SonicGuy
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I have been playing a long time and I have been amused by how fake distance inflation has occurred throughout the years. For a long time the standard lie was 400', but over the last couple years that lie has inflated to at some points 500' and beyond. I just popped into the Thunderbird thread and searched "400" to learn that many people are claiming to throw 400' with a Thunderbird, not to mention what they would probably throw with a destroyer.
Also related but not in the poll, feel free to comment on your handicapped fake distance. When the disc down guys were all the rage, it was always fun to boost your fake Roc or Leopard distance. And that devolved into the putter only round / Ion cult, where it was all the rage to throw 300' with your putter (of course the DRIVING putter probably went 320' )
What is the driving force behind fake distance inflation? Is it disc improvements? Seeing that the high bar is usually "I throw 520' with a destroyer" I don't really understand how the inflation is being driven over the last couple years. Is it the current internet fad of form improvement? Has watching Sidewinder on youtube helped push your fake disc golf game to that next level? Or is it simply one uppers going around for long enough where stopping at 400' just doesn't quite elevate you enough in the free market of internet distance?
Also welcomed are your best justifications for your inflated number. Examples: "Dude I actually throw 520', but only in the field. On the course I usually max out around 380'" or "throwing 400' isn't hard at all, I can throw 400' just using the Beto drill; getting past 500' is actually the hard part"
Also related but not in the poll, feel free to comment on your handicapped fake distance. When the disc down guys were all the rage, it was always fun to boost your fake Roc or Leopard distance. And that devolved into the putter only round / Ion cult, where it was all the rage to throw 300' with your putter (of course the DRIVING putter probably went 320' )
What is the driving force behind fake distance inflation? Is it disc improvements? Seeing that the high bar is usually "I throw 520' with a destroyer" I don't really understand how the inflation is being driven over the last couple years. Is it the current internet fad of form improvement? Has watching Sidewinder on youtube helped push your fake disc golf game to that next level? Or is it simply one uppers going around for long enough where stopping at 400' just doesn't quite elevate you enough in the free market of internet distance?
Also welcomed are your best justifications for your inflated number. Examples: "Dude I actually throw 520', but only in the field. On the course I usually max out around 380'" or "throwing 400' isn't hard at all, I can throw 400' just using the Beto drill; getting past 500' is actually the hard part"