I REALLY like that this isn’t some promo. He’s honest and shows his crummy learning shots. He’s human. And he’s not afraid to be down to earth about learning new things

The revelation about the black rims and the bag struggles was hilarious 😂

I’d love to watch your practice rounds as you learn this bag. Just do this exact format while you work it out…

I bet a lot of Simon fans, like me, are super excited to watch your progression throughout this tour year as you learn your discs, make discoveries, and develop new favorites! Should be a roller coaster of a year!

James Conrad + Simon Lizotte collab videos are going to be fantastic!

I love that Simon’s reaction to the Proton Photon is the same one we ALL have the first time we throw it. 😊

So stoked for you my man! Some of us have been following you since you had a small amount of subscribers. We are celebrating your last 12 months. This is only the beginning of the blessings you and your family are going to experience. All of this couldn't have happened to a better person in our sport. Enjoy this Simon!

Take us to the field with you, we want to follow the ”boring” content aswell. Focus on your Journey man, dont entertain us, we are with you! ❤

This is fun going on this journey with Simon watching him learn new discs and how they fly. And you can tell this is something new for him. It'll be really fun once he gets it dialed in

It's so refreshing to see him honestly learning a new bag.

I like seeing him try all these new discs AND struggle on some shots as he's learning. It's important to see this phase of him throwing new equipment and it puts into perspective just how good simon is when he's on top of it. I'm super excited to see the future of simon no matter the outcome. Great video and I'd love to see more of these as you get used to the bag.

Its fun to see Simon having to learn a whole new line of discs after so many years using the same ones.

Simon is so genuine it hurts

Yes!!!! We need more rim colors for MVP!

You’re gonna love that Volt. It turns so well off of the high tomahawk and anheiserrun

i love when he says that “it’s my instinct” or “genius” without realizing the irony

Cosmic Neutron Crave. That plastic is way more overstable than the others. So pumped watching you throw MVP. Good luck with your upcoming season!!! You da man!

This is why you’re such a likeable athlete, Simon. You’re relatable! You struggle with new discs just like the rest of us! Love watching you figure out your bag.

Loved watching you work through learning the new discs. It is really great to see what goes into learning a new bag, especially after only throwing 1 brand for so long.

I just finished re-watching the final round of the 2022 MVP Open at Maple Hill where you took 1st place. How cool is it that this video pops up next?!!! You're playing your first round with MVP discs at Maple Hill. Coincidence? I think not. You are so fun to watch! Learning new discs is difficult, but you are doing great! Keep up the good work! I believe in you!! (I can't wait to see what you do with the Hex!)

I think we can say that Simon's first experience with a newer run Photon was just like everyone else's. Holy crap that is stable!

Seeing you throw MVP now, which is what I mostly bag, I can really tell through the camera just how freakin hard you throw a disc, keep going Simon!

I am so excited to see what Simon can do with an Envy. I've leaned on it (hard) since the first run. And now I bag two. :) I have always disagreed strongly with Brad and Chad about having a different brand for the rim-colours-other-than-black. But I only sell the discs, not make them. And let me be clear: I love Gyro! MVP are the only disc golf company to start life as expert and experienced over-moulders who learned about disc golf rather than disc golfers who had to learn to injection mould. This means their discs are the highest quality in the industry, bar none. In fact they're so good they can mould a disc twice and still sell it profitably for the same price as the one-moulders!

Love that positive self-talk! And you're right about the all black rims. I usually carry 1-2 fewer discs than my bag will hold so that they'll lean over a bit so you can see the core plastic.

that CRAVE!!! that should of been your first signature disc! i need one now!

It’s FUN to see Simon “The Mad Scientist” Lizotte learning new discs. AND congrats to Eric Oakley’s doppelgänger w “The Shot of the Day!” 🤣

I just started a new job at the beginning of the year and its super humbling seeing someone like Simon going through a similar experience at the exact same time. Its a lot of mixed emotion with a huge life change that you know will be good in the long run but a struggle at the start. Good luck on your endeavors sir, We'll master it one day!

