What is,"First run" ?

[leathercash]

Man,hopefully you guys aren't sick of me yet. But hey,what is a "First run disc"? At first it sounds like it would be a beginners style disc. But if that's the case why the bloody hell are they so damn pricey??? Again I really appreciate all this info amigos.

[valkyriefb11]

Originally Posted by leathercash

Man,hopefully you guys aren't sick of me yet. But hey,what is a "First run disc"? At first it sounds like it would be a beginners style disc. But if that's the case why the bloody hell are they so damn pricey??? Again I really appreciate all this info amigos.

First run merely refers to the fact that the disc was from the first production run. I know Innova has released several "first runs" which are generally in limitede supply and hard to come by after their initial release at a tournament or some other such thing. case in point: the Boss was released a few months ago at the United States Disc Golf Championship. it was released in its normal Dave Felberg champion signature edition, but also in a "first run" star stamped champion edition. the first run boss is pretty 'rare' now and is also very expensive. I know Innova has done this with several other discs such as the skeeter (DX), kite (DX) Xcaliber and others. I honestly dont know if any of the other companys are big on releasing 'first runs' as I am more familiar with Innova (I am trying to broaden my DG selection horizons though )

[DeafDiscGolfer]

Its like finding a rare first edition or first prints of "The Wizard of Oz" book. If its signed by author, its even more rarer.

Same thing for many other products like cars, boats, plane, tv, rollerblades, bikes, playboy magazine, comic books, 1st edition Harry Potter book, etc...

Crazy, uh?

[leathercash]

Ah I see.

[buzzinb]

A lot of times people claim that the "First run" edition of a given disc has certain characteristics that somehow are not to be found on later runs. i.e., that they have become less or more stable. I only have had 2 first run discs, an ESP Crush and a D Venom. I have thrown later runs of each and they both seemed very consistant to me. Perhps it is different for other discs/manufacturers???

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by valkyriefb11

I honestly dont know if any of the other companys are big on releasing 'first runs' as I am more familiar with Innova

Discraft does it too.

[Donovan]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Discraft does it too.

Yes.....Think Ace Race for starters!

[valkyriefb11]

Originally Posted by ERicJ

Discraft does it too.

Originally Posted by Donovan

Yes.....Think Ace Race for starters!

duh, didnt even think of that!
are these released commercially?

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by valkyriefb11

duh, didnt even think of that!
are these released commercially?

Some are, some aren't. I think it partially depends on how positive the feedback is.

[valkyriefb11]

I looked into the Discraft ace race discs a bit the other day. Seems like itas a really neat program. The 2007 ace race discs was released commercially as the Impact. No word on plans for the 2008 ace race disc yet.