I was throwing a beat dx teebird as my big turnover until I found the river. The teebird was a one shot disc and with the river I can play the turnover,straight and slightly stable shot all with one disc i now carry 2 rivers that i am in love with. A 176 domey Gl that flush like a tl and a flat 166 Gl that is like a longer leopard. River all day!!!
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I was throwing a beat dx teebird as my big turnover until I found the river. The teebird was a one shot disc and with the river I can play the turnover,straight and slightly stable shot all with one disc i now carry 2 rivers that i am in love with. A 176 domey Gl that flush like a tl and a flat 166 Gl that is like a longer leopard. River all day!!!
JoshEpoo
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Despite the disc buying hiatus: Teebird. Between Champ, Star/Echo Star, and DX you can get the Teebird to do almost anything. Heavy champs are awesome headwind fighters, lighter [Echo] Star Teebirds are loooong straight discs and work into nice hyzer flip/turnover discs, and DX Teebs beat into nice finesse/tailwind drivers.
I've been carrying 2-4 Teebirds for a few years and probably won't ever take 'em out.
I've been carrying 2-4 Teebirds for a few years and probably won't ever take 'em out.
therealbigtrav
Birdie Member
If you are worried about your current dx teebird because your course is "wooded", why don't you just stop hitting trees? You can have two dx teebirds for the price of river as well.
JoshEpoo
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They'll start to over lap with understable midranges in terms of line shaping and distance potential because they pick up so much high speed turn after a while. They still work as low power hyzer flip and turnover line shapers then.
I was never comfortable throwing DX Teebirds on most of the courses around here as a beginner. I had a couple but after a few months they'd get understable and wouldn't fly how I wanted/expected them to.
This piece of advice seems to have been ignored. The River is similar to a Leopard, not a Teebird. There is no way I'd ever recommend someone hit the course with a Roc being the only disc in their bag that can handle a headwind.
Guru10
Birdie Member
I'm just going to say I like gazelles.
onemilemore
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You make a good point. I don't know how well the FD will handle the wind, and the TL is OK. Just trying to simplify things for a little while. This bag won't be permanent.
It's neck and neck between the River and TL, but don't be surprised if I bump this after more people have thrown the FD to see what they think.
onemilemore
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OK, so I went and got a round in the rain this morning, and I came to this conclusion: I get basically the same distance out of my DX Teebird as my DX Valk. With that in mind, and taking to heart everyone's feedback here, my bag for a little while will be:
Beat DX Teebird (Max D, annies that flex back)
Fresh DX Teebird (Wind, narrow fairways)
Fresh S-FD (Might as well put it in there and see what it does)
2 Beat DX Rocs (need a new fresh one, but will have to wait)
Eco 1 Swan 2 (upshots and putting)
Thoughts? If the FD isn't what I hope it will be, I will throw my new Roadrunner in for awhile and see how it flies too. Definitely need a premium Teebs, though.
Beat DX Teebird (Max D, annies that flex back)
Fresh DX Teebird (Wind, narrow fairways)
Fresh S-FD (Might as well put it in there and see what it does)
2 Beat DX Rocs (need a new fresh one, but will have to wait)
Eco 1 Swan 2 (upshots and putting)
Thoughts? If the FD isn't what I hope it will be, I will throw my new Roadrunner in for awhile and see how it flies too. Definitely need a premium Teebs, though.
Your game will noticeably improve.
You may find one workable DX Eagle-X will round out the bag nicely.
onemilemore
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I don't have much experience with the Eagle. What should it do in that bag? Also, how do I know if it is X?
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onemilemore
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Thanks Kabong! Are there any markings on the disc that signify it being X, or is that just the standard Eagle?
onemilemore
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Thanks again. I figured it would be more stable, based on the profile. I have heard it shapes lines well, but I will stick with the Teebird for now and see if I need to add the Eagle down the road.
Asked and answered.
It will do what your Teebird doesn't excel at - line shaping.
They wear in exact opposite ways. As they beat in with DX, the Teebird retains its HSS (resistance to turn at high speeds) as the fade gets beat out of it. It ends up being a point and shoot laser.
On the other hand, as it wears, the Eagle-X loses its HSS (turns more easily at high speeds) while retaining its fade late into its life. I can throw all but a most-thrashed Eagle, and be confident that it will hook up and fade back at the end of flight when I throw an Anny. The DX life cycle gives you everything from spike hyzers, to straight with a predictable fade, to S-curves, to hyzer-flips.
This contrasting wear makes them a natural pair of drivers that complement each other very well.
Here ya go.
I'll take OLF for 500 Trebeck.
onemilemore
* Ace Member *
This sounds encouraging. I had a Champ Eagle (not sure which letter after it, if any) for a little while when I first started, but unwisely gave it away (to my dad, at least). Once I decide to add more molds back in the bag, I may give it a go.
How long would you guys suggest I stick with the 4 molds for? I was thinking until summer proper (in SoCal it is always summer, except this past weekend), then re-evaluating from there...
