Stud Muffin
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So I expected a overstable driver. Had lots of them before.
Never actually enjoyed throwing one before, though.
Normally, my overstable disc only came out when it had to. I look for a reason to throw the Predator. Why?
1 - The Feel of the disc - The ridge is high, and fits sharply into my finger on back hand throws, and is deep enough to hold in side arm throws. This feels like something you just want to rip.
2 - The Flight pattern - Most overstable discs have a huge backwards C on right handed backhand throws. Not what I experienced in the Predator, more of a L , I can take a straight, narrow path, shoot it up, and at the end watch it fade hard, so it works well in the woods and tight areas.
3 - The Feel for distance - I don't know why, but it is just so easy to look at a target, and get a feel for depth. I really can not explain 'why', but you just can put it close without a lot of experience with the disc.
4 The "X" factors. You throw this disc high, and the edge will dig in, making it great for chip hyzers. You throw it low, and it will skip so high it has potential to go into the basket. The odd thing about the skip is it doesn't skip out flat, but goes up on one side, which usually causes it to roll in a circle and stop, which makes for very predictable finishes.
I have never had a disc that it just seems in it's nature to seek out the basket. It is just naturally forgiving of throwing mistakes. Throw it too high? It will dig in, and not fade off too far after hitting the ground. Shots usually missed to the right generally also have too much power on them, and this power is transferred to the skip of the low power shot, bringing you back closer to your target than expected.
Sometimes it is scary, like it knows when to skip hard or dig in.
Never actually enjoyed throwing one before, though.
Normally, my overstable disc only came out when it had to. I look for a reason to throw the Predator. Why?
1 - The Feel of the disc - The ridge is high, and fits sharply into my finger on back hand throws, and is deep enough to hold in side arm throws. This feels like something you just want to rip.
2 - The Flight pattern - Most overstable discs have a huge backwards C on right handed backhand throws. Not what I experienced in the Predator, more of a L , I can take a straight, narrow path, shoot it up, and at the end watch it fade hard, so it works well in the woods and tight areas.
3 - The Feel for distance - I don't know why, but it is just so easy to look at a target, and get a feel for depth. I really can not explain 'why', but you just can put it close without a lot of experience with the disc.
4 The "X" factors. You throw this disc high, and the edge will dig in, making it great for chip hyzers. You throw it low, and it will skip so high it has potential to go into the basket. The odd thing about the skip is it doesn't skip out flat, but goes up on one side, which usually causes it to roll in a circle and stop, which makes for very predictable finishes.
I have never had a disc that it just seems in it's nature to seek out the basket. It is just naturally forgiving of throwing mistakes. Throw it too high? It will dig in, and not fade off too far after hitting the ground. Shots usually missed to the right generally also have too much power on them, and this power is transferred to the skip of the low power shot, bringing you back closer to your target than expected.
Sometimes it is scary, like it knows when to skip hard or dig in.
