Latitude 64 Saint

[Rol6566]

It is definitely not as overstable/stable as a pd. Mine kinda flies like how my beat s-pd flew. My pd had been in the bag for ~1year and was at a sweet spot. I took it out of the bag for the saint solely for the reason that new s-pd are pretty beefy when new and take a long time to beat to the sweet spot, and i was afraid of losing my s and not having a readily available backup

When my saint starts to turn there isnt much fade at the end, and that is where i miss my PD in some aspect. It had a good turn, but would always fight back at the end.

[Bultx1215]

I have a beat P-PD that is almost straight with the tiniest bit of curvyness to it. It will come close to doing what I want it to do. Just not nearly as shape-able as my GL Saint that is nowhere near beat.

[BADman]

rather than read over a thousand posts... how does this compare to strikers? I liked my striker, does this feel similar in the hand with a less stable flight?

[ManU]

might depend on what version of Striker you have

I tried a Striker recently and it wasn't that much different flightwise from my Saints

I personally would say that the Saint feels better in the hand...the wing shape and diameter of the shape are more traditional whereas the Striker is a larger diameter and has a higher nose (I believe)

the Saint absolutely excels in a tailwind

I had a really long low tail wind drive through a tight gap with a mando yesterday
probably my best ever drive on that particular hole
it rarely gets birdied...I got the birdie with a long Pure jump putt

[Todd Wiley]

Originally Posted by BADman

rather than read over a thousand posts... how does this compare to strikers? I liked my striker, does this feel similar in the hand with a less stable flight?

I would agree with Manu here, it does depend on the striker you have. I was throwing Strikers as my main driver until the Saint came out.

[Bultx1215]

My Striker flies exactly like my Pro Starfire (SL). Long and straight with a little fade at the end. The Saint can fly like that but with a tad more fade at the end with 80-90% power..almost no fade at the end and super dead nuts straight with 90-100% power. Well, at my 300' power that is. At 70-80% is where I can shape my lines and still easily get it out past 250-275'. At that level of power, it will fly a nice tight S curve that is really cool to watch.

[Tfire25]

I still pick up my strikers when there is a slight headwind or if I need a bigger fade at end. Both of mine are still meat hooks after 9 months. The 168 opto saint will go about the same d as the strikers with less effort unless there is wind. Any kind of crosswind or headwind and the saint stays in the bag.

[cjowo]

I just ordered a 176 Opto Saint from MST. I hope it has the overstability I'm looking for. Then I'll have an OS, S, and US Saint in the bag to cover all my bases. I'm a recent convert to the more versions of the same mold mentality. It works with my TeeBirds, why not with my Saints too?

[Bultx1215]

I want a US Saint. What is the key? Has it been stumbled onto yet?

[JoshEpoo]

Originally Posted by Bultx1215

I want a US Saint. What is the key? Has it been stumbled onto yet?

Throw it harder, beat one in, or find one with a lower parting line.