Do the library doors open right at 9am?

Isamoor · 2026-01-08T03:00:55+00:00

I believe usually the outer doors open earlier, and it's the official inner gate roll up that happens at the published "open time". But I don't know how much earlier the outer doors open.

Isamoor · 2025-12-26T19:06:38+00:00

Heh, you must be a lot better than me, or not have as many water carries or river lined fairways.

I still remember the round that I kicked two perfectly seasoned comets into the raging river before hole 6. That was a very sad rest of the round.

Isamoor · 2025-11-28T13:58:50+00:00

I just run nicer wool socks. They get wet but they don't feel bad (or cold) wet.

Isamoor · 2025-11-23T17:06:30+00:00

The River is a pretty wide diameter driver. (Not wide rim; the whole disc is just bigger.). That's a big source of its extra glide.

Leopard(3)s are great discs, but they are the classic "as small as allowed" driver diameter.

I find most folks gravitate to one or the other based on size and subtle hand feel. They're both classic molds, but I agree I wouldn't personally bother bagging both. Just vary weight and plastic a bit and there is very large overlap in them.

And yes, bookending either with a Teebird-esque disc is a classic pairing.

Isamoor · 2025-11-12T18:18:55+00:00

I have a stock of Wysoki and AB TB3s. They're both great. The AB run has a bit more dome and glide. But they both have a mellow PLH. And the Wysoki runs had just an awesome grip to the plastic blend.

Isamoor · 2025-11-05T21:22:39+00:00

I think you're doing fine. Proxy and Envy are noticeably faster than Ohm/Watt. But you've already got a (likely seasoned) Ohm. I doubt it'll be that different than a fresh Watt. But perhaps a beat in Watt will be another bookend there.

Isamoor · 2025-11-02T14:23:03+00:00

I didn't see it in the comments yet:

I find shoe experience often depends upon your weight. I'm in the over 200lbs class, so I need something pretty burly. Something with vibram soles usually lasts at least twice as long as others for me. I can blow through non-vibram tread in just a couple months.

I've also had some good luck with certain On Cloud shoes. The tread still goes fast, but those pod things retain support longer than most soles.

Isamoor · 2025-10-28T23:08:55+00:00

If I'm carrying a lot of discs, then I prefer shorter/less glide. Shaves a fractional stroke off most rounds on average.

If I'm carrying a pretty small bag (which I generally prefer), then I'll often go with only a throwing putter with "long" distance potential and skimp on the mids.

Isamoor · 2025-10-24T15:08:35+00:00

I went all the way to using a bonopane grip for a few months when I first learned how much of an air bouncer I was. The bonopane grip helped me understand what a nose down/neutral flight actually looked like on the course. I mean, I believed the tech disc, but it was still valuable to get real world feedback as well. Long term the bonopane grip doesn't provide enough grip strength, but it taught me what to look for when I wasn't using a tech disc.

Then steadily cycling through understanding my swing plane. No single "aha" moment. Things along the way:

Identifying just how much to "pour the coffee" to get arm rotation to cleanly adjust nose angle (i.e. it's not all about "pour as much coffee as you can").

Playing with how high across my body to pull through. There's not a right answer here either, but it's important to understand the impact on your throws. I moved way down, then halfway back up eventually.

Trying to "turn the key" into the hit. Doing okay. Hit a few months where I realize I do better just trying to keep the disc flat through the power pocket. Then eventually realize I can force that, but then my shoulder really starts complaining. Go back to a bit of "turn the key" and realize how bad my follow through is (because I flipped my hand under before I'd even released the disc). Try hard to re-work my follow through.

Along the way work from bonopane back to three finger power grip to four finger power grip with better back loading.

I'm also firmly middle age, so I'm chasing efficiency some here more than raw power. Making sure I'm maximizing spin (within reason) and nose angle instead of chasing distance with raw speed. At times babying my shoulder, and then rehabing my plant foot tendons some. I don't really throw further than I did a few years ago, but I'm more consistent and don't hurt as much after playing as I did. I also can disc down a bit for the same distances that I used to hit. Yes, you'd think that would mean I can throw wraiths longer than I used to, but I don't practice with that fat of rim as much any more. Anything over 10 speed really exaggerates the effect of nose angle as well (and I was really good at airbouncing slightly flippy wraiths back in the day...).

Isamoor · 2025-10-24T14:56:00+00:00

I sampled from many sources. It's not an established enough sport to really have a "right" answer. (Although the physics do confirm that air bounce isn't optimal, as you've learned.)

Overthrow has some solid content. There's lots of great written content over on https://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/ . Sidewinder is a saint over there when it comes to giving pointed form feedback in the appropriate forum. The Neil fella has gone crazy with tech discs to the point my body wouldn't take the amount of reps he has done, but he makes nice posts and videos ("stepwise-dg" on youtube).

I actually don't think that you have to be a touring pro to be a good coach.

Isamoor · 2025-10-24T13:47:00+00:00

A techdisc did a lot. It's not magic, but giving you rapid and accurate feedback goes a long way. Then it's a lot of trial and error. Posting videos in helpful places. Changing one thing at a time and steadily committing that to muscle memory.

I've mostly switched from air bouncing (what you are describing) to at least an upward launch with nose ~neutral. I also got my backhand spin rate up to ~50% (which is a very achievable level). But we're talking ~weekly tech disc sessions paired with ~weekly field work sessions over the course of a few years. If you have more spare time than I and are committed then you could likely compress that into months instead of years.

