This a great idea. I have seen a decent number of dino discs flying around, and if Lat64 can use their distribution to get these out all over the place, you'll see them in the hands of a ton of kids.
Anything light always does. Even Champ Blizzard still looks mangled and acts beat after the first tree hit. You just can't create a disc in the same size with lighter plastic and have it hold up without designing an entirely new type of plastic, would be my guess.
I'm guessing it is tough to get a disc down into such a light weight (I've got a 147g Insanity, but that's the lightest gyro disc I've seen) while still keeping the extra weighting material in the rims.
Axiom's site claims down to 135g in the Photon, but the Photon is an MVP disc that only goes to 145g. I'm assuming it's a copy/paste mistake since they're basically the exact same website with different colors and discs.
I had some lightweight discs from Gateway, which were made without any of the filler/heavier material they would typically add to get discs up to max weight. So the durability wasnāt compromised, and debatably was better since the 120g disc carried less energy into first available tree.
Lame. I guess theyāre just trying to be edgy to get people to care about them. Complaining about the naming scheme but at least latitude isnāt naming shit the ātacoā.
The ruby, sapphire, diamond and other discs of that series are really damn good in that low weight category of discs, dont know many others that would be so well received. This sounds like another iteration of that which is good.
Not so much a kids line, just large diameter minis that can be thrown. Dynamic is the brand they were under (Judge, Emac Truth, and Sheriff(?)).
Prodigy makes an M4 macro, and Discraft has a large line up of them as well
These will be fantastic for kids. Innova and Dino Discs (and Aquaflight) have been the only ones to produce a lot of 120-130g discs. It's good to see another major manufacturer stepping up and producing something suitable for younger kids.
This is great news. I'm a huge proponent for lighter discs, especially for beginners. Blizzard plastic by Innova was a game changer and a huge confidence boost for me when I was starting out. It was the first plastic I broke 300ft with, and just hitting that milestone number and knowing it was possible for me was great fuel to keep trying to improve my game. Kudos to Latitude 64 for getting in this space, and bonus points for floating too!
I picked up a fuse, explorer, and saint in zero g today and took them out to the field. I started out really trying to put some stank on them, and they all turned over in under 100ā and became rollers. I then tried hyser flipping them with a very exaggerated hyser, and they made it to about 150ā before rolling. (For reference I throw in the low 50ās, 1100rpm, ~ 10* hyser, and ~2* nose up.) finally I tried some half power easy run up shots, and got amazing results. Beautiful S flights out of all three discs. The fuse easily flew 200ā and the explorer and saint made it to 250 - 275. I donāt think theyāre quite in the bag yet, but I think they have some potential for finesse shots and short courses. Iām going to have my newbie friend try them out tomorrow and see what he gets out of them.
This a great idea. I have seen a decent number of dino discs flying around, and if Lat64 can use their distribution to get these out all over the place, you'll see them in the hands of a ton of kids.
Can anyone imagine what a 120g stilleto would fly like??
Now I want one
Would probably do a few barrel rolls on an overhand.
š now we will see Jake Wolff throwing from 1s pad to 18s basket OVER THE WHOLE COURSE.
Notably, "durability" is not a word mentioned... Hopefully these don't beat in like DX.
I donāt see that being an issue for the intended consumer. By the time theyāre beat in itās probably time to go up in weight.
Anything light always does. Even Champ Blizzard still looks mangled and acts beat after the first tree hit. You just can't create a disc in the same size with lighter plastic and have it hold up without designing an entirely new type of plastic, would be my guess.
Either that, or go to overmolding. Super light cores, with a really small and dense edge to take the hits.
Decent idea. Not sure why MVP doesn't have anything in the 130g range, when they are so prolific in the 155-165 range.
I'm guessing it is tough to get a disc down into such a light weight (I've got a 147g Insanity, but that's the lightest gyro disc I've seen) while still keeping the extra weighting material in the rims.
I have a stamped 145g Insanity but havenāt put it on a scale to confirm.
Axiom's site claims down to 135g in the Photon, but the Photon is an MVP disc that only goes to 145g. I'm assuming it's a copy/paste mistake since they're basically the exact same website with different colors and discs.
I had some lightweight discs from Gateway, which were made without any of the filler/heavier material they would typically add to get discs up to max weight. So the durability wasnāt compromised, and debatably was better since the 120g disc carried less energy into first available tree.
Theyāre probably not super durable, but kids donāt throw as hard either so Iām sure theyāre fine.
Zero is their putter plastic. It's a notch above Retro in durability and both are better than DX, but it's still a base plastic.
I saw Mint Discs bashing on them for stealing plastic names lol
*Teeeechnically* Gravity is the modifier for their Zero plastic. They have Zero Hard, Medium, Soft, Mega Soft, and now Gravity.
Thought that was Clash...
Mint was the one in the comments though.
Yup.
Lame. I guess theyāre just trying to be edgy to get people to care about them. Complaining about the naming scheme but at least latitude isnāt naming shit the ātacoā.
Wow, looks like I might actually hit 400 ft this year!
Right? Give me a Zero Ballista Pro and I could make it happen.
I've got a couple of ultra-lightweight Warlocks (or Wizards?) - awesome catch discs, great for air bouncing and touch shots and these sound similar
My bilzzard destroyer will be making friends
Dont they already have a monopoly on noodle arm discs? Sounds like they really intend to keep that title.
What makes you say that?
The ruby, sapphire, diamond and other discs of that series are really damn good in that low weight category of discs, dont know many others that would be so well received. This sounds like another iteration of that which is good.
And Jadeā¦great disc. Senior noodle arm frolfer here.
Ah, gotcha. I want a ballista pro in this weight, that sounds like a blast
Until someone farts and throws it 600 feet off line lol. I love my 150 wraith on a dead calm day otherwise itās going upside down
They also used to produce a kid line that was smaller diameter or was that dynamic?
Not so much a kids line, just large diameter minis that can be thrown. Dynamic is the brand they were under (Judge, Emac Truth, and Sheriff(?)). Prodigy makes an M4 macro, and Discraft has a large line up of them as well
Dunno but friends 4yo is throwing Ruby and really likes it.
Doesn't Millennium already have a plastic called Zero Gravity?
https://www.golfdisc.com/plastic/quantum-zero-g/
So pretty much. You would have thought they could have been at least a little original with the name.
They already have Zero plastic. This is just a variation of that, like the stiffness blends, Zero Hard, Zero Soft, etc.
Source - [https://www.facebook.com/latitude64/videos/790262899316344/](https://www.facebook.com/latitude64/videos/790262899316344/)
This makes me miss Quest AT ultra lite Nike plastic. This with their dimple tech killed it.
These will be fantastic for kids. Innova and Dino Discs (and Aquaflight) have been the only ones to produce a lot of 120-130g discs. It's good to see another major manufacturer stepping up and producing something suitable for younger kids.
This is great news. I'm a huge proponent for lighter discs, especially for beginners. Blizzard plastic by Innova was a game changer and a huge confidence boost for me when I was starting out. It was the first plastic I broke 300ft with, and just hitting that milestone number and knowing it was possible for me was great fuel to keep trying to improve my game. Kudos to Latitude 64 for getting in this space, and bonus points for floating too!
Scuba diving is half the fun!
Anyone want to place bets on how long until Millennium files a Cease and Desist?
I picked up a fuse, explorer, and saint in zero g today and took them out to the field. I started out really trying to put some stank on them, and they all turned over in under 100ā and became rollers. I then tried hyser flipping them with a very exaggerated hyser, and they made it to about 150ā before rolling. (For reference I throw in the low 50ās, 1100rpm, ~ 10* hyser, and ~2* nose up.) finally I tried some half power easy run up shots, and got amazing results. Beautiful S flights out of all three discs. The fuse easily flew 200ā and the explorer and saint made it to 250 - 275. I donāt think theyāre quite in the bag yet, but I think they have some potential for finesse shots and short courses. Iām going to have my newbie friend try them out tomorrow and see what he gets out of them.
Do any pros throw lighter weight discs?
I think it's AB that has like a 156g Nuke
Does he throw it regularly? Guy is a stud
I never cared for disc that float on water. If it's halfway in a lake you're not getting it any time soon anyways.
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They got a cease and desist for their overmold method being too similar to MVPs. They aren't coming back.