How to Buy a Disc Golf Mid-Range Disc

Buying a disc golf mid-range disc requires very little forethought or time. Yet, few players understand the value and necessity of using mid-range discs. Players who use mid-range discs experience more success with their accuracy where distance is not the issue.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Pick up a couple of Disc Golf magazines like Disc Golf Magazine and Disc Golf World. Read about disc golf and grasp an understanding of the different types and styles of discs in disc golf. Read about brand names, and see which one appeals to you.

2. Go to an Internet web site that sells disc golf equipment. Discgolf.com, Discfly.com and disgolfworld.com are excellent web sites to purchase a mid-range disc.

3. Take a trip to Sports Authority, Copeland Sports or any sporting goods store and buy your mid-range disc in person. At the sports store, pick up a mid-range disc and get a feel for it in your hand.

4. Check out the different brand names like Discraft, Innova, Quest AT and Gateway. See if you notice a difference between the discs.

Tips & Warnings

• Some discs are limited in manufacturing in hopes they become a collectors items. Currently, Innova promotes some mid-range discs with quantities limited to only 50. Once they are sold, there is no more.
• Some of the top selling discs are Destroyer, wrath, Roc, Valkyrie, Teebird and Beast.
• Certain mid-range discs work well with large hands while other mid-range discs work well with small hands. Bulldog is an oversized mid-range disc that is good for larger hands
• Discs have five characteristics to help you decide which one is best for you --difficulty, speed, glide, high speed stability and low speed stability.
• The discs' skill levels are indicated by numbers. The higher the number, the more skill is required by the payer. Beginners need to start with lower skill numbers.
• While Bulldog is great for advance players, Hawk is perfect for beginners.
• Each disc responds differently by speed or angles. The main point is to find the disc that works for you. Stability is always an issue in disc golf. If you find a disc that is very stable for you, then stick with that mid-range disc. Discs are designed to respond in a unique way when thrown at different speeds or angles. The key is to find the disc that flies best with your throw. Of course, the look or color of the disc is just as important in the sense that image always plays a part in competitive sports.

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