Latitude 64 - DG Equipment

REDFIVE · #1 October 15th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Anyone throw any of these? I am probably going to check out the striker for fun.

Adam Schneider · #2 October 15th, 2009, 03:24 PM

I have a 169g Striker... I'm still trying to decide if it gets a permanent spot in the bag. It's larger in diameter than most drivers, and when it turns, it's a very slow, flat turn. I've found it to work well on downhill drives.

The Opto plastic seems nearly indestructible.

TYVEK · #3 October 15th, 2009, 03:30 PM

i picked up a striker at the ace race, and ever since then it is my #2 go to driver. it is everything a T-bird is and then MORE! i love it.

all2common · #4 October 15th, 2009, 03:55 PM

I throw the Riot...and if you throw it just riot, it's money. Fast, yet predictable.

BigBubbBelly · #5 October 15th, 2009, 04:10 PM

Ive got a stryker, a riot, a vision and a core. I love em all. The opto line plastic is the shit and I love the way the rim is angled just a bit instead of straight up and down on the insides. I love the way these discs feel in my hand. They rule. The stryker is awesome. Stable and straight. I turn it over on occasion, but that might be me trying to rip it to hard. The riot is awesome as well. With a good snap, this disc flys super straight before tailing off at the end. I didnt like the vision as much until my friend showed me a different way to throw it and now its one of my farthest flying discs. I throw the vision at an exteme hyzer when I release, almost up and down and it levels itself out and just flys straight forever. The core is a great mid range disc too. I like it better than the roc, because I get a better grip on it. It has a shallower rim than the roc, so its easier for me to hold. I found I need to take a little off of my throws when I use the core as it tends to fly farther than I expect it to. Its slightly understable as opposed to the roc which is slightly over stable. All in all I recommend the opto line plastic to everyone I talk too. Check out there web site about getting on their team. The requirments are pretty unique. Also hear that Jesper just came out with his own name brand putter as well. Cant wait to see it.

REDFIVE · #6 October 15th, 2009, 04:34 PM

Could you post a link? I couldn't find the info.

Ol' Bob · #7 October 15th, 2009, 04:48 PM

The discs.

The team link. Sounds like a bunch of sqvare heads, ya shoor, yu betcha!

BigBubbBelly · #8 October 15th, 2009, 05:45 PM

go to latitude64 web site and look at their discs, specifically the sinus ap there is info there.

sillybizz · #9 October 15th, 2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBubbBelly

Ive got a stryker, a riot, a vision and a core. I love em all. The opto line plastic is the shit and I love the way the rim is angled just a bit instead of straight up and down on the insides. I love the way these discs feel in my hand. They rule. The stryker is awesome. Stable and straight. I turn it over on occasion, but that might be me trying to rip it to hard. The riot is awesome as well. With a good snap, this disc flys super straight before tailing off at the end. I didnt like the vision as much until my friend showed me a different way to throw it and now its one of my farthest flying discs. I throw the vision at an exteme hyzer when I release, almost up and down and it levels itself out and just flys straight forever. The core is a great mid range disc too. I like it better than the roc, because I get a better grip on it. It has a shallower rim than the roc, so its easier for me to hold. I found I need to take a little off of my throws when I use the core as it tends to fly farther than I expect it to. Its slightly understable as opposed to the roc which is slightly over stable. All in all I recommend the opto line plastic to everyone I talk too. Check out there web site about getting on their team. The requirments are pretty unique. Also hear that Jesper just came out with his own name brand putter as well. Cant wait to see it.

Jess, somehow I knew you would be on this thread.

I haven't thrown them much, but I've felt them and they feel good, the plastic is very durable, they make quality discs for sure. Bigbubbabelly has beaten me plenty of casual rounds using their discs.

Zaqcb · #10 October 15th, 2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by all2common

I throw the Riot...and if you throw it just riot, it's money. Fast, yet predictable.

Me too. I love the riot! It is very fast but not crazy stable and yes very predictable. I have tried just about every Lat. 64 model and this is the only one that found a permanent spot in my bag. I enjoyed the core a lot too...its a very stable midrage, and if your looking for some insane stability check out the XXX.....

Parks · #11 October 16th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Opto plastic is the best there is, IMO.

Grippy and as durable as CE. Plus, its pretty.

