I actually got to take a bunch of Scales out today for a practice round on a local course. I actually threw them with Gennataos
While the course doesn't feature any 300 ft. putter shots, I was able to get a well rounded opinion of what our mold can do.
Off the tee I find that the Scale is a different animal than the majority of putters on the market. While the shape is fairly conventional (thumb contour excluded), it features a hearty amount of fade. Given any height at all, the Scale wants to finish its line with a reliable, hard fade. I was able to really work some neat lines by using the Scale's fade to my advantage.
-Hyzers stay hyzer with no flip up. If you throw the Scale on a hyzer it is going to bite at your target.
-Straight rips stay straight for about 80% of its flight and the slowing phase is accompanied by a hard fade. Very much like good Rhynos or Breakers, there is a hard, glideless fade that still allows the disc to find its mark. Straight to fade lines that most stable putters (wizards, avairs, etc.) fail to hit, are made easy with the Scale.
-Turned over it will always want to fight back. I threw the Scale on some pretty hard forced anny's and it still always wanted to finish flat or left. This allowed me to throw some monster flex shots that I would never attempt with another putter mold. That said, I was able to really throw the Scale on some slight forced anny's and the stability let the disc penetrate and ride without pulling off the targeted line until line in it's finishing portion.
Another unique aspect about the Scale is that it really putts about as straight forward as you could as an overstable putter to. It will fly straight at the chains for nearly all its flight and by the very end it finishes with a hook right into the chains.
I can really see golfers that want a putter that fades hard off the tee, fights winds & feels comfortable in their hand, bagging this mold. It doesn't possess a lot of speed. Nor does it feature a zone like fade or skip. Instead, I think we at RDG have created a mold that takes what we know golfers want and put it all together into a tidy package. Now that I have some seasoning on a few of my Scales, I can very easily see people cycling these like they would most other PnA molds. That said, by bagging Scales, you don't need a different mold as your bookend beef cake. I look forward to seeing what this mold can do in premium plastic.
A few other quick hitting facts:
-The Scale flight plate is exceptionally thin. DaveMac said that is as think as the first run wizards. With that in mind, you can imagine the gyroscopic properties with nearly all the mass in the wing.
-The Fossil plastic is beating in just like old KC. Minor bruising and small abrasions are present but shape retention is very sound.
-The softer blends of Scales are coming out just a tick straighter out of the box. Instead of stopping 80% in their flight and starting to fade, the softs stretch out to about 85% before that reliable Reptile fade kicks in.
In summation: I CAN NOT WAIT for golfers to get their hands on this mold. It has been a disc that I have wanted in my bag for a long while and it has finally arrived. Thank you for reading and I hope to hear your take on how the Scale flies for you