ManU
* Ace Member *
shave the flashing off and re-weigh it 
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[Prodigy] Prodigy D1 and D4 Impressions
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7ontheline
Double Eagle Member
Ask the vendor who you were thinking about buying from if they'll accept returns for discs with holes in them or other pdga illegal specs
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
I contacted Prodigy by going directly through their website. I had an answer with an hour. They will give you an explanation of the return process but will also give you an explanation of why you should just go ahead and keep it. Basically, what they said is that if they are marked 174 they are legal even if they are overweight.
Personally, I might just hang onto my D4 because it is likely not worth the hassle of sending it through the mail and then waiting. If I truly feel like I need a D4 by the time tournament season starts, I can just buy one that weighs a little less.
ManU
* Ace Member *
well doesn't this contradict the PDGA announcement?
doesn't this contradict the rules?
isn't this shady?
I know a lot of discs from a lot of manufacturers weigh more than marked
some probably over the tech specs for legality for that mold
but there was a "big deal" about these overweight discs and Prodigy was supposed to be replacing them etc etc
and now they are just telling people to keep them cause they are legal???
what gives?
onemilemore
* Ace Member *
inthebasket
Par Member
I bought two D4s, both hit the scales at 180 grams. The stamp quality is bad. The flashing is bad. The overall quality of the plastic is decent. I am unimpressed, especially after all the hype. I'm also unimpressed that my replacement offer from where I ordered requires me to pay shipping back to them, then wait for a standard production D4. I figure that I'll just keep them and continue to be unimpressed.
Hampstead
* Ace Member *
Prodigy = not ready for prime time
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
I am not quoting the rules and I am not quoting the email I received word for word, but the explanation came down to that they have +\- 3 grams variance of the marked weight. So, in essence, as long as a disc is marked under 174.3 and weighs in under 177.3, it is legal. My D4 was marked 174 and weighs 177.
Uncle Dougie
Double Eagle Member
Lol, I just got a d1 and d4. Have not had the chance to throw them yet. My excitement is leveling off now.
Cgkdisc
.:Hall of Fame Member:.
The PDGA had a discussion with them yesterday that there is no tolerance because we had heard they were indicating there was a 3g tolerance. Nope, 174 means 174. Perhaps your communication occurred before theirs with the PDGA.
smarkquart
* Ace Member *
Last Friday to be exact. I guess I will send it in after all.
ZDotHalbach
Eagle Member
There's always next year Prodigy.
7ontheline
Double Eagle Member
How does the D4 compare to other max D stable to understable discs? Are there any others that go further for folks with less than 400' with a teebird power? I've tested several molds and plastic types including star vulcans, star and pro katanas, z nuke ss, z and esp nukes, c and s-line DD2s, pinnacle and icon cannons, gl bolt, opto havoc, star teedevil, star pro bliz bosses , pro hurricanes, and tounament and vip kings on the stable to understable side of the ledger. I'm finding that I can throw the D4 on a +30' higher line and flex it out further than I can with any of the above.
Anyone have a better disc for a max D air shot or perhaps you're throwing 500' with one of the above on a different line like hyzer flip the hell out of a vulcan or something?
Anyone have a better disc for a max D air shot or perhaps you're throwing 500' with one of the above on a different line like hyzer flip the hell out of a vulcan or something?
juju
Double Eagle Member
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If I don't weigh mine, they are legal to be thrown correct?
Lurp Nuts
* Ace Member *
threw a new distance PR with my "flippy" D1. there wasn't even a favorable wind. These things effing bomb!
CBoyle
Par Member
http://www.pdga.com/announcements/pdga-addresses-overweight-disc-issue
Disc weight is disc weight. If you get called for having a heavy disc and they weigh it and it is found to be overweight; it does not matter if you didn't know or didn't weigh it you will still get the penalty.
Disc weight is disc weight. If you get called for having a heavy disc and they weigh it and it is found to be overweight; it does not matter if you didn't know or didn't weigh it you will still get the penalty.
has this happened?
"A first offense requires that the manufacturer submit an explanation to the Technical Standards Committee as to how and why this violation occurred and how it will be rectified in the future. Depending on the nature of the violation, the out-of-compliance product may be suspended from approval for PDGA play."
"A first offense requires that the manufacturer submit an explanation to the Technical Standards Committee as to how and why this violation occurred and how it will be rectified in the future. Depending on the nature of the violation, the out-of-compliance product may be suspended from approval for PDGA play."
18Down
Par Member
If you wzant to unload the heavy Protos just head over to the market place. Took me only a few days to sell all four. Got my $$ back w/o Prodigys help or the PIAS 35min away. MARKETPLACE
