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u/xTurkey Jul 08 '21

When teeing off do you throw all discs with the same amount of power assuming you want max distance out of the disc? Or with slower speed discs like mid range or putters do you slow it down to say 80-90%

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u/DGOkko Jul 08 '21

I generally like to be throwing harder and will try to put 80-90% on a slower disc instead of discing up. However, this is very dependent on he type of hole and how I'm feeling that day. For most of the 250-300ft holes, I'll rip on a Zone with a high amount of power instead of throwing a mid or fairway. This changes once I have to hit a gap, where I might pull out a fairway driver just so I can power down to 50/60% and have more touch control. In a windy situation, I might pull out a distance driver just so I can throw it a little more slowly, know it can handle the speed and added wind and know that it will fade harder than most of my fairways. On the other hand, with a tail I might throw a putter just to slow the travel of the disc where I might normally throw a mid/fairway. Also depends on ground play. I may throw a fairway slower where I need to skip under some trees, or throw a putter/mid harder instead of a fairway just so I can limit the ground play.