mrDROCK
Par Member
Here is my "lose us please" set of discs from the Challenge. I arrived early and was probably number 15 in line, but we got no choices, just given the 3 discs off the top of the box... unless you knew the TD.
And here is the course I played... http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2702&mode=ci
Much time was spent spotting or searching for our drives, even our approach shots. These colors were awful for a heavily wooded course with deep undergrowth. I had a good time playing, not my best out there, but what can you expect with 3 new discs you have never tried before.
I felt like the driver, DD Thief(green), was kind of finicky off the tee. The right release would give you some turnover, but if you didn't have enough, it faded out way too soon. Some compared it to a Valkyrie, and I might agree, but it was hard to decide because of the weight being far heavier than I throw.
The Latitude 64 Claymore(brown/brass) was nice and straight. You could put it on the lines you wanted and watch them hold. The disc felt good in the hand and I liked the recycled plastic. This will go into my Trilogy bag, but probably after picking up another color at full release.
Westside's Shield(purple) was a good putter. I don't think it was anything to replace my personal putter, but it worked well holding a line. This putter was stable, I couldn't flip it without major anhyzer. I really don't think it had much glide either, I had many approaches that felt good out of the hand, but stalled out early and left me short.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would play again in the future. I can only hope we get some brighter colors in the coming years otherwise I won't be going to the tourney help at Horning's Hideout again. We had to pass through one card as they all lost their discs into tall grass of a pond. The sheen off the plastic saved us a couple of times. I once saw a cardmate stop at a spot in the grass and I was wondering why, thinking his driver was farther ahead. I looked over and was no more than 20 feet from him and could not make out his disc laying in the grass. Yikes these discs were going commando.
And here is the course I played... http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2702&mode=ci
Much time was spent spotting or searching for our drives, even our approach shots. These colors were awful for a heavily wooded course with deep undergrowth. I had a good time playing, not my best out there, but what can you expect with 3 new discs you have never tried before.
I felt like the driver, DD Thief(green), was kind of finicky off the tee. The right release would give you some turnover, but if you didn't have enough, it faded out way too soon. Some compared it to a Valkyrie, and I might agree, but it was hard to decide because of the weight being far heavier than I throw.
The Latitude 64 Claymore(brown/brass) was nice and straight. You could put it on the lines you wanted and watch them hold. The disc felt good in the hand and I liked the recycled plastic. This will go into my Trilogy bag, but probably after picking up another color at full release.
Westside's Shield(purple) was a good putter. I don't think it was anything to replace my personal putter, but it worked well holding a line. This putter was stable, I couldn't flip it without major anhyzer. I really don't think it had much glide either, I had many approaches that felt good out of the hand, but stalled out early and left me short.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience and would play again in the future. I can only hope we get some brighter colors in the coming years otherwise I won't be going to the tourney help at Horning's Hideout again. We had to pass through one card as they all lost their discs into tall grass of a pond. The sheen off the plastic saved us a couple of times. I once saw a cardmate stop at a spot in the grass and I was wondering why, thinking his driver was farther ahead. I looked over and was no more than 20 feet from him and could not make out his disc laying in the grass. Yikes these discs were going commando.