I started playing disc golf about two years ago, when I was 15, just for fun, a few times a month, and nothing really serious. Well, as could be guessed, I have caught the bug and cannot get enough. I am not very long off the tee, 300 feet is a challenge. I was looking for suggestions for discs and other misc items.

Currently in my bag I have:

Drivers:
166 Pro Firebird
172 Pro Teebird 11x
150 Champion Valkyrie 5x
171 Champion Orc
167 Dx Beast

Mid Range:
172 KC Pro Roc
170 KC Pro Roc
179 Dx Roc
172 Z Buzzz

Putters:
170 P&A Aviar
174 Magnet
173 Z Putt'r

I have accumulated this collection mostly through friends, although I have made a few purchases of my own. The courses that I most often play have many trees, which I seem to hit constantly, Burke Lake in VA if anybody has played it. I also play a few times a summer at Cape Henlopen in DE, and yes it is brutal when I go out alone. For the Cape I was looking for a good tomahawk disc, to get up and over the trees/brush that make most teeshots blind. I have read the other thread about good tomahawk discs, was just looking for input here.
At Burke I can shoot usually 3-4 over, playing all holes as par 3s. I am also looking to gain some tournament experience, and have tenetively decided on playing 6 tournaments this spring/summer. Thanks for the help.

Learn A putter and stick with it. (Look into a Wizard).

Try an Element from Gateway (Very easy to control, nice and slow, goes anywhere you want it to...with the exception of headwinds)

Get either a Sabre or a Leopard and learn them well. They will be your longest discs for the time being.

Hmmm,

I don't think your discs are the problem. The light valk and beast are great beginner drivers, and the roc and avairs are great. My suggestion to you would be to go into a field and practice with what you got. Also try just using your putters for a while till you can throw them well. You'll get stronger and learn control and snap.

Also, talk to a pro in your area or maybe invest in the Scott Stokely instructional videos/book. Minor form changes will make a huge difference.

Your bag is identical to what many pros/ams have so don't fall into the trap of looking for more Distance from gimmicks and discs.

-Jon

Re: a Tomahawk/thumber disc - either your Firebird or Tee Bird will make for a good Tommy/thumber-disc, though I'd choose the more overstable Firebird. In any case, it might be wise to choose a disc to learn and relegate its purpose for 'overhand shots "only"'...as the abuse of all the hard landings will undoubtedly affect its stability. Having a dependable headwind driver is essential...so maybe 2 Firebirds are needed - one for each purpose.
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I agree, you have a good setup. I started with max weight stable to understable discs and worked my way up to overstable.The only discs I throw in less then max weight is for uphill shots and thumbers/ tomahawks. Field practice is the best, I suggest a soccer or football field.{ More to aim at}Throw a round with less discs, when I found mid ranges and putters I thought Id like I played rounds with just those.I would easily learn in two rounds what would normally take 10.Upshots and putting is your best weapon when your a novice, because 90% of your competition will be throwing farther, and you havent found your distance yet,take advantage where you can.Id also say get a DX Beast, or a Pro Orc.These are easy to throw distance drivers that are very friendly.

Would a max weight Firebird be the best route to go if looking to keep with the same molds for a tomahawk only disc?

Dude, if you're young and getting into disc golf, dont worry about discs, use the ones you have... and develop your game!!! go out to a field 5 times a week and practice drives... pick a tree in your yard and put some tape around it (better yet get a basket for your birthday or something), and try to putt from 20' until you get 5 in a row then move to a new position, maybe 5 feet further...

Also I carry a mid/putter almost everywhere I go, and if I see a tree 100 ft' away I try to hit it...

If you can get god at driving and putting, at your age, you'll kick some serious butt pretty soon! keep it up! :D

The only flaw i can see in all this advice, is that nothing from Discraft has come up. Granted i do use a CE Aviar, but for drivers and midranges. I'd suggest an X2 or an XL. as for midrange, i'd suggest either a Wasp or if you prefer Innova, stick w/ your Rocs. The buzz is an overstable version of the Wasp, so you're good there.


Other than that, the advice has been pretty sound. The more you practice, the better you'll get. its that simple. One suggestion i got for putting, is if your home course has tee signs, on your way to the next hole, try and put to the sign (assuming theres nobody in the way) This is a very simply and effective way to improve your putting while your already on the course!


Brands asside, for your development stage, pick 3 discs (driver, mid-range, putter) and stick with them. Once you master the driver, see how the other ones fly for you. They're gonna feel weird, and won't fly how you want them. It's not that you're throwing them wrong, it's just that you're now used to one disc, and the other ones will inherently fly different. This is normal. Once you figure out how to throw the others, the different flight characteristics of your different discs will come in very handy later on for different lay outs of certain holes.


Hope that helps ya bud

" The buzz is an overstable version of the Wasp, so you're good there."

Please tell me this was a typo? Even the flat buzzz's are not as stable as a Wasp.

BTW...Flat Buzzz's suck, so everyone should send theirs my way.

I stand corrected, according to Discraft:


The Buzzz� is a straighter flying version of our popular mid-range driver the Wasp. Thrown hard this disc will hold any line you put it on.
Stability Rating: .5-Z / .5-X / .5-D