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[steven1]

anyone got any hop speed demons 158 - 165? the newer ones with the "l" type wing, i.e. not concave but a straight bottom part of the wing?

also looking for s demons 160ish

thanks

 

[floydexxnatural]

Hi,
I use a couple of sss Wizards.. Unfortunately yesterday I threw one into a nice big pond. Anyways I do love my triple s's, the grippyness to them while being pretty rigid. But as I was shopping for another one I noticed the new plastic type RFF in the 0-1 range. This sounds intriguing to me. I guess I'm just wondering if they're stickier while sill being at least a little rigid? Or are they floppy in the hand? I also read what you wrote previously about the color mattering and how they should all be white. So I'm deciding between a new white sss wizard. Or a light blue RFF wizard. Anything you can tell me about this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[XCyclone]

 

[SpikeHyzer]

I know this thread is more or less dead, but wanted to throw a few kudo's out to Gateway for a couple of pretty good disc's. The Samurai and the Mystic are both pretty good offerings. The Samurai, if you can get used to the "bead" on the wing, is a pretty good disc. Flight-wise, it has some initial turn and a hard late fade on the end. Reminds me of a Nuke SS in the first part of its flight, but in the late half, it is more like a Destroyer. The mystic is a pretty solid straight to slightly understable mid. The one thing that it does lack is glide. I would say that it is a notch less than a buzzz in the glide department. For some odd reason, it kind of reminds me of a Fuse a little bit. Very easy to control and works wonders in the woods.

 

[dgdave]

Do they still make elements? I really liked the retooled ones, but only protos.

 

[Working Stiff]

We use Elements in our kids program; we got some in the Spring and we just ordered a bunch more and they didn't say anything about not being able to fill that. So I think they do. All we ever get is LW S Elements, so I can't be sure.

 

[money 21]

i got a bunch of LW scouts and wizards for a 8=12 year old class i taught at the end of school. the kids loved the discs and i have seen several of the kids at the park playing. Gateway gave me a good deal on the disc so i was able to keep the cost of the class really low.

 

[SpikeHyzer]

Yes you can still get elements. But with the creation of the Mystic, I could easily see them phasing out the element in the future. About the only reason I would ever throw an element over a mystic would be the glide difference. But a Scout could easily fill that "glidey" midrange.

 

[aerodriver]

Just got a Gateway disc through an eBay auction and couldn't find any information on it. I was wondering if someone might be able to help. It's the Evolution Pro-Line plastic (which has a great feel in my hand, pretty domey) and is a "long straight driver". It says G1i but there aren't any current names that are in the Gateway lineup. On the bottom is is marked E, 175g, and Fx. I was curious if this was an early disc, prototype, or model of a current disc. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[ferretdance03]

I believe the G1i was/is the Sabre. Pretty sure I have a couple with that stamp on them.

 

[aerodriver]

I believe the G1i was/is the Sabre. Pretty sure I have a couple with that stamp on them.

Thank you, this was what I was expecting. Hopefully field-testing it this weekend will be able to get some flight characteristics sorted out.

 

[dgdave]

Did the Magic change since the protos? I just got from the Altitude sale and these fly damn near like Warlocks. I wanted these for approach and jump putts, but they are way more stable/overstable than what I was wanting.

 

[discspeed]

Just got a Gateway disc through an eBay auction and couldn't find any information on it. I was wondering if someone might be able to help. It's the Evolution Pro-Line plastic (which has a great feel in my hand, pretty domey) and is a "long straight driver". It says G1i but there aren't any current names that are in the Gateway lineup. On the bottom is is marked E, 175g, and Fx. I was curious if this was an early disc, prototype, or model of a current disc. Thanks in advance for any help!

It is a Sabre Fx...A stabilized version of the Sabre with a lot more HSS.

 

[dgdave]

Fx stands for fixture. They cool them on a fixture of some sort so they form up different.

 

[dgdave]

Did the Magic change since the protos? I just got from the Altitude sale and these fly damn near like Warlocks. I wanted these for approach and jump putts, but they are way more stable/overstable than what I was wanting.

I'm gonna retract this a bit. After a couple rounds, the new wore off and these are damn near perfect for what I was wanting. Very little flip, tons of straight glidey flight. They fly the way I always wanted the Magic and summit to fly.

 

[dgdave]

I just got in 2 G9i wizards new the new neon colorant. Hot damn, these may be the 2 nicest wizards I've ever held. They molded up just about perfect, bright ass day glo yellow, and stiff with just the tiniest hint of grippy. Can't wait to toss them.

 

[money 21]

what does the G9i stand for?

 

[dgdave]

Few years back, GW tried to name there discs like golf clubs ie- wiz was g9i(9 jron) demon g6i 6 iron), Sabre -g1i (1 iron) etc. This new run is them trying to recreate the G9i runs of wizard which was one of the best ages of wizard.

 

[Timko]

Hmm. I need to resist buying these.

 

[iacas]

I sent them an email just now and I'm looking to get a Bullseye basket for my basement for the winter, and it comes with six free discs. I putt with a Medium Wizard now so I'll see about getting six to ten of the G9i and just putt with them all winter. Maybe I'll get a few slightly softer ones too.