Eagle v. Teebird

[BrotherDave]

[Erthbndr]

Originally Posted by steve a

It doesn't say which one it is on the bottom. There are two separate molds for the eagle. If you don't know which one you are throwing than you may not be the best person to advise others on the flights of the disc. Not trying to put you down and I even stood up for you when someone called you out on little experience. But to say the Eagle can't handle speed is spreading misinformation. It is true the L mold will turn with little speed but the X mold will handle as much if not more power than the teebird.

Mine has a lip like a teebird, and I believe that would be the X. It turns over but it does come back. It takes an awkward line that isn't what I expected out of 3 fade. Mine does not fade like it people says it should. I can do more lines with my teebird than my eagle.

[brentjacobs]

You can't go wrong either way but for me, Eagles, especially the X molds, are my favorite discs. I carry 3 eagles(differing stability/weight) and 1 Teebird, all champ/kcp. As others have mentioned, I really like my Teebird for drives I want on a straight line. This isn't to say I can't throw a straight line with my Eagles, it just seems to come more naturally with a Teebird. The Teebird's LSS is lower so that straight line stays straight at the end. Eagles also have less HSS than the Teebird. For me these characteristics make the eagle more versatile, helping with a wider variety shots.

[Crazy Runner Guy]

Originally Posted by Erthbndr

Mine has a lip like a teebird, and I believe that would be the X. It turns over but it does come back. It takes an awkward line that isn't what I expected out of 3 fade. Mine does not fade like it people says it should. I can do more lines with my teebird than my eagle.

Put a ruler on the wing. If there's a gap, X mold. If no gap, L mold.

[aces_in_illinois]

Originally Posted by steve a

It doesn't say which one it is on the bottom. There are two separate molds for the eagle. If you don't know which one you are throwing than you may not be the best person to advise others on the flights of the disc. Not trying to put you down and I even stood up for you when someone called you out on little experience. But to say the Eagle can't handle speed is spreading misinformation. It is true the L mold will turn with little speed but the X mold will handle as much if not more power than the teebird.

I've seen guys blow eagles out to 450' on nice controlled lines. It's a beauty to watch, but man does it make me jealous.

[discspeed]

I auditioned Eagles a couple years ago and there is a TON of variation in flight between the different plastics/shapes (clear champ, opaque champ, star, flat vs domey), even if you are dealing strictly with EXs. I've thrown domey 12x EXs that had more turn than ELs in the same plastic with the same dome... Most Star EX start with some high speed turn, as do domey opaque champs. Older clear champ EXs were like mini-Firebirds, completely overstable.

On the other hand, I've thrown a ton of TBs and have noticed very few examples ever having high speed turn out of the box.

[kevdiv48]

Originally Posted by BrotherDave

6 pages in and this is the first time this classic shows up?

[Crazy Runner Guy]

Originally Posted by kevdiv48

6 pages in and this is the first time this classic shows up?

Only two pages if you set your profile to view 40 posts per page, which makes reading things like the Comet or Teebird love threads much easier...

Also, I'd be willing to bet BroD and Co. are sick of searching for that damn thing.

[kevdiv48]

Originally Posted by Crazy Runner Guy

Only two pages if you set your profile to view 40 posts per page, which makes reading things like the Comet or Teebird love threads much easier...

Also, I'd be willing to bet BroD and Co. are sick of searching for that damn thing.

And there is that whole stickied thread devoted to nothing but disc profiles...

[DanJon]

Originally Posted by aces_in_illinois

I've seen guys blow eagles out to 450' on nice controlled lines. It's a beauty to watch, but man does it make me jealous.

eagle x's are awesome to throw big S shots through the trees hitting the gap that everyone else wants to, but then instead goes for the safe hyzer.