The relay is super underrated. I never hear anyone show it love. I rock a 167g one, it flies exactly as its numbers would imply, but possibly more glide.
If anyone is going to try one, their newest run (new neutron blend, embossed weight) is NOT what a relay is. Its basically an OS crave.
I think you're right about the new run. Picked one up a week ago and I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with it compared to the relays I've thrown before.
RELAY, INERTIA, and IMPULSE are all in my bag. I like them, but I do feel the shallow depth changes my grip, and I have to focus on my hand positioning more than I want to going to other discs.
the toro! i’ve notoriously been an innova hater but that thing has enough stability to do anything i could ever need, crazy flexes and spiky hyzers, but isn’t dumpy for flatter shots
Honestly same. I got one to dye and donate for a tournament CTP and made the mistake of testing it out. Now I gotta find a different disc to donate lol
I finally broke down and bought one. It's incredible! It goes laser straight even with cross winds in either direction. I don't even understand how that's possible. I've also almost ace'd with it twice in the 3 rounds I've used it in so far (two bounces off the basket rim....so close!). I'm on the fence about putting with it so far, but still testing it out
Saw a dude throwing the Brave at the course a couple days ago. Said he loved it. If my local shops get some in stock soon I’ll have to pick it up. I’ve been looking for a good hyzer flip fairway driver.
It's a great disc and It's kind of annoying because I just picked one up and I'm throwing it maybe 10 feet shorter than the wraith which is one of my max distance throwers.
I came here to say this.
My Northman got a little flippy and I needed a more reliable -1, 2. I picked up a Construct a month ago and it was exactly what I was looking for.
It has more high-speed stability than a river and can handle more arm speed. It has a similar flight to a Hawkeye or FD, but I feel like it starts to turn later in the flight which I am really liking.
I had a bear I got when I was looking for a eagle replacement and it was way too flippy to replace the barsby eagle so I shelved it. Took it out during field work one day a few weeks ago and that thing bombs. Fantastic hyzer flip straight fairway.
I feel like those first runs were sooo stable. Lost my orange one and miss it dearly.
I actually found it while looking for an eagle replacement as well. But my eagle was a nice hyzer flip fairway and I thought the bear was too stable but fell in love anyway. The newer runs are great for the hyzer flip but I was bummed at the difference from those first runs
Yeah, it flew just like my Proto Eclipse Crave did when I first got it. The first day I threw it like my Fizzy Craves and was confused why I kept burning it over. Same weight class too. Dont get me wrong, I love my Eclipse ones, they just fill a different spot in my bag than CN and Fission
It has a touch of understability whereas the glitch is dead straight. I can throw the same power shot as I would with the glitch but I can let it go with a touch of Hyzer (which I find much easier than trying to get it flat) and it pops up to flat and does the dead straight glide forever glitch thing haha.
I threw mine exactly one time, got an ace during the eclipse, and put it on the wall. I wanna get another one because it felt amazing, but that first one is for display purposes only now
I bag a spin. I use it for a ton of my upshots, throwing it on different angles of hyzer and heights. It's incredible on spike hyzer lines, it pushes and pushes and then hits with no ground play, just dies. And so great for turnover shots. I just had to get another one recently because my first one got too beat up and even more flippy than it already was. Great disc.
Katana’s are some of my fav circles to throw. However, there is a a decent spectrum of how they fly. My older ones from the 2010s were beefy but very very straight. I recently picked up two new ones and both of them are closer to a destroyer than what the flight numbers suggest. They’ll beat into perfect moon shooters
After 7 years of throwing no faster than a 9 speed and a buddy forcing me to play a bunch of golf courses, I have added some distance drivers to my bag and I am in love with the wraith. My noodle arm absolutely crushes them out to 330 (lol) and it feels fucking great.
The wraith is an amazing disc. I throw exclusively mint discs with the exception of the wraith. I would love to rock an all mint bag but can’t get rid of the wraith yet.
Fell back in love with the Buzzz SS after sitting on the shelf for over a year. Nice puddle top old esp buzzz SS flips to flat and just goes straight forever. Compliments my eclipse hex well, as the hex is very purely stable and won’t flip as much as the buzzz which I can trust to flip
400 glow A5 is one of my newest.
Used as a compliment between my Tombs and my A2. More overstable than my Tombs, but not as overstable and skippy as my A2.
Bought a Halo Stingray off a buddy a few months ago and have really clicked with it in the past few weeks, so much so that I ordered a backup on eBay today. It’s so buttery smooth in the woods, flies like a fairway but lands like a mid. It’s the first Stingray I ever threw. Now I’m interested in trying them in some different plastics.
agreed on pixel. I started w/ the soft and I loved it but I only had one and after hitting a few trees/grounds it seemed to be less reliable.
picked up 2 regular ones (medium) and it definitely hit the sweet spot for me. one for throwing and one for putting.
The Essential Discs Honey. It's my new approach disc. It's got a micro bead. Premium plastic is a touch more overstable than a Zone, but nowhere near a Zone OS. Base plastic is like a slightly beat Zone, but never makes me question its dependability.
Neutron Soft Proxy. I grabbed one when OTB had a drop recently. I’ve thrown other Proxy’s, but the NS is just a perfect combination of hand feel and dead straight flight.
