Innova has quietly announced a test run of their StarLite plastic. We’ve talked about Innova Blizzard Champion plastic in the past. Its the ultra light weight plastic in the high speed discs. Some people love them, some people hate them, and some people can throw them really far.

This StarLite plastic is made with the same technology that puts little bubbles in the rim of the discs to take away the weight. The previous runs of Blizzard Champion discs had bubbles in the flight plate but that turned out to be too hard to do all the time. The bubbles are kept in the rim. Right now, the Roadrunner is the only disc announced for this small run of StarLite plastic. Once they get some feedback, we might see more out there.

In the past, Innova has used the StarLite brand for some faster discs like the Boss. Will that happen again? We’ll wait and find out.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of the Bizzard Champion discs. I can get my midranges out to about 250-275 feet, fairway drivers around 300, and distance drivers to about 350-375 on average. For the courses I play on, that is all that I need. I don’t throw forehand, just backhand, and have developed a pretty strong rip. I had a very hard time getting used to the lower weight. My control on them was not very good.

Now, with that said… I know people do really enjoy them. Many people I play with reach for them consistently. Just not my cup of tea.

I will be picking up a few of these test run StarLite Roadrunners though. I’ll give them a toss and give my thoughts after a few rounds with them. If you are lucky, might even give one away! Stay tuned!

Also, I hate the stamp. They’ll stand out on the shelves but maybe not in a good way.

[Photo: Innova Discs]

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