Waddly Hobbins
Eagle Member
Well the Lat 64 River has hit the shelves. Let's get the first impressions rolling.
opcorn:
I picked mine up today from Gotta Go Gotta Throw. I got a Pink 169g Opto River.
First off pre-flight inspection:
Optos were domier than the Goldlines yet not to an extreme. The dome on the one I got is a poppy top. Also this run of Opto seems much grippier than other runs I've felt, very yummy. I was divided on whether to get a goldline or opto, but the brighter pink available to opto sealed the deal. I love that latitude is actually making opto in easier to spot colors. :thmbup: Also for those wondering, the rim isn't as slanted as say the Halo or Riot, it is closer to a striker.
Testing in the field:
Holy glide machine Batman! You know the crazy glide we've been talking about on the Fuse? Slap that on a fairway driver and get ready for some really nice flights. I was testing it head to head with my 170g TP Cyclone (what I thought it may fly similarly to) and the River out performed every time. Thrown back to back I constantly out drove the Cyclone and it held better lines. I actually was kinda worried that some of my throws may go onto the side walk by the field I practice in with how long the disc was staying in the air. This disc isn't near as fast as my other distance drivers...but I am getting comparable distance just due to the glide.
I would have spent some more time with it...but it was getting dark and it was drizzling out. I will do some more heavy testing with it, but as of now I would say that it is similar in flight to the TP cyclones I've thrown but with a softer fade and more glide.
I wanna hear how the heavier Optos fly and how the gold line Rivers turned out.
opcorn:I picked mine up today from Gotta Go Gotta Throw. I got a Pink 169g Opto River.
First off pre-flight inspection:
Optos were domier than the Goldlines yet not to an extreme. The dome on the one I got is a poppy top. Also this run of Opto seems much grippier than other runs I've felt, very yummy. I was divided on whether to get a goldline or opto, but the brighter pink available to opto sealed the deal. I love that latitude is actually making opto in easier to spot colors. :thmbup: Also for those wondering, the rim isn't as slanted as say the Halo or Riot, it is closer to a striker.
Testing in the field:
Holy glide machine Batman! You know the crazy glide we've been talking about on the Fuse? Slap that on a fairway driver and get ready for some really nice flights. I was testing it head to head with my 170g TP Cyclone (what I thought it may fly similarly to) and the River out performed every time. Thrown back to back I constantly out drove the Cyclone and it held better lines. I actually was kinda worried that some of my throws may go onto the side walk by the field I practice in with how long the disc was staying in the air. This disc isn't near as fast as my other distance drivers...but I am getting comparable distance just due to the glide.
I would have spent some more time with it...but it was getting dark and it was drizzling out. I will do some more heavy testing with it, but as of now I would say that it is similar in flight to the TP cyclones I've thrown but with a softer fade and more glide.
I wanna hear how the heavier Optos fly and how the gold line Rivers turned out.
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