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Old 03-31-2011, 11:11 PM
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SO MUCH wizard love

I can't help but notice people raving about their wizard putter. I currently own 4 putters/approaches, but carry 3 with my in my bag

I have a glow, floaty,
-175g lightning rubber putter (with an ace under it's belt)
-172g star aviar (this thing is kinda slippy out of my hand d/t the plastic, I just can't fall in love with it)
-175g RPro Hydra (floats, nice and overstable. more of an approach disc though)

My go to putters are the rubber putter (similar to aviar, slightly closer range) and the hydra (more overstable, but according to the flight chart requires a little more power)

I keep waffling on if I want to get myself a wizard. Supposed to be like the hydra, but requires less power, and i LOVE the SS or SSS plastic, very grippy. Do I really need to muck up my putter situation more? Is this disc seriously then end all putter? Or am I covered with my 2 floaty putter system
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:13 PM
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If what you are using now feels right don't change it. Otherwise give a Wizard a shot.
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:15 PM
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All putters are the same, except the one that works for you..
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:16 PM
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To each his own. What works for you may not work for others, or vice versa. I myself love my wizards. Great for putting inside the circle, outside, jump putts, any approaches, and especially as we all know is one of the best driving putters out there. If you like what you use and are having success with them, then why change. Check one out if you want though. Id be more focused on cutting down putter molds than anything. One reason I like wizards, same with rocs. They perform well in all different stages of wear for different shots. With that being said, I don't think you'd be disappointed with a wizard by any means. I will say its nothing like a hydra though, ten times better .
The hydra is a huge pos imho.
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:17 PM
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That's way to many different putters to be using. Narrowing it down to just 1 putter mold should improve your game on it's own.

Wizards are the shiznit!!! Great disc. Approach and putting. I personally LOVE magics, but the wizard is certainly a fantastic disc.

Get rid of that Hydra!!! So LAME!!! Whoever needs a floating putter needs to fix more than just putting.
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:30 PM
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That's way to many different putters to be using. Narrowing it down to just 1 putter mold should improve your game on it's own.

Wizards are the shiznit!!! Great disc. Approach and putting. I personally LOVE magics, but the wizard is certainly a fantastic disc.

Get rid of that Hydra!!! So LAME!!! Whoever needs a floating putter needs to fix more than just putting.
Couldn't have said it better. Especially if you are using multiple putters in the circle. Trust me, its not good for your game. You'll just have to change up things more and it will mess with your mental and physical ability to be consistent.
Once again, hydras are garbage!! Who wants to watch a disc float away? Id rather it sink instead of just intimidating me! Its only plastic.
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:32 PM
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If you are happy with what you got and it works for you stick with it. That's what I'm doing just happens to be that the wizard is what i like and works for me, along with a lot of other people.

If you aren't happy with your current putter try something from gateway a little bit of searching and you will find a ton of info on their 4 putters and their plastic types.
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Old 03-31-2011, 11:57 PM
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I have made more long putts and straighter approach's then i ever had ,since the wizard. Love me some ss and sss. The softs are great for driving and approach and they fight the wind like no other putter. Love em
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Once again, hydras are garbage!! Who wants to watch a disc float away? Id rather it sink instead of just intimidating me! Its only plastic.
Don't use them myself, but I have tried them and they felt nice and beefy in the hand, the plastic was grippy and when driving it flew straight most of the way with a nice fade. It'd take a bit to get used to it after the ION, but I see no reason why I couldn't just ignore the floating gimmick and use it as a normal driving putter.

And before you go on about the durability of R-Pro, the one I tried had seen a fair amount of abuse and still flew like one would expect a Pro-plastic disc to fly in that condition. The feel was pretty weird, but the plastic itself seemed more than durable enough.
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Old 04-01-2011, 09:02 AM
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Wizards are garbage for putting. You have to give them so much air when you putt that you have more of a chance for the wind to take it off course. That is why I went back to my JK and now I don't miss many inside.

Ok rant over back to the OP, if you like what you are using don't switch. Try going to one mold for putting. I use a newer JK for inside and a less new one for outside. Then if you want to drive with one of your putters pick which one you like the most and stick with it.
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