Trim the Bag or Fill it?

[captain jack]

Its taken me years to understand the differences in flight characteristics between different discs.
Its true you can force a meager selection of discs to do things you need, but, its like a pro ball golfer playing with 2 clubs.

When you have discs that line up like 14 golf clubs, the game gets easier, and way more fun.

I try to tailor my bag to the course or courses I'm going to be playing that day, taking only the discs I need, some specifically for certain holes.
I try to remember when I consistently park a shot with a particular disc, so I can repeat it easily.

I do have my " meat and potatoes" discs that I can always rely on if I'm on an unfamiliar course, and I also carry a " trouble" disc for bad lies, which I find myself in alot.

I usually try to include one " test" disc when I play, there are very few shots I dont have an answer for in my bag, but its always good to see if a new disc can do something better than one I already have.
Right now I'm enjoying testing a lightweight Star Boss. This disc does seem to be a great driver for big headwind hyzers, it carrys a mile.

Lugging a 60 pound brick around a course, full of everything I have in the closet, sucks the life outta me fast, if I'm gonna make it through 54 holes in a day, I need to be lean and mean, so I only carry what I need.

Having light and heavy discs allows you play the wind better.
Its good to have a cheap, expendable disc for risky shots.

Hey, if you can cruise through a tough golf course with just a Roc, then thats all you need.

I need a few more to at least try to keep up, without ripping my arm out of the socket.
I usually end up with around 12 discs, which I refer to as " The Dirty Dozen"

[erp]

I just went through a bag pruning due to back issues - slinging 20 discs, a few beers, and a liter of water on and off your back for 18 holes is almost as bad as throwing.

My rounds have been about the same, notwithstanding some serious issues with left hand shots, but, the arsenal as it stands:

Champion Boss
Champion X-Caliber
Champion Wraith (the only dead weight currently...at least in drivers)
Glow Champion Sidewinder (let me know if you want to trade one of these, I have rocs...lots of sweet, luscious rocs...)
Glow Champion Orc
Champion Orc, beyond beat - hammer/thumber/get out of jail free card...
Super Roc - (changes, depending on my mood and the season I' have a bunch that all do the same wonderful thing)
Star Ontario Roc
Champion Ontario Roc
R-Pro Dart (getting kicked off the team tonight - too many trips to the pipe rather than the basket. Will be replaced by a DX Ontario Roc)

So, 10 discs, but oddly, I played the West 9 at Rooster tonight with just the glow orc and super roc and got the same score I did with the whole bag...just sayin'

[Greg_R]

Geeze you guys carry a lot of plastic!

Star Destroyer (1)
CE or glow CFR Teebird (1+ spare)
CE Leopard (1+ spare)
DX Roc (2)
DX Ontario Roc (1)
KC Roc (1)
Star Monster (my get of jail / huge skip disc)
DX Beast (super beat up, use it maybe once every 4-5 rounds)
X putter (1)

99% of the time I'll throw the Teebird and Roc. On occaision I'll use the Leopard and in a wide open hole I'll use the Destroyer (Teebird is much more consistent). The rest of the discs are backups or used very rarely for special situations. NOTE: I rarely throw big forehands so discs for that kind of throw are not represented (Teebird or Rocs are used for <250ft forehands).

[RonTheWhip]

Originally Posted by RonTheWhip

I think paring down my bag has been one of the greater benefits to swtiching to Dcraft. In my initial attempts of trying everything I found a lot of solid molds, I've settled into a good rotation right now and have less than 20 discs on me during tourneys. In years past of carried around 25 in the bag at all times...yikes.

ESP Force (2)
ESP Pulse
ESP Surge
Z Surge
FLX Avenger
Z Avenger
Z Predator
ESP Predator
Sparkle Rogue
ESP Meteor
ESP Buzzz
ESP Buzzz
ESP Zone
Z Xtreme
D Challenger
Soft Magnet

17 discs. 12 molds. Each disc sees lots of action

Huh, I guess I tend to switch things a lot, since I don't even carry an Avenger in the bag anymore. Here is what I carried for the Fling:

Pro D Challenger (2)
ESP Buzzz (2)
ESP Meteor
ESP Zone
ESP Nebula (2008 Ace Race)

ESP Predator
Z Predator
Z Reaper
Sparkle Rogue
Z XL
ESP Force (2)
Z Surge (2)
ESP Pulse

I already have a few other discs on the fringe that I'm experimenting with. XS, Xpress, APX...

Here is what I actually threw during the Masters Cup (28 holes):

ROUND 1
PULSE
SURGE
PREDATOR ESP
ROGUE
PULSE
REAPER
BUZZZ Green
BUZZZ Green
ZONE
PREDATOR Z
PULSE
PULSE
PREDATOR ESP
FORCE
PULSE
PREDATOR ESP
PULSE
METEOR
METEOR
REAPER
PREDATOR Z
ZONE
PREDATOR Z
REAPER
FORCE
PREDATOR ESP
BUZZZ Green
PREDATOR Z

Only a handful of diferent molds over a 28 hole course.

