As a Michigander, I like to support Michigan companies. As I get better at DG, I'm starting to add a few higher speed options to my bag; plus I'm simply curious about gyro discs. With all that in mind, can you recommend a few (3-4) core MVP/Axiom discs that I should try? I already own a Tangent (love it, one of my favorite midranges) and a Tensor (haven't thrown it as much but seems useful); I have also tried a couple of MVP putters (Atom, which I liked for throwing but not so much for putting, and Anode, which didn't feel good in my hand). I don't have a big arm (max distance about 300' with my Valley, which is the fastest disc I have been carrying) but made significant progress during the fall with both distance and accuracy; I feel like I'm ready to start working a few higher speed discs into the bag. Suggestions, Gyronauts?
I'm not a Gyronaut, but I have enough MVP/Axiom discs that I could (and do) put a complete bag together. Here's what I use:
Putters: like you, I don't like the feel/grip of the Anode in my hand. The Ion was a bit better for me. But the Atom and the Proxy, with their more shallow grips, really felt better and did better for me.
Midranges: The Vector is like a Roc3 in feel and flight for the overstable needs. The Axis is an extremely straight-flying disc. The Tangent flies straight for me, but I can get it to turn over (to the right for RHBH throws) with some anhyzer.
Control drivers: The Amp is the disc that caused me to explore MVP/Axiom more, and is sitll a favorite disc of mine. It is not as understable for me as it might be for others; IMHO that's the disc's PLH, as another Amp I once threw was more understable than the one I use. I don't have any other control drivers right in this area.
Drivers: The Inertia is a decent disc. It started out as overstable for me but as my form improved and as I used the disc and seasoned it in, it became a bit more stable/understable for me (but it's not truly understable by any means). I had an Impulse that was more understable, but I lost it to a lake.
I recently got an Axiom Insanity. It's a little less stable than the Inertia, more stable than the Impulse. It's a decent disc, but I was disappointed with the distance it gets.
For long drivers, I tried the Wave. The 153g Wave was a bit flippy (turned over to the right on me more than I wanted), the 173g was a bit overstable, though usable (especially in winds). So I got a 163g Wave, which had a higher PLH than the others and is therefore not as understable and doesn't have a much glide as I like. If I can find a low-160s Wave with a lower PLH I might buy it, but I'm not looking all that hard.
Warning: I bought a near-max-weight Orbital (173g). Even at that max weight, the Orbital is flippy to the point that it turns over and crashes to the ground even when thrown by my noodle arm. It is totally unreliable for me, as I don't it for a roller, and it won't stay in the air at all. I don't know where your arm strength is, but I strongly recommend borrowing an Orbital and trying it before putting down money and buying one. I totally wasted my money buying an Orbital; it is one of my two biggest regrets in disc purchases.
