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I have a Lucid Escape that is very Orc-like...it's domey.
I should have added to my original post, every single flat/ flatter Escape I have thrown has been a flip machine. The more dome you find, the straighter they fly in my experiences.I have a Lucid Escape that is very Orc-like...it's domey.
I can dig the Orc comparisons. For me, the Escape, being one "speed" slower than the Orc, does not quite have the same torque resistance for flicks but it's close. Some Escapes are more OS than others. The really stable Fluid (and especially Moonshine Fluid) Escapes I have thrown are pretty close to an Orc but have more glide and carry longer in the straight portion of the flight before fading.
If you are looking for a good beefy Esca-pe' definitely give a max weight Fluid or Moonshine Fluid a try.
How do Moonshine Fluid discs compare to Moonshine Lucid?
Maybe I got a freek but the 174g Moonshine Fluid Escape that came in the mail last week is beefcake. Like I said, it's not a Thunderbird but it's close. I too am curious if so if the recent runs are like this or if I got lucky. I'd buy a few more of these right away if I was confident they would all be like the one I got.
Is it domey or flat?
The Fluid one I have is pretty flat compared to the dyemax Fuzion one I have.
I have 7 Escapes and my beefiest is a 171 Fluid and surprisingly a Lucid-Air (both Domey). My flippiest is a Bio and one of my Fuzions, both of those are 174gr and pretty flat.
Yeah, dome seems to be key. My yellow Lucid Escape has significant dome, although not a poppy-top. PLH isn't high though.
The Escape's a neat driver and surprisingly long despite it's 9 speed rating. Too bad Lat 64 missed the mark on claimed stability, as usual. Although my yellow Lucid is probably -1, 2.5. But other Escapes I've thrown are more like -2,2, if that. IME anyway...
Necrobump just to give this mold some love. I've been throwing tons of speed 9 discs lately because they seem to click best with my form and arm speed and this one is by far my favorite (175g domey Fuzion). Laser straight long and glidey with just a little fade at the very end. Easily my longest disc for tight lines. On a wide open fairway I'll throw a Tern, DDx or King, but sadly I'll only get 20-30 feet of extra distance. Yes, I'm well aware that means my form needs more work. So if you suck just slightly at disc disc golf, maybe give the Escape a try.
Alright so, I've read almost this entire thread and others on the Escape and comparisons were made from anything to Volt to Roadrunner - that's quite the spectrum! Is this power level dependent? Can someone that knows that they have cleaner form, no oat / over torque-er, comment? What is the true flight of this disc? Less powerful arms also welcome please (300-350ft).
One thing that everything does seem to agree on is that this thing bombs. Therefore, I assume that's true. What is it that makes it go so far? Is it a significant turn and then hook up? Glide? Both?
Can anyone by chance compare to a Discraft Zflx Heat (which is more stable than Z or Big Z Heat)?
Thanks!