Okay, so I got my Amber Raptor yesterday bust seeing how yesterday was Free Comic Book Day AND my daughter and I went to see Civil War, I got home far too late to throw it. I automatically like the feel, though...Amber is like flexible (not gummy) Champion plastic. Grittier than Opto/VIP/Lucid but that could also be a partial side effect of the pink dye. It's also just a little bit flatter than my Armor Flex Raptors...I've been throwing Raptors since day one so I kind of doubt an inexperienced Raptor thrower would even know the difference. It's not like the Amber Raptors are board flat.
I got up early this morning to give my dog his insulin and do some road work before my wife wakes up for Mother's Day festivities, and I took the Amber Raptor along with me as I run by this gigantic open parking lot. I didn't want to beat up the Raptor too much so i only did 4 backhands, two sidearms, and a thumber. Even with those hard asphalt impacts, I didn't get any dents or chips. Certainly got some scuffs, but the major scuff was actually just scraping away the dye, not on the plastic itself, which is something I have actually never seen before.
Anyway, the Amber Raptor flew exactly like my Armor Flexes. Straight with big fade, excels at sweeping hyzers, turns over pretty quick on a thumber. Got good flex shots out of my sloppy but forceful sidearm. It did come off the hand a bit easier, but I attribute that mostly to the stiffer plastic.
Amber Raptors are a winner! I expected it to fly a little differently, as Daredevil recognizes the variance in plastic blends and, as such, names the discs differently and gives them different flight numbers based off the blend itself. I was pleasantly surprised that the Raptor still flies Raptorish! I was getting worried I'd have to go back to Banshees as the weather warms up...no I'm glad I don't!
I got up early this morning to give my dog his insulin and do some road work before my wife wakes up for Mother's Day festivities, and I took the Amber Raptor along with me as I run by this gigantic open parking lot. I didn't want to beat up the Raptor too much so i only did 4 backhands, two sidearms, and a thumber. Even with those hard asphalt impacts, I didn't get any dents or chips. Certainly got some scuffs, but the major scuff was actually just scraping away the dye, not on the plastic itself, which is something I have actually never seen before.
Anyway, the Amber Raptor flew exactly like my Armor Flexes. Straight with big fade, excels at sweeping hyzers, turns over pretty quick on a thumber. Got good flex shots out of my sloppy but forceful sidearm. It did come off the hand a bit easier, but I attribute that mostly to the stiffer plastic.
Amber Raptors are a winner! I expected it to fly a little differently, as Daredevil recognizes the variance in plastic blends and, as such, names the discs differently and gives them different flight numbers based off the blend itself. I was pleasantly surprised that the Raptor still flies Raptorish! I was getting worried I'd have to go back to Banshees as the weather warms up...no I'm glad I don't!
