First off, a little bit about me. My name is Jeremy Vanderpool and I live decently close to Boise, Idaho. I’ve been throwing frisbees my entire life. About 11 years ago I transitioned from the traditional frisbee into an Ultimate Disc. I played Ultimate, and was extremely successful, until March of 2014 when I then transitioned into Disc Golf. Since then I have played whenever I had the chance. My knowledge of the sport has grown quickly as I have surrounded myself with seasoned veterans. With the help of a local pro James Litchfield, who is sponsored by Deity Discs and is known as the best player in Idaho, I co-created a Disc Golf Club at the University that I go to. My bag holds mostly Trilogy companies as they are a very popular choice amongst many people here. In the future I will do an in the bag but for now, enough about me. Lets talk about the Dynamic Discs Suspect.
I just recently picked up a Lucid Dynamic Discs Suspect. My bag had a need for a short distant overstable midrange and I thought that the Suspect would fill that void (The Idaho wind can be pretty strong sometimes). The Suspect is kind of an in between midrange and putter with a very flat top that feels really good in the hand. Although I must admit that I am not the biggest fan of a disc with a dome, to each their own. Dynamic Discs have given the Suspect a rating of 4 3 0 3. There are times when I find this rating to be completely true. When there is no wind I can throw the Suspect as hard as I want and it will keep a straight line. For the shots that require a huge fade, I can put the Suspect on a hyzer and it will hold my line almost until the end when the strong fade kicks in. At one point, I put the Suspect on a slight anhyzer. It held the line for about 100 feet before it finally flexed. It is important to note, “at one point”. This was a one time shot that I have failed to replicate since. 90 percent of the time I throw the Suspect on an anhyzer line it doesn’t fight back but keeps the line that it is put on. When throwing into a headwind, I have found the Suspect to turn but fight just enough to land decently straight. When I have a left to right wind, I expect to get some turn. When my disc was brand new, it fought and landed pretty straight. Now after some field testing, it appears to get caught up in the wind and I hope that it lands straight. I wanted to see if I put it on a steep hyzer in a strong left to right wind what it would do. It had the strangest flight pattern that I have ever seen. It fought the wind for about 30 feet and then bounced to the right. Then it fought back to the left only to bounce to the right again. This happened for about 150 feet until it finally landed about 15 feet to the left of where I threw it. The only real visual aid that I can think of is that in the past I would hyzer bounce my ultimate disc off a long wall. Here is a general idea of it.
All that being said, I barely even use my Suspect for these situations. I feel safer reaching in the bag for my truth or really beat in verdict. This isn't to say that I don't use my Suspect regularly. I throw it on shots that I have been trying to take with my putter without much success. I like to use this disc in the 50-200 foot range. The fade on it isn't strong enough to flex back in many situations but it is strong enough to essentially die and fall down. I use this disc for shots that need to land extremely straight. We have a hole at the local course that I play a lot. Hole 8 is about 150 feet over a pond. I like to lightly toss my Suspect over the pond and expect a slight finish to the left (it lands maybe 1-3 feet left of my throwing point). Like I was saying, it lands incredibly straight. This disc is definitely going to stay in the bag for a long time as it will be incredibly hard to find a replacement.
On a completely different note, I bought the disc from Dynamic Discs. Their service was incredible. In the comments section I asked if 2010 world champion Eric McCabe could sign it. Not only did they get it to me really fast during a busy period, it came signed! The customer service that they have there is one of the best that I have ever seen.
Keep throwing!
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