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Old December 24th, 2010, 04:58 PM
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Oh boy look what the mail lady just brought. Two new shinny Asia Open Innova champion Vulcans 159 & 160 I might just have to find time to get a round in tomorrow morning to try these out.

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Old December 24th, 2010, 05:07 PM
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Innova would have to compensate the heirs of the ancient Romans. Vulcan was the god of fire and metalworking.
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Old December 24th, 2010, 05:10 PM
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Hey Cindy, if those don't work out for ya, maybe keep me in mind for a trade!
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Old December 25th, 2010, 10:07 AM
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I actually think Wahoo is the perfect name for the disc; a super fast disc that stays near the surface of the water (floats). Not all that hard to see the similarities between the disc and the fish
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Old December 25th, 2010, 10:21 AM
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Dear lord, did you really think that Star Trek invented the word "Vulcan"??
LOL, I did. I guess I will google it now.
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Old December 25th, 2010, 04:30 PM
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what are the flight numbers on the vulcans? and has anyone thrown them yet?
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Old December 25th, 2010, 10:00 PM
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what are the flight numbers on the vulcans? and has anyone thrown them yet?


Speed 13; glide of 5; turn of (-4) and fade of 2

I got to try mine out today at Pier. Seemed really similar to my r-pro kantana, but a little more stable. So far I am pretty pleased with it.

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Old December 25th, 2010, 10:45 PM
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does anyone know if they are selling vulcans anywhere in portland?
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Old December 26th, 2010, 09:33 AM
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does anyone know if they are selling vulcans anywhere in portland?
as far as i know regular production starts in january....yes ill have first runs call or pm and ill hook u up i live by pier park
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Old December 26th, 2010, 09:51 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(mythology)
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Old December 27th, 2010, 09:24 AM
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Side note. When I first bought Skeeters for an event from Innova, they came marked on the back HOB.
I wonder if they were giving the name, "Hobbit", a try and got shot down by the Tolkien folks?
Hobbit would be more specific to Tolkien than Vulcan would be to Roddenberry.
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Old December 27th, 2010, 10:03 PM
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Side note. When I first bought Skeeters for an event from Innova, they came marked on the back HOB.
I wonder if they were giving the name, "Hobbit", a try and got shot down by the Tolkien folks?
Hobbit would be more specific to Tolkien than Vulcan would be to Roddenberry.
That's awesome.
Could also have been Hobgoblin?
They got away from that naming line though...
No, not a stan lee trademark problem. :-)
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Old January 2nd, 2011, 08:39 PM
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Threw my champion vulcan for the first time today and even though it feels like a beefy katana it is not. I got a 158 thinking that the lighter weight would be great brand new, but when i threw it with some good hyzer at about a 45 degree angle it flipped over and continued to that flight all 300 feet. It may be a great roller and there are plenty of shots i need that vulcan for, but it was not what i expected as far as how understable it was. I guess i need to get a 175g and even a glow one as well so i can test those.
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Old January 2nd, 2011, 09:22 PM
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Side note. When I first bought Skeeters for an event from Innova, they came marked on the back HOB.
I wonder if they were giving the name, "Hobbit", a try and got shot down by the Tolkien folks?
Hobbit would be more specific to Tolkien than Vulcan would be to Roddenberry.
Those Tolkien folks would be only one guy...Saul Zance. He bought the rights from the Tolkien family for merchandise and, oh yea films. He's also the guy who sued John Fogerty for plagiarizing CCR...hobgoblin would have worked though.
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Old January 5th, 2011, 03:37 AM
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Threw my champion vulcan for the first time today and even though it feels like a beefy katana it is not. I got a 158 thinking that the lighter weight would be great brand new, but when i threw it with some good hyzer at about a 45 degree angle it flipped over and continued to that flight all 300 feet. It may be a great roller and there are plenty of shots i need that vulcan for, but it was not what i expected as far as how understable it was. I guess i need to get a 175g and even a glow one as well so i can test those.
Even the max weight glow champ vulcans are super flippy. Basically flies like a really fast sidewinder or something. Made for mortals, big arms need not apply.
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Old January 5th, 2011, 09:12 AM
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That's awesome.
Could also have been Hobgoblin?
They got away from that naming line though...
No, not a stan lee trademark problem. :-)
they already have a Goblin.
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Old January 5th, 2011, 02:04 PM
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Side note. When I first bought Skeeters for an event from Innova, they came marked on the back HOB.
I wonder if they were giving the name, "Hobbit", a try and got shot down by the Tolkien folks?
The Skeeter was indeed going to be named the Hobbit. Notice that the stamp on the Goblin looks very Gollum-esque.

I'm not sure if Innova asked to use it and got shot down or just decided that it wasn't worth the hassle to even try.
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Old January 6th, 2011, 06:52 PM
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A 158 Champion Vulcan fell into my mailbox, smelling a bit like reindeer today. I'll wait until warm weather to say how I like it. I know it looks fast.
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Old January 6th, 2011, 07:40 PM
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It will be a little more flippy than you think. I dont have a big arm like some of the other pros, but the brand new 158 i had flipped over quite a bit and stayed there. It does have a place in the bag so it stays for the moment.
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Old March 12th, 2011, 09:37 PM
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In my experience the Vulcan is pretty much a Katana clone. It will go straighter but still just flippy flippy flippy for me. Going to try to salvage it by rolling or over-handing.
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