My 183g Bring Fire Stamped Prometheus arrived yesterday but I was only able to throw it a few times due to storm rolling through in the evening. The stamp looks fantastic. The disc is relatively flat the shape and feel of it reminds me of a larger Innova Vulcan. Here is a picture of the disc and a picture comparing the size of the Prometheus vs. the size of an Innova Vulcan that I pulled out of my bag.
As I said, I was only able to throw it 7-8 times and since a storm was rolling in I was throwing in 10-20 MPH winds so it's a less than idea environment to test a new disc. Below are my first impressions. Note: This should in no way be viewed as a review as 1) I didn't throw it enough, 2) the weather sucked, and 3) I'm not qualified to review a disc.
I'll start off with some background in how I normally throw distance drives. I tend to favor high speed discs.
RHBH – My distance drives are between 350-375 feet. In head winds I'll use a 175 Champion Boss or with no wind or tail winds I'll usually hyzer flip a 172 Champion Katana or 175 Legacy Rampage to get there. If I want a straight, controlled throw between 275 – 325 then I'm usually throwing my 1st run 175 Polaris LS or 168 Star Vulcan with more touch than power or if I have room for a bit of fade/skip at the end then I'm starting to like my Proton Volt.
RHFH – Backhand is my preferred throwing style but for open drives or longer dogleg right holes I'll usually throw a sidearm as I consistently get more distance out of it. My sidearm distance drives are between 375 – 425. In head winds I'll throw a 175 Champion Boss, no wind a new(ish) 175 Champion TeeDevil (my seasoned TeeDevil is too flippy to sidearm accurately) or Legacy Cannon, and with a tail wind I'll use my 172 Champion Katana. Other than long drives, I don't sidearm much unless it's a recovery shot where I don't have the room to anhyzer and don't have the overhead clearing to throw a tomahawk.
On to my throws with the Prometheus.
My first few throws are with a sidearm with the wind come from behind me some with a right to left crosswind. I honestly struggled to keep it down the first 3 throws which isn't normal for me as my RHFH throws are usually low and level. Not sure if it was due to the wind pushing my disc as I approached the throw (I tend to flip the disc up sideways a bit on my backswing and the wind was catching it) or if it's due to the wider rim effecting my grip. Between the wind and me floating it too much I didn't see much glide and I only got about 300 - 325 feet out of the drive. The flight characteristics were that of an overstable disc.
I was finally able to get the disc down on my last 2 sidearm throws. The cross wind was blowing strong at this time and pushed it over some making it turn a bit but it never rolled over. Because I threw it so low and level this time there wasn't much glide to speak of and it went just under 360 feet.
Note: Arrow shows wind, blue line distance measurements, orange very rough flight pattern.
The best drive of the backhand throws went for just under 410 and again handled the wind well, but it flew like a standard overstable disc for me.
I only did 3 RHBH throws and they were more into the wind with a bit of a cross wind going left to right. I didn't get much on the first 2 throws and because of that they started to fade quickly. Again, characteristics of an overstable high speed driver. The 3rd throw had a good rip out of the hands and took off nice and level. The headwind/cross wind pushed it slightly to the right and there was very little fade at the end as it flew for just under 350 feet. It handled the wind well once again, but again flew like an overstable disc.
So based on my first impressions in far less than ideal conditions, I would say that mine is an overstable driver that handled the conditions similar to a brand new Champion Boss. If I didn't rip it, it was starting to fade early and there wasn't much glide to it. If I ripped it then it held its line well but still didn't have much glide at the end. I'll try it again this Sunday at Wilco where I can get a lot of throws in to see how it handles on the course in better conditions.