Consistency on the Course and the Buzzz

The easiest way to improve your scores on the course is not to get more birdies, but to eliminate bogeys. The jump from getting a bogey on a hole to getting par is generally far easier than going from par to a birdie.

The most common way a par turns into a bogey is from a missed putt. But that takes lots of practice and mental fortitude to change. The other way the bogey man gets you is not hitting the fairway and giving yourself an easy putt or an easy upshot.

I am no stranger to being off the fairway, having seen the insides of many trees and the sad sight of a disc on the road regularly. One thing that helps to keep me on the fairway however, is being able to trust my discs.

Ever since I started playing disc golf, my most trustworthy disc has been the Discraft Buzzz. It works for me in a way that no other disc has, carrying the exact line that I release it at all the way to the end of its flight.

Having a disc that doesn't turn or fade is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, any deviation from the line can no longer be blamed on "Oh man, I didn't think it was gonna do that!" because it doesn't fly somewhere unless you threw it on that line. On the other hand, if you throw the line right, you won't have any surprises from the disc as it flies exactly as you wanted it to!

I have witnessed that the mental aspect of disc golf is very prevalent when athletes are putting, but as you get further from the basket, the pressure lessens, ensuring a clearer head and easier execution of shots. Being able to throw your lines properly becomes even easier when you don't need to worry about lots of disc movement, only where you are throwing.

Now I know that there are plenty of discs similar to the Buzzz that would give me similar results, but it was the first disc that I really learned how to throw, as well as being one of the first discs I ever got. Using the same mold of disc for the entire time I have been playing has been a very interesting experience. I have used it as a kind of progress tracker, from throwing it and having it fade hard at the end of its flight to having it turn over and hold the line throughout its flight.

I have seen many of my regular card mates experience this as well, and I am always so excited to celebrate those small victories with them. Learning experiences like turning their fairway driver over, or getting the power necessary to throw a distance driver properly.

Having a disc that you know and trust is an integral part of not only becoming consistent on the course, but also of being able to tell how far you have come. So no matter what disc it is, find yourself a disc you can trust and you will have more success and fun on the course.