Moose,
I agree to an extent. I have consistant 375 to 425 power and love working these molds. I have 2 Ballistas (1 Gold Line, 1 Opto X Chameleon) and 2 Ballista Pros (1 Gold Line, 1 Opto). The Gold line Ballista has a fair amount of turn to it right out the box, but if you hyzerflip it, it will go laser straight for 400 with very little fade at the end. Great for long tunnel shots. I have only thrown the Opto X a handfull of times, but I can say that from this limited sampling, it is WAY beefier. Im afraid to put any hyzer on it at all. Opto plastic always is a touch more stable, but the Opto X is more than anticipated. Should beat in to a bomber though given the pop top dome it has. We shall see.
My Ballista Pros, on the other hand, are in more of a workhorse roll for me. My beat in Gold line pro is my go to distance disc in 90% of long driving sittuations. if you put it on a flex it is stable enough to guarantee it will come out of it after some obsurd glide. A couple of times ive put too much anny on it and it resulted in driving 500 ft plus on holes that did not require it, so I know it will straight bomb on a big flex. Stable enough to depend on, but not too overstable to wield on a regular basis. My Opto Ballista isnt as beat in but still bombs with a touch more fade.
Lat 64 owns the overstable to stable/slightly understable distance slots in my bag. By carrying different plastic at various stages of wear, I am able to shape tons of different shots.