smarkquart
* Ace Member *
Maybe its my personal experience but I am feeling the other way around. I got the Z Drone for 2009 Worlds (or whatever tournament it was last year with the Z Drone) and I found that I prefer the 2008 Worlds FLX Drone over the Z and FLX LE. The Z Drone seemed to have a little more glide, and thus a little more straight forward distance, but I did not have the control or the confidence that I have with the FLX Drone. I think it comes more from the grip than the actual flight.
As the weather gets warmer here in Minnesota I will probably put the Z Drone back in the bag just to compare it again (and because it has a cool tye-dye job I like to show off in flight), but in general I do not like throwing any of those clear plastic discs (Z, Champion) in colder temperatures. There is something with Opto plastic that for whatever reason I make an exception for, but I have been digging the "grippier" plastics a lot more recently (Star, Pro, Gold Line, ESP).
Also, I found that the Trident has a very similar flight and gets just a little more distance than the Z Drone. Now I can carry the FLX Drone for control midrange shots and the Trident for shorter drives that require fade with little worry of overlapping.
Finally, again maybe just from my style, but I find that with the FLX Drone bounces more consistently. I often use it to purposely bounce off the ground to make really hard left turns or to get around obstacles where I only need another 50 or so feet. With the FLX being able to absorb more of an impact, it is far more reliable and consistent than the harder plastics.
I would be lost without my 2008 Worlds FLX Drone.
As the weather gets warmer here in Minnesota I will probably put the Z Drone back in the bag just to compare it again (and because it has a cool tye-dye job I like to show off in flight), but in general I do not like throwing any of those clear plastic discs (Z, Champion) in colder temperatures. There is something with Opto plastic that for whatever reason I make an exception for, but I have been digging the "grippier" plastics a lot more recently (Star, Pro, Gold Line, ESP).
Also, I found that the Trident has a very similar flight and gets just a little more distance than the Z Drone. Now I can carry the FLX Drone for control midrange shots and the Trident for shorter drives that require fade with little worry of overlapping.
Finally, again maybe just from my style, but I find that with the FLX Drone bounces more consistently. I often use it to purposely bounce off the ground to make really hard left turns or to get around obstacles where I only need another 50 or so feet. With the FLX being able to absorb more of an impact, it is far more reliable and consistent than the harder plastics.
I would be lost without my 2008 Worlds FLX Drone.