I would like to see mike compare a volt and the tesla head to head. From what I could see this is very similar to my beefy eclipse volt
Mike's video comparison of the Tesla and Inertia are about on par with what I found. There's probably more of a gap than I think most of us expected. .
It makes sense to differentiate the models and not have them overlap off the shelf.
I think you are right. If the same gap is seen between the four drivers, the Motion is going to be meathook city. And the Impulse is gonna flip for days.
I felt like MVP's description was accurate. I had a real easy time putting the video together...even in the wind. I found the Tesla very easy to throw!
I think one of the larger dealers will be listing their Tesla LE's soon, maybe even pre-orders. One of the places that could get up to 75 of 'em if they wanted.If anyone decides to sell one of their tesla signature stamps pm me and name your price, I missed on these apparently. sigh
disc looks pretty solid, thanks for the video mike
I think one of the larger dealers will be listing their Tesla LE's soon, maybe even pre-orders. One of the places that could get up to 75 of 'em if they wanted.
All right, back from the park, where I do all my field work/testing.
I tested the 172 Tesla against a my 174 Inertia, fresh FR Volt, beat FR Volt, trusty Amp, and lightly seasoned Shock. The Tesla is board flat, and almost like the Resistor, has the overmold up high along the core. It gives it a different grip than the Inertia...one that I honestly am not in love with. It's not bad, just not super comfortable for my hand.
I went in expecting one thing, and ended up somewhat surprised.
The Tesla is much more overstable than I thought it would be. It honestly flew very much like the Shock. Because of the overstability, I could not throw it as far as any of the other discs. Max D was around 260. Max D with the Inertia was about 305. In fact, out of the 5 molds I threw tonight, the Tesla was consistently the shortest.
On flex shots it would fight it off soon into the flight and fade back nicely. On the same flex shot the Inertia turned right, held that line for a bit, then faded a bit at the end. The flight between the two is very different. I feel like one of the Inertia's strengths is its glide. The Tesla seems to have much less glide, like most overstable discs in a noodle arm's hands.
So, in a nutshell, it's pretty beefy. I want to know what bigger arms think because if you can't get a disc up to speed it handles very differently. Most players will love this disc's OAT fighting power, stability, and predictable fade. If anyone found the Inertia to be squirrely, the Tesla will fix that, and then some.
Big thanks for the detailed review. I'm a little bummed that it's so stable as I was hoping for just a tick more stable than the inertia but not as big a gap as it seems to be. I also throw the inertia just a little over 300 so you have just the right arm for your reviews to give me good info. Sounds like this one will be a little too much for me. Oh well, I love the Inertia and hope maybe MVP or Axiom will fill the gap between the Inertia and the Tesla. Thanks again for the detailed review.
Any more reviewers out there want to post their comparisons opcorn:
No problem.
Do you throw a beefy Volt, or a Shock? If so, there will probably be overlap for your arm. If you don't have either of those discs, the Tesla could definitely fill a gap in your bag. Having a nice stable/overstable driver is never a bad thing.
There's no such thing as "too much" when it comes to discs. It just means that the disc will perform different tasks for you than for Mike C.
Speed 10.5 Glide 5 Turn -.2 Fade 2.5
These are the numbers Mike C gives the Tesla, he posted this on reddit: