Dylan Courtney
Bogey Member
175 Elite-Z Magnet. Also pretty good as a throw and catch disc in place of an ultimate at the beach etc.
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Driving with Putters
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I've tried them all and have a favorite. The JK Aviar. It's grippy as a mofo. It's as high speed stable if not moreso than a TeeBird. It glides better than any other putter on the market. You can crank on it as hard as you can and it will just go straight. It has very little fade. You could play a one disc round with one and do really well on almost any course.
The answer totally depends on what lines youre looking to hit and what you like the feel of.
I pretty much grew out of the phase of throwing a putter at eveything because i can. I found that its a useful skill to have but its very situational. Having it in the arsenal is essential, using it everytime you have the opportunity is not.
Most of the time there is probably a better disc and line to hit thats more reliable in that spot. I mostly use mine anymore for distance control when being thrown off the tee.
Id say find what works best and feels best and do that
I pretty much grew out of the phase of throwing a putter at eveything because i can. I found that its a useful skill to have but its very situational. Having it in the arsenal is essential, using it everytime you have the opportunity is not.
Most of the time there is probably a better disc and line to hit thats more reliable in that spot. I mostly use mine anymore for distance control when being thrown off the tee.
Id say find what works best and feels best and do that
Everyone is going to give you their own opinion and just what is in their bag...so I skipped thru 5 pages...
Since you want the straight and flat flight I'd suggest (in no particular order) a Warlock, a Small-bead Aviar (JK, KC, or Yeti Pro), a P2, or a Challenger. These will be useful to both putt and drive with and have that ballpark flight you're looking for.
People will suggest the Ion, Wizard, Rhyno, etc. and I would stay away from them unless you WANT the fade in the flight. If that's the case then those are good overstable putter choices.
We disagree, if he's wanting a more line drive type flight then those discs aren't what you want. they float out more than anything and their flights aren't very mid like.
I do agree that an Ion, Wizard, Rhyno will fade out towards the end but all three have more of a mid type flight because they don't float as much.
I'll again say the Anode is the best driving putter I've ever thrown, you can throw it on a rope 300+ and it doesn't even think about turning and it doesn't get the floaties where it bobs up and down towards the end like the putters you mentioned.
Imbadatdiscgolf
Birdie Member
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I can put a wizard on a rope for about 200, up to 250 on a good toss.
Menacewarf
Double Eagle Member
^. May not be throwing a tee bird right.
sdervan
Par Member
It's hard to beat a KC Pro Aviar. feel great in the hand. straight flyer and slight fade at the end of flight. You just will know where it will go every time. Great putter. Great flyer
Classic Roc.
codyroberts18
Double Eagle Member
Omega SS, Crystal Challenger, and Zone for flicking. I have a few Omegas for all types of shots.
Snore
Par Member
got my first ace with a soft anode so I will say the anode just cause i am personally accurate with it 200' range anything a little over that i go with the buzzz not a putter but i can control that well
MVP Anode. It does exactly what I tell it to every time I throw it. It has an amazing combination of reliable high speed stability and minimal fade to produce very straight lines.
DiscWazzu
Bogey Member
I have a Sirius Omega 1.1 that I like driving with. Straight as an arrow.
Qbert
Birdie Member
Wizards. Nuf said.
NorthernDisc
Eagle Member
Medium/Soft Proton Anode, Medium Opaque Ion, Pro Rhyno
Well if he's wanting a line drive type flight then you don't throw a putter. You throw a mid.
Overstable putters do not fly like stable midranges, I disagree wholeheartedly with you there. There's no comparison in glide, or in reaction on hitting the ground.
Could you elaborate on what you mean by "bob up and down towards the end" because I can't say I've ever seen that?
Putters can be thrown on a line drive as well as any other type of disc, they're just more limited in their range for these types of shots. Yeah you need air under your putter if you're going for a 400' shot but 200' dead straight bullets at shoulder height aren't a very difficult putter shot.
Mike C I agree with you, but the point is that putters don't excel at line drive type shots when going for distance...so in essence we're saying the same thing just looking at it from different angles.
Anyway as far as what New was saying I don't see line drive anywhere in the OP? (quoted above) He just said "flat", as in "flat release". Unless I'm reading it wrong?
