I'll be bummed out if it has the ledge.
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[Innova] Eagle Enthusiasm
- Thread starter bmast
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I'll be bummed out if it has the ledge.
Agree. None of the recent eagles have the flight that made me fall in love with them originally. I honestly hate the newer eagles that have that "ledge" present. BUT, even if these have it... At least I am supporting a pro with the purchase.
Sydex
Eagle Member
My (1) CE Eagle has the ledge people talk about. (RIP - it's actually shattered but I keep the disc for historical reasons)
zontar
Double Eagle Member
you really need counseling or another hobby. just sayin'....:|
Sydex
Eagle Member
Excuse me?
Lurp Nuts
* Ace Member *
You think anybody from Innova ever reads these threads? They have to know that people hate their poop swirl plastics, right?
I'm sure they know but as long as keep selling then they will keep pumping them out. Maybe the strategy is to make a small portion of them good looking so whales buy large quantities to try and get one of the good ones.
Keller
* Ace Member *
If they read these threads and even cared what we thought, the Groove would have been OP years ago and we would have KC Pro Rhynos by now!
zontar
Double Eagle Member
discgolfdillydilly
Newbie
Mine will be arriving today (wednesday). I wasn't sure if the factory store took color requests or not, but I asked for blue or pink if they would oblige me. We'll see what comes in.
brutalbrutus
* Ace Member *
Yea, those yellow/baby**** green swirls are soo hideous. The pink/blurple ones arent too bad but damn some of the others are enough to make a person sick, lol.
So my 2 Barsby Eagles arrived today, below is just kind of a bullet list of my immediate thoughts:
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I asked for pink and/or blue and they obviously made an effort to fulfill that request. I received a quite pretty pastel pink that has some some deeper pink swirls in the flight plate. Not a lot of contrast between the shades of pink, and I would say it's more like a cloudy swirl rather than a pronounced marble-swirl. Still quite happy with this one.
They also did make an effort to get me a blue one. Unfortunately it is kind of a olive drab green with blue swirls in the flight plate. Certainly more marble-swirly but obviously that pea green is what none of us want to see.
Overall, I would recommend you request pink if you do order. The pink is actually a pretty nice looking disc and I'm quite happy with it.
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These are stiffer than my preferred star runs, but not as stiff as JL and I do have some normal star eagles stiffer than these.
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They DO have the little ledge on the shoulder where the wing meets the flightplate, but it's not as pronounced as some of my most recent star purchases.
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They do have a higher PLH than my bagged eagles. This was apparent straight out of the box without even comparing. Upon comparing it was confirmed. It's a solid 1/16th of an inch higher, which doesn't seem like much but it will make a solid difference. I would anticipate these to be beefy.
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I can't get out to throw these and a blizzard is rolling in, so apologize for that.
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I can upload some pictures if people request them.
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I asked for pink and/or blue and they obviously made an effort to fulfill that request. I received a quite pretty pastel pink that has some some deeper pink swirls in the flight plate. Not a lot of contrast between the shades of pink, and I would say it's more like a cloudy swirl rather than a pronounced marble-swirl. Still quite happy with this one.
They also did make an effort to get me a blue one. Unfortunately it is kind of a olive drab green with blue swirls in the flight plate. Certainly more marble-swirly but obviously that pea green is what none of us want to see.
Overall, I would recommend you request pink if you do order. The pink is actually a pretty nice looking disc and I'm quite happy with it.
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These are stiffer than my preferred star runs, but not as stiff as JL and I do have some normal star eagles stiffer than these.
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They DO have the little ledge on the shoulder where the wing meets the flightplate, but it's not as pronounced as some of my most recent star purchases.
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They do have a higher PLH than my bagged eagles. This was apparent straight out of the box without even comparing. Upon comparing it was confirmed. It's a solid 1/16th of an inch higher, which doesn't seem like much but it will make a solid difference. I would anticipate these to be beefy.
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I can't get out to throw these and a blizzard is rolling in, so apologize for that.
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I can upload some pictures if people request them.
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jjmiller
Eagle Member
Pictures would be great if it's not a hassle.
This has me feeling not as enthusiastic about my purchase. Maybe I should have held off on it. Hopefully we'll have some flight reports soon. Based of the description though I would bet they fly more like a banshee than an eagle. How is the dome on them?
Apologies they aren't the best pictures ever. Not a lot of natural light coming in with the blizzard outside and I am working with a cell phone camera.
But they are attached!
The comparison image is with the Barsby (left) and a fresh normal star EX (right). Image also does a good job of displaying that "ledge" in the shoulder. Barsby one is quite noticeably, while the red star is a much smoother transition from wing to flight plate.
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That plh pic makes it look like these are bringing the beef. Is the dome similar to your other stars?
Dome is on par for a star eagle, in my experience. Just a good normal dome. Not poppy, nor flat.
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