Playing in Michigan for 8 mos. Weather uuuggghh. Purchased an Innova starter set. Leopard, Shark, Avair. Purchased a Beast, and fell in love with it last summer. Found a inexpensive portable basket and have been putting down the hallway all winter. Have grabbed a couple of Judges for putting. love your channel & videos. You have given me much needed info. 58 yrs. young and looking to play disc golf for another 30 years.
They used to make a frisbee that had a soft outer skin, but the middle was a hard plastic. It was red. It was the best one we could find, about 25-30 yrs ago. It was a lot easier to control, that other ones we had. And easier to catch. I wish I could remember the name of it.
My top 5: 1. Star Aviar (grippy putter) 2. Star Mako3 (straight mid-range) 3. Gstar leopard3 (understable fairway) 4. Star Teebird (stable workhorse) 5. Champion Valkyrie (s curve distance driver) They're all Innova, but I'm open to trying out other discs in the future. Just got a buzzz and it will probably be in my top 5 soon.
I started out as an Innova fanboy as well. I HIGHLY recommend MVP or axiom if you can find them at reasonable prices right now (James Conrad sent their demand thru the roof); they helped me a ton as a beginner and now I swear by them. The overmold helps add spin to slower arm speeds by stabilizing wobble out of the hand, so you lose less on imperfect releases. I commented my top 5 overmolds just a second ago!
My Top 5 of all time: Destroyer Explorer Bobcat Envy Atom I have a small Innova bag that I keep with me at all times. These discs are ALWAYS in my vehicle. Of course I have my regular Zuca collection that I normally play with, with these molds represented well.
1. Valkyrie: Im apparently a 9 arm. 2. Colt: it fits well and flies well for me. 3. My beat up Teebird. Before hitting a bunch of trees with it I hated it but now its pretty sweet. 4. Vroc: Flys like an ultimate disc and that is what I used to play. 5. My light Shark. I didn't really like all that much when I started but I have gone back to it and have been really liking the straight flight.
I loved my shark.....till I broke it in and did the opposite(over powering) of what it was doing..... Just like the champion Sidewinder I got to throw side arm(the name suggested that..right) ....I still have that shark plus a new one but haven't thrown them in 5 years cuz I got a Champion Maco 3..which does every thing I want or not depending upon angle release so why take the DX plastic out...and abuse it.. However...my side arm drive is now...nothing considering what it was so ... that going right without a using sidearm was desired and Sidewinder is in bag now after trade with friend for Monster....still learning what I should have learned....turn over...
@@robkitchen5344 Yeah my stark holds that anhyzer line pretty well. But, in a head wind I have to be carful or it will start to turn over too much. but I still find myself going back to it for tricky side arm shots out of the rough. I was thinking about getting a sidewinder and a Maco 3. the mako feels pretty good but with the vroc and Roc3 added recently I didn't want to add another midragne felt it was too much for one month lol. but im thinking about getting that and a Wombat 3. found one on a course today and tried it out a little. but Im returning it to its owner so im going to have to think about adding one to my bag now lol.
My top 5 discs of all time...in no particular order are (and this will show how old school I am): 1. Discraft : Cyclone - Definitely one of the discs that was always in my bag with at least 3 to 4 in the bag at once. Even though Discraft still technically makes the D - Cyclones, they just don’t make them anymore like they used to. 2. Discraft - Cyclone 2 - Just an advanced and newer version of the original Cyclones but seemed a little bit more over stable and also always kept around 2 to 3 in my bag at all times. 3. Millennium - Polaris LS - I remember when this disc came out and I bought one to try it out and it ended up becoming one of my favorite drivers ever. The flight path was always perfect for me and I could always get the disc to do exactly what I was looking for. 4. Innova - Special Edition Soft Rhyno - back in the 90’s they started to release discs that were called “special edition” which were very similar to almost a “Star” plastic but were a little bit different than what today’s “Star” plastics look and feel like but they are not the same...at least I don’t think so. 5. Innova - Star Destroyer - Today’s staple on the market when it comes to distance drivers. The main one I’ve been throwing as of late is the Ricky Wysocki 2x World Champion “Sockibot “ Star Destroyer. Very overdue dss da
Very informative, thank you. I learned a couple new discs. I think we have similar throwing style and speed. I also throw thrasher drivers. I like the M.c. Esher art in the background!
Really great video! I’ve been playing about a year and half and now play collegiate - throw about 350-375 when it’s not freezing out. Here’s mine: 1. Champion Thunderbird (need to try a Star for sure) 2. EMAC Truth 3. Explorer 4. Harp 5. Marshal (first disc ever, still putt with them, just love the way the microbead feels)
Top five for me. from top down with 1, as the most important. 1. Magnet started using in 2007 after trying 2-3 putters, the wing helps with the first/index finger to be in the groove when putting. It is most used as I will be putting on every hole. 2. Valkyrie as mold has been my most used driver for me since 2004 but a DX then starting disc golf only a year before getting a Valkyrie in mid 2004. 3. ESP Impact and I still have one of my Ace race discs from 2007. The mold works for between midrange and the fairway I use, Stalker as well as the Impact working for tight mostly straight gaps when driving as the mold is so straight. I was smart and as the mold was going oop I got 6 spare of the last of the 170-172 grams and 173-174 gram discs new this includes an unused 173-174 gram disc in a two pack from somebody's 2007 ace race discs, the other Ace race disc from same guy is 175-176 and not great as past 173 grams an Impact does not have the glide it is supposed to the discs just sink. Then under 170 grams the Impact mold just gets too US to the slot a Foxbat is at. 4. Shark as it is so versatile from my driving putter slot to my approach disc as well as long putts/approach depending on wind at distances from 40-50 feet maybe 55 feet on a really good day. 5. Shark 3 for a true midrange as a Shark has too much of the putter float to the disc to work for a midrange. I tried to force my self to use a DX Stingray (a Stingray was the other disc besides a Rubber Putter I got from an uncle and lost the Stingray the second time playing in 2003) at 173-175 for years when I needed a disc that was more able to be powered up without tuning and burning to fight the wind. 6. Would be my Dragon for a lightweight tail wind/calm wind open shot as well as water disc, saving me several discs over the years as I found my #2 Driver from Lighting was a floating disc that only floats for 15-20 minutes if the mold is 170 grams on up.
My home course is open, often windy and calls for a fair number of rhfh throws. My 5 go to favorite discs are Medium Dagger, Z BuzzzOS, Firebird Sexton and champion, echo star boss, gstar and star corvette. I’m sure there would be a different list if there was a wooded technical course in my town that required touch backhand throws, but for our course these are the discs I lean on and trust.
Just finished your disc dye video and my son and I just put our first ones in... can't wait til tomorrow! Now to the discs (current, I've been playing on and (mostly) off since 1983): Star Shryke Dx Destroyers Champion Mako3 Wombat (really) Super Stupid Soft Wizard (constantly switching up putters)
I have been playing for just over a year and a half... In no particular order. DD Warden is helping hit more putts. Lattitude64 Explorer for straight drives with a little fade. Lattitude64 Saint for drives that need some shape to them. Lattitude64 Ballista for my longer more reliable drives. Kastaplast Berg for my upshots and shorter drives.
*in order of speed since I can’t decide on rank(and not including my putting putter). Envy,Shaman, Zone, Assassin,Wraith. I also really like firebirds and wizards. I putt with Atoms. Great idea for a video, Keep up the great content!
I fell in love with the Gobi as well... Sadly it was after it went out of production. I got an ace with the one I got in a trade the second time using it.
My top five are... Mamba, Valkyrie, Leopold, BUZZZ and Zone. With honorable mentions the Envy and Atom. All my selections came down to the wide variety of plastics the discs are available in. Adding more versatility to the discs. By being able changing the plastic type to get different flight characteristics out of the discs.
@@ericdunthorne1981 My disc molds came down to how versitle they are. Taking out the the Jawbreaker Magnet and Proline Titanic as only my putter, most molds can do more then one thing, at least 2. Even my midrange which hits midrange distance and a Shark 3 is very straight so it could do tunnel shots. The Valkyrie can do more then just drive, it does the low to the ground drive, does the normal drive and some high wind tailwinds where the Dragon would be affected due to the low weight. Destroyer in Champion the 170 gram is great for true spike shots just getting over an obstacle as well as windy days I probably should not be out there. The Destroyer in Champion the 167 gram is great for bombers, throwing into wind but not mega winds sustained at 35 F on up or for sky hyzer to get over an obstacle. only one disc, the old ESP XL is really only used for fairway distance where the wind is higher then what a Stalker can handle though it can be used for shots that need more end flight dump then the Stalker.
@@caseysmith544 Honesty the Jawbreaker Zone is the most virtual disc that I've ever used. I've used it many times for one disc rounds. I love trying new discs though, I have a bit of a plastic addiction, ha ha. I really like my mixed bag set up. Everything is super comfortable in the hand and has the flight characteristics that I'm looking for but... I'd like to have a bag setup for many of the disc manufacturers. I have one for MVP/Axiom already. I probably have enough for a 12 disc Vibram setup, ha. I'd like to put a Trilogy bag together next, I already have a few that I like.
For a premium plastic Magnet, Legacy makes a disc called the Clutch that is very similar to the Magnet but its just a little deeper. Pinnacle plastic is like Champion and Icon is like Star plastic. They are pretty easy to find as well. They also have a midrange called the Gauge that is honestly one of the straightest flying discs from start to finish that I have ever thrown. They are definitely worth trying out.
I've only been playing for about 8 months, but so far my favorites are 1. Discmania Method, 2. Kastaplast Grym, 3. Discraft Heat, 4. Discmania glow MD2, 5. Lat 64 Explorer
My go to drivers Latitude 64 Bolt I have 4_5 in my bag at all times. Got to putter the Dynamic Discs Judge also 4-5 in my bag. Fairway Driver Latitude 64 Saint Pro have 2 in my bag. The Dynamic Discs Truth for mid-range have 2 of those. When it's windy or I need something to turn hard a Latitude 64 Culverin or Latitude 64 Cutlass. Huge fan of the Opto plastic. Extremely durable.
I have only been throwing just over a year and found that my favorite discs are the Discmania instinct, Discraft Luna, Discraft Anax, Discmania link, and Dynamic Discs Deputy
Good morning, my top 5: XT Colt, Harp, Leopard3, Jade and Sidewinder. I’m 67, I’ve had back surgery and right knee replacement so good form and run ups like James Conrad aren’t happening. I’ve come to accept my drives are gonna be 220-240 feet. WARNING, the new Sapphire “easy to throw” driver does feel good in the hand, comes out smooth and easy, but if you’re hoping for more distance forget it! It’s way more overstable, flies more like a Pioneer than a slightly faster Jade. I was totally disappointed.
MVP Atom, Tesla, Axis...Working on finding 2 more that I can get different types of shots with...Maybe a Destroyer but waiting on it to come in the mail to try it out.
@@gregwoolsey2215 That's a shame...Its a really great driver that can be shaped when you want it to, flies dead straight when going for distance with a sharp fade at the end, I can even get some descent flex shots when I get a good angle on it...I love the MVP Gyro discs.
I’m loving the Valkyrie love in the comments. What plastic are you guys throwing and for what shots? I have a star lite for uphill hyzerflip to flat and heavier champion for hyzerflip to flat for tunnel shots, or flat S curves if I modify my grip and take some power off. I feel like it’s an already beat up Teebird. I know Nikko used it in that slot years ago.
My Top Five: Axiom Pyro, DGA Sail, Thought Space Athletics Praxis, Sune Sport Short Slacker, and Prodigy P Model S. I'm a fairly new player so this list will definitely change.
