jupiterboy
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I'm getting close to the end of my first year back, and I'm noticing that the new discs I bought at the start of summer that were notably overstable are now flying pretty straight and true. For example, F2 Star Teebird that was consistently overstable new now after more than 100 rounds is a very reliable straight disc with not so much fade.
I attribute the changes to:
1.) Hitting lots of trees
2.) Improving form and nose angle
But I recently got a box of fresh discs and pulled a nice G* Teebird out and it was pretty beefy, like I remember the Star Teebird mentioned above when it was new.
I could tell the same story about other discs in my bag. Jawbreaker Zone, etc.
My question is this—do I keep cycling in new stock or do I buy more notoriously overstable discs and start working them in? This seems like it's going to be too many molds.
I've simply found myself with few overstable discs after one summer of play until this new box cam in. Even a Star Wraith, which was not in my bag until the last few weeks, seems to have become more neutral.
Do discs just off-gas as they sit around and change? That's kinda what I'm thinking. Maybe Star does that. Maybe it's not just the use and smacking trees.
Does a premium plastic like Z deviate less over time?
Time to disc up a little? I'm not throwing far. Most of the local courses have very low ceilings so I'm throwing lots of low drives that never get higher than 10 feet or so.
I have a Millenium OLF that stays beefy, like a Z Zone with more distance. What else should I look for?
Is it just a fact that everyone ends up with boxes of understable, old beat discs?
I attribute the changes to:
1.) Hitting lots of trees
2.) Improving form and nose angle
But I recently got a box of fresh discs and pulled a nice G* Teebird out and it was pretty beefy, like I remember the Star Teebird mentioned above when it was new.
I could tell the same story about other discs in my bag. Jawbreaker Zone, etc.
My question is this—do I keep cycling in new stock or do I buy more notoriously overstable discs and start working them in? This seems like it's going to be too many molds.
I've simply found myself with few overstable discs after one summer of play until this new box cam in. Even a Star Wraith, which was not in my bag until the last few weeks, seems to have become more neutral.
Do discs just off-gas as they sit around and change? That's kinda what I'm thinking. Maybe Star does that. Maybe it's not just the use and smacking trees.
Does a premium plastic like Z deviate less over time?
Time to disc up a little? I'm not throwing far. Most of the local courses have very low ceilings so I'm throwing lots of low drives that never get higher than 10 feet or so.
I have a Millenium OLF that stays beefy, like a Z Zone with more distance. What else should I look for?
Is it just a fact that everyone ends up with boxes of understable, old beat discs?