Rolling with the Condor

[Thumber]

I just bought 2, 200 g DX condors

I like them for approach shots. They hold lines very nicely and have great glide. I was wondering how people throw them as rollers?

I have a good thumber and was wondering how you throw them as a thumber roller, or are they better for BH and FH rollers

 

[bcr123psu]

This might help:

http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17281

 

[fractalzoom]

The Condor is a huge disc. I have a friend who *only* throws overhand rollers with it, and he's surprisingly accurate with it. The condor seems to be more controllable and it'll roll further because of the bigger diameter. I only tend to use overhand rollers for getting out of trouble.

 

[Thumber]

The Condor is a huge disc. I have a friend who *only* throws overhand rollers with it, and he's surprisingly accurate with it. The condor seems to be more controllable and it'll roll further because of the bigger diameter. I only tend to use overhand rollers for getting out of trouble.

does he throw them thumber or tommy style?

 

[chrishysell]

There are numerous people who I have seen throwing thumb rollers with condors. Gangloff throws them with a Roc. I remember Dave Greenwell using condors as well as Tom Thumb from Burlington NC.

more of a reverse thumber with the flight plate close to the body

 

[racer93]

Greenwell is a master with the 'dor. He uses it for thumb rollers, FH rollers, pretty much everything. It's like it is his little pet or something. It's amazing to watch him do things with that disc. He and that one specific disc are one. Yes, he's really that good with this disc. Most everyone around here (Louisville) has one in their bag because of what he has shown them with the 'dor.

 

[joegraham]

Steve Killian in SoCal is a whizz at Condor thumber rollers too. Parks it a lot.

 

[ReinZ_96]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5joRhBOjDM

watch this

 

[Fore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5joRhBOjDM

watch this

The OP was already directed to this video.




I added the Condor to the bag because of the magic Dave and a few other locals work with theirs. I love throwing it as a warm up disc also.

 

[racer93]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5joRhBOjDM

watch this

Funny--I'm on there too! I do the th rolling demo...

 

[lion]

thumb rollers are great and great shots to get you out of trouble.

 

[BrotherDave]

So I'm learning to do thumb rollers with this stupid thing and it's squirrely has hell. I have to throw it almost flat to get to go straight at all and by the time it touches down it's almost 5' left of where I aimed. It turns left immediately if I throw it more OH rather than the flat, sidearm delivery. Seems very unpredictable.

It's 197 and fairly new still, maybe it needs to be beat up some so it isn't so piggy. Any tips?

 

[nevets4433]

I got me a max weight 200g DX condor for my rollers...and I've found its great for short rollers to get out of trouble, but I can't control it well enough to throw it for any distance.


To be completely honest, the #1 thing I use it for is escape shots...it has enough mass to bust through brush and get back to the fairway