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I finally got one on the board for 2023!
Sunday evening at Diamond X, I hit hole 9 Red with a Star Destroyer. (Short but very steep uphill and technical.) I took the high left gap with a forehand and the stall/fade did the rest of the work for me.
Some initial impressions:
I sanded down the bottom flashing. The i-blend is certainly less durable than s-line, but the grip feels surprisingly similar. I was expecting a more chalky feel.
With only that sanding done, the i-Dynasty flies straighter and farther than a 7.5/10 S-CD2. Not a huge...
Received 2 i-blend Dynastys in the mail today.
Definitely looks like the Anhyzer top. Also has the same tooling as the 2018 run embossed S-line CD2, for what that's worth.
ILUV is correct that the flashing on the bottom of the Dynasty is severe. That actually matches well with the 2018 CD2...
Interesting. Was that with the I-blend? My experience with the S-CD2 was that they take a lot of "love" before they fly true to the -1/+2 numbers. Especially for the domey ones.
Flashing is a bummer, but that's what sandpaper is for! Also I think excessive flashing means older mold pieces (?)...
Thanks for the review on this. I personally like the flatter wing Destroyers; more usable distance out of the box. And for the blizzarding I don't mind. Love the CG champ for hand feel.
Does anyone know, do they have these in 165-170g? On eBay and the proshop I only see 173-175g.
I have collected a lot of Banshees but I no longer throw them. I'm happy to feed others who have my old addiction.
The Banshees don't turn for me at ~3300 feet of elevation. Even that beat one will do maybe a slight stand up when thrown with 280' of power. But at sea level, I'm always amazed...
That greenish one is a hair heavier than the blue w/ red stamp. I appologize, I'm using an analog scale so this is not very precise. Might be reading 6.1 oz (173g) whereas the red stamp one sits dead on the 6.0 oz line.
The greenish one is also more beat in, I'd say 5.5 or 6/10. You can see...
Just for funnies, a couple more from the stash...
The two flight numbered ones are still that same chalky opaque champ. And patent numbered. They remind me of the "Twelve Time" run of Kenny Eagles; probably similar era.
The guy who made Caliber went and surveyed every relevant tree. The tee signs are hand made but perfectly to scale. There are also signs scattered throughout each fairway that tell you distance to the pin and/or distance from the tee.
So if you want to do it PROPERLY, get that dude to help you.
I'll check it tomorrow. If you're at all interested in the F2 (penned 175) then I'll send it to you for the cost of shipping. Pretty sure I got that as a gift so happy to pay it forward, especially if you're going to throw it.