Hello all,
I'm continuing my never-ending search for an overstable mid that feels like a roc and flies like a Buzzz OS. Decent beef but decent glide. I push rocs out to the 325' ball park, for reference.
Criteria:
1. Stock disc (read: relatively easy to replace)
2. Beaded and large diameter
No one has mentioned it yet, so I'll throw the Verdict out there. I bag a KC Pro flat top Roc and pair it with a (Fuzion) Verdict.
Diameter is the same, feels very similar in the hand (to me) and while it doesn't have a bead it has a microbead and a rim shape similar enough to a Roc (for me).
Like others have said, it's not super-stable, but I'm satisfied with the compromise it makes between stability and distance.
FWIW, I won a Buzzz OS as a CTP a month ago and when throwing it in the practice field I thought it flew nearly identical to my Verdicts. It would be an acceptable substitute for me.
Like everything, hard to find a great selection of Verdicts these days . . . and you have to watch out because some of the new ones they're making have this weird rising dome in them (especially noticeable on the Clemons' tour series Verdicts).
Other things I tried were Roc3s (not stable enough), Emac Truths (not stable enough) and beat-up Zones (great lines but I can't throw them as far as mids). Used to have a (Champ) RocX3 and I remember that being pretty similar and would probably be a good one as well.
Also will note I came to the same approach as Horsman -- if I need real beef for a shot I pull out a Zone or Firebird and make that work. Justice would fit in between those two but then you're not gliding anywhere and I'm not carrying another disc just for that small gap in between them.