Wigeon
Newbie
Hi all,
I am a casual player; I don't get to play as often as I would like. Sometimes it is as often as once a week and sometimes I go a month or two between rounds (2 kids under 3 years old and grad school doesn't help). I am kind of a neanderthal, I can get the disc out there but need to force myself to work on putting and finesse work. Looking forward to everyone's feedback.
Vitals:
Years playing/experience: 2.5 years (with several multi-month breaks)
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some OH and RHFH only for getting out of trouble
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Wizard: 220/260'; Buzzz: 260/300'; Teebird: 330/360', Destroyer 360/400,
* Max distance is the greatest distance you can throw your top 2-3 drivers with any regularity
Optional:
Age: 25
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps? N/A
Other sport proficiencies?: N/A
Additional Information: I have never purchased a disc in a store. I am a bit of a cheapskate (have never paid more than $5 for a disc (ok paid $7 once)-have been given a few discs as gifts, do lot of trading and buying groups of discs (ex. 10 discs for $50)). Pretty much all of my discs are used, and my selection is based on what I can get off of the local FB page when people need tourney/beer money.
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?: I think I am doing ok, but I don't know what I don't know.
Specific areas of desired feedback: Thoughts?
Immediate and long-term goals: Raise my percentages for circles edge putting, play more.
Home course- Camp Sekani Jamboree in Spokane WA (Have played 60+rounds here, probably 80-90% of my rounds). It is the closest course to me, and I enjoy the challenge and the hike it provides. My best round there was a 53 - par 56. (-3, 3 birdies (#'s 1, 15, and 16), 1 bogie on 7). I am very inconsistent but an average round for me is probably +7, bad is above +10, and good is +5 or under. I have only shot under par the one time, and have shot par once.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=5029
Bag: Innova Deluxe with backpack straps. This was a gift from a friend when he moved up in bag (I was using a lunch box with 4 discs, haha). I try to keep the bag at 15 discs. It is easy to remember, and to make sure I am not leaving any behind. It also leaves room to carry a disc if I find one during the round until I can return it to it's owner. I carry a 32 oz water bottle, some granola bars, a first aid kit, a lacrosse ball to get discs out of trees, disc lights and tape etc.
Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use): (Not used a ton as I can reach most holes with my fairways, but they each have a hole on my home course I use them on).
169 Champion Destroyer - (7/10) - straight, flips up and goes pretty straight, small fade at end
174 C PD - (8/10) - long hyzer drives, spike hyzers past FB range
170, Champion Firebird - (7/10) - OS utility, get out of trouble (once or twice a round usually- OH, FH rollers, FH)
175 G-Star Sidewinder - (6/10) - Hyzer flips, flips up to flat, and finishes right. Can throw on a huge hyzer angle and still flips up and over. A few holes on my home course this is very helpful. Can bomb 360-380 ish if thrown high.
Fairways (Most used discs off the tee).
175 Champion Eagle - (8/10) - Straight to slight hyzer or anhyzer lines, has a good fade at end. This is my go to control driver when I need fade. This replaced my Teebirds as they broke in and started flipping sometimes and sometimes not.
172 Star Eagle PFN - (5/10) - Beat when I got it, this replaced my flippy Teebird when it got too flippy and overlapped with the leopard. Straight wooded tunnels. Dead straight 300-320+, flips up to flat and tries to fight right a little, finishes straight. This is my go to control driver when I need straight with no fade.
170 G-Star Leopard - (7/10) - Hyzerflips when the sidewinder is too much disc. Thrown flat it will finish right.
Mids: (sometimes off the tee, trying to do this more. Often for upshots past putter range.)
176 Metal Flake Champion Roc3- (10/10) - I just got this disc as a present for passing my comps in grad school; have only thrown it in the field. I think it will fill the OS mid spot that has opened up as my Buzzz has broken in.
179 X Buzzz - (5/10) - short tunnel shots, flips up and flies right a little, finishes slightly right or straight. I often use this disc off the tee on short holes and downhill/top of the world holes.
175 KC pro Roc - (4/10) - Beat to crap Roc, thrown on hyzer it still flips up and finishes right. Sometimes I feel like it flips too much, has become an accidental roller a few times. Sentimental value as it was my first mid but I find myself throwing the buzzz more as it breaks in but I still use it for one hole on my home course (with less spectacular results than a year ago). I feel it could be very useful if I learn how to power down and finesse.
Putters:
174 Champion Rhyno - (8/10) - I don't use this as much as I should but it is a good utility disc for hyzer up shots. I don't throw it off the tee but probably should.
167 Ion - (9/10) - Another recent acquisition, seems to go dead straight with little fade but I haven't thrown it much.
175 SSS Wizard - (7/10) - Stable headwind and outside the circle putter. Often use this for upshots, especially before I got the rhyno.
175 RFF Wizard - (4/10) - This was my first putter and it is beat to crap. Another one I don't use too much, but has sentimental value. It is soft and floppy, I use it for up shots that I want to stick, annys, and putts that I don't want to roll away.
172 RFF Wizard - (7/10) - Main putter
I could probably play a round with the sidewinder, star eagle, buzzz, and 172 wizard and not do much worse than normal. However, I feel the above bag is well set up for me and with playing more I will grow into it and start using more of the discs more often. Also, I play my home course 90% of the time and have adapted my bag mostly to that. I may change it up a bit if I went somewhere else that is more open and longer etc.