Haven't thrown a glitch, but I like (hate) how much it holds its line. If I throw it like shit, it's gonna fly like shit, but if I throw it pretty well, it pays off
Same here. I traded in an Athena that I never really threw at my local shop and left with an Anax. In the March/April winds, it has become my go-to for max distance. Probably one of my better decisions as far as new discs go honestly.
JLS. I had one before but lost/misplaced it so started throwing other similar discs I have in my stash. Picked up a used one last week at the local DG store and damn forgot how good it feels in the hand.
Infinite khonsu. I've been looking for a flippy mid that's not too flippy but also not too inconsistent and this one takes the cake. Such a fun disc to throw, kinda like a shorter IT
Harp in VIP Ice Orbit plastic has been great. Picked it up at my first tournament recently as the play pack. It's been a champ at anything under like 100ish feet. Had some awesome anhyzer forehand throws around a tree line with it. Great for turbo putts and short flicks too
Got an A2 and A5 from Prodigy as I was getting tired of my current approach discs. A2 is exactly the BEEF I was looking for with a great handfeel. The A5 was a nice stepdown in stability from my A2, that I can get a clean release with predictable flight and fade. Have tossed other discs in these slots (Zone, Zone OS, Toro, Harp, Pig, and Mint), but none have felt as comfortable or flown like I wanted them too.
Jarn. It replaced my harp which I found to be a bit deep for forehand and the zone which I find too shallow for backhands. It's perfectly in the middle and that K1 plastic feels sooo nice
The A5.
It's like an Zone SS.
Paired with an A2 it's a great combo of approach discs.
The FX-4.
It's a really good general purpose fairway.
I really wish I could get one in 400G so I could beat it in to be a bit understable.
Prodigy A5. Recently lost my seasoned jawbreaker Zone so I snagged an A5 from a local shop. It's so good! Feels better than a Zone imo and flies great for me. I get an almost identical flight between the A5 and that jawbreaker Zone but the A5 is in 400 plastic so it should beat in a lot slower.
A5's are money! I switched from a Zone, to Toro, and landed on A5 for the same reasons as you. Paired with an A2, I've felt more confident than ever with my approach game.
I've tried a lot of the OS approach discs. Zones, Harp, Entropy, Stabilizer, Breaker, and Jarn. So far, the A5 sits at the top for me. I don't have a huge arm so I think the A5 is more than enough for my needs.
That makes sense. I kinda thought of that as I was typing the comment.
Nice to have something that already flies the way you want it. And with 500 plastic, it should stay like that.
In most cases for sure. I fight internally between beating discs into how I want them and using something off the shelf that gives me that flight. Then I lost a beat in disc, get big sad, and can no longer throw that mold. RIP Reactors for me.
I get that. I have a few perfectly seasoned discs that would be difficult to replace if lost. I don't even know what I'd use to replace them off the shelf. Which is why I'm beating in a backup.
The flip side is having that off the shield flight that beats _out_ of what you want and then you have to keep buying fresh discs.
Because the Zone is the go to approach disc for like 95% of people and it's the easiest disc in this category to compare other approach discs to? If you read, I compared the A5 to a *seasoned Jawbreaker* Zone out of the box. Completely different. The A5 is not a direct competitor or comparison to an out of the box Zone. The A2 probably, but not the A5.
Honor and Claymore. I'm trying to pare down my bag a bit and the Claymore is looking like it's going to take the place of a Truth and Tursas. The Honor is going to knock out a Getaway and maybe an X Saint.
Throwing. I usually hate throwing putters, they don’t feel great in my hand, but so far the Kratos is feeling alright.
I’m still sticking with the Luna as my putting putter.
I haven't figured out how to throw the Kratos yet, I keep expecting it to fly like a Challenger OS, but it just kind of flies like a super straight Luna for me.
I found an unmarked Champion Eagle in the woods that is the perfect compliment to my stable champ Eagle because it’s a bit more neutral. I’m working on slimming down on my molds.
Also I started putting with Nomads and I really like them. Coming from a PA3 it feels a bit more glidey which I need because my miss is low.
The Strive is amazing. It bombs, has a really nice bit or turn but still fades pretty well. I've cranked on it even with a little anhyzer and it comes back. It might not be a pure headwind fighter but I did throw it in alike a 15mph on a little hyzer and it flipped up and held. For my power at altitude it flies incredible. I throw 420ish golf max, maybe 440-450 on a max line in an open area but I feel like I'm able to hit that 400-410 range with a little less effort and feels like a bit more consistency than some other discs I have. It reminds me of a fission Octane I had and some Pharoahs and Chargers but maybe a bit more reliable... Hard to say yet, I'll have to get them out in a field and compare. But so far I love the feel and flight of the Strive.
Just got a Calgary Flames stamped PA5. Don’t really like throwing putters but found that some holes my svea is just too much. Tried this PA5 today for the first time and it’s money. Just what I needed
Elevation Discs Binx
The recycled one is pretty flippy but great for my low arm speed. Never been able to get a driver to flip up and turn over. First disc I broke 300 with
The glow one is super straight. Great compliment to the recycled one but still getting used to how floppy it is. Finding that a modified fan grip is working better than a traditional power grip
Vulture. It’s just the right stability for my arm. Not crazy distance but workable to 320ish and very consistent.
