This winter has been unbearably bad in Northern Utah. It's almost March, and we still have more than a foot of snow on the ground!
Not exactly ideal conditions for disc testing.
Hopefully by the end of March, we will actually be able to do some serious testing. Here are a few of the tests we plan to do.
InfiniteDiscs.com has discs sortable by speed and stability. We plan to take every combination of discs and compare them one with another for both field testing, and for actual rounds.
For example, We will go through all the speed nine under stable distance drivers, perform field tests for distance and accuracy (as well as general thoughts and opinions about the discs). And then we will have different disc golfers play two rounds of disc golf on two different courses, and compare the results of each comparable driver.
It should be a lot of fun, and provide some great information to help people choose the best possible golf discs from the many, many different options with all the up and coming discs these days.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Testing New Mid-Range Discs
It's been a harsh cold winter in Logan Utah.
But. It looks like spring is actually here.... We now have daylight in the evening, and believe it or not, but the temperatures exceeded 40 degrees today. The snow has melted on the sunny side of things, and I took out a few of my new discs for some test throws.
Within the last couple of weeks both MVP and Westside have released new understable mid-range discs with similar flight ratings.
After testing them in a slightly muddy field this afternoon, I can say, I like them both.While testing these discs, I also through around the Innova Kite, Discraft Buzzz SS, Gateway Element, and MVP Axis.
I love MVP discs and think that Gyro technology is the real deal. My worry with the Tangent was that it was going to easily flip over on me when thrown with a little power, like my Innova Kite does. It didn't. While it would turn somewhat, it wouldn't turn and flip into the ground. The tangent flew straight and held its line very well.
Before actually throwing the discs, my assumption was that I'd like the Tangent better, because I love MVP. And while I like the Tangent, I think I might like the new Westside Tursas even better. Like the Tangent, this disc also didn't flip over on me. It threw beautifully threw the air, went farther than the Tangent for throws with the same power, and for the most part landed right where I wanted it to with any type of throw.
It's just one day of field testing, but I'm liking both these discs and think that one of them will end up in my permanent bag before all is said and done. It might be possible that one of these discs might even replace my beloved Axis....
Stay tuned for some more official mid-range tests once the snow and mud actually goes all the way away.
But. It looks like spring is actually here.... We now have daylight in the evening, and believe it or not, but the temperatures exceeded 40 degrees today. The snow has melted on the sunny side of things, and I took out a few of my new discs for some test throws.
Within the last couple of weeks both MVP and Westside have released new understable mid-range discs with similar flight ratings.
After testing them in a slightly muddy field this afternoon, I can say, I like them both.While testing these discs, I also through around the Innova Kite, Discraft Buzzz SS, Gateway Element, and MVP Axis.
I love MVP discs and think that Gyro technology is the real deal. My worry with the Tangent was that it was going to easily flip over on me when thrown with a little power, like my Innova Kite does. It didn't. While it would turn somewhat, it wouldn't turn and flip into the ground. The tangent flew straight and held its line very well.
Before actually throwing the discs, my assumption was that I'd like the Tangent better, because I love MVP. And while I like the Tangent, I think I might like the new Westside Tursas even better. Like the Tangent, this disc also didn't flip over on me. It threw beautifully threw the air, went farther than the Tangent for throws with the same power, and for the most part landed right where I wanted it to with any type of throw.
It's just one day of field testing, but I'm liking both these discs and think that one of them will end up in my permanent bag before all is said and done. It might be possible that one of these discs might even replace my beloved Axis....
Stay tuned for some more official mid-range tests once the snow and mud actually goes all the way away.
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