Hi I'm Nate Sexton and this is my 2021 in the bag. I'm gonna get started with
my distance drivers and work my way down into the mid-ranges and then finally do the putters.
The first distance driver I'm going to talk about is the Star Destroyer. It's kind of a
staple in most Innova professional and amateur bags. This one is a brand new one that I'm using
here in Las Vegas for the first time with my new custom stamp on it. Nice overstable with
big high dome on it. Seems to have a lot of glide and I really like the feel of it so far. Right now
for Las Vegas I'm carrying five Star Destroyers so it's my main distance driver out here.
Not a lot of tight gaps, a lot of big long holes so this is a course for me that demands a lot
of distance. So that's my first Destroyer kind of in the middle of my lineup in terms of stability.
Next I have my most overstable Destroyer. It's this Team Innova stamp. This one I'm going to
use sparingly into headwinds or at times when i really really need a lot of fade or big skip.
And then I also have this Calvin Heinburg, that's probably my next most overstable disc.
This one a little bit more workable for me. I'll use this one in a little bit of wind or if i just
don't really want a lot of right movement, I just want to hammer it straight let it go up
flat for a while and then finish to the left. These two are my maximum distance destroyers,
a little bit more understable. I've got this blue bottom stamp that's kind of a little bit beat in.
It's going to get a little bit of right movement and then finish back and then I've
got this old trusty one. This is probably my flippiest although that does remind me
I lied earlier I have six Star Destroyers so I got one more to show you after these two but these are
maximum distance. The one I forgot was this one it doesn't even have my name on it but yet this
is just a Sexton Shootout stamp. But this is on a very flippy side for a brand new Destroyer. So
I threw this in the field before I came to Vegas and I remembered like a smart guy complaining last
year about not bringing anything flippy enough for this little bit higher elevation setting than what
I'm used to playing in. So that reminded me that I needed to bring a nice flippy one. This is that
one. I think this is my flippiest Destroyer even though it is brand new. The next disc I have in
my bag is the Echo Star XCaliber. I have three of them right now for Las Vegas. This one being
pretty brand new the most overstable. These are primarily for me distance forehand discs where the
Destroyers are a little more distance backhand, although I will throw those forehand occasionally
as well. So this is my most overstable for headwinds or when I really need a hard finish.
This one is the medium one that's going to be probably my main XCal for the Las Vegas week.
And then this black one is a little bit more on the understable side, still understable is kind
of the wrong word though because they're all still pretty good fade at the end.
The next distance driver I have is a Star Wraith with a Big Jerm stamp. I carry this just because
I'm usually not very nice to Big Jerm and I wanted to do something for him to kind of appease all the
times that I make fun of him. So i have this Wraith for that reason and that reason only.
Also it's really good backhand and forehand I like it for a lot of shots a little bit more
narrow rim than the Destroyer, fits in the hand nicely so I don't really fully understand why I
use it in lieu of a Destroyer but sometimes I just get that Wraith feeling and I go for this
one. I think sometimes when i have a tight gap to hit or I just want sort of more mellow flight
maybe not as quite as much distance potential but a little bit more controllable with a little bit
slower speed. The first fairway driver i want to talk about, you guys might be surprised I'm
still throwing these but the Sexton Firebird, my my number one workhorse my number one disc
that I use. I have three 2015 Firebirds in my bag right now. This white stamp one is the most beat
up and flippiest so I'll use this for shorter shots or shots where I really want basically a
straight flight with just a little bit of fade at the end. So that's going to be my flippiest one.
In the middle is this tri-color stamp and that's going to probably be my most thrown disc I would
think probably for this whole tournament. This might be the one that I use the most.
And then lastly I have this cool yellow stamp one. This one's got kind of a cool story. In 2015 Paul
McBeth and I were stamping these up and making some cool color combos and I gave him this one
and then he switched and he was nice enough to give it back, but somewhere along the way
his wife Hannah thought that it belonged to her and gave me this beautiful calligraphy on
the bottom so now this disc's name is Hannah and she's flying free out here in Las Vegas.
And if you want to hear more about the Sexton Firebird check out this feature video we have.
The next disc I'm going to is the Big Jerm Swirly Star Thunderbird. I have two of them.
This one is a little bit more beat in. I've been using it for a couple of years so this I use for
straight shots that just need a little tiny bit of fade at the end. I could even probably
throw this pretty flat and get a small amount of turn out of it and even finish it slightly to the
right. I also have a really new one that I'm going to use for more overstable shots when it's not
quite maximum distance. These things for me are probably more in the 400 neighborhood, not really
pushing them much past 400, but a lot of control nice disc and a good guy so I like to support it.
My flippiest fairway driver is the Star Sidewinder. I use this for
rollers and turnover shots. Occasionally I also use it for stand still shots because
I find when I have to put my back to the basket or I'm in a really awkward place forehand or backhand
I won't be able to generate all that much power and kind of a little cheat code I figured out
is that when I throw a disc like a Sidewinder in those situations, it'll flip up and glide
and get a lot more distance than I might be able to achieve with the disc that I would throw from
that place if the lie wasn't really awkward. So this is a get out of trouble disc, a roller disc,
and a big high turnover disc for me. The next fairway driver I have is a Star Leopard3. I will
use this for backhands primarily perhaps rollers as well but when I need a little bit of right
turn but largely a pretty straight flight a nice mellow finish. I find that these kind of almost
fly like a really really fast mid-range for me. They have such a narrow wing that they're really
close in flight to a mid-range where you can get a nice smooth turn and just a slow settling fall
down to the basket. So I'll use this for straight shots control shots and yeah like I said perhaps
rollers. That's it for my drivers here in Las Vegas. Like I said it is driver heavy so I only
have a couple of mid-ranges. My most overstable is this Champion Caiman. I use this forehand
and backhand when I need a 300 or less feet and I got to be able to trust the fade but I don't want
a lot of skip. So you'll see me use this in a few situations especially if it gets windy out there.
My next mid-range is the Star Rat. I use this primarily for forehand shots little approach
shots where i want to limit the skip so i'll use this up to about 250 feet not putting a ton of
power on it, just looking for a nice flat flight and a little soft fade and settle near the basket.
My last mid-range is a KC Pro Roc. I like it a lot for overstable mid-range shots so I'll throw
this out pretty flat or with hyzer. Nice fade to it because it's pretty brand new. Kind of a disc
you've got to have. In fact they may even kick me off the team if I drop the Roc from my bag so
this is one I always have with me. Really good for control mid-range shots up to about 350 feet. The
first of the two putters that I throw is the Dart. I have two plastics R Pro and XT. The flippiest
one I'm using right now is this red R Pro. I'll use this for long putts, any kind of spin putts,
or low ceilings and also approaches and turnover drives. So I'm comfortable throwing this even up
to about 300 feet though I mostly will probably use it inside 175 or so for little backhands,
anti-forehands and again long putts. A brand new R Pro. This blue one is a little bit more overstable
so if there's wind or if I want it to fade a little harder on a short drive I'll go with this
one. And then probably the most overstable and a little bit stiffer plastic is this XT. So this one
is more of a driving putter for me i'm not going to use this for approaches as much mostly off the
tee when i want a little bit more hook at the end of the flight. And my last disc is my second tour
series offering the Nexus Firefly. This is my primary putter. Great blend of stiffness
and tackiness and I use these for all kinds of push putts and spin putts anywhere inside of
70 or 80 feet. Occasionally I'll even throw it for a little approach shot if I don't want
a lot of skip or want a little bit slower and more overstable flight than the Dart offers.
If you want to learn a little bit more about these guys check out this video.
And here's a look at some of the other stuff I carry in my signature Pound Disc Golf Octothorpe.
All right I'll take you around the outside of the bag first before we crack it open. I've got the
Innova do fly towel. Easy access to that to get dust or water off of the discs. I've got this cool
little thing that a fan kind of hand carved for me it's got the N on one side for me a B for Brianna
my wife a C for Coraline and a teeny little J for my dog Joby. So a nice little thing that he gave
me that reminds me who I'm playing for when I'm out here. Got a couple pins, Innova pin,
Oregon State University pin, this little Iron Man guy somebody gave me that was kind of cool with
the lego head. State of Oregon Disc Golf pin over here and then this I just got certified
old guy 20-year PDGC member, it really has flown by so far. Hoping to do 20 more. As far as minis
you might know if you've seen my in the bags before but i used these minis from my wedding.
They were the party favors that we had there. We had a five hole mini golf course, my wife
even played it in the wedding dress got some cool pictures. So that's the mini that I always use.
As far as in the pockets, I've got this bike water bottle, carry Nuun hydration tablet. So I'll put
some water in here put one of those tabs in there and then I have some flavored electrolyte enhanced
water to drink. Got my sunglasses. I've got spray sunscreen, cream sunscreen, hand warmers because
I play in Washington. I'm hoping I won't need them here but every once in a while I need those. Here
are those hydration tabs that I keep in here so I can have some flavor in my water. A little spray
hand sanitizer for these Covid times we're living in. I've got some sharpies and some golf pencils.
And then in this little side pocket I've got some disc golf essentials:
two chapsticks, two nail clippers, this little like hand solve which is especially important in
these dry climates. And other than that just like loose change in case I ever find a quarter that's
where it goes. All right I'll give it a little turn so we can get to the other side. Right now on
this side all I'm carrying is one extra Destroyer. I might figure out a way to fit that in the main
pocket but while I'm practicing I'll often have a couple loose discs over here while I'm still
trying to figure out my lineup. In the big long pocket I have masks, Jomez Pro mask, another
towel sandpaper block for fixing damage to discs from asphalt or gravel or anything like that.
A hat. I really like these soft hats that don't get crinkled up when you stuff them in your bag.
Resistance band to help me with some disc golf strong warm-up stuff. Cell phone in this bucket
and then this little side pocket is just keys and nice a nice Grip 6 wallet. That's about it
for everything I carry in my tournament bag. A lot of little goodies that I've learned to be really
important to me when I'm playing tournaments for all the different things you can run into.
This is the most comfortable bag I've ever worn, the best discs I've ever thrown, so I'm well taken
care of. Thanks a lot for checking out my 2021 in the bag. All right let's get out of here.
It was worth a try. Don't roll on their green.