Ok, so I have like 5 discs. A "Mega" Distance Driver, Ultralong Driver, A midrange driver, a turning driver, and a putter.

Then I see people around w/ like 8 or 9 discs, and I am wondering what kinda discs these are?

Also, I have heard on here people walk around w/ like 50+ discs. Why!?!?

I carry 3 putters (soft aviar, champion aviar, and a champ. rhyno for wind), 4 mid (breeze for turnovers, kc pro roc and g6i demon for hyzers, and z buzzz for all of the above plus distance and accuracy), and 10 drivers that include all stabilities. I lost a putter in a pond at a tourney this year. I was really glad I had my soft aviar! Now I putt with the soft one and drive the champion. Makes more sense! I am afraid I will lose or taco a driver or two in a tourney and then I would be stuck if I had fewer discs. But in most situations, I just like a certain disc for a certain shot for no real reason. I just see the hole and think teebird, or wildcat. Then I pick it up and throw it. I can play very well with a teebird, buzzz, and aviar. But I like the subtle variances that carrying 17 discs brings me.

Hey welcome to the sport of disc golf and welcome to the PDGA boards. Be prepared to see alot of different opinions and don't take everything seriously!!

Ok now on to your question. People like to carry alot of discs for alot of reasons. The main reason is that everyone does it! Some people like to carry extra discs to practice extra shots. Some people need different discs for different conditions! I myself carry 3 discs because I don't need any more than that to play my course. However, I have about 20 discs in the back of my truck if I have a certain shot I want to practice!

Now I know that you're a beginner and you want to get good fast and be like the big dogs, but don't buy a bunch of discs thinking that they will make you better. There are discs for beginners and for pros, and they are NOT interchangable! Just ask the local pros what they recomend starting with. Don't worry about throwing big right now because that takes hours of dedication and practice! It will come with time. Also, if you see a pro throw a big drive, don't assume that you will throw better with the same disc. You may actually throw worse.

In the end, just have fun with it! Thats wat it's all about!!

When you are starting out I would suggest starting with only a few discs, like a putter, understable midrange and understable driver.

However as your game develops you will want to carry more discs, I carry 3 different kinds of Aviars (one just for putting, the other newer for short drives and approaches, and the last beat to heck for float straight or right turns , 3 Rocs each beat or seasoned to different degrees, a Whippet (crazy overstable disc for hard left turns backhand or hard right turns sidearm) a Banshee for Distance Sidearm, a Leopard for Long Straight or Turnover shots and what ever distance driver I am feeling that week.
So as your game improves and you develop more shots you will want to carry different discs to help you preform those shots easier.

However I would strongly suggest sticking with just a couple of discs now, and learn to throw them perfectly straight.

Good Luck,
Matt

Now I know that you're a beginner and you want to get good fast and be like the big dogs, but don't buy a bunch of discs thinking that they will make you better. There are discs for beginners and for pros, and they are NOT interchangable! Just ask the local pros what they recomend starting with. Don't worry about throwing big right now because that takes hours of dedication and practice! It will come with time. Also, if you see a pro throw a big drive, don't assume that you will throw better with the same disc. You may actually throw worse.




Thats some great advice! I am by no means a "pro" but I'm not exactly all that new either, but seriously putting all you time and effort into long bombs is a waste of time. What will most likely happen is you'll figure out how to get some great distance, but you'll be so far left or right of the pin, you'll have to use a shot to get into putting range (happend to me!).

The main reason I carry more than three discs is because I can't resist trying out new ones. They are all unique in their flight patterns and such, plus they're all pretty and shiny new when they come in the mail, so I keep buying them. So far that technique hasn't really improved my game, so I think I'll have to resort to practice.
I do recommend a 150 class driver though. I purchased a 144gram Valkrye about a month ago and I have really been able to get a better "feel" for my drive.
Have fun and feel free to use just one disc if you want, its all about personal preference.

As always, I too recommend lighter weights for your drivers for beginners. Try some 150g discs (dx Leopards and Cheetahs are great for beginners) and you'll learn more quickly what a disc can do, in my opinion.
If you can already throw over 300 feet, then ignore what I just said. :D
I've been playing for a year (almost every day) and my favorite disc was a 148g. red candy Valkyrie. Once broken in, I felt I could do anything with it. Left turns, helixes and long or short left to right turns (Right-hand backhand throws).
I say was because I lost it last week :(.
Also, try playing a whole round with one disc. You will learn more that way than by taking a zillion discs out with you.
I went nuts in the beginning and bought about 60 discs in 6 months! Very confusing. :confused: :p

I carry aabout 20 of discs because I carry duplicates of everything. I have 3 buzz's (1x, 2z) 3 wildcats, 3 predators, 3 flashes, etc... I do so in case I lose a disc during a tournament I have another one to fall back on. When I'm just out playing casual I carry them all so I can throw the same shot several times. It's not uncommon for me when just playing around to throw 6 drives on a hole.

If I thought about how many discs I actually needed to carry that number would go WAY down. In fact, I've played night golf a few times and only use 4 discs when doing that and sadly I think I score better that way.

Here's a great article about disc selection:

http://www.discgolfreview.com/resources/articles/choosingadisc.shtml

Hey Guys thanks alot for your help and I'll be sure to tell my friends about this fourm!

Tell them to join the PDGA as well