As I do another annual bag refresh/blowup, I've been reflecting on when I last felt really settled on my bag (the beginning of this thread, late 2021 - early 2022) and the changes in my core molds since then. Some of the changes are from preference shifts or wanting to try new stuff, many from the development of my forehand game and favoring molds that feel more comfortable, and some from changing home courses about a year ago and the different shot shapes I need.
Some of the changes have been simple swaps, but some have left questions to answer still. For fun, the old core is on the left and replacements on the right.
Wizard = Wizard
Scale -> Berg
A3 -> Zone
Buzzz -> Hex + Reactor
Comet -> Svea? (also kinda Hex)
Firebird = Firebird
Undertaker -> Orion LF
Jackalope -> Crave + Roadrunner, and maybe now Hawkeye + Roadrunner
The Comet and Jackalope shifts are the ones that have been the biggest shakeups/hardest to settle on replacements. Maybe I'm overthinking it and should just put them back in the bag and call it a day, but I also think I don't reach for my understable molds as much anymore.
On the other hand, OLFs and MVP mids have been a revelation. I'm planning to do more fieldwork this year than in the past to hopefully get things nailed down, but I think my strategy needs to be slots over discs so that I can tinker within the structure better.