I often feel like a baseball GM managing my roster when managing my bag lineup. So I figured why not present a bag thread using that analogy. So here it is, the starting lineup, the bench warmers, and the minor leaguers that comprise my 40 man...er disc...roster.
First off, the vitals
Experience More than 9 years playing, 3 years of serious tournament play.
Right Handed
Throwing style I originally learned by throwing forehand and am comfortable with it at any distance. I've developed a solid backhand for fairway drivers and mids. I putt with a push putt.
Feedback I think I've got things pretty locked in, but as you can see, I have a lot of options available. In addition to these 40, I have another 100 or more that haven't even been considered for the bag. So to stick with the baseball theme, I want to make sure I'm making the right moves as GM.
The starting lineup - all carried in an Innova DISCarrier with quad straps
Primary Putting - Whenever I'm actually aiming at the chains ~50 feet and in
167 SS Wizard - Main putter
175 SS Wizard - Windy, downhill or hyzer putting
Other putters
I've never gotten an accurate putter distance measure. I'd say I put the Ridge out around 225'. I use these four for all short approach within that range
Z Zone (forehand)
Pro D Zone (backhand)
Ridge
Summit
Mids - ~250' with the Ibex
Drone - Forehand and big hyzers
Obex - A quick call up, joined the organization Friday and made it into the bag by Sunday. Dead straight with predictable fade.
ESP Buzzz - Very near taking a seat on the bench. Was my primary mid but is quickly losing that job to the Ibex
Med Ibex - Primary mid, dead straight 250'
ESP Meteor - Turnovers and touch shots
Fairway Drivers - No real solid distance numbers here, but I'd estimate the Firebird forehand around 300' and teebird backhand around 315'
CE Whippet - Forehand hyzers
Champ Firebird - Primary forehand fairway, backhand hyzers
Champ Teebird - Backhand distance, predictable fade
Star TL - Straight lines with minimal fade
Opto River - Stays dead straight on tight uphill shots. Slight turnovers on flat or downhill.
Grip Vision - Turnovers
Distance Drivers Only forehand at this level, distance around 330'
Champ XCal - long range with hard fade, distance flex shots
Champ Orc - Controlled distance. Line shaping.
Z Avenger SS - Big turnovers
Max Distance ~350' forehand
FR Z Nuke
On the bench
With four spots left on the 25-man active roster, these are the bench warmers that see occasional time in the bag.
Champ Katana - On days when I really am getting good snap, I'll use this in place of the Nuke for max distance. Thrown hyzer it flips flat and carries forever on a nice line. I'm too inconsistent with it for regular use.
GL Trident - I was using this for short backhand hooks, but the drone, whippet and firebird can all cover what it does.
Glo Buzzz - Benched by the Obex
GL Striker - I want to like the Striker, but the teebird and TL have it's slot covered.
The minors
The remaining 15 have seen occasional time in the bag or are recent additions that have good potential.
FLX Surge SS - Was using this for backhand distance, don't have the arm for the higher speed yet
ESP Avenger SS - Again, a distance backhand driver. But I'm too inconsistent with it. Too much OAT usually turns it over
Ti Stalker - it's pretty, but there's no hole in my bag for it to fill.
VP - Got bumped out once I started using a Zone
GL Flow - I want to like this for backhand distance, but I just don't have the arm for it.
C PD2 - I used to use this for long range hyzers. The XCal covers that shot with more consistency though
PD - I have this in C, P, and test run S. All fairly new and still in the trial period. The Firebird has been good for me though and will be hard to unseat.
Z Force - Does the same things as the XCal, but not as well.
S FD - I want to like it, but I have a lot of redundancy at the neutral fairway driver slot.
Pro D Stratus - Saw quite a bit of time as my primary turnover fairway driver. I have better control over the Vision though
Z Avenger - Formerly my go-to for backhand distance. Dropped it when I realized I could throw the teebird farther with better control.
Z Surge - Waiting in the wings for the Orc to stumble...
Champ Leopard - Has had a number of stints in the bag, but the River has become the mainstay
Champ Valkyrie - I used to throw this a lot. But as my forehand developed, it got too flippy and I never got a good handle on it backhand.
