Help me find a driver

[bayouace]

Agree with Dut - Leopard. Also try a Cheetah or Sabre. The Sabre may be a little shorter, but makes up for that with real consistent line. I'd rather have an extra 15-20' to throw if a Sabre would give me a straighter line to the basket.

 

[D.W.G.]

you could get 50 people with 50 different answers..for me personally, i throw a beat midrange up to 300'-350' fairly straight

Why so negative??? Seen this post too many times!!!
People need to start somewhere!!! I'd try a Discraft XS...

 

[TalbotTrojan]

I'd go with the Star TL. I can throw that thing as far as my faster drivers and a whole lot more accurate. I use my other driver still from time to time just in case I rip a good one that would give me more distance, otherwise I think I would use my TL all the time. That is of course until I threw my TL into a lake this past weekend. I am hoping they find it when they go diving though.

 

[Omega SuperSloth]

i like the TL as well but the two ive had were less than maxweight and one was beat up so they turned a little more than my 175jls but i think a 175TL and 175jls are probally about the same so either one in the weight u like would work. also the star eagle is not bad but is really more of a situational disc

 

[ejvogie]

The XL is the way to go. Pro-D is the best one. I look for misprint and used ones, and stock up whenver i can bc I keep losing them.

All I could ever do with my XL (Elite Z, 167g) is flip it HARD right. If I want to throw straight I usually throw a Leopard or a Sidewinder.

 

[zensuit]

I'm a little late to the party but I know quite a few players of different arm speeds, including myself, who use a Discraft Xpress in Elite-X plastic for tight driving holes.

 

[zenbot]

I like the TL with a little hyzer if I'm going to throw a hard tunnel shot. It turns over slightly for me.

 

[taxman]

the straightest throw i've ever seen is a friend of mine with his Leopard. i'm still looking for a new "straight" disc for my bag.

 

[80playedin10states]

it is not negativity, it is the truth,...there are so many options and what works for you isn't necessarily going to work for the next guy..that's all i am saying...imagine someone starting a thread over their favorite color plastic...you would get many different answers that just basically give a new player too many options

 

[bayouace]

80 is correct. I don't have a young arm anymore, and I cannot throw a Surge or Beast like the book says they ought to go. However, I can throw them further than I can throw anything else in my bag, and I know how the discs will behave for me, so I go with them.

 

[dpennycuff]

Why doesn't it work for me?

Anytime a buddy of mine (or me for that matter) is looking for a new disc, I tell them that the next time we are out playing, they should throw my discs and our other friends' discs. Between us, I think me and my friends have most of the innova and discraft discs, so I tell them to try them out and see what sticks.

If that is not an option for you, then I would recommend starting with a pro leopard or star TL, if you are into innova. The Leopard is nice, because thrown at medium power it goes very straight for about 250, then fades a little left at the end. If you throw it a little harder, it will slowly turn over, and you can really rip into it with a hyzer flip for some good distance (I can usually get it out past 330 ft when thrown this way)

The TL lacks the high speed turn of a leopard (i.e. will not turn over as easily), which allows you to put more on it and have it still go straight. If you have the power I would start with the TL, but I do not think anyone can be disappointed with a pro leopard.

For full discloser, I mainly throw innova drivers and discraft approaches, so my recommendations are bias towards innova in this post.