I've been playing far too long to be able to have a top 5 for all time so, I'll try a current 5 -- 1. Wizard 2. Buzzz 3. Star Shryke 4. Monarch 5. Crank SS I find that the Crank SS is probably similar in flight to a Thrasher, but flies wayy farther......
JK Aviar(putting), JC Tour Series Aviar(driving), Roc3, Teebird ... still figuring out my high speed driver but if I had to pick one today it would be the Wraith. Pretty fond of the Pig as well.
1)Axiom Envy(much better prices before James Conrad came around, but the disc is the same) 2)Axiom hex. It's like a buzz but will handle more torque without unintentional turnover for full shots 3) MVP Volt. Straight enough for a workhorse, stable enough to handle all the power you have for 400 ft throws. 4)MVP Deflector. Over stable mid, the perfect "oh shit" disc. Like a justice but comes out straight instead of already turning left. 5) MVP Relay/signal/switch an understable compliment to the volt for hyzer flips and right-turn shots. Get on the gyro train son!
S line dd3 (cloudbreaker 1st run), z and esp buzzz, star leo3 (fav hyzer flip disc, I have this swirly one that goes stupid straight), c line fd3, and d line p2.
Sidewinder, wraith, buzzz, judge, destroyer, stalker, undertaker, corvette, and tee bird, oh and heat, and hades, and zone. (Plastics are Z, Champion, and Pro)
Top five: Discmania Fox Spirit Innova Roc 3 (Gotta be G-star plastic) Innova Atlas Innova Road Runner Innova Monarch I'm really having a hard time finding a putter I like. I find myself putting a lot with midranges. 🤷
Top disc.....well .about a month after I began playing .I found 3 discs 1 morning without names/#.....I tried to get them back to whoever owned them cuz I would like to believe that anyone would want to do that for me hopefully but nobody heard anything about it ...and said they were mine..... As a beginner...I suffered that dreaded hyser stall out . where the driver goes up at 60° angle then falls out of the sky. An no matter what I try . .my putter and mid range .(aviar,shark) Nice and level and I'm loving it ...just like playing frisbee catch.. again except distance (still better then any max weight driver I had now but turning left and getting no closer to throwing straight off back hand that i eventually GAVE UP and decided to learn side arm cuz a little 10year old girl out drove me with hers...really really crushing my man card experience. .but throwing (ape , boss, katana, archon Starfire) in champion plastic (not best choice for beginner) and.the fairways ( teebird and light 151g weight 11 or 12 time Eagle and that DX Leopard 147g that was hyser stall out and started the obsession of throwing straight and level I knew U should be able to do.. I was unable to get.it done with any styles of throwing... Anyways .... I finally gave up searching for the lost disc owners and even though this disc looked worn out...the stamp was just about gone. I think JLS was all I could see....JLS.....I tried it and .. .BOOM .... .. INSTANTLY LEVEL FLIGHT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT FROM MY BACK HAND ... OH MY GOD........ it's been the only disc I almost got an ACE with ... always straight and level.......and I lost it... By rounding early...flew over some horse shoe pits and vanished in middle of the day ..no way it grew wings.....it did do the opposite.....it apparently hit the egde of a mat and slid under it........I searched so hard to try and figure out what that disc was and replace it...... they'd sell me discs they said would fly same.... Avenger SS Z plastic.......nope ... Hey ..maybe this SL from Innova ..S must mean Straight and L is for Level ..and the Star plastic and color feel right .....nope....well maybe after breaking it in ...all that champion plastic is taking it's time doing that......nope... ..then someone I knew from outside of Disc golf started coming to the park ...playing horse shoes.. keeping it all clean and such.......6 months later...asked me what my actual name is since everyone knew me as raiderrobb .....and hands me that disc.... only disc with my real name. And no telephone number.......fudge......... Still. I have it and now I can get more if I know what it is.......but that faded stamp....and no mentor to help.... until I met "Pistol Pat " who moved from the city over to the East Bay and my home course became his...we had same job type and he liked my fire to get better..so he identified that disc within a minute of my asking...... ... Makes sense why it was so good a fit for me.....it was a fairway driver.... Innova made known as the Millennium or Millennina maybe...8 speed .. something my "pop gun" arm (so wished I had found your video as well as others SPECIFICALLY addressing the relationship between flight number and ability to achieve it so you can get full results of them... Someone suggested that one of those other disc I found...a Star Valkyrie would be better for me but he didn't take the minute to explain why (the 9 speed) ...I only found out when I bought the Innova Champion Starter set and a 150g Valkyrie was included which became my "Go To" driver....which I lost on New Years Day in Vacaville ..it was found a moth ago but I won't be back until next year... hopefully Disc golf Doug(hope I got that correct) still might have it and will get back to me..... The Millennium.....well that's a bit harder.....I don't think it's made anymore, which is a Shame....should be part of the start up set Innova offered ..hands down way way. better then the Leopard for a beginner with low power and desire to throw straight and level instead of hyser stall... accidentally roller by accidentally anhyser...... it's just about getting results from a noob out the gate... increasing the possibility of them liking disc golf....that's what a starter set should be.... Champion Starter set.... plastic too slick ... period...boobs don't know they have to have it rip out of their grip to get "snap" so they have loose grip and it won't keep consistent cuz they are trying to let go instead of having it rip out...... When I see the Millennium online... quality is 1 or 2 and it's sold out......but...the one I had.....that guy who returned it.....started playing disc golf......so I gave him it so he could avoid that set backs like me.....
I am a noob, just a month in. I got a Warden and love it. It flies reliably straight. I just lost it in the water. The same day my Latitude 64 Pure arrived! I'm loving it better so far. The plastic is a little harder, which I think may be why I am throwing it a little farther. It flies reliably straight too.
