[Discraft] Mantis opinions please!

[youdidwell]

Anyone thrown a stock TI?

 

[VictorB]

Anyone thrown a stock TI?

Ti has a tick more high speed stability than big Z. That's about the only feedback I can give you on that.

 

[Jakes]

The production ti we have are all super domey. More dome than I've ever seen on a disc. I didn't bother grabbing one since I prefer flat discs. It's probably 150%+ of the height of a normal mantis.

 

[VictorB]

The production ti we have are all super domey. More dome than I've ever seen on a disc. I didn't bother grabbing one since I prefer flat discs. It's probably 150%+ of the height of a normal mantis.

same dome as all the big Z I've thrown. I prefer the domey ones, they glide more and don't turn as abruptly.

 

[Jakes]

same dome as all the big Z I've thrown. I prefer the domey ones, they glide more and don't turn as abruptly.

https://imgur.com/QKqiyFA
https://imgur.com/vQ69adB

The image doesn't do it justice but it's better than nothing. I've bagged the big z for years but I might just have to use a vulture as a stable counterpart rather than trying to find sparkle or ti mantis'.

 

[jjmiller]

Anyone able to say whether a Mantis flies similarly to a TL, FD, or some other Innova fairway that I might be able to relate to?

 

[wolfmandragon]

Anyone able to say whether a Mantis flies similarly to a TL, FD, or some other Innova fairway that I might be able to relate to?

neutral Thunderbird maybe...faster than a TeeBird though...
Someone asked what driver is the most like a Comet and MJ answered Mantis

Mine(X plastic) has no turn and gentle, sweeping fade

 

[Casey 1988]

neutral Thunderbird maybe...faster than a TeeBird though...
Someone asked what driver is the most like a Comet and MJ answered Mantis

Mine(X plastic) has no turn and gentle, sweeping fade

I thought the Production Mantis was suposed to be a Valkyrie like disc?

 

[VictorB]

I thought the Production Mantis was suposed to be a Valkyrie like disc?

Not even close really. Slower, more glide, easier to manipulate lines. More similar to a faster fairway like an FD than a slow distance driver like a valk.

 

[t.A.T.u]

I don't throw Mantis, I throw Cyclone. And actually, I throw swirl Cyclones which are more stable than ordinary Cyclones. Mantis might be longer than Cyclone, but I'm old skool and throw those beautyful blue swirl Cyclones.

 

[ThunderEagle]

Is the Undertaker anywhere near the Ace Race version of the Mantis?
At some point I will need a replacement, and I know nothing that flys like it....maybe a light Resistor

Have you tried one of the CryZtal Sparkle runs of the Mantis? Those things are pretty beefy.

 

[Zachcos]

sorry to change course a little here, but I have a mystery I need help solving that I think involves a Mantis...

Long story short, I bought a x-out Z Undertaker from Marshall Street Disc Golf on 4/12/18. Having nothing to compare it to, I just assumed this disc was what it was listed (it's an event stamp, and the mold name is not raised on the inside of the rim...), but upon getting Big-Z and Z Undertakers, it is clear to me that the disc MSDG sent me is very much not an Undertaker.

The red disc is the mystery disc that I think is a Mantis. Both of the non-red discs in the photos are both Undertakers.

https://imgur.com/jTg1cnK
https://imgur.com/skTBQdc

a full profile picture:
https://imgur.com/V8xLdmq


When I give this full power (450' +) it turns over hard. I can power my arm down to 60% - 65% and it'll hyzer flip up to flat, turn a little right, and come back gently towards the end. From what I was reading earlier in this post, that seems pretty on-line with what the production Mantises do...

Thanks for helping me solve the mystery and my apologies if I have not posted this in the correct place.


Best
Zachcos

 

[VictorB]

Pretty sure thats not a mantis? Looks like it could be a tracker (which was retooled to the undertaker)

 

[Zachcos]

after a little more research, it's looking like this mystery disc may actually be the Discraft Heat.


Sorry to impede on the Mantis discussion - carry on!

 

[ponder]

Are any of the production run mantis any good in headwind or should I just grab an undertaker?

 

[MANBURGARLAR]

Are any of the production run mantis any good in headwind or should I just grab an undertaker?

For headwinds you'd be better off with a vulture/pred. The undertaker turns a bit when there is no wind even.

 

[VictorB]

Are any of the production run mantis any good in headwind or should I just grab an undertaker?

Nope. Unless you're throwing under 250'. Undertakers aren't even great in a headwind, unless you have a first run or Memorial glow Z.

 

[ponder]

What is the stability like on the new TI mantis? My heat is way flippier than I expected so I'm thinking of trying the mantis out.

 

[Monkeypaws]

What is the stability like on the new TI mantis? My heat is way flippier than I expected so I'm thinking of trying the mantis out.

I was wondering this very thing today - I have a Ti Ace Race Mantis that was supposedly much more stable than the disc Discraft released as the Mantis.

For a 150 class disc, this thing has some teeth. If the Ti Mantis had that, I'd pick me up a few.

 

[Casey 1988]

Not even close really. Slower, more glide, easier to manipulate lines. More similar to a faster fairway like an FD than a slow distance driver like a valk.

Thanks.