[Recommend] Discrafts answer to Thunderbird?

[RomServo]

Forgive me if this topic has been brought up before, but, I looked through the Innova threads and the search option and don't see anything about it.

I was curious if Discraft makes a fairway driver with a similar pattern to the Thunderbird. I do carry a Thunderbird right now in Champ but I recently have been working on putting together an all Discraft bag. So, I have a gap there where I feel like a Thunderbird should go. My question is, has Discraft created a driver with little to no HST (-1%) and a similar LSF (38%) such as the Thunderbirds? If not, im curious if there is a Discraft mold and blend that beats in to a somewhat similar path. Thanks!

 

[Stable]

I think a Z Undertaker is as close as you'll get. I love Discraft but I also love choice. Why stick to one brand? Innova seems like they put out a crowd favorite with the Thunderbird. Check out Nikko Locastro's last 'In the bag'. Throw what works for you.

 

[Mulligan]

Yep, Undertaker FTW

 

[tbird888]

Somewhere between an Avenger and an Undertaker.

 

[armiller]

Is the Thunderbird a fairway driver? How disc golf has changed...

What they said. I really like a beat-up (like 5-10 years old) Z Predator for similar shots. But I'm with Solar Sailer. Discraft's awesome, but there's no problem throwing some Innova (or Gateway, or Trilogy, or Gyro, etc.) in your bag there's a spot you want filled. Plus, they'll be 8 million times easier to replace than my perfectly beat-in Z Pred.

 

[cjman]

Thunderbird is a control distance driver IMO.

 

[SD86]

Thunderbird is a control distance driver IMO.

Agreed, but the lines (between control/fairway and distance drivers) start getting fuzzy around that speed 9-10 range.

Anyhoo, looks like the OP is asking about a Discraft overstable disc with glide in that speed 9 range...

 

[JamesXC]

I would think you are looking for an ESP Avenger. It might be bit faster than a Thunderbird, but otherwise they will be pretty close.

 

[Hampstead]

Go the Team Prodigy route and put a Discraft stamp on a Thunderbird.

 

[money 21]

crush

 

[august dupree]

I would think you are looking for an ESP Avenger. It might be bit faster than a Thunderbird, but otherwise they will be pretty close.

Yep.

Actualy, the Thunderbird was Innova's answer to the Avenger.

 

[Stable]

crush

Crush is more like an XCaliber or glidey Firebird. Not very similar to a Thunderbird.

 

[tomsdiscs]

I think a Z Tracker is a little closer to a Thunderbird than the Undertaker, I have all 3, just compared how they feel in hand.

The Undertaker is a little flippier/glidier from the start, not quite the same beef as the Tracker and Thunderbird, and once broken in, I would give the Thunderbird an edge on glide, Tracker will not have quite the same range.

Predator and Avenger are a step up in beef above the Thunderbird, I would take a Predator over a Thunderbird all day long, huge fan of the Predator (and its cousin the Tsunami).

Crush is a whole different animal and should not be compared to a Thunderbird, the wing is way too wide to be put in the thinner fairway driver category.

 

[THUGNIFICENT763]

You would have to beat the hell out of an Avenger to make it fly like a Thunderbird, but Avenger would be the closest mold.

 

[Streets]

Go the Team Prodigy route and put a Discraft stamp on a Thunderbird.

Yep.

Actualy, the Thunderbird was Innova's answer to the Avenger.

Lol the Avenger was the PD/Thunderbird before it was cool.

 

[money 21]

Crush is more like an XCaliber or glidey Firebird. Not very similar to a Thunderbird.

Sorry you at right I was thinking of the talon.(I have a talon and a Crush with the same tourney stamp on them). If we include DGA I think the proline Tsunami would be the closest.

 

[DanJon]

Beat up a Tsunami or an Avenger.

 

[DesertFox]

Never will understand why people feel like they have to throw only one brand. Throw whatever works for you regardless of who makes it. Except Salient lol

I guess for the sake of on topic, either beat up an avenger or buy a higher plh undertaker

 

[ThomasOrion]

Thunderbird is a control distance driver IMO.

Agreed. I have discs broken down into categories (with of course some overlap)

Slow Putters / Avg Putters / Fast putters-or tweeners / Mids / Slow Fairway / Fast Fairway / Control Drivers / Distance Drivers / Maximum Distance Drivers


yeah its a lot...but its accurate

 

[SD86]

Agreed. I have discs broken down into categories (with of course some overlap)
Slow Putters / Avg Putters / Fast putters-or tweeners / Mids / Slow Fairway / Fast Fairway / Control Drivers / Distance Drivers / Maximum Distance Drivers
yeah its a lot...but its accurate

I'm not quite as granular, but my divisions are:

Putters
Approachers
Mids
Control Drivers
Fairway Drivers
Distance Drivers

Lines between groups are very fuzzy...