[Discmania] Discmania Prototype January 2016 (DDX)

[IllustratorVir]

Added to all he frustration is the FB ridiculous secondary market. Guys buying up dozens of Seely thunderbirds for instance and then relegating them to raffles for $100+.
im glad discmania limited it to 2 at least

I don't mind paying a few extra bucks to raise funds for touring players or events. (That is, buying from the manufacturer stores/sites.) But the whole secondary, buying stacks of discs to create an inflated market value, I don't agree with. Limiting to two seems more than fair. Allows folks to pick up a few throwers or grab one for the wall, etc.

 

[Reniger]

 

[bunke]

Send the **** hawks on the profiteers

 

[Enrico]

I've heard these things are way too understable. I'll see if that's true tomorrow when I get few of these.

 

[Miinus]

Got myself Konopiste DDx and tried it on a field today.

It was more understable than I expected. I had my Destroyers with me from "understable" to stable and DDx was nothing like Destroyer. First I throw my Destroyers in a slight hyzerflip and they flyed fine (about 410ft). Then came the time I was waiting for. Same throw and DDx flipped flat, went over and never did it want to come back. I have no use for this disc as it is more of a rollerdisc then long bommer for me.

 

[bogeyfreetilinfinity]

Hosed again

 

[BirdieMachine]

That's too bad that these sound like they are flippy turds.

 

[cblowrun]

Like a Tern flippy? Or more Os?

 

[RistoS]

Seems like these Konopiste Open DDx's fly like Star Terns. I highly doubt the early protos were like that when new...

 

[Reniger]

They are GORGEOUS for those of us who like swirly plastic, but they do seem to suffer the Trilogy Disease. The flight does not match the numbers...

It's listed as a "12/6/-.5/2.5" and I was expecting something like a slightly Destroyer or a Trespass. Not so much... It flies more like a Katana. Awesome glide, easy to hyzer flip straight out of the box, gets long sweeping flex lines, great distance, but a lot more lateral movement than I was expecting. I certainly wouldn't say this is flippy as it never completely flipped over and burned me. It's just more understable than I expected. However, it still had the stability to fight back to a hyzer finish every time. It's charm really was in distance hyzer flipped shots, though. On a decent hyzer, it would flip to flat, ride that line straight for a GOOOOD long time, then fade out pretty well. On a more mild hyzer, it would flip up quick, turn right 15-20 degrees, flex back slowly and finish back a bit towards center.

I'd say it's more around 12/6/-2/2... It's certainly not going to be replacing any Destroyers unless you're looking for an understable turner, but if you're a fan of the Katana, Beast, Freedom, D4 type of flex shots and hyzer flips with great glide, the DDx will work in lots of bags.

 

[VictorB]

Got myself Konopiste DDx and tried it on a field today.

It was more understable than I expected. I had my Destroyers with me from "understable" to stable and DDx was nothing like Destroyer. First I throw my Destroyers in a slight hyzerflip and they flyed fine (about 410ft). Then came the time I was waiting for. Same throw and DDx flipped flat, went over and never did it want to come back. I have no use for this disc as it is more of a rollerdisc then long bommer for me.

so a Tern, then?

 

[Reniger]

so a Tern, then?

I forgot about the Tern. I was always more a Katana guy when I was throwing a lot of Innova. The Tern was released as I was moving away from them more.

But, yes. A Champ Tern or even a Color Glow (at least the one single sample I've thrown) is a good comparison. The Star line of Terns will not have as much fade as a DDx. One of my usual DG partners loves GStar Terns and those are MUUUCH more flippy than a DDx. I'd be interested in seeing a C-Line DDx once they come out.

 

[DinosaurThunder]

A lot of the DM pro's prefer the MF DDx (looks to be coming out next week). I think bigger arms feel the same sentiment as your review and find the s-line to be a little too flippy. I am guessing the MF will be more stable and closer to the numbers.

But for my noodle arm I can't wait to track down an s-line

 

[SpikeHyzer]

so a Tern, then?

From my understanding, the DDx is the PD2 top with the Tern wing. So I'd guesstimate that a S-DDx would fly similarly to a Star Tern...which are understable.

What would be great is if the MF DDx is a tiny bit more overstable than the MF Tern's. That would definitely be a disc I'd be interested in throwing as I really like the MF Tern, but wish it had just a tiny bit more stability.

 

[IllustratorVir]

I am headed out to try it today. I have my Tern for comparison. Although, I confess, a big reason why I picked up a DDx is because I wanted a more stable Tern... not a carbon copy.

 

[superium]

I tossed mine a handful of times yesterday. It's only a 167 but rip it on a smooth hyzer and it flips up and locks into place and goes dead straight with a reliable fade. The only time I had it turn on me was in a weird head/right to left wind. I'm going to throw it a bit more today. They will likely stick in my bag once I acquire heavy one's and/or c-lines come out. My go to driver's are heavy older run champ terns that are significantly more stable than recent runs which are hard to find so the DDX I have is not as stable but close and lighter so 175's and in c-line plastic should fill that void. My one friend was throwing his 175 but only throws in the 350 range and his would just hold a long hyzer or slightly flip up.

 

[Flick Maniac]

Second set of throws in today. Not so understable as I thought yesterday. Slight turn, fast and glidey make it a long disc. My best throws were probably something like 350ft so up there with my other long discs. Gotta say my form is a little all over the place so early in the season, but I felt much more confident driving these DDx today vs yesterday when s lot of the shots were sailing right

 

[clard]

Talking to the guys at the Discmania store they said the MFs and C lines are right between a champ Tern and a Destroyer. I hope that is how they turn out because that sounds like a great spot.

 

[PMantle]

Sounds like the disc I've been wanting since Terns came out. Now, to be able to actually find them.

 

[OlyWA Kenobi]

So, does the DDX have the shallow Tern/Mamba rim?