etdefender19
Eagle Member
I'm relatively new and still very much experimenting with and learning every disc in my bag (which is seemingly always in flux) all while cruising along the disc golf learning curve.
I currently carry eight different distance drivers! On my home course, there's a 401' hole with a phalanx of trees about 30' in front of the basket but which, otherwise, is very wide open. Every time I play a casual/solo/practice round, I empty my bag of its distance and fairway drivers on that hole to see what they will/can do. Every time I'm about to eliminate one disc from my bag, it will do something during this exercise that will make me want to keep it (i.e "Oh, I might be able to use that as a roller" or "If I could learn to control that massive turn over" or "So THAT'S what happens when I throw that correctly"). There's only one of the eight distance drivers (my go-to 169g Champ Boss) that stays for sure if I had to cut back, but I'm also reluctant to get rid of any of the others.
Is this a function of my new found addiction to the sport? Is it a function of my OCD/micro-managing personality (simplifying/de-cluttering any aspect of my life is not easy)? Would it be completely wrong to carry that many different DDs going forward, even after I settle on a couple more favorites? Is it ultimately a personal preference thing?
How many DDs do you carry and why?
I currently carry eight different distance drivers! On my home course, there's a 401' hole with a phalanx of trees about 30' in front of the basket but which, otherwise, is very wide open. Every time I play a casual/solo/practice round, I empty my bag of its distance and fairway drivers on that hole to see what they will/can do. Every time I'm about to eliminate one disc from my bag, it will do something during this exercise that will make me want to keep it (i.e "Oh, I might be able to use that as a roller" or "If I could learn to control that massive turn over" or "So THAT'S what happens when I throw that correctly"). There's only one of the eight distance drivers (my go-to 169g Champ Boss) that stays for sure if I had to cut back, but I'm also reluctant to get rid of any of the others.
Is this a function of my new found addiction to the sport? Is it a function of my OCD/micro-managing personality (simplifying/de-cluttering any aspect of my life is not easy)? Would it be completely wrong to carry that many different DDs going forward, even after I settle on a couple more favorites? Is it ultimately a personal preference thing?
How many DDs do you carry and why?