2018-12-21 Important Discs Over Time I've started to disc golf two years ago. My bag has changed quite a bit over this time. This is a look back. My first bag I took to a (small leisure) tournament consistend of a P2 putter, a Comet and a Buzzz. P2s were my putters for all the first and half of the second year. The Comet quickly became the central disc in my bag. I liked it more than the Buzzz and the Roc. The Comet was the disc I relied upon the most. A Champ Tee- bird was my first driver and, as it was quite overstable for my noobie game, it served for all forehands, overheads and big fade shots. I had no second disc of this kind. Thus the bag was based upon P2, Comet and Teebird. I bought a QJLS, which I used a bit, and a light Star Teebird, which I did not really use in tournaments. The change came when I got me a purple DX Teebird. This one became my main driver. I then had a straightish Teebird and an overstable Teebird -- a great combination! The Zone showed up, made the bag. I used and use it as an out- of-trouble disc and for shots overstable midrange work. On short holes, like P&A events, the Zone is my overstable driver. Some important discs in my bag (as I recall): - first 1.5 years: P2 for putting - after 1.5 years: P3 for putting (P2s retired) - first year: Comet as main short disc - second year: P3 as main short disc (Comet mostly retired) - first half year: Comet as main thrower - after first half year: DX Teebird as main driver - after 2 years: Valkyrie as main driver (probably) - all the time: premium Teebirds for straight-to-fade - first year: Champ TB for all OS, FH, OH - after 1.5 years: Felon added for more OS - after half year: Zone added and stayed Discs that were an instant success: - ESP Comet: In the beginning my main disc. - Champ Teebird: My first driver. The disc that stayed the long- est and almost always in my bag. The disc that got me my first and only ace. - ESP Zone: It had it's spot instantly, quicker than any other disc. I could go without it but in a fair amount of situations it just is the best disc to use. - D-Line P3: For driving the P3 convinced at once. Discs that took some time to learn them: - DX Leo: Never liked it, but after two years, learned how to throw turnovers and then started to understand and like the Leo. - Star Valkyrie: Bought it because of the color ... and because Valkyries are known to be good discs. Couldn't work with it in the beginning. Just didn't like it. After two years suddenly discovered that this discs flies really well (probably because I got the nose down eventually). Shortly after bought a Pro Valk as well and made them my main drivers. - D-Line P3: For putting it took some time to get used to shallow putters, as I came from the much deeper P2. Discs that never quite made the bag: - QJLS: It surprised me again and again. Such a small rim and such a long flier. It's a beautiful disc but it's darkish color makes it difficult to spot. It was my only disc that the whole flight in a tournament had to search for. It couldn't really com- pete with the DX Teebird for the same spot. - DX Roc: Beat and straight. A great disc ... I just like the Comet for ... although maybe only because I like to like it more. Both discs are so similar. - Pure: I have four Pures, which is a lot. As the P2 was too deep for me to drive with well, I thought about putting with the Pures to get the putters down to one mold. But then came the P3 and pushed the Pure away. Discs I should not have bought: - Z-Flx Buzzz: So much release-angle sensitive ... - S-Line P2: Much too deep, could hardly use it at all. - M Aurora MS: I have no use for it. - C-Line P3: Neither like a D-Line P3 nor like a Zone. - Those additional Pures ... - P3x: Too deep compared to the P3. I rather keep flattening P3s. I'll sell it again unthrown. - All those Eagles: They simply are no Teebirds ... ;-) http://marmaro.de/discgolf/ markus schnalke