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ytsejam · 07-30-2012, 10:35 PM

Played our back earlier today. I'm getting better drives now with my leo. Working on my x-step and getting a pretty straight hyzer flip with it.
Caught up with some younger guys all carrying a disc each.
Found one kid's Quest raging inferno for him twice. They were all throwing sky meathooks that hooked hard enough to roll a lot of the time. I didn't get a good look at exactly what the hell they were doing. Their 20 foot putts appeared to be spike hyzers. On 17 I got a good straight drive with my leo, then parked my axis about 30 feet up that hill right in the middle of the path. They appeared to be on their 3rd and 4th shots trying to get back into the fairway.
I don't care if it is hot, I'm playing after work again tomorrow.
If there's a group ahead and no one behind me, I might play best shot doubles by myself.

**Zuljin** · 07-31-2012, 12:45 AM

Haven't tried turbo putting. My usual putt is a light normal throw or a fore hand. Sometimes the 'from between the ankles like your trying to yank out a clump of Dallis grass and fling it across the yard' putt.

ytsejam · 07-31-2012, 12:50 AM

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Haven't tried turbo putting. My usual putt is a light normal throw or a fore hand. Sometimes the 'from between the ankles like your trying to yank out a clump of Dallis grass and fling it across the yard' putt.

I had to do one of those earlier when I was stuck under some trees.
Barely missed it for par. Ugh!

I can't seem to putt FH, but it is my main throw for almost anything between 150' and 40'.
I've been out in the yard a bit this evening working on the turbo putt. I think I am better with it from 10'-25' or so, farther out than that and it is a toss up.

quadmx08 · 07-31-2012, 12:02 PM

Ive been playing for 5 years now. Got fairly serious fir a few years, but mostly just a casual relaxing sport. I use innova discs. Pretty much the only thing i can get without ordering. I use the wraith as my driver. Earlier this year i lost my best broken in one that was about 4 years old. Wasn't a happy camper. As they break in they really become more understable. I didn't believe that before this disk (since it was the first that i had several generations of). If you dont believe it buy s couple dx plastics play a few rough rounds with one and then throw them both in the open.

I am still in the no ace club! A few close ones though. Its so disappointing to hear the chains on a blind hole, then run up and see it a few feet away.

**NordeastBrewer77** · 07-31-2012, 03:44 PM

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I am still in the no ace club! A few close ones though. Its so disappointing to hear the chains on a blind hole, then run up and see it a few feet away.

Dude!! Hate when that happens.

Gonna check out this course tomorrow afternoon. Keep hearing great things, figure it's worth the drive to the south 'suburbs'.

ytsejam · 08-06-2012, 01:07 AM

Threw my best round at our course today. 71 playing rec pars. +4 on front 9 ties my best and I managed +1 on back 9 and even got par (7) on our monster 855' dogleg. Yay!
I guess that made up for throwing my $20 glow disc (that I also dyed) into the creek. (CFR glow champ monarch, quite stable for a monarch, turns but always flexes back for me, TOO MUCH this time, I'm thinking it is a standard monarch and will turn over for me, whoops)
I'm pretty sure I can find a kid down there or use a friend's kid to fish it out, I'll just offer kid a few bucks.
My putting has gotten better using the turbo putt. There was a group of players between 11 and 12 that saw me putt it on 11 for birdie, when I walked by them they were all trying it. I stopped and showed them how, then went on to tame that back 9 somewhat.
I was pretty consistently throwing around 180 - 200 feet on drives, I learned that I am pivoting on the ball of my foot and not the heel. Pivoting on the heel has gotten me more in the 200 - 230 foot range. I figure as I work out my form issues and improve my run-up I will gain more distance with each thing I get right.
I'll start playing the pro pars (same tees, just different par) when I can consistently and accurately drive 300'.
It is pretty strange, I'm not really that good but I think I could beat anyone I ran into out there. A couple out of towners and a couple locals I've met would probably go 50-50 with me.
Played most of the course with a younger guy and his girlfriend this morning, his 1st time playing it, his girlfriend didn't play. He only had one disc, but at least it wasn't a warp speed bomber driver like those other kids, he had a sensible fairway driver, Innova DX Eagle. I didn't keep his score but I threw a bit better than him.
A couple guys with their sons of around 8 to 10 throwing frisbees let me play through, the kids were looking through my bag and loved my marbled and painted orange and blue midrange. They all looked a bit stunned when I threw a sweet hyzer flip to bomb (for me) straight down the middle about 220'.
Yeah, I'm lame, hyzer flipping a 150g sidewinder a measly 220'.
I'm carrying 150 DX leo, 166 glow champ leo, & 150 DX sidewinder for drivers.
Mids are 172 mako and 174 axis.
Approach - 172 soft anode
putt (some approaches) 174 medium ion.

I lose a little bit of distance but gain in consistency with DX leo over sidewinder even though my leo is getting a bit flippy. Glow champ leo is much more stable, it hardly flips on me at all and only flips all the way over with grip lock. I might keep the leos and trade out the sidewinder for my glow champ teebird. It is more stable than the glow leo and works a decent flex shot or when I need hard fade left.
MIds are ok, but I need to get something more stable in there for headwinds, like my vector or my coyote (if I can find it).
Love this game!
Gonna look into some stencils for dyeing all this glow champ I have laying around!

**NordeastBrewer77** · 08-07-2012, 04:25 PM

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Gonna check out this course tomorrow afternoon. Keep hearing great things, figure it's worth the drive to the south 'suburbs'.

Played that course last week, it was nice, short but technical enough to keep it fun. If you count all the 'gimme' par 4's, I threw -9, but since everything there should be a 3, I played =2.
Played this course while camping over the weekend. F'n gorgeous, good mix of technical holes and long, open bombers. It plays through some farmland outside of Alex, that whole area is full of glacial drumlins, kames and eskers, so there's tons of elevation change. The pictures on DGCourseReview don't do it justice al all, I'll take and post pics on the site later this summer when we go back up to that area for some more fishing/camping.

**Zuljin** · 08-07-2012, 09:01 PM

Sidewinder

Dude I play with has one and threw it, laser beam straight, into a tree. "What kind of sidewinder moves that straight? They named this after the wrong kind of snake."

ytsejam · 08-07-2012, 10:39 PM

Played our front 9 after work and got my best @ +2.
Should have been -1 but hit basket or top ring on 3 putts.
I truly am getting a bit more distance on my drives pivoting on my heel, and pretty consistent with it.
I'm really liking my DX leo. I can flip it flat, turn it over, and maybe even turn it hard into a roller. I think it's mostly a matter of adjusting my hyzer angle and keeping the wind in mind.
I really like throwing rollers but have the hardest time keeping them straight.

edit:
I have a guy doing some stencils for me and may have more unstamped MVP discs on way for dyeing.
They're gonna be awesome if I don't mess 'em up.
Wish me luck, looking forward to showing them off.

ssf · 08-08-2012, 11:09 PM

I've been playing casually for about four years, used to live close to golden gate park in SF so I got 18 in on a weekly basis for a while. just got back from park city, UT and played the most fun course of my life at solitude. lost my favorite champion beast on hole 18 - nailed the drive but couldn't spot it down range and couldn't find it in some tall grass. you can check out some pics I took here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75340320@N05/sets/72157630832108302/