ChainBanger · #12 October 16th, 2009, 08:01 AM

The opto plastic is ok. Don't get it in the heat, it warps quicker than most plastic. It was in the car with my other discs and my Riot was the only one to warp.

Ol' Bob · #13 October 16th, 2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ChainBanger

The opto plastic is ok. Don't get it in the heat, it warps quicker than most plastic. It was in the car with my other discs and my Riot was the only one to warp.

Not tested below 64° north latitude?

REDFIVE · #14 October 16th, 2009, 10:21 AM

Its alpinplast.

ChUcK · #15 October 16th, 2009, 11:17 AM

I keep a striker and a vision in my bag at all times, for my teebird and roller duties, respectively. That opto line plastic is the real deal. I've never tested mine at extreme temperatures, but avoiding those conditions is easy.

I've been rolling my vision all summer, and it has only a few nicks here and there, nothing like a champ or Z roller disc would look like. The Vision's stability has remained consistent, i.e. takes the same amount of angle, spin, and nut to get a tasty roll. They start out severely understable out of the box, though.

The striker has proven to be the most useful fairway driver I have had in my bag yet, so it has seen a lot more playing time than the Vision has. Still, it has no flight-altering wounds. For a while it was the fastest (main) driver I used, but since succumbing to the lure of the destroyer again the Striker fits back into my forehand/backhand go-to disc that gets thrown less, but constantly. The point is, it still flies like a dream, just like my backup Striker (brand new still) does, and I compare these occasionally in the field.

I hope they never change that opto plastic. Perhaps I'd better stock up on a few clear opto Strikers before they vanish from the production lines...

Toby Puttzinski · #16 October 16th, 2009, 11:36 AM

It would be fun to have a "Field Test", where a bunch of dg'ers meet up at Steilly with different types of plastic and do some open field throws/testing. Perhaps some trades would be made as well...

REDFIVE · #17 October 20th, 2009, 05:44 PM

So I was at chainbangerz and had a look at the strikers. The opto plastic seems to be very inconsistant. The first one I looked at was very flat almost inside out flat. The rest were domier but most had waves in the tops. I wasn't very impressed by that but I found one that I liked with a decently stiff domey top. It was marked 173 but according to the in shop scale(genious) it was 175. Took it to the field and right out of the car I threw it 4 times.

1st flight flat release 65% power flew flat for about 350 then gently hyzered out moving maybe 15 feet left for about a 380 flight.
2nd flight flat release 75% power flew flat for about 365 then hyzered out about 15 feet left for about a 400 ft flight.
3rd throw anhyzer 65% power thrown like a teebird and it looked very similar held the line and finished flat.
4th throw hyzerbomb 80% power stayed hyzer but had noticable glide for about 430.

I would like to see what I can dowith it when I am warmed up but there is a noticable amount of glide. This is the first non innova disc I have thrown in about 3years so I can only compare with what I know.

It has the speed of an orc with the finish and glide of a leopard but the first turn resistance of a teebird(if that makes sense you are as hopeless as I am).

Looking forward to more time with this one and to see what happens with the plastic.

snap7times · #18 October 20th, 2009, 07:11 PM

how does the striker compare to the stalker? The stalker is my #1 fairway driver...

Parks · #19 October 20th, 2009, 07:59 PM

The Stalker and the Striker are different animals.

I think the Striker gets to where it needs to be with a lot less effort than a Stalker, and is also longer. Whether or not you desire that in a fairway-ish driver varies by the thrower.

I think the Stalker turns a tiny bit more, and has a little more fade.

Basically the old fairway driver battle; control vs. versatility.

REDFIVE · #20 October 20th, 2009, 08:04 PM

The stalker just follows and watches while the striker makes its move and BLAM you never know what hit you!

Never thrown the stalker too creapy for me.

Threw the striker a few more times and got a little warm with it. My field was limited about 500X150 in the widest area. The thing went where I put itfor sure. It seems to have the distance of an orc and the control of a fairway driver. Haven't really gotten into it but for now it is the most controlable disc I have thrown at its speed. Only one throw was to see how far it would go but I still didn't give it a full pull. This throw was released flat about 20 ft high with the attempt to get a forced helix. I didn't need to force the helix it flew straight and slowly turned over continuing to the right and ending flat on the ground about 154 large paces almost the length of the field and controlled.

From what I have seen I recommend this disc to everybody. We will see what happens with the plastic but this one is going in the bag for now.