SuperWookie
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Just looking for some suggestions on a good disc to fill this void in my bag between my Prodigy A3 and my putters. The A3 is still newer and fades way harder than I thought it would based on people's descriptions in reviews and from the videos I watched of it. It's a meathook right now. I can throw it more or less flat release, hard and any height, and it goes left real quick. Which is useful for certain shots and I use it at least 3-5 times a rd at my local courses.
But when I'm around 100-200' out and need to sort of finesse an approach shot, but have it fly and land VERY consistently, I don't really have anything that does what I want. My putters go exactly where I release them, and being a newer player, that means I can grip lock easily and those putters just take off right. Whereas with the A3, it doesn't matter how I throw it or release it, it goes straight and then left, and when it hits the ground it goes left even more. And if I want, I throw it lower and on a slight hyzer angle release and it gets a good skip left with spin curling it even more left. So it's stupid reliable. But sometimes on approach shots where you need the disc to fade at the end, but land softly and stay there, the A3 is horrible as it always hits the ground and kicks or curls even more left. And on certain sloped angled approaches, that is NO good. As the disc will hit and go left down the hill and end up another 30-80' away from the basket.
So.... it's only good for certain approach shots. If I have a straighter approach, but still need to have it fade at the end and don't need/want the disc to hook up so hard left and spin left when it hits, I don't have that disc. My putters just float dead straight and they are very sensitive to the release angle. So it's really hard to use them to approach as I have no confidence in where they will end up. Plus if I accidentally throw them too well, they will just glide right past the hole by 20-70' depending on things. I'm just not consistent enough yet.
My A3 is a perfect example of this idea of a forgiving easy to throw approach disc. Just too much hard fade and skip. I can release it poorly and it ALWAYS ends up near where I want it too. Whereas my Reko, Link, Ion and P2's go EXACTLY where I release them which for me right now, isn't great, since I'm still learning to throw well and can not release the disc consistently. So the A3 is such a great throw it and forget it disc. I can literally stand on any shot at 230' or in, and just mindless throw it 20-40' right of the basket and it ends up within 10-20' every time! Unless the basket is near an area of land that slopes away to the left, then I can't throw it, as it will roll down that hill. Whereas my normal putters either end up 5-10' away from the basket on a good throw or 30-60' to the right or left depending on how bad I released it. And obviously I keep practicing and want to become so good that it almost doesn't even matter what disc is in my hand. But for now, I need something more forgiving.
So I'm looking for something sort of like the A3, just not as much hard fade and equally forgiving but with a soft landing that stays where it lands.
The perfect flight path would be more or less straight with a consistent fade, but land soft and not want to skip or curl left more. As well as be very forgiving to not so perfect release angles and NEVER turn right even on hard throws. Not sure if there are any putter/approaches out there like that, but if there are, I'm all ears. And I think the most important thing is that it has at least 2 fade and is very forgiving to not so great release points.
Maybe a Prodigy PA-1, Discmania P3x? Something like that? Thanks
But when I'm around 100-200' out and need to sort of finesse an approach shot, but have it fly and land VERY consistently, I don't really have anything that does what I want. My putters go exactly where I release them, and being a newer player, that means I can grip lock easily and those putters just take off right. Whereas with the A3, it doesn't matter how I throw it or release it, it goes straight and then left, and when it hits the ground it goes left even more. And if I want, I throw it lower and on a slight hyzer angle release and it gets a good skip left with spin curling it even more left. So it's stupid reliable. But sometimes on approach shots where you need the disc to fade at the end, but land softly and stay there, the A3 is horrible as it always hits the ground and kicks or curls even more left. And on certain sloped angled approaches, that is NO good. As the disc will hit and go left down the hill and end up another 30-80' away from the basket.
So.... it's only good for certain approach shots. If I have a straighter approach, but still need to have it fade at the end and don't need/want the disc to hook up so hard left and spin left when it hits, I don't have that disc. My putters just float dead straight and they are very sensitive to the release angle. So it's really hard to use them to approach as I have no confidence in where they will end up. Plus if I accidentally throw them too well, they will just glide right past the hole by 20-70' depending on things. I'm just not consistent enough yet.
My A3 is a perfect example of this idea of a forgiving easy to throw approach disc. Just too much hard fade and skip. I can release it poorly and it ALWAYS ends up near where I want it too. Whereas my Reko, Link, Ion and P2's go EXACTLY where I release them which for me right now, isn't great, since I'm still learning to throw well and can not release the disc consistently. So the A3 is such a great throw it and forget it disc. I can literally stand on any shot at 230' or in, and just mindless throw it 20-40' right of the basket and it ends up within 10-20' every time! Unless the basket is near an area of land that slopes away to the left, then I can't throw it, as it will roll down that hill. Whereas my normal putters either end up 5-10' away from the basket on a good throw or 30-60' to the right or left depending on how bad I released it. And obviously I keep practicing and want to become so good that it almost doesn't even matter what disc is in my hand. But for now, I need something more forgiving.
So I'm looking for something sort of like the A3, just not as much hard fade and equally forgiving but with a soft landing that stays where it lands.
The perfect flight path would be more or less straight with a consistent fade, but land soft and not want to skip or curl left more. As well as be very forgiving to not so perfect release angles and NEVER turn right even on hard throws. Not sure if there are any putter/approaches out there like that, but if there are, I'm all ears. And I think the most important thing is that it has at least 2 fade and is very forgiving to not so great release points.
Maybe a Prodigy PA-1, Discmania P3x? Something like that? Thanks
