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[Other] MINT Discs - Bobcat?
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booter
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Pro type blend....
KCRoc/Avair or Pro Thunderbird?
booter
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kc pro type blend, i actually use my royal bobcat a lot, its seasoned up to be a straighter bobcat and has potential to replace lots of rocs in peoples bags 
im a little biased though. FWIW, i was an avid roc thrower, several years ago, and i only stopped throwing them because our courses eat up base plastic out here. when the royal was presented to us, i couldnt say no and had to try it, it offers great grip and rigidity that is reminiscent to my old rocs.
im a little biased though. FWIW, i was an avid roc thrower, several years ago, and i only stopped throwing them because our courses eat up base plastic out here. when the royal was presented to us, i couldnt say no and had to try it, it offers great grip and rigidity that is reminiscent to my old rocs.
MrDarkHorse
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I've been forehanding a lot more now that I have a Bobcat. I've never had a midrange that felt comfortable in my hand that I felt I coud forehand, so I'm liking it a lot.
booter
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my review of the royal plastic
ive had my royal cat for almost a month and my initial thoughts on the plastic were : its velvety, has a medium stiffness and a very flat top. the plastic is reminiscent to kc pro blends, not waxy at all and pretty durable.
the first day i got it, i took it out to the field to compare to other plastic cats and out of the box, even at 170g, it was still somewhat true to the bobcat numbers, it just appeared to have more glide and was straighter at high speeds. between the 4 plastics, it was the longest of the cats and the straightest, 2nd was my light weight sublime. after a few rounds with it, the flashing wore off and i started to notice that it would hold a straighter flight at high speed but still showing the little low speed fade i expected.
i normally use the bobcat for upshots or some tee shots that require a fade or even some flex around obstacles. however, after seasoning in my royal, i found i was reaching for it more and more since it was easier to manipulate and use for those straighter shots at high speed and low speed. mind you, i have not thrown base plastic mids in almost a decade because our courses out here can chew them up pretty quick. i trusted this disc so much i bagged it a week before a tournament and every time i threw it, i knew exactly how it was going to fly. fh and bh, it responded to touch shots just as one would expect a less stable version to do so. it did take me some time to figure out the range on it because i wasnt used to a bobcat going so straight for so long but once i did,it was a no brainer to always reach for it.
the flight of the royal really reminded me of my old rocs, only a bit faster and more reliable to power shots and fh shots. ive always preferred beadless to beaded discs so this mold and stability still trips me out because i never thought i could find a beadless , overstable mid that flies the way the bobcat does(trying not to be biased here). i threw buzzzes for a long time and never had this slot filled because i couldnt find anything readily available, it just didnt exist. molds were either too os or too touchy or too inconsistent to just go grab on off the shelf. i truly see a lot of people loving these to compliment their other bobcats since they are straighter and easy to cycle.
at this moment, i can hyzer flip my royal up to flat and into a frozen rope from start to finish. i can throw it flat and watch it drift right and then slowly work its way back if given the height. thrown high , with some power , i can get it to hold an anhyzer line to the ground. thrown on a soft hyzer, i can get it to hold a hyzer but penetrate forward more as it slowly pops up. its a very reliable disc, even at the 170g weight i chose. i have a 177 i am slowly working in to see if it takes as long or longer to beat in. my thinking is itll take a little longer and hold a little more of the high speed stability longer than the light weight royal did.
with that said, i cant wait for people to get these, especially if you wanted a straighter bobcat to compliment your others. so far, the plastic has held up nicely, i have some dings, cuts etc but no warping, no clovering, chunks missing as of yet. i will report again in about another month on the status of my royal
as always, if anyone has any questions, please ask away and ill answer the best i can . btw, weights are ranging from 170g - 177 in few colors atm. blue, white, pink, purple.i chose blue because it was the lightest weight i wanted to try first.
ive had my royal cat for almost a month and my initial thoughts on the plastic were : its velvety, has a medium stiffness and a very flat top. the plastic is reminiscent to kc pro blends, not waxy at all and pretty durable.
the first day i got it, i took it out to the field to compare to other plastic cats and out of the box, even at 170g, it was still somewhat true to the bobcat numbers, it just appeared to have more glide and was straighter at high speeds. between the 4 plastics, it was the longest of the cats and the straightest, 2nd was my light weight sublime. after a few rounds with it, the flashing wore off and i started to notice that it would hold a straighter flight at high speed but still showing the little low speed fade i expected.
i normally use the bobcat for upshots or some tee shots that require a fade or even some flex around obstacles. however, after seasoning in my royal, i found i was reaching for it more and more since it was easier to manipulate and use for those straighter shots at high speed and low speed. mind you, i have not thrown base plastic mids in almost a decade because our courses out here can chew them up pretty quick. i trusted this disc so much i bagged it a week before a tournament and every time i threw it, i knew exactly how it was going to fly. fh and bh, it responded to touch shots just as one would expect a less stable version to do so. it did take me some time to figure out the range on it because i wasnt used to a bobcat going so straight for so long but once i did,it was a no brainer to always reach for it.
