Thumber durability

[maynes32]

This is an issue I haven't really seen addressed in other "thumber/tomahawk" threads, so I'm starting a new one.

I currently have a very well-loved DX Cheetah that I use as a thumber disc. Thrown low(-ish), it behaves like a normal thumber, plummeting and sticking. Thrown higher, or from an elevated tee, it will eventually level out into normal flight. It's great.

The problem is, it is becoming VERY well-loved, and it is approaching time to replace it before long. The question is, what to do about the durability issue? Does anyone have any experience with, specifically, whether the thumber/tomahawk landing is so violent that it chews up Champion/Elite Z plastic only minimally slower than DX/Pro D? Or do these plastics wear significantly more slowly not withstanding the more violent landing?

I don't really want to spend the extra money on a disc designed to be beat up, unless it truly is going to become beat up much more slowly.

Thanks for any help,

BLM

[mashnut]

In my experience, my champion discs beat extremely slowly, even when thrown overhand. I've had tomahawks land on concrete and asphalt without affecting the flight of the disc or leaving any real dings in the edge.

[maynes32]

That's exactly my question. Thanks!

[ChaseTheAce]

Discraft plastic tends to be a bit harder in my opinion and I have a Z XS that I have been using for huge thumber shots over a year and it is still showing minimal signs of wear.

[zenbot]

I have used the same Star Teebird and Star Firebird for 2 years as my accuracy and distance thumber discs. One of our holes has a 150-200 foot drop onto hard packed dirt. They both have the same flight characteristics when I throw them backhand as they did 2 years ago.

[Roc1Time]

I use champ plastic

[Disc Chainy]

I specifically use DX discs for my tommy/thumber shots because they wear. When they are sufficiently beat in, they become less prone to roll. I can throw my beat DX Firebird a few hundred feet- it will hit the ground and sit. If I try the same shot with my champ Firebird, it's much more prone to hit, bounce up, and roll anywhere from 8-20 feet, sometimes more. When I throw those shots, I need them to be accurate and sit where they are placed. DX does that for me. The more beat up, the better
BTW- I use a DX Firebird for tommys, and a DX Eagle for thumbers

[TalbotTrojan]

After talking with some top flight Ams, Champion plastic is the way to go. It will last longer than even Star plastic. I would guess that the Discraft plastics would behave similarly as well.

[nunez23]

I use Discraft Tracker in ESP that is in the same shape as when I first started using it as my thumber disc. a few dings here and there but the same flight as before and it works great for me. I was also using a really old champion beast until I lost it, that wasn't showing too much wear either. The higher grade plastics are the way to go if you ask me.

[SpringDgLover]

Originally Posted by maynes32

I currently have a very well-loved DX Cheetah that I use as a thumber disc. Thrown low(-ish), it behaves like a normal thumber, plummeting and sticking. Thrown higher, or from an elevated tee, it will eventually level out into normal flight. It's great. BLM

You can get a thumber to level out and fly flat without using an Epic? Wow and I thought I was good at throwing overhand, Im impressed.