Few updates this month. I have played more times this past month than I have all year. my back is a bit sore, but it's fun trying to figure out my bag and get my form down after being gone for a while. I have a tournament next weekend that I am trying to prep for.
I got my hands on the Hyzerbomb Mortar and it was everything I had wanted in an overstable mid. I have a few grip lock issues with the frontline X plastic, but other than that it feels great and flies well. The drone is better for me if I 'm only throwing backhand, but I've been trying to incorporate a forehand into my game and the beadless Mortar feels much better.
Still enjoying the Buzzz lineup for mids. A Champ Roc occasionally sees the bag if it's windy in particular but I have't felt the need to go back to them.
I was trying to find a Max D driver and was trying the Saint. It is one of the glidiest drivers I have ever thrown. It was not that much longer than my Teebirds, but fresh ones flew like a beat in teebird with an extra 15-20 ft. A worn one flew like a Leopard but a good 30 extra feet. I have since kicked the Leopard out of my bag which was very surprising.
I ended up getting that lost SE Rhyno back which I am very thankful for. The R-Pro Rhynos are fantastic. Not very overstable, like a 1.5 fade instead of a 3, but they feel great and are board flat. They replaced the Nova as a cheap no harm in losing straight putter.
I have done an insane amount of testing with distance drivers. Some old, some new. I tried a few destroyers, Tresspasses, D2's, D3's, Viking Thors, Terns, DDXs, Laces, Octane, Nitro, X3, Tenacity, Shryke, Catalyst, and some Mayhems. Probably a few more but I can't remember at this point. Long story short, the Mayhems have performed the best so far. The Tresspass had the longest throws out of the lot with the Shryke being a close second specifically on downwind throws. The Shryke was unusable in the wind though, even in a 10 MPH head wind it would turn and burn. The Tresspass held up much bit better in the wind. However, while it did have my longest throws pushing one out to 435 and another to 425, there were some release and aim issues with it causing loss of distance over all and less accuracy.
I'm leaning toward the Mayhem because the consistency of the flight and accuracy was by far the best. I had a few over 400, but none were less than 375. Typically, when I threw the 3 ones I had, they were all grouped within 15-30 ft of each other just under 400 ft away and relatively on target. It was also a solid sidearm disc for max distance as long as my form was relatively clean.
I have in the bag:
Max D: 350+
Mayhems (Some neutron and some proton in varying weights. Trying to pick which one or 2 to bag.
Fairways: 275-350
Teebird - Fresh Max Weight (Champ or luster)
Teebird - Seasoned Max Weight (Jennifer Allen or champ)
Saint - Max Weight opto fresh
Saint - Max Weight opto or GL seasoned
Utility: FH 250-300 / OH 200-235 / BH 250-300
Firebirds:
one seasoned sexton
one fresh max weight beefcake
one lightweight one in the 150's
Mids: 200-300
Hyzerbomb Mortar - Frontline x Max Weight
Buzzz - Max Weight Z FLX
Buzzz SS - 166
Putters:
Throwing:
Rhyno - Max Weight Champ or luster fresh and beefy
Rhyno - Max Weight straight Pro or gummy champ
Rhyno - Max weight SE or r-pro Seasoned to turnover
Putting:
173 Pro Rhyno
172 Special Edition Rhyno
. I've been rocking pretty much the same bag for almost 4 months now with the occasional mold coming in and out. I've been playing a lot with a paired down bag with good results. I really feel like I can hit every shot with these discs. My FH has come a long way over the past 6 months. I could easily do without the Trident but it is one of my favorite molds of all time and I always look for an excuse to put in there. Same goes for the Rhyno and Mortar, both of which always seem to be lingering around.
