HERB brooks
Birdie Member
Vitals:
Years playing/experience: Just started playing again on actual courses last year for the first time since 1999 or so...played around campus in college from tree to tree making up holes as we went along in 2005 ( more or less 2 years experience)
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHFH (drives & approach), Tommy, RHBH (approach shots only)
Golf Distance (avg/max*): Pig: 220/250'; Teebird: 280/315'; Valkyrie/Boatman 315/350'
Optional:
Age: 28
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps?: Nothing major
Other sport proficiencies?: Lacrosse, Hockey
Additional Information: I have been throwing a frisbee since I learned how to throw a football & baseball. Disc golf has been a somewhat smooth transition.
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?: Can't decide If I need to bag a midrange...Can't decide on an OS headwind driver that is not a pure utility disc
Specific areas of desired feedback:
Immediate and long-term goals: I would like to shave 2-4 strokes off my game and join the 400' club
Core Bag:
Drivers:
169 VIP Boatman (used but stable7/10) - Distance driver, consistent straight to fade unless headwind is significant
160? Gummy Champion 5X JK Valkyrie (beat into sweet spot 6.5/10) - Long distance bomber S-turns, shots from an elevated teepad... Longest disc in my bag, consistent flight... SUPER GUMMY Laffy Taffy plastic
173 Phoenix Line Gou (used 8.5/10) - Since I can't throw backhand with anything faster than a putter, i need this disc for all longer shots I need to finish left (RHFH)... effortless distance with tailwind or hyzer flip
175 Avery Jenkins Swirly Star Teebird, (used but stable 8/10) - workhorse fairway, dependable end of flight fade
Mids:
155 Star Whippet X Factory 2nd (used 8/10) - Ostensibly a longer Pig (as you will soon see the Pig is my favorite disc)... lighter weight lets me throw many lines with the Whippet, not just a meathook. Closest thing to a midrange in my bag ATM
Putters:
175 Blizzard Champion Pig (new 9.5/10) - Fresh Pig for big Hyzer approaches (I consider an approach anywhere from ~225' and in , back up for my baby)
175 Pro Pig (Innova Factory store new 9/10) - Hit & stick hyper approach
175 Blizzard Champion Pig (used but still OS 7/10) - Most used disc in the bag, very dependable straight to fade workhorse approach and turbo putts...Ace Disc!
172 R-Pro Pig (used but stable 6.5/10) - My line shaping Pig, lots of HSS but without the big dump characteristic of Pigs
172 Liquid Metal Lockjaw ( used 7.5/10) recent purchase from here on the marketplace... glidey approach shots, tight wooded hole hyper flips... this disc flies like a Pig with glide
175 Fossil Fuel Serpent - main putter... Brick like glide lets me run chains, without fear of a huge comeback putt. Also great for turbo putts.
Occasionally In The Bag:
173 Opto Scythe (used 8.5/10) - Headwind drives, flex shots, Tommys
175 Armor Flex Raptor ( new 9.5/10) - Super Beefy Utility, probably too much disc for me, but inly thrown this one for two rounds and no field practice, got this one in the email two days ago
170 Champion Valkyrie (new 9.5/10) - Testing stock champion version of my best distance driver, one y had this disc for a coupe days also.
171 VIP Tursas (used 8/10) - shorter turnover shots & easy hyzer flips. Only midrange I have ever clicked with...Ace Disc!
169 Elite Z Mantis (beat 6/10) - Best Tommy disc I have... starting to become too flippy for my liking, but used to be my favorite disc without question (great line hyper when newer). Want to replace this with another Teebird or other option as a line shaping fairway.
I love my Pig farm that I have in the bag, but wonder if I should be using a true midrange or tweener disc to cover the shots between my Pig and Teebird ranges. I can range the Pig up to 250 consistently, and feel more confident with my Piggies than with any other disc I bag. Occasionally I find a shot where a slightly longer and slightly less OS Pig would be perfect for my game. I recently kicked out all my old midranges and committed to the Pigs, but should I consider bagging something to bridge my Teebird/Pig gap? Please don't recommend the Buzzz, i traded mine to a buddy in exchange for the 5x Valk because I didn't care for the Buzzz.
The other hole in my lineup is the OS driver category. I love the Scythe, but don't like how much effort I have to throw it with. I got the RDG Raptor to replace it, but as of now I'm not clicking with it. Any suggestions on what would be more OS than my Boatman, but something thats not a pure utility disc?
