ninjalectual1
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- Jan 11, 2014
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Considering the potential for things to go wrong, this actually worked out quite well. Not that it was all that likely for anything to go wrong, but if something did, I expect it would have gone very wrong.
I got a new Opto Pure, and like others here have reported, it came with an obnoxious amount of extra flashing on the outside edge, and the consensus here is that it's best to remove it.
The guys at Latitude 64 weren't kidding around when they made their Opto blend, that is some seriously hard, resilient plastic! My hand sanding operation was progressing too slowly [not to mention too boringly], and meanwhile it's too beautiful and warm and sunny outside, and I'm too excited to get out and THROW this new disc that I expect to fall in love with very soon.
So, obviously, the solution was to fix a fine sanding head on my dremel, dial in the lowest available RPM (I have a relatively nice model that goes down to 5k), and BAM! Five minutes later, this thing's edge-flush and ready to fly!
What effect does that extra ridge have on its flight? I threw it a few times yesterday with the flashing still on, and it seemed to have noticably less distance and more fade than the other Pure I've thrown, a fuly beat-in base plastic (Zero?) that a friend uses as his main putter. Though if Opto/Zero is like Innova's Champ/DX, that could also explain the extra overstability, and the shorter distance could well have been a personal issue not due to the disc at all. So what exactly does the flashing DO, besides be uncomfortable in your hand?
If I can notice any difference in its flight I'll file my results with the appropriate authorities immediately.
I got a new Opto Pure, and like others here have reported, it came with an obnoxious amount of extra flashing on the outside edge, and the consensus here is that it's best to remove it.
The guys at Latitude 64 weren't kidding around when they made their Opto blend, that is some seriously hard, resilient plastic! My hand sanding operation was progressing too slowly [not to mention too boringly], and meanwhile it's too beautiful and warm and sunny outside, and I'm too excited to get out and THROW this new disc that I expect to fall in love with very soon.
So, obviously, the solution was to fix a fine sanding head on my dremel, dial in the lowest available RPM (I have a relatively nice model that goes down to 5k), and BAM! Five minutes later, this thing's edge-flush and ready to fly!
What effect does that extra ridge have on its flight? I threw it a few times yesterday with the flashing still on, and it seemed to have noticably less distance and more fade than the other Pure I've thrown, a fuly beat-in base plastic (Zero?) that a friend uses as his main putter. Though if Opto/Zero is like Innova's Champ/DX, that could also explain the extra overstability, and the shorter distance could well have been a personal issue not due to the disc at all. So what exactly does the flashing DO, besides be uncomfortable in your hand?
If I can notice any difference in its flight I'll file my results with the appropriate authorities immediately.