turso
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Damn, I hope someone can, the electric blue ones are in short supply everywhere over here.
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Fightingthetide said:I'm trying to get a feel for the range of stability between Opto and GL, and in terms of dome height. What I think I understand so far is that Optos tend to have more dome and thus have more turn and fade, making them harder to control, whereas most GL's tend to have less dome amd are easier to control with less turn and less fade. Is that the case for Opto vs. GL? Or is that strictly dependent on dome and PLH?
discspeed said:Fightingthetide said:I'm trying to get a feel for the range of stability between Opto and GL, and in terms of dome height. What I think I understand so far is that Optos tend to have more dome and thus have more turn and fade, making them harder to control, whereas most GL's tend to have less dome amd are easier to control with less turn and less fade. Is that the case for Opto vs. GL? Or is that strictly dependent on dome and PLH?
Most consider discs that turn and fade easier to control....I haven't thrown a ton of Rivers, but I can say the FRs had a lot of really domey Optos and the GLs were all over the place. I'm happy to say the latest run seems more consistent across plastics. I haven't thrown any Rivers that were real flippy though. I've found the biggest difference to be weight...The ones around 170 require less power for the super glide than the heavies that work the same with a stronger throw.
logjammin said:I have an opto. The problem I'm having is with inconsistency in flight which is probably due to minor variations in release angle. On one throw it will go into a fade as soon as I release it, as though it were an overstable disc. The next time I throw it, it will go right into hs turn. However, it does hold whatever line it takes for a long time. Other discs are not as touchy with the release angle as the River.
A disc with similar flight ratings that I like a lot is the Jackal, by Discmania. That thing can hold a straight line for a long way.