cunninsa
Par Member
This is my first year of playing disc golf and I'm wondering about which discs are better for cold weather/Winter play such as plastic types and precautions to take to keep discs in good shape. Any advice appreciated. Thanks!
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Cold Weather Play
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simpletwist
* Ace Member *
Before you get prerubed, there's scores of threads about cold weather. That said, playing I love playing in the winter and the cold & snow. I don't think there's much difference in what molds work best, but there are better plastics than others. Cheaper plastics tend to become brittle and slippery. Elite Z & Champion remain pliable but are very slippery when wet. ESP & Star retain some grip when wet and cold. FLX is the best choice for these conditions. But not everyone is a fan of FLX.
The real key is warm dry hands with a dry disc. Get yourself some hand warmers and carry extra towels.
The real key is warm dry hands with a dry disc. Get yourself some hand warmers and carry extra towels.
Smigles
* Ace Member *
Discs are more stable in colder weather. You may wanna bring your more understable discs. Or just keep working with the ones you have.
GLong
* Ace Member *
this is all that matters. i wear a thin pair of gloves and use handwarmers. take the glove off, throw, put the glove back on. gets old after a while but i've found that if my hands get cold it takes a while to warm them back up.
if you throw any discraft i would suggest trying some of those molds in flx if it's available. flx was made for cold crappy weather.
booter
* Ace Member *
Cold weather? What's that? 
chrishysell
* Ace Member *
i throw the same discs no matter whar season
garublador
* Ace Member *
How cold are you expecting it to be when you play?
Bradford
Par Member
I'm planning to play thru most of the winter. When it's get super cold and the stupid Oklahoma wind I'm staying in.
cunninsa
Par Member
I'm going to Pennsylvania next week. Probably 50's. More of a general knowledge question as it starts to get colder.
hedfan1
Eagle Member
A hoodie or some other style of warm clothing with a front pouch is ideal. Add in a few layers below that with a pair of nice choppers for your hands and some heat packs and your set. When you approach a disc, put your throwing hand with a glove still on it in the pouch, grab your disc of choice with your other free hand, line up your shot, pull out your throwing hand, throw and then replace hand in glove. Repeat untill your round is complete.
Cold weather plastic...
DX (Similar plastics) - I broke my gazelle in half a year or two back other wise I don't mind the grip.
Star (ESP/FLX/Gold) - I find ideal for grip and durability
Champ (Z/Opto/etc.) - I use these plastics sparingly. Very had and very slick in bitter colds.
Pro, like my KC Pro Roc - Hard as a roc and they sound awful hitting chains.
Cold weather plastic...
DX (Similar plastics) - I broke my gazelle in half a year or two back other wise I don't mind the grip.
Star (ESP/FLX/Gold) - I find ideal for grip and durability
Champ (Z/Opto/etc.) - I use these plastics sparingly. Very had and very slick in bitter colds.
Pro, like my KC Pro Roc - Hard as a roc and they sound awful hitting chains.
Chain Wrangler
Eagle Member
As for me I throw Champion year around. Winter time I throw some extra towels in my bag. I wear coveralls, long sleeve shirt, beanie, and hobo gloves, and hand warmers put down the side of my boots.
Happy Winter Throwing!!
Happy Winter Throwing!!
garublador
* Ace Member *
I don't really notice a big difference with how my discs act and feel until it's in the 30's or low 40's. In the upper 40's to 50's it's just about getting all the way warmed up.
i use the same discs when it's zero degrees out but i do this:
- wear layers. 2 shirts, hoodie, gor tex. thick socks and underarmor or silk long underwear (sounds bad but silk is becoming more popular. ultra thin but keeps you warmer than your thick walmart long underwear.)
- gloves. best way to do this is to head to home depot! grab a cheap pair of glooves that feel good to you. they have a huge selection. decide if you want to have the fingers on when you throw or have fingers that peel off or fingerless or if you just want to get warm thick gloves and remove them when you throw. i throw with gloves on and i use thin gloves with leather grips so it's like a second skin and i can still throw nearly as well as i do without gloves.
- water proof shoes. merrell gore tex seem to be very popular.
- tall, high quality gaitors. invaluble in the snow!
- snow pants. i prefer a high quality pair from dicks that is thinner than the stereotypical kids pair that's all puffy. i play in 10 degrees and under and nice snow pants save the day.
- coffee. hot and in large quantity
me, 4 degrees out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNRIBJT6NI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
- wear layers. 2 shirts, hoodie, gor tex. thick socks and underarmor or silk long underwear (sounds bad but silk is becoming more popular. ultra thin but keeps you warmer than your thick walmart long underwear.)
