Predator vs. Firebird

What's your pick for the better disc? And please, only people who have thrown both.

[Donny Olow]

Like them Both !!! Tough Call.

[Brandon Swanson]

Is one more stable than the other? Faster?

[Rescue]

The Pred AKA Tsunami is faster, but I throw an old CE Firebird (Sooooo worth the $$$) So for me the Firebird is more overstable and they are the FL versions. The Firebird fits my game better. It's my overstable fairway driver and my Teerex is my overstable driver. Were the Pred AKA Tsunami fits in between the two of them. I know it's not in my head, but I just can't throw Discraft drivers, well minus my 150g Flick, but thats diff. I throw their mids and LOVE them, but IMO seems their drivers are more power based and that's one thing that's lacking in my game. So I'll take the Firebird!

[Brandon Swanson]

Power based? Try out the esp avenger ss, flx surge ss, esp xl, z xs, z or esp flash. These are all good discs that don't take a lot of power to get them to them to go a LONG way. The only discraft driver though that I throw a lot is the ESP Surge. That one doesn't take a lot of power to throw either, especially in light weights. Wow does it glide. I'd probably throw more discraft drivers, but I just happened to fall in love the star tl. It fit in my hand the best immediately and I can throw any line with it.

[Rescue]

Just a feeling more than fact, but I'm sure it's more to do with the diff flight ratings between Innova and Discraft. The reason I said that. Is I always noticed the BIG arms seem to throw Discraft dirvers and throw them well. Mind you this is based on just what I see with the locals. Out of all those discs you mentioned. The only one I haven't tried is the Surge SS. As for the rest, ehh. Seems like I already have an Innova disc that does the same thing as the ones mentioned, but a little better. Finally, what I ment by "power based" It struck me that you needed more power than say spin. To get those Discraft drivers to soar. While with the Innova. I take a nice smooth stroke and snap and away they go. NOW this is just the way I feel. No science behind it at all.

[Sean Johnson]

Glad I'm not the only one that's not in love with the rim on the Pred, I would acatually call it downright painful at times. I've got quite a bit more time with the firebird as it was one of my first discs though. 11X in champ plastic, and it has served me very well.

Interesting statement about DC drivers being more power-based. I throw almost exclusively discraft, and love their midranges more than everything. I do find myself thinking that their drivers as a general group are more overstable than some other brands. Is this just me? For understable and slightly overstable drivers, Innova has got my love. The teebird, leopard, and sidewinder all have a place in my bag.

[Disc-O Golf]

Max Weight Stiff Champion FireBird for that Immediate hard turn, right out of the hand, and some great skip action.
I consider it a utility disc for around the corner shots, short overhead shots, short sidearm shots and skip shots.
It is the most overstable sharp edge disc in my bag.
It ignores wind and always follows its unique hard curve.

Some Big Arms like to use them as Drivers, as the over-stability of the disc counters the amount of Z's and torque they put on it, which offsets and becomes a long straight shot.

[Jamie 'gr8rocshot' Ruane]

I use my Champ Firebird for the same utility shots...same disc for many years. I recently added a Star Max for the same type of shots....I'm actually using it more than the Firebird these days.....incredible skip shot action...fantastic sidearm spike hyzer.


Can't compare to the Predator...never used one.

[mark ellis]

The much closer comparison is the Crush to the Firebird. In my hands a Z Crush and a CE Firebird fly alike except the Crush has a smidgen more glide. They look, feel and throw very similar to one another. Both are flat topped. Both are superb.

Predators are way more overstable than the Crush or Firebird. The rim of a Predator does not fit in my hand: too deep and too domey.

[Jamie 'gr8rocshot' Ruane]

Yeah, I'd say the Crush is fairly close speed wise...to the Firebird..but over all it seemed more like a Champ Orc to me..(I had a Z Crush and compared them...they were a lot a like..easy to control....nice D) I gave the Crush to a some friends though..along with a few easier to throw discs. I told them whomever ends up with the Crush should work up to it..or use it for big headwind shots.

[Gnome Hunter]

i have a pred if you want to try it out. i dont use it because of my love for the firebirds as u kno haha and the pred is almost new...

[Brandon Swanson]

I just may...Z plastic?