A Valid Attempt At A Teebird
The TImeberwolf from Daredevil discs tries it's level best to be the Canadian Teebird (Daredevil is from Canada, if you were not aware) but it falls short in several regards. I picked one of these up awhile back, before Infinite even offered them, on a whim and while I wont say it was a complete waste of money, I will say it never even came close to making my bag.
First off, the Flex Performence blend of plastic is very nice. It feels great in the hand, with good grip and a bit of a rough feeling to it, preventing it from feeling super slick like you get from Champion, Z, Opto or other similar plastics. It does have flex to it, but it's not gummy unless you leave it out in the sun, The grip just feels great. As far as the feel of the disc itself, it's not too bad. It feels very similar to a Teebird, but with a much sharper rim. Part of that was the ridiculous amount of flashing on the disc, but even after that was removed the rim seemed almost Viper-ish to me. Very odd. There isn't much dome on the Timberwolf...and that could be part of its downfall.
The flight is not nearly as overstable as indicated. Even here at the Colorado elevation, the T-Wolf was turning over hard on me on a flat throw. It would fade back at the end, but it always finished right (throwing RHBH) when thrown flat. The T-Wolf really shined when given a bit of hyzer. It would flip to flat and cruise on a laser beam out to 300 to 325 with little effort. Putting a little more juice on it showed some turn after it stood up from hyzer, but it basically finished dead on. With an even steeper hyzer angle, I was able to achieve long, sweeping hyzers that flattened out at the end.
Its tough when you're trying to make a Teebird clone/competitor because that disc is so beloved. The T-Wolf lacks the glide of the Teebird, and is more out of the box understable. Its a good try, but ultimatley falls short of it's goals. But it is by no means a bad disc. It's great plastic blend, cool graphics and smooth flight are all good things that add up to a perfectly serviceable disc.