Tallest disc golfer!

[Everett Evans]

Just found out that local guy Bob Wegner is an avid disc golfer. He's 7'8", which I'm guessing makes him the tallest regular player in the world.

All you tall guys (and Nova) out there talk about ape index, whip, reach back, and benefits of being tall, but at what point would it become a detriment?

Anyone know Bob (I once saw him far off in a crowd, but don't know him personally)? Is he on DGCR?

Tall stories, anyone?

 

[sidewinder22]

All you tall guys (and Nova) out there talk about ape index, whip, reach back, and benefits of being tall, but at what point would it become a detriment?

When it causes you to be slower. Or perhaps gripping the disc like it's a mini, like Shaq grips a basketball like it's a tennis ball to most mortals.

 

[Cgkdisc]

Just found out that local guy Bob Wegner is an avid disc golfer. He's 7'8", which I'm guessing makes him the tallest regular player in the world. All you tall guys (and Nova) out there talk about ape index, whip, reach back, and benefits of being tall, but at what point would it become a detriment? Tall stories, anyone?

Might get more 2m penalties in California.

 

[brutalbrutus]

A course with a bunch of low ceiling shots comes to mind...

 

[jeffmonty]

Any normal teepad is probably too short.

 

[DoWork]

We talked my Jamaican friend who's 6'6" or 6'7" into getting into it and he's just getting the hang of golf discs. The first time we showed him how to throw a tomahawk it went about a million feet. It's disgusting to watch him throw over the moon and be like "is that good?" Lol.

 

[marklar]

A course with a bunch of low ceiling shots comes to mind...

tall guy here..nothing irritates me more than low branches above the tee pad or if the intended route off the tee is limited because my height.

 

[Dire Wolfy]

Is 5ft11 tall? then I guess I am tall, but I have long arms too.

 

[jakebake91]

Is 5ft11 tall? then I guess I am tall, but I have long arms too.

I vote Yes, cuz then I get to be tall too! But I feel like 6' is the cutoff for "tall". But, like par, it's just an arbitrary number.....

 

[BrotherDave]

Is 5ft11 tall? then I guess I am tall, but I have long arms too.

I think 5'9" used to be the US average. That might actually be lower now. I'm almost 6'2" and it's kind of a pain having to bend over and pick up discs/bags so much. I couldn't imagine being over 7' tall.

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

Is 5ft11 tall? then I guess I am tall, but I have long arms too.

Ummm. No. You're only like 16 right? You should get over 6ft. I'm at 6'2", and it's plenty. Calvin Heimburg is 6'5" IIRC, but even PM at 5'8" throws crazy far, so height seems to have very little effect on how far you can throw.

 

[discgolfer25]

I played with a guy this past weekend in Texas named Ricky Ovaitt who was 6' 10". His forehand just kept going and going and going...

 

[sidewinder22]

Ummm. No. You're only like 16 right? You should get over 6ft. I'm at 6'2", and it's plenty. Calvin Heimburg is 6'5" IIRC, but even PM at 5'8" throws crazy far, so height seems to have very little effect on how far you can throw.

You don't have to be tall to have big orangutan factor...

 

[Nova P]

All you tall guys (and Nova) out there talk about ape index, whip, reach back, and benefits of being tall, but at what point would it become a detriment?

It's all upsides to me, until I get into the woods. Then I'm that much closer to the canopy when I throw, and low-hanging branches and twigs are a never-ending annoyance to me. Some wooded courses make me actively angry, as from the time I go into the woods until I leave, I cannot stand up straight, am constantly being gigged by branches, etc.

 

[etdefender19]

Is 5ft11 tall? then I guess I am tall, but I have long arms too.

I'm 6'3" but don't think I'm very tall. Maybe that's because I watch a lot of basketball and I'm literally Steph Curry's size

 

[etdefender19]

All else being equal, being tall is an advantage because of leverage, etc. Longer levers generate more force

"Give me a lever long enough and I can move the Earth" ~ Archimedes

The key part of my first sentence is "all else being equal" (obviously)

 

[Nova P]

Almost forgot: I hate short tee pads. I have a 38" inseam. My strides are long.

 

[dysmike]

All else being equal, being tall is an advantage because of leverage, etc. Longer levers generate more force

"Give me a lever long enough and I can move the Earth" ~ Archimedes

The key part of my first sentence is "all else being equal" (obviously)

Until it's on the bottom shelf, or in this case... you're under low hanging branches, especially over the damned tee-pad

 

[Everett Evans]

At what point does putting start to get impacted? Big Jerm mentioned at Waco (I think?) that elevated baskets are easier for him, but at 7'8" I would think putting down to traditional baskets would suck.

 

[Nova P]

At what point does putting start to get impacted? Big Jerm mentioned at Waco (I think?) that elevated baskets are easier for him, but at 7'8" I would think putting down to traditional baskets would suck.

Any time I'm putting downhill and someone points out that it's a tricky putt, I laugh and reply that every putt is a downhill putt to me.

Besides, I can get all the putters out of the basket for my card on elevated baskets! It makes me feel good to be helpful.