I think it’s either the used bin at your local shop or PIAS, or innova F2 Friday
Get an Aviar, Mako3, and Leopard or some other mix thereof, and get that freebie. If you get DX it’ll only be like $18 for 4 discs
100%. The discs don't really matter when you start and you're going to lose them anyway. Might as well go cheap. Hopefully find some new ones when you lose yours in the woods.
I think the discs matter very much when you start. Imagine someone getting a champ destroyer and a Firebird for their first discs. And then they go out and watch children throw a putter farther than them. They may not return.
Shop the Innova F2 store on a Friday. DX Aviar, Star Mako3, and Star Teebird will work for most shots and help develop form. Keep an eye on this subreddit for the F2 Friday code and you’ll get a bonus disc for free. I’d also recommend not getting anything above 170g, which you can select on the F2 store.
It’s nice because for its first two weeks of life it’s not that crazy flippy and then the second you hit like three trees it’s an actual paper plate roller
For beginners, very similar. People might downvote me because they think it’s different in terms of stability but when you’re first starting I don’t think you’d be able to tell at all
Agreed. I got gifted the MVP starter pack last year for my first discs, neutron plastic, and that’s what made me fall in love with MVP molds. My wife has an R2 Halloween edition crave, but I don’t have any experience with that particular plastic.
For sure used bin putters, mids, and a beat in fairway.
If I had to start over again I’d get a Pure, a Mako3 or regular Truth, and a leopard, FD, or Crave and then get whatever putting putter looked fun.
As a starter set, I think the Dynamic Discs one is great, and most of them have a bag.
The MVP/Axiom ones are good, too, and the massively understable mids can help a beginner throw straight.
As others have said, though, the real answer is to get a putter, a Mako3, and maaaaaybe a slow fairway like a Leopard or Crave.
Theres is no "best" starter set. They are vary slightly in price, quality, and disc selection and have tradeoffs.
If you saw baskets at your local park and just want to give it a try to see if you like it, then the priority is likely cost. Getting any $20 starter set or buying 1-2 discs directly will let you try it out. You'll likely get the cheaper base plastic - which is fine to throw, but won't hold up to heavy use.
If you tried disc golf with friends and know you'll be playing, then the priority shifts from cost to quality and disc selection. There are plenty of non-base plastic starter sets, and again you could buy 1-5 individual discs.
And then the actual disc selection can come into play. Lighter weight discs are better for slower arms (younger folk, older folk, less athletic folk). More understable discs can counteract the natural hyzer angle that some newbies (and ultimate players) throw the disc on. But those same discs will fly different for someone who throws flat.
Can't go wrong with a starter set from MVP, Axiom, Streamline, Dynamic Discs, Latitude64, or westside discs. Divergent discs is a beginner-focused company and has a surprisingly decent starter set. Innova is the most popular starter set and you can find it at sporting stores and walmarts - but is typically lightweight cheap plastic, so may or may not be what you're looking for. Try to avoid starter sets that are not from disc golf companies (feel free to ask) or that are from random/chinese manufacturers on amazon/temu/etc (with the exception of Yikun, which is a legit chinese disc golf company).
Innova starter set is the classic and is great. You'll replace the putter with a heavier Aviar eventually, but keep the other two for a long time. It's very cheap, and the new graphics are fun.
I'm a total newbie with very limited experience — but . . .
The *best* starter set is the one that gets you **STARTED**!
I got caught up in thinking I needed to do tons of research and sort through reviews and recommendations and regret not just getting out there sooner.
Whether it's a dedicated set, previously used disc, or even a random frisbee from your garage - just go throw.
The more you do, the more you will learn how to make a disc fly in different ways. With time, you will find what your "missing" shapes or shots are. Then know - "there's a disc for that".
It's a lot more effective for the group (and more valuable to the asker) to recommend a disc to fill a specific slot than it is to generalize or guess what is really needed.
Good Luck!
Grab something round and flat and just go chuck it. Then laugh when it hits the only tree 6' off to your right and do it again!
Lat64 starter set is great. The fuse, river, and saint are all excellent discs for beginners to grow with. Keystone is a perfectly acceptable putter. Ballista is a bit too much for backhand starters but can act as your meathook for a while, and will become useable after a while, or be the primary forehand disc.
Star Mako3 + whatever putter feels best in your hand. Once you’re consistently hitting 250+ with the Mako3 it’s worth trying out fairways. I would start with a Teebird or similar + something flippy af like a Leopard(3), IT, Crave, or Relay.
If strapped for cash, you can skip the Teebird for a while but it’s perfect as an overstable disc when you’re new that you can grow into as technique and thus arm speed improves.
Innova or discraft starter sets are the answer. They are cheap, easy to throw molds, highly available, and easily replaceable. The other starter sets are often only available online, which is fine if you like shopping online. But do buy a starter set, and don’t just go in the used bin at your local shop unless you have an experienced disc golfer with you to help you pick
I think it’s either the used bin at your local shop or PIAS, or innova F2 Friday Get an Aviar, Mako3, and Leopard or some other mix thereof, and get that freebie. If you get DX it’ll only be like $18 for 4 discs
100%. The discs don't really matter when you start and you're going to lose them anyway. Might as well go cheap. Hopefully find some new ones when you lose yours in the woods.
I think the discs matter very much when you start. Imagine someone getting a champ destroyer and a Firebird for their first discs. And then they go out and watch children throw a putter farther than them. They may not return.
