Here's a beautiful sight, field work transitioning from last year's x-step to this year's 3-step third week with putters. On the left Prism Plasma Envy, on the right Eclipse Envy. When I took the photo last week it was the Eclipse first day of field work, and I've had the disc for a week. The distance about 210-220 feet which at 59 I think is pretty good. When I started a little more than two years ago with the Standstill my goal was 200 feet with putters, from here on out some nice extra distance. About thirty feet to the left and 5 feet back was my Pig off photo. Not all shots were placed this close, but about the same distance and no more than a 30-foot spread, with the Plasma sometimes too left, but the Eclipse always straight just like its Reactor brother. I've had two course days with the Eclipse its dead straight and holds the wind, by the second round on the first day I kept the Pig in the bag.
When Simon's Eclipse Hex comes out, it's going to be a no brainer to pick two up, and wherever I order from, also a second Eclipse Envy. I have two Eclipse Reactors so I can be more aggressive around hazards, the other is boxed. My fission and neutron hex are about 20 feet longer than the Reactor, so I'm hoping for the same distance with the Eclipse. This morning I threw the Plasma Envy on an approach into a large pile of leaves, as I was kicking around the leaves for a few minutes before finding it, I was close to having a Tom Hanks "Wilson" moment. I will also order a second Plasma.
Between the two Envy's the Plasma has been my putter for more than three months and can putt with it in high winds 20- 30 mph with higher gusts. Both course visits with the Eclipse wind 10-20, its floaty as a second putter missing some C1, and only one C2 drop. The next time the wind is light or none I'll spend at least one round with the Eclipse as a second putt, but not likely to overcome the Plasma. The Pig will stay in my bag for several death putts and approaches in my area.
What to do with my R2 Nomad? It's boxed as I evaluate the Eclipse. It was beaten out as a putter by the Plasma and was being used for approaches dropping in a few with one 100 feet out. The Nomad is normally all over the place on an approach, but the Eclipse has been bullseye with some misses still in C1. Nomad doesn't really have a place in the bag anymore, will likely be traded in for whatever is my next MVP Disc.
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