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One disc for "party situations"

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gameboy9

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OK, here's the situation. One of these days, I'm going to have a whole bunch of people come over to my place, and I want to show them the game of disc golf. Unfortunately, I'm sure a lot of those people don't want to spend $10 for a disc. Sure, they can buy a $2 frisbee, but I'd rather them experience the real thing...... and I don't know if those $2 frisbees are legal to use anyway.

So, I'd appreciate any suggestions you may have for "one disc in a bag" discs; one for those who are good at throwing a frisbee, and another for those who may be throwing a frisbee for the first time. For the record, I will probably use the Innova product, but I have an open mind. :)

Thanks for any help you might have! :)
 
Yeah, I was thinking about that thread as I wrote this, but for the newbie reason, I thought that a separate thread would be better.

Meanwhile, thanks for the suggestion... I had one of those and I thought they did well. And then I lost it... grrrrrr...
 
I've found that the Wolf tends to be a pretty good disc for beginners. All the people I've gotten into the sport usually pick up a disc or two at the local sporting goods store (Dick's) and end up with Wolves a lot of the time due to the limited selection. They seem to work pretty well for them.
 
I am a player(addict) that lives in a disc golf dead zone so I have been trying to introduce the sport to just about everybody I know, and have been buying discs that are intended to be loaners for new recruits. I am also still very much a novice player myself, so I feel I can give some good advice on this topic.

I started with a couple of wolves and these were great at first but are now beaten badly and turn over easily. I agree with Tim though, if a potential future junkie is looking to buy a new disc of his own I would not hesitate to suggest a wolf, I would not however buy them as loaners. The aero is one I own and works great as a loaner for a first timer your going to take out to a rec. course. If your taking a newbie out on a "real" course though I would suggest a straight flying mid-range. I have an elite-x buzzz that new players love to throw. The Buzzz can be used by a beginner from anywhere on the course and I think is a great disc to use when introducing a new player to the game. A Roc would also be a fine choice but (at least for me) is more overstable then the Buzzz and therefore harder for a beginner to control.
 
I gree with the overstable thing too for beginnners. Innova Roc or Discraft Stratus is where my vote would be. I have Roc's and Status' to give out as my loaners, as I do that often.
 
Thanks for all of your help so far! :)

Hmmmm... it looks like the plurality of the votes so far is for Aeros and Rocs and Wolves... I actually might bend toward the Aero because there's no turn or fade according to Innova, so it should work for LH and RHs alike... but I should see if there any more opinions first...
 
gameboy9 said:
Thanks for all of your help so far! :)

Hmmmm... it looks like the plurality of the votes so far is for Aeros and Rocs and Wolves... I actually might bend toward the Aero because there's no turn or fade according to Innova, so it should work for LH and RHs alike... but I should see if there any more opinions first...
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No matter what you choose, it is a great thing you are doing brother! :cool:
 
If you are willing to stray from Innova, a Discraft Comet is an excellent disc for beginners.
Otherwise I'd throw another vote out there for the Roc.
 
I'm just a youngster ay DG myself, but even I have taken out a few of the disc golf 'uninformed' and I always give them my Cheetah, Wolf and Magnet. This combo seems to be my 'Guest Set' and allows them to have a pretty good time.
 
2 suggestions
1) when I began playing I couldn't throw anything without a severe hyzer. a nice local guy saw me and handed me a worn in Polaris LS (Millenium). It literally changed my life. Great newbie disc.
2) A DX Kite is a driver/midrange hybrid, small diameter, and in DX plastic is not very expensive. Flies relatively straight as well.
 
I agree with what everyone is saying - overstable discs = bad for newbies, especially for those who cannot throw even a Frisbee. I have been working hard on trying to get other people to play and the Aero is the disc that I have had the most success with. It flies kind of like a Frisbee, so it is familiar to the thrower. I would steer clear of drivers and work on slower, understable mid-range discs... or really worn stable discs.

Just a side note, my first disc was an Aero, so it is what got me started.
 
Most any putter or midrange would be good for new guys. I really would not recommend shotting with fairway drivers and normal drivers to begin with. The sharper rims just take way more control to even throw a mediocre shot, at least for a person new to the sport.

I would say something like an Aero, Roc, Aviar, Coyote, Shark, Wolf....etc..

Aero would be my first pick. It just has a lot of glide and won't punish a new player on a bad shot like some of the other disc. At least give them so confidence.
 
Great discs for beginners:

DX Coyote

DX Shark

DX Cobra

Discraft Stratus

DX Stingray

Innova XD


I met a family of 6 at my local course one day. None of them had ever played before and they all had DX Stingrays. They had a great time.

I would also really recommend the XD. Its almost a putter/midrange in one and has a flight rating of HSS-0 and LSS-0 so it flies dead straight for the most part.
 
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