DX Gazelle - Super glidey. Just haven't found a shot on the course that I really need it for.
First off, the vitals
Experience More than 9 years playing, 3 years of serious tournament play.
Right Handed
Throwing style I originally learned by throwing forehand and am comfortable with it at any distance. I've developed a solid backhand for fairway drivers and mids. I putt with a push putt.
Feedback I think I've got things pretty locked in, but as you can see, I have a lot of options available. In addition to these 40, I have another 100 or more that haven't even been considered for the bag. So to stick with the baseball theme, I want to make sure I'm making the right moves as GM.
The starting lineup - all carried in an Innova DISCarrier with quad straps
Primary Putting - Whenever I'm actually aiming at the chains ~50 feet and in
167 SS Wizard - Main putter
175 SS Wizard - Windy, downhill or hyzer putting
Other putters
I've never gotten an accurate putter distance measure. I'd say I put the Ridge out around 225'. I use these four for all short approach within that range
Z Zone (forehand)
Pro D Zone (backhand)
Ridge
Summit
Mids - ~250' with the Ibex
Drone - Forehand and big hyzers
Obex - A quick call up, joined the organization Friday and made it into the bag by Sunday. Dead straight with predictable fade.
ESP Buzzz - Very near taking a seat on the bench. Was my primary mid but is quickly losing that job to the Ibex
Med Ibex - Primary mid, dead straight 250'
ESP Meteor - Turnovers and touch shots
Fairway Drivers - No real solid distance numbers here, but I'd estimate the Firebird forehand around 300' and teebird backhand around 315'
CE Whippet - Forehand hyzers
Champ Firebird - Primary forehand fairway, backhand hyzers
Champ Teebird - Backhand distance, predictable fade
Star TL - Straight lines with minimal fade
Opto River - Stays dead straight on tight uphill shots. Slight turnovers on flat or downhill.
Grip Vision - Turnovers
Distance Drivers Only forehand at this level, distance around 330'
Champ XCal - long range with hard fade, distance flex shots
Champ Orc - Controlled distance. Line shaping.
Z Avenger SS - Big turnovers
Max Distance ~350' forehand
FR Z Nuke
On the bench
With four spots left on the 25-man active roster, these are the bench warmers that see occasional time in the bag.
Champ Katana - On days when I really am getting good snap, I'll use this in place of the Nuke for max distance. Thrown hyzer it flips flat and carries forever on a nice line. I'm too inconsistent with it for regular use.
GL Trident - I was using this for short backhand hooks, but the drone, whippet and firebird can all cover what it does.
Glo Buzzz - Benched by the Obex
GL Striker - I want to like the Striker, but the teebird and TL have it's slot covered.
The minors
The remaining 15 have seen occasional time in the bag or are recent additions that have good potential.
FLX Surge SS - Was using this for backhand distance, don't have the arm for the higher speed yet
ESP Avenger SS - Again, a distance backhand driver. But I'm too inconsistent with it. Too much OAT usually turns it over
Ti Stalker - it's pretty, but there's no hole in my bag for it to fill.
VP - Got bumped out once I started using a Zone
GL Flow - I want to like this for backhand distance, but I just don't have the arm for it.
C PD2 - I used to use this for long range hyzers. The XCal covers that shot with more consistency though
PD - I have this in C, P, and test run S. All fairly new and still in the trial period. The Firebird has been good for me though and will be hard to unseat.
Z Force - Does the same things as the XCal, but not as well.
S FD - I want to like it, but I have a lot of redundancy at the neutral fairway driver slot.
Pro D Stratus - Saw quite a bit of time as my primary turnover fairway driver. I have better control over the Vision though
Z Avenger - Formerly my go-to for backhand distance. Dropped it when I realized I could throw the teebird farther with better control.
Z Surge - Waiting in the wings for the Orc to stumble...
Champ Leopard - Has had a number of stints in the bag, but the River has become the mainstay
Champ Valkyrie - I used to throw this a lot. But as my forehand developed, it got too flippy and I never got a good handle on it backhand.
DX Gazelle - Super glidey. Just haven't found a shot on the course that I really need it for.
