[Latitude] River Woes

[smarkquart]

I will jump on this love/ hate bandwagon. For me the River was the easiest disc to throw for great distance with minimal effort. I had found that perfect snap to arm speed ratio to hit it. Since June I have lost that and now my Rivers suddenly get airborne, go right of my intended target, or turn over too much. I contribute it to not enough snap, wrist roll, and or not throwing nose down. To counter this, muscling a slightly beat TeeBird gets me almost the exact same results as I was getting with my heavy Gold Line Rivers.

I am going to keep practicing with my Rivers, but for now I have a great combination of a heavy Star TeeBird, a lighter beat Star TeeBird, and a middle weight Echo Star TeeBird that I am intending to beat in a little more. Also, during the winter I throw my Vibrams (Trak and Ascent) more often because of the superior grip. When the snow is out there, I can hardly grip Gold Line/ Tournament plastic.

I am thinking a 175+g Opto River would be perfect for me. Too bad I cannot find one in a color I like.

 

[sloppydisc]

Hear you there. I just got a heavy one, but it's Red. Perfect fall camo.

 

[Mbagnola1]

Rivers are a test beast,if your form isn't at the top of its game you are going to turn and burn. Try throwing them at about 65% power but with tons of span

 

[mattw]

The color selection is my only real complaint and this goes for strikers also. The colors online are mostly fall like colors. I know that some people have picked up some nice pinks and blues but those bright colors dont show up on online stores all that often and are usualy gone when I place an order by phone. I thought I got lucky when i order a pink opto Striker but when it showed up it was more clear than pink.

 

[smarkquart]

The really rich and dark blue of Westside's VIP plastic really shows up well on the the ground. I have seen only one River in this despite Opto and VIP being the same plastic being produced in the same plant.

I think I have a really dark blue River, I know I had one at one point this year, but it was only a 172g. It was obviously servicible but I think I used it more for practice when I was really packing the bags with Rivers. My 177g Blue Gold Line Rivers were pure money until I lost one at BRP #6 and another I let a new player throw on BRP #19. I only have two left of this weight. Again, if they can come in heavy Optos, I am sure I would pack up a whole stack and convert back.

 

[sloppydisc]

Latitude plastic dyes well. I am going to take a few of my clear and faint pink Rivers, Visions and Strikers and either do decent dye jobs on them, or just have them dipped in a Fuscia or hot pink dye.

I'm sure our dying (is that right?) community would love to do a bunch of bright Latitude dyes.

 

[jcburton24]

I have been experimenting with a 169g Opto River for a few weeks now and I am loving mine. At first it was a little more overstable than what I had thought it would be but after hitting several trees now it holds any line I throw it on. I do find that you can over power the disc sometimes. I am a fan of both Opto and GL plastic. I throw Opto Cores and GL Flows also. I think the Opto Core is the best midrange on the market.

 

[Rugball]

Just traded for a 174g GL River. I do know that Opto is more overstable in general. I have a GL and Opto Pain at about the same weight as further proof. Depending on what flight stats you want, definitely experiment with different weights and GL vs Opto. I like that about Lat 64. You can tune your bag and not carry as many molds.

My initial impression was good. It glides very well, as advertised. Tested it on a flat 264' hole and parked it inside one foot behind the post. Probably gave it about 75% power and the flight was fairly neutral. Just glided with a little drift (about 10') right to left as it was slowing down. Can't wait to give a full rip.

 

[sharpekid]

I purchased a 176g River GL back in September. The River, when thrown properly, will fly over 300ft for me in a very straight line. When playing with my buddies, they always are surprised how far and how straight this disc flies.

I love the River GL! It sits in my bag as a straight line driver and also a mid-range disc. For me, it's a "Swiss Army" type disc that has helped my game tremendously.

I cannot vouch for the Opto line, but I love the GL line. The GL plastic is my favorite plastic, perfect combination of grip and durability.