[Discraft] 2013 Ace Race Disc is called "The Mantis"

[jrawk]

Maybe Discraft will make also release the original ace race mold as the Mantis OS.
Would be nice.

 

[kevdiv48]

Per PDGA specs the Mantis has 1.9cm rim, same as the Avenger and Pred, about a speed 9. With a rim that large I don't think it will be the Teebird competitor/ pseudo Tracker revival/ workhorse fairway some had made it out to be.
Seems like Discraft dropped the ball a bit on this, I imagine there would be some overlap with an Avenger or even an Avenger SS.

 

[archon21]

It seems like it should fit right between the Avenger and Avenger SS. Not to flippy, but a decent amount of turn and a good fade at the end.

 

[PMantle]

Avenger and Avenger SS are very far apart. On the new chart, the Mantis is placed just shorter than Wildcat, and only slightly more stable than A-SS. Well to the right of XL/XS. Right of Cyclone and Zombee. I'm guessing it will be a Sidewinder.

 

[money 21]

Maybe Discraft will make also release the original ace race mold as the Mantis OS.
Would be nice.

this fingers are crossed.

 

[money 21]

i was looking at my ti mantis and a riptide I have from a tourney a few years ago. just from visual inspection i can't tell the difference between there rim so i am going to try and throw them side by side today. may someone with a better camera then me can post pics of them side by side.

 

[JedV]

I never threw the ace race mantis but I have been throwing the Z mantis for a few weeks. It is very beginner friendly and has very little stability. I almost lost mine on the first throw when it flipped and went to the right out of sight. I have now learned to throw it straight. It has a similar stability to a cryztal meteor.

Holy crap, that is not the same disc. Colour me disappointed. And I'm a Discraft fan boy. How similar is the new Mantis to the Zombee?

 

[DirtyMeathook]

Be careful what you buy, my Ace Race disc is easily as under-stable as the current flight ratings, maybe more.

I am with this guy. There must have been a lot of variance in stability with the ace race discs because I am reading everyone mention how stable they were, while mine was stupid flippy.

 

[elmexdela]

uhh i was about to buy a mantis too. but now if they made it understable f that. ill keep my stalkers. and my bag is 80% discraft too. my ti ace race is a 150s and i wanted a heavy. now they came out with z so i thought i could get a heavy but they made them slightly understable? no bueno.

 

[RUSSELL]

wow. have never heard such differing reviews of flight on a discraft disc. my ar mantis, both upper 160's, are extremely stable. very little turn and predictable forward fade. i didn't see anyone turning over there's at the ace race.

 

[jaw4]

anyone thrown these in elite z plastic yet? what do they compare to?

 

[bobmcnelly]

So has anyone thrown the production Z run Mantis yet?

 

[Monkeypaws]

My son got one of those with the big picture on it - it seems pretty similar to the Ace Race version, maybe even more HSS: healthy fade at the end of every shot.

 

[bobmcnelly]

My son got one of those with the big picture on it - it seems pretty similar to the Ace Race version, maybe even more HSS: healthy fade at the end of every shot.

This makes me happy.

 

[bobmcnelly]

So..... A longer stalker?

 

[geo_08]

My son got one of those with the big picture on it - it seems pretty similar to the Ace Race version, maybe even more HSS: healthy fade at the end of every shot.

where can those big stamp discs be found? I would like a to pick up a few.

 

[archon21]

where can those big stamp discs be found? I would like a to pick up a few.

Marshall Street. Just search 'Big Z'.

 

[RistoS]

My son got one of those with the big picture on it - it seems pretty similar to the Ace Race version, maybe even more HSS: healthy fade at the end of every shot.

Some serious consistency problems within the mold then, based on the given stability rating and what you're telling us. I actually remember someone saying he almost lost his Z Mantis because it turned over off the fairway.

 

[mj20300]

It is like an updated version of the XL. Everyone of the Zs i have fly like my old XLs did

 

[Ted Bratton]

It is like an updated version of the XL. Everyone of the Zs i have fly like my old XLs did

thanks MJ