[Innova] Your thoughts on the Innova Gator?

[Marty McFly]

I just bought one because I loved the feel of the disc in my hand. I have yet to throw it but what is everybody's reaction to it? It doesn't seem to garnish much fanfare...

 

[billnchristy]

Not just Yay, EFFIN YAY!

Love the hell out of it, and it is an awesome wind putter too.

Note I have the star gator which is different than a regular one.

 

[sidewinder22]

I like the Gator in DX for forehand approaches. The DX is more stable cause it has the bead where the Star version is beadless.

 

[Marty McFly]

I picked one up in star for the record...

 

[zenbot]

I am going to copy and paste from DGR...again.

The best way I can explain it is like this: I try to imagine throwing a ball, or rock, or something with no glide, toward the basket. To me, a midrange with a lot of glide will tend to carry too far beyond the basket, and will probably skip 10-20 feet past where it initally hits the ground. I just throw the gator exactly how hard I think I should throw a ball, and the distance is almost always perfect.

 

[Trashthrasher]

I had one when I first started & didn't care for it very much. Perhaps it's time to check one out again.

 

[solomon.trenton]

i like my dx and it is a great "oh **** how do i get out of here" disc

 

[Marty McFly]

I am going to copy and paste from DGR...again.

We meet again. You sparked my interest to return to posting when I can.

 

[zenbot]

We meet again. You sparked my interest to return to posting when I can.

Hey you! It's you. What's you doing here?

 

[gsw_03]

CFR Gator

I have a CFR Gator, which is the beaded version in Champ plastic. It is the only variety of Gator I have thrown, and I love it. It's been in my bag for over a year and is nearly as stable as the day I bought it. Money for windy approaches that don't need quite the distance of an overstable midrange, forehand approaches (as mentioned previously in another post), and out of trouble shots. I've been meaning to get a few more for backups but mine never seems to beat in so I have very little motivation (similar to the CE plastic dilemma ).

 

[billnchristy]

I might need to try the more stable one...not that the star is severely lacking or anything.

 

[discjon]

Fantastic disc. Put as much arm behind it as you want, it's like a damn baseball.

 

[Bubbajoe]

Terrific disk. I have one in DX plastic and it's very reliable. Predictable flight regardless of the wind. It's also my favorite disk for a hammer/thumber out of the rough

 

[superium]

For a mid-range I love the smaller diameter and you can throw it as hard as you want without it turning over.

 

[Marty McFly]

My thread delivers.

Where was this fanfare before?

 

[Jacob]

I love my DX gator. No frills, no tricks, just a good stable midrange.

 

[sidewinding]

If you take a pig and a gator to an open field and throw them as hard as you can they will consistently land within five feet of each other. Different disc, different class, identical flight characteristics. I don't like either one because they don't glide good enough.

 

[toothyfish]

I had a couple Star Gators. I felt like I had to throw them really hard to get any distance on them, and they dumped off the line really quick. I prefer the Drone, just a bit more glide, but overstable enough. Seems to fade out a bit smoother.

 

[zenbot]

If you take a pig and a gator to an open field and throw them as hard as you can they will consistently land within five feet of each other. Different disc, different class, identical flight characteristics. I don't like either one because they don't glide good enough.

Ah but the beauty is that they don't glide well. It's very difficult for them to overshoot the pin.

 

[billnchristy]

Is one of yours the one I am ranting about? I can never remember who I traded with, there are so many.