I'm Throwing Prodigy for 30 days, My First Round Was Interesting... - Ep.2

[@trevorcalvert3509]

Prodigy at this point is the Nickelback of disc golf companies. Actually have some banger molds but it's popular to dislike them so everyone dogs on them.

[@ericjepson3765]

Nickleback was so bad that they almost potentially ended the entire Rock genre. Aspiring artists heard that horrid dribble and decided that becoming an accountant would probably get them more butt...

[@TheStudMuffins328]

Just like nickelback, they are hated for no reason. We went to a country concert festival where nickleback headlined and the entire crowd LOVED them. People hate for no reason, nickelback is awesome and so is prodigy !

[@jaythejuiceman3000]

Except that Nickelback is actually bad.

[@TheStudMuffins328]

@@jaythejuiceman3000 how so? Everyone loves them back in the day. All of a sudden it was just a trend on the mainstream media to not like them. They ROCKED the house at a country music festival and had a couple encores . If anyone would hate and Boo nickleback it would be a bunch of rednecks at a country concert lmao

[@stephenfrancais]

This analogy fucks so hard 🤝

[@WillSchusterick]

Guys, stop making discs, new Broderic video has dropped.

[@fistymcbuttpuncher6419]

Lean in on 400 ultra soft, please. Gimme 400 ultra soft MX-1 :)

[@Stale_Donutz]

The mention on their pricing is spot on. Also, one thing I have to give them props on is that this past year they did free discs on National Disc golf day. I didn't really see any other manufacturer doing any kind of promotion for it.

[@JaredMowdy-o5j]

Yep, I snagged an A2 that day and throw it regularly.

[@brentonkeil1362]

Enjoying the Brodigy series, keep up the great content

[@russb8291]

I understand the issue with flashing. I think Innova has a similar problem especially with Champion plastic. The workaround is super easy though: scrape it off and mildly sand it down. I've taken many a discs that felt like they would cut my hand open and made them into super smooth releasing, great hand feeling discs.

[@russb8291]

In addition, the PA-5 (premium plastic) and the A2 have permanent spots in my bag. The PA-5 is my go to for tight gaps where I need something to flip up to flat and push. The A2 is amazing for forehands or backhands for approach shots that need a tight turn. Beefier than a Zone but more usable than a Zone OS.

[@jonsidell3338]

Use carpet! Put the disc down on carpet and push hard while rotating. The friction will melt the flashing down and you will have a smoother hand feel without heading to the tool shed. Also there is no chance of the disc being illegally modified should you play with “that guy” at league.

[@parplusfour]

I also love their design and naming system. So clean and easy to comprehend. 100% agree when you say beginners would benefit from Prodigy rather than coloured stamps and random named discs.

[@ThomasBaker-qz4li]

finding a prodigy mold i like is a cool feeling because it feels like i've discovered something new because of how prodigy gets overlooked

[@prattacaster]

It cant be unstated how valuable this content is. Seeing Isaac Robinson throw an M4 420ft is cool, but doesnt get me too excited to try one. Seeing Brod throw one 330ft , now I know what to expect.

[@bruceleo2607]

Love the A3(USA made)! I bag it in 400 and reblend. The reblend gives the mold a bit of dome. I have found if you rub vegetable oil into your chalky plastic and then buff it dry, the chalking goes away.

[@sethlandis93]

Archive is a good alternate to the M2. It sits between my Pyro and Hex and it's honestly seasoning into a straight mid that I can put so much sauce into and it glides forever. They came out with a glimmer 400 plastic that is slightly gummy; made in china but I've had no issues with flashing or consistency. Love this series, keep it up bro

[@broderic]

Definitely wanna grab a stryder and archive for that more stable than M4 slot🤝

[@Chillydall02]

@@brodericmake sure u get one in the 400 plastic. The 500 plastic archive feels like garbage in the hand. (At least for me)

[@nicolasreinhart9737]

New to the channel but damn I’m obsessed with these Broderic videos. Great content.

[@voxdeimansilungan9064]

Here for the Prodigy ride!

