Went back into my local shop again today and felt up the new plastic for like the third time in a few weeks. Picked up a sweet 168 wrath and they had a random L2 neutron mayhem in the used bin for $8 that looked unthrown. I lost two mayhems a couple months ago, couldn't find any new ones and grabbed two catalysts because the numbers were similar…catalyst flips way easier.
Temps hit 80 today and winds were 5-10mph so figured I'd go to the wide open bomber course and get in a field work session. Been putting in the work to get the backhand back, would love to be able to get 350+ golf lines FH or BH and be able to hit 400+ out in the open.
Was really focusing on slowing down today and getting a strong brace and consistent release. All my previous field work I would rock back and forth SW22 dingle arm style a couple times to feel the weight shift and then throw, but I think after 2-3 pendulum swings I was moving too fast and was spraying left and right. Last round I played with a buddy we were at a really short and tight course in the woods, he made the comment that maybe I had too much movement. I agreed and said the couple arm swings was to engrain the feeling of the shift and brace. Last couple holes took his advice and simply turned the hips, slid the front foot forward just a bit and threw. Took a couple throws to get the timing down but after that was getting the same amount of pop but with way more accuracy.
So that was the goal today. Get the timing and accuracy down with a single hip turn, good brace, and snap. Timing came pretty quick and I was getting just under 300 consistently with hexes and reactors. Had a few that pushed 330. Relays and craves were pushing a bit further, I'd say 320-330 consistently and a couple downhills that got close to 4 bills.
At that point was a 450ish fairly steep uphill shot and I felt dialed in from a standstill. Figured no harm in adding a run up in. Previously that was my problem…felt like I could throw fairly well from a standstill but once I added footwork I started losing distance and had no timing…basically no brace. First couple throws sucked, and fortunately for identical multiples I could alternate between standstill to feel good brace and a run up and compare distance. Standstill distance on a good pull was equal to a slow walk up with an ok brace. Big win was getting reps and consistency with the walk up…couple times the timing was on and you could immediately feel the difference of the disc rocketing out of the hand.
Seems like the relay and crave were the points of diminishing returns. I've thrown nose up long enough to know what that looks like, moving up to the 9-10 speed area if I really had the timing down they'd hammer but it wasn't nearly as consistent as the fairways. I think a lot of that is subconscious, after a few good clean fairway pulls you try to nut up on the faster stuff and it just doesn't work.
So after mixed winds, results are: hexes are still stupid straight and stupid long for a mid. Amazing do all disc. Neutron reactor isn't necessary, pair them hex with eclipse reactor if you want distance and fade. My heavy neutron relays are too similar to upper 160's cosmic neutron craves…track down mid 160's relays for flip or maybe a signal? Low 170's plasma craves don't feel as fast out of the hand as upper 160's CN but they seem to be laser straight and hang in the air forever. Newer proton and CN volts are dumpy if you don't get them up to speed, once you get on them a bit they do straighten out but still have a good bite at the end. Plasma insanity will be stupid long once I get a get a good consistent release locked in. I want to baby it because I think it wants to be flippy, but I think it'll take more power than I want to believe. Other plastics might be different? Not much difference between eclipse insanity and inertia. Kinda sad, inertia feels better in the hand and rides an overall straighter line, but just doesn't seem to pop off the hand like the insanity does. Checked PLH of my glow inertia with the neutron and plasma restock at the shop and didn't see much difference. Wrath vs Tesla…seems like the Tesla prefers a larger more sweeping fade vs the wrath being straighter longer with a strong fade once it slows down? My 157 CN Tesla flew much more wrath like but I'm sure that's due to the weight compared to the 172 proton Tesla. PLH on the new Tesla's looked pretty identical to my proton. I could see instances where the sweeping fade would work, and others where the straight to fade would work.
Really wanted to buy an ohm because the perpendicular rim feels money, but they had them marked 19.99 and the rest of the neutron was 17.99, either they're playing the scarcity game or it was a giant order that got interrupted on pricing. I'll either order online or hammer them for a price match. Was really interested in the inertia but in the winds the insanity held it's stability just fine, don't really see the need for a different mold. I'll tinker more with the Tesla and wrath, upper 160's wraths was all they had, but did have some upper 150's. I could see an upper 150's wrath absolutely smashing. They had plenty of entropies, felt good and comfy BH grip but it's definitely not a zone gripped FH.
Not even worrying about stuff faster than 9-10 speed right now. Wave felt good in the hand but resisted temptation…mainly because the swirly CN stock was all max weight or real light.
