I noted the discussion of equipment and was curious how the group felt about custom made equipment�? I have personally been disappointed by my equipment many times and I�m sure like some of you suffered through pangs of �equipment envy�. To that end, I decided to seek out a plastic extruder and have custom discs made to my own specification. Using a composition known only to me, I have formed all of my disc drivers, mid-range, and putter discs for nearly 12 years now�
Since my equipment tended to curve to the right, I side weighted my equipment for straighter and longer shots. Since my switch 12 years back, many of my partners have often commented and complimented me on my equipment.
Prior to customizing my own equipment, my length off the tee was satisfactory if I were comparing myself to novices, but my goal had always been to be able to hold my own against the players who could really �toss the pizza� with some pepperoni on it � my life�s desire was to say I could hold my own with the legends of the game such as H. Merkin.
I noted early on in the customization process that I had added 200-300 feet on my drives and consistently put me in the 600 feet drive category. My equipment no longer embarrassed me!
I also like a softer compound as it resulted in less damage to natural fauna on the playing fields from errant throws�This was very important to me as I believe the second concern of every socially-conscious disc golfer after the primary concern of finding a good cup-of-joe at a local coffee house after the game, should be the continued environmental sacredness of their local course.
I typically like my discs in a highly visible traffic cone orange color which I feel lends itself to use in evening hours when you might find yourself out on the course on a late summer�s eve�I know from experience what it�s like to lose your equipment behind a tree or pesky shrubbery. I also know the sweet misery of nursing a vicious head wound from a partner�s errant throw that you never saw coming: I lost the entirety of the summer of 1999 to just such a throw!
I don�t know what the consensus is here but I prefer a smooth grip on my drivers and more grip on my short and putter discs as I believe more grip equals more birdies on those short holes�Also: If you�ve read my other posts, because of a skin sensitivity problem with dog feces I utilize latex surgical gloves when playing and find that my drives tend to go askew when using latex on grippy surfaces�
I�d like to open this up for discussion amongst the group about customized equipment, where you all stand on the subject, and if you have any thoughts for an old �disc-duffer� like myself�?

Okay

Feces?Latex gloves?I think you need your meds /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Isnt modified Discs illegal?

only in pdga play...

Feces?Latex gloves?I think you need your meds /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
Isnt modified Discs illegal?



only in competition, anyways

I preferre cow chips, very easy to toss and the unlimited number of different runs is always enjoyable !! :eek:

Well thats crap! Sorry,not for me.Besides, Who wants an asterisk beside everything the've accomplished.

Well thats crap! Sorry,not for me.Besides, Who wants an asterisk beside everything the've accomplished.

opps :D

are you talking about the discs or the cow chips?

After 12 years, I might have actually tried my hand at disc manufacturing and getting my discs approved by the PDGA, so I could use them in tourneys. My only question is how much does this cost you?

Cow chips are crap,so are modified discs.hows this asterisk:
* I cant drive well without a modified disc.
* I cant approach without my modified disc.
* I couldnt have made that putt without my modified disc.
Of course if its not a rule so be it,Just not for me,my opinion

this person sounds made up

whats the purpose of modified discs? just modify your technique!!

600 some feet consistently? and 712 feet long drive? on flat ground? latex gloves? dog feces? are you joking?

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Bixby must think we're all DUMB ***'Z.

Uhh did anyone else notice how this Bixby guy's post is INSANE! and full of innuendo.

"equipment envy" ... "my partners have often commented and complimented me on my equipment" ... sounds like the spam I get in my junkmail box.

This has got to be a joke.

I believe him being from a rural area might explain it.

Obviously, the whole equipment issue is a hot button issue for the folks perusing these boards. My commentary on customized clubs and my use of same raised the hackles of some members of the viewing public. In some cases your vitriol might have made it seem as though I intentionally blasted the porcelain kitty on your roof with one of my drives. One of my issues about the �other� golf � when I played it � was the whole equipment aspect of that pastime � I had thought I was leaving that behind when I put my interest into Disc Golf. Apparently not as I see the same type of slings and arrows thrown my way here as when I developed a 1030cc head for my driver. That is quite a shame as I viewed Disc Golf as the last vestige of gentleman sports pursuits in much the same way as people view curling�
While not addressing each of your barbs individually, I must protest loudest and longest on the subject of strict adherence to the rules and regulations of using standardized discs to conform to association rules. To wit: My long held dream is to play in a foursome of the greats of the game. Dare I say it? To play along side H. Merkin in this grand sport of gentle men and women would be the culmination of a dream: If anybody out there thought that I would jeopardize that long held dream by using non-conforming discs just so as to squeeze out another 50 or so feet on my drives, they don�t know the inner disc sportsman that is me.
Finally, I don�t appreciate the group making light of my skin sensitivity and the resulting need to wear surgical gloves when playing. As you are all well aware, �touch� is a critical part of the game: To HAVE to wear gloves or anything else that would impede �touch� is an indicator of my love for the sport. I would wear boxing mitts if need be to pursue my love of this sport. The fault here gentlemen and ladies, lies not in my skin sensitivity but in your poodles! Remember what the great H. Merkin once said after stepping in an especially nasty pile: �Folks: Dump it, bag it, and dump it again!� and on yet another occasion: �Stoop, scoop it, bag it, and remove it!� I think the brilliance of those words speak for themselves and need no further explanation. While I do not have H. Merkin�s eloquence with the language, I do hope the dear readers get the thrust of those declarations�

lol, get a life!

how come you and mr. merkin both registered yesterday and only have a couple posts, mostly dealing with you talking about latex gloves and feces and the infamous H. Merkin or whatever???

seriously, you can find something better to do than make up fake indentities to make fake posts with and then have the fake identities post about eachother...
cant you?

lol, get a life!


well put!!

kind of weird!!

