jesusfreak
Birdie Member
The teebird is my main driver and I can get it on so many lines.
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[Innova] Eagle v. Teebird
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JoshEpoo
* Ace Member *
That doesn't mean it's not an Eagle-L. Current run Star Eagles are all Eagle-X's but there are many 12x champ Eagle-Ls. The simplest way is to check for the notch on the under side of the outer edge of the wing. Eagle-L's are smooth, Eagle-X's have a notch.
steve a
* Ace Member *
An Eagle L is shaped similar to a TL and an Eagle X is similar to a teebird on the bottom wing. If you don't know much about the disc then it may be a good move to give out advice online about how they fly.
Threw my buddy's eagle x champ off the box yesterday for the first time.... after he prodded me to try it. Hit chains from 220 feet on a short hyzer flip. Turned around, smiled, and said, "cool disc".
One of these days I will pick up an eagle x... and use it on a more appropriately distanced hole. Right now I am still geting used to my saint. How much would the eagle x and the saint overlap?
One of these days I will pick up an eagle x... and use it on a more appropriately distanced hole. Right now I am still geting used to my saint. How much would the eagle x and the saint overlap?
JoshEpoo
* Ace Member *
When new, Eagle-X's do not stand up from a hyzer until you're throwing them 330'+ minimum, probably more like 350'-370' before you see any turn. The one you threw must have been absolutely thrashed or you torqued it weird. I haven't thrown a Saint yet but I imagine an Eagle-X has more LSS, better HSS, and less distance potential.
By short hyzer flip.... I meant to write slight hyzer.... Like at 75-80 degrees rather than the 60 degrees or so that I put a beat stingray, comet, or pro-d buzzz on. The one that I threw was used.... probably a 7/10.
Tiny
Double Eagle Member
Wouldn't it say eagle L on it or EL on the bottom? I said a simple thing about my experience, easily could have ignored it. Way to go champ, you feel good about yourself?
LOL, so you are trying to tell me the two 12x Eagle-L's I have in my bag are not real? That's crazy talk.
As someone else mentioned, the only way to tell the difference is the notch on the edge of the wing.
I concur with who ever said Eagle-L is to TL as Teebird is to Eagle-X.
The difference between Teebird and Eagle on a very general level IMO is Eagles are great line shapers, while Teebirds are really good at straight to fade shots.
jenb
* Ace Member *
My spouse was all about the eagle until I bought him a teebird, and then his rating really started going up. Teebirds totally pushed the eagles out of his bag. He got an ace with one last week.
steve a
* Ace Member *
It doesn't say which one it is on the bottom. There are two separate molds for the eagle. If you don't know which one you are throwing than you may not be the best person to advise others on the flights of the disc. Not trying to put you down and I even stood up for you when someone called you out on little experience. But to say the Eagle can't handle speed is spreading misinformation. It is true the L mold will turn with little speed but the X mold will handle as much if not more power than the teebird.
Tiny
Double Eagle Member
Mine has a lip like a teebird, and I believe that would be the X. It turns over but it does come back. It takes an awkward line that isn't what I expected out of 3 fade. Mine does not fade like it people says it should. I can do more lines with my teebird than my eagle.
You can't go wrong either way but for me, Eagles, especially the X molds, are my favorite discs. I carry 3 eagles(differing stability/weight) and 1 Teebird, all champ/kcp. As others have mentioned, I really like my Teebird for drives I want on a straight line. This isn't to say I can't throw a straight line with my Eagles, it just seems to come more naturally with a Teebird. The Teebird's LSS is lower so that straight line stays straight at the end. Eagles also have less HSS than the Teebird. For me these characteristics make the eagle more versatile, helping with a wider variety shots.
Crazy Runner Guy
Double Eagle Member
Put a ruler on the wing. If there's a gap, X mold. If no gap, L mold.
Uncle Dougie
Double Eagle Member
I've seen guys blow eagles out to 450' on nice controlled lines. It's a beauty to watch, but man does it make me jealous. :\
I auditioned Eagles a couple years ago and there is a TON of variation in flight between the different plastics/shapes (clear champ, opaque champ, star, flat vs domey), even if you are dealing strictly with EXs. I've thrown domey 12x EXs that had more turn than ELs in the same plastic with the same dome... Most Star EX start with some high speed turn, as do domey opaque champs. Older clear champ EXs were like mini-Firebirds, completely overstable.
On the other hand, I've thrown a ton of TBs and have noticed very few examples ever having high speed turn out of the box.
On the other hand, I've thrown a ton of TBs and have noticed very few examples ever having high speed turn out of the box.
6 pages in and this is the first time this classic shows up?
Crazy Runner Guy
Double Eagle Member
Only two pages if you set your profile to view 40 posts per page, which makes reading things like the Comet or Teebird love threads much easier...
Also, I'd be willing to bet BroD and Co. are sick of searching for that damn thing.
And there is that whole stickied thread devoted to nothing but disc profiles...
eagle x's are awesome to throw big S shots through the trees hitting the gap that everyone else wants to, but then instead goes for the safe hyzer.