@@gpaski the orc has been one of my go to's since it was released. If the argument that you need to disc down from all those destroyers and faster discs feels close to home, then the orc is the disc for you. Its a slow destroyer with tons of glide i bag 3 in various states of wear. It never hurts to try one out. I know sexton loves them.
@@gpaski id also suggest the valkyrie if you arnt throwing one already. Its a speed 9 fairway driver that in champion plastic will maintain the straighest flight path for years of abuse while you dial in your form. Plus the mold held the distance record for a decade for a reason... cheers friend
That dyed fury is awesome! Makes me think of a black hole swallowing a star! Also, do you prefer the caltop over the harp based on feel? Haha last edit. My favorite disc of all time is also a putter. The swan reborn 1 in the super soft plastic. I love hyzerflipping them!
I used the Harp for a while but I think I decided it was more overstable than I needed I can't quite remember. The Caltrop is straighter overall but still very trustworthy in terms of stability. And I do like the feel very much. Harp is a great Disc tho no doubt
I used the Harp for a while but I think I decided it was more overstable than I needed I can't quite remember. The Caltrop is straighter overall but still very trustworthy in terms of stability. And I do like the feel very much. Harp is a great Disc tho no doubt
I have one 4 chain soft magnet and cannot find another. It’s my favorite disc and almost scared to used it. It’s floppy and magical. Any recommendations to find another one???
I got mine in the used bin at a local shop but I've also seen them on Facebook and ebay at times. I may have one I could sell too perhaps, email me Discgolfnerd1 at Gmail if interested.
Playing in Michigan for 8 mos. Weather uuuggghh. Purchased an Innova starter set. Leopard, Shark, Avair. Purchased a Beast, and fell in love with it last summer. Found a inexpensive portable basket and have been putting down the hallway all winter. Have grabbed a couple of Judges for putting. love your channel & videos. You have given me much needed info. 58 yrs. young and looking to play disc golf for another 30 years.
They used to make a frisbee that had a soft outer skin, but the middle was a hard plastic. It was red. It was the best one we could find, about 25-30 yrs ago. It was a lot easier to control, that other ones we had. And easier to catch. I wish I could remember the name of it.
Aerobie super disc possibly?
I would love to see an updated video on your top 5 disks for 2022
1) KC Pro Aviar
2) Tournament Harp
3) Star Roc3
4) Star Teebird3
5) Gold Ballista Pro
HM: Lucid Felon, Opto-x Fuse
Love the content!
My top 5:
1. Star Aviar (grippy putter)
2. Star Mako3 (straight mid-range)
3. Gstar leopard3 (understable fairway)
4. Star Teebird (stable workhorse)
5. Champion Valkyrie (s curve distance driver)
They're all Innova, but I'm open to trying out other discs in the future. Just got a buzzz and it will probably be in my top 5 soon.
I have these all in dx plastic except for the mako3 I love am!
Beginner here. If I ever play a one disc round, the Star Mako3 would be it.
I started out as an Innova fanboy as well. I HIGHLY recommend MVP or axiom if you can find them at reasonable prices right now (James Conrad sent their demand thru the roof); they helped me a ton as a beginner and now I swear by them. The overmold helps add spin to slower arm speeds by stabilizing wobble out of the hand, so you lose less on imperfect releases. I commented my top 5 overmolds just a second ago!
My Top 5 of all time:
Destroyer
Explorer
Bobcat
Envy
Atom
I have a small Innova bag that I keep with me at all times. These discs are ALWAYS in my vehicle. Of course I have my regular Zuca collection that I normally play with, with these molds represented well.
Great to see the guy behind the voice on camera.
1. Emac truth.
2. Getaway
3. Suspect
4. My old opto saint pro
5. Hatchet
Are you me? Emacs and Opto Saint Pros are my go-tos
Top 5 favorite putters midranges Fairway drivers Distance drivers
Putters
1 Judge
2 P1
3 Link {From disc mania}
4 Sensei (Disc mania)
5 Rhino
Midranges
1 Roc
2 Caiman
3 Gator
4 Justice
5 Zone
Fairway drivers
1 Firebird
2 TL3
3 Teebird
4 Beast
5 PD
Distance drivers
1 Shryke
2 DD3
3 Enigma (Disc mania)
4 Wraith
5 PD2
Thats all folks
Soft magnet was the first disc I ever threw, and it is totally a favorite.
Zone, Thunderbird, buzzz, Maverick, Boatman.
1. Valkyrie: Im apparently a 9 arm. 2. Colt: it fits well and flies well for me. 3. My beat up Teebird. Before hitting a bunch of trees with it I hated it but now its pretty sweet. 4. Vroc: Flys like an ultimate disc and that is what I used to play. 5. My light Shark. I didn't really like all that much when I started but I have gone back to it and have been really liking the straight flight.
I loved my shark.....till I broke it in and did the opposite(over powering) of what it was doing..... Just like the champion Sidewinder I got to throw side arm(the name suggested that..right) ....I still have that shark plus a new one but haven't thrown them in 5 years cuz I got a Champion Maco 3..which does every thing I want or not depending upon angle release so why take the DX plastic out...and abuse it..
However...my side arm drive is now...nothing considering what it was so ... that going right without a using sidearm was desired and Sidewinder is in bag now after trade with friend for Monster....still learning what I should have learned....turn over...
@@robkitchen5344 Yeah my stark holds that anhyzer line pretty well. But, in a head wind I have to be carful or it will start to turn over too much. but I still find myself going back to it for tricky side arm shots out of the rough. I was thinking about getting a sidewinder and a Maco 3. the mako feels pretty good but with the vroc and Roc3 added recently I didn't want to add another midragne felt it was too much for one month lol. but im thinking about getting that and a Wombat 3. found one on a course today and tried it out a little. but Im returning it to its owner so im going to have to think about adding one to my bag now lol.
interesting list.
