Ok bag update. I switched from discraft to mvp/axiom this year.
So far the N Octane (172g/173g) is my go-to for distance drivers. Just ordered a eclipse for shots i need more beef. I have N and Pro Mayhems (172g/173g)for understable distance while i break in my Octanes. (N Nitro 167g for science utility OS)
The control driver slot is a toss up still. Have a Fission Photon(171g) for OS control, Pro Trace (174g)for middle stability ,and a N Trace(172g) for flippy. The N Trace will probably stay as a roller. I tried a defy and its not for me. Hopefully i can get Photons broke-in to cover all control driver slots eventually. Love the feel.
Fairway drivers are a toss up as well. My main fairway is a N Shock(174g). Great disc. It is paired with E Volt (173g)and N Volt(173g). Im not sure of the volt yet, kind of slow for my liking. Trying N Insanity (174g)for US slot..not sure of it yet. Its a little flippy for my liking. Ordered a Wrath and Inertia to see how they fit. (Plaz Fireball 164g for utility OS)
Mids.....cant seem to click with any. Have a N Runway 173g, Pro Matrix 175g , and N Matrix 176g for these slots. All those are replaceable (cmon Pyro). Deflector was wayyy to OS.
Putt/approach. I have a glow Envy 173g for windy days and hyzer approach. 10yr Ion 172g and Electron Ion for approach. Firm Electron Ions for putting(169g/173g)
Relay,Catalyst, Tesla didnt fit my game.
good choice on the octane, the more overstable ones are like a slightly faster fr star stamp destroyer for me they are so smooth and carry like the original destroyer did for me. I recommend eclipse if you want to find a more OS octane. I also am using a mayhem till i break in a neutron octane, but i do have a crazy pop top plasma octane that turns and doesn't come back, so thats another good option for an US octane variant but not quite as controllable flip as the mayhem.
as for your control driver, i find the photons to not be OS enough especially in wind and i found a beefy N photon but it had no glide compared to the others.. which is why i dropped them all together and went up to octanes (i was using photons as distance drivers because they bomb), i personally saw too much overlap between speed 11-13. I am liking the speed 9 proton Wrath as a "control" driver though, VERY straight flight with reliable fade, and then also fireballs for the beef slot, thumbers, t-hawks, wind, etc.. I can get the speed 9 discs pretty darn far and just didn't see a photon being necessary between them and the octane distance wise, personally. You might want to go to an open field and see the difference in distance between an octane and a wrath before you stick a photon and invest in between them, just a suggestion.
plas insanity is a good roller
fairway drivers, i consider fairways to be around speed 7, which is why i pick the resistor and servo, and i onyl have a servo in case my beat to death resistor gets lost. I loved my fr volts, but they are just as long as a wrath and frankly they don't handle wind as well but at the same time fill a similar role. Similar to the photon scenario it was way too much overlap. one thing to note is for some reason the servo is very inconsistent, i have a flippy one and one that has a touch of turn and fades reliably, you want to find one with a higher plh. I often use my fairway drivers in place of longer midrange approaches, anytime i need more flex, and anything an envy is too hard to reach with, which isnt very much because the envy honestly crushes.
mids.. this isnt the 80s anymore
putt/approach you seem to have a good setup there, i wouldnt change that and the Envy is basically a midrange, you can rip it hard on any line. Ions are really good for putting, i am experimenting with also using Envys for putting though i may go back to ions.
