Alright got a round in with Mr. Cassidy this morning and he hooked me up with a couple of Tyrants so here we go with some initial thoughts.
First off the plastic feels great. Its similar to a star or ESP plastic with a nice tacky feel (they look slick though but aren't) and a little bit of flex to it. Jamie handed me one of that he "intentionally" beat up and it seemed to hold up well, but only time will tell for sure. I'm really digging this plastic blend so far. It appears there are 2 "variations" of tyrants in this run; they are either pancake flat, or they have a little bit of a puddle top going for them.
As for the flight:
I'll start off by saying I throw teebirds 330 ish or so consistently maybe a little further on a good day, but today was not one of those good days. The tyrant seems to be exactly what RDG set out for when they started working on this mold. It is for sure a banshee teebird hybrid type disc. They are for sure beefier than a teebird out of box, but I don't think its quite to a banshees fade. There seems to be no way to get any high speed turn out of them, even out of the one Jamie had beaten in. For me its not quite as workable as what I typically like in a disc, but I think with some use I can beat some of the low speed fade out and make it work for me. They fight out of most anny lines, and should be solid wind fighters.
I also threw a couple of Forehands, which my forehand is terrible, but was pleasantly surprised with the flight I got out of it.
Could be a little too beefy for shorter arms, but could definitely fill a roll in any bag.
Over all I'm pleased with the Tyrant after 1 round with it, and see it finding a spot in my bag between the raptors and pteros, But I'll probably be holding on to a beat teebird or 2 for a while. Hopefully the tyrant will beat in to kick them out.