1. Lat64 Ruby. Understable fairway.
2. Lat64 Caltrop. Overstable putter.
3. Discraft Thrasher. Workable driver.
4. Lat64 Gobi. Workable midrange.
5. Discraft Magnet. Straight putter.
My top 5 discs of all time...in no particular order are (and this will show how old school I am):
1. Discraft : Cyclone - Definitely one of the discs that was always in my bag with at least 3 to 4 in the bag at once. Even though Discraft still technically makes the D - Cyclones, they just don’t make them anymore like they used to.
2. Discraft - Cyclone 2 - Just an advanced and newer version of the original Cyclones but seemed a little bit more over stable and also always kept around 2 to 3 in my bag at all times.
3. Millennium - Polaris LS - I remember when this disc came out and I bought one to try it out and it ended up becoming one of my favorite drivers ever. The flight path was always perfect for me and I could always get the disc to do exactly what I was looking for.
4. Innova - Special Edition Soft Rhyno - back in the 90’s they started to release discs that were called “special edition” which were very similar to almost a “Star” plastic but were a little bit different than what today’s “Star” plastics look and feel like but they are not the same...at least I don’t think so.
5. Innova - Star Destroyer - Today’s staple on the market when it comes to distance drivers. The main one I’ve been throwing as of late is the Ricky Wysocki 2x World Champion “Sockibot “ Star Destroyer. Very overdue dss da
My top 7:
GATOR Innova
WIZARD Gateway
TEEBIRD Innova
COMET Discraft
DESTROYER Innova
FIREBIRD Innova
MAKO3 Innova
Top five:
Champion Viking - fairway Drives
Opto compass - mid-range drives
Cryztal Focus - approach / technical shots / super accurate
Zero med/hard Dagger - putting
Plasma envy - putter drives / one disc rounds
Very informative, thank you. I learned a couple new discs. I think we have similar throwing style and speed. I also throw thrasher drivers.
I like the M.c. Esher art in the background!
Really great video! I’ve been playing about a year and half and now play collegiate - throw about 350-375 when it’s not freezing out. Here’s mine:
1. Champion Thunderbird (need to try a Star for sure)
2. EMAC Truth
3. Explorer
4. Harp
5. Marshal (first disc ever, still putt with them, just love the way the microbead feels)
Top five for me. from top down with 1, as the most important.
1. Magnet started using in 2007 after trying 2-3 putters, the wing helps with the first/index finger to be in the groove when putting. It is most used as I will be putting on every hole.
2. Valkyrie as mold has been my most used driver for me since 2004 but a DX then starting disc golf only a year before getting a Valkyrie in mid 2004.
3. ESP Impact and I still have one of my Ace race discs from 2007. The mold works for between midrange and the fairway I use, Stalker as well as the Impact working for tight mostly straight gaps when driving as the mold is so straight. I was smart and as the mold was going oop I got 6 spare of the last of the 170-172 grams and 173-174 gram discs new this includes an unused 173-174 gram disc in a two pack from somebody's 2007 ace race discs, the other Ace race disc from same guy is 175-176 and not great as past 173 grams an Impact does not have the glide it is supposed to the discs just sink. Then under 170 grams the Impact mold just gets too US to the slot a Foxbat is at.
4. Shark as it is so versatile from my driving putter slot to my approach disc as well as long putts/approach depending on wind at distances from 40-50 feet maybe 55 feet on a really good day.
5. Shark 3 for a true midrange as a Shark has too much of the putter float to the disc to work for a midrange. I tried to force my self to use a DX Stingray (a Stingray was the other disc besides a Rubber Putter I got from an uncle and lost the Stingray the second time playing in 2003) at 173-175 for years when I needed a disc that was more able to be powered up without tuning and burning to fight the wind.
6. Would be my Dragon for a lightweight tail wind/calm wind open shot as well as water disc, saving me several discs over the years as I found my #2 Driver from Lighting was a floating disc that only floats for 15-20 minutes if the mold is 170 grams on up.
My home course is open, often windy and calls for a fair number of rhfh throws. My 5 go to favorite discs are Medium Dagger, Z BuzzzOS, Firebird Sexton and champion, echo star boss, gstar and star corvette.
I’m sure there would be a different list if there was a wooded technical course in my town that required touch backhand throws, but for our course these are the discs I lean on and trust.
Just finished your disc dye video and my son and I just put our first ones in... can't wait til tomorrow!
Now to the discs (current, I've been playing on and (mostly) off since 1983):
Star Shryke
Dx Destroyers
Champion Mako3
Wombat (really)
Super Stupid Soft Wizard (constantly switching up putters)
I have been playing for just over a year and a half... In no particular order. DD Warden is helping hit more putts. Lattitude64 Explorer for straight drives with a little fade. Lattitude64 Saint for drives that need some shape to them. Lattitude64 Ballista for my longer more reliable drives. Kastaplast Berg for my upshots and shorter drives.
*in order of speed since I can’t decide on rank(and not including my putting putter). Envy,Shaman, Zone, Assassin,Wraith. I also really like firebirds and wizards. I putt with Atoms. Great idea for a video, Keep up the great content!
I fell in love with the Gobi as well... Sadly it was after it went out of production. I got an ace with the one I got in a trade the second time using it.
My top five are... Mamba, Valkyrie, Leopold, BUZZZ and Zone. With honorable mentions the Envy and Atom. All my selections came down to the wide variety of plastics the discs are available in. Adding more versatility to the discs. By being able changing the plastic type to get different flight characteristics out of the discs.
