What is the best disc to use to throw a roller and what are the pros/cons of lower/higher weights when rolling? Thanks for any info anyone can share!

beat up valks go really fast and far. a good weight would be anywhere between 170-175 grams.

I'm using a 175 DX Leopard.

DX cobra. Won't go as far, but will be quite accurate.

Lower weights will be tougher to control. Stick with a disc in the 170's.

KC Pro Eagle 11x

I use a 154g Sidewinder for turnover rollers & 150g DX Eagle for cut rollers. Despite the light weights, I find them much more controllable than heavier.

Sabre is also a good disc.

dont know best, but I like a trashed 180 DX Viper thrown 1/2
way to overhand from sidearm. It works for me. The rim
is seriously abused.

ol' pimp-@ss Johnny B sold me a superfly sidewinder 158 that is really soft and broke in nicely, and it is a honey of a roller disc with a light crosswind.

Yesterday I rolled my 175 sidewinder about 400'. It would've gone farther it it wasn't for the clovers...Somebody cut the grass!!

my first run ce valk rolls nicely!! hope i never lose it!! :confused:

1. Heavy is best. Heavier discs go farther thru the crap. You may consider throwing 200g discs like #2 roller and condor and jaguar. This is assuming that you can control a heavy disc.

2. Blunt for control, sharp for D. Blunt discs (e.g. stingray, roc) are generally more accurate than driver-type discs. But sharper discs generally roll farther.

As far as what disc rolls the best, it depends on the thrower's rolling technique and the terrain that he likely rolls on. So a golfer will have to experiment some.

P.S. for manufacturers: Maybe someday Innova/Discraft will come up with a condor-sized disc with a Valk-type shape for long rollers thru tall grass, etc. But that means everyone has to buy new bags, right?

Look for those CE Eagles that are marked 175G but are actually in the 177-178 range (and there are a lot of them). You won't need to weigh them, they feel different. I've got one that I weighed at La Mirada that is 178 (no I don't use it at PDGA tournaments). I roll it now to break it in and eventually it will be broken in and then weigh 175.
The Eagle is very stiff on top so when it hits the ground the energy is transferred to distance. A soft disc that absorbs energy on impact with the ground won't roll as far.

For a pure distance rooler I use a 167g Z Flash...
For control I use a 176g X Stratus.
I can only get about 400' with the stratus, yet the Flash will go forever and then just tip over at the end, that is a good distance roll, where it won't flip for 100' it will justs drop when it slows down.

I throw a Beat early Run MOnster(with the proline stamp) 175... that's for a Roller that gets on the ground instantly.
I'm testing out 2 169g ZFlashes i got used for cheap.. I can get them about 500feet total and about 200 or so before they land. Very fast.. as soon as they hit the ground the just like hit the turbo button and take off..

-"I suck" Scott

Flash is the longest roller I have ever thrown (550-575). Beat in first run crushes are also great distance rollers. Others include wildcats, xs, and for cut rollers a tsunami.

I think it depends on how fast you throw the disc as to what disc to use. Some people say sidwinders are good rollers but for me they turn over just enough to be worm burners without catching edge. I use a 172g pro TL for rollers. This disc is also one of my long turnover drivers. Right now I'm throwing between 300-340 feet in the air with my rollers maxing out about 390. Also on a few occasions my beat 171g dx valkyre has caught edge and ran, but I haven't tested it as a roller too much yet.

Flash is the longest roller I have ever thrown (550-575). Beat in first run crushes are also great distance rollers. Others include wildcats, xs, and for cut rollers a tsunami.



new 1st run Crushes are great for rollers that just go straight the whole way without any turn.

lightweight (165g??) Eagle, CE Eagle

The Z Flash- Worked in, will turn and hold a line in the air or you can set it down 25 feet off the tee for a long smooth rim heavy roll. It served me well at the memorial, rolling the corner hole on the hill for an easy layup 3!

Thank you Discraft-- Also, Crushes work great for long cut rollers- like hole 8 at La Mirada.

Belive it or not, almost any really under stable disc will roll. I started with a realy beat up Dx firebird. An understable ce Egale works fine also.

I get amazing rolls out of my SE Leopards... 170-175... I have to put them down really early though... about 15-20 feet in front of me, and they roll around 325-400 every time in an open field. They're great in the woods also when you need to get a roller down quick!

Erick

BTW.. best rolller disc if you can get your hands on one.... CE-JLS

-Scott Lewis

Haha I can't imagine trying a backhand roller in the NE woods (think of Pyramid's hole 13 /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif ) I used to throw a scoober with a wizard that would roll pretty nice, until I hyperextended my tricep and couldn't brush my teeth for a week :o

I get amazing rolls out of my SE Leopards... 170-175... I have to put them down really early though... about 15-20 feet in front of me, and they roll around 325-400 every time in an open field. They're great in the woods also when you need to get a roller down quick!

Erick






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Ever tried the Z-Xpress for a roller? I was told to give it a shot a few years ago, and i wish i had. I recently tried it, loved it, and will never have to "season" a roller again. It rolls great right out of the box.