[@Trevlan]

I started playing last spring, and exclusively threw prodigy. With a shryke in my bag for easy distance. I started with the dura flex plastic, now all of my prodigy discs are in the 500 plastic and I love them. D1 and D2 are my go to for long drives. I putt with 500 plastic pa-3’s have an M4 in 400g plastic accompanied by and mx2 and mx3 for my middies. I run an fx-1 as my workhorse for most shots on my local course. For the most part, not many of my discs have flashing, and the ones made in the USA, say it on the discs. Light sanding will fix all of the flashing problems. But when I need to throw putters, Lunas in big Z and Z plastic are my go to’s. Overall, every manufacturer has comparable discs in there line up. Except for a fuse, no one has a fuse clone. lol

[@KevinJames90]

I love the Pa-5, but haven’t tried much else and I’m hoping to learn about some fire molds from this series! But as for flashing I’ve also noticed a lot on Discraft/ DGA recently, mostly on the wing edge at the parting line.

[@Brainzino]

I personally like the PA2 over the PA3 for a throwing putter. It has a more comfortable grip and a little more stability with decent glide. I really wanted to like the PA3 because that’s what everyone throws but I think the PA2 is also a great disc and nobody ever talks about it. It’s weird because I think the consensus is beaded is generally better for putting and beadless is better for throwing. Also, love the A2, and p model series are good but wish they came in other plastic variations.

[@trevorcalvert3509]

100% agree on the Pa2. I putt and throw them. I like the touch more stability and non beaded feel

[@cringelurker]

Honestly love the branding and naming of the Prodigy stuff. If I was to point a beginner to one company, Prodigy would be it just based solely on the naming. PA = Putt and Approach, A = Approach, M = Midrange, F = Fairway, H = Hybrid, D = Distance, and X = Extra speed (standalone or combined with other naming prefixes). Then, Higher the number = more understable, and Lower the number = more overstable. The fact people find this confusing confuses me. That alone makes building a bag and comparing molds so much easier than wacky ass names of animals and popular science terminology. M3 too understable for your arm speed in that neutral slot? Bump down to an M2. Eliminates some of the guess work imo 🙌

[@yauger9070]

Awesome voice over analysis!!

[@nohasslediscgolf]

PA-5 is one of my favorite throwing putters! haven't ever tried putting with it

[@dopemuffinz1000]

I putt with a P model S. Its a perfect putter.

[@sylol200]

Prodigy is so hit or miss for me. I was sponsored for 2 years and struggled finding drivers by them and most fairways that I liked. Definitely loved the mids, approach and putters. When i went back to throwing what i want PA3, PA5, A2, M4 all stayed in my bag for sure. Great videos Brod.

[@nicolaiberg6579]

The M4 mold has definitely changed. I bag an old school 750 barstamp M4, and it has that buzzz ss shape, while my never ones are more pointy, like you mentioned.

[@McKong_]

yeah it has noticed the other day with a recent m4 i picked up, pointier nose and the embossing on the bottom is in a different location so its been changed, sad .

[@elijah_bickel]

After 3 years as a Prodigy sponsored player, I have been a huge fan of the China manufactured discs. They've always felt great

[@bobbyswain7049]

I love some of their stuff....the D4 is a flip up bomber for me....the M4 is money. Looking forward to the rest of this Prodigy series

[@jonastigerstedt]

Beautiful looking course! Amazing putters, amazing approach discs, m4, f3,f5, fx-4 and h3v2 are also great discs in my opinion. I struggle with with their overstable fairways though. All my f1s, fx-2s and h1v2s are razor sharp.

[@WolfpacDAR]

Don't really have many Prodigy discs but I decided to treat myself to the 400 US PA5. I just had a feeling that it's what my bag was missing, with a glidey Boi. Awaiting it's arrival next week, but this cinema reassured me that it was a great call!! Can't wait!!

[@donkarnage6032]

I recently added a 500 Pa5 to my bag after switching to Pa3 for putting. Was out doing some field work and learning the disc. Within 5 throws had a throw-in from about 200ft. Flipped up to flat and just kept gliding. I think you'll love it.

[@WolfpacDAR]

@donkarnage6032 I'm stoked! Thanks for sharing

[@ChaosKLC]

Picked up 2 prodigy ultra softs (A2 and M4) yesterday because of your video! I am obsessed with Jolly Rancher colored disc's so I was hooked.

[@styks6480]

That shot around 7:17 was baller

[@broderic]

So beautiful out there🤝

[@BlitzDG]

I keep going to disc golf stores and touching Prodigy because I'm like MAYBE I can fit something in or find a gem, and it just always feels bad to me. I really wanna mess with the A series but it seems like every one I get my hands on is just domey and the plastic just feels crappy.

[@sylol200]

I'm the opposite. I love the A series and almost everything I've felt is board flat. Mids, approach and putters are the only discs I really like by Prodigy. I could never get use to the drivers.

