River rolling...

Just picked up a Smoky Silver 172 g GL River today. It's exactly what I wanted. I am impressed that it can be controlled like a fairway driver, but can be bombed for the distance of a regular driver. I'd compare it to an Innova Eagle, but has the ability to go much further.

 

It has a slight to decent high speed turn, and stabilizes for a straight to decent hyzer finish. It worked great for long anhyzers, hyzer flips, and pretty straight shots.

 

I was getting great control from 280 to 350. I did try it on a huge downhiller that is 475, and although I ended up about pin-high, it was windy and only my 2nd throw with it, and unpredictably (though I could've seen it coming ha ha) it turned over and just went forever.

 

This disc took no effort to understand. It does what it is supposed to, and should an errant throw occur, it is because the shot was not executed properly. This disc is a great long, controllable fairway driver.

 

How's everyone else liking their River? Any comparisons between weights/color/plastic that you'd like to share?

[david k. reisner]

i am down to one opto river , that is why there are two gl rivers in the mail bag , soon to be in my bag .

[El Kabong]

I have waxed poetic, romantic and dramatic about the River....

I liked LAT64 already, but the River was the disc that changed that to fanboi level appreciation...

It's funny bcuz no one believed me at first...but they do now.

 

The first River I ever bagged...sniff:

[Dookville]

Easily my favorite and most versatile disc. Likie Gbudz I throw it for everything from mid to long turnover drives.

I have a 172g Opto and a 176g Opto.

You have got to try it in a heavier weight, you can just rip the crap out of it without having to be careful not to turn and burn it.

 

172g

 

 

 

176g

[Joshua Knutson]

The River was my first L64 disc,picked it up because none of Innova's fairway drivers appealed to me numbers-wise.  As soon as I saw the flight ratings on the River I headed to ebay and ordered one in GL.  After one throw with it, I thought to myself, "I've been spending my money on crap discs this whole time.", because my bag was all Innova at the time.  L64's plastic, trueness to it's ratings and style are miles ahead of everyone else.

 

I love letting people throw the River, they always end up with that "holy sh#t" look on their face.