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Disc Golf (Frolf)

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BrewskiJr
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Who here plays? I played for the first time ever yesterday. It's fun as hell.

On my first trip out I found a fairway driver. I'm lookin to pick up at least a long distance driver and a putter. Maybe an approach disk. Any suggestions?
Jul 16 2011 11:43AM
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jfxphoto
Posts: 2038 - Karma: 2,346
I played for awhile then found it to get quite boring. I just stick to real golf from now on. I don't really feel qualified to say what a good disc is I just used some my friends lent me.
Jul 16 2011 11:49AM
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Goku
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Everyone plays disc golf. it's finding people that actually know what theyre doing thats hard
Jul 16 2011 11:55AM
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DirtyDan
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I love disc golf. So many sick courses near me too.
Jul 16 2011 12:00PM
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nkmo.
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If you're just starting out, I wouldn't really reccomend a distance driver. You need a lot of power/spin to get them to fly right, and it seems hard for the newbies. I'd say get used discs if you can, play-it-again has bunches. Aviar / Aero for a putter, Roc for approach, Leopard for driver is a pretty basic forgiving setup. Play a bunch and find out your dominant throwing style, back/forehand, then start reading flight charts and pick up some discs better suited for you. Don't worry another getting more than 4 discs, its unnecessary if you can throw your discs with variation. I use all Innova discs, champion or star plastics. You can probably stick with dx stuff for now though, as you'll probably be trashing discs. Let me know if you have any other ?'s. And don't call it frolf, you're not playing with a Frisbee, and it sounds fucking retarded.
Jul 16 2011 12:06PM
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Stan_Darsh
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some discs are also better depending on which way you throw the disc. backhand (like frisbee) or flicking it forehand. i'd would disagree with the person above me and say that you should definitely get a distance driver. innova valkyries are pretty easy to throw. as far as the issue of heaviness, you can just buy a lighter disc, as they come in all sorts of weights. I didn't use a putter for the first couple of years that I played but when i finally made the switch it was super helpful.
Jul 16 2011 12:32PM
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Moosen
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I made this video not too long ago.



In other news. Yes i do play! In fact I just played in a tournament last weekend. I would recommend just picking up a Roc for mid range, Aviar for putting, And then something like a t-bird/valkyrie/wraith/roadrunner.

Best advice i can give you:
learn to throw flat.
Don't just try to huck as hard as possible.
Go slow and follow through.
Practice run ups (step cross, boom!)
Be confident.
And have fun!
Jul 16 2011 1:27PM
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Goku
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Jul 16 2011 1:31PM
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james6345789
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i played for the first time last week, it was so much fun!
Jul 16 2011 1:40PM
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541
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My friends dad is a pro frolfer and i play about 4 times a week and he said all you really need is a putter and driver nothing else is nesserary all i use is a inova putter and driver and im just fine with that.
Jul 16 2011 1:50PM
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D-Ross
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I disc golf almost every day. All you really need is a driver and putter, everything else in my mind is just some extra cash flow for innova or discraft. It's a good chill sport.
Jul 16 2011 2:05PM
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Skittle.
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i broke my collarbone playing!!!!!
Jul 16 2011 2:12PM
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BMB
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there's a course on my campus!

Jul 16 2011 2:48PM
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HarryPotter
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haha i played every morning in eight grade during first off until our school got a closed campus cause they thought we were smoking weed.
Jul 16 2011 2:55PM
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scratchproteen
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tried it out for a few summers...didn't enjoy it as much as real golf...so i just stick to that.
Jul 16 2011 2:56PM
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