Got my three luscious pink 167 Proto 2's in the mail today.
What else can I say about this plastic that hasn't been said? It is the perfect combination of grip, but not too grippy, smooth, flexible, greatness. It is close to Gateway's SSS, but has a smoother feel, if that makes sense. The flight plate is a little bendy and bouncy, but not floppy. And the overmold is like a buttery, grippier version of it's normal OM brother.
About that grip on the OM...
I was not able to toss them far, but I enjoyed a nice little putting session on the back patio with two of my Protos. (I'm going to keep one in mint condition) I will say right off the bat that these are the grippiest putters I've ever thrown, except for the RFF Wizard. I've never thrown Soft Vibram, but besides maybe a few other super grippy putters, this plastic from MVP is some of the most chain sticking stuff on the market. I had several putts that hit on the right side of the chains only to get grabbed back inside to fall in the basket. Those putts may have gone through with my Ions.
Here's the best part: The grip on the chains doesn't affect the grip on your hands. In threads long ago, I complained about those very RFF Wizards affecting my release on the putt. Too sticky is not good for a clean throw. These Protos were releasing perfectly every. single. time.
I thought this mold was the Proxy, but after seeing Zam's chart, it looks like this is another new design. The disc itself is shallow and felt very nice at putting range. The bead is very small, and anyone who has thrown MVP knows that there's never any flashing on the bottom. It felt great in the hand, and I can't wait to throw it fully, to see how it really flies. I love the disc, but the Electron is where it's at.
TL,DR; They need to make Ions in this plastic, stat.
D) but I did notice something about the prototype today that reminded me a little about how people say the Nova will hit chains and just die. It wasn't as dramatic as how the Nova supposedly does it, but a definite improvement for us Envy putters. My N Envy sometimes glances off the chains when I'm off center and my soft N Envy sometimes gets a little bouncy. For instance if I land in the basket from 20+ feet it would sometimes bounce all around in there and hop out. Not often but more than a couple times. Twice today I landed in the basket and the prototype just stopped and stayed there like a good little putter. And the times I aimed a little to the right and half expected it to glance off, it dropped straight down.