[Sam]

XD
Aviar-X
4x Rocs (1 Flattop for straight to hyzer shots, 1 DX Ontario Glow for straight to turnover shots, 1 VERY beat KC Pro for rolling and the turnovers that don't come back and 1 back-up KC Pro that is more stable)
Champion Gator
Champion Monster
Pro-Line Monster
3x Star Destroyer (1 max weight that is stable, 1 172g that is flippier and 1 169g that is flippier still)
2x Star Max (1 beat and 1 newer)
2x KC Pro Gazelle (1 beat and 1 newer)
2x Star Wraith (Both beat but 1 is slightly newer)
Champion Wraith
3x Champion Boss (Yeah... don't know what is going on here... they are just so pretty to look at...)
Champion Leopard
Champion Sidewinder
Champion TeeBird

Champion Monster will be coming out of the bag soon. Pro-Line is the best disc ever made. Everything else stays.

[Minordiety]

In my bag right now:

2x pro d destroyers (168-169)
1 Star Wraith (max weight)
1 Champ t-bird (167)
1 Z Buzzz (Max)
1 X Buzz (170)
1 2 soft x challengers
2 soft magnets

I carry a big mid range package because that is all the game I got. Hell, I rely on my mid game to save me 99% of the time.

Probably will take out the wraith. Really don't throw it much.

[TYVEK]

At BSF and watching the lead card i notice that Ken Climo didnt really have many discs in his bag. it looked like he had 5 roc's on one side of his bag and about 6 drivers on the other side with a couple putters.
that really drove the point home for me that a person doesnt need a huge bag full of discs to be a good player.

here is what i carry and actually throw(i have a couple in my bag strictly for practice purposes that i dont throw in tournaments.)

1-esp Force
1-esp Pulse
2- rogues 1 stable, 1 understable
1- Z Avenger
1- esp Avenger SS
1- Z Reaper
1- Champion T-bird
1- Z Wasp
1- esp buzzz
1- Z buzzz
3- Crossfire putters.

[Greg_R]

Good thing you didn't look at Feldberg's bag... I'm not sure if anything else could fit in that revo backpack!

[TYVEK]

Originally Posted by Greg_R

Good thing you didn't look at Feldberg's bag... I'm not sure if anything else could fit in that revo backpack!

Yeah thats for sure!! At the CSI tournament earlier this year i was following his group around and there was a time that he was looking for a certain disc. he would pull out a green disc then put it back, and then pull the next green disc out and put it back. it took him about 6 tries before he found the disc he was looking for! I was amused at the thought of him having so many discs that he cant find the exact one he wants! His caddy was telling how heavy his bag is and i had a chance to feel that thing, it weighs around 20-25 pounds!! i am happy to say that my bag max's out at 18 discs, which i dont even carry. and it is super light!

[Darr]

Distance Drivers
169 First Run Star Destroyer
169 Star Destroyer
171 CFR 06 Mid-Nationals Wraith
171 Champion Sidewinder

Fairway Drivers
172 CFR GLOW Eagle X
175 Champion Leopard

Mid Range
180 CFR Champion GLOW Roc
177 11x KC Pro Roc
180 DX Cobra

Putters
175 R-Pro Aviar
175 5X JK Pro Aviar
175 4X JK Pro Aviar

12 discs

[T-what?]

I just cut my bag down to 14 disc.
Echo XCaliber 175g
1st run Boss 173g
1st run Boss 174g
1st run Star Destroyer 170g
CFR Wraith 175g
CFR Max 175g
CFR Glow Eagle 175g
X-out Teebird 150g
10x Ken Climo Gazelle 175g
Champion Gator 169g
DX Gator 150g(back-up)
DX Roc 180g(model changes daily)
M Wizard 175g
M Wizard 174g(back-up)

[sands.steven]

1x Champion boss
1x Champion Groove
1x 12x Star wraith
2x Old Champ Beast


2x Eco Roc

2x Magnet
1x Soft Magnet

6 molds
10 discs

Thats how i've been rolling lately

[Darr]

Originally Posted by T-what?

I just cut my bag down to 14 disc.
Echo XCaliber 175g
1st run Boss 173g
1st run Boss 174g
1st run Star Destroyer 170g
CFR Wraith 175g
CFR Max 175g
CFR Glow Eagle 175g
X-out Teebird 150g
10x Ken Climo Gazelle 175g
Champion Gator 169g
DX Gator 150g(back-up)
DX Roc 180g(model changes daily)
M Wizard 175g
M Wizard 174g(back-up)

Tewa, I've got a couple of KC Aviars you can have that will put those Wizards to shame!
I'll throw them in my trunk for next time I see you.
Gateway is FAR better than Discrap though, excluding the Brocc! err Buzzz

[T-what?]

Originally Posted by Darr

Tewa, I've got a couple of KC Aviars you can have that will put those Wizards to shame!
I'll throw them in my trunk for next time I see you.

I would throw the KC aviars but they don't come in hot rod red!