Inertia. Hyzer flip monster!

Watching Simon throw the Glitch is just perfect

I could watch hours of Simon figuring out the new discs!

Love Simon's attitude here - I'd be frustrated trying out a whole new bag, but he's working through it. More Nature Appreciation moments, please!

Really awesome to see you learning new discs Simon. I'm sure we will all look back at this video in a couple weeks and see how you quick you picked up these new discs!

I have to tell you, I haven’t watched more than the 2nd throw, but it is super gratifying to have Simon declare the Photon more stable than he expected. Welcome to Gyro, my friend!

Second tour series is gonna be wrath. You are throwing that disc well!

This is pure gold! Invited to the process of 0.1% player learning a new bag, honest thoughts and discgolf as regular players now it. I'm looking forward to this season and the MVP journey! I think you will help them to be the best that they can ever be. Best of luck Simon!

Absolutely awesome to see you out on the course!! Your energy is so contagious brother!

You could see the sleet bouncing off your hoodie! It takes dedication to play in those conditions. Best of luck calibrating your bag for the upcoming season!

Simon, I really appreciate that you’re showing the struggles with switching discs. That’s huge

Simon, you have all the gyronauts behind you for sure. Can’t wait to see you get to know the discs. I’ve been a gyro fan for a year now and seeing you throw the discs I love is literally a dream come true. Much love!

Good luck Simon. Really looking forward to watching your journey.

That first shot on 5 with the proxy... muah "Chef's kiss"

Yes!! Happy you are feeling better and the weather cleared up!

There’s a phone number that is showing a little bit at the beginning btw. Excited to see what you can do this year!

Looking forward to seeing more, looking awesome with that Proxy!

Excited to watch this evolve! documenting the steps along the way to figuring out a new company's plastic will be very very cool to see. thanks Simon!

I love how you keep the learning shots in. Couldn't imagine a brand new bag after 10 years! Can't wait to watch you battle this year.

I like that you mention the disc names and what you expect each to do. I throw some lightweight MVP discs so this was fun to watch.

Get this man a straight putter!

Enjoy watching you try to learn new discs, giving us your thought process and I look forward to future videos as you get more dialed in and watch to see how your bag changes/evolves.

Jeez I love watching Simon throw these discs!

Let the journey begin, bro :0 Glad to see you out there. Maple Hill is on my bucket list for SURE

I want more of this!

Great content, thanks for sharing your experience! It's exciting to see how a professional approaches learning new discs and how you build a bag.

It is incredible how amazing this game was even though you were throwing a lot of these discs for the first time. You're a beast Simon!

I’m so ready to see Simon start to learn these discs because he’s going to be scary good when he figures them out. Highly recommend the Tesla if you get the chance, great for forehand and backhand. Have a good one!

It's really fun watching you try to figure these out genuinely.

Congratulations Simon! I am looking forward to watching you take it to a new level with MVP!

Hi Simon rooting for you strongly this year

Love the honesty and sometimes awkwardness of trying new discs. Can't wait to see you on tour! Also, if you're taking disc suggestions, try out the Axiom Instanity. It's a slightly understable to stable disc, flies really straight and is a 9 speed.

yeah we need more of these vids very cool seeing it from a pros perspective i love to try new discs no wonder simon wanted something new.

I love to see the learning process of one of the best players in the world when using new discs. It makes Simon very relatable to use average disc golfers.🤙🏾

I think it would be cool if you could try out the wave from mvp

It’s amazing to see you pushing through the struggle of learning new discs! You got this and you’re gonna be amazing Simon!

Simon,do you realize how awesome this is for us, to watch you do this?! Yeah you do.

amazing video simon, love watching you learn new discs, so much fun to learn them at the same time you are learning them.

White rimmed discs are now in production! lol

This is going to be an amazing journey to follow. Good luck Simon

Glad you posted this, even though the weather was crummy. Very interested to see you work through building the bag and what you end up liking. Hopefully, though, we get to see you throw some rounds in better weather! More enjoyable for everyone.

This was great to see!

I hope someone has explained how the MVP/Axiom lineup are stability partners. For example, the Wrath was a little too flippy so you should step up to the Tesla. Looking forward to watching your journey!

I just have a feeling Simon's gonna go out there rejuvenated and have another dominant season this year.

Stoked to see you learn the new bag. Got a couple MVP discs along with ya so I could join on the process

Simon, you are a legend and an inspiration. Thank you.

Watching you being able to flip a Fireball is kind of insane, not going to lie. I can't wait to keep watching your journey of learning these new discs. Gonna be a lot of fun.

Gotta try the resistor! It's a beefed up version of the servo but not as overstable as the number might make it seem. It's like the eagle/teebird of MVPs lineup

I can't wait to see the progression with your new bag through your next few videos.

Thanks for posting this, great to watch you try new things!

Great work Simon, thank you for stepping out of your comfort zone for the good of the sport! You are an inspiration to me!

Definitely agree with you on the fact that having a whole bag of mvp gets confusing when all the rims look the same. Great discs. Love the durability of them. But would be really cool to see the multi colored rims. They could have some fun with it too

@ 3:30 😂 Cool seeing you throw something new.

That Proton Photon moment made me smile. One of my favorite discs!

That Crave is SO good, especially in Proton plastic. I had the same issue with the Anode of it dying early and switched to the Ohm and it was an instant improvement. A touch more glidey and the perfect solution to the Anode’s short legs.

Great to see you playing your new MVP discs, at where else, your favorite Maple Hill course. You will master those MVP discs, and how about that Glitch disc?. I often tell folks that a great warm up before one plays a round is to have a play catch with someone. The Glitch was made for that and is great for disc golf glide upshots when playing disc golf. I am ordering many Glitches along with the Spin and Anode putters. Your many years of practice and dedication to the sport is deservedly paying off for you Simon. Get ready to have your best year ever, YES, even better than last year because a couple of major tournament victories will happen for you. When I do get you to come to play my residential course in Uncasville, CT(very near the Mohegan Sun Casino), you will be shooting at the same MVP orange Portal basket that are used at Maple Hill. We love these videos you make, and the thousands of views on the same day you post it, is 100% proof. Have fun with your new MVP discs Simon, for that is the key to bringing out the best in your game. Most Sincerely, Bill M. in Uncasville, CT(lifelong disc golf promoter).

Excited to see your process learning new discs!

And this is why I like you Simon, you show us the ups and you show us the downs. Best of luck in learning this new bag. 2023 is going to be a great season for you

You have been one of my favorites for a decade. Glad to see you struggle and make it work. Congrats on taking a risk

Genuine as ever! I'm so glad that the video format is still looking the same as the old videos. Great first look into the experiment! You are dialing in the glitch. Those things look so fun.

It’s great to see you throwing gyro and giving your honest opinions

13:42 lmao all those discs out on the ice are so funny to see

Gotta be such a challenge learning all new discs after knowing your bag so intimately for so many years. Great content and love watching you figure stuff out!! ❤️🔥❤️

The dude was still pretty freaking good for not knowing any of his new discs, we are just used to Simon acing every hole

So excited to see u dial in those discs! U got this!!!

I have a feeling the motivation to learn all these new discs could take Simons game to another level. Excited to watch.

13:42 all the discs on the ice in no man's land LOL

Its crazy how relatable you are. I find my self saying a lot of the same things you are saying in this video. "Oh its stable!!" "Maybe mulligan #3 used?" "I dont know how that ended up being parked."

so awesome to see your first round at maple hill and getting used to the new discs!

Simon is going to love learning new discs and I'm stoked for him! I'm ready to meet him at WR Jackson this year.

That Glitch is going to become Simon parallel to Double G's Sonic. And I *love* it! Those floaty touch shots are a Simon signature and they are a beauty to watch.

Love your attitude!!! I wish you all the best this season my friend.

Just watched the first 23 seconds. That’s where I keep my green glitch too! I’m pumped for this video!