Threw the f uck out of the ION (putter, sometimes drove it) for what, a year every weekend. Used them (five or six in both soft, light and max) gave them as gifts, watch my friends use them. Vectors, threw them, nahh.
My short game improved, nah, not really. I was improving because I was playing.
The rubber rimmed thing isn't my deal.
I'm just not afraid to say that an ION is really better than say a classic roc or my bb aviar. You could argue the minutea, I won't. I am not such a technical "into tech" player enough to care. Not enough molds, not enough weight choices. I bought them in the first place because I thought it would be a better putter than my Aviar, nope. BB Aviar is much much better for me.
Wide rimmed discs like my Wraith, Boss or Archon over a Vector any day, for me. My mid game is a Banshee and or a Leopard.
What I do makes no difference, critique my choices, matters not.
I don't think that MVP discs as it stands will replace any Innova disc that I know.
...and this is not about Innova is better than MVP.
For me, it's about marketing, I don't see a big performance leap with GYRO or Blizzard for what was and is already out there. The bubble discs are readily available and I like them because I have more choices for lightweight drivers (and they float)
...and it is really secondary who throws discs I like re: choices.
I bought a Wizard and Warlock because of Locastro. I already have discs that "handle" like they do so I am giving them away to someone here that I don't know that wrote something cool.
I liked Glong story, I enjoy reading about disc golf, especially cool stories like that one where people do amazing things. I don't know Smuffin but humor is good.
I think GYRO is marketing hype, nothing new there, just a better rubber rimmed discs than what others have done before.
Hit the ignore button and you won't see my posts ever again, there is good advice for you.
The people I respect and enjoy following are of a different calibre than what I read here, not better, different.
In my book, it's ok to not like something but the thing of it is, the ION is a good disc, just not my choice anymore because other discs do what it does.
I like my 147g DX Wraith better than my light Blizzard Wraith but I have more time with it and maybe that will change.
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Hit the ignore button.