[DGA] need help replacing my riptide

[Duane1985]

Long story short. Had a riptide given to me and love it. I look to buy more and find out it is OOP. Any ideas on what I can replace it with since I do not want to hunt down OOP stuff to replace it. Thanks in advance.

 

[money 21]

stag, fl, tracker would be my suggestions. depending on how beat it was.

 

[SteezeOG]

I had one once that I liked at first then started to hate it. Aren't they about a speed seven with a lot of high speed turn and a lot of fade? like 7/5/-3/3 ? I can't remember exactly but a new westside hatchet is faster but will give you that same turn with fade. Discraft XL also faster but good for S lines. A discmania FD might work too but those are straighter with less fade and turn.

 

[Declarkus]

Marshall Street has tye dye Proline Riptides for $10

 

[tomsdiscs]

Clearwater disc golf has tons of them as well, you might want to start by posting a WANTED listing in the marketplace, DGCR users probably have some extras they will part with for a good price.

 

[Declarkus]

I just got a Riptide from MSt. It will replace my Discmania DD Hysteria. My DD started out a meathook, but it has started strsightening out. Its a little bit longer (like 10-20ft) than my Riptide. The DD holds its line with a late fade. Like I said, my Riptide is fresh, so I'm not sure how it will break in. A Sidewinder might work, too, although I haven't thrown one in yrs.

 

[Duane1985]

Marshall Street has tye dye Proline Riptides for $10

Wow. Sweet. Thanks

 

[Declarkus]

Yeah man. The only reason I got mine was b/c MSt had them on sale for $7.50. I don't regret it a bit. In fact, I'm temped to grab another since they are going away. While you're at it, grab an Aftershock. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Duane1985]

I don't know how broke in mine is but it flies flat and straight till around 300 and then just starts to fade off. I get a nice s curve with a little anny and it holds a hyzer well still.

 

[Ohka51]

Undertow

Long story short. Had a riptide given to me and love it. I look to buy more and find out it is OOP. Any ideas on what I can replace it with since I do not want to hunt down OOP stuff to replace it. Thanks in advance.

You should definitely try out the undertow.

 

[Declarkus]

I agree with the Undertow recommend. The SP has the right kind of stability and speed to be very similar. The Undertow maxes at 320 for me, (unless I sky roll it 400+). The First Flight Pro Undertows are less stable. Its my turnover/roller disc. The SP has replaced my Leopard.

The Riptide is more forgiving and has a more consistent fade. My Riptide range is from 310-330. SP Riptide would be sweet, or better yet Flex Riptide! I have a 174g, and I bought a 165g Riptide just to be silly. I'm curious to see how it will fly.

 

[Declarkus]

Oh and Riptides are better in the wind, crosswinds in particular. The Undertow has scary turn, often never coming back when confronting a left to right crosswind. I guess that was the basis of my consistency point

 

[Declarkus]

I plugged in some discs in the Inbounds chart that I thought were close to the Riptide. Sidewinder is a terrible suggestion. Disregard.

This is purely speculation... but I think Riptides are Avengers. The chart shows nearly identical flight numbers. I remember Avengers to have more fade, but again, its been a while. The Inbounds chart also shows the Undertow to be a touch understable. Those are probably Pro plastic #s, so the SP will be slightly more stable. Having last thrown an FLX Avenger, it could account for my memories of more fade.

Long story short, try an 8/10 ESP Avenger

 

[ThrowinGhost]

I plugged in some discs in the Inbounds chart that I thought were close to the Riptide. Sidewinder is a terrible suggestion. Disregard.

This is purely speculation... but I think Riptides are Avengers. The chart shows nearly identical flight numbers. I remember Avengers to have more fade, but again, its been a while. The Inbounds chart also shows the Undertow to be a touch understable. Those are probably Pro plastic #s, so the SP will be slightly more stable. Having last thrown an FLX Avenger, it could account for my memories of more fade.

Long story short, try an 8/10 ESP Avenger

You are exactly right about the SP Undertow. Definitely more HSS and LSS than the Prolines. They pair well together I think.


I actually just got my hands on two first flight riptides that I am loving. They have a very interesting flight to me. The glide on them is incredible and they are a pretty effortless hyzer flip disc. Great for shot shaping. I wish that they would have been more popular so that I don't have to hunt for what is quickly becoming my favorite disc. It's a good thing I got a backup.