[Help] Looking for a mid that flies like a Roc3 but has no bead

[B-Man]

How about a Verdict then?

I was just looking at that one, does it have a bead?

 

[B-Man]

Disagree on the alias.

Buzzz os is not the disc you are looking for.

Reeeeeeeally surprised you haven't found your m2 to fill that nice stable/overstable slot. Perhaps try an m1? Believe they are beadless. But more os than a roc3 for sure...maybe you should bring your current m2 into a retailer and examine plh. Cuz it sounds like you have a weird one if it isn't doing the straight to fade like a roc3 would.

The M2 is close, but its way heavier than I like. It's 178g. I'm looking to replace my M2 with something lighter, a little more OS, and still no bead?

 

[blackcatsmith]

Yeah I second a 400S M2. It IS a Roc3 minus the bead.. I mean they're damn near identical not only to look and and feel, but in flight as well. You can always raise or lower the weights for more or less stability.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Disagree on the alias.

Why? Beaded discs will never fly like those without beads but that doesn't mean one cant replace another. I dropped vectors (roc3s basically) for a longgg time and tried out lots of molds before throwing it back in the bag. Alias is the only other disc which gives a unique feel but similar flight.

 

[B-Man]

What about a Wasp? I've never thrown one. Does that have a bead.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Disagree on the alias.

Why? Beaded discs will never fly like those without beads but that doesn't mean one cant replace what another. I dropped vectors (roc3s basically) for a longgg time and tried out lots of molds before throwing it back in the bag. Alias is the only other disc which gives a unique feel but similar flight which OP is looking for. Axis is more buzz/shark like...

 

[B-Man]

Yeah I second a 400S M2. It IS a Roc3 minus the bead.. I mean they're damn near identical not only to look and and feel, but in flight as well. You can always raise or lower the weights for more or less stability.

The M2 doesn't come in the weighs I specified in my first post, and if it did, it would become less stable because of it.

 

[dukesilver]

Does an md3 have a bead?

 

[New013]

Does an md3 have a bead?

microbead

 

[B-Man]

Does an md3 have a bead?

microbead

I posted that question on the Discmania thread, but it looks like I now have the answer. I love almost every Discmania disc I ever held in my hand. I'll look at the MD3 next time II'm at GGGT, but even a small bead might be too much.

 

[blackcatsmith]

The M2 doesn't come in the weighs I specified in my first post, and if it did, it would become less stable because of it.

Well that was disappointingly easy. From e-bay:171g Prodigy M2 |Listed in category:
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[teemkey]

I was just looking at that one, does it have a bead?

The Verdict does not have a bead. It feels very similar to a Buzzz in the hand.

The Wasp does have a bead.

 

[B-Man]

Well that was disappointingly easy. From e-bay:171g Prodigy M2 |Listed in category:
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I didn't look for my weights in 300, but likeI said it'll be less stable, and more Buzzz like at the lower weights.

 

[B-Man]

Can anyone tell me their experiences with the Tensor? I'm leaning towards either trying the Verdict or the Tensor.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

tensor is very OS and slower than a roc3. It is very HSS with not a lot of glide. Smaller diameter and lower profile than a roc3 also by a hair.

 

[LeviW]

The Cro is another option if you're open to sm diameter mids.

 

[Toro71]

^Tensor's also about as flat as they come. Roc3's kinda flat, but domey almost compared to the Tensor, IMO. (Maybe that's part of lower profile AFTC, duh.)

 

[B-Man]

tensor is very OS and slower than a roc3. It is very HSS with not a lot of glide. Smaller diameter and lower profile than a roc3 also by a hair.

Interesting, one paper they are very similar.

 

[B-Man]

I'm not super concerned about diameter and dome, just that it falls in the weight I like, pretty close to the Roc3's flight and glide, and no bead.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

in they air they are not similar at all. Marshall street rates the tensor "very OS" while roc3 is at the last space of OS discs on the chart. Joes flight chart would indicate the tensor is more HSS and holds up to higher power while retaining the designed flight as well as greater wind resistance.