Flick Maniac
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[Discmania] FD2 - retooled
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Bad bird!
broomerang
Double Eagle Member
Soft Star plastic boo... How will this replace a 2nd run FD? Huge miss IMO.
Alexplz
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How else will they sell nonsense like luster C line at a big markup?
broomerang
Double Eagle Member
19.99 for a fundraiser disc isn't a mark up. They just misled us a little by promising 2nd run like disc and delivering a soft version of star plastic.
The disc might still be absolutely amazing but it won't replace a 2nd run FD until its released in C-Line or at least Firm S-Line like the doombirds were. I would prefer Jolly Launcher though. If the disc is good and successful in the production runs I'm sure we'll see it eventually.
Until then I'll let people go crazy and pay aftermarket prices for this run and just keep stockpiling 2nd run FDs.
Um...
Double Eagle Member
DM really seems to be off the mark lately. Too bad. I wasn't really looking forward to this release to begin with, but soft Star plastic??! C'mon guys... these should've AT LEAST been JL C-Lines.
I'll stick with my 2nd runs.
I'll stick with my 2nd runs.
dehaas
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I gave up fairly quick on shimmer plastic after the first batches were gross colors like OG ti was.
If it's gross colors but felt really nice maybe bag it at certain times of the year but any of the shimmer I felt up was stiff and not a lot of grip. Hope it's different now?
If it's gross colors but felt really nice maybe bag it at certain times of the year but any of the shimmer I felt up was stiff and not a lot of grip. Hope it's different now?
SD86
Banned
Not different that I'm aware of. I also don't like Shimmer Star (the Mystere in it was 'not good' while the regular Star Mystere has potential), and avoid it.
UhhNegative
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Chill out, it's just a fundraiser disc. It will come out in better plastics eventually.
King K
Par Member
My retooled fd2s came in today, I got a blue/grey and a deep blue, the blue/grey is embossed while the deep blue is not. The deep blue is full of sparkles and is almost a champystar while the blue/grey is just solid colored.
They feel very similar to teebirds, but hopefully they have a different flight so it's not just another clone-like fairway. Unfortunately the weather in CLT is crappy right now so I wont get a chance to throw for a little bit.
They feel very similar to teebirds, but hopefully they have a different flight so it's not just another clone-like fairway. Unfortunately the weather in CLT is crappy right now so I wont get a chance to throw for a little bit.
broomerang
Double Eagle Member
Profile pics next to FD? Please?
King K
Par Member
First image is the retooled FD2 (left) and a 6th run FD (right)
Second image is the retooled FD2 (left) and a 2nd run FD (right)
The retooled FD2 has a much more noticeable dome than the second runs I have, but similar to other FDs I've had from other runs such as 3rd, 5th, and 6th.
Second image is the retooled FD2 (left) and a 2nd run FD (right)
The retooled FD2 has a much more noticeable dome than the second runs I have, but similar to other FDs I've had from other runs such as 3rd, 5th, and 6th.
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broomerang
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Looks like they finally got it fairly close to the magic of the 2nd run. God I wish they would have ran it in C-Line I would have bought 10.:wall::wall:
Lurp Nuts
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They will make more. Patience.
King K
Par Member
The rims are still different and the FD2 has a slight lip. Also, they will be releasing these in other plastics, they just went with the shimmer for the Konopiste fundraiser. C-lines were made and tested by Simon, Jussi, and some others. We will just have to wait.
This should be DM's catch phrase instead of 'reinvent your game'.
Flick Maniac
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Threw one today. Very stable. Moreso than a flat FD2, let alone a 2nd run FD. Should get mine tomorrow. Plastic is quite G-liney.
racer93
Double Eagle Member
When you say "stable", do you mean straight or overstable?
hartigan5279
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My guess would be overstable. On the Discmania website they wrote that they think this is going to be the most overstable version on the new FD2.
King K
Par Member
I threw mine a few times yesterday and they were surprisingly overstable. More stable than a teebird or 2nd run fd for sure. Reminded me more of an eagle without the turn. I'm really looking forward to the other versions of this so that they aren't as overstable.
Flick Maniac
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Yeah overstable. Sorry about that.
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