[Question] When you were first starting out...

[Johnny Conservative]

My first discs were a starter set my wife bought for me (DX Leo, Skeeter, and Aviar). The first disc that I bought on my own was a Champion Monarch. I made the mistake of buying it without doing any research and ended up not liking it very much. I still have it though.

 

[foo_g]

DX Banshee
DX Coyote
DX Rhyno

They were all yellow. I wasn't sure if all of your discs needed to be the same color or not.

 

[Nived87]

My first discs were the Innova DX starter set, Aviar, Shark, and Leopard. I've lost the shark and leopard. I still have the Aviar but I don't throw it anymore. I still throw leopards but I lost that first one.

 

[dehaas]

the first few times i played i borrowed a buddies dx teebird and couldn't throw it backhand to save my life. i asked if throwing forehand was allowed and got much better distance and consistency off of the tee. with that in mind the first disc i bought on my own was a dx banshee. after that i picked up a dx spider, used it for short range shots and putts. eventually i learned some backhand and used the spider for that and picked up an xd to actually putt with. i think the driver i picked up with backhand in mind was a 10x teebird.

 

[Enzy]

I started with a elite x express after borrowing a friends disc to play once. Played with it for 2 years before I lost it and then went wild buying discs after that

 

[Bonks]

First disc was a comet. I didn't throw it very far but it was a great disc to start out with.

 

[slowRoll]

Yellow DX Beast. It was my only disc for the first month I played. Drive, Putt, you name it. That Beast did it all for me.

 

[Sargentgeneral]

DX Aviar, Champion Teebird, and Champion Valkyrie. Had good times with those discs. But, just like it is expected as a beginner, only the putter was not lost.

 

[Alin]

The first day I played DG my brother and his buddy gave me a disc to use...I have no idea what it was!! I promptly flew it into the lake on hole 8 at Cliff, went up to CDGS, and purchased:

A Champion tye dye Sidewinder - (despite the objections of the store pro!!)
A DX Stingray
A DX Cobra
A DX Dragon - the water issue - (the worst of the batch and the only one of these I still own!!)
A beadless Aviar - now my brother's putter!!

I want to add that I have been flying frisbee's for as long as I can remember. This was definitely a natural for me. I took one look at the flight charts in the store and knew I wanted the sidewinder.

 

[Jozzz]

My first disc was a Cheetah, and I lost that one pretty quick. Not too long after I got a 150 JK Pro Valk and used it for everything.

 

[DaddyTookTeebirdAway]

When I started playing, my brother and I got into it together, but we didn't know anyone else that played. Without any advice on discs we just bought what looked cool. Big mistake. My first disc was a DX Gator. Eventually, I bought a DX Rhyno too. Started out with very discs and just kinda assumed that all discs flew that way.

 

[RnROutlaw]

When my buddies from my Ultimate team asked me to play, they told me to just buy a distance driver and a putter. So I went out to the only store that sold discs, a toy store shaped like a stealth bomber on Rt. 8 in Butler, PA, and bought a DX Archangel and a Chain Seeking Magnet because I thought they looked the coolest. When I lost my Archangel on hole 15 at Moraine :wall: I bought a champion Sidewinder that looked the coolest. Still have it, don't throw it because it's tye-dyed and basically camo. Gave the Magnet to a bunch of little kids who didn't have a putter, and I didn't have the heart to take their 10 bucks.

 

[simpletwist]

We were at a picnic and saw some folks playing the game at Beaver Island State Park. The gf and I were playing catch with a traditional Wham O beach lid and we both thought the sport looked interesting and fun. Later that week I saw these on sale at Walmart. There were only 3 packages on the shelf and I bought all three.

It didn't take long for us to grow out of those. I still have them collecting cobwebs in the garage.

 

[ssittler]

I'll never forget buying the #1 ROLLER because I thought it would turn over and roll - just like the one's i saw other guys (obviously not new to the game at that time) throwing. My buddy and I couldn't wait to get to the course. How disappointing when we threw it with our regular motion...damn thing flew just like a disc and didn't roll. Looking back that's the funniest thing. We didn't know what we didn't know!

 

[jonespongpilot]

Innova Birdie, Sidewinder, and aerobie epic. The selling point for the epic was that it floats

 

[Dfwdscglfr]

a friend gave me a pro d wasp

 

[EXTRAMONTANA]

Started with a dx destroyer. (cool stamp) I did terrible, of course. My buddy who was brand new also lended me a dx roc and I got instantly better.

 

[aPfaff]

I also got a wraith early and refused to listen to anyone when they said I could not throw it properly. I thought 230 feet for a wraith was good.

Now he's still throwing it 230.

 

[Huk Finn]

175 Champ Wraith. EVERY shot went up and left (RHBH). First driver I could throw super straight was a RoadRunner. Then I discovered disc flight charts and started reading about stablility.

 

[Brick Forcepush]

champion destroyer