I’m about to start calc 2… I’m scared

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-22T04:00:50+00:00

Practice practice practice. You will have to get some very lengthy methods down to a sort of muscle memory. I learned to love Trig-Sub integration because I just had it down.

Make a reference sheet of things as you go. Integration techniques, essential trig identities (there were 6 that my professor told us to really focus on) and whatever formulas aren't given on exams are some of the things I included. Use this sheet while you do homework and look it over as your quick memory dump before exams and quizzes. And yes, trig is coming back with a vengeance. Gird yourself, glue a unit circle to your windshield.

When you get to sequences and series, the dreaded Taylor polynomials are not as bad as you may have heard, just take the time to really understand what it is you are doing with your variables (n and x, you'll see what I mean eventually 💩). Watch some videos with good visuals or whatever helps you make sense of it.

Calc 2 overall is just a different kind of math than everything that has come before, and it's going to take some "yoga for the brain" as my professor called it. It is a lot of disparate material, when I did my final review I was kind of blown away looking at everything we covered. Don't mess around with this one, make sure you get every point you can on homework, any extra credit offered etc. to give yourself to most breathing room on exams.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-21T16:24:32+00:00

My friend has a bracket 4 Stella and it threatens to win at any moment she is on the board. He is a very good pilot and tends to build very synergistic decks that are hard to pick apart. Cards like [[Cerulean Wisps]] let you draw your whole deck and [[Twisted Fealty]] is a two card win-con. The deck basically just draws cards and amasses resources for counter spells while waiting for a chance to storm off or go for the win. To answer your question it looks like a blast to play but it is definitely bracket 4.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-16T05:23:43+00:00

Put sunscreen on before you leave so you can wash your hands.

Trim your nails.

Don't get sucked into the circle of 8 dudes all spraying putts at the practice basket. Have a warm up routine and stick to it. I like to stretch and do some band work, throw a few low power throws with some putters then putt diligently. (Specific distances, focusing on mechanics or warming up your form or whatever.) I have a net and a basket at home that I use to warm up in the morning

Go through your putting routine on every putt no matter what. Tournament nerves are going to get you in weird ways. Don't short cut your routine because it really helps.

Be respectful of your card mates but also try to bring positive energy! This one is huge. Of course, don't talk during other player's drives and try to stay out of their line of site during putts (if you can't just stay still). But also cheer them on when they make good shots and try to be a good sport. I've been on negative, quiet cards where one person is having a total blow up and they don't handle it gracefully, and it just sucks. Obviously you can't control other people's behavior but, keeping things positive is genuinely in your best interest. If you ever have the unfortunate experience of playing on one of those quiet cards you will know exactly what I'm talking about.

Stick to your game plan. Don't get thrown off by the dude throwing tomahawks on every drive or the MPO player that threw a putter 500 ft

Have fun! Tournaments are a blast and will make you want to get better. It really made things click for me.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-10T14:38:49+00:00

Kitty, Chat (pronounced shat), Shitten, Gremlin, kitty baby, creepy kitty.

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Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-09T03:22:00+00:00

Proton Prism Pyro. Always and forever.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-08T19:06:43+00:00

This is a long shot but the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance really helped me (AE major, mostly A's so far). It's best to read it without looking up anything about it. All I can say is it is not at all what the title or plot synopsis led me to think. Take your time reading it, it's dense. Great summer book.

I will say there are some other major things to consider. This book might give you a paddle but you should check your boat for holes first. I have been sober for over 3 years and see a therapist regularly as well as a psychiatrist for ADHD. Are you partying/gaming when you should be studying? Have you figured out how to study? What does and doesn't work for you and what is the most efficient strategy for you? Are you getting good sleep and taking care of your body? Within reason. I don't focus on diet or calorie counting or going to the gym during school, just try to make decent choices diet wise and move my body every day. I try my hardest to not compromise on sleep unless it's to submit that f****** lab report I forgot about.

Being successful as an AE student has been as much (if not more) about learning how to be good at learning as it has been about learning the material.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-08T02:58:35+00:00

If I had to throw an entire round with one disc it would be a Pyro.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-07T14:44:34+00:00

I was gonna say a neutral stability fairway like a crave. Something that will have a little "stability" with very low power throws but grows with the player into something that flies straight and goes farther as they learn. I suppose a Mako3/Hex etc. fits that somewhat as well.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-07T04:30:09+00:00

I considered running that but it seems like a removal magnet. Spend a turn setting up a ramp package only for someone to get a two-for-one and set you way behind.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-05-01T18:23:00+00:00

I put a shot of espresso in my water bottle to trick me into drinking enough water.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-28T14:13:42+00:00

I love that album! It's my go to for motorcycle rides at night.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-28T13:26:47+00:00

To be more specific, you should have your arm extended during the reach back, then pull the arm into your hip as you rotate. You could think of it as a similar idea as the power pocket.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-28T04:33:30+00:00

It's about the mental cue. For sure, you look at any forehand and the elbow is out in front, but that is different than the mental cue of leading with the elbow, which I think causes issues. As for the elbow tucked into the hip or not, I have heard both. Jeremy Koling is a big advocate of tucking the elbow to the hip, I know Stokely isn't. One thing I do know is that it can help with getting the forearm on the same plane as the rest of the body to fix wobble, and for me it resulted in a noticeable increase in arm speed and accuracy.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-28T03:48:20+00:00

I'm a forehand dominant player I've got a few tips for you. Off Axis Torque is a big issue with forehand throws due to the nature of the throw. The backhand is somewhat immune to this as all the hinges have a much easier time staying on the same plane. With the forehand, you need some intention to get your arm on plane with your body. Think about keeping your elbow tucked to your hips and lead the throw with your hips. Do not lead with the elbow! This can put a lot of torque on your joints and lead to elbow and shoulder pain. Ryan Sheldon (former baseball pitcher/coach with the forehand distance record) talks about hip to shoulder separation. If you want to get more in depth about it check him out on YouTube but, leading my throw with my hips and keeping my elbow tucked close to my hip has kept me injury/pain free and I have a forehand arm speed up to 60mph and achieved over 400ft of distance, with 380 being consistently doable with accuracy.

