Beginner Disc Selection Advice 

I know this video is old Mike and idk how much you are into disc golf these days but I would love to see a updated version of this video. BE nice to see your view on new current discs and to see what new info you have on choosing discs

I have to say that you produce some of THE BEST instructional vids on you tube..I have understood your lessons and examples uber well.Thanks cause I love playing this sport

I played disc golf back in the 80's in San Diego during my Navy enlistment. This video helped immensely.

thanks to your video, i just put away 6 katanas, 4 bosses, 3 destroyers away because I can only throw 240 ft. I'm not even close to using those disc, but im willing to make the change. thank you!

Thanks bro, you demo the discs well,and your verbal reviews nail the main points we need to hear .thanks again carry on!

Thank you ... just saved me a ton of homework on this sport. Excellent reference video for beginners to establish their game.

OMG wish id had this advice a few years ago. time to re-evaluate my game. thx Mike, hope to find some form vids from ya.

This is great advice. Only wish I had known this last year when I first started playing. I'll definitely be looking to change up what is in my bag. Also love the feedback about driving with putters and mid ranges!

Just started playing. And you are dead on. I bought a Katana. Now I spend more time with my Leopard. Wish I would have seen this sooner. Great vid, thank you.

Thank you for a great video..I will now buy the recommended discs instead of the set I was looking at.

jeeze! thank you for saying this!!! so many beginners with a speed 13 in there hands.

that milineum JLS was the 1st driver i could throw striaght. and level....i found it and it was so beat up it loss its printing on top but the edge was nice and smooth.... i was trying to find its owner for over a month or more before i finally decided to throw it.....right from the get go it preformed just as i envisioned a driver flying down range...i had brought a boss ape achron ect ect beliving that the latest disc out there would cure my whoas of watching the driver go out about 40-60 ft then climb sharply upward about 100 ft into a arch flight path then come crashing striaght down and roll sideways to the fairway for 200ft....very frustrating for someone who grew up throwing a frisbee. ... i still didnt learn what was actually most responsible for early failure until watching this video and seeking help to identify the driver i found.. .1st i thought it was a SL thinking the letters stood for (S)traight (L)evel. but that disc didnt proform as i expected then a friend told me it stood for Starfire Less stable...A couple months later when i began turning over the disc frequently and thought i finally broke in disc past its lifespan that i ask another friend who wanted to help me more and he saw what i failed to see....the name and maker was under the bottom in raised lettering and plain as day ...it was then i did research and found out it wasn't a high speed driver but a fairway with a speed rating of 8....and reason i was turning it over so much was mostly due to throwing it above that speed rating as well as it being worn past its time....i kept it for months until a friend of mine began on his own to play disc golf and was having same issues about not being able to throw straight n level except with a putter and midrange....i gave him my fustrating history of wasting money on high speed discs too early. and wish i had someone to explain. thid info to me....a speed rating of 11 is about all i can use and only on my forehand ay moment....i still carry the Ape but it is my utility disc only wjich i use to throw overhead or to get out from behind trees close to basket by slowly skipping it along ground and letting it fade back to better spot.......but most of my drives backhand are with a valkrye or an eagle because i can get the most out of those disc with my arm speed...... your video......should be watched by all beginners so they can understand how they should progress toward their optimum skill without wasting money needlessly and to have good results instead of frustrating ones like i went through....

so i took your advice and went to throw 4 putter only rounds, i was surprised that i do pretty much exactly same score than with my 10 disc bag. i have only been playing for a month now, so this raises really interesting questions about my play style.

Great video! 2 reasons people tend to go for overstable drivers for forehand: It is more natural to throw on an anhyzer angle compared to backhand and off axis torque is more common due to rolling the hand on release. Forehanding midranges and less stable drivers is great practice.

Dude is in good shape.

Excellent advice.

Graet video. Ive been playing for about 1 month. I have 6 discs: Drivers: Innova Leopard 150G/KC Pro Gazelle 175g for windy days. Mid: 2 Sharks 150g : Putter: 2 Innova Aviar I can throw my sharks better than my Leopard a lot of the time. I have only used my putter when Im 20ft or less from a basket. Im getting better with the leopard, but my m,echanics are still off. Im working on it. I just got the Gazelle yesterday, and have not been able to control it at all. Im putting it aside for a while until I get better with my shark and leopard. I think my wind up form is horrible. I need a lot more practice. Ive made some really great shots with my shark. I am very comfortable with it. at my local course, I can get par 3s on most holes just making conservative shots with the sharks. great vid! thx I really need to experiment with other discs...

Yeah, I wish I would have seen this video years ago. One of my first discs, Champion Teebird. But its so cool looking, it must be better!

Awesome, thanks man!

DISC GOLF Key advice. Wish I knew it when I started.

Nice. I wish I had seen this a year ago.

Thanks for the tips. I think companies like Discraft should come up with a more appropriate "starter set" than the 3 disc set with a Magnet, Buzz and Avenger SS. As you point out, for beginners like myself that are throwing 200 feet, I can throw all three and get about the same results.

Midrange drivers, such as the buzzz ss are very useful for me, they can be thrown 200 ft for me with minimum effort

Thank You !!!

I have been playing for a year come May. I am currently throwing my Axiom Envy around +200', my buzzz around 225', and my Tbirds/rivers around 250'. I found a really beat in Star Beast and started throwing that some, it gets out to 275' on a good throw. Should I stick with these discs until I can push them out farther, I would like to at least extend each class of disc by about 40'.

im a newb and i went to the local shop that sells discs and grabbed a boss because it looked nicest and was 13 speed :D I can barely throw it 80 meters.

i bought an aviar and im pretty new to the sport but want to get into it. to develop good mechanics i need to use this putter for awhile?

I made the mistake too... and I'm going back to square one

Mike you need to either put your putter round videos back up or you need to get rid of the link in your video.

I live in South Florida. The wind is almost always an issue on my home course, as are tree-laden, swampy areas. Does this affect your recommendations for weights or discs?

I'm trying to take your advice and kick my high speed drivers. I can get an MVP vector and MVP tangent both to about 210 feet reliably now. Which MVP driver should I go with? I'm thinking an AMP or a Switch. Which would you suggest?

ISIS, the band, is awesome! Love the shirt.

Just picked up my first three discs. The Judge, a Buzzz, and a Leopard. After watching this video I feel like the guy at my sports store lead me to good decisions

I played in SF today wearing my ISIS hoodie

His shirt says isis wtf

Does his shirt say ISIS on it?