes are wide open.
In the bag at the moment I have this:
DX Aviar (175g – 2301)
I use this as a putter only.
XT Nova (170g - 2300)
I started using this as a throwing putter, but I really dislike having 0 fade, and I feel more inaccurate with this disc compared to others, I feel I get punished more if I don't release this with a perfect angle. Maybe that is a reason for using this disc more?
Westside Harp (173g - 4303)
I use this as my throwing putter and most of my upshots within 150 feet, I use this instead of my XT Nova and it gives me most of the time much better results. I have one with VIP plastic and one with BT Medium plastic. I also like using this for forehand throw.
DX ROC (175g)
This is a very beat up disc with a little fade in the end, I use this disc mostly in places where I throw tunnel shots.
Star Roc3 (180g – 5403)
This is the disc I throw when I don't use my harps. To be honest I'm not using this disc a lot.
Star Leopard (65-22)
I have 3 different disc, two disc are 175g and one disc is 165g. I bought 3 of this disc because when I do field practise, I want to be able to throw a few disc before I start picking them up. At the course I've mostly used one particular leopard. Do you guys wear them down at the same time or do you save the others until the main driver wear down? I use mostly this disc for anhyzer shots and tunnel shots.
Champion Teebird (175g – 7502)
I tend to use this disc in more open spaces, instead of the leopard, I feel I can throw the leopard further, but I'm not sure.
Champion Firebird (175g – 9304) and Gstar Firebird (165g – 9304).
I use this disc a lot, mostly because of the fade at the local shortie course which is very technical. I don't find this disc very useful at my other course, mostly because I don't throw it as far as my leopard and biting off more distance is more important on the "long course". I also have 165g firebird that I mostly use for RHFH throw.
Star Destroyer (170g)
I bought this just to try it out, I haven't used this in a while but when I last checked, I didn't really throw this further. I know I'm not good enough to throw this, I just wanted to try it out.
My main question is, should I start with a one step run-up while I'm trying to learn X-step? Or should I just start with the X-step?
The other question I have, should I just keep going with my Leopard/Teebird or will I get more distance with a driver? I've been looking a bit at the Star Orc, but I don't really want to spend money if it won't get me more distance, I have also been looking at a Thunderbird. I guess I can have them for later anyways.
When you guys have more than one disc of the same type and mold, do you guys wear them all down at the same time or do you guys save them for later?
Thanks for all feedback.