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i have tried them all as well from the mini glow sticks for fishing(they work), to flat LEDs, watch battery and open pin LEDs, and glow tape. Glow sticks are bright but only green and they are a one time use. LEDs are the best but they each have their pros and cons.
Flat LEDs PRO: 1.can turn off. So you can leave them on your disc day in and day out and just turn them on when you need them. 2. Durable. Put an X pattern of tape and they will stay pretty water resistant. Lost a disc during day round in a pond for about 3 days. When i got it back finally i checked the light and it still worked. 3. time avg is about 15hrs /battery for me. 4. shines through on champ/z and star/esp depending on colors. Cons: 1.Some people say the lights change the flight or the balance. I think this is true to some extent but for me it is not noticeable. 2.the flat LED is one small light in center of top of disc. 3.if the disc lands upside down the light may be hard to see. 4. when battery dies, most people will have to throw them away. bye bye good LED.....
The pin LEDs and watch batteries (CR2025) is what i am using now. Pros: 1. cheap. 100 lights and 10 batteries are >$10. (gotta shop around). 2. battery dies, throw away battery and keep using lights. With 10 lights i should be able to get YEARS of glow without replacing lights. 3.use them just a bit offset and the lights light up the rim of the disc 2-3 inches along with middle. Much cooler flight through air and easy to see rightside up/upside down. Cons: 1.take a bit longer to get them set up. This is a minimal argument but gotta point it out. 2. You can lose connection and your light shuts off. This can be tweaked with how you put them on.
Glow Tape: Pros: 1.easy!!! 2.Duct brand is bright as a mothershucker! I use on putters also but i have to light them up after a birdie drive or upshot. Otherwise putting with a fresh charge is bright. 3. works on almost any disc and plastic(see below) 4.easy to give some to a friend to try glow out. 5. much brighter than any glow plastic and the glow last so much longer at night and just in general. I have tape on a putter for over 6 months and it still glows up bright and i use it everyday during day or night rounds. Cons: 1.glow will fade eventually making seeing it harder than lights. 2.the duct brand rolls are more expensive for less tape than the other styles.(maybe not an issue for you but a pet peeve for me)
I used to sell the flat lights and now i have converted to a combination of the pin LEDs and glow tape. If i am by myself or a small fast group then tape is fine. If a larger group or lots of higher grass, LEDs. Or both! The only real con i have seen with anything is my buddy that throws 90% vibram. clear duct tape does not like sticking to those disc. So he is strictly a glow taper. and the UV flashlight is not a must have but makes night golf so much better. good luck and happy throwing.
darren
Flat LEDs PRO: 1.can turn off. So you can leave them on your disc day in and day out and just turn them on when you need them. 2. Durable. Put an X pattern of tape and they will stay pretty water resistant. Lost a disc during day round in a pond for about 3 days. When i got it back finally i checked the light and it still worked. 3. time avg is about 15hrs /battery for me. 4. shines through on champ/z and star/esp depending on colors. Cons: 1.Some people say the lights change the flight or the balance. I think this is true to some extent but for me it is not noticeable. 2.the flat LED is one small light in center of top of disc. 3.if the disc lands upside down the light may be hard to see. 4. when battery dies, most people will have to throw them away. bye bye good LED.....
The pin LEDs and watch batteries (CR2025) is what i am using now. Pros: 1. cheap. 100 lights and 10 batteries are >$10. (gotta shop around). 2. battery dies, throw away battery and keep using lights. With 10 lights i should be able to get YEARS of glow without replacing lights. 3.use them just a bit offset and the lights light up the rim of the disc 2-3 inches along with middle. Much cooler flight through air and easy to see rightside up/upside down. Cons: 1.take a bit longer to get them set up. This is a minimal argument but gotta point it out. 2. You can lose connection and your light shuts off. This can be tweaked with how you put them on.
Glow Tape: Pros: 1.easy!!! 2.Duct brand is bright as a mothershucker! I use on putters also but i have to light them up after a birdie drive or upshot. Otherwise putting with a fresh charge is bright. 3. works on almost any disc and plastic(see below) 4.easy to give some to a friend to try glow out. 5. much brighter than any glow plastic and the glow last so much longer at night and just in general. I have tape on a putter for over 6 months and it still glows up bright and i use it everyday during day or night rounds. Cons: 1.glow will fade eventually making seeing it harder than lights. 2.the duct brand rolls are more expensive for less tape than the other styles.(maybe not an issue for you but a pet peeve for me)
I used to sell the flat lights and now i have converted to a combination of the pin LEDs and glow tape. If i am by myself or a small fast group then tape is fine. If a larger group or lots of higher grass, LEDs. Or both! The only real con i have seen with anything is my buddy that throws 90% vibram. clear duct tape does not like sticking to those disc. So he is strictly a glow taper. and the UV flashlight is not a must have but makes night golf so much better. good luck and happy throwing.
darren