[Innova] From hype to horror-DON'T POST A GROOVE THREAD UNTIL YOU READ THIS!

[Mind Expansi0n]

A. The Groove is common and often bought by noobs because it has 'big' numbers (Speed 13 - Glide 6); in reality, it is one of the most horrible choices for a noob to buy. (The result often being that Grooves are commonly found in the woods, in trees, in water, etc. etc.)

-AND-

B. DGCR people are easily 'offended' by noobs and are known to generally dislike them.

-THEREFORE-

C. DGCR people are easily 'offended' by the Groove and are known to generally dislike it.

 

[ohtobediscing]

I borrowed a friend's C Groove for a round last summer:
As the disc tore from my fingers during my snap, my fingers felt as if they were losing and regaining contact across the groove on the bottom. As a result it seemed like control was being lost and then trying to reestablish, accounting for erratic disc behavior. This also makes sense why some like it for FHs, as your underdisc fingers don't slide across the groove during FH release.
I don't own one.

 

[DeadEye]

I don't hate the groove, but I haven't thrown one since my first week of playing the game. I used to play with a friend who played only with a groove.. putted with it and all. Had something like 5 aces on the same disc at one point.

 

[JamesXC]

If you get a good one, in is more or less a Wraith. If you get a bad one, it will be so flippy as to be unthrowable or so stable that you can't throw it on anything but a spike hyzer. Why would anyone not just buy a Wraith? You would have to ask someone else.

 

[The dude on the bike]

If you are weak and small a groove will not help your puny drives, better to just quit and guard the picnic tables.

 

[Todd Wiley]

If you are weak and small a groove will not help your puny drives, better to just quit and guard the picnic tables.

I'd challenge your logic pretty hard then. I'm 5'6" and 120lbs ... I forehand the Groove 375' no problem. It only gets used in certain situations, maybe once a round. But I consider myself to have a noodle arm when I can only normally hit 350' with RHBH.

 

[412Disc]

terrible, only word to describe it

 

[bholy08]

never thrown it but hate the feel of it.

 

[pacanova]

i hated mine so freaking much. It was really uncomfortable in my hand. I gave it to a friend that throws FH and he loves the thing.

 

[ZDotHalbach]

I dont disc golf much, but when I do I prefer Grooves
Stay Groovy my friends.

 

[compn]

i find playing with an epic to be more fun than playing with a groove. as long as we're talking speed 13 discs...

 

[plastic cannon]

i find playing with an epic to be more fun than playing with a groove. as long as we're talking speed 13 discs...

and playing with a epic is pretty un-enjoyable..

 

[Munk]

Don't ever use my groove really... it was alright for hammer tossing for me though

 

[Ricta]

they're just so wildly inconsistent from disc to disc that it's ridiculous

This exactly. I bought one and it was insanely overstable? Then tried someone else's...complete opposite.

 

[c_a_miller]

The Groove Seems to be Hated, Why is This?

After a heavy rain that filled the creek that runs through my local course I went wading through it to see if I could find any lost discs. I found a 170g Champion Groove, and put it in my bag and I never got around to throwing it.

I look on here and it seems like I should just leave it be, why is this? Why all the hate?

 

[bradharris]

It tends to be very touchy and inconsistent. When it flies right, it can be very nice, but it's hard to get the right flight.

 

[mackgeggie]

Its not great for BH but in my opinion it's a very controllable and accurate FH disc

 

[FL1GHTL355]

It's mob mentality. If it works for you throw it. Don't listen to the haters.

 

[jtreadwell]

PRERUBE!!! Anyway, I had a short love affair with a pink/orange groove. It flew like my boss but with more glide and a bit further for my undeveloped form. Then I lost it and got another one (same color, weight, everything). The new one was completely different and flew more like a speed 13 firebird 60% of the time, and turned and burned when thrown up to speed the other 40% of the time. Point is, every Groove is different. The old saying round these parts is that each groove is like an individual snowflake of suck. I believe that's how it goes anyway.

 

[prerube]

You rang?
It is a gimmicky disc that failed. Take 3 grooves and they will all fly differently. If is hard to get $5 for a Champion Groove on this site.