ZBoazMobsters Skyiron Flagship review.
I got mine on Friday. The disc was wrecked somehow during transit. I think I did a great job of fixing it up. I layed it upside down on another upside down disc, and let the sun and my dashboard heat it up. It flattened out just fine, minus some dimples on the flightplate, not unlike a well-worn disc might have.
Starting off on how it feels: This plastic blend Skyiron uses is awesome to say the least. It feels like silk. Anyone who uses dirt, powder, sawdust or what-not will love this feeling. These people might not even need thier powders. I did not recieve one negative comment on the slickness of the plastic. The rim, shoulder, and jaw feel just fine and not too unusual. The flightplate is very thin. The Flagship may draw the same concerns that the Nuke did when it came out first, in ESP plastic, ie: easily punctured by Climo's 'Iron Leaf'.
In the hand: This driver is slightly larger in diameter than most. A couple people pointed this out right off the bat, as soon as it was in hand, including myself. Of the twenty people I handed it to (pros, beginners, and in between), five used one common word describing what other disc the rim first reminded them of: Flick. This was a good sign. People are liking it, and we havn't even thrown it yet.
The look: The plastic as mentioned, is beautiful! The horizontal machine witness marks we first had concern over, is of no concern. You can't really feel them, and you can only hardly tell by sound when you rub your fingernail across them. I don't believe these lines will effect the flight in the slightest, and in my opinion add a new look to disc golf. The stamp design, need I go there? The stamp it's self is very nice looking metallic material as far as I know, does not mimic anything we already have.
Flight time: I have to point out that the Flagship I recieved and repaired may not fly like a brand new Flagship. I presume this one flies like a beat Flagship.
I have to be honest. The Flagship is flippy. When the big arms tried to power the hell out of it with a flat release, the Flagship flipped, rolled, and rolled, and rolled. I'm not talking 400-500 feet, I mean 600-700+ feet. It went so far, it was lost twice as a matter of fact. Now, when thrown with a decent amount of hyzer release and powered down, it flies GREAT! I got a few near 400 footers using a one-step take-it-easy drive. The Flagship does not need alot of power to fly and will fly very well for less-than powerful throwers. Given a good amount of tailwind, the Flagship might be a hell of a machine to have in your bag. Any one who deals with alot of wind will love the Flagship for this.
Wear/Durability: For a champy-like plastic, this stuff is super durable. As I mentioned before, it rolled for a mile... and you can't tell. I slammed this thing against rocks... you cannot tell. Tree? What tree? I pancaked it across gravel, the stamp stayed solid. This particular disc shows a durability above average. This plastic has me very excited, I cannot wait for more products from Skyiron.
The outcome: The Flagship most certainly has a spot in disc golf. I might be tempted to call it a great disc for beginners/women/childern, not unlike the Diamond. Personally, I am glad to place it in this category. I'm not a big fan of the lastest craze most companies are doing with the 'latest and greatest high speed driver designed for the touring pro'. Those discs are hurting the sport because every noob in the world has to have one, and will never learn a proper throw with it. We here at DGCR already know this. The Flagship is just the opposite. You will learn control and form with this disc. Any disc that is easily put thru a full flight-path (S) will go further, and more accurate than a stupidly overstable 'not-designed for-you-noob' disc will.
Final words: Skyiron has done a great job with the Flagship. My hopes are that this company thrives in disc manufacturing. I'm excited to see what the next product is, and the next, and the next. A superior plastic by far, this blend is perfect for disc golf. Good luck to Skyiron, I want to see this company go big!
Thank you, Skyiron, for the Flagship. You have done a great job Ashton! Keep up the good work.
-Kenneth Jackson
AKA: ZBoazMobster