@@ericdunthorne1981 My disc molds came down to how versitle they are. Taking out the the Jawbreaker Magnet and Proline Titanic as only my putter, most molds can do more then one thing, at least 2. Even my midrange which hits midrange distance and a Shark 3 is very straight so it could do tunnel shots. The Valkyrie can do more then just drive, it does the low to the ground drive, does the normal drive and some high wind tailwinds where the Dragon would be affected due to the low weight. Destroyer in Champion the 170 gram is great for true spike shots just getting over an obstacle as well as windy days I probably should not be out there. The Destroyer in Champion the 167 gram is great for bombers, throwing into wind but not mega winds sustained at 35 F on up or for sky hyzer to get over an obstacle. only one disc, the old ESP XL is really only used for fairway distance where the wind is higher then what a Stalker can handle though it can be used for shots that need more end flight dump then the Stalker.
@@caseysmith544 Honesty the Jawbreaker Zone is the most virtual disc that I've ever used. I've used it many times for one disc rounds. I love trying new discs though, I have a bit of a plastic addiction, ha ha. I really like my mixed bag set up. Everything is super comfortable in the hand and has the flight characteristics that I'm looking for but... I'd like to have a bag setup for many of the disc manufacturers. I have one for MVP/Axiom already. I probably have enough for a 12 disc Vibram setup, ha. I'd like to put a Trilogy bag together next, I already have a few that I like.
For a premium plastic Magnet, Legacy makes a disc called the Clutch that is very similar to the Magnet but its just a little deeper. Pinnacle plastic is like Champion and Icon is like Star plastic. They are pretty easy to find as well. They also have a midrange called the Gauge that is honestly one of the straightest flying discs from start to finish that I have ever thrown. They are definitely worth trying out.
I've only been playing for about 8 months, but so far my favorites are 1. Discmania Method, 2. Kastaplast Grym, 3. Discraft Heat, 4. Discmania glow MD2, 5. Lat 64 Explorer
My go to drivers Latitude 64 Bolt I have 4_5 in my bag at all times. Got to putter the Dynamic Discs Judge also 4-5 in my bag.
Fairway Driver Latitude 64 Saint Pro have 2 in my bag. The Dynamic Discs Truth for mid-range have 2 of those. When it's windy or I need something to turn hard a Latitude 64 Culverin or Latitude 64 Cutlass. Huge fan of the Opto plastic. Extremely durable.
Deputy (prime burst), sky god II (star), mako3 (star), MD4 (c line glow), and PD (star). Honorable mention: Rat (star).
I have only been throwing just over a year and found that my favorite discs are the Discmania instinct, Discraft Luna, Discraft Anax, Discmania link, and Dynamic Discs Deputy
5. Destroyer
4. Valkyrie
3. Fd
2. Compass
1. Aviar3
The aviar3 is by far my favorite disc. I own many and have them layered in my bag. 😁
Good morning, my top 5: XT Colt, Harp, Leopard3, Jade and Sidewinder. I’m 67, I’ve had back surgery and right knee replacement so good form and run ups like James Conrad aren’t happening. I’ve come to accept my drives are gonna be 220-240 feet. WARNING, the new Sapphire “easy to throw” driver does feel good in the hand, comes out smooth and easy, but if you’re hoping for more distance forget it! It’s way more overstable, flies more like a Pioneer than a slightly faster Jade. I was totally disappointed.
MVP Atom, Tesla, Axis...Working on finding 2 more that I can get different types of shots with...Maybe a Destroyer but waiting on it to come in the mail to try it out.
I just lost my Tesla yesterday. ☹️
@@gregwoolsey2215 That's a shame...Its a really great driver that can be shaped when you want it to, flies dead straight when going for distance with a sharp fade at the end, I can even get some descent flex shots when I get a good angle on it...I love the MVP Gyro discs.
Kastaplast -Reko (K3)
Discraft-Luna (Jawbreaker)
Innova-Valkyrie (Star)
Latitude-64 Fury (Opto)
Streamline-Trace (Neutron)
ive got a 168 gold line fury that i love for hyzer flip to turnover shots in the woods, have only used it a few rounds and its honestly amazing...
Great video brother. Let’s see… my top 5 are… the luna, envy, crave, roadrunner in star plastic, and the destroyer in Gstar plastic
Solid list
1. Discmania P1x 2. Discmania P2 3. Discmania Method 4. Discmania TD 5. Axiom Wrath
1. Deputy 2. Malta 3. Felon 4. Escape 5. Firebird
I’m loving the Valkyrie love in the comments. What plastic are you guys throwing and for what shots? I have a star lite for uphill hyzerflip to flat and heavier champion for hyzerflip to flat for tunnel shots, or flat S curves if I modify my grip and take some power off. I feel like it’s an already beat up Teebird. I know Nikko used it in that slot years ago.
Valkyrie, Pyro, AMP, Lift, Thunderbird/Firebird (tie, depends on the angle. Firebirds are awesome with a sharp forehand)
My top 5
1- Discraft Buzzz
2- Discraft Zone
3- Discmania DDX
4- MVP Proxy
5- Innova Thunderbird
What are some of those courses? I just moved to the PNW.
1. Pure
2. Vision
3. Dagger
4. Claymore
5. Underworld
My Top Five: Axiom Pyro, DGA Sail, Thought Space Athletics Praxis, Sune Sport Short Slacker, and Prodigy P Model S. I'm a fairly new player so this list will definitely change.
I've been playing far too long to be able to have a top 5 for all time so, I'll try a current 5 -- 1. Wizard 2. Buzzz 3. Star Shryke 4. Monarch 5. Crank SS I find that the Crank SS is probably similar in flight to a Thrasher, but flies wayy farther......
JK Aviar(putting), JC Tour Series Aviar(driving), Roc3, Teebird ... still figuring out my high speed driver but if I had to pick one today it would be the Wraith. Pretty fond of the Pig as well.
Star Beast, Star Mako 3, Soft Link, Neo Instinct, S line P2.
Same lol
1)Axiom Envy(much better prices before James Conrad came around, but the disc is the same)
2)Axiom hex. It's like a buzz but will handle more torque without unintentional turnover for full shots
3) MVP Volt. Straight enough for a workhorse, stable enough to handle all the power you have for 400 ft throws.
