Mantis, Heat, Roach
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Discraft needs to step their game back up'
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Mantis, Heat, Roach
Yeah all super collectable :| and dont fly like AR versions lol
riltim
Eagle Member
Production run of the Mantis and Roach are solid and underated in my opinion.
I've never thrown a Mantis or a Roach -- the AR Heats I still have and bag one of them. And I don't follow the collectibility of discs but I'm salivating just looking at the clear mini Buzzz! That's one sexy little piece of plastic!!! 
Hey MJ, I'll trade you my other AR Heat for a clear 6" mini Buzzz and a black dg cap
Hey MJ, I'll trade you my other AR Heat for a clear 6" mini Buzzz and a black dg cap
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Is that a weiner dog on the stamp? Ha ha, okay.
That disc's profile reminds me a lot of the Impact, which would have been a perfectly fine disc had they ever made any that weren't FLX gummy.
That disc's profile reminds me a lot of the Impact, which would have been a perfectly fine disc had they ever made any that weren't FLX gummy.
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I'm saying it's a tired idea that's less appealing than what other companies are doing.
disctildeath
Eagle Member
Not really, if you are comparing the MVP circuit thing it's entirely different format, Aces Races were designed for fun and to appeal to all skills levels, that circuit thing is more of a rip off of the Trilogy Challenge where you use all the discs in more of a regular round. I'd also say it's not a tired idea since you can say "Discraft" and even the beginner/casual players have at least heard of them, start mentioning MVP, Trilogy, or Prodigy and they wouldn't know the difference between that or Quest, Aerobie, Franklin.
And the winner, beating out the Sinus for "worst named disc" is........... THE ROACH!!!!
I will throw in my $0.02 and say that I like Discraft, but I dont throw much of it because it is not available to buy in a store locally.
The local Dunham's always carried Innova and Discraft, but I stopped in yesterday and they had no Discraft discs. Looks like they were replaced with DD molds and even more Innova.
discguy42
Double Eagle Member
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I guess no one remembers the Wing And A Prayer?
I use discs from practically every company, they all have their strengths. My biggest love for Discraft is their "Z" plastic. I think it is the most durable plastic available, period! But that's just my opinion, others will vary.
ThomasOrion
* Ace Member *
How about this new Prototype Driver? Its from AM WORLDS just 2 weeks ago. Its a disc similar to the Trespass but maybe a tick slower more control and wide diameter. Its like a Discraft Crank and a Innova Starfire mix...if that makes sense. and honestly it might be a huge hit.
Improbably
Eagle Member
A SurgeSS-OS perhaps?
Improbably
Eagle Member
Some people seem to need discs with tires. . .
ThomasOrion
* Ace Member *
If seems a tiny bit wider rim than surge, tiny bit wider diameter as well. I would guess a Surge Slightly OS would be a good guess. I will hopefully throw it this weekend and report. but I dig it, the design so far. needs to fly tho
Retooled flash
One of my buddies had a Jawbreaker challenger at leagues last night. It looks great in real life but it's not as rubbery/vibram-y as I was expecting.
First of all, it's pretty stiff. Even in >90°F heat it was pretty firm...almost as stiff as a KC pro aviar is at that temp.
Second of all, it was really slippery...almost felt oily. It was fingerprinty in the way that some old run Z/9x plastics are, but not nearly as grippy. This might have been the plastic "sweating out" some components due to the aforementioned heat. Still, for a plastic that has been advertised as very grippy, this was a big disappointment to me. I thought that scuffing it up with some dirt/sandpaper might help to get some grip, but my friend wasn't willing to scratch up his new disc just yet, so not 100% sure.