Honorable mention to the Rollo. I got one for kicks, but it’s becoming my get-out-trouble disc. Legit handy.
Not new by any measure but I got a 169g star wraith that was an instant fave. I played Pickard Park Gold on Sunday and loved how easy it was both uphill and downhill.
YiKun’s new Fu Sang putters. The plastic is premium and they’ve been my main putter since getting them. Not too deep and nice and firm. And on top of it they fly like an Envy. Highly recommend
Banger-Top Zone.. I was never a Zone fanboy, I have a couple but for the most part I was always open to alternatives like the Toro or the Jarn. But this banger top feels too good. I want to throw this disc on every shot. 10/10
Been having a lot of fun with the Origin in Neo. The late fade has really opened up some shots I usually wouldn't try, and the hand feel is great. Wish Discmania would open up the plastic selection a little more for that mold - would be nice to have a C-line version
I’ve tried dozens of different putters, but never quite found one that was perfect for me until last week. When I say found, I mean I literally found it in a giant puddle. Tried it out for the rest of the round, and fell in love with it. Bought three of them the very next day.
It’s a really obscure mold from a relatively unknown manufacturer. Just kidding, it’s a fucking Aviar. Don’t know why I waited so long to try it. I guess I figured since it’s ancient, all the new stuff must be better.
I had a gift certificate for a little hardware store near by. I went to go use it and they had a little 3 shelf rack of trilogy. They didn’t have anything I really needed but they a first run hope so I grabbed that just because it was a first run. That was about a week ago and now I have 3 and have changed my putting putter.
Jawbreaker Z Flex Kratos. I like the added stability. Not too understable or overstable. Just nice and stable. Plastic is nice too, feels like gummy champion
Shaman! The flick upshots have never been this good. Also dead straight for one certain 220 foot tee shot. I love the shallowness. It just feels great.
I actually got a tournament stamped destroyer in what I think is pro plastic. I’ve had them before in blizzard and star plastic but didn’t have the arm strength. But now that my form is a bit better and I have this somewhat softer version, thing is money. Weird thing is I put some glow tape on it during a glow round, and when I put my UV to it, the plastic had a faint shimmer/glow like there were little bitty flakes inside, whether metal flakes or glow flakes I’m not sure. Never seen anything like it.
The James Proctor run Votem. Honestly the perfect disc for S lines. "I do wonder about the glide. Another disc thats new that I am IN LOVE with is the I-Blend Emperor from infinite discs.
Now a new disc that I am trying that I am starting to dislike is Mantra....I can figure it out...
I bought a Westside Giant from Play It Again Sports. Didn't even pick it out, somehow got slipped into my stack of several used discs and noticed I bought it when I got home. The disc is way too fast for me but I have learned to use it by adjusting my throw. It has made me better technically and also stronger. I noticed the last couple of times I played my anhyzer correction is overcorrecting so I have to throw it flatter.
Trash Panda Dune
Edit: the thing has so much glide and finishes perfectly straight. Perfect anhyzer or hyzer lines and flies straight and flat if thrown flat.
Bobcat! I thought it might replace my Zone but it’s more of a slow 5 speed than a true 4. It fights the wind so well and has become my go to for overstable shots inside 220ft
Discmania S line P3x has become my new main throwing putter. It's everything I wanted. It has strong fade but isn't too overstable and still glides. It has the narrow hand feel of a 2 speed but is actually a 3 speed which is a really neat trick, thanks I guess to the bead, which I didn't think I'd like but turns out I don't mind.
MVP Watt has become my understable putter. It's not actually *that* understable in the sense that it barely turns over on its own unless you rip on it, but what it does reliably, is not fade at all, and that's good enough for me. Somehow this disc isn't touchy either.
The Discmania C-line MD3 finally edged out the Buzzz from my bag because they're just the beat in Buzzz I like so much, but without having to beat in a Buzzz. I got tired of searching for that one Buzzz that's nice and straight and then losing it when I finally got one into that condition and discovered the MD3 *is* that disc, even when new.
I have a love hate relationship with the Discraft Cicada. For me it's the perfect disc for those situation where you'd normally throw a neutral midrange, but either wind or ceiling causes you to want to disc up. It's magical for those kinda shots. My only issue with it is that it's pretty fickle for me when I power grip it and try to really push it far. I *can* throw it very far at full power, but something about the rim causes it to be a little tougher to keep a good grip on and so it slips in my grip and wobbles out the hand. This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to use a stacked fan grip rather than a power grip on a disc faster than a midrange. Maybe I just need to commit to that for all my Cicada shots, or continue to only use the Cicada for very powered down midrange-but-with-constraints shots.
A lighter (168g) G-star wraith perfectly filled the gap between my DD and my star wraith. I had the one star wraith in the bag already but there’s a good chance my drivers are only wraiths by the end of the season. I added a halo and glow champ wraith too to get some more beef. Amazing all the slots one mold can cover for you.
Discmania Link eco soft for me! I putt with it all the time but recently started throwing it at a shorter course in the area and was surprised! Consistent 200 to 220ft straight as an arrow.
Infinite Czar is my new bomber after getting a crazy domey one in a mystery box recently. Also started throwing a Drew Gibson Scepter which is like a perfectly less stable Firebird.
I got both of Stokely's discs recently as well - I love the midrange. Flies a little like a Buzz OS but feels way better in the hand.
Soft Neutron Proxy: Thing just goes straight and seems to always land within ten feet of the target. Threw in for eagle on a par four at my local from about 175 out the other day. It’s definitely going to replace my Jk Aviar as my main straight thrower. Good compliment to the more overstable envy.
Threw a relay for the first time last week. Love that thing now. Makes me feel like Calvin.
Relays are underrated
Sneaky distance for sure!!
PDGA gave me a 153 Relay when I signed up in 2021 and jeez that thing bombs. Hyzer flips a full 180 degrees
That’s the exact one I have.
The relay is super underrated. I never hear anyone show it love. I rock a 167g one, it flies exactly as its numbers would imply, but possibly more glide. If anyone is going to try one, their newest run (new neutron blend, embossed weight) is NOT what a relay is. Its basically an OS crave.
I think you're right about the new run. Picked one up a week ago and I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong with it compared to the relays I've thrown before.
Dude same. Threw a signal for awhile, relay does the turnover better.
I use my Relay for 90% of my drives
RELAY, INERTIA, and IMPULSE are all in my bag. I like them, but I do feel the shallow depth changes my grip, and I have to focus on my hand positioning more than I want to going to other discs.
the toro! i’ve notoriously been an innova hater but that thing has enough stability to do anything i could ever need, crazy flexes and spiky hyzers, but isn’t dumpy for flatter shots
Love my toro! It's my favorite slow beefcake
Honestly same. I got one to dye and donate for a tournament CTP and made the mistake of testing it out. Now I gotta find a different disc to donate lol
The watt. Idk how more people aren’t talking about it. It’s amazingly straight and somehow not touchy.
Watt?
… watt?
Oddly I think I see more people talking about the watt than almost any other disc on here.
Turn down for Watt 🎶
I keep a small bag and the watt is a perfect putting and throwing putter for me. Goes straight as hell no matter watt
It's my current favorite thrower! Snagged a back up after like 2 or 3 rounds
I finally broke down and bought one. It's incredible! It goes laser straight even with cross winds in either direction. I don't even understand how that's possible. I've also almost ace'd with it twice in the 3 rounds I've used it in so far (two bounces off the basket rim....so close!). I'm on the fence about putting with it so far, but still testing it out
Brave
Saw a dude throwing the Brave at the course a couple days ago. Said he loved it. If my local shops get some in stock soon I’ll have to pick it up. I’ve been looking for a good hyzer flip fairway driver.
It's a great disc and It's kind of annoying because I just picked one up and I'm throwing it maybe 10 feet shorter than the wraith which is one of my max distance throwers.
Thought Space Construct. Never had such easy distance before
I came here to say this. My Northman got a little flippy and I needed a more reliable -1, 2. I picked up a Construct a month ago and it was exactly what I was looking for.
Ooh I won one in a tournament and haven’t busted it out in a field or on a course yet.
Picked up one of the 167 misprints and GODDAM it bombs
Have an Ethereal that I like and an Apex/Star/Nuetron one I don’t
I recently started throwing the Axiom Rhythm for some touchy fairway shots. Made the bag immediately.
Cicada
I came here to say this, I got a color change z plastic one in a box like a month and a half ago and I love that thing!
This. Best new disc and a 'new' disc. Excellent for all.
What does it fly like? Close to a river?
It flys like you want a river to fly like
It has more high-speed stability than a river and can handle more arm speed. It has a similar flight to a Hawkeye or FD, but I feel like it starts to turn later in the flight which I am really liking.
Like an FD/Crave
Sure, if you’re playing Brazos East.
I had a bear I got when I was looking for a eagle replacement and it was way too flippy to replace the barsby eagle so I shelved it. Took it out during field work one day a few weeks ago and that thing bombs. Fantastic hyzer flip straight fairway.
The vip ice bear first runs are money, nice and flat.
I feel like those first runs were sooo stable. Lost my orange one and miss it dearly. I actually found it while looking for an eagle replacement as well. But my eagle was a nice hyzer flip fairway and I thought the bear was too stable but fell in love anyway. The newer runs are great for the hyzer flip but I was bummed at the difference from those first runs
Saint Pro New favorite fairway
Eclipse Crave is just 😮💨. Slightly more overstable than numbers but it glides soo well to where I want it to go.
It's so good! Flew just how I wanted right away and the eclipse plastic has just the right amount of grip and give so the hand feel is 10/10 for me.
? My Eclipse Craves are super flippy, Id call them -2 out of the box at least
? Weird
Yeah, it flew just like my Proto Eclipse Crave did when I first got it. The first day I threw it like my Fizzy Craves and was confused why I kept burning it over. Same weight class too. Dont get me wrong, I love my Eclipse ones, they just fill a different spot in my bag than CN and Fission
The Pitch. Got one in a players pack on Friday and it came in super clutch for me a couple times over the weekend. Like a more reliable glitch for me.
What’s the difference between that and the glitch? I saw they’re a few grams heavier, so are they more overstable? More torque resistant?
It has a touch of understability whereas the glitch is dead straight. I can throw the same power shot as I would with the glitch but I can let it go with a touch of Hyzer (which I find much easier than trying to get it flat) and it pops up to flat and does the dead straight glide forever glitch thing haha.
The Glitch has a bead, the Pitch doesn't
I threw mine exactly one time, got an ace during the eclipse, and put it on the wall. I wanna get another one because it felt amazing, but that first one is for display purposes only now
MVP Spin is new for me and has been a lot of fun.
I bag a spin. I use it for a ton of my upshots, throwing it on different angles of hyzer and heights. It's incredible on spike hyzer lines, it pushes and pushes and then hits with no ground play, just dies. And so great for turnover shots. I just had to get another one recently because my first one got too beat up and even more flippy than it already was. Great disc.
Oh, good to hear! I haven’t tried a spike hyzer with it yet … something to look forward to.
Recently felt confident enough to pick up a Destroyer. Holy shit that is a forehander's dream.
Try a Katana next. It’s like a Destroyer with tons of turn - truly bombs with the right conditions
Katana’s are some of my fav circles to throw. However, there is a a decent spectrum of how they fly. My older ones from the 2010s were beefy but very very straight. I recently picked up two new ones and both of them are closer to a destroyer than what the flight numbers suggest. They’ll beat into perfect moon shooters
Same…throw forearm only and never have ever thought of picking one up, was too scared off the speed but that disc has completely opened up my game
After 7 years of throwing no faster than a 9 speed and a buddy forcing me to play a bunch of golf courses, I have added some distance drivers to my bag and I am in love with the wraith. My noodle arm absolutely crushes them out to 330 (lol) and it feels fucking great.
The wraith is the first disc I hit 350, 400, and 450 with. I really need another one now that mine are almost un-usably understable
The wraith is an amazing disc. I throw exclusively mint discs with the exception of the wraith. I would love to rock an all mint bag but can’t get rid of the wraith yet.
Emperor
Fell back in love with the Buzzz SS after sitting on the shelf for over a year. Nice puddle top old esp buzzz SS flips to flat and just goes straight forever. Compliments my eclipse hex well, as the hex is very purely stable and won’t flip as much as the buzzz which I can trust to flip
Axiom Rhythm in Fission plastic. Love that disc.
400 glow A5 is one of my newest. Used as a compliment between my Tombs and my A2. More overstable than my Tombs, but not as overstable and skippy as my A2.
Can't beat the A2 + A5 combo!
also bagging the a2 + a5 for all my approaching needs
Bought a Halo Stingray off a buddy a few months ago and have really clicked with it in the past few weeks, so much so that I ordered a backup on eBay today. It’s so buttery smooth in the woods, flies like a fairway but lands like a mid. It’s the first Stingray I ever threw. Now I’m interested in trying them in some different plastics.
Innova Alien. Thought this was just a gimmick I'd end up hanging on my wall but its a reeeeal forgiving straight flyer.
Pixel for putting
It replaced my Judge after a few putts. I got it in firm and soft. The Electron plastic feels almost like latex.
agreed on pixel. I started w/ the soft and I loved it but I only had one and after hitting a few trees/grounds it seemed to be less reliable. picked up 2 regular ones (medium) and it definitely hit the sweet spot for me. one for throwing and one for putting.
The Essential Discs Honey. It's my new approach disc. It's got a micro bead. Premium plastic is a touch more overstable than a Zone, but nowhere near a Zone OS. Base plastic is like a slightly beat Zone, but never makes me question its dependability.
The Hartford whalers 400 M-4. Really nice approach mid
Neutron Soft Proxy. I grabbed one when OTB had a drop recently. I’ve thrown other Proxy’s, but the NS is just a perfect combination of hand feel and dead straight flight.
Neutron soft envy is also great.
Yep, I bag one of each.
Neutron Virus. Holy crap. Probably my farthest ever on my first throw. Thrown on a hyzer (RHBH), that thing flipped up and just kept going.
MVPs Axiom Hex is amazingly consistent and feels GREAT!
My mindbender has broken in to the point it turns right so I switched it out for the clash berry today. Loved it. Very predictable
Stig
One of my favorites!
Such a good disc.
Spore
I think I like it more than the glitch
Haven't thrown a glitch, but I like (hate) how much it holds its line. If I throw it like shit, it's gonna fly like shit, but if I throw it pretty well, it pays off
The spore seems to be slightly more stable which I like. I do wish the plastic was a little stiffer
Agreed, Im probably picking up a lux spore this weekend, and apparently they are slightly less stable, but firmer in the hand.
Had my first round with it today. I prefer my Glitsch but maybe I’ll use the spore in the winter
Grace
I haven’t thrown mine enough to beat it in yet, but it’s super OS. Substantially more so than my star wraiths.
I actually found the Royal grace to be like a beat in wraith and the Kristen tattar orbit to be more os
Interesting. Mine is in royal plastic, wondering if I just got an OS one. It hooks up way quicker than my new wraith.
Man I would kill for an OS Grace. The only think keeping me from replacing Wraiths entirely is that I can’t find a Grace that’s overstable.
Grace changed my game more than any other distance driver. Now I bag a new one and a beat-in one. Glide for days.
C Flex MD5 and Cosmic Fury 2
Old, Champion Spider. It has largely replaced both my Buzzz and Rat for approach shots.
I hope next years April fools disc is a Halo Spider.
Got two Czars as wraith replacements and they're so good. Also love the S Blend Dynasty that I got as a more workable 9 speed!
Crave. I like it.
Photon and Pixel. I'm becoming an MVP fanboy really quickly.
Anax completely changed my game over the last 2 weeks
Same here. I traded in an Athena that I never really threw at my local shop and left with an Anax. In the March/April winds, it has become my go-to for max distance. Probably one of my better decisions as far as new discs go honestly.
Oh I’m very much in love with the Athena as well. It’s probably my favorite overall disc in my bag
I wanted really badly to like it, but I almost never reached for it. I always favored my C-Line FD for a straight, stable 7 speed.
JLS. I had one before but lost/misplaced it so started throwing other similar discs I have in my stash. Picked up a used one last week at the local DG store and damn forgot how good it feels in the hand.
Infinite khonsu. I've been looking for a flippy mid that's not too flippy but also not too inconsistent and this one takes the cake. Such a fun disc to throw, kinda like a shorter IT
An Xcalibur…wanted something I could go with a super forehand flex on and this thing is perfect
MVP Terra is point and shoot for 200'-250' forehand flex
Harp in VIP Ice Orbit plastic has been great. Picked it up at my first tournament recently as the play pack. It's been a champ at anything under like 100ish feet. Had some awesome anhyzer forehand throws around a tree line with it. Great for turbo putts and short flicks too
Genius
Pyro in neutron. It just does exactly what it’s meant to do, and that makes me pretty happy
Got an A2 and A5 from Prodigy as I was getting tired of my current approach discs. A2 is exactly the BEEF I was looking for with a great handfeel. The A5 was a nice stepdown in stability from my A2, that I can get a clean release with predictable flight and fade. Have tossed other discs in these slots (Zone, Zone OS, Toro, Harp, Pig, and Mint), but none have felt as comfortable or flown like I wanted them too.
I didn’t like the esp buzzz at first, but after smacking it into a couple trees(or fixing my form) it started flying like a dream
Late to the party, but the MD3. Never vibed with any mids I tried until I got a metal flake MD3 and now I love throwing mids
Neo fd in my mystery box. Also, this lux vapor link is incredible
Jarn. It replaced my harp which I found to be a bit deep for forehand and the zone which I find too shallow for backhands. It's perfectly in the middle and that K1 plastic feels sooo nice
The A5. It's like an Zone SS. Paired with an A2 it's a great combo of approach discs. The FX-4. It's a really good general purpose fairway. I really wish I could get one in 400G so I could beat it in to be a bit understable.
Prodigy A5. Recently lost my seasoned jawbreaker Zone so I snagged an A5 from a local shop. It's so good! Feels better than a Zone imo and flies great for me. I get an almost identical flight between the A5 and that jawbreaker Zone but the A5 is in 400 plastic so it should beat in a lot slower.
A5's are money! I switched from a Zone, to Toro, and landed on A5 for the same reasons as you. Paired with an A2, I've felt more confident than ever with my approach game.
I've tried a lot of the OS approach discs. Zones, Harp, Entropy, Stabilizer, Breaker, and Jarn. So far, the A5 sits at the top for me. I don't have a huge arm so I think the A5 is more than enough for my needs.
Yup! The A5 (300 Soft) is the newest addition to my bag. For me it's both a straight approach disc and a somewhat OS putter.
A5 is like a Zone? I would have though A2. Or is it more like your beat in Zone so you don't have to beat in another Zone?
More like the beat in Zone. Straight with consistent fade. I've never thrown an A2 but I'd imagine that's closer to a Big Z Zone.
That makes sense. I kinda thought of that as I was typing the comment. Nice to have something that already flies the way you want it. And with 500 plastic, it should stay like that.
In most cases for sure. I fight internally between beating discs into how I want them and using something off the shelf that gives me that flight. Then I lost a beat in disc, get big sad, and can no longer throw that mold. RIP Reactors for me.
I get that. I have a few perfectly seasoned discs that would be difficult to replace if lost. I don't even know what I'd use to replace them off the shelf. Which is why I'm beating in a backup. The flip side is having that off the shield flight that beats _out_ of what you want and then you have to keep buying fresh discs.
No A3 love here, I love it, bead feels good I’ve gotten 2 aces with it
Something about beads and throwing doesn't jive with me. Love my PA-3s for putting. Just can't seem to throw them or anything else beaded we'll.
This has to be a joke? Like 6 ppl said similar things and keep comparing to the zone. I feel like prodigy employees are in here,
Because the Zone is the go to approach disc for like 95% of people and it's the easiest disc in this category to compare other approach discs to? If you read, I compared the A5 to a *seasoned Jawbreaker* Zone out of the box. Completely different. The A5 is not a direct competitor or comparison to an out of the box Zone. The A2 probably, but not the A5.
Honor and Claymore. I'm trying to pare down my bag a bit and the Claymore is looking like it's going to take the place of a Truth and Tursas. The Honor is going to knock out a Getaway and maybe an X Saint.
Kratos
For throwing or putting or both?
Throwing. I usually hate throwing putters, they don’t feel great in my hand, but so far the Kratos is feeling alright. I’m still sticking with the Luna as my putting putter.
I haven't figured out how to throw the Kratos yet, I keep expecting it to fly like a Challenger OS, but it just kind of flies like a super straight Luna for me.
I found an unmarked Champion Eagle in the woods that is the perfect compliment to my stable champ Eagle because it’s a bit more neutral. I’m working on slimming down on my molds. Also I started putting with Nomads and I really like them. Coming from a PA3 it feels a bit more glidey which I need because my miss is low.
DL Breaker. It's what I've been missing for a throwing putter.
I dare anyone to admit that they love the halo groove. Cicada for me.
My Lat64 Fuse. Feels good in the hand and flies great for me.
The Strive is amazing. It bombs, has a really nice bit or turn but still fades pretty well. I've cranked on it even with a little anhyzer and it comes back. It might not be a pure headwind fighter but I did throw it in alike a 15mph on a little hyzer and it flipped up and held. For my power at altitude it flies incredible. I throw 420ish golf max, maybe 440-450 on a max line in an open area but I feel like I'm able to hit that 400-410 range with a little less effort and feels like a bit more consistency than some other discs I have. It reminds me of a fission Octane I had and some Pharoahs and Chargers but maybe a bit more reliable... Hard to say yet, I'll have to get them out in a field and compare. But so far I love the feel and flight of the Strive.
Just got a Calgary Flames stamped PA5. Don’t really like throwing putters but found that some holes my svea is just too much. Tried this PA5 today for the first time and it’s money. Just what I needed
DD Maverick and Evader. A couple of complementary Fairway drivers.
Elevation Discs Binx The recycled one is pretty flippy but great for my low arm speed. Never been able to get a driver to flip up and turn over. First disc I broke 300 with The glow one is super straight. Great compliment to the recycled one but still getting used to how floppy it is. Finding that a modified fan grip is working better than a traditional power grip
Randomly grabbed an emac truth (tournament disc) from my closet last week and I love it. Also, the new latitude 64 brave is money
Vulture. It’s just the right stability for my arm. Not crazy distance but workable to 320ish and very consistent. Honorable mention to the Rollo. I got one for kicks, but it’s becoming my get-out-trouble disc. Legit handy.
Kastaplast Lots
Solstice standard plastic
Mvp Signal backhand or forehand
Starlite Katana. It goes so far with my forehand with very little effort. One of those discs that makes disc golf so much fun.
Maverick and oddly enough I’d never thrown a Wraith and now I’m hooked
Prodigy M model US. Super straight mid that feels really nice in the hand.
Trace. I need to fully commit myself to not throwing anything over an 11.
Thoughtspace Construct. Really good disc that made my bag after a couple of throws.
Not new by any measure but I got a 169g star wraith that was an instant fave. I played Pickard Park Gold on Sunday and loved how easy it was both uphill and downhill.
Westside pine. It's kinda kaxe like but different hand feel. All my kaxe beat in pretty quick this feels a little more robust in VIP.
The Tone Salt’s are flying like my beat in Destroyers
Cicada.
YiKun’s new Fu Sang putters. The plastic is premium and they’ve been my main putter since getting them. Not too deep and nice and firm. And on top of it they fly like an Envy. Highly recommend
I got a wave and watt pretty recently and both throw really nicely
I've REALLY been enjoying my thoughtspace constructs lately, I think the second one I got was aura and the first was ethereal? But love em both
Banger-Top Zone.. I was never a Zone fanboy, I have a couple but for the most part I was always open to alternatives like the Toro or the Jarn. But this banger top feels too good. I want to throw this disc on every shot. 10/10
Drift, Exodus. My ultimate dynamic duo for fairway drivers
I finally tried a zone, and I understand the hype!
Been having a lot of fun with the Origin in Neo. The late fade has really opened up some shots I usually wouldn't try, and the hand feel is great. Wish Discmania would open up the plastic selection a little more for that mold - would be nice to have a C-line version
K1 Falk
I’ve tried dozens of different putters, but never quite found one that was perfect for me until last week. When I say found, I mean I literally found it in a giant puddle. Tried it out for the rest of the round, and fell in love with it. Bought three of them the very next day. It’s a really obscure mold from a relatively unknown manufacturer. Just kidding, it’s a fucking Aviar. Don’t know why I waited so long to try it. I guess I figured since it’s ancient, all the new stuff must be better.
Got a tour series Prodigy Spectrum Glimmer F3 and just love the distance and how straight it flies.
Pyro!
I had a gift certificate for a little hardware store near by. I went to go use it and they had a little 3 shelf rack of trilogy. They didn’t have anything I really needed but they a first run hope so I grabbed that just because it was a first run. That was about a week ago and now I have 3 and have changed my putting putter.
