discs for rollers

[Todd_Vishaway]

What discs out there are good for rollers!!!
Thanks in advance

[Matt DeAngelis]

Depends on the situation, but I really like roadrunner for distance. Cobra is used for more of a control roll.

[Kenji Cline]

All depends on the roller. I use flx avenger ss for a sky roller. I use a beat star valk for a regular backhand roller for distance. I use a dx stingray for shorter rollers. I use my soft magnet for a thumb roller rescue shot and I use a star orc for a cut roller don't do this shot as much as the others.

[Karl Molitoris]

A little primer on rollers...

Any disc (if it's round and not TOO warped) CAN be used...because they're round!
You'll find devotees of certain discs who'll swear theirs is "the only / the best", but in reality, you have to try all discs and see what they do for YOU. YOU will roll a disc slightly differently than, say, I would. Doesn't mean your roller / your technique is better than mine (or worse than mine).
Roll a disc. Roll it again. And again. If you get any pattern of consistency, log that picture into your brain. Next time you need THAT roller shot, you'll know which disc to use when / how hard.

In general, there are 2 types of rollers: forehand and backhand. The term "sky rollers" just means that the disc has stayed anhyzer in the air for a longer period of time than normal (maybe 50%+ of the total distance eventually traveled). Thumb(er) rollers are just a form of forehand roller. Cut rollers are either backhand or forehand rollers that finish "counter" to what they normally finish. RHBH rollers will finish normally with a l to r buttonhook at the end (RHBH cut rollers) r to l. RHFH rollers will finish normally with a r to l buttonhook at the end (RHFH cut rollers) l to r.

As is the same as when discs are airborne, drivers roll further than putters (mids in the middle) but are harder to control - distance and accuracy.
Under stable discs will turn (in their normal finishing direction) usually faster than will over stable discs...but are easier to GET to turn (and become a "cut" version of that roller).

Bigger discs / bigger rims usually roll "better"...because more weight in near the periphery of the disc and the rolling resistance is usually less when the diameter is bigger.

Hope all this helps more than confuses....

Karl
Ps: Right now, my shorter-range rolling disc is an Arrow; my medium / long range is a beat Nuke; and my longest range roller is an Ape (but this latter one is VERY hard to 'get to turn to roll' - I really have to honk it over - so isn't really suggested). Few people would use THESE as normal rollers; my point being that YOU should decide which flight (roll) path is usable for YOU...and use that / those discs).

[Mike Zorovich]

my first roller disc was a super beat pro leopard. i still keep it in the bag. when i say it's beat i mean, like it's so beat that releasing it with 40 degrees of hyzer will still result in a backhand roller, just before a dog-disc. That kinda beat.

any super beat up disc will make a good roller. i find that a more worn disc will stand up faster and finish right. when i roll my newer star leopard it takes longer for the disc to stand straight up. my longest rollers have come from my beat Leo and a beat Sidewinder.

for forehand and cut rollers i use the same discs that i would normally forehand with. i find the added stability helps the disc hold the angle it lands at longer.

love a well thrown roller. very cool shot. hole #15 at Cranbury is one Badass roller hole.

[Paul Oechsli]

Love the Champion Monster for forehand rollers. Nice smooth rim stays under control yet good distance. Faster distance drivers have a real sharp edge thus have a much less margin for error as to their landing angle

[Jesse Carrieri]

Vulcan or king

[Anthony Dembinski]

200g Condors. They are very easy to control rolling and the disc size helps.

[Shawn Mullen]

Firebird........forehand

[jim tufts]

Beat wraiths have always been my go-to. However, I also haven't been able to hold onto my discs that well (ponds). I'm finding that the archon actually has very similar flipcharactaristics as a beat wraith. Looking forward to dry firm ground season to give these a go on the roll...

[Jeff Wiechowski]

Been pretty consistent with a beat down DX Beast.

[Marco Iannello]

utility/short distance flick rollers.. can't go wrong with a , the rim is like a wagon wheel