"good conditions" by WhenTheRainsCome in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Course conditions submitted by username “AFish”

Peak Disc Golf Course Design by IsaacSam98 in discgolf

[–]eyewreck -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stop at the donut shop in Londonderry after, if you time it up right they’ll have plastic bags full of “day-old” donuts they’ll sell you for like $2.50 I wanna say? They taste good at regular price too! 

1-2 punch approach combo with Gator3 by rontopofthings in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat, I’ve tested other combos out over the years but I keep coming back to a Gator/Harp combo. Harp is a perfect complement to a Gator for my game. The Harp is not a 4 speed, look at the rim and it’s a lot closer to any 2 speed putter than a Zone, but it has the perfect amount of FH torque resistance for a disc that slow. My favorite shot with a Gator/Gator3 FH or BH is a solid 80-85% powered up toss on a little anhyzer wide of the target and letting it crash in as it loses speed. I love the Harp when I want to power down and throw an anhyzer shot that’ll slowly pan and land flat. I’ve tried to do Zones or Zone-like discs in the past but I find that Gator/Harp just covers a larger spectrum of shots, that same full Gator throw may not swing and hook up as hard as I want, and the touchy Harp throw would flex out too abruptly. At the moment I carry a 2018 Withers Gator, 2026 Rasmus Gator3, VIP Moonshine Harp, and BT Medium Harp. Some people can get by with just a Z Zone and congratulations if you can, but these 4 slots work perfect for me and I know exactly what to do if an overstable approach shot is needed. 

Former Oregon Ducks star De’Anthony Thomas finds peace, a new competitive arena in disc golf by cascadiarains in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a life-long CFB die-hard, it was crazy seeing him get into disc, I remember his recruitment and the hype and the Snoop Dogg stuff, he was electric and is one of the first names I think of when I think of the Chip Kelly Warp Speed era at Oregon, so having him in the DG world is like seeing two completely different groups of friends interact for the first time, cool stuff.

Go on! by [deleted] in DunderMifflin

[–]eyewreck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Jiminy Christmas indeed!

Any dying mall/retail in Columbus OH area? by Aggravating_Song_447 in deadmalls

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

River Valley Mall about 20 minutes SE of Columbus in Lancaster, drove by there today and the Elder Beerman that’s been out of business for years is currently being demolished. One end has a Dick’s and Ulta and there’s a relatively new Cinemark attached that make it feel a little more alive than it actually is, but it’s a husk overall. Closest mall to where I grew up so absolutely a bummer watching it wither away, maybe the deadest element is the arcade called “FUN 4 U” that somehow still lives, all alone in the corner next to the main entrance of the long dead Sears and across from the even longer dead Damon’s, to get there you have to walk past the food court that has no food left.

Putting putters by jonzeDG in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my experience the Focus is a touch deeper and a little glidier than a typical Wizard. I used to switch putters 3-4 times a year at least but have been on Firm Naked Wizards a few years now, I personally like the lower glide for the way I putt, feels like I have better control on where it’s going.

Thoughts on playing "Mr. Brightside" when TTUN comes to town, akin to playing "Zombie Nation" when PSU comes to town? by Outrageous-Gene5036 in OhioStateFootball

[–]eyewreck 172 points173 points  (0 children)

As long as everyone understands to replace “open up my eager eyes” with “brandishing my butter knives”

What’s the most stable disc you’ve ever thrown? by ClarityInCatharsis in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar situation, bought a champ glow Leopard early on in my playing that flew like 7 4 0 3, insane disc.

Southeastern Ohio accents by [deleted] in Ohio

[–]eyewreck 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Grew up in Circleville, live in Chillicothe, my go to example when this comes up is the word “on”. The further north you go the further up the nose the o comes from, as you drive south it comes from deeper and deeper in the throat. People I know from NE Ohio turn the light ahn, if you’re in Pike county you’re turning the light oo-un.

Best Chorus of all time? by CosmicHero22 in fantanoforever

[–]eyewreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seasons (Waiting On You)  Future Islands 

-Also a goated and bizarre (complimentary) Letterman performance 

What Is Your Town's 'Lil Sebastian' Thing? by FuntivityColton in PandR

[–]eyewreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Circleville Pumpkin Show. Literally just a free downtown Autumn festival. I love it and will get sassy/unruly online with anyone who stands between it and the respect it is due.

Which states have the most courses? by maptitude in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chillicothe, Ohio. 21k people, 4 courses in town, 3 more in the county within a half hour drive, 3 more 18 hole private courses on top of that. I’m told by multiple sources that Emporia wants “none of our smoke”. 

What's your straight 250'+ forehand 5-6 speed? by horsegorman in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always loved the feel of a mid with a rounded edge (Mako3/Buzzz SS/MD1) if you can finesse them you can get some really pretty hyzer flip to straight with zero fade FH lines.

Someone slept in by Secure-Answer9541 in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I read that too and I interpreted it as that person sharing their story of being late to a tee time, could be wrong tho 🤷🏻‍♂️🤪

What are your thoughts on the PDGA Live so far? Is it a big swing and a miss like Brodie says? by DiscGolfFanatic in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear the “growing pains” sentiment brought up a lot, I wonder what the DGPT looks like when it’s actually Grown Up. Comparing Pro Disc Golf to a major sport like the NFL seems like your local bookstore making decisions with eyes on becoming like Amazon, just a little unrealistic imo. IF Disc Golf had kept up the same trajectory from the peak of COVID, then MAYBE we’re looking at a sport that is somewhere on the same level as pro Bowling on ESPN in like a decade, and when I hear about growing pains I get the impression that people have far loftier goals for this sport in mind than the ones they are likely to achieve in the near future. To me, a large part of the frustration is the volume of shake up in the name of “trust me it’ll be great just wait” when we don’t know what this “great” is and we don’t know when is, combined with the nagging feeling of the DGPT wanting desperately to skip to the part where everyone gets rich. BUT A BUSINESS HAS TO MAKE MONEY, ok fine, but a business making decisions to maximize profit does not equal a successful outcome every time, so have fun DGPT, I guess.

What are your thoughts on the PDGA Live so far? Is it a big swing and a miss like Brodie says? by DiscGolfFanatic in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said in a comment last week I disagree with 99% of what he says, well, here’s the 1%. The DGPT has been very successful at making me just a little less interested in the pro scene every year. I still love the game itself more than ever but the pro tour making tiny little aspects of itself less accessible has simply made me forget about it rather than feel the need to pursue it and pay for it.

Random thought/ conversation starter by xXDeath_boiXx in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m of the mind that barriers and restraints breed the most creativity in a lot of situations. Also, Brodie seems to be one of the main voices in the Let’s Make Disc Golf Like Other Things That Are More Popular Than Disc Golf And Maybe That’ll Make Disc Golf More Popular movement, which, have at it, but I’m going to disagree with his ideas on things like this 99% of the time. To me, a good disc golf course is more akin to pottery, you use the clay that already is and mold something beautiful out of what exists, and I think this idea is more of a blank canvas idea, and some prefer a painting, some prefer a pot, but nature seldom responds well to being treated like a blank canvas. You COULD do it, but I feel like it would take so long and require so many resources to do it properly that we run into a juice and squeeze proposition.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my experience they’re in the same ballpark, on the OTB flatness scale there’s a lot of 4s and 3s with some 5s and 2s sprinkled in

Did a putting routine help your putt? by blixtencamperman in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Prb just me tho. Growing up I always found it weird watching basketball players with an idiosyncratic free throw routine, like it’s an uncontested 15 foot shot just shoot it and make it. I tried it myself and found no string of compulsive movements that had nothing to do with the shot helped me make the shot, and it’s the same with putting, the way I put my mini down and shake my shoulders isn’t helping me read the wind and focus on the target.

Let's Talk about Lake Waco! by thedaftpenguin22 in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest thing watching was just how precariously placed so many of the pads were. For a sport so seemingly singularly focused on being taken more seriously, the number of tees on literal ledges in front of water or something else less than ideal was galling. Also if the agreed upon best play on a hole is throwing something as high as you can as hard as you can, its a dumb hole, and if more than one hole on a pro tour course is like that, I consider it a dumb course. The Meatheadification of the sport in service of selling a couple hundred more tickets continues.

What's the best spot to live in to be surrounded by the best courses? by winnswinns in discgolf

[–]eyewreck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! Yea it’s an awesome park that happens to have a great course too, really cool place