Okay, had my first round using the OddGrip G1 as my upshot disc today. After a round with it, I can give initial impressions.
Plastic, so the white part of the disc, reminds me of the underside of the Prodigy FX-2. I don't think the mold was polished to give the disc a smooth finish. So it has a slightly sandpapery feel on the white part of the disc. The undermold black part is amazingly grippy and firm, yet still squishy. This is unlike any other disc I've ever held. The parting line has some minor flashing, and the undermold has four "injection" points arranged equally around the underside of the disc. The combination of the sandpapery top and rubbery undermold, makes my fan style grip really solid even when held lightly. It is definitely odd, but I do like how it feels in the hand a lot.
Throwing, the factory numbers are 2-3-0-0 I primarily use a Neutron Soft Proxy for this sort of upshot. The G1 flies further, with less effort than the Proxy. My second shot with it, I threw it past the basket and into the woods 15 feet behind it and I was frankly shocked that I got that much on it. It flies slowly in comparison to the proxy, but glides further with roughly the same effort. In the wind I was throwing in I didn't have a problem controlling it once I backed off slightly and any of the times I did a bad upshot it was definitely my fault. By the end of the round, I did get the hang of it.
The nice slow floating flight that this gives me, is a joy to watch and it is definitely fun to throw. It did fine in the wind too (10 mph with guests to 16mph today). I have not tried driving with it yet, the job I gave it today was "every upshot" on my home, mostly wide open, course. In that role, it did very well.
If you haven't priced one of these, with shipping to the states you are going to be out 28 dollars. I typically pay 18-20 or so for my Soft Neutron Proxy in comparison. So now down to "brass tacks" is it worth the price of admission? Not for everyone, if you want a straight upshot disc, that I believe will grip in any weather, and want to give a new manufacturer a shot, sure! However, I am not immediately buying a spare so it hasn't "hit it out of the park" here for me. It has made the bag and taken the spot of an upshot disc that I was very happy with (the Neutron Soft Proxy).
They do ship it in a box, with a certificate describing its pdga approval and some stickers, although the extras may be something that only came with the first run of orders.
I will see if I can figure out uploading pictures in this forum and add them here if there is interest.
