[Other] Artificially beating in a disc

[McCready]

I've got a 168g pro destroyer that was a meathook out of the box so I took it outside and smashed it up against my (brick) house about 30 or 40 times, with half of those skipping across the concrete patio before impacting the bricks to scuff up the underside too. Had some nice gouges after that treatment which I smoothed out with 100 grit sandpaper. Took it out for my round today and it's perfect -- long and straight with a reliable late fade every time. Similar to my Terns, except no danger of too much turnover, and longer than my DDX's. My first Destroyer that will be a staple in my bag from now on. :thmbup:

Anyone do this? On my home course, discs are more likely to land on grass/dirt, there are few tunnel shots where trees are in play. And even on those holes, the best disc is a fairway driver. I would have zero opportunity to beat in a distance driver from just normal play.

 

[SD86]

I tried doing that with my very overstable Star Thunderbird... threw it directly into the brick wall of a school building, threw it on concrete. Also did the same with my 165g FAF Star Valkyrie some time ago, and also gave that disc the boiling water treatment. Neither disc became less stable nor flew significantly different in any way.

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

I've done this with putters before, in order to puddle top them. I've also done it with Destroyers (GStar) but I've done it at about 10-25 feet. The putter became flippy but the Destroyer stayed just as stable. I recommend tuning the disc.

 

[mgamache8]

Just bend you disc in all directions. It simulates a disc hitting a tree and tacoing, but without the damage left by a brick wall. I've been doing it with destroyers and thunderbirds and it has worked great so far

 

[elmexdela]

Just bend you disc in all directions. It simulates a disc hitting a tree and tacoing, but without the damage left by a brick wall. I've been doing it with destroyers and thunderbirds and it has worked great so far

This is possibly the worst advice Ive read on dgcr in years. Nicely done.

 

[elmexdela]

I did this once with a brick wall and an electron ion. It works and speeds up the process a ton.

Ive also played the heaviest wooded courses around me and threw for the trees.

I would do the brick wall again.

 

[Quinntastic]

I'd think throwing at a baseball diamond with a heavy grit infield would be the best. Throw some skip shots and other practice shots, spike hyzers, rollers, whatever. Haven't done it on purpose to beat them in but guess it's a biproduct of field work.


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[Nothing but cage]

I like to find an area of relatively hard packed ground and toss high thumbers back and forth. A couple session me of that and I see a decent change in flight pattern. Just a little rough on the shoulder after a bit

 

[tu-f-o]

i used to skip my star destroyers off the street. worked wonders to quickly get it to that sweet spot.
and remove the flashing.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

i used to skip my star destroyers off the street. worked wonders to quickly get it to that sweet spot.
and remove the flashing.

Hell ive stepped on them and done a ballerina spin grinding both the bottom and the top. Skips across pavement into curbs etc. Only way to really beat in a new disc is to (ab)use the hell out of it one way or another.

Tuning as mentioned above can work but not by bending back and forth. That will just reshape a lot of premium plastics you have to bend up or down on the wing to tune PLH and doesnt always work.

 

[slowplastic]

I've done it with champ plastic before. Lots of scuffing up the wing/bottom and denting the wing rather than full on shots into cement or brick (I didn't want to chunk or gouge). Worked well, definitely got to the straighter point I wanted (turned a Firebird like Teebird to an OS Teebird). Would have taken years of playing in the grassy courses I typically do to get it to where it would fit in my bag.

It definitely works. Just avoid chain link with really narrow/sharp drivers as that can gouge. And I'd worry about full on drives with sharp rims too.

 

[Bennf]

I second the thumber tip. You can do it between shots on a hole or wherever. Definitely helps wear out some hss.

My personal choices are usually keep the same set for field practice, thus wearing them a bit faster, or bagging said disc and maybe throwing it after every shot during a game.

Brick walls do work but be careful how close and how much power.

 

[FinHatch]

This is possibly the worst advice Ive read on dgcr in years. Nicely done.

Why is this a bad advice? Sounds about right what happens to your disc when you hit something hard.

 

[elmexdela]

Why is this a bad advice? Sounds about right what happens to your disc when you hit something hard.

Your on your own.

Let us all know how it works out. Film it and post a youtube video on it.

 

[bsammons]

I've got a big stack of firewood behind my house that I use to beat in discs... specifically star-like plastic. Full power drives into those logs feel just like any tree hit to the disc I'd assume. Gets some pretty wacko looking marks sometimes but idc how they look i just want them to fly right

 

[mgamache8]

This is possibly the worst advice Ive read on dgcr in years. Nicely done.

I don't care if it's crazy. What works, works.

 

[zenbot]

This is possibly the worst advice Ive read on dgcr in years. Nicely done.

It's called tuning.

 

[chevis]

if a disc has flashing, i remove by rubbing it on the teepad, or tree, or sidewalk. i hate sharp flashing.

 

[Bardu]

I'm not a big fan of artificially beating in discs. I have seen several discs ruined trying these methods. I prefer to hit trees or occasional concrete naturally. But, to each their own!

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Ruined? Ive done some stupid mean stuff to my premium plastic discs and never ruined one... Hell even baseline ones i wouldn't say they get ruined just season up as if they were used for years. You cant replace the flight of a beat to hell stable/os mold any other way.