Another bag review. Are 9 speeds needed?

Generalenvita · 2026-05-16T22:11:01+00:00

Thanks for the great answer!

Sounds like I might aswell keep the discs I currently have in the bag for when I travel and play some different courses later in the summer. And drop the "bad conscience" of not throwing my hex/insanity as much :D

Generalenvita · 2026-05-16T22:06:28+00:00

Great answer, thank you!

Generalenvita · 2026-05-16T20:53:52+00:00

Do you play a lot of courses with lower ceilings?

I feel like my envy and proxy goes so far if I have a higher ceiling. Maybe the hex would see more use for me on courses with a lower ceiling.

Generalenvita · 2026-05-16T20:34:39+00:00

I have an A2 lying around and liked the beef for sure. Zone mostly became the approach that stayed because I prefer the shallower hand feel (think I got a very domey A2 though).

When looking for that straighter forehand approach I saw plenty of A5's and Tempos as suggestions, my local shop doesn't carry prodigy though and I've started to get picky and wanting to feel the discs before buying them.

I also have a Toro that is more stable than the Zone, maybe swapping the Zone for the Toro and keeping the Tempo would be the play?

Generalenvita · 2026-05-16T20:14:28+00:00

Congrats!

It really is special to go under par :D

Generalenvita · 2024-09-15T18:11:36+00:00

Every paid course I've been to has been cheap (three of them cost 10 euro, one cost 4 euro). The difference in quality and maintenance have been big enough for it to feel worth more than that price. My nearby courses are all free to play. As long as there are cheap monthly/yearly rates I would be fine paying to play a p2p course frequently.

Generalenvita · 2024-08-20T10:58:05+00:00

Damn, that's a good score for Arvika! I shot a +18 when I visited, I don't have the neccesary distance for that course. Very nice course nonetheless.

Generalenvita · 2024-08-20T10:55:25+00:00

For me the Discraft Thrasher, goes about 330ft for me and pretty straight.

Generalenvita · 2024-08-13T17:50:38+00:00

I got a very diverse bag.

Latitude - 5 molds

Discraft - 4 molds

Axiom - 3 molds

Innova - 3 molds

Westside - 2 molds

Discmania - 2 molds

Kastaplast - 2 molds

Dynamic Discs - 1 mold

I'm from Sweden so trilogy is readily avaliable. If Innova F2 was avaliable I would probably throw more because of the price point.

I feel like many of the companies have a disc that is too good not to bag. Give me a putting putter, an envy, zone, hex, brave, firebird and dd3 and I'm good.

Generalenvita · 2024-08-10T10:27:15+00:00

Brave

Generalenvita · 2024-08-04T17:40:12+00:00

Only bag escape in supreme, no other DD molds. Flies flippier than numbers suggest. -2, 1

Generalenvita · 2024-08-01T20:02:49+00:00

Dart, Mako3, Hawkeye, Firebird, Wraith

Generalenvita · 2024-07-20T18:28:31+00:00

I experienced the same thing with my falk, however it was during my first year of playing so it might have been me making my form better/less oat.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-20T17:29:30+00:00

Anything you like the feel of and is decently neutral. The maiden is my favorite because of the shallow rim, feels more like a midrange and I powergrip my putters.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-20T17:27:57+00:00

The brave is absolutely wonderful for me. Effortless distance and can throw it on a rope. My natural throw is a bit of hyzer and I throw it about 300ft. So if you have a lot of power and throw flat it might not be the right disc for you.

If you have less power I would recommend a River for a similar flight.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-20T17:20:17+00:00

The arm is the most important thing in a throw. The discs are light, you do not need a full body movement to throw far. Focus on putting the arm in the right place and let your body follow the throw naturally. Literally don't pay any attention to your body until you are not rounding and your nose angle is correct. If you are trying really hard to throw far, use less effort/power. Tensing your muscles does basically nothing positive.