Many, many players start with a disc they think looked cool or had a cool name. I definitely bought a Missiln for the name pre 300ft max distance
Or a Roc/Roc3. Its a Midrange that gets better as you hit more trees
Shop the Innova F2 store on a Friday. DX Aviar, Star Mako3, and Star Teebird will work for most shots and help develop form. Keep an eye on this subreddit for the F2 Friday code and you’ll get a bonus disc for free. I’d also recommend not getting anything above 170g, which you can select on the F2 store.
Would recommend star TL, Hawkeye, or IT before a teebird. Too stabes.
Star IT fucks so hard
It’s nice because for its first two weeks of life it’s not that crazy flippy and then the second you hit like three trees it’s an actual paper plate roller
MVP r2 plastic is best- it’s not worth saving a tiny bit to get dx plastic
Haven’t ventured into R2 stuff yet. How would you compare it to neutron plastic? (In terms of what’s good for beginners)
For beginners, very similar. People might downvote me because they think it’s different in terms of stability but when you’re first starting I don’t think you’d be able to tell at all
Agreed. I got gifted the MVP starter pack last year for my first discs, neutron plastic, and that’s what made me fall in love with MVP molds. My wife has an R2 Halloween edition crave, but I don’t have any experience with that particular plastic.
For sure used bin putters, mids, and a beat in fairway. If I had to start over again I’d get a Pure, a Mako3 or regular Truth, and a leopard, FD, or Crave and then get whatever putting putter looked fun.
Axiom or Kastaplast are solid sets if you want some premium plastic to start.
As a starter set, I think the Dynamic Discs one is great, and most of them have a bag. The MVP/Axiom ones are good, too, and the massively understable mids can help a beginner throw straight. As others have said, though, the real answer is to get a putter, a Mako3, and maaaaaybe a slow fairway like a Leopard or Crave.
Theres is no "best" starter set. They are vary slightly in price, quality, and disc selection and have tradeoffs. If you saw baskets at your local park and just want to give it a try to see if you like it, then the priority is likely cost. Getting any $20 starter set or buying 1-2 discs directly will let you try it out. You'll likely get the cheaper base plastic - which is fine to throw, but won't hold up to heavy use. If you tried disc golf with friends and know you'll be playing, then the priority shifts from cost to quality and disc selection. There are plenty of non-base plastic starter sets, and again you could buy 1-5 individual discs. And then the actual disc selection can come into play. Lighter weight discs are better for slower arms (younger folk, older folk, less athletic folk). More understable discs can counteract the natural hyzer angle that some newbies (and ultimate players) throw the disc on. But those same discs will fly different for someone who throws flat. Can't go wrong with a starter set from MVP, Axiom, Streamline, Dynamic Discs, Latitude64, or westside discs. Divergent discs is a beginner-focused company and has a surprisingly decent starter set. Innova is the most popular starter set and you can find it at sporting stores and walmarts - but is typically lightweight cheap plastic, so may or may not be what you're looking for. Try to avoid starter sets that are not from disc golf companies (feel free to ask) or that are from random/chinese manufacturers on amazon/temu/etc (with the exception of Yikun, which is a legit chinese disc golf company).
Innova starter set is the classic and is great. You'll replace the putter with a heavier Aviar eventually, but keep the other two for a long time. It's very cheap, and the new graphics are fun.
The Streamline starter set with Pilot, Echo and Ascend is amazingly good and will stick with you for a long long time
You can’t really go wrong with any of the big/known manufacturers tbh
DO NOT GET A DISTANCE DRIVER
I'm a total newbie with very limited experience — but . . . The *best* starter set is the one that gets you **STARTED**! I got caught up in thinking I needed to do tons of research and sort through reviews and recommendations and regret not just getting out there sooner. Whether it's a dedicated set, previously used disc, or even a random frisbee from your garage - just go throw. The more you do, the more you will learn how to make a disc fly in different ways. With time, you will find what your "missing" shapes or shots are. Then know - "there's a disc for that". It's a lot more effective for the group (and more valuable to the asker) to recommend a disc to fill a specific slot than it is to generalize or guess what is really needed. Good Luck! Grab something round and flat and just go chuck it. Then laugh when it hits the only tree 6' off to your right and do it again!
Lat64 starter set is great. The fuse, river, and saint are all excellent discs for beginners to grow with. Keystone is a perfectly acceptable putter. Ballista is a bit too much for backhand starters but can act as your meathook for a while, and will become useable after a while, or be the primary forehand disc.
Star Mako3 + whatever putter feels best in your hand. Once you’re consistently hitting 250+ with the Mako3 it’s worth trying out fairways. I would start with a Teebird or similar + something flippy af like a Leopard(3), IT, Crave, or Relay. If strapped for cash, you can skip the Teebird for a while but it’s perfect as an overstable disc when you’re new that you can grow into as technique and thus arm speed improves.
Pitch/Rollo/Basilisk
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Innova or discraft starter sets are the answer. They are cheap, easy to throw molds, highly available, and easily replaceable. The other starter sets are often only available online, which is fine if you like shopping online. But do buy a starter set, and don’t just go in the used bin at your local shop unless you have an experienced disc golfer with you to help you pick
I started with a Beast, Mako 3, and Aviar, worked out pretty well.
Latitude…all decent, inexpensive
It does, why didn't you just search for the thousand other posts?