Ted Bratton
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As I gain experience discs have interested and mystified me less, and less, and less. A couple years ago I finally realized that discs don't possess inexplicable amounts of turn, fade, glide, or speed. Naturally I've realized that no disc is actually "better" or "worse" than any other. As my tastes change some discs are just too understable or overstable for my tastes but that is far and away the most important factor of disc quality for me...some discs (thinking of this particular dx beast I used to own at the moment...) are just -way- too understable lol. But, of course, I am very selective about which discs have gone in my bag according to flight, feel, weight, price, durability, look, and even brand. We have the opportunity to be with the immense amount of products out there. The vast majority of discs ever produced that are still around have an amount of speed and stability that I am totally alright with. Combine that with my preference to add and subtract from my bag as little as possible and I am forced to be -extremely- selective.
When the game was new and I was not disillusioned qualities like reputation played a huge role in which discs I prioritized to spend my money on. As such, I have never bought a groove or honestly even considered choosing it to join the elite in my bag. Why is this? It just so happens that I've thrown a lot of champion grooves and every one has flown spectacularly well. They all flew really far. Most were straight flying, some were pretty understable, some were really nice long hyzer discs. They all had different amounts of wear, the mold obviously isn't nearly as inconsistent as I have heard it used to be. All felt great and obviously champ plastic is extremely durable. It's a mold that when new mimics identically any typical 2.5cm wide driver that is too overstable for most players when fresh (i.e. boss) that is worn to some degree, which is very desirable in the same way that any disc that flies straighter when new is. And as most of us see regularly, all of them were practically being given away because of their reputation. Now obviously just as the vast majority of you, I have not chosen this disc for a number of reasons, 95% of which are superficial, but it's interesting to think about. If you enjoy throwing discs a long way as I do (long for me is between 400-500 these days), try out that groove a few times. It will immediately change your view of the disc and every other disc you have questioned. If not, it's probably just you.
When the game was new and I was not disillusioned qualities like reputation played a huge role in which discs I prioritized to spend my money on. As such, I have never bought a groove or honestly even considered choosing it to join the elite in my bag. Why is this? It just so happens that I've thrown a lot of champion grooves and every one has flown spectacularly well. They all flew really far. Most were straight flying, some were pretty understable, some were really nice long hyzer discs. They all had different amounts of wear, the mold obviously isn't nearly as inconsistent as I have heard it used to be. All felt great and obviously champ plastic is extremely durable. It's a mold that when new mimics identically any typical 2.5cm wide driver that is too overstable for most players when fresh (i.e. boss) that is worn to some degree, which is very desirable in the same way that any disc that flies straighter when new is. And as most of us see regularly, all of them were practically being given away because of their reputation. Now obviously just as the vast majority of you, I have not chosen this disc for a number of reasons, 95% of which are superficial, but it's interesting to think about. If you enjoy throwing discs a long way as I do (long for me is between 400-500 these days), try out that groove a few times. It will immediately change your view of the disc and every other disc you have questioned. If not, it's probably just you.
