I have been really souring on Trespasses recently. For the last three months they have been nothing but spectacular, but recently they have been turning into an OAT nightmare. I mean I have fairly clean form but not perfect. Also, as I become more comfortable with a disc, I seemingly try to squeeze a little more out of it, and that is when that slightest bit of OAT can be exaggerated. I know I am not getting any younger, and by all accounts from what I have seen in the pro ranks, at 37 the chances that I will be able to break through my plateau of 400+ feet is diminishing. I need to use my whole body just to maintain where I am at.
When I start pushing a disc, as apparently I have been recently with the Trespass, it is next to impossible to simply pull back to get previous results. I find that if I want to get the Trespass under control (for reference, I am throwing a 175g Lucid), I have to reduce my usual three step x-step to a two step semi-x-step to get it to fly without turning over and burning.
That is why I have reinvested in VIP Swords and Echo Star Destroyers. They are still thinner than the normal wide rim drivers (2.2 versus 2.5 like Nukes and Bosses), but they have a touch more stability than a Trespass. The reason I fell in love with the Trespass is that at 2.1, it is easier to wrap my grip around it which in turns makes it easier for me to snap. I tried one of my old Bosses the other day, but it still is erratic at best for me. The Sword, however, is almost perfectly in my wheelhouse right now; getting almost the same results I was getting out of the Trespass a month ago, maybe a little less turn and fade, but I am able to use my full three step x-step, which creates the most fluid and thus most accurate maximum distance throw for me.
Usually when I switch over to a new disc I am in the habit of dumping everything I am pulling out of my bags in hopes of not having buyer's remorse and immediately switching back. However, during this summer I was getting well over my last year's average maximum distance at less power and stress on my body. This means I will likely hang on to my heaviest Trespasses, especially since winter is coming up and my footing is all but going to disappear for a while. Maybe the Trespasses will come back around.