Current conventional internet wisdom is that we should disc down to improve our game in the long run. Working towards learning how to throw our putters 250'-300', our Mids 300'-350', and our fairway drivers 350' - 380'. The numbers vary depending upon who is telling people this, but you get the general idea. This sounds like a great idea because thrown properly a Wizard can fly 300'. A Roc can fly well over 300', and of course a Teebird can fly over 400' as well.
But did you know that the very best discgolfers in the world think this is nonsense? A good friend of mine recently had seperate 1 on 1 private lessons from Ken Climo in FL and David Feldberg while he was here in TN. He spent almost 3 hours with each of them and both of them said the same thing. If the shot is anywhere close to over 200' away they throw their mids not their putters. They also switch to fairway drivers at distances substantially less than what the conventional internet wisdom suggests. In other words; for better control and reliability they disc up, where we all are being told to disc down. For Dave especially, it was all about reliability. These men make their living playing this game and do everything they can to improve their odds of winning. They take what they do very seriously, so when I heard this my ears perked up a little. I just thought that we might ought to take a moment to discuss this.
Your thoughts?
But did you know that the very best discgolfers in the world think this is nonsense? A good friend of mine recently had seperate 1 on 1 private lessons from Ken Climo in FL and David Feldberg while he was here in TN. He spent almost 3 hours with each of them and both of them said the same thing. If the shot is anywhere close to over 200' away they throw their mids not their putters. They also switch to fairway drivers at distances substantially less than what the conventional internet wisdom suggests. In other words; for better control and reliability they disc up, where we all are being told to disc down. For Dave especially, it was all about reliability. These men make their living playing this game and do everything they can to improve their odds of winning. They take what they do very seriously, so when I heard this my ears perked up a little. I just thought that we might ought to take a moment to discuss this.
Your thoughts?