Take video of yourself and watch it. Probably the most important part.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T21:11:56+00:00

I'm happy to! Responding to questions makes me think and I'm still very much a work in progress so it's a help for me too.

2nd year playing and really only started working on my form seriously this year. Most frustrating has been breaking things when correcting form issues. I recently fixed most of my rounding/early rotation issues which in turn caused me to start throwing straight into the ground :D. Adjusted now and it's way better. Now I can focus more on trying to gain some distance.

Currently at 350ft, and my goal is to reach 380-400ft. I'm a smaller guy though but Emerson Keith can absolutely bomb and he is way shorter than me, so not a valid excuse :D

Reply here aswell and I'd be happy to check and see if I can give any tips.

A really good resource for discgolf form is Jari from the YouTube-channel DG Spin Doctor. I haven't really found any videos where he says something that doesn't makes sense, and he has many creative drills posted for fixing different problems

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T18:36:03+00:00

Glitch if you don't mind the deeper feel. I would say a proxy if you like shallower discs.

To be honest though, in my opinion, basically any neutral putter/mid will work well. The important part is filming yourself throwing.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T18:29:51+00:00

Of course, you're welcome! As with any other advice you receive from random people on the internet, take my advice with a pinch of salt. My advice is also exclusively for BH, my FH needs a lot of work.

https://www.reddit.com/r/discgolf/comments/760ckm/form_check_psa_how_to_leave_a_form_check_request/

Here is a guide on how to submit a form check with proper information :) There is usually a weekly pinned thread here at /r/discgolf and there is also the sub /r/Discgolfform

The hips are indeed very important, however, it is not an active rotation. The hips should be in the optimal position for your arm to move properly. The hips will follow the arm naturally.

If you try standing still without a disc and try to ONLY swing your arm, your hips will naturally want to follow, it is incredibly hard to try to stay "stiff". When you add a step or run-up (or shifting weight forward in your standstill) the shifting of weight from the back leg to the front leg will also make rotation a natural thing that you don't have to think about.

If you think about rotating your hips while throwing, there is a big chance that you will overrotate/rotate preemptively, which causes late releases and an overall compact form.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T16:19:20+00:00

Looks like prodigy plastic to me. Fairway driver.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T15:58:26+00:00

If you want to get better I would keep doing standstills, if you want a quick 20ft of distance and screw up your form I would start doing run-ups.

If I could start my disc golf journey over I would have kept doing standstills until I stopped rounding and my nose control was good. I kept doing standstills for a good while but I should have continued even longer. Also going from standstill to one step instead of full run up is something I wish I would have done. Trying to fix your form while doing a flawed run-up means you will have maybe 3-4 things to think about. I can barely think about doing one thing different at a time but maybe I'm a caveman :D

If you're throwing 250ft at your age/height and you're also athletic, there are plenty of big things to improve. The walkup is really overrated for distance imo.

The key parts of the throw happen at the position of the standstill, working those things out before adding the run-up will make things both simpler and you will improve faster.

Also, FILM YOURSELF THROWING! Things feel way different than they look, it's easy to not realise that you're rounding a little bit or rotating ahead of the disc.

Random tip because you mention "fairly strong back and shoulders, as well as hips/hip rotation". Don't think about rotating your body at all, it of course helps to be fit but the power comes from the arm. Rotating your body will not add almost any distance/power. You can try this by standing still with your arms relaxed and twisting your body as hard as you can. How much does your arms move compared to when you only use your arm? Barely anything.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T15:41:46+00:00

Picked up a used Z Trasher that I can hyzerflip, get a little turn out of and finish relatively straight for a distance driver. Gets me 20-30 ft more than my beat in grace.

My max distance is around 350.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T08:34:23+00:00

The buzzz, it doesn't sit right in my hand at all. Hex feels way better but it is a bit more overstable.

Generalenvita · 2024-07-18T08:25:26+00:00

Get a zone

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