4)MVP Deflector. Over stable mid, the perfect "oh shit" disc. Like a justice but comes out straight instead of already turning left.
5) MVP Relay/signal/switch an understable compliment to the volt for hyzer flips and right-turn shots.
Get on the gyro train son!
1)Streamline flare (first ace)
2)Discraft Comet
3)Millennium Orion LF
4)Innova Eagle
5)Hyzerbomb mortar
S line dd3 (cloudbreaker 1st run), z and esp buzzz, star leo3 (fav hyzer flip disc, I have this swirly one that goes stupid straight), c line fd3, and d line p2.
Buzzz ss, Getaway, Firebird, Zone, KC PRO Aviar
Boss,Valkyrie, Beast,Wraith,Pro d roach
1. star teebird
2. hard dagger
3. Opto compass
4. champion firebird
5. glow c-line fd3
Sidewinder, wraith, buzzz, judge, destroyer, stalker, undertaker, corvette, and tee bird, oh and heat, and hades, and zone. (Plastics are Z, Champion, and Pro)
Picked up the sport at the beginning of the pandemic. Thus far for me it’s the 1)Wizard SSS 2)Star Roadrunner 3)Star Mako3 4)Star Wraith 5)Pig
Excellent line up. I support
My top five:
Discraft comet
Axiom pyro
Innova R-pro pig
Lat 64 Saint pro
Xt Nova
My brother in law throws a hot pink 'Thrasher' and it's one of his go to's so yeah awesome disc!!!👍 One of my faves is an 'Escape'.
Like my Escape too , but im new and having a Blast ⚡
Zone, buzz, teebird, destroyer, groove. Change my mind
Innova: 175g Champion Boss, 175g Champion Sidewinder, 180g Glow Champion King Cobra (DD Edition), 172g Yeti Pro Aviar, 175g Color Glow Classic Aviar
Top 5.. Wizard, Buzzz, Leopard, Wraith, Destroyer
im still learning but
5. Discraft Zone
4. Innova Mystere
3. DD Maverick
2. DD Warden / Deputy
1. Lat 64 Claymore
Top five:
Discmania Fox Spirit
Innova Roc 3 (Gotta be G-star plastic)
Innova Atlas
Innova Road Runner
Innova Monarch
I'm really having a hard time finding a putter I like. I find myself putting a lot with midranges. 🤷
Top disc.....well .about a month after I began playing .I found 3 discs 1 morning without names/#.....I tried to get them back to whoever owned them cuz I would like to believe that anyone would want to do that for me hopefully but nobody heard anything about it ...and said they were mine.....
As a beginner...I suffered that dreaded hyser stall out
. where the driver goes up at 60° angle then falls out of the sky. An no matter what I try .
.my putter and mid range .(aviar,shark)
Nice and level and I'm loving it
...just like playing frisbee catch.. again except distance (still better then any max weight driver I had now but turning left and getting no closer to throwing straight off back hand that i eventually GAVE UP and decided to learn side arm cuz a little 10year old girl out drove me with hers...really really crushing my man card experience.
.but throwing (ape , boss, katana, archon Starfire) in champion plastic (not best choice for beginner) and.the fairways ( teebird and light 151g weight 11 or 12 time Eagle and that DX Leopard 147g that was hyser stall out and started the obsession of throwing straight and level I knew U should be able to do.. I was unable to get.it done with any styles of throwing...
Anyways
.... I finally gave up searching for the lost disc owners and even though this disc looked worn out...the stamp was just about gone. I think JLS was all I could see....JLS.....I tried it and ..
.BOOM .... .. INSTANTLY
LEVEL FLIGHT
STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT FROM MY BACK HAND ...
OH MY GOD........ it's been the only disc I almost got an ACE with ... always straight and level.......and I lost it... By rounding early...flew over some horse shoe pits and vanished in middle of the day ..no way it grew wings.....it did do the opposite.....it apparently hit the egde of a mat and slid under it........I searched so hard to try and figure out what that disc was and replace it...... they'd sell me discs they said would fly same.... Avenger SS Z plastic.......nope ... Hey ..maybe this SL from Innova ..S must mean Straight and L is for Level ..and the Star plastic and color feel right .....nope....well maybe after breaking it in ...all that champion plastic is taking it's time doing that......nope...
..then someone I knew from outside of Disc golf started coming to the park ...playing horse shoes.. keeping it all clean and such.......6 months later...asked me what my actual name is since everyone knew me as raiderrobb .....and hands me that disc.... only disc with my real name. And no telephone number.......fudge.........
Still. I have it and now I can get more if I know what it is.......but that faded stamp....and no mentor to help.... until I met "Pistol Pat "
who moved from the city over to the East Bay and my home course became his...we had same job type and he liked my fire to get better..so he identified that disc within a minute of my asking......
...
Makes sense why it was so good a fit for me.....it was a fairway driver.... Innova made known as the Millennium or Millennina maybe...8 speed .. something my "pop gun" arm (so wished I had found your video as well as others SPECIFICALLY addressing the relationship between flight number and ability to achieve it so you can get full results of them... Someone suggested that one of those other disc I found...a Star Valkyrie would be better for me but he didn't take the minute to explain why (the 9 speed) ...I only found out when I bought the Innova Champion Starter set and a 150g Valkyrie was included which became my "Go To" driver....which I lost on New Years Day in Vacaville ..it was found a moth ago but I won't be back until next year... hopefully Disc golf Doug(hope I got that correct) still might have it and will get back to me.....
The Millennium.....well that's a bit harder.....I don't think it's made anymore, which is a Shame....should be part of the start up set Innova offered ..hands down way way. better then the Leopard for a beginner with
low power and desire to throw straight and level instead of hyser stall... accidentally roller by accidentally anhyser...... it's just about getting results from a noob out the gate... increasing the possibility of them liking disc golf....that's what a starter set should be.... Champion Starter set.... plastic too slick ... period...boobs don't know they have to have it rip out of their grip to get "snap" so they have loose grip and it won't keep consistent cuz they are trying to let go instead of having it rip out......
