Aerobie Epic. Thoughts?

[Technohic]

Yeah, I didnt like all the flipping play it got OH. The Flick when thumbered just goes up rotating left, flips upside down then glides forward and to the right (RHthumb). I know you can tune the Epic, but when it lands from way up in the air, it will be off a bit.

[mattdabbs]

It is fun to throw the double barrel roll with it and have people wonder what in the world that was. Other than that...why not just throw a Champ firebird OH? Much more reliable and accurate.

[SirRaph]

I threw one a couple times. Once RHBH, then 2-3 times overhand. It flew like I threw it with my feet...

I wouldn't recommend one to a friend, certainly.

[KMaC]

Originally Posted by numbernine

I don't know anyone who has throw one personally.

What does that tell you?

[LeewayeDiscGolf]

I love it for thumbers up and over the trees. I wouldn't use it for drives or putts though. I carry it as strictly an escape thumber.

[leppard]

I have an Epic. Never used it on the course but threw it alot on the practice field when I got it. It is very inconsistent when I threw it backhand. Sometimes it would turnover, sometimes it wouldn't level out. But when I did get a perfect throw, the Epic did go farther than my other discs. It just didn't happen very often. I threw it overhand a little, tuned it some, and then gave up on it. I have an Aerobie Ring also. That thing is fun to toss but takes a while to get the hang of it. We got pretty good at toss and catch at about 400 feet.

[ATrainWecker]

Originally Posted by Technohic

I've thrown one, and its ok for OH; but you can get the same if not better results OH with a Flick and have something even more usefull in other throws.

I agree with Techohic. I definitely get better results with my Flick or 11x Firebird. But I have a friend that throws a Flick as far as I can, but then can bomb the Epic 100 feet past his Flick OH shot.

[JMONEY]

If you have the time to tune it and work with it,it can be your best friend, but like i said if you have the time. If you dont have the time throw it off a cliff.

[Jax11]

I can get mine to do the full barrel roll and flatten out like a RHBH shot. My furthest throw with it was around 450ft. I used it for wide open distance holes for a while, but the amount of power i needed to put into it started hurting my arm. I still use it if I need it or my arm is feeling good, but I am trying to learn other ways to get better distance because who knows how long the Epic will remain a legal disc for tournament play.

[Technohic]

Originally Posted by ATrainWecker

I agree with Techohic. I definitely get better results with my Flick or 11x Firebird. But I have a friend that throws a Flick as far as I can, but then can bomb the Epic 100 feet past his Flick OH shot.

Is he able to repeat it consistantly?

I had a couple of "wow" throws with mine but I find it hard to tune when you dont know what the impac of the landing actually did to it. Did it bend the wing up or down?

The place where I use OH has a lot to do with it I am sure; as I have to go way up and over obstacles; so it would be crashing down from at least 300' high in the air.