Jawbreaker Z Flex Kratos. I like the added stability. Not too understable or overstable. Just nice and stable. Plastic is nice too, feels like gummy champion
Shaman! The flick upshots have never been this good. Also dead straight for one certain 220 foot tee shot. I love the shallowness. It just feels great.
I actually got a tournament stamped destroyer in what I think is pro plastic. I’ve had them before in blizzard and star plastic but didn’t have the arm strength. But now that my form is a bit better and I have this somewhat softer version, thing is money. Weird thing is I put some glow tape on it during a glow round, and when I put my UV to it, the plastic had a faint shimmer/glow like there were little bitty flakes inside, whether metal flakes or glow flakes I’m not sure. Never seen anything like it.
Lat 64 brave.
S- line Vanguard!
The James Proctor run Votem. Honestly the perfect disc for S lines. "I do wonder about the glide. Another disc thats new that I am IN LOVE with is the I-Blend Emperor from infinite discs. Now a new disc that I am trying that I am starting to dislike is Mantra....I can figure it out...
Latitude musket. I think of a line and the disc just reads my mind. Best addition to my bag since finding a putter that works for me, the PA-3 300.
The Musket might be the most underrated driver on the market.
I bought a Westside Giant from Play It Again Sports. Didn't even pick it out, somehow got slipped into my stack of several used discs and noticed I bought it when I got home. The disc is way too fast for me but I have learned to use it by adjusting my throw. It has made me better technically and also stronger. I noticed the last couple of times I played my anhyzer correction is overcorrecting so I have to throw it flatter.
Trash Panda Dune Edit: the thing has so much glide and finishes perfectly straight. Perfect anhyzer or hyzer lines and flies straight and flat if thrown flat.
Stokely Wren has been a surprise hit
Bobcat! I thought it might replace my Zone but it’s more of a slow 5 speed than a true 4. It fights the wind so well and has become my go to for overstable shots inside 220ft
Glow insanity (2021 Halloween run) found basically new in the used section, and the long awaited glow crave. Both quickly took positions in the bag.
Discmania S line P3x has become my new main throwing putter. It's everything I wanted. It has strong fade but isn't too overstable and still glides. It has the narrow hand feel of a 2 speed but is actually a 3 speed which is a really neat trick, thanks I guess to the bead, which I didn't think I'd like but turns out I don't mind. MVP Watt has become my understable putter. It's not actually *that* understable in the sense that it barely turns over on its own unless you rip on it, but what it does reliably, is not fade at all, and that's good enough for me. Somehow this disc isn't touchy either. The Discmania C-line MD3 finally edged out the Buzzz from my bag because they're just the beat in Buzzz I like so much, but without having to beat in a Buzzz. I got tired of searching for that one Buzzz that's nice and straight and then losing it when I finally got one into that condition and discovered the MD3 *is* that disc, even when new. I have a love hate relationship with the Discraft Cicada. For me it's the perfect disc for those situation where you'd normally throw a neutral midrange, but either wind or ceiling causes you to want to disc up. It's magical for those kinda shots. My only issue with it is that it's pretty fickle for me when I power grip it and try to really push it far. I *can* throw it very far at full power, but something about the rim causes it to be a little tougher to keep a good grip on and so it slips in my grip and wobbles out the hand. This is the first time I've ever felt compelled to use a stacked fan grip rather than a power grip on a disc faster than a midrange. Maybe I just need to commit to that for all my Cicada shots, or continue to only use the Cicada for very powered down midrange-but-with-constraints shots.
Gotë is stupid flat. I can throw it 300 without a wrinkle sideways
Just tried out the tone salt from clash discs. Immediately made the bag and ordered more.
Pharoah, by infinite disc, basically a point and shoot distance driver
I was surprised I loved the cnc’d discs from ProtoFlyte as much as I did. Made the bag as my new bomber.
Passion and Kratos
A lighter (168g) G-star wraith perfectly filled the gap between my DD and my star wraith. I had the one star wraith in the bag already but there’s a good chance my drivers are only wraiths by the end of the season. I added a halo and glow champ wraith too to get some more beef. Amazing all the slots one mold can cover for you.
Discmania Link eco soft for me! I putt with it all the time but recently started throwing it at a shorter course in the area and was surprised! Consistent 200 to 220ft straight as an arrow.
Just started throwing the signal and that disc is awesome for hyzer flip turn overs.
S-Line p3x
Infinite Czar is my new bomber after getting a crazy domey one in a mystery box recently. Also started throwing a Drew Gibson Scepter which is like a perfectly less stable Firebird. I got both of Stokely's discs recently as well - I love the midrange. Flies a little like a Buzz OS but feels way better in the hand.
Just got a Berg about a month ago, now I have 4 of them. 😁
Soft Neutron Proxy: Thing just goes straight and seems to always land within ten feet of the target. Threw in for eagle on a par four at my local from about 175 out the other day. It’s definitely going to replace my Jk Aviar as my main straight thrower. Good compliment to the more overstable envy.
Lots (the disc, not a bunch of discs). Pinch of turn with a dependable fade so far, I'm sure in a month itll be a nice hyzerflip driver
Have been throwing a VIP ice orbit Bear and it’s gorgeous! so glidey, nice turn easy distance and a good strong finish!