Do grippy putters work?

Dave White · Post by **Dave White** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:45 am

I putt with a lot of discs in my practice basket, Rocs, Wizards,aviars, soft aviars, Rhynos and soft ryhnos. I've never noticed much of a differance between the discs. I practice a lot from 30' with 5 rocs 5 wizards and 5 rhynos( grippy) I tend to hit more putts with the rhynos, but those are my tounament putters, But a lot of time I do better with the hard wizards.
I think this is a case for Mythbusters.

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:38 pm

putting from 30', you're probably getting better results from the rhynos because they're overstable and falling into the chains more consistenly with how you're throwing from that distance. With most putters, hard wizards included, it's easier to get a disc to hit on the strong side and still not stick if you throw the disc "inside out", meaning it's coming left-to-right over the course of the flight or slightly tilting anhyzer when it hits the chains.

Dave White · Post by **Dave White** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:06 pm

Do grippy putters grip the chains better? It seems that the grippy ones kick out just as much as the hard discs

Chris Piaseczny · Post by **Chris Piaseczny** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:53 pm

2 yeas ago I used the grippiest putter I've evr used, I tried a Lat 64 sinus SP. It was great for a short time, then got very understable. What I noticed when using a grippy putter was that it "grabbed" the chains well but spun off of them like the chains and plastic created too much traction or something. when I hit dead center or right in the chains it spun in If I was even a little bit left however, it seemed to "grab" the chains and spin out of the basket. Any putter which is spinning does this to a point, but the grippy sinus did it far too much. Now I prefer a medium/hard wizard, it seems to slow down while not altering the line the disc is on when it hits the chains.

either way, dead center is highly recommended

chris p

elephantman · Post by **elephantman** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:28 am

Grippy putters do stick to chains better, but they also stick to your hands more and can cause off target putts. I'd recommend aiming towards right side chains instead of straight center. Straight center can cause the putter to spit right back at you due to the pole and you have more of a chance to miss left. Aiming at the right (strong side) gives you a greater target area to make, but be carefully for cutts from hyzer putts. Personally, I recommend M wizards, KC aviars or Dx P&A's over any other putters but YMMV.

Allen Smith · Post by **Allen Smith** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:14 pm

I'd put more emphasis on how a putt feels coming out of your hand than how it sticks in the chains.

A putter can't stick some something it doesn't even hit even if it is soaked in pine tar. If you have a putter that comes out of your hand nice and chains out a lot, stick to the same putter and aim a couple chains lower and to the center.

Phil Kennedy · Post by **Phil Kennedy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:29 pm

AllenDedalus wrote:I'd put more emphasis on how a putt feels coming out of your hand than how it sticks in the chains.

I agree. I don't know how you'd design a chain-sticking test that would provide reliably empirical results anyway.

Personally I've been happy with Discraft's Pro-D Challenger. Nicely grippy and not as over-stable as many putters. :arrow:

Dave McHale · Post by **Dave McHale** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:36 pm

what happened to the swirls phil? or are those your upshot discs?

Phil Kennedy · Post by **Phil Kennedy** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:48 pm

dmchale wrote:what happened to the swirls phil? or are those your upshot discs?

HAH! That didn't take long for you to notice, Dave!

Yes, I still love those APX swirls for upshots, and controlled hammer/sliders, but I've found the Pro-D Challenger holds a straighter line for putts...in my Challenged hands, anyway.

boston93430 · Post by **boston93430** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:54 pm

i have tried alot of putters, and found aviars to be the most consistent for me, but I also like upshots as the fly straight and are floppy so they sink into the chains. Just keep trying different putters and use the one that fits you best.

gbv98 · Post by **gbv98** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:21 am

nice conversations. Its good to see that most others feel the same way that i do in that it only matters as to which putter fits your putting style best and that you feel comfortable with it. Personally, within 30' I use a 169 champion aviar, outside of 30' its a 175 wizard.