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[the1discChallenge]

I would suggest the Orion LF in Millenium Standard plastic vs a Pro Thunderbird. Orion LF has a bit more glide and a bit straighter with a nice drifty finish, probably between a standard Thunderbird and Valkyrie. Thunderbirds need a little beating in before the glide kicks in.

My K1 Rekos are dead straight (with a slight finish if I give them height), and the K3s fly a little more OS, but beat in faster. I think you may have gotten a mutant for your premium plastic Reko.

A K1 Svea might be a good slightly US mid for you if you don't mind dome (dome is king). The svea has been compared to a Fuse in the past. Also if you pick up a K3, they get real US and can do some hard turnovers that you don't want to fade out. K3 is my US utility disc.

The comparison to the R-Pro Rhyno may be a little hyperbolized, but not by much (I could have also gotten a straighter Rhyno, my sample size is 1 haha). My K1s remind me of a fresh JK-Aviar or a Wizard in stability. I'm definitely going to keep giving my K3s a try since I'm admittedly not the most consistent player, but I just found if I tried to power them up or down, they act differently than I expect them to.

I was also wondering if anyone would recommend the OLF since I know it's a fan favorite and gets a lot of love on DGCR. Isn't the standard like a DX type plastic? I know it's baseline, but not sure if their baseline is more the DX type plastic or the i-blend/pro type plastic.

 

[acrosley]

Way back when, I got an X-out CE Valkyrie that was beefy. Shouldn't have sold it, but hindsight is always 20/20. Are Pro Thunderbirds fairly easy to find? And do you know which runs/plastics of Valkyries might be a little more OS? The one I have is 171g champion and a fair bit older, so a brand new max weight Champ one might do the trick.

infinite has a couple Pro Thunderbirds and the Innova Pro Shop has them available too. GStar flies pretty good as well

I’d agree max weight Champ Valkyrie would be your safest bet for OS but I can’t say for certain. I’ve only thrown DX Valks so I’d have to consult the Valkyrie thread

 

[Brockness Monster]

The comparison to the R-Pro Rhyno may be a little hyperbolized, but not by much (I could have also gotten a straighter Rhyno, my sample size is 1 haha). My K1s remind me of a fresh JK-Aviar or a Wizard in stability. I'm definitely going to keep giving my K3s a try since I'm admittedly not the most consistent player, but I just found if I tried to power them up or down, they act differently than I expect them to.

I was also wondering if anyone would recommend the OLF since I know it's a fan favorite and gets a lot of love on DGCR. Isn't the standard like a DX type plastic? I know it's baseline, but not sure if their baseline is more the DX type plastic or the i-blend/pro type plastic.

Millennium Standard is more like an I-blend. Current runs remind me of a middle ground between Star and Pro plastic. Admittedly, I have not tried the Sirius Plastic much, but it seems to be the preference of most throwers on DGCR.

 

[the1discChallenge]

Got out to play at Heistand today and brought a 5-disc bag to try some stuff out. Stopped by the local shop and picked up a firm Voodoo and a Halo Valkyrie after doing a little bit of research and feeling discs. The Voodoo is amazing because the structure of the disc is firm, but the plastic not slick like some of the older runs of firm/medium were.

The 5 discs were the Voodoo, Star Jay, beat-in StarTeebird, old Champ Valkyrie, and Halo Valkyrie.

The Voodoo resembles the hand feel of the Reko, but is a little deeper and straighter. For putting, it's definitely less glidey than the Rekos. I have a little more confidence in my putting than last year, so I've been putting it higher and putting a little harder so it's working out well for now.

Why are more people not throwing Halo Valkyries? They're amazingly versatile and for my arm speed and play style, it flies like how my Champion Leopard3 does: thrown with a little bit of hyzer, it'll flip up to flat and ride until the healthy fade kicks in. I was able to park a few 350-360 uphill shots as well as getting further down the fairway on a 520' ever-so-slightly downhill shot (with about 120' left), and got a 450' downhill shot to about 10-15'. Because it's a Valkyrie, it powers down well for the 350-60' range, and because it's Halo, it powers up well for the 400'+ shots.

TL;DR: focused today's round on just 5 discs/4 molds. Voodoo is underrated and Halo Valkyries are criminally underrated.