Clawed my way back from addiction, depression, contemplation of early exits to doing stuff I enjoy again. Damn it feels good to be on the course. Still hit trees stone cold sober so what do we blame now 😂😂
I'm looking for an overstable mid to compliment my Hex. I have a Pyro from Gyropalooza box, but I don't feel it's that much different than my approach zone. I'm looking for something a bit more pushy overstable than dumpy overstable (like a shorter teebird). I've been looking at the balance, but honestly get confused about which version is out there for stock release and how it flies (I've read some versions were more overstable than Pyro). Any thoughts/suggestions? My arm speed is ~55mph.
So I am looking at getting a few new discs for the bag but the issue I am having is finding all of them in one place. I would love to just buy them all together instead of buying them in multiple places and paying for shipping multiple times. The discs are : Gateway Wizard , Foundation Cornerstone, and lastly Climo Test Flight Coast.
Any advice or suggestions?
I have been thinking about power grip and how to possibly improve on it. Been working on putts and feel like one thing that makes a serious difference in line stability and spin on the putt is downforce on the thumb into the flight plate creating a pinch between the thumb and middle finger.
Thinking about trying something like that with my driver grip to see if it outweighs the snap created from just having 4 hooks into the rim. Has anyone got any experience with that type of grip or something similar and does it help with generating better snap/spin or is the traditional 4 finger grip just the king?
The 2026 OTB Open is at Swenson Park this weekend. These are the top 10 MPO win probabilities from the 30k Monte Carlo simulation I ran for the weekend:
Gannon is just too good.
Jaden Rye at #6 has the biggest residual (predicted score vs what they actually scored) of any top 10 pick with -1.66. His recent rounds have been hot (Austin Open -5, -10, -8, -12 for a T-3 finish, plus a -7 R1 at Jonesboro) which is pushing him up.
Paul Krans at #7 with a recent residual of -1.10. His recent rounds have been strong (Austin -7, -9, -10, -3; Kansas City -4, -3; Jonesboro -3, -4).
Austin Turner at #9 is the lowest-rated player to break into the top 10. A lights out performance at Austin Open two weeks ago (-9, -10, -3, -3 for T-19) and his 2025 Swenson rounds going 0, -6, -5, -5 lands him his spot.
It may be surprising to see Ezra Robinson outside of the top ten, coming in at #15. He was runner up at Austin Open but his recent residual is only -0.56 versus his -1.05 career average. The model thinks he's cooled off a little even with the strong finish at Austin Open.
Two weeks ago I posted a similar simulation for the Open at Austin (1.53% chance for Uli to win). The Foundation guys walked through it on GripLocked and one of their big observations was that Mason Ford had been ranked above Kyle Klein. In the comment section I mentioned high variance players get more "lottery tickets" in these one winner simulations, which was an intentional design decision with this model. This means Kyle, who historically plays more consistent golf, will have a worse chance to win. (see Per Player Per Course Residual for more info below)
While prepping the simulation for the OTB Open this weekend, I decided to do some more tuning on that variance term (it's the part of the model that gives high variance players a wider predicted score range). I ran the Austin backtest under three settings:
So why am I not moving towards 2 or 3?
These versions get a little better at ranking the middle of the pack (rank correlation goes from 0.39 to 0.47), but they get worse at predicting actual upsets. Paul was the #28 pick under the current model to win the Open at Austin. Under the clamped model he'd have been #35, and under the half slope version #30. The current model gave him a higher probability while the other two would have made his actual win look like more of a fluke.
What does this tradeoff mean?
I'd be building a slightly better system for getting most of the field correct in exchange for losing the ability to model upsets accurately. I would much rather see a "surprising" Ulibarri showing up in my predicted top 20 backed by his PDGA number and his variability bumping him up, than have him win from outside the top 30 and shrug it off as noise.
I'm keeping the current variance term for OTB.
Per Player Per Course Residual
I still have a known gap I'm not going to pretend isn't there. The per player residual is still computed across every round a player has shot anywhere. There's no per player per course term yet. This per player per course term would likely move Kyle Klein’s win percentage up into the top 10. So Simon Lizotte (#30 at 0.89%) and Andrew Marwede (#27 at 1.03%) show up lower down in the simulation even though they have had strong Swenson history. This fix is at the top of the version 2 list.
This model isn’t claiming it's going to pick a winner. Buhr at 21% means 79% of the time the winner is someone else.
I will post the tournament breakdown Sunday night after the tournament.
Posted today on the Innova Wombat instagram page. Looks pretty rounded, almost Luna-like? Nothing they have approved really matches, as the only unreleased approved putters at the moment are the Grenade and Warhog.
