From new to beat in, that is the question!

[Woodpecker]

I started thinking back about all the discs I've had and which one disc changed it's flight characteristics the most from being new to being beat in.

For me, it was a 175g Champion Valk custom dye job. When I bought that disc, no matter how hard I threw it, I could not turn it over.

Now, I have to release it almost perpendicular to the ground to keep it from turning over. If I release it flat to the ground--POOF- instant roller!

How about you?

Woodpecker

 

[solomon.trenton]

i would have to say my dx roc. when i first got it i could forearm it dead straight. now it has a mean fade off to the right.

 

[SomeChump]

I agree that there is a big change with valks. I've owned the disc in DX, Star, and champ and same thing happens with each of them. I think there is just too little high speed stability. Helps you get more distance out of it when new...but a few months later ruins the disc. I'm trying an Orc now to see if it is better in this aspect.

 

[Roc1Time]

The old school 2nd run CE were very overstable then a couple wacks of a tree and byebye. I have never seen CE palstic do that except of valks and the late runs of that CE crap.

 

[rikardob]

175 gram supercolor surge. Does what I want for a few games. The you can't get it to "s" for the life of you.

Woodpecker

 

[ERicJ]

Now, I have to release it almost perpendicular to the ground to keep it from turning over.

Same story for me with a Pro Wraith that beat in.

 

[Cradical]

Star xcaliber, when I got it, I could barely throw it straight RHFH. Now, if I ever dig it out and throw it, I can angle it almost straight down and it'll still want to roll... Stupid star plastic, breaks in past the point of no return with just a few hits of trees...

 

[Midnightbiker]

I have a DX Wraith that used to give me a nice long hyzer, now it flies almost dead straight, with a little hook at the end that gives me a nice skip.

 

[BrotherDave]

Champ Wraith, was freaking sweeter than candy when I first bought it, now I have to put some serious hyzer and flip it if I'm throwing forehand. It got taken out of the bag when I turned it over and almost hit a kid in the head about 300' away.

 

[A.Mutt]

I have a pro D Buzzz that is really beat up, rim is all wavy and such. It went from being a straight flier with a slight end fade to a disc that turns over hard.

I also have an Elite X Predator that when new was clearly overstable and now that its worn in it flies real straight with a later, less pronounced fade.

 

[garublador]

I also have an Elite X Predator that when new was clearly overstable and now that its worn in it flies real straight with a later, less pronounced fade.

The X Pred is an awesome disc. It's really too bad they discontinued it.

 

[A.Mutt]

I agree and I've been wrestling with whether to pick up which ones I can find or just accept that I have to get my next in a different plastic.

 

[fretgod321]

DX Viper, the first disc i ever bought. Brand new it is an extremely overstable fairway driver. I used to throw it sidearm (RHFH) and it would hook a bit to the right. Now if i throw it sidearm, it turns over almost right away. Now i just use it for throwing backhand, and it flies straight as an arrow with almost no fade.

 

[sonny]

A DX Sidewinder is never the most stable disc in the bag, but I think it changes to beat in more dramatically than a DX Valkyrie.

 

[vonDrehle]

I have a DX Roc where the word Flippy is an extreme understatement.

 

[Ball-Z]

I really noticed it with a skeeter. Pretty much acted like a slightly used roc untill it one too many trees. Now it is my go to anhyzer aproach disc. Star plastic, by the way.

 

[TalbotTrojan]

I got a DX Destroyer playing in the Wintertime Open. Played with it for a week, one week, 1 period of seven days, and the only thing I can use it for now is rollers. Great roller disc but I can't count on it for anything else.

 

[shamus]

I've got a Millenium LF (out of print) that used to be a real straight flier, but is now my right turning machine. Very handy when needed. Its the disc I lose the most, seems to want to be released from service. Maybe its all the trees I've slammed it into over the years...

 

[MikeR]

I have two discs that are beyond beat in. One's an Aero and one's an Eclipse. They're so old they might be first run. My friends and I have been throwing the Aero since the mid 80s or so. It no longer does what an Aero should so it's been retired. The Eclipse still makes a decent roller and I've thrown it air to ground roller for around 450' on a smooth field. It's too flippy for anything else.

 

[DavidSauls]

How many here go back to the days of DX-only (or equivalent)? When you'd get a disc just right, and be afraid of practicing with it before a tournament for fear of losing it's flight characteristics?

When winning plastic was really important, because you had to replace worn models so fast?

When understable drivers were good for about 2 weeks?

I had a firebird that I beat until it would do nothing but flip over and roll. And I'm a backhand thrower with a 300'-arm, so it was flipping at slow speed. Now THAT's disc abuse!