[Question] ID a disc or ask "What is the story on this disc...?" - Take II

[midrangemachine]

Ty for the info it's been driving me crazy what the name of them were lol.

 

[midrangemachine]

Thanks for the info bro it was driving me crazy not being able to remember what they were called

 

[ryanwilli7]

Anyone know if Millennium ever released EXPs in Sirius plastic?

 

[Three Putt]

Anyone know if Millennium ever released EXPs in Sirius plastic?

Yes. I mean no. I mean...it depends on what you mean.

My understanding is that there were a few Prototype Sirius EXP 1's run shortly after Star plastic became a thing in like '07-'08 and so technically yeah, there are a handful. There was never a full production run of them that I'm aware of.

 

[mf100forever]

Yes. I mean no. I mean...it depends on what you mean.

My understanding is that there were a few Prototype Sirius EXP 1's run shortly after Star plastic became a thing in like '07-'08 and so technically yeah, there are a handful. There was never a full production run of them that I'm aware of.

Correct, I have one from the test run, received it in the summer of 2007.

https://www.svenskdiscgolf.se/discdb/?search=bottom+=+S+EXP

 

[Magnet69]

Stupid questions

Why is a Sexton Firebird (2017) so coveted ?

Is a 2017 "stock" Firebird any different?

What's the difference between a 2017 Sexton Firebird and an Alex Geisenger team Innova Firebird (other than name)?

 

[swhite]

Why is a Sexton Firebird (2017) so coveted ?

Is a 2017 "stock" Firebird any different?

What's the difference between a 2017 Sexton Firebird and an Alex Geisenger team Innova Firebird (other than name)?

All previous years' iterations of Sexton Firebirds are coveted.

Stock Champion firebirds are not Color Glow, so they are not the same. Stock Champion is more overstable.

Sexton, himself, said (in video below) that the 2017's are straighter and get more distance than 2015s or 2016s.




I have held some Geisinger Color Glow Champion Firebirds, like the one pictured below, and think that the plastic seems identical to the Sextons.

The Geisingers came out in 2018 I think though, so maybe they are from the same run as 2018 Sextons?

 

[Magnet69]

Thank you! I've got a few Sextons and a few Geisengers, as Alex is a friend of mine... Just curious...
Thanks again...

 

[tomdizzlefizzle]

Found this at a pias today. I like the stamp. This is in nice shape so I'm wondering if it's a re-issue. Anyone know history of this particular mold here?

 

[Three Putt]

Found this at a pias today. I like the stamp. This is in nice shape so I'm wondering if it's a re-issue. Anyone know history of this particular mold here?

It's not really what people mean when they say P-38. That's a recent reissue P-38-J/#2 Hookshot. The actual P-38 went OOP around '93 or '94.

The P-38 was Lightning's first disc. It's kinda Aero-ish. Like the Aero, the mold wore out and was retooled into a larger-diameter kinda 1990-ish driver; the Aero became the Phenix and the P-38 became the P-38-J. It was also nicknamed the "Razor Blade Lightning" because it was so much flatter and the nose was so much sharper than the P-38 had been. The P-38-J became the #2 Hookshot when Lightning renamed their discs.

 

[Jay Dub]

Is there anything special about this Hawk?

 

[biscoe]

Is there anything special about this Hawk?

To my knowledge there was nothing special about ANY Hawk...

 

[Muddyboots]

I've never seen one like it, but I'm not the font that 3Putt is.

 

[Three Putt]

Is there anything special about this Hawk?

Lol...did you get that out of my basement?

The Hawk was the only two-plastic disc that Discraft had back in the day. The Hawk was in Competition plastic (same as the Eclipse) and the HD Hawk was in Tournament Pro plastic (same as the Cyclone). All the other discs were either/or (except the Vortex which is a story for another day).

Hawk

HD Hawk

tl;dr: No, there is nothing special about that Hawk. :|

 

[Jay Dub]

I loved the Vortex.

 

[biscoe]

I loved the Vortex.

Me too for a while, it self corrected for my bad technique at least a little.

 

[Jay Dub]

Me too for a while, it self corrected for my bad technique at least a little.

Yup!
I threw it one time thinking I had pulled my Eclipse out of my bag. My straight shot would have turned and burned if it was the Eclipse.

 

[Three Putt]

Me too for a while, it self corrected for my bad technique at least a little.

My disc like that was a Lightning Spitfire; something dumb about that disc respond to nose up n00bery and I could throw it when I couldn't get anything else to stop hyzerdumping. Years later I went back and tried to throw one for grins and giggles and I couldn't throw it worth a damn. :\

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

The Hawk was the only two-plastic disc that Discraft had back in the day. The Hawk was in Competition plastic (same as the Eclipse) and the HD Hawk was in Tournament Pro plastic (same as the Cyclone). All the other discs were either/or (except the Vortex which is a story for another day).

I want to hear more about the Vortex. Also any other cool disc history lessons that you wish to impart upon those of us who are of the younger generations.

 

[Jay Dub]

To me a Vortex was a cross between a Roc and a Firebird. With everything being basically base plastic back then it would break in to be a sweet turn over disc with a reliable fade.

I know Vortex was Discraft but I compare with Innova because I know them better.