smart marketing
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I'm not really crazy about $30 baseline plastic, but it's done the job.
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[MVP] Electron Baseline Plastic Experimental Formulas 1&2
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smart marketing
creating hype
I'm not really crazy about $30 baseline plastic, but it's done the job.
onemilemore
* Ace Member *
MVP didn't have anything to do with the outrageous pricing, that was a choice made by some retailers.
Also, MVP has stated for awhile that in order to make base plastic putters, they need molds that will work differently with the plastic (I'm paraphrasing, but you get the point). As a result, a new mold (or molds, as it were) with new plastic makes it easier to start production. I don't doubt Electron Ions are on the list, but why not perfect the plastic on something new first?
It is what it is. It would be a lot bigger deal if they released a stock disc, said THIS IS THE REAL STOCK OVERMOLDED THINGY, and then stamped both molds with the PDGA approved name. Which is the issue other companies have had.
No tooling, no pdga approval, no big deal.
I pretty much agree. Also worth noting its just the blues which seem to be of a different mold so something tells me that was on purpose more than accidental. Granted it was a little weird to see it just doesn't really matter with these discs.
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
It is different than their press release. Two distinct molds and no mention of "prototype" or "mold" in anything but a singular context. Each mold is a prototype created during development (going to have to agree to disagree here since I think you're describing prototyping, not the prototypes created during prototyping). They might have been born in the quest to make one disc, but they are different and should be treated as such. A 1.1 and 1.2 if you will. Considering how different they are, I think it's more like 1.1 and 2.1.
Why can't it just be that? It would be a lot bigger deal if they released a stock disc, said THIS IS THE REAL STOCK OVERMOLDED THINGY, and then stamped both molds with the PDGA approved name. Which is the issue other companies have had.
No tooling, no pdga approval, no big deal.
Until the mold is approved and these prototypes get grandfathered in. Is MVP going to have both molds approved? Will both be approved as the same mold since they were created while narrowing down the final specs for the production mold?
I really think they're a separate mold. There's a lot more wing to them that would require carving out more of the mold. So either they're the latest iteration, or they're another new mold MVP is letting the golfers discover. Maybe they like both molds, can't decide which one they're going to have approved, and are letting the golfers decide.
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zj1002
* Ace Member *
This is pretty much what I've been saying. You just keep getting hung up on this singular prototype thing. Glad you get it now....
I dislike them both honestly just lemme feel an ion up alreadyyyyyyy
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I've always gotten it. You're misusing prototype. It's used in the release as a noun, not a verb. There are two distinct prototypes (molds) for this eventual mold.
Why not mention that there are some old test runs from a previous mold design mixed in like they're not different? Sort of a "Hey, we have these laying around from before we changed the mold to the current iteration. Don't get to like them because the mold has changed severely, and they can't/won't be reproduced." It's not like the cult will care. They swallow everything MVP feeds them.
Can you take a profile pic of a blue and an Ion? Aside from the obvious core differences, I wonder how different the wing profiles are.
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no blues to take a picture next to right at the moment but the ions overmold/nose is pretty much symmetrical top and bottom with it just being round and then the big bead.
onemilemore
* Ace Member *
I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually two new molds, rather than one that got scrapped and one that's the proto. Just my feeling on this.
natedg1976
Double Eagle Member
You mean like McBeast. You know the three time world champ? How many pros bagged MVP last year? And this is just proving a point. The Nova is bagged. By pros.
Mendel Grey
Newbie
So is it only the Blue Formula 2's that are the easter egg? I have a Blue Formula 1 and nothing to compare it to. Also, any early opinions on which of the 4 are the better putting putter? Formula 1, mold:1 or Formula 1 mold:2? Or Formula 2 mold:1 or Formula 2 mold:2?
i wouldnt mind either
i wouldnt buy one but i wouldnt mind trying yours out when you get it haha
natedg1976
Double Eagle Member
Honestly can't wait until baseline hits full production. The Envy took strokes off my game at the end of the season this year. I am stoked to have premium Envy for drives and up shots. I would love a baseline Envy like putter for putting only duties.
its like i dont even know you anymore
thats all mine is good for. its a stupid color too. blue with red rim? ok mvp cute color scheme....
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I agree with you. I don't quite get the omission, but both molds look very distinct. The oddball's rounded wing edges look more like my preference even though the top half looks a little fatter than the other mold. The flat lower wing on the "not-blue"s is quite comfortable, and the plastic blends are outstanding...even though I like my putters dinner plate firm and slick.
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sounds like garbage
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