[Latitude] Latitude 64 Trident.

[MrGlass01]

i bag both the trident and xxx. the trident is definately more of a mid disguised as a driver. the skip that you can get with the trident is awesome when you need it. I can get way more d out of the xxx and that is why that one stays in there. the trident is very under rated.

 

[jrawk]

IMHO, it's not a mid but instead is a fairway. The trident is basically the XXX with a thicker spacer between the bottom and top mold, which is what gives the trident it's blunter nose and mid-like qualities. I get more distance forward with Tridents than XXX's before the fade takes over. While both are very similar, there are courses in my area that I will swap in/out Trident/XXX's for. And if you'd rather something in between the two, flat 12x Champ Firebirds is that dsc.

 

[Toro71]

OK, I've been eyeballing both the xXx and the Trident hard. I have an uberflat 175 champ firebird that works for me as the crazy skipper-skidder/middish FH flex shot. My thumber form is bad enough that I usually can't get it to roll all the way over at all, or at least not quite fast enough for it to be accurate.

I read this whole thread, and I'm not quite sure which of the Lat64 meathooks will be better for me. It SOUNDS like the xXx is more of a fairway driver type disc? The Firebird, when I nose up with it, drops almost straight down in its fade. I want the one that will roll a bit less into the fade, that will glide out a bit more when ripped BH before fading. Sounds like xXx? Baybe a 168ish Gold line?

I heart lat64 these days, so, should I get one of each? I don't really need to replace the firebird, so if one of them is essentially the same disc, I don't need that one yet.

My power level: I get about 350-375 out of a somewhat seasoned Star Destoyer.

 

[jtreadwell]

OK, I've been eyeballing both the xXx and the Trident hard. I have an uberflat 175 champ firebird that works for me as the crazy skipper-skidder/middish FH flex shot. My thumber form is bad enough that I usually can't get it to roll all the way over at all, or at least not quite fast enough for it to be accurate.

I read this whole thread, and I'm not quite sure which of the Lat64 meathooks will be better for me. It SOUNDS like the xXx is more of a fairway driver type disc? The Firebird, when I nose up with it, drops almost straight down in its fade. I want the one that will roll a bit less into the fade, that will glide out a bit more when ripped BH before fading. Sounds like xXx? Baybe a 168ish Gold line?

I heart lat64 these days, so, should I get one of each? I don't really need to replace the firebird, so if one of them is essentially the same disc, I don't need that one yet.

My power level: I get about 350-375 out of a somewhat seasoned Star Destoyer.

Actually, it sounds like a lighter GL Trident would get you the flight you're looking for. A XXX fades faster and more gradually (like a "C") where a trident will go straight for a long time then cut very hard and sit (like an upside down "L". I use a 168g GL Trident for the shot you're describing if my Zone doesn't have the powah. The XXX would also overlap like crazy with your firebird.

 

[jrawk]

Toro, the disc you're looking for is not in the Lat64 line up. XXX's (and tridents) for all intents and purposes act the same as Champ Firebirds.

What i can suggest for you is a Millennium QOLF. It is exactly what you say you want.

 

[Toro71]

Toro, the disc you're looking for is not in the Lat64 line up. XXX's (and tridents) for all intents and purposes act the same as Champ Firebirds.

What i can suggest for you is a Millennium QOLF. It is exactly what you say you want.

Thanks to you and Treadwell. Treadwell, I'll check out the Trident.

jrawk, I've never messed with any Millennium, so I love/hate you for opening another Pandora's box of plastic impulse-buys! LOL

 

[Toro71]

Actually, it sounds like a lighter GL Trident would get you the flight you're looking for. A XXX fades faster and more gradually (like a "C") where a trident will go straight for a long time then cut very hard and sit (like an upside down "L". I use a 168g GL Trident for the shot you're describing if my Zone doesn't have the powah. The XXX would also overlap like crazy with your firebird.

Kind of a bummer though...the stamp on the Opto Trident is pretty dope!

 

[jtreadwell]

Kind of a bummer though...the stamp on the Opto Trident is pretty dope!

maybe if you bug Skulboy about it he'll draw up a stamp? He's made some sick ones for the Saint, Halo, Havoc, and River....

 

[Toro71]

maybe if you bug Skulboy about it he'll draw up a stamp? He's made some sick ones for the Saint, Halo, Havoc, and River....

I'd seen some talk on this site about him, just checked out his thread/website. Absolute filth, the guy's a twisted genius.

I think in his thread he said those discs you listed are the only Lat64's they do blanks of. Someone had asked about a Fuse, which I'd be (nutting) all over, too.

I'm getting me some! :thmbup:

 

[Plankeye]

Tomorrow there is a 1 disc tournament and i am debating on taking the trident or wasp.

 

[joshuajames]

Tomorrow there is a 1 disc tournament and i am debating on taking the trident or wasp.

Trident for the WIN!

 

[Hoss22]

How does the Trident compare to a Zone and a Hornet. Please convince me so I can have a reason to buy a Trident!

 

[EL-KABONG]

Tridents are the goods. Never thought I'd throw them...but it is the best OS utility disc in my bag.

 

[jrawk]

How does the Trident compare to a Zone and a Hornet. Please convince me so I can have a reason to buy a Trident!

trident is a much much longer zone. it is a wide rim disc with a blunt nose that makes it lose its speed quickly. hornts are mids with glide. the trident has no glide. it flies more like a firebird

 

[Wanderer]

Yeh, been wondering why so many are comparing it to a Zone and Hornet. Hello!

 

[General Scales]

The new Trident I gifted myself for Christmas. Merry Latmas to all!

 

[maansmit]

How does the Trident compare to a Zone and a Hornet. Please convince me so I can have a reason to buy a Trident!

You should buy one. I use mine frequently as a get out of trouble disc or if the wind is out of control. I have a couple optos if interested.

 

[maansmit]

The new Trident I gifted myself for Christmas. Merry Latmas to all!

Nice. I have some really nice opaque semi sparkle optos that I really like.

 

[Toro71]

Toro, the disc you're looking for is not in the Lat64 line up. XXX's (and tridents) for all intents and purposes act the same as Champ Firebirds.

What i can suggest for you is a Millennium QOLF. It is exactly what you say you want.

I had to jump back in here...

I dumped my flat Firebird in the drink today, so I picked up a 175 Opto xXx on the recommendation, and took it out for a round at Renny Gold.

While I agree that it's a close cousin to a standard Firebird, this xXx I have is nowhere NEAR as OS as the flat Firebird. No comparison, IMO. By flat Firebird, I don't mean less domey than normal. It was PERFECTLY flat on top, most OS disc I've come across by far.

That being said, the xXx is dope, I psycho-yanked it into a blustery headwind several times today, and got a nice late hard hook out of it.

For the sake of thread integrity, I'm looking forward to snagging a Trident now for comparison.

 

[Plankeye]

i should have used the trident today in the 1 disc tournament. The wind decided to play havoc with my wasp.