Just picked up an upper 160s pro Pipeline. I don't know what to say except it's smooth and pleasant to throw. It's fresh, so we'll see how it changes as it beats in. Workable turn but far from flippy, and has a soft but definite end fade.
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Is it the pipeline that is suppose to be a worn in tsunami/pred?
SD86,
My experience with proline is that you will get an initial break in then it will hold a sweet spot for a while. that is what my tsunamis do anyway.
Probably should be flying a little farther than Leo3s. It's a speed 8 and Leo3 is 7. Definitely outpaces my regular leopards. Maybe it's just your leos are more beat in though.I've been thinking of getting a Pipeline for a long time. Finally pulled the trigger on it and acquired a 168g Proline Pipeline. Color is bright green that's easy to spot.
The Pipeline feels good in the hand. Rim is not too wide, the disc does not feel too deep. The plastic looks like Gold Line but is softer/gummier, but not as soft as GStar. Maybe Shimmer Star is the closest comparison.
Took the Pipeline to the course Friday. Threw it on some tunnel shots in the woods. The Pipeline did very well. It went really straight, with some fade at the very end of the flight. Glide is pretty good, not a brick but not a River, either.
Took it to the range today, along with some Novas for form work; and also two S-TL3s, two C-Leopard3s, one S-Leo3, one S-Exodus, one S-Eagle-L, and one ea. Patriot and Phenom, both in Icon plastic.
In distance, the Leo3s beat the Pipeline (and well they should), but none of the other discs did. On straight flat throws, the Pipeline was again very straight, with reliable fade at the end. When I got the Pipeline up high into the air more, it showed the "2" fade that is assigned to it, but did not fade quite as much as the Exodus or Eagle-L.
Only question now is how durable Proline plastic is, how long the flight pattern will be retained before it starts beating in. I'm going to find out; I'm putting the Pipeline in the bag and will be using it a good bit.
TL;DR: Really good disc. Aptly named.
Probably should be flying a little farther than Leo3s. It's a speed 8 and Leo3 is 7. Definitely outpaces my regular leopards. Maybe it's just your leos are more beat in though.
My Leo3s are more understable right out of the box (two of the three are Champion plastic, I'll retire from DG unable to throw discs before they beat in), and that 7-8 speed difference is all relative and is not all that much. For example, the TL3 is labeled speed 8, and the TL speed 7, but the TL3 is not really any longer for me than the TL. The understability of the Leo3s may be what's helping them to get out farther.
Anyhoo, I'm liking the really straight flight of the Pipeline for tunnel shots in the woods. It's awesome on my home course...
That is interesting. I have a Star Leo3 at 162g, and it is more overstable than both of my Pipelines, which are 167-169g in Proline plastic. For me, the Pipelines have a distinct right turn/flip up early in the flight (RHBH).
One of my friends handed me a pipeline yesterday to try out. I'm a little skeptical because the undertaker has had a solid place in my bag for a while now (I carry 3, a FR, an ESP, and a 168 Z) but figure I'll try it just because I really like the DGA stuff I've tried.
I guess I'm interested in how it would fit in my bag. Sounds like it has a little more high speed stability than an undertaker?
I haven't thrown the Undertaker, and I could very well be wrong, but I thought the Undertaker was a beefier Pipeline. The Pipeline starts out pretty straight with some forward fade, and it will develop a gentle turn pretty quickly as it beats in, but maintains most of the fade. Domey ones will glide (turn) more.
I've been curious how these compare, so I'm interested to hear your thoughts as you become familiar with it.
I've heard that in PL plastic they do lose a bit of HSS after the initial wear in, but I've grabbed a couple of SP and Sig PL to see how those wear (slower hopefully)
The one new Sig line Pipeline I tested was a little less stable out of the box. Pretty easy to get to hold a turn.
The SP's, in my opinion, fly quite a bit like a brand new Champ TL in terms of stability...only a notch or two faster.