[Gateway] Puffy Rimmed Wizards and Magics?

[Pwingles]

Gateway is taking notes from innova lol

Something gets messed up and put out on shelves. Put a name on it and a t like its a new thing.

 

[Kodachrome]

i dont use wizards to drive with anymore, because i cant get a clean release with a bead.
i wonder if this would help that at all?

slippery slope, mate. one day you're gonna wake up to find your stash empty . . . then the shakes start and you start jonesin' and going on DGCR asking everyone if they have a puffy-rimmed wizard . . .

 

[ViolaBouquet]

slippery slope, mate. one day you're gonna wake up to find your stash empty . . . then the shakes start and you start jonesin' and going on DGCR asking everyone if they have a puffy-rimmed wizard . . .

 

[Three Putt]

Gateway is taking notes from innova lol

Something gets messed up and put out on shelves. Put a name on it and a t like its a new thing.

Exactly. I'm surprised anybody buys these; you can't grip them. They feel like Holy Hell in a Handbasket when you try to grip them. Slap another half-baked "they go farther becasue" BS claim on them and sell them. You guys have fun with them!

 

[VictorB]

They have made these before, but on accident I'm assuming (it's gateway, after all) but props to them for finding a way to reproduce it.

Years ago when I threw magics, I had a few of these. They all tended to be a little more overstable than normal. If I ventured a guess it was because when it 'sinks in' it also pulls the wing to a more convex position. I was not impressed, since they weren't as neutral as I wanted magics to be.

 

[Grungedude42]

Tried some putting practice with the puffy wizards yesterday. Felt like I was wearing gloves trying to grip them. Made for seriously inconsistent releases. Might be a different story for drives, (I use a fan grip, with just the pads of my ring and pink fingers over the rim, middle and index fingers on the plate) but I did not care for them at all for putting.

 

[mattc]

slippery slope, mate. one day you're gonna wake up to find your stash empty . . . then the shakes start and you start jonesin' and going on DGCR asking everyone if they have a puffy-rimmed wizard . . .

good point, what was i thinking :doh:

 

[BuzzBomb]

I've got a couple 'puffy' Magics from a few years back. ...nice glide, velvetty ss plastic, but just a funky feel in the hand.

It's my grip, Magics are fantastic.

 

[discgolfallday]

Gateway is taking notes from innova lol

Something gets messed up and put out on shelves. Put a name on it and a t like its a new thing.

Eh, sorta. My buddy specifically called/ordered a set of these. They do seem to fly more OS than other Magics and a little less glide. The material seems to be always be a chalky SSS (black, grey, maroon). No chunking, will take a beating.

Last time he called in an order, he described over the phone the rim shape. I think Dave is just trying to make ordering/describing easier with this name. From what I heard, these can be replicated (something about cooling times/temps) and so this shouldn't be seen entirely as a fluke batch. I think the first one my buddy got was at least a few years old, so this is definitely not something new. Also I dont think there were any markups.

As for the rim, well its like the minus rim (vs plus rim). I do like the feel, but thats a personal preference.

 

[Alexplz]

"This causes the disc to glide more because air is trapped in the top portion of the convex where it meets the flight plate."

Armchair physicists, lulz

 

[Grungedude42]

Well, at least the plastic blend on these guys feels AMAZING. Chalky, grippy, just nice. I'm hoping the bulge doesn't affect a drive, because it's be a shame to not throw them.