Picked up a few different dics and I was totally blown away with the Westside Swan putter. Anyone else tried this disc?
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[Westside] All things Westside
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Osmo
*I whine a lot*
Amazing Discs, but it helps that their discs are produced by Lat64. So they get access to that shexy arse plastic.
Im sold on the swan, so now I need to try some other molds.
Huk Finn
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My dad loves his. Dude that plays La Raza with the mutton chops uses them. I love The Warship and Sword. I have them all. Great discs.
onemilemore
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Used the Swan for a bit, but found it a little too understable for what I wanted it to do. Have a Warship on the way, and I am pumped for that based on other reviews of it. I can't throw any of their high speed stuff.
Huk Finn
* Ace Member *
Have you tried a 160something Northman?
Titan037
AKA dgfanatic7
is there a website for these discs?
curveball4
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Any difference in the Northman & SL?
I've been using the Swan2 for about a year. I have nailed more 75-125' shots than ever. Hit one today. Great disc. Warship is a winner too. Depending on your ability it is a fast mid or slow fairway type disc. Not sure where it fits for me, but the fact that it comes in 2 great plastics and a bunchnof weights makes it worth a try. Normally Westside and Latitude come in less or heavier weights. Warship is out there from high 150's to high 170's. So far I think it is a great woods driver. Almost as long as a River, but with less fade or no fade.
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
I would have no reservations making an all Westside bag if I was forced to. Combine Westside with MVP and you have a solid, dare I say, awesome bag.
Westside would need to add a more stable putter or I'd to balance it out a little. Their drivers seem nice in the high speed world, but mids and fairways are lacking. Maybe the Warship is the beginning of their assault on the slow disc world.
jimbosprint
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King is great for understable long distance drives (killer glide)
Sword replaced Nukes for me. Just as far with better control and tighter lines.
Warship is an excellent long straight mid, like a premium beat in Roc. Fast with lots of glide.
I told you the Swan was a secret! As long as you don't tell anyone in my division about it.
Sword replaced Nukes for me. Just as far with better control and tighter lines.
Warship is an excellent long straight mid, like a premium beat in Roc. Fast with lots of glide.
I told you the Swan was a secret! As long as you don't tell anyone in my division about it.
So very true. I am really blown away with how good these discs are.
onemilemore
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Swan is understable, Wiz is over. Not sure if that helps, but I enjoyed the Swan much more than the Wiz when I tested them.
onemilemore
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I haven't. Stable distance driver?
I find the Northman to be Valk-like.
smarkquart
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The Northman is the only Westside I have not tried yet. I do not have a need for a Valk like distance disc in my bag, but if it were powered down, say to 70%, would it be an incredibly straight fairway driver with great glide and no fade? I can accomplish the same line with the Axis at 85-90%, but I have far better aim when I knock it down to 70%. That is what I am looking for.
captain jack
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My VIP Northman is flippy, it fills the Leopard spot in my lineup, never leaves the bag. It does glide really well, and its easy to throw from a standstill, like when your stuck behind a bush or under a tree.
King is super fun to throw, it goes far, even without a full pull, and Tourney plastic has a great feel, just the right amount of stickyness to get a firm grip on the wide rim.
Mine leans over alot more than the -1 high speed rating it carries, it leans alot more than my Vulcans, which are rated at -4.
Speed #'s are all wrong though, always subtract 2 from the Westside speed # to arrive at the actual speed.
King is super fun to throw, it goes far, even without a full pull, and Tourney plastic has a great feel, just the right amount of stickyness to get a firm grip on the wide rim.
Mine leans over alot more than the -1 high speed rating it carries, it leans alot more than my Vulcans, which are rated at -4.
Speed #'s are all wrong though, always subtract 2 from the Westside speed # to arrive at the actual speed.
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
I had this discussion over at DGR about Kings as well. I think a lot matters on how you throw the King and or the possibility that I am sitting on five freaks of nature. I am not discounting the latter, so I am no way saying they are not fliptastic. I have heard many people say they are, but all of my Kings have only a mild flip and I would definitely not go higher than -1.5. I do throw with the slightest hyzer, but even with this hyzer I can get my Mamba all the way over and almost into a roll, and that is a -5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_cIEh4DAHg
I use the King on Holes 2, 8, 11, and 18. 18 was a misfire because it slipped out early, however, the rest flip a little, track right, and definitely live up to its heaftier fade rating and come back on target. On this day I was putting them out to 390-400 just for reference. Holes 3, 5 (not videoed), 12, and 14 are the Giant. The Boatman is Hole 6. I am the guy with the obnoxious yellow shirt that matches my discs.
