I've been throwing my Flows for a few weeks now, but until today I'd not really taken them the field. I went to a huge open field today with my 4 175 pink Optos and my 2 175 silver GLs. I also had some S PDs and my Champ Xcal. I threw 12 times in each direction. The wind was swinging such that at times I was throwing with nearly straight head/tailwinds, and at other times it was more of a crosswind.
I haven't played much in the past couple weeks, and even though I played a round at a shorter course prior to going to the field, I still felt very rusty at first. My first couple of throwing sets I was spraying all over the place. I was taking lead steps that were too long and throwing shots too high in the air among other issues...After a bit I warmed up and starting throwing where I was aiming.
There are flight differences between the GL and Opto. The Opto is faster, but the GL has more glide. The Opto turns and fades faster and the GL is straighter. The more times I threw my Flows, the straighter I was getting them to fly. With a lot of arm they were behaving fairly understable for me, but when I slowed down a little and concentrated on my snap they were very long and straight.
All of the Flows were a little tricky into the headwind. Because it was a right to left headwind, if I gave them too much hyzer to get flat the wind pushed them way left, but if I flipped them too fast they went straight to the ground. Most of the throws I was able to get them out there a long way into the wind, but the line was unpredictable. My Xcal held it's line much better into the wind, but did not go as far because it's slower (I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PD2). When the headwind kicked up(15mph) all of my Flows had more high speed turn than I like to try and work with.
With the wind, the Flows were really long. The GLs were really long and straight with the tailwind, and my Optos had more turn and fade (just like in zero wind). With a stronger tailwind I had to throw them turned over to get big D.
Overall I'm still really liking these discs. They remind me of my super domey E* Destroyers deflashed and after a few good whacks. It was a sweet spot that they didn't hold for long before becoming much less stable, so I hope the Flow breaks in slower. I love the way this disc feels in my hand, and the look and feel of both plastics is awesome. My opaque pink Optos really make me feel like I've got a Destroyer in CE plastic. They are very workable for me on all distance lines, especially the Optos. They have a very consistent turn and fade, very much like my seasoned S-PDs. The GL reminds me of a P-PD with a straight/slightly understable flight with a very late fade.
