How many discs do you really need in your bag?

[SearchingForDistance]

I have been having over 30 discs in my bag sometimes and that really makes the back go sore.I have find that in my bag when i keep 17 discs ore less it feels like The bag is empty.So what do you think is the best numer in discs to keep in your bag?

 

[RHINESEL]

3 distance drivers - overstable, stable, understable
3 fairway drivers - overstable, stable, understable
3 midranges - overstable, stable, understable
2 putters- short putt, long putt

XXX "utility discs"- discs that come and go out of your bag for specific courses.

So somewhere between 11-15 I can see for a full complete bag. Of course many people have no need for real "distance" drivers so you can eliminate 3 from that.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

I think the most important to have in the bag is a 2 putters,2 mids and 2 all range drivers , and after that you could build it up with extra discs and some maximum distance drivers and a wider amount of stabilitys.

 

[billnchristy]

I carry 9.

 

[DannyM]

It's like putters....there's no real "right or wrong"...it's about what YOU feel comfortable with. I personally carry 23 in my "tourney" bag, but that is the bag I use for courses all over SC when I play the points series. There are some in my bag that I may only throw once a month during practice rounds at local courses, then I may play a course that I'll use that same disc 3x a round. I've also been beaten by David Sauls who will show up with a much smaller bag of say 10 discs and blow me away.

 

[chiggins]

I can think of 3 reasons a disc is in my bag:

1. Staple. I have probably 8 discs that get the call most of the time.
2. Auditions. There's always a couple that seduce me in the field that are trying for a permanent spot.
3. Situational/utility. While it's awesome to be able to throw a perfect sky anhyzer with your Roc/Comet/Drone/whatever to get out of trouble, sometimes life's just a lot easier if you've got a Champ Whippet and a passable forehand.

As my game's developed into a higher state of mediocrity, the number of staples has decreased, the number of auditions at a time is down (but there's still always something around to have a short, intense love affair with), and the situationals have been reduced pretty far. I imagine as the process continues, these numbers will keep going down. (Then again, maybe as I get older I'll buy a sweet cart and anything with a nice dye or a special swirl in the plastic will get a ride.)

Right now, for a tourney I'm showing up to the course with 25 or so to cover contingencies for rain/wind/etc, carrying around 15. Of the 15, I'm going to 8 for most of my shots, 3 are spares and the rest are utility.

 

[solomon.trenton]

i carry about 16. some of those arent pulled out at all in a round, some i use almost every hole

 

[Technohic]

3 Fairway Drivers - Overstable, Stable, Understable.

2 Mids - Overstable, Stable. I varry on this one as my understable fairway is a 161 Pro Leopard and I can finess it to be my understable mid, along with shape with my stable mid, so for me, 2, but I could see a 3rd and sometimes will carry a Stingray.

1 putter - I like to do everything with 1 putter wherever possible. I like to remain intimate with that one most the time, but ocassionaly, I will carry 2 if I want one to work on form of driving.

1 distance driver - Maybe its my skill level but also, I dont see a lot of courses with long throws that call for the distance driver that also require a flight path and if 1 does, I think I would go with one of my fairway drivers. So, I want just 1 that is my max distance disc (which I am testing several) that I reach for when the hole is open and distance is all that matters. Right now, sometimes my goto distance disc, is still the Teebird.

1 Overhand and FH specialty disc - This often times winds up being another distance driver but, I am finding more and more, I want a disc dedicated just to take the abuse of OH throws.

That takes me to 8 ideally, but I always seem a little higher on that with discs I am trying out, and then, if I cannot FH the same disc I BH, that adds some bulk so it becomes real personaly based on preference and ability.

 

[VictorB]

Define 'need'.

I could play a round on just about any course with a cryztal challenger and do pretty well.

I'd say to be competitive, I'd need 3 discs:
1 Stable putter
1 stable midrange
1 stable fairway driver

So if it was coming out of my bag it would be a challenger, a z comet, and a opto striker.

edit:
Just a little more info on what I normally have in the bag - 18 discs total, consisting of the 7 molds in my signature. I feel fully prepared for any sort of shot on any sort of course with this setup.

 

[flippa]

I can think of 3 reasons a disc is in my bag:

1. Staple. I have probably 8 discs that get the call most of the time.
2. Auditions. There's always a couple that seduce me in the field that are trying for a permanent spot.
3. Situational/utility. While it's awesome to be able to throw a perfect sky anhyzer with your Roc/Comet/Drone/whatever to get out of trouble, sometimes life's just a lot easier if you've got a Champ Whippet and a passable forehand.

As my game's developed into a higher state of mediocrity, the number of staples has decreased, the number of auditions at a time is down (but there's still always something around to have a short, intense love affair with), and the situationals have been reduced pretty far. I imagine as the process continues, these numbers will keep going down. (Then again, maybe as I get older I'll buy a sweet cart and anything with a nice dye or a special swirl in the plastic will get a ride.)

Right now, for a tourney I'm showing up to the course with 25 or so to cover contingencies for rain/wind/etc, carrying around 15. Of the 15, I'm going to 8 for most of my shots, 3 are spares and the rest are utility.

i like the way you wrote this up, and i agree with it 100% i keep about 15-17 discs in my bag at any given time but i've been trying to downsize from different molds to more of the same lately.

 

[bayouace]

Well, I'm not upper echelon in ability but I carry: Squall, Core, Nebula, Drone, #3 Slice, GT Banger and #2 Putter.

 

[oddjob]

brooks carried three discs, feldberg carries 40+, there is no "right" amount. i throw 11-12 and carry a few more solely as backups.

 

[katana]

i carry 20. they fit just right in my bag.

 

[jkdisc]

if i play my local course i bring less because i know exactly what discs i will use, a course ive never seen i will bring extra because you never know what you may need

 

[craftsman]

I use to carry 20+ molds. I now carry 9. Trying less and realized I can get away with 4 molds: magnet, buzzz, stalker, xl. Just so happens that that's my glo bag

 

[leppard]

If it is a course I know well, I can carry 6 and usually get my average score. The last couple times I played, I carried only 3 discs and scored my average. But I usually carry about 15 because I like to throw practice drives. On a course I am not familiar with I may carry 20.

 

[MrFixIt]

I carry 21 discs.
I could probably do w/ less, however I keep some extras just in case.

 

[sidewinder22]

In a tourney...16 give or take a few depending on the course. I was carrying around 22 a yr ago. I could get away with less if I only threw BH, but I throw lots of different shots. A couple are also backups. In casual rounds I've been one discing a lot lately.

 

[waynewf]

Last summer I went from a bag that carried 20-22 to a bag that carried 12. Now while those 12 can generally cover all of my shots, I always go out to the course wishing I could just get a couple more in my bag. I think this is mostly because I am always getting and trying new discs so there are always those "audition" slots in my bag.

 

[garublador]

I go by this article:

https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/resources/articles/discoverlap.shtml