Elevation Disc Golf Capybara

Let’s get this out of the way: I didn’t expect to love a floppy rubber midrange named after the world’s most chill giant hamster. But here we are. The Capybara is Elevations new midrange that slots right into that sweet “easy-to-throw understable” category thats def worth a try if your into touchy finesse shots, hyzer flips, or just something that feels different in the hand. The feel is what jumps out first. I got mine in ecoFIRM, which is Elevation’s firmer, more durable rubber blend. It’s grippy, a little flexy, but nowhere near the full-on floppiness of their OG ECOFLOP line. If you're worried about rubber discs being hard to grip or super wobbly, this one might change your mind. The Capybara feels a bit shallower than something like a Mako3 or Buzzz, but it fits naturally in the hand. Its not too deep, not too sharp. Very point-and-shoot vibes. With Flight numbers 5 / 5 / -2 / 1, it feels very spot on to what the numbers read. Low power throws go straight. Like, really straight. Even at maybe 40-50% power, it holds a line and doesn't fade out early. Full power/slight hyzer throws are where it shines. Hyzer flip to dead straight, with a gentle finish. You can also push it into a slow, drifting turnover that never fights out, perfect for shaping lines in the woods. Anhyzer releases can get you a buttery, slow-turning annie that just holds and pans out. If you want a mid that won’t unexpectedly dump out of an anhyzer, this is it. Forehand is basically useless. You can do it, but it’s not ideal. The rubber flex can make FH releases feel really mushy. If youre a beginner player you will like that it flies straight with low power however, more experienced players will appreciate how well it handles touchy turnover lines and hyzer flips. The Capybara isn’t trying to be your all-purpose, do-it-all midrange, but if you’re looking for a line-holding, understable disc that’s easy to trust and fun to throw, especially in tight woods or touchy approaches, this thing delivers. Also, it’s a rubber disc named after a capybara and thats just objectively awesome. ive been bagging the capybara for a few wweeks now and due to my lack of FH game, this disc so SO easily holds that right turn that i struggle to get as a RH player. It really is worth a shot, even if its for the memes of throwing a floppy disc.

Very ordinary flight, it does stop dead when it hits anything. However with the original rubber model, I had one out of three of these discs shatter when it hit a tree. I'm 73 years old, can't throw a driver past 300 ft at all. My guess is that the rubber is very brittle, and the difference in density between the rim which is denser because it's solid tube-like, and the plate which is flat and thinner is so different that if it hits too hard square on the difference in vibration rates of the rim and the plate cause an automatic fracture. This happened also on the other speed 5 with similar numbers, the nimbus as well. The rim broke and then the Fisher followed the edge of the rim where it joined with the plate, about a half an inch into the plate away from the edge. I have an arowana that broke, but it broke in line going towards the center from the edge, and that was one out of many many discs. By the way! I strongly recommend the k o y, I have thrown that as hard as I can probably 30 or 40 rounds so far and no trouble, flies great! And the arowana I found to be rather similar to the rhino g-star plastic flight, a nice disc indeed!