Prodigy A5 400 Plastic

My expectations for this disc were the flight numbers printed on it, and my assumption that "A5" would be more understable than "A4". I was hoping for 3/4/-1/1. My first throw was a backhand and I watched my hopes and dreams crash to the left far sooner than I thought should happen. This disc is definitely not a 3/4/-1/1.

Despite the first throw, I gave it a shot on the course. I found the lack of turn refreshing, even confidence-building, for carving tight lines, and for lines where the disc must absolutely not go to one side or the other. It's comfortable for both my backhand and forehand. Also I was quite surprised that its resistance to turn didn't prevent it from getting some nice glide.

So what are my right flight numbers for this disc? That's hard. Thrown hard, it has no turn, glides straight for quite a while, and then fades but doesn't dump. It can even hold an anny line on that long glide. Let's call this a 5/4/0/1.5 flight. Thrown with the speed that I'd throw an approach disc, its desire to glide decreases noticeably and it becomes a 4/3/0/2.5. And thrown with the speed of a throwing putter this is more like a 3/3/0/3.

What's neat about this disc for me is that it's really 3 discs in one, and I like it both for backhand and forehand. I suspect it will become a regular in my back.

What I learned from this experience is to not trust the flight numbers written on the disc, nor the stabilities implied from the disc naming scheme. But I do recommend this disc for others.

This is a great addition to the A series and one of my favs! Great off the tee on short holes and second to none for approach discs.

Got what I asked for! Awesome disc pretty OS

The A5 is becoming my favorite approach disc for touchy backhand & forehand flex shots. The flight numbers are not accurate. Out of the box its characteristics are more of a 4-3-0-2. Very similar to other stable approach discs though the feel of the A5 in my hand matched with the feel of the 400 plastic is providing more confidence than I received from other molds. Just got one in 500 plastic and plan on picking up another in 300. It’s earned it’s spot for me!

The 400 A5 is fantastic. It matches my arm speed well and I can throw it 300-325 flat and hard and it will go dead straight and slightly fade at the end. It has just enough stability to be dependable with enough glide to easily go farther than my zone or breaker. It isn’t as torque resistant as a zone but just enough finesse to make it more than just a throw flat and dump disc.

great disc!!