New to the game

[littlejimmy]

So, I found a disc golf course while wandering around the park a few weeks ago. Seems like a chill thing to do, so I got some discs and started goofing around with them. I played my first round today! I think it went pretty well, +14. http://dgcour.se/611

I played with a Judge putter and a Roc3 midrange. It was pretty hopeless trying to get it in the basket over about 10 feet away, I need a ton of practice on short ones. It was breezy so that was getting to me. I did make a sweet shot around a tree from about 40 feet. I was starting to improve with the midrange towards the end of the round.

 

[ray1970]

Nice score. I know I did worse my first time.

It is a little funny to see so many short par 4's on that course. Seems like everything around here that is 450' or less is usually a par 3.

Hope you stick with it. It's a fun and challenging sport.

 

[zontar]

good luck. those are two great discs to get started with.

 

[littlejimmy]

Thanks guys. Yeah, it looks like 450 is more typical for a par 4 on the better courses around here. This one isnt very well liked but its convenient for me.
I read you should start playing with just a putter but i was definitely throwing the midrange farther than the putter, especially at the end of the round, so i think i can handle it. I think I might be throwing with the nose up because sometimes they start out looking good but then float up up up and dont go very far. I should probably learn to fix that, huh.

 

[WeatherWimp]

I read you should start playing with just a putter but i was definitely throwing the midrange farther than the putter, especially at the end of the round, so i think i can handle it

There is another school of thought out there that you should also be using a lower speed, preferably under stable and lighter (upper 160s maybe?) fairway driver. It helps to learn to throw nose down and just like your midrange goes further than your putter, a speed 6 or 7 or so fairway driver will likely go more than your midrange.

I think the advice to use just a midrange only is so people don't go buy a speed 12 driver and get discouraged, or seeing how th midrange flies with different release angles helps. But it also helps to have fun and go a bit further, and get used to selecting the best disc you have for the shot you need to make.

 

[littlejimmy]

That's cool because I got one of those starter packs. I have a Leopard, Tee-Bird and Destroyer. I probably wont be able to resist trying them out for long.

 

[Dr. Bogey]

Judge, Roc3, Leopard, and Teebird is solid basic setup for anybody, new or experienced. Work on throwing that Leopard straight and smooth...

Seems like a chill thing to do

...but mostly stay chill and have fun! That's what it's all about. :thmbup:

 

[littlejimmy]

Played the course again and did one better. Didnt feel that good about it this time. Hit a lot of trees and missed a lot of short ones. Hole 12 is listed at 228 feet and I threw the judge putter past it and just a bit left probably about 240, so at least i can throw it pretty far sometimes. Missed the putt of course.