Just Throw – Episode 2 – Lines

Here we go with episode 2!  Let’s talk about lines, it’ll be tons of pun.

Episode Theme: Lines

Episode Length: 52:30

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• Introduction
  
  
  
  • Ever introduce a friend to disc golf?  How do you tell them all of the shots that you can throw with a disc?
  
  
  • The word line is very ambiguous and has a lot of idioms
  
  
  
  


• Lines in life
  
  
  
  • The paths we take in life can be similar to the lines we take in disc golf
    
    
    
    • The safe path is similar to working hard over a long period of time
    
    
    • High risk/High reward lines are similar to shortcutting the hard work
    
    
    • Flashy hyzer bomb lines to show off are like driving expensive cars or wearing designer clothes
    
    
    • We all likely bounce between these different extremes
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • How do you choose your lines?
    
    
    
    • Just wing it?  Is your disc golf game inconsistent? Do you treat every situation in life as an isolated event?
    
    
    • Choose a strategy and hold to that your entire round and most of your life?
    
    
    • Do you evaluate at each step along the way?
    
    
    • Go with what’s been working that round?
    
    
    • Do you care what other people think of the lines you choose?  Are you ok with other people watching you lay up, or do you want to impress people?
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Chris and Rodney share some personal stories
  
  
  
  


• Disc flight lines
  
  
  
  • How do you strategize for a round?
  
  
  • Do you choose lines on the fly or plan ahead of time?
  
  
  • Does the weather or your mood change your strategy?
  
  
  • Do you play the hole backwards?
  
  
  • Do you get stuck playing the same lines at your home course?
    
    
    
    • Sometimes a local can show you new routes
    
    
    • Sometimes a visitor provides a fresh perspective
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Do the lines change as the seasons change?
  
  
  
  


• Manufacturer lines
  
  
  
  • Are there advantages to throwing just one brand?
    
    
    
    • Familiarity with plastic
    
    
    • Consistent feel
    
    
    • Less overlap
    
    
    • Flight ratings
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Product Reviews
  
  
  
  • Discraft Thrasher
  
  
  • Sportsack
    
    
    
    • Country Disc Golf’s Review of the Sportsack
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Be sure to check out Zen and the Art of Disc Golf by Patrick McCormick
  
  
  
  

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Intro Music: Down by Against the Gray

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