I like how you look at that! I have many, many memories attached to my favorite beat in Trespass. I looked for it for almost 2 hours this summer before finding it (in a tree at eye level, exactly where I saw it go in the woods). It was purely the memories that made me look that long, not the flight. I have other beat Trespasses that fly that way!

Thanks for the quick response to my comment Tim! You echo my feelings on a beat in version of the original being preferred to a less stable counterpart… It made me think of a scenario where DD offered a beat in Trespass. That would be like meeting my four year old now instead of at birth. I would be missing all of those times he kept me up at night, or didn’t do what I asked him to do when I asked him.

You bring up a great point Nathan. I have definitely been tempted to give the Felon yet another try. It feels perfect in my hand. My problem is that I am in love with the Trident in that slot in my bag. I would have to go from not liking the Felon to being absolutely in love with it for the Trident to get kicked out of the overstable fairway slot. I just don’t see that happening.

If you thought the Felon was a bit too much, try a Trident. And try it long enough to break one in a bit. Or, get a lighter (169-171) gold line Trident. I can’t say enough good things about that disc!

Thanks for reading the blog and leaving a comment, I love it when people participate and I get to talk with you all!

That’s a tough one because I didn’t throw my Felon enough to break it in.

First, I can totally see a forehand player turning over an Escape. If you’ve got some snap on your throw, you will turn over the Convict too. Based on what I know about how discs wear, here’s what I think you’ll find…

When a disc beats in, it tends to lose it’s low speed fade first. After that, it will start to turn a bit easier. The convict, for me, shows similar end of flight fade to the Felon, but more turn early in its flight. Because of that, I think you’d find the Convict to turn over more than a beat Felon and also fade more at the end. That is just an educated guess, though.

I always prefer the beat in version of a disc to using a distinct mold that is less stable. What I might do if I was you is use a Convict as a temporary solution while you beat a Felon in to where you want it. Once that Felon is beat, take the Convict out and hand on to it in case you lose the beat Felon.

I hope that helps and thanks for reading the blog and leaving a comment!

Honestly I can’t say. I’ve only every thrown one Prodigy disc and it was a D3. I’d say the Convict is nothing like a D3.

If I had to guess, I’d say it’s closest to an F2, but based on what I’m seeing the F2 has a little more turn and a little more fade. That would make the Convict a straighter overall disc than the F2.

Hope that helps!