Who's throwing the ION?

[David Hoey]

Nobody from what I can tell... I honestly don't think one person has recognized it when I've pulled it out of may bag. Not one, "Oh yeah, the Ion, I've heard of that." I'm almost positive that I'm actually the only one in New England that has one

The Ion utilizes a two stage injection molding process... which means they have an inner core and an outer rim, which they can change in and out and come up with different varieties, without changing anything too drastically.

What's great about a design like this, is that most of the weight is on the outer rim. This makes for a great driving putter, which I know a lot of you out there like.

The Ion is very stable (thrown flat=flies flat), throw it with some good snap and form, and the glide on this disc takes over. Sneaky far without being all, "I'm going far!" It just goes far without making much of a fuss.

Some people actually like it for putting too

[Jeff Wiechowski]

What's a driving putter??

I'm just getting good with a putting putter and a driving driver.

[David Hoey]

I have my putter that I'll only use for putting. It's soft, precious and I whisper sweet nothings to it right before I miss just low.

If I can reach the target with a putter, than I'm going to throw a putter... ideally, an easy to manipulate, durable putter. There's a few out there, but right now, I'm really digging the Ion.

[Shawn Mullen]

I have heard good things about the ion, haven't tried one myself yet though. The overmold technology is a cool thing, they can make the flight plate firm and the rim soft and grippy. MVP is also coming out with a mid range soon too, the Vector.

[Karl Molitoris]

I have 1 or 2 (although never have thrown them). Their "symmetry" (with a little bead) kind of makes it look like a Voodoo with a small lip (opposed to a Voodoo with Mick Jagger / Carly Simons / Steven Tyler lips). Do you, or anyone else, freak out due to holding TWO different plastics - ya know, that tactile feely thing when the same hand handles both the hard flight plate whilst (and at the same time) touching the more gummy leading edge?

[Rob Underwood]

Cousin has a matched pair. I've handled/thrown them and they are indeed stable, i'd call it the tee-bird of putters. He turbo putts with them quite frequently with moderate success. He even has an ace with them. They seem to grab the chains well with the outer plastic.

[jim tufts]

I saw an Ion take a buddy o mines percentage down about 10-20% in the circle! That was neat... since I was playing against him!

[Kevin Gardner]

I just don't know if the ion has what it takes to knock one of my vibrams out of the bag...
And my putting putter IS my putter, that won't be taken out until it somehow cracks in half.

[David Hoey]

I have 1 or 2 (although never have thrown them). Their "symmetry" (with a little bead) kind of makes it look like a Voodoo with a small lip (opposed to a Voodoo with Mick Jagger / Carly Simons / Steven Tyler lips). Do you, or anyone else, freak out due to holding TWO different plastics - ya know, that tactile feely thing when the same hand handles both the hard flight plate whilst (and at the same time) touching the more gummy leading edge?

it doesn't feel weird to me Karl, but I have heard that said about them, I guess it's up to the archers preference than anything else...

Also, some people I've talke to like these for putting, but they're basically using the first runs (~165g, red/orange outermold). Anything other than the first runs are closer to their legal max weight.

[Marcy Borelli]

John has one in his bag that he uses on occassion.

[Stephen Ditter]

What company makes it? I couldn't find it on the Marshall St. page, but I really didn't know where to look. I checked under putters.

-ditterman

[Shawn Mullen]

MVP disc sports

[John Borelli]

I started using the Ion in December. Threw one round at Devens using it a good chunk of the time for long approaches and putts. I liked it as an approach disc, but not as a putter (doesn't feel floaty enough for my style). I used it at a team challenge and didn't get good results. I think I was throwing it too hard/far because it was flipping. I'm going to keep using it for now as my straight approach and see how it goes.