First big thanks to Jamie and letting me get my hands on this thing to test out!
I liked the raptor. It's a good disc. I threw it in comparison for a couple weeks to my lat64 xxx, dynamic discs felon and innova glow sexton firebird. The disc flew similar to the listed flight numbers although it did seem more like a speed 8 or 9 versus a true speed 10. (Compared, a PD is still faster and has a forward fade)
The raptor flew good on backhand, forehand and flex shots. High speed stable with a reliable fade, even when flexed out. The xxx was definitely more OS and slower. The felon and ns firebird (for me are interchangeable) and raptor had similar landing zones when thrown on identical lines. I could see throwing any three of these discs and playing out a lie with similar results.
The "armor flex" plastic has good grip and maintains that in the rain. Feels real nice when cold and wet too. To me it's really to flexible however, borderline floppy (and I'm a fan of gstar type plastics). The disc did show allot more wear and got fairly beat up aesthetically. More than any champ/star disc used. I did really like the bottom stamp "proto egg" and the bottom tooling from Daredevil Discs, I have never seen that before. The dye job was un-uniform, and I didn't mind that. It created a unique look with some swirls in it. Cool light blue too, I don't like dark blue discs too hard to find.
I wanted to give my honest opinion and over all it's a nice disc and I've had fun with it and will continue to play around with it. But, for me with a OS fairway driver in this role I not only want to be able to throw backhand and forehand throws, but I NEED utility. And for me the armor flex plastic seemed to prevent big skips I want from a firebird type disc and wears too quick with thumbers/rollers.
So if you want a disc to hit and stick this will fit the bill. I could even see someone bagging this in addition to a firebird (probably more similar to a gstar firebird?). This seems to be the RDG m.o. of hit and stick, and a big-hyzer game. I'd say it fits right in with the rest of the gang!
Thanks again RDG! :thmbup: