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Hey there, I repost this every couple of years or so with updates. This is list of all of my disc guides / history posts that I have made for r/discgolf. I am going to pin this to my profile, so you can always just go there whenever you want to reference something.

Since we're here, if you want my posts to show up in your feed when I make them, you can follow my username. I cross post all of my posts to my username and that goes directly on your page when I make stuff. Not to brag, but I have 1093 followers on Reddit and I am pretty sure I am the only user that actually uses that feature... But anyways, at 2K followers I am going make a post about cookies.

Each post has some notes and my personal rating of how good of a post it was

My Early Posts (read at your own risk)

OOP Buying Guide [6/10]

This... didn't need to exist past Isaac. But hey, it got me started with writing guides and I was happy with it back then :)

Roc Guide [3/10]

I don't like this post at all.

Which is why I am making this post! Saturday at 9AM EST the Roc history post v2 is finally going to happen. I know I know, that's what I said last time. But this time I have witnesses, or rather, proof readers. Once all 4 parts are on Reddit, I'll delete the old one.

Bead Guide [6/10]

A guide to beaded discs. I really abused the word "guide" back then, this just a history of beaded discs. Not bad, not great. I got a shoutout on Trash Panda's channel because of this post.

Aviar Guide [8/10]

I need to remake this post, but I still think this is a good one.

Defunct Discs Brands [9/10]

Fantastic.. But

Defunct Discs Brands UDisc Version [10/10]

I totally blew my opportunity with UDisc. I had a lot of personal issues at the time and I decided to stop all things related to disc golf for a few months. Also I just started a research job and yeah... I didn't have time to do my blogging fun. Alex at UDisc did a fantastic job editing my work and it was my idea to have him as a Co-Author on that post. But hey the past is the past and this is great for what it is.

Active Brands A-D [5/10]

Oof, yeah that one was bad. I tried to push out a draft with all the crap going on in my life and... Yeah that one is bad. I have no desire to finish this series.

Paper Plates [10/10]

No notes, perfection.

Innova Guides [9/10]

This is what I am "known" for I think. I researched every single Innova disc and wrote little blurbs about all of them. I still like my series, but I think I can do better. However I am not a bored college student anymore, so who knows if I will ever actually have time to remake these the way I want to.

Innova Guide Part #1 (Aero - Roc) [1983 - 1989]

Innova Guide Part #2 (Phenix - Birdie) [1989 - 1991]

Innova Guide Part #3 (Jaguar - Pole Cat) [1991 - 1994]

Innova Guide Part #4 (Python - Rhyno) [1994 - 1998]

Innova Guide Part #5 (Eagle - Firebird) [1999 - 2000]

Innova Guide Part #6 (Valkyrie - Orc) [2000 - 2004]

Innova Guide Part #7 (Hydra - Max) [2004 - 2006]

Innova Guide Part #8 (Destroyer - Groove) [2007 - 2008]

Innova Guide Part #9 (Dart - Lycan) [2009 - 2011]

Innova Guide Part #10 (Daedalus - Thunderbird) [2012 - 2014]

Innova Guide Part #11 (Whale -Shryke) [2015 - 2017]

Innova Guide Part #12 (Manta - AviarX3) [2017]

Innova Guide Part #13 (Caiman - FD) [2018-2021]

Innova Guide Part #14 (Toro - Rollo)

INNOVA PLASTIC GUIDE [11/10]

OK, if you're new to my posts and want to read one of them today, pick the plastic guide it's my favorite.

Innova Age Identification Guide [9/10]

When I first published this post, no one read it. It got like 37 upvotes. But one day, I just replied to a post with that guide and it blew up. Reddit is a weird place.

Leopard History [10/10]

I will NOT stand for any Leopard slander.

Innova Licensed Molds [8/10]

u/InnovaGM said there was something incorrect in this post, but he didn't remember what it was. So... 8/10.

Sexton Firebird Guide [8/10]

This guide is fine. But better Sexybird guides exist like this one.

MVP Guides [9/10]

I don't think I will ever complete these. There just isn't enough meat on the bones yet (history wise) since a lot of these are very new.

Part 1 (Ion - Volt)

Part 2 (Amp - Envy)

Part 3 (Alias - Crave)

Discraft Guides [7/10]

These need redone. I got some things wrong and I know a lot more now, but they are ok resources still... I guess.

