KDinIN
Par Member
Could we expect another UPD Black Friday Special this year? Would love to pick up a Shift finally! (been looking at one for 8 months, just hoping to bring it into my price range lol)
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Great interview with UPD here:
http://discgolfexaminer.com/episode-7-interview-with-jon-richardson-of-upper-park-designs/
Can't wait to see the new bags that are coming out in 2017. I've had my eye on a shift for a month or so now. I was thinking about getting a smaller bag to take with me when I ride my bike to the local course and immediately thought of the focus. Can the shift be underpacked to hold about what the focus has while still staying super light and allowing for a little bit of storage? If anybody has any experience with that and could comment, I would really appreciate it. The shift just sounds like it makes way more sense than my Voodoo Mojo does right now.
The shift has a fair amount of storage space. It's just hidden below the interior discs behind a relatively small opening. If you only use the outside pockets you've got eight discs and tons of storage in the main area. You can go to ten discs with the top interior rack and still not really eat into that space.
Sounds like I would be better off with the shift than a focus then. Would it be possible to go with just one disc in each of the side pockets, or would they be likely to fall out?
Could we expect another UPD Black Friday Special this year? Would love to pick up a Shift finally! (been looking at one for 8 months, just hoping to bring it into my price range lol)
It looks like those Shift waist straps would come in contact with the ground a lot during a round. Clearly, this is a non issue on maintained park grass courses, but what about uglier settings? Do Shift owners have a way to keep the waist straps off the ground on dirty or wet courses? Does it easily balance on a tripod stool?
I put mine on my Camp Time all the time. It sits just great. You just have to position it "between" the three legs, if that makes sense. I would call it easy. Much easier than trying to put a Ranger or one of those tall, boxy/skinny backpacks on one, IMO.
I keep my rainfly in one side pocket, and my keys/change/golf ball in the other one. I haven't had any issues with wet/damp/muddy sideflaps. They are a lot less obvious than it looks, once you put the bag on.
It looks like those Shift waist straps would come in contact with the ground a lot during a round. Clearly, this is a non issue on maintained park grass courses, but what about uglier settings? Do Shift owners have a way to keep the waist straps off the ground on dirty or wet courses? Does it easily balance on a tripod stool?
The edge of the water bottle holder and edges of the side disc pockets are more of an issue for me. Those places take a beating. I've thought about coating mine in that rubber dip.
SOOOO tempted to grab a V2 Rebel for only $112... Damn, my wallet is already hurting...
Has anybody attempted to carry a Scepter in a Shift backpack? I'm not sure that the scabbard that they offer would work with the front water bottle pocket. If not that retriever, any shift carriers carry a retriever with them, or just leave it in the car on an as needed basis? I've just recently run across a couple of local courses that are going to require a retriever on the regular.
Has anyone tried the new drawstring bag?