[Question] What disc is = to a Sexton Firebird?

[DarkAce1978]

I am looking for a yard thrower to practice and don't want to beat up my Sbirds. Fuzion Felon maybe?

 

[SD86]

I am looking for a yard thrower to practice and don't want to beat up my Sbirds. Fuzion Felon maybe?

Felon, or maybe an FD3.

 

[GripEnemy]

Stock stamp Star Firebird?

 

[ODRB]

Felon, or maybe an FD3.

Um?

If you want to practice with an eye to throwing a Firebird better, you have to practice with a Firebird.

Stock Star (look for one with a similar profile and PLH as your Sexton(s)) will work.

 

[Streets]

Throw your Sextons...they will get beat in on the course anyways...

 

[brutalbrutus]

It is tourney season, I imagine there will be some CFR color glow firebirds on the market soon if not already...

 

[Broken Shoulder]

F2 color glow

 

[brutalbrutus]

Umm... is this different than the Sextons?...The Sextons are color glow champion, right?

https://proshop.innovadiscs.com/color-glow-champion-firebird-alex-geisinger.html

 

[GoobyPls]

Umm... is this different than the Sextons?...The Sextons are color glow champion, right?

https://proshop.innovadiscs.com/color-glow-champion-firebird-alex-geisinger.html

Yup. I believe CCDG has some on their website too.

 

[tbird888]

I hear the Firebird is similar.

 

[@iDiscGolf]

I am looking for a yard thrower to practice and don't want to beat up my Sbirds. Fuzion Felon maybe?

Star plastic is pretty durable. Not gonna really beat up as a "yard thrower". I also second you're gonna want to practice with the disc you use on the course.

 

[Turnipseed]

Your first instinct is correct. Fuzion Felon is nearly identical in feel and flight. Innova disciples are just afraid to suggest it.

 

[DarkAce1978]

Throw your Sextons...they will get beat in on the course anyways...

50% of my yard is blacktop road so I used the term yard loosely. I'd rather tear up a $12 disc than the pretty birds that are hard to come by.

 

[dekdo]

Stock stamp Star Firebird?

F2 color glow

This.

 

[Grippenripp]

The firebird is a near identical clone of the Sexton firebird. So maybe grab a firebird.

 

[Plastic Thunder]

Not all Firebirds are the same. FAF vs the domed vs Sexton(champion plastic). As I do every so often I lose one that I have spent time breaking in to fly just right. Sextons are much less stable than the FAF right off the shelf. FAF's are meat hooks. Breaking in a new FAF white glow now, my guess is I will be at it 2 years to get it right. Domed seem to be less stable IMO and therefore closer to the Sexton.

I had an old 11x FAF(lost it)that was beat in and flew darn near straight on a flick and a new 2015 sexton was pretty close right off the shelf. Took just a few months to straighten it out. I started throwing the 2015 when it was an 18 dollar disc. If I had any idea it would blow up on price I might not have played with it. Nope, I enjoy throwing it.

 

[bogeyfreetilinfinity]

Beat me to it, just get an 11x firebird. Beat in 11x = off the shelf sexton

 

[Yxebrew]

My stock star is super beefy (very flat), perhaps if you compare plh like a previous poster said.

 

[armiller]

I've got a a 2018 Sexton on the way, more because I fell for the hype than because I really think I need it. I'll try to remember to update on here, but I've had 2 175 champion 12x Firebirds (i.e. nothing special, both purchased online) that flew great and were exactly what I wanted from a Firebird. Overstable and great for skips, headwinds, spike hyzers, hard fades, yada yada. They're not particularly flat, and I figure one of those FAFs wouldn't be nearly as useful to me.

I'm expecting the Sexton to be a little more mellow than the 12x champ with more distance potential, but we shall see. My main question is whether it will still be a "Firebird" when it comes to the skips, headwinds, and overhands. We shall see.

 

[nocalkind]

Has anyone compared a sexybird with the new Discraft vulture?