Nonplussed, the new offering took the opportunity and ran with it like it was Colin Kaepernick stealing the starting quarterback gig from a concussed Alex Smith. But the course, as every golfer knows, is the ultimate test.įor its maiden voyage on the course, I let the Insanity handle all drives, tossing my go-to Westside Hatchet to the bench. The Impulse will ride that same line for almost the entire flight, so it can be used for some long arcing shots but not necessarily the extra length.Īfter this field session, though, I was buying into Axiom’s claim that the Insanity was a worn Inertia. Both the Inertia and Insanity will hold a long anny for about 80 percent of the flight at 300-foot power, then flex out for some excellent distance. The anhyzer line is where these discs really differ, though. The Impulse, on the other hand, wanted to flip to flat with ease and ride that straight line to the ground unless really snapped hard. The Insanity, for example, held a long, gliding hyzer like it was born to do it – just like that worn in Inertia did. As a thrower who prefers a driver with a more rounded shape, this was a welcome departure from the Inertia.Īll three discs were easy to get up to speed, but there were some intriguing differences. With a slightly higher shoulder – but still a flat top, as the MVP manufacturing process has come to treat as a standard, not a luxury – it seems domey without being domey. The Insanity, for example, feels different in the hand than the Inertia. The Insanity (left) compared to its MVP Disc Sports cousin the Inertia.įrom the first throw, the differences in each disc – though subtle – were clear. So, with a fresh 174-gram Insanity, worn 165-gram Inertia and worn 167-gram Impulse in tow, I headed to the driving range for a few test flights. And, being that I had an Impulse – the most understable disc in the MVP driver canon – sitting in the garage, I thought comparing the three would be even more useful. Since the Insanity shares the same “stable-understable” label as the Inertia, I wanted to get the two out in the field and toss them side by side. My particular Insanity – peach core with a red rim – has a good combination of flexibility and grip to it, even when left overnight in a cold (by Southern California standards, at least) car. The Insanity is first being released in Axiom’s Neutron plastic, an opaque blend that most resembles Innova’s Star blend or Discraft’s ESP polymer. Is there any disc golfer that doesn’t need a “remarkably straight” distance driver? The initial offering of four 20-millimeter distance drivers (think: speed 10-11) to be released by the brand this year, the Insanity is billed by Axiom Discs as “a worn-in MVP Inertia” that will be “remarkably straight” for those with “average power.” While I appreciate the minds at Axiom taking care to not hurt the feelings of noodle arms everywhere, the description is enticing. My shot landed about 40 feet past the obstacle it clipped, providing me a much more favorable opportunity to get up and down for a three.Īnd that, friends, is the Axiom Discs Insanity in a nutshell. I continued in a 15-foot radius from the foliage, combing through every weed and twig, until a thought crossed my mind. “It has to be here somewhere,” I thought to myself. By Steve Hill - Noodle Arm Disc Golf staff, March 11, 2015īy Steve Hill – Noodle Arm Disc Golf staff As I walked toward my lie on Hole 3 at Kit Carson Park last week – already dejected, having missed my line and clipping a bush to leave me with a second drive to even sniff par – a wave of panic washed over me when I couldn’t find my brand new disc.
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