sdecker
Newbie
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2009
- Messages
- 18
I threw 54 with the Groove this weekend. It was a brand new Champ plastic, 171 gram second run.
I'm learning the forehand shot and tested it out against the equally new Star Boss I picked it up.
I went to the local 'grip and rip' course with no real obstacles and let 'er fly.
I like the speed and spin I can generate on it and I was able to forehand it 300 consistently and a few out to 330-350. I like the disc in general but I do have one complaint, which is probably my fault and not the disc.
It just climbs up and up (presumably because of the high glide number), killing my distance. I'm sure it's me and my crappy form as I've only been forehanding for about 2 months now. However, I could take the Boss and consistently throw it 50 feet further than the Groove because it didn't climb so damn much.
Is the Groove super sensitive to nose angle at release, and why wouldn't the Boss also be? I'm going to have to figure out how to keep the nose down if I'm ever going to do anything more distance-wise with the Groove. Every time I tried to keep the nose down I ended up putting it into the ground.
Still, good disc overall. I just haven't figured out how to throw it properly yet.
I'm learning the forehand shot and tested it out against the equally new Star Boss I picked it up.
I went to the local 'grip and rip' course with no real obstacles and let 'er fly.
I like the speed and spin I can generate on it and I was able to forehand it 300 consistently and a few out to 330-350. I like the disc in general but I do have one complaint, which is probably my fault and not the disc.
It just climbs up and up (presumably because of the high glide number), killing my distance. I'm sure it's me and my crappy form as I've only been forehanding for about 2 months now. However, I could take the Boss and consistently throw it 50 feet further than the Groove because it didn't climb so damn much.
Is the Groove super sensitive to nose angle at release, and why wouldn't the Boss also be? I'm going to have to figure out how to keep the nose down if I'm ever going to do anything more distance-wise with the Groove. Every time I tried to keep the nose down I ended up putting it into the ground.
Still, good disc overall. I just haven't figured out how to throw it properly yet.