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7.12.09

Cabin Fever + Online Shopping

Temperatures finally dipped below 30degrees for a full week. I know you Minnesoooooootans and Miiiiiiichiganders are still playing shirts and skins ultimate games, but my Kansas ruby-slipper-toes are cold... really cold. The past week has been work, sleep, and couch slouching. No frolf makes flying monkey a dull monkey.

"Snowed-in," I have rearranged my bag no less than 10 times this week, without playing once, in the end, I have the same bag I had the last time I played:
161g R-Pro Katana - Max distance (no headwind), long turnovers.
164g EHPP Apache - Control driver, moderate headwinds, straight shots.
165g EHPP Spirit - Long hyzers, spike hyzers, freaky flex shots...
166g R-Pro Cro - Windy approach, slight hyzer approaches
145g Soft Magic - Turnover shots within 150ft
175g SSS Magic - Go to putter
175g Soft O Wizard - Short drives, straight approaches that must not go right (upto 200ft)
175g SSS Wizard - Go to approach disc within 200ft, windy putter, I-need-luck-putts. 
 I have shifted discs in and out, but in the end I always come back to 12 -14 discs with these included. In my compulsion to do something/anything disc golf, I have convinced myself that I need a midrange game. It makes sense right? Sure, I hit most shots within 200ft using my Wizards, but what about the 150-200ft turnover shot? I need an understable midrange! Time to go shopping!

What a dangerous combination: Cabin Fever + Online Shopping. If one is not careful, a few points and clicks can lighten your wallet and perhaps even lead you to overdraft. But there are so many great deals!

Discgolfcenter.com has free shipping, exact weight, exact color.
Marshallstreetdiscgolf.com has a great selection and very helpful reviews.
PrimeDiscs.com has 3 dollar shipping!

Not to mention that I already have a million discs to trade/sell - Discaroo? I am a birdie member on Discgolfcoursereview.com and there are always good trades there. The credit card is already out and propped up between keys on my keyboard.... there is no turning back.





Being me, of course I have to find something obscure to buy. Go mixed bags! The Discwing Transcend (Baseline). I have a Quarter K, which I really liked. Yes the plastic is not very durable, but I love the grip. Same reason why I choose to throw R-Pro, I figure I am going to end up buying a new disc in 3 months anyway so I don't really need something that will last forever. Anyways... hoping this is going to fill in my longer turnover shots 150-200ft? I don't know, but that color looks cool.



Again obscure... I really like Ching's Power plastic, also feels like R-Pro. I have a Genesis that I really like, and so I might like this. I couldn't find many reviews on the discs flight yet, but from the little I read about, its buzzz like - straight, light turn, light fade. I figure if the Transcend makes it into the bag, this can fit in between that and the Cro.


Stay tuned, and read about my unauthoritative reviews of these discs.

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