wolfey
Par Member
I purchased an XG Rhyno (2012 Three Man Throw Down stamp) about a year and a half ago on a bit of a whim and the damn thing quickly became the most used disc in my bag. I absolutely love it off of the tee and on approaches.
The problem is that it seems like they are virtually impossible to find, and if they do become available they are going to be $$$. I lie awake at night terrified at the thought of losing this disc without having a back up plan.
So here is what I love about this disc and hope to find in a readily available replacement:
1) Consistency in flight. Straight with moderate fade every time. Powered up or down, wind or no wind, I always know what it's going to do. But at the same time it remains workable and not a utility/meathook kind of disc.
2) Ability to absorb impact. No giant skips or bounces off trees. I play a lot of tight, wooded courses and knowing that I won't end up 100' into the next fairway gives me the confidence to really rip on it off the tee and go for tight, aggressive lines.
3) Durability. This XG plastic is indestructible. It's really kind of crazy how many impacts into rocks and trees it has absorbed without any significant damage or loss of stability.
The first point is probably the easiest to replicate. I know there are a few out there, like the Breaker, Sinus, Rhyno in other plastics and on and on. I know that I could achieve the second point with an R-Pro Rhyno or another floppy plastic/rubber. But I have not come across another combo of all three points.
In a perfect world I would walk into my local disc superstore that stocked every mold by every manufacturer and feel 'em all up until I found what I was looking for. But the reality is that I pretty much have to buy all my discs online and have to have a pretty good idea of what I want going in.
Any suggestions? And thanks for reading all of that!
The problem is that it seems like they are virtually impossible to find, and if they do become available they are going to be $$$. I lie awake at night terrified at the thought of losing this disc without having a back up plan.
So here is what I love about this disc and hope to find in a readily available replacement:
1) Consistency in flight. Straight with moderate fade every time. Powered up or down, wind or no wind, I always know what it's going to do. But at the same time it remains workable and not a utility/meathook kind of disc.
2) Ability to absorb impact. No giant skips or bounces off trees. I play a lot of tight, wooded courses and knowing that I won't end up 100' into the next fairway gives me the confidence to really rip on it off the tee and go for tight, aggressive lines.
3) Durability. This XG plastic is indestructible. It's really kind of crazy how many impacts into rocks and trees it has absorbed without any significant damage or loss of stability.
The first point is probably the easiest to replicate. I know there are a few out there, like the Breaker, Sinus, Rhyno in other plastics and on and on. I know that I could achieve the second point with an R-Pro Rhyno or another floppy plastic/rubber. But I have not come across another combo of all three points.
In a perfect world I would walk into my local disc superstore that stocked every mold by every manufacturer and feel 'em all up until I found what I was looking for. But the reality is that I pretty much have to buy all my discs online and have to have a pretty good idea of what I want going in.
Any suggestions? And thanks for reading all of that!
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