Disc golf practice before new plastic
What would you practice before you let yourself buy another disc?
New plastic is more fun than fieldwork and worse at fixing a grip you have not looked at. This list ranks practice, not molds. None of it requires a launch-monitor number.
Twenty minutes in a field with two discs will teach more than another driver in the same slot. Rank the practice you will actually do this week, not the one that sounds serious.
Rank two options at a time. Leave out anything you cannot judge. You can share the result or, on a public list, add your order to the visitor tally.
4–8 options keeps it quick. Leave at least two checked. You can adjust the order at the end.
What is on this list
The order here is a starting shortlist, not a ranking. Notes are context so a group can tell similar options apart.
- Standstill throws
- Standstill throws take the run-up out. You can see the release without a timing problem from your feet. A useful default before you add steps back.
- Putts inside 15 feet
- Putts inside 15 feet are the strokes you get most often in a real round. Missing these and buying a distance driver is a common, expensive habit.
- Approaches inside 100 feet
- Approaches inside 100 feet decide a lot of pars. A putter or a midrange is enough. The practice is landing near the basket, not admiring the flight.
- One hyzer release
- A hyzer release finishes in the fade direction. For a right-handed backhand, that means the disc comes back left. Practice one on purpose so it is a choice.
- One anhyzer release
- An anhyzer release is the opposite angle. It is easy to confuse with the disc turning itself over. Pick one disc and one angle so you know which thing happened.
- Two molds only
- Two molds only, for a week: usually a putter and a midrange, or a putter and one fairway. If you cannot describe what each one does, a third mold will not explain it.
- A filmed throw you watch once
- Film one throw and watch it once. You are looking for the nose and the release, not building a channel. One viewing is the practice. Rewatching all afternoon is procrastination.
Visitor rankings
Finish the pairs, then add your order from the results screen. Pickaside stores a random id in this browser and the order you submit. It does not ask for your name on a public list.
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Questions about this list
Do I need a basket?
For putting, a basket helps and a marked target is enough if you do not have one. Standstill throws and hyzer releases only need a field and something you are willing to walk after.
Is this a coaching plan?
No. It is a menu of ordinary practice. If something hurts, stop. Nothing here is medical advice or a claim about swing mechanics.