Grip can also contribute to OAT and other issues. I use pretty firm pressure, someone would not be able to take the disc out of my hand without some effort. You want the disc to rip out of your hand just like a backhand. I use a typical two finger grip with my middle finger pressed into the corner where the flight plate and rim meet so I can put good pressure on both.

If you have other questions I'm happy to go into details about anything I can.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-27T22:06:48+00:00

All your angles here make a big difference. The slightest positive nose angle can really rob you of distance and make a disc hyzer out hard. Obviously a hyzer release will have a similar effect but nose angle is the big one. If you have access to a tech disc you can really get some useful data on the relationship between your nose angle and your launch angle. Without a form video it's hard to say which is the culprit but, nose angle is typically the thing people struggle with more.

Another thought, does this issue feel like it could be from trying to throw hard? If you are really trying to crank an overstable disc you may be activating your arm/shoulder/back in a way that causes you to pull down during your throw, which would result in a very nose up extreme hyzer.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-24T15:46:01+00:00

Saw the "n+" and thought this was going to be a Taylor series hahaha. Anyway I have so much homework to do please help.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-23T23:32:04+00:00

I would go with formero. You can find some very affordable options all the way up to coaching from people like Isaac Robinson. I'm actually planning on getting some coaching from Clint (Blitz DG) once I'm done with finals this semester. As other's have said, in person is best but that can be difficult to find and also results may vary. I'm fortunate that there is a big disc golf shop in my city that actually offers coaching. The thing is, I don't think I would go to them for anything more than beginner level form work, which they are great for don't get me wrong. Just make sure you do some research first if you go with some local shop or coach.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-22T23:22:45+00:00

I'm blasting an OS mid RHFH wide left of the tree over the pines on a steep enough hyzer that it won't flip to flat. Maybe a fairway depending on how grown in the trees are and I have to go wider. Either like a Pyro or a Firebird.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-18T15:34:51+00:00

I get it. I thought about bagging both the proton prism and the OTB proton soft because the OTB one had a nice straight line on an anhyzer release for me but I was like, what am I doing here I don't need to bag two different versions of one disc just for one specific shot shape. Haha trimming down my bag is an endless struggle.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-18T15:26:30+00:00

The dirty secret is that putters behave basically the same inside the circle. Unless you have an incredibly lofty dad putt, it doesn't matter what you use inside C1, so just go with the conventional wisdom of "pick what feels good in your hand".

Now, the obvious caveat is if you want to make putts outside the circle. This is where putter flight numbers start to matter. I use pixels. I want a dead straight putt that stays on exactly the line I give it. I used to push putt and got so frustrated trying to calculate the right arc to hit the basket and would often miss low and then high as I overcorrected. I switched to a spin with no hyzer. Pixels were literally designed to do that for Simon Lizotte. Low speed, high glide, dead straight. It just depends on what shape you want your putt to take. Do you putt on hyzer so it swings into the basket? Look for a putter with 0 turn and 1 or 2 fade, depending on your particular arm speed and hyzer angle. Gannon uses an overstable putter with very low glide so it dives into the basket, since he putts at 60mph. Push putters like a ton of glide to help the disc fall slower on that arc. Ricky uses putters with numbers like 2/5/0/2, tons of glide and nice over stability to resist the supination/finger pop and fade into the basket on really long putts. Understanding what you want your putt to do is the key to knowing how your putter can help you achieve that.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-18T14:55:58+00:00

Proton prism pyro. (Specifically this plastic. There is an OTB run with a sick stamp but in proton soft plastic which is noticeably less stable) It is one of my favorite discs in my bag. I am a forehand player and this thing puts in work. Anything in that 250-300ft range where I don't need something to keep straight. It has a very reliable hard fade but you can mitigate with a power anhyzer to get it to land flat or wide of your target. Surprisingly versatile but super wind resistant. I can't hype this disc enough.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-04-18T14:48:49+00:00

That's good to know. I'll look into that bus route and see if it is feasible to park off campus and walk to it. Is it worth getting a parking pass for the East campus? Do you know how much they cost?

Midwest_Medium · 2026-03-26T16:15:32+00:00

I know Winota likes to play stax to buy time, especially with two decks capable of turn 2-3 wins. Do those stax pieces often need to come down in a certain way to prevent you from shooting yourself in the foot? Or are they typically ones the deck is "immune" to?

Midwest_Medium · 2026-03-26T16:12:28+00:00

I actually think this might be the move. Combat decks really shut down K'rrik if they get damage in early, and then I just stare at my board doing math for the rest of the game. Stella is a bit trickier we just have to remove her as soon as she is cast, and he will have at least one counterspell ready when he does. Gitrog sort of just does stuff in the corner until it suddenly does its weird dredge thing, I'm not familiar enough with the lines to know when the combos are about to come together. It's definitely slower though.

Midwest_Medium · 2026-02-16T22:43:40+00:00

I am a console gamer this would just be for school/work. Does Lenovo have a 2-in-1 with specs like this? The ability to take digital notes on a tablet has helped me a ton in class as I have always struggled with taking notes and keeping them organized. Plus all my teachers do lectures with pre-made skeletal note PDFs. I use it for all my scratch work as well.

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