How to Beat in a Disc | Disc Golf Tips for Beginners

I'll never forget the first time I got to throw someone's incredibly beat in Wraith. There was an immediate love born for that mold, and I knew that I had to have one. Yet when I picked up my first Wraith it flew like a shadow of that perfectly seasoned Wraith... what is up with that?? It was at this moment my eyes were opened to the world of beating a disc in, and it is a glorious place to be.

There are few things more precious to a disc golfer than that seasoned disc they've been working with for years which flies to perfection. This makes it all the more heartbreaking when those discs are lost. We all come across new plastic often, but it's not until it reaches that beat in state that our love really grows. It's one of those things that everyone has a method for, but no one is sharing. So today, we're going to cover how you can start beating in your discs to get them to that perfect flight. What methods do I suggest? You'll have to watch to find out!

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Chapters:
0:00​ Intro
0:35 Setting the Table
1:29 Why Beat a Disc In?
2:48 Two Important Reminders
3:30 Most Common Method
4:05 Robbie's Alternative
4:30 Preferred Method 1
5:23 Preferred Method 2
5:57 What Discs to Beat In
7:20 Fastest and Best Method
8:54 Wrap Up

[jasonhopkins]

5 gallon bucket full of water. Submerge and weigh your disc under before you go to work. Get it out and throw a round after work. Repeat until desired flight is acheived. Halo Destroyer only took 2 days in this TN summer to beat into neutral, pushing late fade.

[Meta-Drew]

I remember when I first started playing, people talking about having multiples of the same discs; backups, different weights, and stages of wear sounded like an excuse to just buy and have more discs to me. Now that I am really learning discs well and actually throwing controlled distances and shapes I find myself working towards achieving that in my own bag. Wraiths, leopard3s, buzzes, and envies in different stabilities for me. Finding discs you like and getting them where you like them really adds a whole other level of confidence to your game.

[GloTum]

Debary Disc Golf course making an appearance at the end. 🔥🔥🔥

[LadyDiscGolf]

I like taking a round of one disc only. I think it's a great way to learn the new disc. Kinda new to the game so I haven't lost any disc without getting it back or worn one out completly. Thanks for the tip for when I do lose one 😊

[matthewallan]

Robbie C is a legend. Always great content, funny, and to the point.

[mikehan]

The dryer thing works great! I put a new, beefy Neo Instinct in the warm dyer for 8 minutes and then bent it down a few times. I threw it this morning and it flies straight and long with some fade at the end.

[williamfowler]

I have fallen in love with discs like DX teebirds and dx/kc rocs bc they beat in great and the stability is perfect for filling most shots as they beat. I know it's more old school but man its helped my game a ton.

[joebrannon]

Second shot method is money!
I’ve also played the one disc round…greatness!

[SHIZZLER__]

Robbie - a method I use is the hot water method...

Youll need a sauce pan big enough to hold a disc and a coffee cup.

Fill sauce pan with water and put on stove and low heat. You want the hot enough to steam but not form bubbles or approach boiling. For electric stoves you can use between setting 1 and 2.

Once water is hot enough - you can see steam rolling from the surface. Place the disc upside down in the water and leave disc in the water until its warm (probably same temp as the drier method).

Remove disc and place right side up for more overstable, or upside down for understable on top of the coffee cup and let gravity do the bending and let cool.

Keep repeating process until you achieve desired flight.

[MonkeyFreeZone]

The floundering Kung-Fu-esque (ala David Carradine) wood flute in the intro is a nice touch. I don't get the flight out of my discs because they are not beat in, it is because my mechanics are poor... thus my deep-dive into this (and other channels) to learn how to improve. Thanks for all you hard work in producing these vids, Robbie.

[timbower]

Nice dryer trick Robbie C. I have left a few discs in the hot car then played a two disc-two throw round...a gstar thunderbird that turns like a sidewinder, unexpected yet fortunate result. I did work the discs in a similar fashion to that demonstrated by Robbie C following the use of the dryer.

[wzywgwzywg]

When you find a mold you like, buy one in base plastic and one in premium. Play exclusively with the base plastic one until it beats in, which will happen pretty fast. Now you have two discs in the same mold with different characteristics, which is awesome. When the premium one eventually beats in, replace it with a new premium disc. Now you have a super beat in base plastic, a moderately beat in premium, and a fresh premium. Same mold, three different flights, and you spent the time to really learn the disc.

[disc_golf_veteran]

That intro had me 😂 Unfortunately I just had a similar situation with my favorite Emac Truth. Luckily all my Pigs are safe in my bag still. 🐷

[chainraiderdiscgolf]

My first Star Destroyer is nicely beat in because I threw it on every shot possible. Backhand, sidearm, rollers, thumbers, tomahawks, etc.... It took some time but watching it's transformation was worth it.

[dmt]

Instead of putting the disc in the dryer, submerge it in hot water until the plastic heats up. Then work the disc a little, let it cool and give it a try. Rinse and repeat until desired results are achieved.
Also, a lot of discs come with a pretty noticeable flashing on the leading edge of the disc (the shape of the first 10% of an airfoil is the most critical for how that airfoil performs. Modern sailplanes are even coming with bug wipers to clean dead bugs off the leading edge because just bugs on the leading edge can cause a measurable decline in performance) the flashing can cause the disc to fly much more stable than it is designed, so make sure to carefully remove the flashing until the leading edge is smooth and the flashing ridge can no longer be felt.

[evnglion]

The dryer method has been my go to for years. I just put it in an old t-shirt and tumble it for 20 mins on a no-heat setting my dryer has. A couple things... I have 2 washers and dryers (weird, I know) so I use the secondary one for this just in case. It makes a thunderous sound so I do it while the wife is out of the house. Every 20 minute tumble session counts as roughly a couple rounds on the course in my mind, so I'll do up to 10 or 15 sessions depending on the disc. My favorite thing about this method is that you have a brand new looking disc that flies like you've had it in the bag for 2 years. It's so nice!

[TheDrakmannen]

Hi Robbie, huge fan of your vids! I just tried the dryer method but with a twist, boiled some water and submerged a few of my most overstable drivers into the almost boiling water. Star destroyer, super overstable star wraith, glimmer opto ballista pro and an old weirdly overstable DD2. I really went nuts with the destroyer and the wraith and took it a bit easier on the ballista pro and the DD2. Ill come back with the results once I get a chance to try em out. Have a good one!

[davepiland]

Play it again sports is my go to for used discs! I always try to buy used or a base plastic whenever trying a new disc before paying up for the better plastics.

[rynoturtle]

Great video the opening was hilarious and those tips were great thanks bro you made my day

[joelgamboa]

Dude such a great tip!!! Gonna try it on a champ teebird since I just lost my fav dx teebird 😩