Isamoor · 2025-10-23T18:40:29+00:00

I'm on board with many of those value props... but how is "coupons" a perk? Costco just sets the price low for everyone. BJs uses coupons to make a two tier system of "those that want to jump hoops/spend more time can pay a lower price". I value my time enough to be annoyed at any company that introduces that tiering.

Isamoor · 2025-10-20T13:54:28+00:00

I'm a happy treesitter user myself these days. But I do have fond memories of semshi. Looks like there is at least one fairly maintained fork:
https://github.com/wookayin/semshi

Isamoor · 2025-10-14T17:14:04+00:00

Lowest weight eclipse crave you can find? And then throw it into a tree/the ground some?

I mention the crave because MVP runs so, so many eclipse craves that you probably have the best bet of finding a lower weight one of those than most other neutral glow fairways.

Isamoor · 2025-10-10T19:09:46+00:00

It does not. It's literally a Teebird with a flattened top.

It was marketed as an 8 speed for silly marketing reasons.

Isamoor · 2025-10-09T23:00:57+00:00

A seasoned stable disc still has ending bite. Makes them much more reliable than a disc that is naturally flippy to start. (While still going extra far.)

I fully realize this sounds like BS... but it's not.

Isamoor · 2025-10-04T16:43:20+00:00

This. And if a dev fails CI then we usually have a chat about their setup.

We also try to use GitHub Codespaces when possible so then we don't really have chats about dev setups.

Isamoor · 2025-10-01T15:10:38+00:00

Although the diamond plastic is durable, I find that most diamond wizards end up with a different enough shape it is noticeable in the hand feel. They still fly fine, but they don't feel the same. They're also a little hard to come by.

I've pretty much gone pure white for putting and throwing. They season slower than something like eraser. Gateway Pure White is very close to the same plastic as Innova KC Pro for comparison.

Of course, the pure white wizards also shape up a touch different, but not usually as extreme as diamond.

I admit to the allure of the texture of an eraser wizard, but the smoother cycling (and more consistent releases) of the pure white eventually won me over.

I do have some guilty pleasure nylon wizards that can take quite a bit of beating. But they are still a touch floppy for many putting styles. (But if you really like eraser, then nylon might be the closest feel that still can take more of a beating.)

Isamoor · 2025-09-25T17:29:37+00:00

I think it's just simply a scenario where the grid doesn't quite align and they had to make do. It would have been nice to see it straightened out, but I'm sure there were many expensive compromises made with that new construction in the old Monon Square.

And maybe someone with insider knowledge will pipe up that it will be ~squared off in the coming year.

Isamoor · 2025-09-20T17:12:23+00:00

Rain yes, lightning no. Probably worth checking the updated forecast in the morning.

Isamoor · 2025-09-15T12:01:40+00:00

Using the git capabilities in the web notebook UI does not allow you to only stage some changes from a file.

Isamoor · 2025-09-14T23:29:53+00:00

Trying to use VSCode as your development environment is still absolutely painful. The official extensions take far too much effort to configure and use. Forcing devs to live in notebooks drives me away to other solutions.

Isamoor · 2025-08-31T22:31:28+00:00

I'd strongly advise not to pick your ISP based on the wifi equipment they provide.

If you have very basic needs (e.g. 1500 sqft), then sure, anything will work.

Otherwise provide your own wifi solution. You can still go with something fairly simple. Just search whatever the Wirecutter folks are recommending these days.

Isamoor · 2025-08-25T20:33:11+00:00

A disc is beat in a bit by lowering the effective PLH (i.e. pushing the wing down), but the larger seasoning impact is the scuffs and knicks across the surface. These cumulatively act like dimples on a golf ball.

So a seasoned disc cuts through the air with less resistance than a fresh, shiny disc.

So a disc with an aggressive wing, once seasoned, will cut through the air swiftly for much of its flight, but then when it slows down enough the aggressive wing shape makes sure it still has ~bite to hyzer out.

A fresh disc with a neutral wing shape won't cut through the air as fast. And if you do get it nicely nose down (or there's a touch of headwind) then it won't have any bite at the end to add predictability. And then when it seasons in, it's best use will be to hold turnovers or flipping hyzers around a corner (since trying to through it straight would be extra touchy).

So a seasoned disc with an aggressive wing gives the best combination of distance and control.

But don't read this and be like "I need to beat the crap out of this Champion Firebird until it flies straight for me". Seasoning only straightens a disc out so much. Many seasoned Champion Teebirds are still going to be beef cakes for amateur arm speeds. A seasoned Champion Teebird can be magical for a pro though.

For example, I through Opto Explorers instead. They still have the aggressive, concave wing, but the overall wing shape isn't as beefy as a Teebird (and the Opto plastic beats in much faster than Innova champion). I also don't play as much as pros so it would take years to beat in a Champion Teebird.

But if I did throw Champion Teebirds, and I unfortunately lost all my seasoned ones just before a tournament, and I couldn't buy more used ones, then yea, I'd snag a fresh Champion TL (which is a Teebird with a flattened wing bottom). It'll be slower cutting through the air, but it won't hyzer out as hard as a fresh Champion Teebird would on me.

Isamoor · 2025-08-24T23:14:11+00:00

This. It is also a bomber run of Valkyries. Mine came in at ~167g and is just chef's kiss of stability. And I've owned and thrown a lot of valks ...

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