The Gospel of the PD

[Trey1331]

I have to admit I never thought I was going to complain about a disc being too straight.

Too straight was an understatement for yesterday, even in a tailwind it had no fade at all.

 

[VictorB]

You're an Eagle thrower Frank, you'll probably always like the OLF better.

I've always been a teebird thrower (except when I first started playing, it was light eagles then) which is why I wanted to try the PD so badly.

 

[booter]

I think you shpuld get another p and/or s . That one you have seems to be a dud

 

[VictorB]

I think you shpuld get another p and/or s . That one you have seems to be a dud

I might just do that. People with bigger arms than I have said that they are fairly stable like a teebird, but I have good enough form to throw a comet 300' without flipping and a stalker 375' without turning too hard, so I'm thinking it almost (?) definitely is the disc.

I was absolutely crushing my bomb girl surge today though, so I'm not sure it will make the bag after all

 

[peppermack]

Dude, if you throw your stalker 375' you must throw your surge 500'. I throw Wraiths 425' and I can only get a stalker out to 340' or so on a good rip.

 

[jubuttib]

I think you shpuld get another p and/or s . That one you have seems to be a dud

I might just do that. People with bigger arms than I have said that they are fairly stable like a teebird, but I have good enough form to throw a comet 300' without flipping and a stalker 375' without turning too hard, so I'm thinking it almost (?) definitely is the disc.

I was absolutely crushing my bomb girl surge today though, so I'm not sure it will make the bag after all

I'd consider choosing between the Surge and a P-DD (or Wraith), the PD seems like a whole different animal to me.

 

[VictorB]

Dude, if you throw your stalker 375' you must throw your surge 500'. I throw Wraiths 425' and I can only get a stalker out to 340' or so on a good rip.

Off topic, but:

I think I'm a perfect example of 'hitting it halfway' on big distance drives. Figured out some stuff and was absolutely smashing some drives. If I was more familiar with the course I'd say that some drives might have been approaching 440'. I think if I work on it I might be able to hit 450' before the end of the summer, but that might be wishful thinking - I tend to throw slower discs better.

Stalkers just require height to glide out. If I throw one in the 360'+ range, it requires about 20-25' of height, and good nose down to keep forward momentum when it comes out of it's (small) turn.

Back to your regularly scheduled PD discussion.

 

[ForeverBlue232]

I just tried out my new orange 175g FREAK P-PD yesterday evening in a field, and it was even a bit less stable than I expected right out of the box. Also, I thought it had the least glide of any of the PD's I've thrown. It is not domey, and has a low PLH. I'm thinking it may be only a situational disc for me. I was getting more D out of my new teebirds.

 

[discspeed]

I just tried out my new orange 175g FREAK P-PD yesterday evening in a field, and it was even a bit less stable than I expected right out of the box. Also, I thought it had the least glide of any of the PD's I've thrown. It is not domey, and has a low PLH. I'm thinking it may be only a situational disc for me. I was getting more D out of my new teebirds.

I think I know what's going on here. I was pretty ticked when I got in an order of p-pds and I got 2 177s and a 176 (all marked 174-175). I don't want a disc that I intend to turn into a glidey turnover flyer to be overweight. Those PDs just kind of drop out of the air prematurely. That may well be what you have...an overweight PD.

 

[jubuttib]

I just tried out my new orange 175g FREAK P-PD yesterday evening in a field, and it was even a bit less stable than I expected right out of the box. Also, I thought it had the least glide of any of the PD's I've thrown. It is not domey, and has a low PLH. I'm thinking it may be only a situational disc for me. I was getting more D out of my new teebirds.

Freaky Freaks are freaky. It happens. Nowadays I always tell the store to send me domey discs if I want them to glide, that's the only way you can be sure. And that only works if the store has someone who knows what they're doing picking discs.

 

[peppermack]

I am going to order some P PDs tonight. Are there any differences flight wise in the different colors. I have heard from some that there is? Is this true. Sorry if this has been discussed but I am not going to search through 60 something pages to find it. Help a DGR brother out!

 

[discspeed]

I am going to order some P PDs tonight. Are there any differences flight wise in the different colors. I have heard from some that there is? Is this true. Sorry if this has been discussed but I am not going to search through 60 something pages to find it. Help a DGR brother out!

I have gotten heavy orange, dayglo yellow, and white. None have been really domey, and they have all flown the same. The white ones feel the best...more solid than the others.

 

[peppermack]

No knowledge of the Pinks or Blues Sir Discspeed I like having different colors so that I can rotate them in and out without having to wonder which is which, or numbering them. Dave said the whites are nice too. Hmmm, I guess I may just have to test my luck then. I guess I am going to get a S too, any color variations on those?

 

[booter]

the white ppd and dayglow ppd feel great to me as well. I have,white,dgow,orange, in p
as for star I have white,dglow,orange, red. Out of those the whites feel sweet but the dglow I have is a lil more stable(freak stamp) than the rest. All of them have the freak stamp with the exception of 2 (1 orange,1dglow) that have the regular non freak,non first run stamp that are more domey and a tick more stable.

 

[peppermack]

Ok, good to know! I am going to order up a stack of em. I have a fat stash o cash to stock up on em with! I have a green C PD coming, now I need like 4 Ps and one or two S. that should tide me over for the summer!

 

[discspeed]

that should tide me over for the summer!

You know you're going to have to scoop up some sloppy seconds on some DGR PDS!

 

[peppermack]

Oh hell ya I am, I meant to order one just to have and didn't. I will put it out there right now, I want two or three. So if anyone gets a extra I will buy it from ya! PLEASE

 

[jubuttib]

Oh hell ya I am, I meant to order one just to have and didn't. I will put it out there right now, I want two or three. So if anyone gets a extra I will buy it from ya! PLEASE

No~! Don't do that! Rather, get some people together for another run of 50 discs. More money for the site!

 

[HeartlessCynic]

No~! Don't do that! Rather, get some people together for another run of 50 discs. More money for the site!

THIS!

 

[jubuttib]

I'd be down for at least two P-PDs, as soon as I get my DGR stamped ones and figure out what weights I want, I've got 155-159, 165-168 (or something like that) and 170-172 coming up and need to take them out on a field before I can make up my mind.

I would on the other hand get at least two P-CDs and P-DDs, probably more like 4 P-DDs actually. Didn't Timko say that you can use it on any Discmania disc? Wonder if that meant in the same order...