Froth
Par Member
Questions arose in the Stego thread and rather than continuing to go on in there I figured it would be better if this had its own place here. So, AGL Baobab… Go! I'll throw up some of the comments and quotes that came from the Stego thread. For those unaware, the Baobab is a Stego with a Gateway Shaman bottom which removes the bead found on a Stego, I find the Baobab to be more comfortable for my hands while still being hilariously OS.
I got my Alpine Baobab in yesterday and threw it, while the Alpine plastic is noticeably more OS than the Woodland plastic it's still not Stego level and I believe I have figured out why. The Stego possesses a unique feature that it gets more OS the harder you throw it but the Baobab doesn't do this, for 100-150 foot shots the Baobab and Stego are almost identical but the difference is if you throw the Baobab hard enough it will not get more OS, so into a ripping headwind with enough torque it can actually be affected by it, it doesn't flip up from a hyzer but it'll push straight longer than a Stego for sure and it'll hold the extreme chop anhyzer longer before it fights out.
Welcoming other thoughts on this awesome disc, even if it can't find a slot in the bag well just look at it! Fancy. Big fan of Alpine plastic, reminds me of a slightly firmer Discraft Z FLX.
No Baobab thread, anyone in here thrown them?
Yeah, it's good. Basically like a beat in Stego right away. Not as good feeling to me, but still pretty nice.
Excellent disc if you're looking for a Stego but don't like the feel of the bead on em. Out of the box it's a touch less OS than the Stego however that still makes it the most OS 4 speed you'll find in anyone's bag that isn't a Stego. AGL baseline plastic(Woodland) seems to hold up better for tree hits in my experience than the Stego baseline plastic as the Baobab doesn't crease when you mash it into a tree, seems to bounce back to shape more. Only have the Baobab in Woodland plastic currently but I have an Alpine plastic version on the way.
I got my Alpine Baobab in yesterday and threw it, while the Alpine plastic is noticeably more OS than the Woodland plastic it's still not Stego level and I believe I have figured out why. The Stego possesses a unique feature that it gets more OS the harder you throw it but the Baobab doesn't do this, for 100-150 foot shots the Baobab and Stego are almost identical but the difference is if you throw the Baobab hard enough it will not get more OS, so into a ripping headwind with enough torque it can actually be affected by it, it doesn't flip up from a hyzer but it'll push straight longer than a Stego for sure and it'll hold the extreme chop anhyzer longer before it fights out.
Welcoming other thoughts on this awesome disc, even if it can't find a slot in the bag well just look at it! Fancy. Big fan of Alpine plastic, reminds me of a slightly firmer Discraft Z FLX.