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Has anyone picked up one of the new ESP Rattlers?
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As a bit of a lid-whore, I couldn't pass up ESP Rattler. First impression is that I found it to be quite stable when compared to my Pro D's. Also has a smidge less glide than the Pro D's. The ESP mix feels kind of slick to me, so not sure how much use it'll get until it gets warmer. However, I have three Jawbreaker Rattlers arriving today. I'm very excited to see how these fit into the mix as well. I really like to grip of the jawbreaker plastic during these winter months.
I have one jawbreaker rattler. I bet you'll like it. Mind spilling the beans as to where you found them?
Has anyone picked up one of the new ESP Rattlers?
. . . Top left I'm happy with, but that's it. Lighting is...generous in this picture. The greens and pink look much worse in person.
(F.Howl asked if I bag Rattlers):
They're always in and out of the bag, most commonly used for running the basket when outside of putting range or certain risky greens. I love short rollers and skips so anything goes for approaches - Drone to beat Cobra to my beloved Clutch.
The occasional grenade to be fancy of course
Max weight current run polecat may be your best bet. Most lid like discs are pushed around more. Premium plastic and lids dont mix well. There have been and are some good examples (whitler comes to mind but oop and worse in the wind than a polecat. A heavier superhero would be a good choice. Or track down a star sonic. Both of those are tricky to track down.
Edit:
I guess the lids that fly right in premium plastic are the ones that were molded for that. (Hero, whitler, bite, beetle)
I love my champ zephyr. But I do not love the Zephyrs for golf as much as polecats.The Sonic Does well in premium if you get the Hero 215 mold (same disc) in the lighter weights. Another that does well in premium for a lid is the Zephyr.
Another plastic the Polecat does not work in is the R-Pro due to the variation in putter R-pro is not as good as stiffer R-Pro plastics. The plastic will work but you need to look in person for the right R-Pro.
I have not thrown it, but I have heard great things about the plastic addics habit.
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Flys great... slickest, hardest to grip plastic I have ever tried to throw. Traded it off.
I would love it if they molded it in X, ESP or Ti
Discraft molded it in Pro D and ESP as the Zeppelin for an Ace Race. Great large diameter disc but not a lid.
Yes but as the Habit, it is not pro d or ESP...
It's some type of slick flx blend,
I never got a chance to throw it in the Zepplin form.
Considering changing my approach lineup to one that includes a slow, neutral option. Thinking a lid would be potentially dope.
What are the usual suspects for stuff to try? I would like good plastic availability (more than just DX/D ideally), slow speed, neutral stability (more on that below), prefer beaded although I understand that may not be a thing.
The shot I am looking to cover is one that a Proxy would fade out of - touchy annys in the woods, mostly.
I have tried a 165ish g DX Polecat and was not a fan - utterly demolished by a breeze. Maybe max weight would be preferable.
As far as stability, HSS is less of an issue than the requirement for as little LSS as possible. Although I guess my problem with the Polecat was its propensity to blow off the face of the earth, so maybe something on the more stable side of lids would be in order.
Thanks you all. Stay healthy
Considering changing my approach lineup to one that includes a slow, neutral option. Thinking a lid would be potentially dope.
What are the usual suspects for stuff to try? I would like good plastic availability (more than just DX/D ideally), slow speed, neutral stability (more on that below), prefer beaded although I understand that may not be a thing.
The shot I am looking to cover is one that a Proxy would fade out of - touchy annys in the woods, mostly.
I have tried a 165ish g DX Polecat and was not a fan - utterly demolished by a breeze. Maybe max weight would be preferable.
As far as stability, HSS is less of an issue than the requirement for as little LSS as possible. Although I guess my problem with the Polecat was its propensity to blow off the face of the earth, so maybe something on the more stable side of lids would be in order.
Thanks you all. Stay healthy