Jungle Tim
Birdie Member
What discs float form innova and discraft?
and are they any good?
Why cant they make a Teebird that floats?
and are they any good?
Why cant they make a Teebird that floats?
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What discs float form innova and discraft?
and are they any good?
Why cant they make a Teebird that floats?
thanks blang, its seems universally accepted, more or less, that the hydra is the best floating midrange. im not too fussed about driver, i will stick with innova. 150 dragon, not too sure that would actually be useful.
I jsut wish they would make a floating teebird. Surely they can inject the same plastic for a dragon/hydra into the teebird mould.
That's like saying the Pinto is the best exploding car. It may be true, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea to drive with one.its seems universally accepted, more or less, that the hydra is the best floating midrange.
I believe all the DGA "steady ed" line float. They are mostly putters but IMHO they are very straight with lots of glide and useful for approaches (especially controlled anny). These are soft, rubbery discs. If nothing else, they are fun to throw in the pool.
I wish it were at least 165 cause all the dragon does for me is flip over which makes it useless over water.
Yea, I have found the dragon to be too light to do much good with. It always seems that its windy when I actually need to throw a floating disc
Yep...they all float...know for a fact. And they float in the air a good long way as well. My friend and I played our home course last weekend with blowfly only.<short tees>. He ended up shooting 6 under, I shot 5 under. We both birdied 3 300' holes.
This can be somewhat fixed with technique. I think the idea is to throw with a lot of spin but not as much speed. I know a guy who threw a dragon over the lake at Winthrop (500+ft). Also, I made an ace this past weekend with a 148 leopard that I had found the day before by throwing it very smoothly and relatively straight. So don't write a disc off just because if you huck it, it turns over.
I also would avoid evaluating a disc based on one throw. The reason you don't see many advanced players throwing Dragons and Archangels is because those are two of the least predictable discs ever released. It's impossible to score consistantly when you don't have predictable discs.This can be somewhat fixed with technique. I think the idea is to throw with a lot of spin but not as much speed. I know a guy who threw a dragon over the lake at Winthrop (500+ft). Also, I made an ace this past weekend with a 148 leopard that I had found the day before by throwing it very smoothly and relatively straight. So don't write a disc off just because if you huck it, it turns over.
I also would avoid evaluating a disc based on one throw. The reason you don't see many advanced players throwing Dragons and Archangels is because those are two of the least predictable discs ever released. It's impossible to score consistantly when you don't have predictable discs.
I also would avoid evaluating a disc based on one throw.
has anyone used the 150 Pig from Innova? (that is their newest floating disc)
I agree with all of that. I'll just point out that the fact that the Dragon only comes in light weights isn't why I recommend against it. I don't think it's a predictable mold.Agreed. And to be honest I don't throw anything under 169 that often. I am much more consistent with heavier discs (it allows for a little more technique error I think). I don't ever throw "floating" discs across water. I think the best shot you could make is the disc you trust the most and if you really really don't want to lose that disc (first of all, that's kinda sad its just plastic and you could take it out of the bag and put it in a safe) then don't play the hole or play reaallly safe around if possible.
Perhaps, but more often than not it does mean that there's another disc that will perorm better. Most pepole using really fast discs for overstable discs would probably see more control out of slower, overstable discs with minimal distance loss. They'd also be more predictable in the wind.I guess it just doesn't make sense to me when I hear people say "this disc won't work." I also dislike when people say "that's too much disc for my arm" or something like that. Just because you can't throw a disc 450' straight as an arrow doesn't mean that it doesn't have a purpose and can be used.
I agree with all of that. I'll just point out that the fact that the Dragon only comes in light weights isn't why I recommend against it. I don't think it's a predictable mold.
Not all of them. But on their Web site (lightninggolfdiscs.com), they tell you which ones do. The most useful is the #2 Driver.Lightning discs float as well.