When your first start playing disc golf, you are faced with the dilemma of deciding which of the over 200 discs on the market, you should start with. Making the correct decision could determine if you will continue playing and improving, or you will get frustrated and give up. If you buy the hottest, and coolest discs on the market, you will get frustrated because you will not yet have the ability to throw them and make them fly correctly. Most of the newer discs are designed for experienced players. There are 3 main groups of discs, drivers, midrange, and putters.
Drivers are the golf discs that you use from the tee on most holes. They are the longest flying disc, and the hardest to learn to throw properly. When choosing your first discs, you should pick a driver that is a relatively slow speed and easy to throw. The recommendation for a first driver will differ from almost everyone you ask. This recommendation comes from many years of playing and throwing most of the discs that are available. A Lightning #1 Slice, or an Innova pro leopard, in a 165-gram weight, both are good starter drivers. They are not very fast, very easy to throw and control, and the #1 Slice even floats in water.
Midrange discs are for getting to the basket after the tee shot. The recommendation for a midrange disc, one that you will keep using as long as you play disc golf is a Discraft elite Z Buzzz. A weight of 165grams is good to start with.
A putter is used generally from about 100 feet in. There are a lot of choices here that can be good. A putter is more of a personal preference. The recommendation for a good easy to use putter is a Discraft APX. Pick a heavier weight, 170 to 175. If you choose a different putter, pick one that is made in the lower grade plastic. The higher-grade plastics tend to be slippery and don’t grab the chains as well.
To look at the available discs, check out one of the top disc golf retailers, Gotta go gotta throw. They are a local retailer in the Twin Cities. They have a retail store and a great online site.
In the next article, we’ll talk about knowing when to move up in discs, and how to determine what discs to advance to. Subscribe at top of page to get an email when the next article comes out. Check out Disc golf news for all the news on disc golf updated daily.
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