[@DreamZ9750]

Try the D model OS in the "duraflex" plastic, it's basically a D1 but better!

[@serenityinsilence]

I honestly really like prodigy, and don’t think they deserve as much hate as they get. The PA-5 was my go to putter after my shoulder surgery. My arm strength was super low switching back to throwing right handed, and the PA-5 had all the glide in the world. It takes no effort to get it to the basket. Now that I’m back to normal arm strength I would putt with PA-3’s but recently switched to streamline pilots.

[@the-tee-less-traveled-discgolf]

I putt with pa5 for the same reasons. Glidey. Goes straight. Can do things others cant

[@matthewmilam4760]

The only way I watch a Prodigy video is if it’s Brod. I don’t care for their discs, but will definitely try one or two because of this series. Keep up the great work Brod. 🤝

[@FairwayMedia]

Love me some tallfirs. Enjoy your journey.

[@Coolqwuip]

Chalky is really nice in the winter, lets you throw champion-esque plastic while it’s cold. Also 400 F5s are money hyzer flips (420ish power)

[@Pedvetsku]

Gotta love the FX-2, one of the better forehand discs available but it will absolutely destroy your fingers. No matter what plastic you get it in it's gonna make you bleed eventually😂

[@yugiohreview8072]

I really like these shorter 20ish minute videos from you.

[@jonathanmackinnon2452]

Brod with the Prod

[@aftr_y2k]

love the sweater brod 🤝

[@immabeast78]

The A5 and M4 have been staples in my bag. Use to throw the D4 when I first started as my bomber disc but when I got more distance it became too flippy for me

[@JeremyBurnett]

This is a great series man! I actually throw the M2 (350G) and A4 (400) as well as some of the Ace Line discs in DuraFlex Glow plastic. I am interested in your opinion on the Ace Line for a beginner.

[@benoitsouligny863]

Love the distortion also, didn’t see kevin and cale discs in your box either

[@donkarnage6032]

Probably because Kevin and Cale aren't on Team Prodigy anymore. They probably aren't trying to push discs that are maybe going out of production

[@benoitsouligny863]

Thats sad really love my distortion better find a few more in 400

[@LakeDownz]

Yes, I'd be interested to see how many of them have flashing. I'm also assuming they did some additional quality control before sending them to you, as this series naturally serves as a form of review, so can't say for sure it's completely representative. But should give some idea, at least.

[@thechessreview3197]

The retooled Driver molds will say “Max” on them and will feel different than the older driver molds.

[@Carback27]

Putt/Approach: Pa-5 Midrange: Archive Fairway: Feedback Also, I find Innova to have the worst flashing in the game right now.

[@parplusfour]

pa-5 for upshots or c2 bids is so good. You're right, they're so glidey.

[@Jb-ei9fp]

The chalkiness comes out with time. I think the plastic off-gasses or something. Regardless, I actually quite like it. It’s grippy but not sticky.

[@joshuawaddell6640]

I commented earlier but can't seem to find it. 🤔 Brod, I'd love to see a flashing video since my local DGS doesn't carry Prodigy anymore due to trash sales. Their newer artwork is amazing (look up Northguard, Lightbringer, Valor Wing, and Battle Santa to name a few). Their ultra soft has me very intrigued!

[@robertgordon8912]

So excited for this video

[@bigmacc882]

Speaking of the “____ model” discs, I have a D model OS that I have beat to crap and is great for those cramped lie spots where you can’t get a full swing but can still get a full flight out of the disc. I don’t always bag it but if I know I’m playing in a wooded course it’s making the bag as a “just in case” disc. Overall I think Prodigy is slept on a bit, but it’s a very middle of the line company. Some absolute fantastic molds and then some absolute terrible molds. Love me a D4, M3, and a slept on mold for me is the PA1 in the 750 plastic, absolute money short approach disc

[@jacobtyman3726]

Wish they hadn’t discontinued the x series. The x3 and x2 are the only drivers from them I’ve really liked. Luckily my local shop has lots of inventory waiting for me to throw the ones I have in a creek.

[@Kennb19]

I wont lie, ive been out of the game until a couple months ago after moving to finland and i had no idea about the made in china thing. Funny enough all the extreme pop top dome discs and ones with the flashing were made in china at least from the eu prodigy store

[@timeandspacevintage3380]

Reworked sweater goes bonkers. Commenting for the algo.