Any feedback would be great, especially if people think I have other gaps in the lineup,
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Years playing/experience: Just started playing again on actual courses last year for the first time since 1999 or so...played around campus in college from tree to tree making up holes as we went along in 2005 ( more or less 2 years experience)
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHFH (drives & approach), Tommy, RHBH (approach shots only)
Golf Distance (avg/max*): Pig: 220/250'; Teebird: 280/315'; Valkyrie/Boatman 315/350'
Optional:
Age: 28
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps?: Nothing major
Other sport proficiencies?: Lacrosse, Hockey
Additional Information: I have been throwing a frisbee since I learned how to throw a football & baseball. Disc golf has been a somewhat smooth transition.
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?: Can't decide If I need to bag a midrange...Can't decide on an OS headwind driver that is not a pure utility disc
Specific areas of desired feedback:
Immediate and long-term goals: I would like to shave 2-4 strokes off my game and join the 400' club
Core Bag:
Drivers:
169 VIP Boatman (used but stable7/10) - Distance driver, consistent straight to fade unless headwind is significant
160? Gummy Champion 5X JK Valkyrie (beat into sweet spot 6.5/10) - Long distance bomber S-turns, shots from an elevated teepad... Longest disc in my bag, consistent flight... SUPER GUMMY Laffy Taffy plastic
173 Phoenix Line Gou (used 8.5/10) - Since I can't throw backhand with anything faster than a putter, i need this disc for all longer shots I need to finish left (RHFH)... effortless distance with tailwind or hyzer flip
175 Avery Jenkins Swirly Star Teebird, (used but stable 8/10) - workhorse fairway, dependable end of flight fade
Mids:
155 Star Whippet X Factory 2nd (used 8/10) - Ostensibly a longer Pig (as you will soon see the Pig is my favorite disc)... lighter weight lets me throw many lines with the Whippet, not just a meathook. Closest thing to a midrange in my bag ATM
Putters:
175 Blizzard Champion Pig (new 9.5/10) - Fresh Pig for big Hyzer approaches (I consider an approach anywhere from ~225' and in , back up for my baby)
175 Pro Pig (Innova Factory store new 9/10) - Hit & stick hyper approach
175 Blizzard Champion Pig (used but still OS 7/10) - Most used disc in the bag, very dependable straight to fade workhorse approach and turbo putts...Ace Disc!
172 R-Pro Pig (used but stable 6.5/10) - My line shaping Pig, lots of HSS but without the big dump characteristic of Pigs
172 Liquid Metal Lockjaw ( used 7.5/10) recent purchase from here on the marketplace... glidey approach shots, tight wooded hole hyper flips... this disc flies like a Pig with glide
175 Fossil Fuel Serpent - main putter... Brick like glide lets me run chains, without fear of a huge comeback putt. Also great for turbo putts.
Occasionally In The Bag:
173 Opto Scythe (used 8.5/10) - Headwind drives, flex shots, Tommys
175 Armor Flex Raptor ( new 9.5/10) - Super Beefy Utility, probably too much disc for me, but inly thrown this one for two rounds and no field practice, got this one in the email two days ago
170 Champion Valkyrie (new 9.5/10) - Testing stock champion version of my best distance driver, one y had this disc for a coupe days also.
171 VIP Tursas (used 8/10) - shorter turnover shots & easy hyzer flips. Only midrange I have ever clicked with...Ace Disc!
169 Elite Z Mantis (beat 6/10) - Best Tommy disc I have... starting to become too flippy for my liking, but used to be my favorite disc without question (great line hyper when newer). Want to replace this with another Teebird or other option as a line shaping fairway.
I love my Pig farm that I have in the bag, but wonder if I should be using a true midrange or tweener disc to cover the shots between my Pig and Teebird ranges. I can range the Pig up to 250 consistently, and feel more confident with my Piggies than with any other disc I bag. Occasionally I find a shot where a slightly longer and slightly less OS Pig would be perfect for my game. I recently kicked out all my old midranges and committed to the Pigs, but should I consider bagging something to bridge my Teebird/Pig gap? Please don't recommend the Buzzz, i traded mine to a buddy in exchange for the 5x Valk because I didn't care for the Buzzz.
The other hole in my lineup is the OS driver category. I love the Scythe, but don't like how much effort I have to throw it with. I got the RDG Raptor to replace it, but as of now I'm not clicking with it. Any suggestions on what would be more OS than my Boatman, but something thats not a pure utility disc?
Any feedback would be great, especially if people think I have other gaps in the lineup,
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