Jody Mitchell
Eagle Member
Roc Lover said:i highly doubt you tee off on a tree heavy hole with your r pros, why would anyone? and this is why your r pros last longer, not that i throw my dx's at trees, but im less afraid than with any r pro ive had. the fact of the matter is, it is a less durable plastic period, regardless of your opinion, than the dx. if you wanted to take turns throwing them into a brick wall to see which one was mangled faster, i think most people would agree dx would last a bit longer, its more stiff and rigid, and the principal that the r pro takes impacts better because of its flexibility only would apply if the plastic would hold up to the impact (like flx most likely would). I had an r pro boss for 2 hours, hit a tree and a pin, it was forever fucked. 2 impacts at midflight, not like 20 feet away, like 200 and it bent the wing down so bad it flies like an epic now.
I personally feel that the plastic has a place, but its not with a driver, maybe a wet/cold putter would be the only thing that makes sense to me. If you like the plastic, throw it. I dont, so i dont. But im not telling people i dont like it, and making up reasons to support my opinion, they are facts. I like dx plastic, i know its less durable than most plastics, i dont say that it is more durable, but I know what uses it can have, so i use it for that. R pro could have its own specific use, but an off the tee max distance disc is not that purpose IMO.
You get similar grip with dx, and better durability with Pro, so IMO, just use one of those.
I agree with you on this but my problem with R-Pro lies with consistency, not the durability. I was given an R-Pro Boss in a player's package at an Ice Bowl this past weekend. I cannot get any consistency out out if no matter what, my heavy champ and star bosses fly fine but this 160 gram shit flies like shit. It could be the weight and not the plastic itself but it's the most inconsistent disc I've thrown in a year.