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can u get them anywhere yet
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[Other] ABC Discs
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mickas
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i felt one of the "money" putters in a used bin at a shop in IL and it was GUMMY i liked the feel but i can't let the magics out of the bag.
Has anyone played with these yet?
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I picked up one of their Money Putters at a local course.
The plastic is pretty unique. I'd say it feels like Gateway's Super Soft. It's soft enough to feel like it will resist the "missed putt bounce and roll", but still firm enough that you can torque it without feeling like you're losing control.
The mold is a beadless, medium/slow, long-glide type. Sort of like a Warlock, but with a bit more glide.
Putting with it is really pleasant. On long putts, it held an anny line for the entire flight.
I drove it off the tee along side my Wizards. I have to say that I really like it. Any off-axis torque makes my Wiz flip over, where the Money kept its line. When trying to hyzer-flip it, it fluttered up to flat, and then held a straight line until it hit the ground. It also held a really solid hyzer line when I asked it to.
One issue I have with it is with the plastic's short-term durability. I smacked a tree with it on a short tunnel shot off the tee--an impact my Soft Gateway plastic would have taken in stride.
The Money Putter showed a very noticeable puff on the dome next to the point of impact. It looked bad enough that I was planning to bring it back to the seller to make the issue known. But, by the time I'd finished the next hole, the Money had fixed itself. Really strange.
Pretty impressive disc if you ask me. I'm going to keep throwing it in place of my Wizards. If the plastic holds up, I'll consider switching.
The plastic is pretty unique. I'd say it feels like Gateway's Super Soft. It's soft enough to feel like it will resist the "missed putt bounce and roll", but still firm enough that you can torque it without feeling like you're losing control.
The mold is a beadless, medium/slow, long-glide type. Sort of like a Warlock, but with a bit more glide.
Putting with it is really pleasant. On long putts, it held an anny line for the entire flight.
I drove it off the tee along side my Wizards. I have to say that I really like it. Any off-axis torque makes my Wiz flip over, where the Money kept its line. When trying to hyzer-flip it, it fluttered up to flat, and then held a straight line until it hit the ground. It also held a really solid hyzer line when I asked it to.
One issue I have with it is with the plastic's short-term durability. I smacked a tree with it on a short tunnel shot off the tee--an impact my Soft Gateway plastic would have taken in stride.
The Money Putter showed a very noticeable puff on the dome next to the point of impact. It looked bad enough that I was planning to bring it back to the seller to make the issue known. But, by the time I'd finished the next hole, the Money had fixed itself. Really strange.
Pretty impressive disc if you ask me. I'm going to keep throwing it in place of my Wizards. If the plastic holds up, I'll consider switching.
jrawk
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Sounds money, I'm interested.
Name suggestion for ABC: Quasar!
Name suggestion for ABC: Quasar!
skinner21
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you should make a fecebook page too. I signed up for the newsletter a while ago, but becoming a fan on facebook would be cool. ABC is really local for me, so I will be supporting them quite a bit.
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I agree with this. I also don't think names matter too much (i throw stalkers, nebulas, wasps, Tl, etc that don't have appealing names), but is important for a new company trying to get into a heavily dominated market.
Screamer! Money! Secret Weapon! these names are silly, gimmicky and don't make me want to grab one.
Same can be said about the stamps. The write ups for the discs are also a joke. Maybe ABC is advertising for newbs, but "Everyone looking
to improve their game must be on a mission to leave themselves
with the shortest putts possible" or "we expect this disc to fly farther than
any other disc on the market"
Really? The farthest disc there is?
Does anyone have flight characteristics or disc specs for these?
Animage
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Anywhere online we can buy these?
Im all about new plastic even if it just sits in the practice bag or the putting lineup for the home basket
Im all about new plastic even if it just sits in the practice bag or the putting lineup for the home basket
There were a couple people at the tournament in Channahon this weekend putting with the ABC putter , and they seemed to really like it.. Supposedly they went into production last week so hopefully the discs should be available soon.
Yeah totally gimmicky...
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It's weird and gimmicky but relevant at the same time especially for the Xcal and the Nuke.
But I do see the way they (disc companies) market the "fastest and furthest' for their high speed drivers. Almost all beginners can't throw them correctly, but their bag is full of the speed 12+ driveers or massivley overstable bombers. It's nuts.
But I do see the way they (disc companies) market the "fastest and furthest' for their high speed drivers. Almost all beginners can't throw them correctly, but their bag is full of the speed 12+ driveers or massivley overstable bombers. It's nuts.
I'm just saying, they all do it.
Bill you can't even compare the writing...it's not on the same level. Gimmick is irrelevent, advertising is ALL gimmick.
WillACarpenter
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Any of The Money putters people have been seeing were prototypes, MAYBE in the current plastic. They ran into like 3 weird issues with the plastic during what was supposed to be "final" pressing.
Then they had issues with the hot stamps and they're currently working on how the F to get the hotstamps to take on the official release version of The Money.
They also ended up having to change one of the molds by a LOT so they added another disc that's called something like flying squirrel? I don't know I was told about this MONTHS ago and totally forgot to post it....and the new retooled version is I think the secret weapon....my mind is blanking on this right now.
Things are coming along well, and a lot of positive test runs out there, but nothing available to the public yet.
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Then they had issues with the hot stamps and they're currently working on how the F to get the hotstamps to take on the official release version of The Money.
They also ended up having to change one of the molds by a LOT so they added another disc that's called something like flying squirrel? I don't know I was told about this MONTHS ago and totally forgot to post it....and the new retooled version is I think the secret weapon....my mind is blanking on this right now.
Things are coming along well, and a lot of positive test runs out there, but nothing available to the public yet.
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That's right, I'm quoting myself... :|
After 3-4 more rounds and a couple more tree collisions with the Money Putter, I have to say that if they stick with the current plastic, I'm not going to be buying any more of these. Which I'm sort of bummed about, I like the idea of throwing a disc made in the Mighty MidWest.
My Money is quite weathered after only 3-4 tree smacks. The parts where the putter hit the tree are still sort of bent under, and the dome above is a bit lighter in color from where it has stretched/bent.
It still sails nice and slow on putts, but when I huck it hard off the tee I feel like I'm getting a noticeable amount more flutter than when it was new, even with a good amount of spin.
If they decide to switch to a more rugged plastic, I would consider trying it again. But I like to use the same mold putter for every shot, and with only this plastic to go from, I'd have to a buy a new one every couple rounds to be able to rely on its flight characteristics.
My Money Putter's stamp was pretty messed up when I bought it. So maybe mine is a prototype. I hope so, because me no likey the plastic.
I do like the mold a lot. It's sort of like a beadless Aviar, but with a "taller" lip. Really slow out of the gate, but a ton of glide.
I saw the Flying Squirrel. I didn't take a good look at it, but the plastic was a lot like the old Innova Valks, or the new Gateway Evolution HPP plastic. Really, really floppy.
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Having a lot of success with My Money!
I have had a lot of success with my Money putter. I played a tournament in Cedar Lake Indiana this past Sunday and shot two rounds rated over 1010 earning a tie for first against 24 other competitors. Lost in a playoff. Not too bad for 43 years old a full time job, 7 children and working diligently at getting a disc golf company off the ground. I have sponsored 3 other players and they are having great success with the putters. Yes the plastic is soft. It catches the chains really nice. I wish I could get my Money beat up as mine also has taken plenty of dings yet remains very stable. Hope this post gets up onto this site. Thanks to all for the support and all the feedback, both positive and negative. More to come. Be blessed now and practice your putting!
Dan Pastore
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I have had a lot of success with my Money putter. I played a tournament in Cedar Lake Indiana this past Sunday and shot two rounds rated over 1010 earning a tie for first against 24 other competitors. Lost in a playoff. Not too bad for 43 years old a full time job, 7 children and working diligently at getting a disc golf company off the ground. I have sponsored 3 other players and they are having great success with the putters. Yes the plastic is soft. It catches the chains really nice. I wish I could get my Money beat up as mine also has taken plenty of dings yet remains very stable. Hope this post gets up onto this site. Thanks to all for the support and all the feedback, both positive and negative. More to come. Be blessed now and practice your putting!
Dan Pastore
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how would you compare them to gateway?
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