garublador1
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I stop throwing mids at about 320'. The range I'll use them for is about 230' to 320' with overlap on both sides (i.e. I'll use putters for some shots in the 230'-280' range and drivers in the 300'-320' range).
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Whiz said:ZJ speaks the truth. I played a round with Barry Schultz recently and was surprised to find him throwing leopards or eagles on shots where I will often throw a midrange. By powering down on fairway drivers he was hitting his lines very, very consistently. It was a great experience to see how he attacked a course I am very familiar with.
zj1002 said:I could throw a roc 450ft if I aired it out on a big distance line. I remember throwing one 400ft(on a big air shot) a while back with Booter next to me at the Disc Nation driving range(this was before I was throwing 550+). He was pretty much like, "thats nice, but you won't ever be able to do that shot on the course..."
Tossin' in Memphis said:Whiz said:ZJ speaks the truth. I played a round with Barry Schultz recently and was surprised to find him throwing leopards or eagles on shots where I will often throw a midrange. By powering down on fairway drivers he was hitting his lines very, very consistently. It was a great experience to see how he attacked a course I am very familiar with.
he strikes me as a really cool guy...dont want to hijack but tell us a little about him?
zj1002 said:try not to get obsessed with reaching these ideal distances.
So basically, just because the sign says 300ft, you shouldn't expect you can throw a midrange to the basket. I get caught up in this a lot because I throw a lot of putters and midranges. There is a local pro that always gives me crap in rounds for taking a tougher shot with a putter/mid "just because I can". He has opened up my mind to sucking it up and powering down on a driver.
Learn to throw your discs on lines, not distances.