- gloves. best way to do this is to head to home depot! grab a cheap pair of glooves that feel good to you. they have a huge selection. decide if you want to have the fingers on when you throw or have fingers that peel off or fingerless or if you just want to get warm thick gloves and remove them when you throw. i throw with gloves on and i use thin gloves with leather grips so it's like a second skin and i can still throw nearly as well as i do without gloves.
- water proof shoes. merrell gore tex seem to be very popular.
- tall, high quality gaitors. invaluble in the snow!
- snow pants. i prefer a high quality pair from dicks that is thinner than the stereotypical kids pair that's all puffy. i play in 10 degrees and under and nice snow pants save the day.
- coffee. hot and in large quantity
me, 4 degrees out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNRIBJT6NI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
simpletwist
* Ace Member *
Cold is a relative thing. Up here in the great white north you've got 2 choices. Stay home or tough it out. Rarely do the temps down south get close to zero. But the wife and I play with wind chills in the negative numbers. Regardless of what you call cold there are some tips most would agree on.
Hand warmers
Layered clothing with nothing cotton against your skin. Polypropylene is a miracle fiber.
Keep your feet dry
Keep your head covered. Personally I don't like wearing a hood because it restricts my peripheral vision. Beenies work best.
A muffler like QBs or Centers wear can be invaluable. Great place to keep those hand warmers and your ungloved throwing hand.
Use your non-throwing, gloved, hand to pull discs out of cold water or snow.
Many people don't realize how easy it is to get dehydrated in cold weather so don't forget the water. Keeping your drink from freezing is the trick.
Hand warmers
Layered clothing with nothing cotton against your skin. Polypropylene is a miracle fiber.
Keep your feet dry
Keep your head covered. Personally I don't like wearing a hood because it restricts my peripheral vision. Beenies work best.
A muffler like QBs or Centers wear can be invaluable. Great place to keep those hand warmers and your ungloved throwing hand.
Use your non-throwing, gloved, hand to pull discs out of cold water or snow.
Many people don't realize how easy it is to get dehydrated in cold weather so don't forget the water. Keeping your drink from freezing is the trick.
Definitely wear layers but remember a backpack or something to put the layers you take off away in. Otherwise you'll be carting a pile of clothes through the snow as you warm up. Definitely get some warm, bright colors that will show through the snow easier, and if you're throwing in deep or soft snow, you may want to consider getting a thin red ribbon and tightly duct taping it to the top center of your discs. usually about 3ft. will do. This won't affect your flight that much and if it slides into the snow, the ribbon will sit on top of the snow and mark your spot
star/esp plastic hold pretty much the same flight weather it's cold or hot....in tx the change is much great -- 107 in summer to (last year) 3 in winter.
thought there is a stiffening up in the winter of all plastics, star/esp remains closest in flight in given hot / cold condition.
all weather plastic.
thought there is a stiffening up in the winter of all plastics, star/esp remains closest in flight in given hot / cold condition.
all weather plastic.
ManU
* Ace Member *
omg
cold = 50F???
umm noooo
cold = what Brall posted
that is what we'll have for about 4 months pretty soon
in that weather Champ and Z is stupid hard and slick
I stick to Elite X
also don't forget to put ribbons on your disc so you can find it in the snow
cold = 50F???
umm noooo
cold = what Brall posted
that is what we'll have for about 4 months pretty soon
in that weather Champ and Z is stupid hard and slick
I stick to Elite X
also don't forget to put ribbons on your disc so you can find it in the snow
The winter-spring is what's up in GA,I've pretty much played every single day in the summer but I can't say i enjoyed it :|.
You probably don't have too much really old plastic, but if you do keep it out of the cold, it's more likely to shatter in the cold. DX/D and Pro/X are grippier and a little easier to throw when cold and wet. Many people find it easier to throw from a standstill when it's snowy or icy, try out discs now to figure out what molds and weights give you the best results without a runup.
amen brotha
i will be trying this for the first time this year. need to hit up joanne fabrics and get a little spool of ribbon. i don't have any pics, but for those of you that have never seen it or that don't know how to do it...
- take a ribbon. i suggest like 1/4 of an inch wide and 1.5 feet long-ish. from what i've seen on the course this looked good and easy to use.
- tape one end to the bottom of your disc (in the center), let the other end flap around. it doesn't bother your throw.
this way when the disc disappears under one foot of snow and somehow literally doesn't leave a hole behind where it entered the snow, you'll have a piece of bright ribbon to look for in the gigantic bed of white.
