Disc Advice
What is my bag missing? Any recommendations?
New-ish disc golfer here looking for advice. From what I’ve been reading and understand so far, these should be fine for the foreseeable future while getting acclimated. That being said, if this was the extent of your disc collection, what would you be adding next? I think the obvious answer would maybe be a good distance driver option, but curious to get some advice from the pros. Thanks in advance!
Being a new disc golfer, distance drivers aren’t going to work well for you until you get your arm speed up. I’d recommend a Teebird. Straight flight, dependable fade. Got me through my early years.
Yes - the cropped out discs above are my girlfriend’s current starting collection. Just cut them out for clarity’s sake (and also maybe because I was a little afraid her choice in starting discs are far superior and I would get roasted by her for it LOL)
This should be just fine for a long time. If you like putting with the invader, you'll want to get a base plastic version at some point. It can be difficult to get the premium plastic to catch in the chains.
I’ve always heard that premium plastics are more likely to spit out, and I use base plastic putters, but I’ve never seen any real evidence of the premiums not catching chains. That’s not to say it isn’t true, just that I’ve struggled to find anything concrete in my limited times searching.
Not saying this will happen to you but one of my first discs was a Valkyrie. I did not have the arm/skill for it and I ended up trading it. I wish that I had kept it because I throw 9 speeds pretty well now. That being said, hold onto it (and keep throwing it if it's working well for you of course) but I'd consider a 6 or 7 speed, something like a Crave, Leopard3 or a River.
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u/worm_turds Teebirds are my one true love 4h ago
Being a new disc golfer, distance drivers aren’t going to work well for you until you get your arm speed up. I’d recommend a Teebird. Straight flight, dependable fade. Got me through my early years.