I putt soft anodes and love them. Sometimes when I have an upshot out of my putting range I wish they dumped off a little harder with the fade.
I have read that anodes and ions are pretty similar though. Would the ion fade off more abruptly? I have read discspeed say soft anodes fade more than other anodes, is the same true of soft ions?
Yeah. Usually, the softer and more flexible the disc the more LSS it seems to have. The Ion, I hesitate to say has more fade than, slows down quicker than the Anode so it predictably hooks left at the end better.
I personally prefer the S Ion for the shots you're describing but with a little practice and smooth hyzer the Anodes do this just as well I think. I haven't come across a particularly neutral Anode yet personally, not at low speeds anyway (like those old 2nd run Ions with the tiny beads).