mostlynorwegian
Tosser with plastic
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A brick that likes to stay where it lands is an effective tool.Funny. I often say that the Berg is a throwing putter for people with no touch.
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A brick that likes to stay where it lands is an effective tool.Funny. I often say that the Berg is a throwing putter for people with no touch.
Regarding the Berg, I picked one up last fall based on all the hype. It's been in the bag since, but I rarely throw it. If I need a straight approach shot, I'll throw the wizard. If there's a bunch of wind, usually there's room for the stego.
I'm thinking about playing a round or two without anything from my normal bag. Just the berg and a few other discs I've picked up recently. Maybe a wizard for putts only. See what makes an impression. If I'm still meh on the berg after that, I'll trade or sell it.
Who's talking about having difficulty throwing 100 ft? Approaching is the the strongest and most satisfying part of my game, but of course there is always more to learn, and a plethora of ways to depilate the petite panther.
It's funny if you truly use Berg as a utility, and you pull it out to try and brush up on it, you get mad at it. Cause you're trying to throw 100 foot approach shots and it will keep landing 30 short.
I really dont like the idea of short approach shots requiring me to just full pull on a disc.
I haven't used it enough to say what hole it might or might not fill. So far, it's just been extra ballast on my back. Hence the idea to force myself to use it for a few rounds and see what happens.
I've always thrown nose-up anny forehand approaches inside 120 feet or so, it's a natural shot for me coming from ultimate. I've got decent touch on them. But the berg just makes it even easier, particularly under pressure when you tense up. If you get the angle wrong by 10 degrees, it misses by five feet. If you throw it 30 percent harder, it goes 5 percent further. Just so forgiving.Every time I break it out to try it again, it just turns into "this effing thing goes nowhere" and I get sick of it really quick.
Nose up. it's like throwing lawn darts. It's so controllable.I've always thrown nose-up anny forehand approaches inside 120 feet or so, it's a natural shot for me coming from ultimate. I've got decent touch on them. But the berg just makes it even easier, particularly under pressure when you tense up. If you get the angle wrong by 10 degrees, it misses by five feet. If you throw it 30 percent harder, it goes 5 percent further. Just so forgiving.
I can't forehand bergs with their inner rim angle.I've always thrown nose-up anny forehand approaches inside 120 feet or so, it's a natural shot for me coming from ultimate. I've got decent touch on them. But the berg just makes it even easier, particularly under pressure when you tense up. If you get the angle wrong by 10 degrees, it misses by five feet. If you throw it 30 percent harder, it goes 5 percent further. Just so forgiving.
Are you mental or something?
Handfeel is just all around better feeling on the Dillo.
Harder to come by in my local store. Bergs and Berg-x's in a variety of plastics fly off the shelves but are always in supply. Wouldn't mind looking at a Dillo, but you can't see what ain't there.
The Dillo is pretty cool actually from the few times I've thrown one. Polecatish with a Rhyno/Ringer type thumbtrack top while retaining the Polecat flight. Good disc.
It's not going to be confused with a Berg though.
100% agree. The Berg can handle all kinds of OAT, wind, acts of the spaghetti monster in the sky, and power and it's still going to give you the same very straight then run out of speed brick style approach. Wonderful disc for running baskets from distance with little risk of being more than a few feet from the basket. User friendly for sure, but doesn't take a ton of finesse or "touch" to utilize. Can cover up a ton of mistakes and bad form in newer players. But certainly not a bad disc, I think it just inhibits players ability to get better in some regards because it masks so many things you could be doing wrong. The hand feel also takes some getting used to, especially if you have smaller hands. The giant bumblebee of the disc world.The Dillo is pretty cool actually from the few times I've thrown one. Polecatish with a Rhyno/Ringer type thumbtrack top while retaining the Polecat flight. Good disc.
It's not going to be confused with a Berg though.
Kick out that crutch. =-)You can actually shape a Dillo with angles verses the Berg. Most Berg throwers when given a Dillo hate it because those mistakes the Berg was covering up get exposed.
Berg->Tilt->Flick gang?Here in the east of Scotland, the average wind speed for the whole year is over 10mph. Well over 15mph for some months. So 20mph, gusting 30+, is a pretty ordinary day. I'm gonna stick with my berg. I can throw with touch when i need to, but it's a losing strategy around here lol.
Yeah they prefer to put baskets along wooded hiking trails in North Carolina and call them courses so mileages may varyHere in the east of Scotland, the average wind speed for the whole year is over 10mph. Well over 15mph for some months. So 20mph, gusting 30+, is a pretty ordinary day. I'm gonna stick with my berg. I can throw with touch when i need to, but it's a losing strategy around here lol.
Berg - Monster - Rive, certainly.Berg->Tilt->Flick gang?