[Recommend] Looking for glideless, straight flying, approach disc.

[PBokor]

If you can live with the odd looks you might get, I second the Birdie for minimum glide on approach shots. I also like both the Whale and Nova for those shots, but they have a bit more glide.

 

[zenbot]

This is the easiest for me to grab locally. Polecat as well but I've held them and a bit too lid-like for me. I tried an r-pro rhyno when they came out bit it was quickly squirrelly and untrustworthy. Will have to see about something in DC I suppose.

Probably going to try these RDG recommendations as well, crazy amount of support for a brand I've never heard of.

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In my opinion the r-pros are too floppy. If you try an older stiffer-but-buttery pro rhyno you'll get better results.

Also, intentionally throwing with a little nose up helps me get my putters to stall out and fall when they run out of steam.

 

[SonicGuy]

Probably going to try these RDG recommendations as well, crazy amount of support for a brand I've never heard of.

The new MVP.

 

[ilmcgee]

I am surprised no one has mentioned a non-premium Rhyno. For people that can actually throw (not me), the Rhyno seems to be good at going straight and not gliding.

DX Rhynos are pretty straight and glideless and I love them.

 

[tylerc]

Shaman is worth looking into if you like shallow putters

 

[notroman]

https://www.aerobie.com/product/arrow-golf-disc/

Kind of joking, kind of not. The harder you throw this disc the less it wants to fly. I have no problem cranking Wizards past 300 but I have a hard time getting this thing past ~220. If you can get your hands on one, it's fun.

 

[Askar]

Harp. That is what I am using for those shots.

 

[tbird888]

Birdie

 

[jcassidy1990]

The new MVP.

Lol nah we aren't nearly as smart as those guys.

We just make discs for forum nerds and plastic junkies.

And we are always here on the boards so we like to take input and attempt to make it come to life!

 

[clard]

A puddle top pro rhyno is the closest to what you want that I have thrown. They start a little OS and get straight pretty quickly. The puddle tops are especially glide less

 

[PRkilla]

http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=985

I've been using this one for about 6 weeks now & it's been outstanding. Great for approach & putting.

 

[Keller]

Another vote for the Birdie!

DX Rhynos work too. Bash one around for awhile and they lose the fade, but they do gain a little more glide when beat in.

 

[slowplastic]

I have not seen a Serpent, but I came in to say Berg.

Berg has a very cool profile, it's slow and feels very beefy HSS but doesn't really fade. You can absolutely lay into it and it won't flip, but it doesn't have the fade you'd then expect out of it. It's low glide, but not glideless like a champ Rhyno. Then again I really don't consider a Zone glideless...so take that into consideration.

I do think you'll throw a Berg over 200' with the equivalent 300' midrange power, but it'll definitely be shorter than other putters and has the stability characteristics you want.

 

[Mulligan]

More votes for the Serpent and Berg.
They both would work, with the Berg being a bit more stable at the end of flight.
Serpent feels more like a lid than a putter to me, which can be a good thing. Fossil is great super stiff plastic.
Berg has very different feel based on plastic choice, but they all are great. K3 is amazing premium baseline plastic.

But, those are def the two that fill the bill.

 

[Mike C]

Thanks y'all. Hoping to hear more, but the Serpent seems like a good one to try. Another way to think of it...I want a Wizard, that doesn't want to fly far, but wants to fly like a Wizard otherwise.

There are very few putters that fly relatively straight without glide. Pretty much you're going to find overstable putters without glide, or straight putters with glide, in my experience.

The Reptilian Disc Golf Scale is basically the Wizard shape with a mild thumb track. It has very little glide. It isn't as overstable as a zone, pig, splinter, etc., but it is still a disc with some fade to it.

The Serpent is straight, but I think it has more glide than you're looking for.

I think your best bet would be an RDG Scale type of disc and breaking it in a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TxvZaSkPM&t=2m10s

Here's some throws with both of these putter molds.

Honestly I'd recommend trying to approach this shot with a different throwing technique. Say you have a 150-200' dead straight approach shot, 20' wide fairway. What are you throwing, and how are you throwing it?

 

[BrotherDave]

All the Faction discs with the RDG top are probably great choices here except maybe the Scale with the big bead (Wizard bottom), it might be a little too OS. But the Serpent (Magic bottom), Plutonium (Voodoo bottom), and Iridium (Warlock bottom) all have RDG tops and that makes them wonderfully glideless (speculating on the Iridium though, I haven't tossed that one). The base plastic they come in is great, wonderful putting plastic.

The Berg is also a great choice. It really fits this description well and unlike the RDG and Element discs above, comes in a fantastic premium plastic that should take serious abuse. The strike against it is it's kind of a weird shape and I couldn't get used to it for FH (feels awesome for BH though).

I've beaten a P-line Breaker in for this but it's got decent glide and ranges like a shorter mid rather than a decidedly short range specialist like you're looking for but I thought I'd throw it out there.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

this kind of disc sounds like negative fun vs glide. Why? Let em fly...

 

[ilmcgee]

Some discs aren't fun, but they do a job well. Sometimes it is nice to have a boring, but consistent disc.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Nah. I like discs that fly even OS onesm screw lawn darts.

 

[tu-f-o]

honestly I'd say nova, even though some people will say nova's glide like crazy. i'd disagree. compared to like a regular aviar, no way.

try it out, also it stops on a dime.