[@broderic]

Snagged from a vintage shop like a year ago and forgot I had it🤷🏽‍♂️

[@JonTeigesser]

Give the PX-3 a try, I really enjoyed throwing it for a time. I have smaller hands, so I swapped off it because it was feeling a bit too deep as I played more.

[@SK8_Mike21]

I have a 400 PA-5 and love it for that understable thrower but it suffers from that "Chalk" effect. Took a paper towel with olive oil and i wiped it clean and turned out great but it came back and looks like someone dumped a entire chalk bag all over my disc so i don't care much for them.

[@Scrubosaurus]

I was the one who said the thing about marketing. I should have clarified. Their branding i agree is great, but a good example i have is Cale made a post about Falcors being made in the US now, and that wasn't shown anywhere else. Not being more clear about things like that just seems like misstep to me. They also really did fix their flashing "problem" and honestly it would be pretty funny to make a tongue in cheek reference to it. Just to get the 250 full flight destroyer throwers who have never even thrown prodigy up in a tizzy.

[@ericgiesbrecht5219]

Not sure if you got them sent to you, but you HAVE to give the Archive and the MX-2 a try. Both are great. I think the Archive is what you are hoping that M2 will be.

[@FrostyPumpernickle]

This is a sign I need to be throwing my H5 and MF Ultra today

[@broderic]

This is fact🤝

[@eoghana315]

The secret sauce to Prodigy (and Lonestar's) success is to lean into the anti-Redditor market. I purposely bag at least one Prodigy and LSD disc at all times to hear Reddit frolfers seethe.

[@wooky5461]

Hit em thats bonus points lol

[@biggswilder]

My goat fr

[@LukeyShoes12]

Prodigy get's a lot of hate but their PA and A series discs are some of the best molds in the game. PA3 is arguably the best putting putter on the market and the A3 is a staple for a lot of quality AMs and local Pros I've gotten to play with.

[@Chris.Davies]

Protip: Apostrophes never ever indicate a plural. They are used to show missing letters, or possession. And the word "It's" always means "it is".

[@mattm8291]

personally I like the chalky feeling. Also I have a pro BP-1 bag, it's great!

[@SnaKe8500]

Have you tried the H7 its the only Prodigy disk in my bag , i have it in 500 plastic

[@natemaas1982]

Flashing, terrible baskets, boring ass stamps and shitty disc names were enough to get me to stop giving them my money after the first time I gave them my money.

[@kmaynard2570]

Let’s go brod

[@broderic]

Let’s go🤝

[@soundertillidie]

Dont hit the kid brod! 😂

[@Dayphid]

Idk bout that claim of “I can feel a disc and tell you if it was made in USA or China”. If you could mesh that with the flashing video idea would be fun.

[@Tom-m5r]

Prodigy tells you on the bottom "Designed" in the USA

[@Dayphid]

@ it wasn’t about that. Brod said specially that he can touch the plastic and tell you if it was made in USA or china. I’d like to see that blind feel only challenge. I feel like that’s a pretty bold claim.

[@DiscLuke120]

Who does the cover of animals?

[@TheStudMuffins328]

That's why I bag pa5s eaaaasy putting distance

[@tndiscgolf]

MORE!

[@nicolaiberg6579]

My bag is all Prodigy.

[@brandongreen9381]

I think prodigy baskets are what hurts the company. When i think of prodigy, i think of the garbage baskets. Not bad discs.

[@nickgeisler5409]

I have never had a problem with flashing!!!from a Minnesota boy

[@caseyjustus6665]

If your biggest complaint about Prodigy is flashing I would be willing to bet you’ve never tooled a disc. Every manufacturer has flashing on their discs. In my experience, C-Line Discmania ruined my brand new disc doctor way faster than a whole bag of Prodigy ever could. I don’t work for Disc Doctor but do yourself a favor and buy two when they rerelease later this month. I have Prodigy discs that feel better than you can imagine because of a little tooling when drinking a beer and watching KZbin. Quit being a soft hand baby and throw an A3, they whistle.

[@Anthony-qy9vc]

It's interesting all the hate on the plastic feel. I think their plastic feels great. Not all the molds feel good in my hand, but the plastic is mostly pretty good. The flashing video sounds kind of like a meme to me, it doesn't really say anything about Prodigy and their products. Every company has flashing and it's the old thing that people are going to continue to bring up years after the problem has gone way down.

