An Efficient Killer - The Pred Thread

[Ben Hartwig]

no joke, all my best preds look ugly as shit.

if by "ugly as shit" you mean "beat to shit" then yes, those are definitely the best preds!

 

[SirRaph]

Does anyone know when the Predator was first molded, and/or what year was the mold was changed to the more stable version?

 

[Frank Delicious]

check the tech specs for the pred and tsunami mold dates.

 

[SirRaph]

check the tech specs for the pred and tsunami mold dates.

Predator was approved May of 2002.

Tsunami was approved in 2008.

I've seen "old stamped" Preds with tourney stamps as late as 2004. My oldest Pred is a new stamp, but an old mold, and was bought probably around 2003 or so.

 

[rehder]

/Agree

I love my Z Preds, whether it be the one that has been in my bag for over 2½ years or the new stable one.

 

[HeartlessCynic]

Bumping this for some more Pred love.

My local course was getting high winds today (gusts up to 40 supposedly) but today was the last chance I'll get to play for a while so out I went. I had a great game and most of my best shots came from my Z Pred. I was even getting great upshots with it. They are just so damn useful for how stable they are. It is one of those discs I can throw and afterwards usually say "Yeah, that is exactly what I wanted it to do". Good stuff.

 

[himynameismatt]

Added my first Z Pred to my bag over X-Mas, as a Pred thrower for nearly 2 years, I ashamed to admit I've only ever thrown the ESP and FLX varieties.

Anyways I'm incredibly impressed. I love my ESP Preds, but this Z was incredible. Orange 175, really pearly. Threw it on the same lines on the same holes as my ESP and it was 20'-30' longer on average. Overthrew a lot of holes today. For an Overstable disc it's glide is really impressive.

 

[rehder]

ya no kidding. The Z is the best of the bunch

 

[cfair]

Why did they ever stop making the X pred?

 

[rehder]

dont think they could source the X-plastic anymore

 

[SpikeHyzer]

Why did they ever stop making the X pred?

dont think they could source the X-plastic anymore

I doubt it had to do with the x-plastic availability. I would have to guess that the Predator had to be one of the better selling molds in x-plastic(Guessing buzzz would be number 1). I love me some nicely worn X-Pred's...they compliment my z's nicely.

 

[ferretdance03]

Can't be the sourcing of plastic, they still make X Buzzzes. I think it's because they hate us.

 

[SpikeHyzer]

I think it's because they hate us.

I agree with this :lol:

 

[JoshEpoo]

All the X Buzzzes I've seen lately have been floppy R-pro type plastic. Not good for drivers.

I'd imagine it was a financial decision. Internet geeks might like them, but the general public isn't buying overstable drivers in baseline plastic. They want premium plastic drivers...

 

[BuzzBomb]

They outsourced the X-Preds to India and something was lost in translation...

 

[juju1]

Too close to the Z/ESP Avenger maybe?

 

[Frank Delicious]

I think it was b/c the X pred sold like shit.

 

[money 21]

wasn't the x pred on the old mold that is now the tsunami?

 

[himynameismatt]

ya no kidding. The Z is the best of the bunch

Idk if it's best cuz my ESP's are pretty darn tasty especially my really domey First Runs. Just different almost like S-PD and CFR C-PD different.

I think it was b/c the X pred sold like shit.

^ This.

 

[Frank Delicious]

wasn't the x pred on the old mold that is now the tsunami?

No, it was the new mold.