As general advice, stay with lower speed discs, umdeatable to flat flying midranges like a Comet or a Buzz until you have good form. Then work you way up in speed and stability (over stable) as you improve. Same advice for the type of plastic, stay with base plastics for awhile since they are cheaper, then work your way up to the more expensive stuff. It's more about personal presence on how the disc feels in your hand with the types of plastics.
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Thank you! I've heard great things about the Buzz from quite a few sources. I appreciate the advice!
Regarding plastics, I'm most concerned with durability at this point. Are the lower range plastics less durable?
Yes, the baseline plastics will be less durable but they're usually also less expensive. Most people will get a baseline or midgrade plastic for their putting putter (because they're also gripper). Definitely get premium plastic for your drivers and midranges for the improved durability.
Perfect, that helps a ton! Thank you!
Buzz is a good mold, i would also recommend discmania origin or latitude64 fuse. Those discs are great when starting out, i got the most distance and straight flight with the origin when starting out.
They will also be great options further down the line, when you start getting better you can use them for shots that need to go a bit to the right when throwing backhand.
If you want a driver that is beginner friendly, the latitude64 diamond is a great option. It is very understable, but for a beginner it will go straight and get awesome glide.
Have fun and good luck!
Thank you for the advice!! Those recommendations will be a great fit! Not having a disc that turns right on a RHBH was one of the challenges I commonly had on a local course close by, 17/18 holes require a right turn!
What type of courses do you normally play? In New England we have lots of trees and rocks so a better plastic will be a little more durable.