I am a casual player; I don't get to play as often as I would like. Sometimes it is as often as once a week and sometimes I go a month or two between rounds (2 kids under 3 years old and grad school doesn't help). I am kind of a neanderthal, I can get the disc out there but need to force myself to work on putting and finesse work. Looking forward to everyone's feedback.
Vitals:
Years playing/experience: 2.5 years (with several multi-month breaks)
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some OH and RHFH only for getting out of trouble
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Wizard: 220/260'; Buzzz: 260/300'; Teebird: 330/360', Destroyer 360/400,
* Max distance is the greatest distance you can throw your top 2-3 drivers with any regularity
Optional:
Age: 25
Sex: M
Injuries/handicaps? N/A
Other sport proficiencies?: N/A
Additional Information: I have never purchased a disc in a store. I am a bit of a cheapskate (have never paid more than $5 for a disc (ok paid $7 once)-have been given a few discs as gifts, do lot of trading and buying groups of discs (ex. 10 discs for $50)). Pretty much all of my discs are used, and my selection is based on what I can get off of the local FB page when people need tourney/beer money.
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?: I think I am doing ok, but I don't know what I don't know.
Specific areas of desired feedback: Thoughts?
Immediate and long-term goals: Raise my percentages for circles edge putting, play more.
Home course- Camp Sekani Jamboree in Spokane WA (Have played 60+rounds here, probably 80-90% of my rounds). It is the closest course to me, and I enjoy the challenge and the hike it provides. My best round there was a 53 - par 56. (-3, 3 birdies (#'s 1, 15, and 16), 1 bogie on 7). I am very inconsistent but an average round for me is probably +7, bad is above +10, and good is +5 or under. I have only shot under par the one time, and have shot par once.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=5029
Bag: Innova Deluxe with backpack straps. This was a gift from a friend when he moved up in bag (I was using a lunch box with 4 discs, haha). I try to keep the bag at 15 discs. It is easy to remember, and to make sure I am not leaving any behind. It also leaves room to carry a disc if I find one during the round until I can return it to it's owner. I carry a 32 oz water bottle, some granola bars, a first aid kit, a lacrosse ball to get discs out of trees, disc lights and tape etc.
Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use): (Not used a ton as I can reach most holes with my fairways, but they each have a hole on my home course I use them on).
169 Champion Destroyer - (7/10) - straight, flips up and goes pretty straight, small fade at end
174 C PD - (8/10) - long hyzer drives, spike hyzers past FB range
170, Champion Firebird - (7/10) - OS utility, get out of trouble (once or twice a round usually- OH, FH rollers, FH)
175 G-Star Sidewinder - (6/10) - Hyzer flips, flips up to flat, and finishes right. Can throw on a huge hyzer angle and still flips up and over. A few holes on my home course this is very helpful. Can bomb 360-380 ish if thrown high.
Fairways (Most used discs off the tee).
175 Champion Eagle - (8/10) - Straight to slight hyzer or anhyzer lines, has a good fade at end. This is my go to control driver when I need fade. This replaced my Teebirds as they broke in and started flipping sometimes and sometimes not.
172 Star Eagle PFN - (5/10) - Beat when I got it, this replaced my flippy Teebird when it got too flippy and overlapped with the leopard. Straight wooded tunnels. Dead straight 300-320+, flips up to flat and tries to fight right a little, finishes straight. This is my go to control driver when I need straight with no fade.
170 G-Star Leopard - (7/10) - Hyzerflips when the sidewinder is too much disc. Thrown flat it will finish right.
Mids: (sometimes off the tee, trying to do this more. Often for upshots past putter range.)
176 Metal Flake Champion Roc3- (10/10) - I just got this disc as a present for passing my comps in grad school; have only thrown it in the field. I think it will fill the OS mid spot that has opened up as my Buzzz has broken in.
179 X Buzzz - (5/10) - short tunnel shots, flips up and flies right a little, finishes slightly right or straight. I often use this disc off the tee on short holes and downhill/top of the world holes.
175 KC pro Roc - (4/10) - Beat to crap Roc, thrown on hyzer it still flips up and finishes right. Sometimes I feel like it flips too much, has become an accidental roller a few times. Sentimental value as it was my first mid but I find myself throwing the buzzz more as it breaks in but I still use it for one hole on my home course (with less spectacular results than a year ago). I feel it could be very useful if I learn how to power down and finesse.
Putters:
174 Champion Rhyno - (8/10) - I don't use this as much as I should but it is a good utility disc for hyzer up shots. I don't throw it off the tee but probably should.
167 Ion - (9/10) - Another recent acquisition, seems to go dead straight with little fade but I haven't thrown it much.
175 SSS Wizard - (7/10) - Stable headwind and outside the circle putter. Often use this for upshots, especially before I got the rhyno.
175 RFF Wizard - (4/10) - This was my first putter and it is beat to crap. Another one I don't use too much, but has sentimental value. It is soft and floppy, I use it for up shots that I want to stick, annys, and putts that I don't want to roll away.
172 RFF Wizard - (7/10) - Main putter
I could probably play a round with the sidewinder, star eagle, buzzz, and 172 wizard and not do much worse than normal. However, I feel the above bag is well set up for me and with playing more I will grow into it and start using more of the discs more often. Also, I play my home course 90% of the time and have adapted my bag mostly to that. I may change it up a bit if I went somewhere else that is more open and longer etc.