the flight of the royal really reminded me of my old rocs, only a bit faster and more reliable to power shots and fh shots. ive always preferred beadless to beaded discs so this mold and stability still trips me out because i never thought i could find a beadless , overstable mid that flies the way the bobcat does(trying not to be biased here). i threw buzzzes for a long time and never had this slot filled because i couldnt find anything readily available, it just didnt exist. molds were either too os or too touchy or too inconsistent to just go grab on off the shelf. i truly see a lot of people loving these to compliment their other bobcats since they are straighter and easy to cycle.
at this moment, i can hyzer flip my royal up to flat and into a frozen rope from start to finish. i can throw it flat and watch it drift right and then slowly work its way back if given the height. thrown high , with some power , i can get it to hold an anhyzer line to the ground. thrown on a soft hyzer, i can get it to hold a hyzer but penetrate forward more as it slowly pops up. its a very reliable disc, even at the 170g weight i chose. i have a 177 i am slowly working in to see if it takes as long or longer to beat in. my thinking is itll take a little longer and hold a little more of the high speed stability longer than the light weight royal did.
with that said, i cant wait for people to get these, especially if you wanted a straighter bobcat to compliment your others. so far, the plastic has held up nicely, i have some dings, cuts etc but no warping, no clovering, chunks missing as of yet. i will report again in about another month on the status of my royal
as always, if anyone has any questions, please ask away and ill answer the best i can . btw, weights are ranging from 170g - 177 in few colors atm. blue, white, pink, purple.i chose blue because it was the lightest weight i wanted to try first.
Owensjef
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Great review. Saw it on Facebook first. Very in-depth
booter
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Thank you sir, i hope it helps some people decide
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Any idea when these will be available on the Mint website?
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ATM , i do not but I'll have a better ideaafter the release party this weekend. I'll post when i have said info
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For some reason I thought the release tourney already happened.
booter
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you might be thinking about the other bobcat event we did for the molds initial release, this particular event is to celebrate and release the new plastic
booter
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got the word that theyre going to be put up on mints website, thursday evening. not sure exact time just yet but ill post back with details
EXCITED! :clap: Gotta get a hold of these so we can start breaking them in. With broken in royals, comets and bobcats should be all I need. :thmbup:
So far I'm loving the mint-colored apex and orange/gold eternal. (They called it gold, I'd call it orange) They're great off the tee, but I'm finding them even better on upshots in the 75-200 foot range. Super trusty and consistent. It probably helps that I've used the mortar on that shot for a couple years, so it slotted right in but I like the rim and plastic both better than a mortar.
booter
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yep, lots of people,myself included, love them for upshot and approach mids. i use it off the tee but only if the shot calls for it. now that i have my royals broken in and breaking in, i reach for it more off the tee than before. i think people will love these and enjoy the cycling of bobcats.
booter
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7pm cst tonight!
Any advice on colors and weights to try from what you've seen?
I know selection may be limited since it's what was left from the event but since I was going to try and scoop up about 3, might as well get different colors/weights to try them out if possible.
I know selection may be limited since it's what was left from the event but since I was going to try and scoop up about 3, might as well get different colors/weights to try them out if possible.
booter
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the only light weight ones were blue, as far as i can remember(170-172) lavender/purples are a mix between 174-177. whites are 177. they will have a more definite assortment but thats just what i saw.
i prefer my blue 170 but also dig the purps, they all start out like a normal bobcat but put some rounds behind them and theyll start to lose HSS
i prefer my blue 170 but also dig the purps, they all start out like a normal bobcat but put some rounds behind them and theyll start to lose HSS
wolfmandragon
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So, one of my friends is needing an OS compliment to his KCPro Roc and Icon Ghost (he doesn't haunt these forums, so I am asking for him). Would the Bobcat fit into this slot? He is not a power thrower, but he uses a lot of flex shots the carve lines in the woods; his forehand isn't all that great, but he is an old school frisbee thrower... good control on angles.
Holding a Bobcat at the store, I am guessing it flys like a little shorter Z Wasp, mabe a bit more OS, ( I throw MVP putters and drivers, but you have to talk Discraft mids to me), maybe halfway between a Wasp and Drone?
What plastic/color/run is the firmest? We differ on what mids we throw, but we both want them super firm.
Holding a Bobcat at the store, I am guessing it flys like a little shorter Z Wasp, mabe a bit more OS, ( I throw MVP putters and drivers, but you have to talk Discraft mids to me), maybe halfway between a Wasp and Drone?
What plastic/color/run is the firmest? We differ on what mids we throw, but we both want them super firm.
