So help me make sure I got this right. I max at 265-275', with 148-150g Pro Terns and Fission Waves. My buddy maxes about the same, maybe a smidge longer, but he does it with 7 speeds. He throws putters and mids a lot, and a long ways. I can't even throw putters and mids decent at all with a power grip. I have made significant strides recently, on form, distance, and consistency, and my light weight, high speed drivers are now as consistent and accurate as his mids and fairway drivers. He throws almost no distance drivers because he says he is less accurate with them, and gets no more distance with them. Am I right in guessing that this means his overall form is better than mine, but he is throwing nose up and I am not? Or is there some other reason light weight distance drivers work for me, putters and mids do not, and he is the exact reverse of that???! Thank you all for any help!
With all my knowledge in disc golf and what I was throwing and could throw...
My bag is full of 6 speeds. I have a few faster discs but... lets see.
2 tesla's, orbital, motion and defy. That's 5 discs in my bag that are "driver" level.
While i'm sitting on 3 craves, 2 relays, 2 signals 1 Rhythm (overstable tho) as my main throwers.
Why?
I duno, they go 400 feet when I throw them right and nose down.
They fly 300 with not much effort.
Whats the point of throwing these big drivers if all you do is throw them 320 feet, and they require a lot harder throwing technique, and you gain nothing but grief and bad shots?
Most people in all honesty are just afraid to throw slower discs. They think they need the faster disc to go further. and its so far from the truth that its hilarious.
"But my 13 speed parks it, when i throw slower stuff I'm 20 foot short."
so, you're worried about 20 foot, which.. honestly, you'd get with a bit of throwing from that slower disc in 1 or 2 rounds without actually changing anything, but learning to just back off and throw smooth.
High speed discs are a crutch to a lot of players.
And I mean it as a literal crutch.
High speed discs also hide a lot of form issues.
But here is the deal of all of it.
If you're not worried about any of that stuff. throw what you want and makes you happy.
Just because I'm throwing a putter on an 280 foot hole and you're throwing a crank, If that's what you wanna do, cool. But as well this. I don't want to hear about you sucking or how you suck, or any other thing about your game.
You're choosing to not get better when you play that way and deciding that your game type is that.
So, cheers out there to those big high speed force annie flex guys.