SuperWookie
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Hey everyone, I'm looking for a VERY specific FW disc and need some good suggestions. I'm looking for a FW disc that is really easy to throw pretty far, high to super high glide, and just about dead straight with a little turn and either very little fade, or none at all.
For reference, I throw my mids around 300-330 and FW discs around 330-360 or so right now, so I still haven't figured out how to throw super far yet (been working on that over the last year and a half). But it's getting a lot easier to throw in that 333-360 range with a lot less effort.
I currently have a few FW's that I love, but aren't quite what I want. I have 4 Discmania S-Line FD's, a Prodigy 750 plastic F5, and a Lat64 Goldline Maul. All of those are close to what I want, but not really. The Maul is my turnover disc. I can't throw it straight to save my life anymore. If I throw it flat and well, it goes straight for maybe 50' then starts gently turning right the entire way until it lands. Ends up WAY right from where I started it, but it's a SUPER useful disc in my bag for longer Dog leg rights where I can't throw my FH that far. And even if I throw it on a super hyzer, it still turns.
Then the F5 is super weird. It goes out 50 or so ft straight, then turns right, but then turns back left to fade kind of hard! Not what the numbers on it say. So it's more of a S shape flight, can't throw it straight to save my life. And ALWAYS has a pronounced fade of around 1.5-2. Wondering if getting this disc, but in the softer 400 or 400G plastic would help straighten it out and make it more like what I'm looking for?
Then the FD's are well worn and fly kind of straight or with a slight fade the entire way, then always fade left a fair amount at the end. I literally have to CRUSH one, to get the right flight path, where it turns a little right, then rides that forever, then fades back left. But all of my FD's (I have 4 S's and 2 C's) have a fairly pronounced fade at the end. Which is really weird as it says -1 turn/1 fade. I'd rate ALL my FD's as 7/5/0/1.5-2. They aren't a whole lot different than my Color Glow Lion FD2's. The FD's just have a tad more glide. But not 6. They're just NOT the disc they say they are for me. With numbers like 7/6/-1/1, you'd think that disc would be PERFECT for what I want, but it's not. It almost never turns right and has a fairly pronounced fade. Plus it never goes as far as I think it should.
And what I want is a FW that goes dead straight or even turns right a tad, but then stays straight, or has a super baby fade at the most. I have a Star Mako that is literally the flight path I want, but it's a Mid. If I crush it a little too hard, it just takes off and goes right and stays there. Doesn't really keep turning right, just stays on a straight line right, kind of like a line drive in baseball if that makes sense.
And if I throw it perfect, on a slight hyzer, it takes off a little right at first, then stays there the entire time, then ALWAYS has this little mini baby fade at the end of a few ft. It's the PERFECT flight path. Plus it's SO easy to throw and has really good glide and distance for a mid. The distance on that disc is effortless. It's probably my longest mid (out of 10 or so discs), and by far the easiest to throw discs in my bag.
And that's what I want out of this FW disc I'm looking for. Something that is SUPER easy to throw pretty far, but with a VERY reliable straight to ever so slight turn flight path. And little to no fade.
So the few discs I can think of by looking throw ALL the discs on Infinite Discs site that might work are:
- 400g Prodigy F5
- Any Lat64 River
- Discmania Essence
- MVP Amp
- Axiom Crave
But I'm open to other suggestions. I'm also wondering if plastics can make a huge difference here? My best guess is that a Lat64 River is EXACTLY the disc I'm looking for, but want to hear your suggestions first before I buy something. I have WAY too many discs and need to actually sell them off, haha. Thanks
For reference, I throw my mids around 300-330 and FW discs around 330-360 or so right now, so I still haven't figured out how to throw super far yet (been working on that over the last year and a half). But it's getting a lot easier to throw in that 333-360 range with a lot less effort.
I currently have a few FW's that I love, but aren't quite what I want. I have 4 Discmania S-Line FD's, a Prodigy 750 plastic F5, and a Lat64 Goldline Maul. All of those are close to what I want, but not really. The Maul is my turnover disc. I can't throw it straight to save my life anymore. If I throw it flat and well, it goes straight for maybe 50' then starts gently turning right the entire way until it lands. Ends up WAY right from where I started it, but it's a SUPER useful disc in my bag for longer Dog leg rights where I can't throw my FH that far. And even if I throw it on a super hyzer, it still turns.
Then the F5 is super weird. It goes out 50 or so ft straight, then turns right, but then turns back left to fade kind of hard! Not what the numbers on it say. So it's more of a S shape flight, can't throw it straight to save my life. And ALWAYS has a pronounced fade of around 1.5-2. Wondering if getting this disc, but in the softer 400 or 400G plastic would help straighten it out and make it more like what I'm looking for?
Then the FD's are well worn and fly kind of straight or with a slight fade the entire way, then always fade left a fair amount at the end. I literally have to CRUSH one, to get the right flight path, where it turns a little right, then rides that forever, then fades back left. But all of my FD's (I have 4 S's and 2 C's) have a fairly pronounced fade at the end. Which is really weird as it says -1 turn/1 fade. I'd rate ALL my FD's as 7/5/0/1.5-2. They aren't a whole lot different than my Color Glow Lion FD2's. The FD's just have a tad more glide. But not 6. They're just NOT the disc they say they are for me. With numbers like 7/6/-1/1, you'd think that disc would be PERFECT for what I want, but it's not. It almost never turns right and has a fairly pronounced fade. Plus it never goes as far as I think it should.
And what I want is a FW that goes dead straight or even turns right a tad, but then stays straight, or has a super baby fade at the most. I have a Star Mako that is literally the flight path I want, but it's a Mid. If I crush it a little too hard, it just takes off and goes right and stays there. Doesn't really keep turning right, just stays on a straight line right, kind of like a line drive in baseball if that makes sense.
And if I throw it perfect, on a slight hyzer, it takes off a little right at first, then stays there the entire time, then ALWAYS has this little mini baby fade at the end of a few ft. It's the PERFECT flight path. Plus it's SO easy to throw and has really good glide and distance for a mid. The distance on that disc is effortless. It's probably my longest mid (out of 10 or so discs), and by far the easiest to throw discs in my bag.
And that's what I want out of this FW disc I'm looking for. Something that is SUPER easy to throw pretty far, but with a VERY reliable straight to ever so slight turn flight path. And little to no fade.
So the few discs I can think of by looking throw ALL the discs on Infinite Discs site that might work are:
- 400g Prodigy F5
- Any Lat64 River
- Discmania Essence
- MVP Amp
- Axiom Crave
But I'm open to other suggestions. I'm also wondering if plastics can make a huge difference here? My best guess is that a Lat64 River is EXACTLY the disc I'm looking for, but want to hear your suggestions first before I buy something. I have WAY too many discs and need to actually sell them off, haha. Thanks
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