mambo
Bogey Member
Hi DGCR,
I've been reading these forums for about 9 months now and this is my first post here. I come from a mixed Tennis and Ultimate background and was previously heavily FH dominant. Started playing DG last summer and I'm slowly switching to BH because the BH drives seem less stressing for my body and I seem to get more control with BH.
Quickly realized that the wide rimmed warp speed drivers aren't for me, dropped everything too fast and kept the TeeBird and Rivers in my bag. A month ago I switched my TeeBird for a couple of Eagle-X's because of the FD. The Eagles seem to work great FH lines also.
Also noticed that 170ish drivers work better for me so I try to stay away from the max weight stuff. I play in heavily wooded courses and I find that my Opto Pure and Soft Ion gets the most action. So here goes...
Vitals:
Years playing/experience: DG ~1 year; 3 years of Ultimate
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some FH, very few OH
Distance line: Hyzerflip
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Pure: 200/240'; Buzzz: 250/280'; Eagle/PD: 310/330'
* Max distance is the greatest distance you can throw your top 2-3 drivers with any regularity
Optional:
Age: 27
Sex: M
Other sport proficiencies?: Tennis, Ultimate
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?:
Likes: Amount of slow speed discs, discing down
Dislikes: Possible overlaps
Specific areas of desired feedback: Want to learn a consistent and effective backhand, control before distance
Immediate and long-term goals: I'd like to have more consistency in the short-term, learn to get good BH form without any arm pains and gain some additional distance in the long-term
Bag:
Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use):
170 TP Sword (mint condition, new addition) - max distance
170 P-PD, (beat, stable to understable) - main driver
168 C-PD (slightly beat) - hyzers
168 S-PD (slightly beat) - in process of beating to workhorse driver, BH flex shots, main driver for FH
Fairway:
172 gummy star Eagle-X (slightly beat) - overstable for upwind and flex shots, some FH action
170 DX Eagle-X (beat) - stable to straight, straight FH shots
169 S-FD (slightly beat) - laser straight without fade, downwind drives
175 C-FD (new) - laser straight with a fade in the end
168 Opto River (slightly beat) - for annies, still fades to flat, needs more beating
175 Gl River (used) - straight with a really slow forward fade
168 Champ Banshee (used) - utility, occasional OHs, spike hyzers
Mids:
177+ Glo Z Buzzz, (used) - FH mid, overstable BH mid
172 ESP Buzzz (slightly used) - main mid
172 Opto Fuse (slightly used) - annies, hyzerflip to buttery turnover
Putters:
173 Swan2 (beat) - main putter
175 Opto Pure (slightly beat) - upshots, short drives
175 Soft Ion (slightly beat) - upshots, short drives
There. I know that the Opto Pure and Soft Ion have a bit of an overlap because they are both on the neutral side of stability. I might consider dropping the Ion and adding a basic JOKERi for FH and upwind putting. I'm currently working on my FH form with putters and the Opto Pure seems to flutter quite a bit. Maybe the Soft Ion is a bit more forgiving to get my FH in shape?
Any feedback on the fairways? The two fairways I find not getting much action are the max weight Gl River and the C-FD.
I'm quite happy with the PDs. Still don't know if the Sword stays in the bag or not, kind of depends if it works with FH drives and gives more distance when hyzerflipped than the PD.
Any feedback is appreciated.
I've been reading these forums for about 9 months now and this is my first post here. I come from a mixed Tennis and Ultimate background and was previously heavily FH dominant. Started playing DG last summer and I'm slowly switching to BH because the BH drives seem less stressing for my body and I seem to get more control with BH.
Quickly realized that the wide rimmed warp speed drivers aren't for me, dropped everything too fast and kept the TeeBird and Rivers in my bag. A month ago I switched my TeeBird for a couple of Eagle-X's because of the FD. The Eagles seem to work great FH lines also.
Also noticed that 170ish drivers work better for me so I try to stay away from the max weight stuff. I play in heavily wooded courses and I find that my Opto Pure and Soft Ion gets the most action. So here goes...
Vitals:
Years playing/experience: DG ~1 year; 3 years of Ultimate
Right/left-handed/ambidextrous: right-handed
Throwing Style: RHBH, some FH, very few OH
Distance line: Hyzerflip
Golf Distance (avg/max*) for putter/mid/driver: Pure: 200/240'; Buzzz: 250/280'; Eagle/PD: 310/330'
* Max distance is the greatest distance you can throw your top 2-3 drivers with any regularity
Optional:
Age: 27
Sex: M
Other sport proficiencies?: Tennis, Ultimate
What do you like/dislike about your current bag?:
Likes: Amount of slow speed discs, discing down
Dislikes: Possible overlaps
Specific areas of desired feedback: Want to learn a consistent and effective backhand, control before distance
Immediate and long-term goals: I'd like to have more consistency in the short-term, learn to get good BH form without any arm pains and gain some additional distance in the long-term
Bag:
Drivers (weight/plastic/model/(condition)/use):
170 TP Sword (mint condition, new addition) - max distance
170 P-PD, (beat, stable to understable) - main driver
168 C-PD (slightly beat) - hyzers
168 S-PD (slightly beat) - in process of beating to workhorse driver, BH flex shots, main driver for FH
Fairway:
172 gummy star Eagle-X (slightly beat) - overstable for upwind and flex shots, some FH action
170 DX Eagle-X (beat) - stable to straight, straight FH shots
169 S-FD (slightly beat) - laser straight without fade, downwind drives
175 C-FD (new) - laser straight with a fade in the end
168 Opto River (slightly beat) - for annies, still fades to flat, needs more beating
175 Gl River (used) - straight with a really slow forward fade
168 Champ Banshee (used) - utility, occasional OHs, spike hyzers
Mids:
177+ Glo Z Buzzz, (used) - FH mid, overstable BH mid
172 ESP Buzzz (slightly used) - main mid
172 Opto Fuse (slightly used) - annies, hyzerflip to buttery turnover
Putters:
173 Swan2 (beat) - main putter
175 Opto Pure (slightly beat) - upshots, short drives
175 Soft Ion (slightly beat) - upshots, short drives
There. I know that the Opto Pure and Soft Ion have a bit of an overlap because they are both on the neutral side of stability. I might consider dropping the Ion and adding a basic JOKERi for FH and upwind putting. I'm currently working on my FH form with putters and the Opto Pure seems to flutter quite a bit. Maybe the Soft Ion is a bit more forgiving to get my FH in shape?
Any feedback on the fairways? The two fairways I find not getting much action are the max weight Gl River and the C-FD.
I'm quite happy with the PDs. Still don't know if the Sword stays in the bag or not, kind of depends if it works with FH drives and gives more distance when hyzerflipped than the PD.
Any feedback is appreciated.
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