Amazing
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Like a destroyer that has been beat to hell.
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[Discmania] Discmania Prototype January 2016 (DDX)
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Like a destroyer that has been beat to hell.
Reniger
* Ace Member *
Well, a STAR Destro beat to hell. Nothing like a Champ. Even beaten in, I've never seen a Champ Destroyer with this kind of turn. The Metalflake C-Line DDx is still a bit HSS understable and hooks up with a massive low speed fade. It's actually kind of unique. You can hyzer flip it and it will ride that straight line, but DAMN does it hook up hard at the end of flight and skip like a motherlover!
I'm bagging my S-Line DDx for flex lines, glide, and hyzer flips, but the MF C-Line DDx is perplexing to me still... We'll see in a few weeks. It definitely fits a unique line and once I learn it, I may find a place for it, but for now, it's pretty much a 12/5/-1/"3" with a LATE 3 fade.
I'm bagging my S-Line DDx for flex lines, glide, and hyzer flips, but the MF C-Line DDx is perplexing to me still... We'll see in a few weeks. It definitely fits a unique line and once I learn it, I may find a place for it, but for now, it's pretty much a 12/5/-1/"3" with a LATE 3 fade.
I am not a fan of the metal flake so far. I get more distance and stability from my Star Wraith. The slickness of the MF plastic bothered me so maybe it will get better with age... but so far it is not living up to my expectations.
Flick Maniac
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Interesting. I didnt see any MASSIVE FADE. I may have been throwing it on lower lines. I mean, it does want to fade out of annies but not in especial hurry and it was not a hard dumpy kind of fade.
I played a special event yesterday on a golf course and the holes were super long most of the time so I took the opportunity to really test the DDx in both plastics. The MF is slightly more OS than the Swirly but not by a huge margin. When there was a headwind, I could move up to the MF and get a similar result as with the Swirly in calm conditions. The Swirly is not a flip machine either (for me, maxing out at 350 or so with these discs) but the MF gave me that extra confidence in the wind without discing up to somwthing really beefy and saceificing distance in turn.
Where the MF really shone was my forehand game. I could push it close to 330 feet from a standstill by giving it a touch of anhyzer and watch it do a slow and slight S-curve. I used that shot a lot and gren very comfortable with it. I have been looking for a solid forehand disc that is fast, long, yet dependable even in the wind without a massive fade to take it off the line in the end. This is it, and in the bag it goes.
The swirly needs more testing but looks like a good max D disc for my backhand. May have to beat them in a little to get a little more turn.
I played a special event yesterday on a golf course and the holes were super long most of the time so I took the opportunity to really test the DDx in both plastics. The MF is slightly more OS than the Swirly but not by a huge margin. When there was a headwind, I could move up to the MF and get a similar result as with the Swirly in calm conditions. The Swirly is not a flip machine either (for me, maxing out at 350 or so with these discs) but the MF gave me that extra confidence in the wind without discing up to somwthing really beefy and saceificing distance in turn.
Where the MF really shone was my forehand game. I could push it close to 330 feet from a standstill by giving it a touch of anhyzer and watch it do a slow and slight S-curve. I used that shot a lot and gren very comfortable with it. I have been looking for a solid forehand disc that is fast, long, yet dependable even in the wind without a massive fade to take it off the line in the end. This is it, and in the bag it goes.
The swirly needs more testing but looks like a good max D disc for my backhand. May have to beat them in a little to get a little more turn.
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fasteddie
Eagle Member
Well suppose that it's a good thing that there is a solid separation stability wise that makes the DDx and the PD2 a natural combo, more so with multiple plastics.
fasteddie
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Sounds flippy 
runningDoc
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This is how beefy/stiff/high PLH champion Terns fly. you aim a little higher (maybe 15ft high flight path), little hyzer, then throw it hard (maybe torque it over a little on follow through)... and it follows the typical straight to turnover flight path.... the last 3rd of flight it the disc tilts like its going to turn and burn, but then it fights back hard and fades towards the pin and skips hard/forward like a PD.
my third throw with my metal flake 175g DDX was this flight. Hole one long tee at Crockett Park, TN and I thought I turned it over too much but it kept going... and going... and actually tilted like it was going to turn over, but then fought back HARD and skipped. I went OB long... about 70ft long
conditions were swirly 5-10mph winds.
my third throw with my metal flake 175g DDX was this flight. Hole one long tee at Crockett Park, TN and I thought I turned it over too much but it kept going... and going... and actually tilted like it was going to turn over, but then fought back HARD and skipped. I went OB long... about 70ft long
conditions were swirly 5-10mph winds.
ChaseTheAce
Double Eagle Member
I got to throw a friend's Team stamp S-Line and Metal Flake earlier this week.
First, I hate the rim. It's very shallow like a Tern. For me grip is everything, and for this reason alone, I don't see myself putting a DDx into the bag.
S-Line: Had a fantastic flight right out of the box. It's very much like the seasoned and beat-in older Echo Star Destroyers that I throw. The disc flips up and fades right, but it's surprisingly resistant to dumping. It seemed like it wanted to continue fighting forward as it was turning over.
Metal Flake: Significantly more stable, and the plastic was much stiffer, which for me translated into even more difficulty with grip. The flight wasn't anything I couldn't get out of a straighter Destroyer or Scorpius. Noticeably less glide.
I found myself getting a clean released with these only 50% of the time. For reference, I throw DD's, Scorpius, and Destroyers.
First, I hate the rim. It's very shallow like a Tern. For me grip is everything, and for this reason alone, I don't see myself putting a DDx into the bag.
S-Line: Had a fantastic flight right out of the box. It's very much like the seasoned and beat-in older Echo Star Destroyers that I throw. The disc flips up and fades right, but it's surprisingly resistant to dumping. It seemed like it wanted to continue fighting forward as it was turning over.
Metal Flake: Significantly more stable, and the plastic was much stiffer, which for me translated into even more difficulty with grip. The flight wasn't anything I couldn't get out of a straighter Destroyer or Scorpius. Noticeably less glide.
I found myself getting a clean released with these only 50% of the time. For reference, I throw DD's, Scorpius, and Destroyers.
runningDoc
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it's a tern rim and PD2 top.
mavsfan0434
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Anyone know if anywhere has these for sale right now? The smaller rim is calling my name
TerryTuffskins
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Sounds like a Sword.
Um...
Double Eagle Member
I might concede that the S-lines fly like a Sword, but I've not thrown mine yet to confirm (waiting for the stock release).
I've been throwing a max weight C-line (with a slightly lower PLH than the other two I received) and it's definitely NOT like a Sword. C-DDx is faster, with more glide and more fade than any Sword I've thrown. As others have said, it's more like a broken in Destroyer or OS Champ Tern.
The C-DDx is seasoning beautifully though. At first it started out with just the slightest bit of turn with a hard, biting fade, but I've thrown it enough that it'll now turn at high speed, gradually float back to center, and then fade quickly just at the end of it's flight. Tons of glide! I look forward to seeing how it continues to beat in... it'd be nice if it kept the high speed turn it has right now and started to develop more of a gradual fade.
Reniger
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I used both my MF C-Line and S-Line in a tourney yesterday and they were LIFE savers! The S-Line 166G was BOMBING through the woods, flying dead straight with a good fade at the end. Unfortunately, in the first round, this ended up with me overthrowing the dogleg in a 420' hole, glancing a tree to cut off the fade abd stay straight, ending to be pin high, but 50' to the right of the pin in the woods. Absolutely great flyer! The MFC was awesome for forehand skip shots. It would flair up and give some great extra distance to the right on the finish. The more I throw these, the more I'm loving them. The S-Line is not phenomenal in the wind, but crushes for distance in calm conditions. The MFC is great in wind or for OS shots with a strong fade. Both are very comfortable plastics, but the one complaint I have is that (especially in C-Line) the bottom of the lip curls down sharply, making it somewhat awkward for me with a forehand grip. However, the flight with a forehand completely overcomes that one minor issue.
Loving the DDx!
Loving the DDx!
Um...
Double Eagle Member
Pre-orders? I saw the production run S-Lines are releasing tomorrow, but nothing about pre-orders.
Reniger
* Ace Member *
I'm absolutely LOVING my DDx's, but I think I'll wait until I can choose specific weight and see some images from Infinite before I order...