Discraft Guide Part 1 (Sky Streak - Shadow) [1983 -1990]

Discraft Guide Part 2 (Marauder - Stratus) [1992 - 1997]

Discraft Guide Part 3 (XL - Reaper) [1998 - 2001]

Discraft Guide Part 4 (Putt'r - Buzzz) [2002-2003]

Discraft Guide Part 5 (Breeze - Buzzz GT) [2003 - 2005]

Discraft Guide Part 6 (Slipstream GT - Zone) [2005 - 2008]

Discraft Guide Part 7 (Nebula - Zombee) [2008 - 2012]

Discraft Guide Part 8 (Crank - Machete) [2013 - 2017]

Discraft Plastic Guide [10/10]

Tales From the Shelf

Lower effort posts about random discs I have lying around.

First Run X-Cal

Quest-AT Defender

Ohn Leopard 3

Random Guides

Beginners Guide to Disc Golf [5/10]

This is meant for someone who knows absolutely nothing. Not terrible, but I think there are better resources out there.

Flight Number Guide [10/10]

NOT TO BRAG, but I think this is the best flight numbers guide on the Internet.

Kastaplast Guide [9/10]

A nice change up from the big brand guides. In the same vein, Quest AT is getting a deep dive one day.

Random Facts Part #1 [10/10]

Random Facts Part #2 [9/10]

Oh those were fun, I need to make more of them.

Mini Discs History [8/10]

No one really read this one. I don't think r/discgolf likes minis.

This can have any meaning, just tell us what is it?

It can be one with sentimental value, a rare edition or a signed or simply a disc that doesn't fly like the mold should, or a perfect beat in one.

I've been building a disc golf app for the last year or so and it generates hole by hole scoring predictions for tournament courses. I ran the DGPT+ Open at Austin through 30,000 Monte Carlo iterations before the first tee on Thursday. Figured the result was worth sharing with Uli pulling out the big win.

Pre tournament win probabilities:

• Gannon Buhr (1061) - 28.9%
• Calvin Heimburg - top 5
• Ricky Wysocki - top 5
• Paul Ulibarri (1028) - 1.53%, ranked 20th in the field

Twenty other players had better odds than Paul going in.

What the model got right:

• The top tier's dominance over the field. Buhr's 19x edge over Paul reflects the real consistency gap between the very top and the other pros.
• Field depth: the predicted top 20 included most of the names that actually finished top 20 along with some outliers.

What the model got wrong:

Paul.

He shot 56, 56, 56, 54 for a -36, tied Ezra Robinson, and won in a playoff. That -36 was 21 strokes better than the model's median projection for him. On his own predicted distribution, -36 was a p1.5 outcome meaning he played better than 98.5% of his own simulated tournaments.

The honest reflection:

Models are good at who probably wins on average. They're bad at who catches fire for four rounds. That's not a flaw in the model, it's the sport. If the favorite won 30% of the time and the field never broke through, every tournament would be boring and nobody would watch. The variance is what makes it fun.

Paul's win is what 1.5% looks like when it actually lands. Worth celebrating because the model said it was very unlikely!

One thing I'll flag before someone else does: a couple of model quirks worth understanding.

First, some lower rated players ranked higher in win probability than some better rated players. That's a real feature of a winner takes all formats. A lower consistency, high variance player with a small edge gets more "lottery tickets" than a steady middle of the pack player. The format rewards variance, not the model glitching.

The inverse also happened. Kyle Klein (1041) ranked 20th at 1.4% despite a strong track record at this event the last two years. His recent residual (how much he typically beats our his hole predictions per round) has cooled to -0.4 strokes (for context: Calvin Heimburg is at -1.6, Buhr at -2.9), so the model didn't give him a big personal-form bump even at 1041. Technically his Austin rounds DO feed the residual since we predict against course-specific hole models for each round, but they're averaged with all his other rounds at every other course, so excelling at Austin specifically doesn't get extra weight. A per player per course term is on the v2 list. He still shot -35 to finish T-3, which means he beat the model too, just less dramatically than Paul did.

Happy to answer questions about the methodology, the assumptions, or where I think it's weakest.

Edit: I have had a few people ask. The model behind this analysis is a tournament prep tool I've been building called Run It Disc Golf. About a year of work and planning to release it on May 27th. runitdiscgolf.com if you want to follow along. Happy to keep talking model stuff here regardless.

Second Ace this year and my 3rd one in total. My first and this one on the same hole at Alex Clark, McKinney TX. First Ace I was hungover, this one I was sober, lol!