I’ve been playing for a little while now and I have a pretty solid backhand but my forehand is holding me back from being better does anyone have any advice for me?
I decided to sign up for my first tournament in a couple of weeks. I’ve played sports my whole life and stay pretty calm in tense situations, but I wanted to know if anyone had any advice for me outside of how to stay calm under pressure. As well as if there is a “dress code” that I should try and adhere to.
It’s an A-tier event (AM only). I know I need to get in the MA4 pool. Luckily it’s close to where I live and I’ve played some of the courses before so I have a loose idea. I still have 2 weeks to prepare and plan to get as many rounds in as I can. It’s at 3 different courses with 3 different rounds. It’s a 2 day event.
It’s the Kanawha Valley Regional for those who have played or know anything about it.
I’ve done a lot of field work at my house; thankfully I live on a farm, and I’ve gotten my drives with my mids pretty reliably to 300 feet. I’ve bombed my Nuke SS 450 a couple of times but normally hit the 400 mark.
I’ve always been a competitive person and want to try to (one day) play for some serious money. Any advice anyone has for me would be greatly appreciated!
About a month and half ago I played around, finger was sore, played another round that weekend, finger was more sore, waited two weeks and played around and now it's been about 3 weeks and yeah... finger still sore. Not for typing but for things like gripping something heavy/picking up something. Any ideas? Assuming I just strained something and I should wait to play again till it heals.
I do enjoy both but I'm enjoying that I can play some of the best courses in the usa by just driving up and walking on.
Wildcat bluff played once don't recall the day of the week but I just drove there and walked up to hole 1. Course is rated #1 in iowa #46 in the world and #28 in usa.
Beacon hollow #5 in iowa same thing
Beal slough asks for 5 dollars but you can still just walk on it at #1 in Nebraska #73 in the world and #48 in the usa.
Beaver ranch. Does have a tee time but you can also walk on if it's not busy I believe and 15 bucks but it was still pretty easy to get on and play # 1 in colorado #18 in USA and # 32 in the world.
Top rated ball courses are crazy expensive and a lot won't let you on. I know we have private courses but overall I feel it's much easier to play the best courses in our sport.
My dad gave me what he said was a buzzz today but the wing feels way different than any buzzz I’ve ever felt. Anyone recognize this stamp or have any context?
For me it's a Fuse. Started out easy to throw as a beginner, but as my arm speed increased (and my form probably got worse) I started turning it over hard all the time and dropped it.
Improved my form a bit, picked it back up, and started to enjoy the fact that I could throw it harder and have it hold a slight turn for the full flight with virtually zero fade at the end.
Hey all! Its been a long time coming but we are finally active here! Feel free to ask us anything here or in our new subreddit! r/PoundDiscGolf
Hey guys! To be plain I’m tired of getting poison ivy and mosquito bites on my legs. I live in Iowa and it’s very green with poison ivy right now. I usually wear sweatpants if it’s cool enough but with the summer coming I need pants that won’t make me too hot. What are some good pants you guys would recommend? Thanks!
This will likely be my last set of major design changes for this back pack design. What remains is cosmetic refinement and minor order of operation changes.
-Five more pockets were added to the backpack and most of the others were adjusted for more space and less distortion of the panels. Two upper interior pockets for wallets and keys, a phone pocket in the lid, and two side pockets suitable for chalk, range finders and more.
-Side straps now secure the lid, discs, and sidepockets when in travel mode, but also fold away when in play mode.
-Side loops are now added to help secure the bag to a cart should it be needed.
-A stronger handle design was introduced using webbing and a non integrated design.
-Foam padding was added to the back panel for comfort.
This might be my perfect bag for disc golf, it holds everything I need and more. The light weight makes for an easy haul, which I appreciate, as the last thing I want is for it to feel like a burden. Having only 12 discs to choose from feels very focused and what discs make the cut is always a question before I leave home. So while I might long for more, I find that I have enough shot shapes with backhand and forehand to get through a round.
I am still waiting for my materials to come in to make a waxed canvas run. I am considering buying some Cordura to make a "tactical" style bag too. Wine Red, Blue and Charcoal will be the first colours that are made.
Happy disc golfing <3
Hey everyone. For the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about changing putters. I was thinking about changing to either to the pure in zero hard plastic or a logic in exo hard plastic. I was wondering if any of y’all have used them and if so how did you like them/preform for you.
PS: the closest disc golf store to me is over 2 hours away and I don’t want to order something online that I wouldn’t use.