Another day of ebike riding and disc golfing. I parked next to the bike rack at the bathrooms near the electric outlet.
I've been disc golfing for almost a year now so I thought it might be appropriate to do a kind of "In the bag" article to show what a beginner likes to carry around in that bike bag on the back of the ebike:
The bag has nice spacious side pockets to keep my glasses, cellphone and jacket that I used to get down to the disc golf course. Sometimes I carry a water bottle but there is plenty of water here at the park.
There's a repair kit that came with the bike and a patch kit and pump that came in very handy recently as some of you may recall. I also have a handy strap so I can carry it all around with me on the disc golf course. There is a lightweight cable lock perfect for this park. (I also have a heavy duty cable that is has a half inch shank lock that should be better in high risk areas but I did not take that today.)
Oh, and that bike bag is a new purchase that I got when I bought the ebike but I don't recommend it highly. It is great design but unfortunately it falls short a bit on the implementation. (It is already ripping a bit and I haven't been abusing it that much, plus it looks like it is about to fall off the bike half the time.)
Being short on space and weight I have slimed down my collection of seventeen discs to the five discs for today:
Tobu Charge, Speed 9, Glide 4, Turn -1, Fade 2. This disc is critical for someone that doesn't always throw the disc into the fairway. It can be tracked with an application and turns on a beeper to show its location. It flies pretty stable for my arm strength with a predictable fade. A great control driver.
Innova GStar Tern, Speed 12, Glide 6, Turn -3, Fade 2. I found this disc on a course around here and it has turned into my favorite long distance driver. (I still like my "Pinky" disc for distance but it has gotten a bit too flippy from over use, or something and generally turns into a throwler (an unintender roller) if I'm not careful.) I especially like the designer dog bites on the Tern, however, I don't think this disc is tournament legal. This disc can hold some anhyzer and still fade predictably.
Innova Star Shryke, Speed 13, Glide 6, Turn -2, Fade 2. This one ended up in the bag today because it was a little windy. When throwing hard into a headwind and for distance I like this disc.
Innova Star LIte Valkyrie, Speed 9, Glide 4, Turn -2, Fade 2. Very similar to the Tobu Charge for what I use it for. This is the lightest disc at 148 grams from the group, while the others are all at close to max weight.
Gateway SSS Magic, Speed 2, Glide 3, Turn -1, Fade 0. This has turned into my favorite putter. I got it from a pro disc golfer along with a few other discs for finding and returning one of his discs. It has a real nice feel in cold weather and sticks to the ground where it lands.
Thanks for reading! I always value your support and comments. The pictures were taken by me with my Galaxy S9+. Text and graphics copyright lightsplasher & litesplasher.