[@dautissmith7596]

Why does Brod look like one of the Beagle Boys from Ducktales…? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@user-rn8sy7kj1h]

hoodie is sick. how old?

[@andrewbell_dg]

Buzz ss battle vs Aurora(qms)

[@broderic]

Frisbees are in hand, will probably see next month🤝

[@parplusfour]

The FX-2 is also just a very 'sharp' disc. Its inside rim has a very flat edge which some perceive as flashing but it's just a weird design I think. Blame Chris Dickerson as it was co-designed by him.

[@benoitsouligny863]

Just bought a x5 and it has the dusty problem

[@DiscGolfDom23]

You think the PA-5 is glidey? Try a Ground Viking Discs Rune and thank me later.

[@bradlasseigne8436]

Prodigy couldn't pay me enough to throw their discs

[@jonspriggs8193]

My FX-2 is sharp AF it will actually cut you if you get a weird release especially on forehand. Not a fan of the D-3 I have either. Their putters are supposed to be money but I haven’t thrown them. For the money I think the plastic of innova,discraft,mvp, mint, clash hell even doomsday all feel better just not a fan of prodigy I wanted to like them

[@joshstorms1131]

prodigy has like a million different molds for the same drivers

[@aaronlong6002]

Do the flashing video! Would be interesting to see if the perception many people have is actually true.

[@lexas1234]

I hate their branding. It's so boring. Who picks up a D4 over a (for example) Destroyer. It just doesn't speak to me and hypes me up. Prodigy is the first items i stroll by in a disc golf store for sure!

[@InbredJed82060]

Pa-5 is goat

[@seanglasgow717]

just realised, you drive right handed, but putt left handed? my boy is ambidextrous?

[@price.gaines]

*Discs

[@broderic]

Disc’s * multiple

[@cps102]

@@broderic Nah, they're correct.

[@TedHollisterH4]

Try a MX3

[@rogueelitecs1229]

I think that the reputation of the prodigy brand has been kinda destroyed by the whole basket thing to be honest. Anyone who follows disc golf or competes in tournaments at any level have heard the horror stories of a local pro or guy on tour having spitouts and other tomfoolery because of those baskets. When someone associates something so negative with a company, even if it's not about the discs, it inevitably makes them think about the brand in a more negative way. As a new player in the sport, personally haven't thrown that much prodigy, mostly because it's not one of the first brands that got me excited about trying new discs. Those companies for me were MVP, thoughtspace, and discraft.

[@carsonbowman3782]

Clicked on the video so fast

[@j0naxcsgo231]

PRODIGY lowkey goated

[@murphyd8205]

Dude Brod you’ve gotta get an Mx3 if you like the mx1 feel, it’s a super sick dead straight mid and I feel like one of the most popular prodigy discs around me these days. I also personally love the m2, but I throw some old ones that pretty much fly like m4s lol

[@nicolaiberg6579]

@@murphyd8205 I throw older M2's aswell. They are so nice, but hard to get. I have been wanting to try an MX-3 for a while now, so I will be picking up a couple.

[@murphyd8205]

@ hell yeah! I’d say just feel them first if you can because I’ve gotten some with some pretty bad flashing 😂 not as much recently though

[@adamrondeau6630]

I was at a birdie derbie you got a 3 pack of discs. Some of the better guy i noticed bitched like karens. Give be a bag full of prodigys ill throw it in the garbage. The hate for them is so dumb.

[@plainfieldspineandrehab]

Prodigy has great molds. Period. If someone say otherwise you are just regurgitating nonsense. Flashing complaints are overrated, pocket knife and a wooden table fixes that complaint. Unless you paid $30 for the disc, expect some flashing… I get flashing all the time on my innova molds and never hear innova flashing BS.

[@jakedre1929]

still gonna watch but boy do i hate prodigy

[@broderic]

That’s real love🤝 just cover your ears everytime I say prodigy and it’s basically the same as usual 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jakedre1929]

@ fax

[@Dudecatchesfish]

So confidently wearing the most ass looking hoodie of all time is diabolical.

[@biggswilder]

Nah brod the most drippy frolfer confirmed

[@Chillydall02]

Caring what another man is wearing is kinda weird tbh. Go back to posting ur sh**ty gaming clips

[@chandlerhartman9840]

brod, i’m not a mvp guy but loved your 30 day mvp. now we have 30 day prodigy. i absolutely love these series. keep up the great work. 2025 is going to be a great year for you brother🫡🤝🏻 discraft next?🧐