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Is the Mantis going OOP?
Looking for something slower than undertakers and less stable than eagles to slot in the bag. I've been kicking the tires online between the mantis and XL, but need some answers. Anyone have some experience throwing both? Not sure if the speed of the mantis will stable it up quicker on softer throws. Also wondering if the XL is still in regular production? I've only been able to find it in ledgestone Ti and a few lighter Z. For reference I like to use my US fairway as short as ~225-250, and find my undertakers no matter the wear tend to still flex out at that range/slower arm speed. I also am tired of seasoning and losing light star eagles haha.
A Stalker may be what you want if you want to stay with Discraft, they power down better than a Mantis or XL in my opinion. They aren't very understable when new though.
If other brands are an option, a River would be my top recommendation.
Apparently not a very popular thread, but I just picked one up and I had some questions...
it's nothing against the mold itself, but discraft hasn't made very much stock available for about 3 years now. I know I couldn't find a single Big Z Mantis, across about 15 retailers that I checked for about a year - and I needed them because I lost my most beat in one and only had 1 other. Myself, along with many others, probably moved on from the mold due to lack of availability.
The Mantis isn't really that understable, but it does have some high speed turn. It's more of a 'line shaping' disc.
What's discraft got for flippy fairway drivers, these days, that isn't a tweener like the Glide or Archer? A Stalker is too stable for what I need right now. Would I be looking at the Sting, at that point? I used to throw an XL for this slot, but I'd really rather not throw out of production plastic...
What's discraft got for flippy fairway drivers, these days, that isn't a tweener like the Glide or Archer? A Stalker is too stable for what I need right now. Would I be looking at the Sting, at that point? I used to throw an XL for this slot, but I'd really rather not throw out of production plastic...
What's discraft got for flippy fairway drivers, these days, that isn't a tweener like the Glide or Archer? A Stalker is too stable for what I need right now. Would I be looking at the Sting, at that point? I used to throw an XL for this slot, but I'd really rather not throw out of production plastic...
I'd look elsewhere tbh. Discraft is essentially all rare/OOP stuff currently. Sting and Archer, No.
A DGA Pipeline might fit the bill. Never thrown one but may be a fit. Other than that I got nothing.
I throw DD Mavericks (slower), Roadrunner's (faster) and Stags (what you're looking for). The Stag is basically OOP. Roadrunners are decent currently. Maverick's are hit and miss. Sneaky option is a Mint discs Jackalope.