I have been having the unfortunate luck to always be playing in the wind these past few weeks and my putters are getting blown everywhere but in the basket. Alot of people I know, including pros, will tell you I have one of the most consistent and accurate putts they've seen so no one can judge me on technique. I bought Wizards for windy putts but they flip so easily, and my main putters, Aviar-X's dont hold up in wind at all either. So, in everyone's opinion, is the best putter for windy days? I really need one quick to practice with and see if I can use it for BG Ams. I hate trying new discs before a tourney, but this is a matter of grave importance.

Crossfire. It flies straight and drops straight down in the wind.

Sinus SP I personally think it handles better in the wind than the Rhyno altho its a little deeper and has more fade. That and it feels great and is nice and grippy.

the rhyno is a great windy day putter and it also is great for for drives on windy day as well

Try a Champion Spider, very stable like a fat version of a Gator with good glide.

Go to discgolfreview.com and check out the putting technique section. Unless you use a lid-like putter, I would not suggest changing putters for the wind. I don't know any pros who use a "wind" putter, they just understand what the wind is doing and how it is going to affect their putter's flight line. In really windy conditions many good players start putting with stable drivers, but for more common wind situations it comes down to experience and technique. As far as putters that are less affected by the wind, usually stiffer is better, and flatness and a big bead help as well. All of these things usually also translate into less lift and glide, which are things you usually want in a putter.

The bottom line is that everyone putts worse in the wind, especially from outside 30'. The Wizard and Aviar-x are both great all-around putters, so stick with one and learn how head, cross, and tailwinds are going to affect it's flight. Work on a clean release and remember finesse. Too often people try and "fight" the wind by putting really hard, and end up with very scary comebacks.

Gator < ;)

The flaTTest Aviar you can find. The last run of Glo Big Beads are the best that I have used. If released with a very slight anhyzer relesase they will hold the line and not rise. MUST be FLUTTER FREE.

Really good advice discspeed! One thing that might help is switching stiffness of putters for the wind without switching molds.
For example, if you normally putt with an aviar or JK, switch to a KC in the wind, or if you use a Warlock or SS Wizard, switch to an S or M Wizard. This way you still have the comfort of the same or similar mold and you can putt normally and the wind will have less effect. But I would definately practice wind putting to learn what the wind does to your putts so you know what compensation needs to be made.

I putt with a Super Roc in the wind, or without wind. Never give the face of the disc to the wind.

... a Gopher ... 190-gram ... :D

The best windy putting round I ever had was when I made sure that my approach shot landed on the side of the basket that the wind was coming from. I tried to always give myself a tailwind putt. Those are easier to handle and don't fly away when missed.

Star Gator. It has a small diameter and is built like a putter. It feels comfortable coming out of the hand and the wind won't affect it too much.

Cryztal Challenger. Not much in the way of chain-gripping ability, but wind has very little effect on it's flight. Plus, if you are on-target, it's slickness allows it to slide down the chains into the basket before the wind can blow it back out.

nanook

If you don't think a Wizard is good in the wind, than there's not really any real putter that's going to be good for you. A mid like a Gator or a Spider is probably you're best option then. A Wizard is the best putter I've ever used in the wind (of course it's very similar to a BB Aviar and a Challenger, too).

spider!!

do those BB glows come with hairnets or come with those tasty FBs you got??

I nearly spewed all over my keyboard after watching that sweet putting clinic! hilarious

BULLDOGG! Best wind putter I have used!

Lat64 Sinus SP works really well in windy situation! Great feel in the plastic on the later runs! Remains me of the earlier runs of SSP (for ex the 1.6).

do those BB glows come with hairnets or come with those tasty FBs you got??

I nearly spewed all over my keyboard after watching that sweet putting clinic! hilarious

I can get you a Hairnet and Firbird deal for a really good price.... ;)

Keep the same putter and learn to aim in different places based on the wind...there is no putter or disc that you can just putt at your usual spot and hope the wind has no effect on it...get out and pracitice putting in the wind, aiming high with tail wind and low for head wind, and keeping it flat for cross winds...it is a skill that doesnt depend on the disc. If you start changing discs it will throw off other aspects of your putt. You also have to be realistic to yourself if the wind is that bad...dont run at 60 footers, and be mindful of what side you want to be on, etc.
Cheers,
Matt

If winds are over 25mph, I've been successful sinking shorter putts and making sure the disc doesn't take off on longer putts by putting with disc upside down. If you're right handed, make sure NOT to do this if the wind is coming from the right. The anhyzer putt mentioned above works better for that wind angle.