When I see the Millennium online... quality is 1 or 2 and it's sold out......but...the one I had.....that guy who returned it.....started playing disc golf......so I gave him it so he could avoid that set backs like me.....
My top 5 (all Latitude 64) :
Pure
Fuse
River
Maul
Saint Pro
P2, Zone, Comet, Instinct, Wraith.
Teebird, Boss, KCP Aviar, Firebird, Rhyno
1. Buzzz
2. Luna (putting)
3. Thrasher
4. Zone
5. Undertaker
Pure, Zone, Compass, Wraith and champ Shryke are my top 5.
I would loose that newer Fury so quick, the dye you did is why.
Top 5
1. Lucid Emac Truth
2. Opto Saint Pro
3. Streamline Drift
4. Streamline Pilot
5. Leopard Dx
Firefly, Zone, Roc3, Firebird, Destroyer
For me it is: Pure, Harp, River, Ballista, Compass (5-1)
1. San Marino Roc
2. Envy proton
3. Ti Stalker
4. Echo Star Katana
5. Wizard SSSS
Zone, Quake, Striker, Escape, Anax
Flyin Tanner Quake is so underrated
Harp, Judge, Buzzz, Heat, Destroyer
Jk aviar, verdict, felon, wraith, escape. Honorable mention is buzzz, roc, and mako.
Raider, PD2, Teebird3, Glow MD3, My Halloween Buzzz every year
Orc, valkyrie, roc, zone, warden!
I am a noob, just a month in. I got a Warden and love it. It flies reliably straight. I just lost it in the water. The same day my Latitude 64 Pure arrived! I'm loving it better so far. The plastic is a little harder, which I think may be why I am throwing it a little farther. It flies reliably straight too.
What do you think of the Orc? I don't have much of an arm so I didn't think it was for me.
@@gpaski the orc has been one of my go to's since it was released. If the argument that you need to disc down from all those destroyers and faster discs feels close to home, then the orc is the disc for you. Its a slow destroyer with tons of glide i bag 3 in various states of wear. It never hurts to try one out. I know sexton loves them.
@@petsasquatch Awesome! Thank you for the advice. And yeah I definitely have a hard time throwing above a 9 right now.
@@gpaski id also suggest the valkyrie if you arnt throwing one already. Its a speed 9 fairway driver that in champion plastic will maintain the straighest flight path for years of abuse while you dial in your form. Plus the mold held the distance record for a decade for a reason... cheers friend
Star SL, MVP Amp, Voodoo, Lat. 64 Diamond, Pig
Valkyrie, mako 3 ,wraith ,firebird ,pa3
That dyed fury is awesome! Makes me think of a black hole swallowing a star!
Also, do you prefer the caltop over the harp based on feel?
Haha last edit. My favorite disc of all time is also a putter. The swan reborn 1 in the super soft plastic. I love hyzerflipping them!
I used the Harp for a while but I think I decided it was more overstable than I needed I can't quite remember. The Caltrop is straighter overall but still very trustworthy in terms of stability. And I do like the feel very much. Harp is a great Disc tho no doubt
I used the Harp for a while but I think I decided it was more overstable than I needed I can't quite remember. The Caltrop is straighter overall but still very trustworthy in terms of stability. And I do like the feel very much. Harp is a great Disc tho no doubt
Soft harp, gstar firebird, lucidX escape, gstar orc, star wraith
I use 2 of your top five, the Thrashers and the Magnet. Wish I could find a ct magnet.
Reko, Zone, Buzzz, Eagle, Falk
1. Opto Pure by Latitude
2. Wolf by Innova
3. Opto Vision by Latitude
4. BUZZZZZ!!!
5. Ballista by Latitude
Banger GT, Zone, Truth, Drift, Tern
Mercy, Harp, Mako3, Striker, Starfire
Have 3 of those you mentioned in my bag
Compass, MD5, Teebird, Thunderbird, Flow
I have one 4 chain soft magnet and cannot find another. It’s my favorite disc and almost scared to used it. It’s floppy and magical. Any recommendations to find another one???
I got mine in the used bin at a local shop but I've also seen them on Facebook and ebay at times. I may have one I could sell too perhaps, email me Discgolfnerd1 at Gmail if interested.
I love the gobi's I have 2 right now and still looking for more
Lucid X Maverick, glow p-line p2, cryztal luna, cryztal zone, z archer
My top 5:
5) verdict
4) raider
3) EMac truth
2) deputy
1) getaway
1. Escape
2. Truth
3. Swan for throwing
4. Suspect
5. shryke
1 and 2 👌
Whale, buzzz, archer, tomahawk (got it from you), undertaker.
nice glad you like the Tomahawk
Disc Golf Nerd it really works well for me.
Escape, Explorer, Envy, Musket, Bounty
My favorite discs:
Dynamic discs Escape
Discmania md3
Ching Juju
Prodigy m4 400g
Discmania fox
What do you think?
Nice
Only been playing 3 months so take this for what it's worth... 1. RPRO Aviar. 2. MVP Wave neutron 155g
Thrasher, Streamline Pilot, Vulture, Daredevil Walrus and Number One is a Max weight glow Z Comet
1. Roadrunner
2. River
3. Buzzz
4. Maverick
5. Saint
My top 5;
Streamline Pilot
Axiom Pyro
MVP Matrix
Axiom Crave
Axiom Tantrum
DX Cobra
Opto Saint
10x KC Banshee
Zero Medium Sinus
Chainsaw
new player - 1st year
1 stalker (1st ace) (control)
2 judge (1st ace chain out) (putter)
3 ruru (approach)
4 teebird3 (fairway)
5 apex (driver)
Thrasher, Undertaker, Buzzz SS, Zone, Roach