Low fade midranges

[JR]

In the words of Dave Greenwell holy cow! I would not touch the Stratus lefty. I went to play two rounds afterwards and i took a second field throwing session afterward. Nuke ESP 161 and 166 on high and low s-curves to 337' means that with the muscle tension i had restricting follow throughs on plane combined with my lack of repetition meant i turned over drivers too often if i tried to take steps. In fact one of the longest throws was with a run up and a non crossed x step and the other one was with a non crossed step first and the plant step second. I gain lessened consistency with a run up and about 10-15' of average D on successful throws. Meaning not that much added average D but shit tons of annied worm burners or semi mole fuckers. I do so so on a short course with one or two step lefty bh with neutral to moderately OS discs tossing FLX Drone on dog legs only a couple of times per round. In a course where i could drive 50/50 rh/lh when my right arm was ok.

 

[zeramant861]

From my experience, I'd recommend these, in this order:

Classic Roc- This disc is a laser for me with a level throw.
Putter- Hyzer flip it flat, and it'll fade 10ft at most
Lat64 River- This is actually the disc I use for straight holes going for a laser ace

If you release the river off level though, it will hold that line to the ground, so it takes a dialed in throw. Once you get the hang of it, it's wonderful. Bear in mind, I throw mostly forehand river and classic roc included.

To the post about the Roc3, I have one of those too, but I'd trade it for a couple more classics any day of the week.

 

[SpiderWaffle]

Here's a inbounds comparison of some of the straightest reported discs: Comet, Panther, and Fuse; threw the AMP in there because it's the straightest flying fairway driver I've ever throw or seen, and it's numbers are strikingly similar to those midranges.

I was thinking about picking up a star panther for those ~200 foot straight shots, anyone used a Panther before?

http://www.inboundsdiscgolf.com/content/?page_id=431&id=LR9711069076809088225024193232O

 

[coppertop]

A panther should do nicely for that. I have one that doesn't make it into the bag mainly because I keep buying and trying other discs. The champ panther I have is something like 175 grams. It flies almost exactly like a slightly beat 177g mystic, which turns right if I try to get it out past 250 or so, but is very straight for a slightly shorter shot. I have a less beat 180 g mystic that it straight as can be no matter how much I put on it. Full disclosure, my form is not great, and I still have a tendency to strongarm my throws, so your mileage may vary...

 

[PMantle1]

I messed around with a Panther today at Academy. Interesting disc. I would have bough tit, but it was from a broken starter pack, and not for sale individually.

Pretty happy with my Truth for this. I have a Claymore and two Tangents that do not fly as understable as I expected.

 

[eegor1]

The Panther is simply the best wooded course disc there is. Thrown flat, it flies and lands flat. At this time, I believe it's only available in champion plastic. A small diameter mid with a very shallow rim that's super easy to throw. I have a Panther in my "wooded course" bag.

 

[PMantle1]

Glide is listed as 4. Do you find that to be accurate?

 

[coppertop]

I did some field work with my champ panther along with a Fuse (gold line), Claymore (recycled), and a couple of Mystics (sure-grip). I would say the glide rating is fairly accurate. These discs are very similar for me.

 

[Stringbean]

The glide is probably accurate but somewhat deceiving. It is understable, so it doesn't need a lot of power to go far. Also, the rounded rim allows for a clean release and makes it easy to impart a lot of spin without worrying about OAT.

 

[Varsi]

My favourites for straight midranges with minimal fade are West Side VIP Air Warship (154-157g) for longer throws and VIP Tursas for lower power approaches.
Pretty much every manufacturer does have these kinds of mid ranges. Axiom Alias is a lot of fun too. D-Line MD2 from Discmania may need a bit of use but is excellent after a while as well.

 

[GreenMeanie]

I have thrown disc of the same MOLD that flown overstable and understable by the color I bought.
Sometimes you need to throw a few of them and pick the best that you like and flies right for you.
EX - my destroyers all seem to fly different.

 

[dgdave]

I hated the Ibex.

The Gauge is amazing