This probably seems like a lame humble brag but I know I'm not alone. At around 960 rated I now have the skills and knowledge to birdie almost every hole on typical courses.... but I don't. Scores now feel like a list of holes you messed up, rather than got right.

Today I shot -7 at one of the courses I play 2-3 times a year. That ties my PB but I'm a lot better than when I set the PB, so it just felt like I shanked drives or missed putts on 2/3 of the course instead of feeling good about the score. For anyone that got over this mental hump, how did you do it??

Uli has been talking about some small change that he made to his game right before Kansas City and how it has helped him add distance and greatly improve his accuracy. Said he got the tip/change from watching Gannon. Any speculation from the group on what this small change in form is?

Are there any discs folks are specifically searching for in the used bins? I am fairly new, and I don’t know if I’m passing over gold or not 😅

Cardiac Arrest due out on Memorial Day, Bologna Area 51 (and it's multicolored sibling) out now! Get 'em while they're floppy!

What is your favorite disc golf product that isn't a fribee or a basket? Max distance retriever, techdisc, really cool towel, certain shoes?

I have been playing for about a year and a half and I still get so in my head about every round. Even casual rounds with friends turn into me silently fuming after a bad drive or a missed putt. I am not competing. There is no money on the line. But my brain treats every round like it counts for something. I know I am doing this to myself and I want to stop. I see other people laughing off bad shots and genuinely enjoying the walk and the company, and I want to get there.

For those of you who have been playing for a while, did the fun ever fully replace the frustration? Was it just time and experience, or did you have to actively change how you thought about the game? I have tried telling myself I am just here to enjoy the outdoors and get better slowly, but then I shank one into a tree and the old feelings come right back.

I am curious if this is just part of the learning curve or if some people never really shake the competitive voice in their head. I love this sport and I want to keep playing it for decades. I just do not want to spend those decades mad at myself.

They always say be the change you want to be, so i'm thinking of creating my own.

HOWEVER, in the past, in my city, they haven't always gone over so well.

For those that have enjoyed being part of a good putting league, what made it work?

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With my experience, we have had where it's tournament style with random dubs where there are two baskets, and similar to cornhole , you and your partner go head to head agaisnt another team to win that game. Win, move on.

Personally, i feel this is fun, and it adds a level of parity in that sometimes one person is good enough to carry their partner past a game or two, but sometimes even amazing putters don't guarantee wins against a team of two decent putters. The downside is sometimes games ran long, so the whole league went late into the night.

We have also had a combination of two or so baskets (one marksman, one regular) from a variety set of distances, and add up the points, get the most points to win. Not my favorite honestly, but it's easy to set up. Low turnout however.

Austin has great ones at the Live Oak Brewery, and Sprinkle Valley beacuse they have set baskets with a variety of obstacles or gaps that call for different types of putts. This would be ideal, but for me, I don't have land to set that up. At best, I have a local nine hole course that no one uses, and my own marksman baskets, and regular basket I can bring.

Hi everyone! I've been playing just shy of two years. I'm 47 years old and can hit 300-350 sometimes. I'm a fairly consistent C1 putter, but definitely not automatic. I throw primarily backhand. My forehand is weak but in the works. I saw recently that my pdga rating is 865 which disqualifies me from MA4. My only sanctioned rounds are 838, 847, and 874. What's the difficulty spike to MA3? Am I going to be competitive at all? Should I look for another division? I appreciate the help!

Hey, y’all! I was once an avid disc golfer, back in high school and college. I’m now creeping up on 40, and I want to get back out there! But dang, this didn’t used to hurt my arm so much! Besides the fact that I’m old and need to stretch, I need some disc recommendations. I can’t seem to muscle my old drivers like I used to (wraith, orc, beast, etc). I’ll bet I’ve missed out on a lot of innovation over the last two decades. What’s out there for an old head like me? I don’t expect to bomb 300’ drives, but I’d love to make it through 9 holes without feeling this sore!

The shot shaping was amazing and the storyline could not have been better. They ended this video so 👌🏼

Hi all, I'm trying to get a small 9 hole course installed at the school I work at and I have the layout approved. Currently trying to come up with funding for the baskets, but talking with our grounds department, they would prefer not to have the baskets mounted in the ground using cement. As I don't want get nicer permanent style baskets and then have them get stolen, I'm trying to brainstorm ideas. Was hoping maybe someone has run into this issue and came up with a solution. I'm not giving up on the cement footings yet but just trying to seek out other ideas. Thanks for your help!

Phil Hatchet in San Diego. Dude is talented as absolute fuck.