Keep the same putter and learn to aim in different places based on the wind...there is no putter or disc that you can just putt at your usual spot and hope the wind has no effect on it...get out and pracitice putting in the wind, aiming high with tail wind and low for head wind, and keeping it flat for cross winds...it is a skill that doesnt depend on the disc. If you start changing discs it will throw off other aspects of your putt. You also have to be realistic to yourself if the wind is that bad...dont run at 60 footers, and be mindful of what side you want to be on, etc.
Cheers,
Matt



So high if its a tailwind? Low if its a headwind? And just follow the wind as well? Like if its a wind coming from the right, then I should hyzer the putt? and vice versa with the wind coming from the left?

Like if it's a wind coming from the right, then I should hyzer the putt? and vice versa with the wind coming from the left?




Just the opposite (unless you're a lefty?). You don't want the wind to get under the disc. The disc won't curve as much as it would without wind because it's pushing the disc against your turn if you keep the edge lowered toward the wind direction.

Chuck is right, you dont want to show the underside of the disc to the wind...

Well I'm right handed so if the wind is coming from the right I should anny the putt? And vice versa.

You got it, that is correct.

BULLDOG

Innova XD

BULLDOG



yeah Bulldogs!!! since Innova no longer makes them, I have already stocked up more bulldogs as I can!

Rhyno

I personally recomend the bulldog. I putt with kc pro aviars at 175 and for windy days and straddle puts use a 164 Bulldog. I have also found it easier to just play the head and tail winds and not worry about the cross winds. I would just keep the disc flat towards the basket. But for sure never show the bottom of the disc to the cross wind as it just pick it up and throws the disc into the air usually further than the original putt. But I say go with a light bulldog. Fights the wind but to me it still seems to fly like my regular putter.

I use a magnet for windy days. I know it is not recommended to show the underside to the wind but that is the trick to using the magnet. You can throw it with almost no motion and have it go a long ways. when I am 40+ feet I prefer to putt into a headwind because it is the same motions and force applied as a 15-20 footer.

Drone

Pro Challenger...

The bulldog is excellent in wind - also good for uphill putting.

Pro Challengers are this weeks flavor :D

roc

DX Rhyno

The Challneger mold is great in the wind. The CryZtal version is sickly over stable, and great for wind for me.

Gator

The Challneger mold is great in the wind. The CryZtal version is sickly over stable, and great for wind for me.



I agree!!! I havent found anything that beats a brand new CryZtal challenger for upshots and putting in the wind!!!

I've had great results with the DGA Titanic. They are mad overstable with not as much float as most other putters which makes a good combination for a wind putter. Plus, since they are the APX mold I don't have to get used to a different feeling putter.

Wizard.

I've had great results with the DGA Titanic. They are mad overstable with not as much float as most other putters which makes a good combination for a wind putter. Plus, since they are the APX mold I don't have to get used to a different feeling putter.



Reefs are the APX mold, but the Titanic has its roots in the Magnet (read the back of the disc).

Ahh, that makes much more sense. I was always wondering how a change in plastic could change the flight characteristics soo much. I had compared the profiles but never bothered to read the inside rim of the Titanic. Thank you for that correction.

radius- overstable without a bead= suhweet!!

The Wizard is great for windy putting. Low profile and neutral stability means that it cuts through the air a little easier than say Aviars and the like and is very predictable. It is also a putter that you tend not to loft to the basket as wizards prefer a direct line to the chains. Practicing a direct line approach to putting takes out some of the guesswork of putting in windy conditions as the disc is exposed to fewer variables.

More importantly I just think it's best to use whatever putter you already like and just learn to change how you throw based on the wind. I just think it makes it harder on myself if I have to adjust for two variables at once (different putter, wind) Just be real gentle into strong headwinds. After considering how you want to adjust for the wind the last thing you focus on should before you execute your motion to putt should be the spot you want to send your putter to. That can be a hard one for me to remember sometimes but I seem to actually make some windy day putts if i remember the most important thing to focus on (with the eyes) is that single chain i want the disc to travel to

Try an old spare tire they won't flip or glide past the basket. The only thing you have to worry about is the dreaded roll out; they tend to role forever!

i trust a wizard in any conditions. you cannot go wrong with a wizard on a windy day. lately i have been throwing the e warlock for upshots with great success. i have tested this disc n the wind and it holds up very well also.