bfowler
Double Eagle Member
Exact same thing happened to me. I need to try a much lighter one as this one has soured me on TeeBirds but it's obviously a great disc with how many people love it.
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[Innova] Teebird, thoughts on the plastics
- Thread starter simpletwist
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Exact same thing happened to me. I need to try a much lighter one as this one has soured me on TeeBirds but it's obviously a great disc with how many people love it.
Curtis_Valk
Eagle Member
Do it! My son's favorite driver was a DX Teebird until he threw my Star. Now he wants one.
Curtis
Curtis_Valk
Eagle Member
My 166 Star still begins to fade just a tad early for my taste, but that is one reason I'm letting my son throw it until he gets one of his own. I think it will beat in to perfect. The 150 Star Teebird is already where I want it, but I'm afraid of it on windy days until I've thrown it enough to know and trust it.
Curtis
I honestly love DX plastic. Yeah, it gets beat to hell quick. But right out of the box it feels great and flies like it should. Once they are torn up I'm able to use them as rollers. Champ is tuff as nails but so damn overstable for me. Star is pretty slick, but I have to buy it light. It can be windy here and I'm not a fan of light discs most of the time.
bfowler
Double Eagle Member
I put mine back in the bag and am using it for an overstable mid since it's so beefy.
The other reason I put in back in is it's a beautiful shade of blue and breaks up all the red and yellow discs in my bag. It's a feng shui thing. I think.
The other reason I put in back in is it's a beautiful shade of blue and breaks up all the red and yellow discs in my bag. It's a feng shui thing. I think.
DiscinFiend
* Ace Member *
If you want a beefy Teebird get a Champ Brinster
If you want it get get flippy get DX
If you want it to age slowly get a Star
If you want it slightly overstable get a Champ
Stability from beefy to flippy (in general PLH, weight & dome have a lot to do with it)
Champ, Star. DX
If you want it get get flippy get DX
If you want it to age slowly get a Star
If you want it slightly overstable get a Champ
Stability from beefy to flippy (in general PLH, weight & dome have a lot to do with it)
Champ, Star. DX
chris540
Par Member
MetalFlake CFR Teebirds are Beefy also.
Ripper
Double Eagle Member
I carry a Glo CFR Teebird, E* Teebird, a beat up 11x Champ Teebird, and a 8/10 11x Champ Teebird. I actually feel the GLO CFR Teebird is almost like a Firebird stability wise. It has that Gummy feel to it that I love. If you can find one I would recommend getting one!
Alcuin
Eagle Member
It sounds to me like you need a 150g Champ TB. I'm not sure how they are in general, but I picked up a very flat, extremely gummy dayglo green 150g Champ TB and it flies like a DX Teebird for me out of the box. It has a little bit of turn, and fades like a Teebird, but it's ridiculously easy to throw and if I really get a hold of one, it's as long as any distance driver. They're really fun to throw, and now I see how the TB could hold the distance record like it did.
I'd recommend one of those, though I'm not sure how easy they are to come by. (I bought mine from my local shop, because it was so unique). Sounds like just what you need.
I'd recommend one of those, though I'm not sure how easy they are to come by. (I bought mine from my local shop, because it was so unique). Sounds like just what you need.
DaddyTookTeebirdAway
Par Member
Don't regular Star Teebirds come in 165g?
Alcuin
Eagle Member
I have a 162g Star TB, so yes they do.
I was just out in the field, getting some of my best Teebird distance ever with the gummy Champ 150g. That disc is so easy to throw far, it's insane.
yeah but they wouldn't be super stable like discs with starlite. i'm thinking they would be more like 11x tbs?
btw max weight is 159 which is okay just not that great.
ian.
*Legalize It*
so the starlite discs have actually been keeping their stability even while going down that far in weight? i just assumed it was bs but if no thats pretty sick ...
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I have a 169 Destroyer that's pretty beefy as well. The old starlite Destroyers were intentionally "stabilized". I'm guessing the "stabilizing" is the same thing they did for the CFR PDs to make them beefier. My thought is they just let them cool in the mold a little longer to keep the PLH higher.
Alcuin
Eagle Member
I'm not sure why they'd be more stable than a normal Star TB. You're talking stable in terms of HSS, not overstable, right?
My 162g Star is plenty stable. I'm only getting it out a little past 350', but it holds a straight line the entire way and has a solid fade at the finish. I can get my 150g Champ to 375' and it holds a similar line, it's just easier to throw higher in the air for more distance for me.
I've admittedly never thrown one, but I'm highly skeptical that they'd be better than your average light Star or Champ TB. I'll try one out when I get the chance, but I seriously doubt that this Starlite stuff is anything more than a marketing gimmick when it comes to 150 class discs that were already being made using Innova's older production methods. Just like a 175g Blizzard Dominator is no better than a Dominator without Blizzard on the label.
The Hammer
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What are the thoughts on the AJ Star Teebirds, and Brinster Champ Teebirds?
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the old Starlite discs, like the <170 Bosses and Destroyers, not the new Roadrunners and Valkyries. They were more beefy than the "normal" weight molds.
