smörgåsbord (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/0/3.5 Not Beginner Friendly

Sep 19, 2022 08:34 AM

To me this disc is just a domier Destroyer which is not as comfortable in the hand. A bit more stable than a destroyer but tbh, could just be that mine was a bit domier.

If you got big hands and like overstable destroyers, this disc is for you.

Adam Keen (Review Participant, L2, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/0/4 Terrible for Beginners

Feb 17, 2022 14:15 PM

Glidier than a Tilt, and nearly as stupidly OS, but feels awkwardly domey in the hand.

I have two of these XCals - one stock and another Sexton Signature version - and they are both borderline ridiculous with the overstability. In profile, the dome is unabashedly pop topped, and is almost comically bubbled off the rim's "shoulders". Maybe that is why Sexton likes it for his headwind forehands, because there is a lot of space on the rim and under the flight path to give it a proper death grip on your power forehands. You will have to get used to the awkward domeyness in the hand though, especially if you are an aficionado of flat top forehand drivers. In action, I don't find it interferes with grip or release, likely because the flight plate feels gummy and soft and gives a great sense of control over disc angles. Oh, but the angles are also going to be pretty severe. I throw these forehand at about 45 degrees anhyzer for a high S-line that gets out to maybe 80m on full power. For comparison, my Felons will take a 15 degree angle to make the same flight on a mid-powered throw.