Lost the whole summer after getting hit by a disc. 700' drives with homemade disc's. Where did you come up with such b/s ? What part of rural America are you from anyway boy ?

Uhh did anyone else notice how this Bixby guy's post is INSANE! and full of innuendo.

"equipment envy" ... "my partners have often commented and complimented me on my equipment" ... sounds like the spam I get in my junkmail box.

This has got to be a joke.



H. Merkin...

Harry Merkin...

"A merkin is in most dictionaries. There was a guy, like a Harry Merkin or something, and he designed, over 100 years ago, what is basically a pubic toupee. For various medical reasons, people just don't have pubic hair, so they basically put on a merkin the same way you put on a stage mustache or beard with spirit gum."

Wow... really funny...

look,I dont know what your deal is coming off as some holier than thou but if you have such a love for the sport as we all do, compete using the same level of equipment as your competitors, im sure they would be grateful to be on a level playing field.
And nobody cares about the fact you wear a glove, just ease up on the feces drama stories and communicate in a language usage that people across the scope of the PDGA will understand as a whole and you will find yourself having Polite, intelligent conversations that will help your game more than a modified disc ever will.Im out

look,I dont know what your deal is coming off as some holier than thou but if you have such a love for the sport as we all do, compete using the same level of equipment as your competitors, im sure they would be grateful to be on a level playing field.

And nobody cares about the fact you wear a glove, just ease up on the feces drama stories and communicate in a language usage that people across the scope of the PDGA will understand as a whole and you will find yourself having Polite, intelligent conversations that will help your game more than a modified disc ever will.Im out


you are annoying too...

SYLLABICATION: mer�kin
PRONUNCIATION: m�rkn
NOUN: A pubic wig for women.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of obsolete malkin, lower-class woman, mop, from Middle English, from Malkin, diminutive of the personal name Matilda.

Harry Merkin... Funny name and coincidentaly the inventor of the merkin

Remember what the great H. Merkin once said after stepping in an especially nasty pile: �Folks: Dump it, bag it, and dump it again!� and on yet another occasion: �Stoop, scoop it, bag it, and remove it!� I think the brilliance of those words speak for themselves and need no further explanation.

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what the hell is that,who is merkin :confused:

I dont know why, but this thread makes me think of when will ferrel played harry carry on SNL, during the news segments

god that was funny,

Lost the whole summer after getting hit by a disc. 700' drives with homemade disc's. Where did you come up with such b/s ? What part of rural America are you from anyway boy ?



WELL PUT

definitely...

seriously guys, the whole bixby h. mrkin thing is someones idea of a joke... no need to get all pissy about it, especially when its about someone who doesnt exists post :D

just seems sort of sick and twisted!! holy [*****] it its ike and spikes'!!

I can't believe you guys are actually mad about this. This is the funniest, most creative thing I have read on here in at least a year. And the fact that not everyone is realizing it is a joke is probably the funniest part about it. :D

I can't believe you guys are actually mad about this. This is the funniest, most creative thing I have read on here in at least a year. And the fact that not everyone is realizing it is a joke is probably the funniest part about it. :D



totally agree with you man, i had no idea it was a joke until i decided to look up merkin on the internet, then when i found out who this H. Merkin really was and that it must be a joke, i realized what a lame joke it was because noone knew it was a joke and the only reason I knew it was a joke was because i looked it up...

it is sorta funny though how mad some people got about it..
and the fact that they took it totally seriously... :D

If H merkin was workin his bald gerkin while retoolin his equipment, would he be smirken while he was jerkin?

lol, that has to be one of the funniest things i've ever heard on this board :D

okay... im a little drunk and have a weak sense of humor :D

When I was younger I read "A Confereracy of Dunces" and for about a year afterward every letter I wrote to friends was written in the style of Ignatius J. Reilly. That's what Bixby is doing. He just an errand boy writing to his beloved Myrna.
PS I also treated every short trip in a car like a drunken road trip after reading "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Now I'm trying to figure out a way to do "salvage work" and keep half of what I recover like Travis McGee.

it is sorta funny though how mad some people got about it..
and the fact that they took it totally seriously... :D


I dont think anyones "mad" about it and who tha hell could take any of that seriosly :D what bothers me is theirs really people "out there" like this guy and thats scary!

You guys are smart! I was starting to wonder how many of you still believed in Santa. Now I know that nothing gets by disc golfers!

Bixby and the legendary H Merkin crack me up, but I think I am the only person who gets their posts...

John Knudson aka "The Jew" that's because your so intellectually advanced! Hope your saving plenty of ca$h this weekend! :DThis was the year for the ScoobyJews!!! :(

Since my equipment tended to curve to the right, I side weighted my equipment for straighter and longer shots. Since my switch 12 years back, many of my partners have often commented and complimented me on my equipment.
Prior to customizing my own equipment, my length off the tee was satisfactory if I were comparing myself to novices.....



This equipment curving to the right problem might just be from you playing with your equipment for too long.... lol The wording in this just seemed really funny to me... lol

Seriously though, I was actually wondering if anyone here knew of a manufacturer that was willing to produce custom designed discs - that's what led me to this thread. [bixby is an excellent writer BTW and the way people responded at first had me ROFLMAO] But if anyone has any information on my serious question, I'd appreciate it.