Following the original thumbtrack, and the recent Ching Indentations and the even newer Banger and Buzzz Groove Top, Discraft has come up with yet another thing for us to do with our thumbs besides twiddle them.
The Ultra Grip is a thin oval rubber pad glued to the top of the Z Surge for your thumb. It's about 1" x 1.5", very thin, tacky, and seems to be stuck on pretty firmly. We haven't TRIED to remove one, but we'll soon find out what it takes.
Gotta love this kind of experimentation, and sitting here fondling my Ultra-Grip Z Surge make me feel like I'm about to get another 20 feet on my drives. Hey we can dream.
It's a nice little rubber pad.
geomy
Jun 19 2006, 08:40 PM
I haven't tried one yet, so the verdict is out until I can get my hands (thumbs?) on one and feel for myself. Seems like a great idea though.
paerley
Jun 19 2006, 08:50 PM
Having thrown one, I liked the disc. I did not like the grip pad. When I threw it (about a month ago) I was gripping closer to the edge than where it's placed. I've since changed up my throw and am gripping about where the pad is. I did try throwing with my thumb on it and I had to think too much about how I held the disc. If it were to get a knick in the plastic in that area, it'd be pretty much useless as it would be uncomfortable, and the pad is only in that one spot.
JRauch
Jun 19 2006, 09:08 PM
I ran into a person sponsored by discraft today and he let me throw his. It seemed alright, but he was saying it is slightly less stable than the ESP. He said this is because of the thumb thingy and it is acting like a rough spot on the disc and causing excess air friction that would not normally occur. This made sense, but I did not take the time to throw the disc more than once and truely find out.
jonnydobos
Jun 19 2006, 09:12 PM
We haven't TRIED to remove one, but we'll soon find out what it takes.
We used it for our 1 disc challenge in Ann Arbor and the pad was off of my disc before the round was out. Not beccause it fell off but it starting coming up at an edge and I just pulled it off.
Not a bad disc, definitely less stable than ESP, but I think that is all of the Z-Surges. As Pat said the pad could be hit or miss for any given player based on natural thumb position and disc condition. Nice to see Discraft continually innovating.
accidentalROLLER
Jun 19 2006, 09:33 PM
How are these legal? Isn't the pad a sticker of "detectable thickness"?
willkuper
Jun 19 2006, 10:53 PM
nevermind, found a pic, looks interesting but I don't think it would do me much good
http://www.discraft.com/images/ph_ultgrp_xlg.jpg
tokyo
Jun 19 2006, 11:50 PM
I dont think it will last down the line it is useless
these things are much more understable than a regular z-surge. i like the idea and all, but the "football" needs to be moved more towards the center to be of any use.
my_hero
Jun 20 2006, 01:55 PM
I agree. The pad should be placed perpendicular to the edge. That way, if your thumb placement is a little more towards the center, then you would be able to use it (if you choose to.)
It seems like multiple pads, and maybe bigger towards the middle would be good ideas. And maybe adding it to the Flick would make that disc usable by my weak arm.
2006 MSDGC Ultragrip Z Surge (http://www.marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/proddetail.asp?prod=surge_z_ultragrip)
