[Innova] Any Mako fans?

[TorreyLaffoon]

It's a great standstill approach disc. I don't use mine much anymore but every time I do pull it out on the course, after my throw I'm always like "wow, why I don't throw this disc more?" I have a pretty light Star one. 171 g. Wish I woulda gone 180.

 

[Lanebrew]

I have one and go back and forth with it. Sometimes I throw it well, other times not so much. I liked the tip about it being more of a finesse disc so I will try a softer motion next time I play. Overall, I do like the disc.

 

[GUtz]

Ya know, I'm a die-hard fan of the Coyote (VERY similar to mako, sorry for thread jacking). Its interesting, I started playing around the time it was released, Champion coyotes were flat, and DX's were everywhere. I absolutely love the disc. I do a plethora of things with it on the course. I however never putt with the coyote. Some of my best moves with the coyote are standstill mid range/drives. Other discs "hold the line" but not like Coyotes/Makos

I must say, my love and skill for this disc has simply come from me throwing it ever since I started playing disc golf. I probably could of picked another random disc and "grew up" with it. The coyote just managed to find a special place in my heart AND my bag. It goes to show with the whole plastic/skill debate....

"Its the Indian, not the arrow"


thats my $.02

 

[mikk]

I realy like my star mako's. Throw'em straight=they go straight. I got a 300ft ace with my first run star mako, went like a lazer beam!! They can be very tricky in a head wind and I usualy wont throw it into the wind, tail wind is ok tho. I only use my mako in 1 disc tourneys, its good enough for 300ft, and its almost like a putter anyways!!!

 

[Arocep]

i throw both a 172 Star and a 180 Star. I love them for those tight approach shots when pin point accuracy is needed. However you release it, it holds the line. I only look for flat Mako's, can't stand the domey ones.

 

[money 21]

I have a couple makos. a star 169 that flies straight as an arrow or holds lines great. I also have a champ 180 that has more turn and more fade then my star. I got my make when i lost my champ coyote and the store didn't have any more.

 

[jenb]

I too like the Mako. If I had the arm to get more distance out of it than I get from a putter, I would be carrying it. As it is, it just overlaps too much for me with the aviar, and I prefer the smaller diameter disc for threading tight lines.

 

[bholy08]

I liked the glide but not the dome...I also prefer baseline plastics on my approach discs so the star platic really didn't do it for me. I have seen some amazing shots with it and definitely would recommend it to a new player looking for that reliable straight shot.

 

[UFO51]

Ya know, I'm a die-hard fan of the Coyote (VERY similar to mako, sorry for thread jacking). Its interesting, I started playing around the time it was released, Champion coyotes were flat, and DX's were everywhere. I absolutely love the disc. I do a plethora of things with it on the course. I however never putt with the coyote. Some of my best moves with the coyote are standstill mid range/drives. Other discs "hold the line" but not like Coyotes/Makos

I must say, my love and skill for this disc has simply come from me throwing it ever since I started playing disc golf. I probably could of picked another random disc and "grew up" with it. The coyote just managed to find a special place in my heart AND my bag. It goes to show with the whole plastic/skill debate....

"Its the Indian, not the arrow"


thats my $.02

To me that disc you speak of is an old flat top panther, probably why my mako doesnt get in the bag too much - I think it must be whatever mid you first pic up and bond with!

 

[jenb]

Ya, I carry the multipurpose panther. It was in my 3 disc starter pack when I started playing years ago. It goes farther for me and handles wind better than a mako. It has more turn and fade too, so I can shape different lines with it than an aviar or mako.

 

[money 21]

how do the makos break in? they are so accurate they haven't hit much and still look new.

 

[New013]

it takes a while to break them in, they will eventually get flippy but it'll take a few good months of tree smacks before you probably see even small signs of that. mine tend to lose a bit of fade pretty soon and then just stay there.

i only try to buy flat gummy makos though. the echo stars and champs are more stable, i tried to beat an echo in for a while to where i wanted it and it wouldn't so i gave up on it.

 

[wmforge]

I have two star makos. 180 and 162. Great for long and narrow shots.

 

[swatso]

Coyote v. Mako

For the longest time, my near-max weight champ Coyote was my default go-to mid for any approach shot that required a (mostly) straight or steady subtle-line throw.

Then one day I found a near-max weight star Mako, read/saw that it had similar stats to a Coyote, and decided to give it a one-month "trial" as my primary approach disc.

It performed great! Both discs pretty much play the same for me, so I typically just alternate between them every few months.

 

[Cyoda44]

1st run star Mako's are nice and flat. I never leave home without one!

 

[TorreyLaffoon]

yeah, if the Mako isn't flat, don't bother. my friend has one that is just as domey as his skeeter and its garbage.

 

[Smigles]

A friend of mine plays the mako. It's closer to my favourite midrange ( the buzzz ) than 95% of the Roc's I ever tried. So if I didnt play discraft mids, I'd probably use the mako.

 

[money 21]

the last few days I have been training a 3 month old puppy to go with me to the park so I have been only playing with 2 disc and the Mako is one. I have been pairing it with a gm. The mako can even handle putting duties.

 

[aajpity]

I love my Mako.. Got one for Christmas. I only took it to the course once but on my first or second throw (cant remember) it was a 100ft shot at least. The disc felt perfect. My release took it right to the basket. It somehow hit 2 chains and the inside of the basket... Then bounced out lol. Either way I put my Mako ahead of my Buzzz... Although I have not picked up my ESP Buzzz FLX yet..

 

[onemilemore]

Back from the depths...

Just curious if anyone has tossed the new bottom-stamped Mako and can report on its flight. MSt claims they are flatter than normal production runs...

In related news, I apparently am mid-shopping and have a problem with plastic. :doh: