MVP Glitch Compared to the Polecat and Sonic!! | Beginner Disc Golf Tips
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- "Feels Good in the Hand." "Holds Any Line You Put It On." "Just Stays in the Air." These are all stereotypical responses you'll hear in a disc review video, but this is not going to be one of those videos. As a long time thrower of the Polecat and lover of Lid-Type discs I believe lots of players could achieve more in their games with the inclusion of this type of disc in their bag.
When MVP Disc Sports announced the Glitch I knew I was going to have to try it, and PLENTY of yall let me know in the comments as well that you were interested in me trying out a Glitch. So I compared the Glitch to two of the most common Lid type discs I see on the Market currently in an effort to see if there was something special about this Glitch in the Matrix?? What did I think? Am I ditching my polecats?? You'll have to watch to find out!!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:24 Setting the Table
0:55 Initial Comparisons
3:00 Why You Should Bag This Type of Disc
8:05 Ranking Them
11:51 Final Thoughts - Sport
The glitch and berg are a DEADLY combination
Yeah if your combo is to float past your target or to come up short of your target..
No I’m just kidding they would be good discs to bag together.
A brick with an anchor and a feather with a sail!
I bag a Glitch, Berg and Judge. Between the three I'm covered.
Berg all the way
@@paulmphoto Judge Glitchberg, rides again 🤣
I actually bag a Glitch! I use it for straight shots but you are correct that wind is a BIG issues for these discs. That being said it is also a warmup disc for me to throw with friends.
Yikun Claws 1/3/0/0.5 flies straight to slight fade with smooth standstill throw. The Glitch was less consistent in accuracy.
“Obviously we want to do more than just hold our discs” I know that wasn’t a joke but I laughed 😂🤷🏻♂️
The Glitch taught me something about the Uplink. Throwing the uplink is an absolute gem if you think about it like a frisbee
Glitch is fun for throwing with friends but Berg is life!
I love the glitch! Warm up with it and use it for approaches inside 100’.
I bag the glitch and berg. Glitch mainly for warmups but also those short tee shots where I can rely on just a snap of the wrist and glide it there. Berg for more touchy FH approach shots, But def is a small flaw when you can't get a heavier version of the glitch.
The Wreck It Ralph reference at the intro was “chef’s kiss”
Love both of those movies!!
It is worth mentioning, Innova makes several catch and throw frisbees which happen to be PDGA approved for disc golf.
Zephyr, Makani, Condor etc. slightly larger diameter than standard disc golf discs
Armadillo gang here, but I like the Berg too.
I bag my glitch for warm ups/touch shots/short tunnels. At first I wasn’t a fan of the light weight but once you adjust it’s so convenient to have something that will glide straight with such little effort. Getting my son 2 custom superhero stamped glitches for Christmas. I absolutely agree every beginner should start with a lid type disc.
Just found this guy a couple weeks back I think he’s becoming one of my favorite disc golf media creator’s
Absolutely love my Glitch. Can manipulate it so easy for flex shots, flat shots or turnovers. Lands so soft. Main thing is to trust it and snap your wrist with it. Took me a few days to get used to it and now I can throw it on a laser line to just over 200ft.
Great video, very helpful. I currently do not bag a lid type disc, but looking to try one. I think I will to try the Polecat. Thanks!
the day i tested out my glitch at my home course, it got pretty windy lol. in a tail wind it drops SO fast. it's my first lid type disc and i love it! made some pretty great upshots with it. holds an anhyzer line super well. because of the weight you can get some close range angles on it too. like a big tree or bush in the way of a little 40ft shot.
I am a fan of the Kastaplast Berg. It looks like a pail lid. Comes in great quality K1 plastic. Comes in a heavy weight...not too deep and you can throw it hard without going too far past the basket. Great throwing point and shoot putter.
I actually just bought a glitch today! I have a polecat in my bag already and I love it so when I came across the glitch and saw that 7 glide, it was like the heavens opened up and said I needed to get it haha I haven't thrown it yet but I am excited to get out there and throw it!!! Great video sir, thanks for your input on the glitch.
Man, I love a Berg by Kastaplast. Makes forehand upshot’s so simple.
I bag the glitch and I love it. It was a instant bag for me I use it in nearly all my upshots and I even use it as my putting putter for c2/circles edge. I have the confidence that if I miss its not going far past for that comeback. I've even gotten a few chain hits from 150 away in 15ish mph wind so the light 145g doesn't bother me at all. It's definitely a great training disc for learning the value of spin, so now all my discs have been flying better afterwards
I like the Glitch to play catch, because if you play a lot disc golf, the ultimate discs feels insanely large!
I used to use the following
DX Aviar Putt & Approach - my original and current putting putter. also use it as a throwing putter
Classic Blend Warden - putting putter for awhile, but not anymore, but one of my favorite throwing putters
DX Aviar3 (current approach disc)
for my approaches.
I recently got a couple of Glitches and am trying them out. Would never putt with it as it's too light and I don't like the hand feel for putting.I still like the Aviar3 best for < 150' with a tight space around the basket. I call it "The Brick" as it flies exactly like throwing an actual brick! Am really new to the Glitch, so haven't got an answer on it yet, but am trying it out for < 180' approaches.
Thanks for another great video and thanks for sharing.
Robbie! Great video! I currently bag 2 putting Polecats (DX - max weight), 1 driving putter (Halo - max weight), and 1 Glitch for toss beforehand.
Bought my first polecat today. You were my inspiration sir.
Been waiting for this video and didn't even know it!
I've been bagging a DX Polecat since about mid-summer and love it for warmup and approach. I've talked myself back from the edge of buying a Glitch a handful of times already. Still tempted to, but probably going to hold out for either more Polecat plastics or heavier Glitch options.
Berg, pro pig and prime warden is what I’m using currently. I’m open to using other discs but they get the job done for me. 😊
I use the glitch when you're arm motion is limited due to branches. A simple flick of the wrist is all that is needed.
Glitch is a fun disc and has so many uses in my bag. 1st it gives you a forehand type of approach shot from your backhand.
2nd It's perfect for long approach shots that require a nice straight flight.
3rd It's a really fun disc to warm up with.
4th it's a perfect disc golf themed canjam disc.
I just picked up 2 glitches and haven't been able to get out and play much with a newborn at home but I'm excited to try them out soon!
Great video! I personally don't bag lid type discs often. Sometimes a Nova. I just can't get away from my super beat up Rhinos. I did get a Glitch and dyed it fun colors. It's nice just to have it for warm ups and to enjoy the fun factor. A max weight version could possibly replace my Nova.
Fantastic video as always!! I pre-ordered the Glitch after seeing the "trailer" for it. Touch upshots are exactly why I bag it. It is my first lid type disc and I absolutely love it. However, I am still getting used to it. It is, indeed, very light. I also find I can pull it to the right a bit. (If the basket is 12, it will fly towards 12:30-1:00) I also noticed this when throwing my friend's Polecat. Both thrown usually with a fan grip. Maybe something to do with its depth? Have to figure that out. Thank you again, Robbie. You never disappoint. Be blessed!!
I gave me ex a polecat when we used to play together and she was DEADLY with that thing. She never played more than 20 rounds but she consistently put it in the circle on her approaches. She even threw one in from about 120 feet. These lid style discs can be a great tool for beginners who aren't used to throwing disc golf putters. I'm glad these discs are getting more appreciation these days cause they can be super helpful for most people's game
I got a Glitch last weekend and did one round at a pitch and putt. I likely will bag it, but I feel like I need a couple more rounds with it to get a feel for the distance with it. It tends to slowly float on past where I aim. I'm not used to so much glide, but I love throwing it.
I clicked "Like" before the video started. Wasn't disappointed. They're both excellent discs.
I have both in my bag, and waiting to see if MVP comes out with a heavier option on the Glitch.
Berg nation! Perfect straight to slightly stable! Comes in multiple plastics so if you need under stability you can go to the k3 plastic! AND in my opinion the best hand feel of lid style discs! #BergGang
My lid type disc is a 1993 thumb-track Birdie 👍 made with the buttery DX old school plastic.
It's a shame most people have no idea how awesome DX plastic used to be back in the early to mid 90's.
Great video review! I love the glitch. I pre-ordered and bought a second glitch after my first game with the glitch. I have been putting with it and it does great unless it's windy, definitely too light for windy putts. On approach shots really stays where it lands. Durability is great and feels great in hand still after a dozen rounds.
Me and my kids played catch with the Glitch yesterday. Was amazing. Can be a new Ultimate variation.
I did the same thing you did in this video, I’m a sonic thrower and went and tried a glitch and polecat, aaaannndddd stayed with the sonic lol, couldn’t agree more though that everyone can benefit from one of these discs in their bag
Thanks for giving some time to these discs. I’ve been introducing a student that I work one one one with to the sport and I know he needs one of these. He’s a paraplegic, so without and lower body movement helping his throw, he doesn’t have much speed at all. I was initially thinking about the polecat because of the depth of the grip fitting his hand better, but with the light weight, 1 speed, and 7 glide, I think the Glitch is the better choice. Who knows, maybe one for him this Christmas and then the other next year if he’s liking it. Thanks again.
Those might be difficult to find. Glitch is going to have a restock though. One option that might have better availability is Latitude's Bite. It's like lightweight Sonic.
Or an understable putter, Prodigy's PA5 for example.
DDC frisbee came to my mind as well, but those might be too flippy and difficult to throw.
I was lucky enough to grab a glitch the day it dropped bc I happened to be at an awesome pro shop. I was also fortunate enough to talk to the local pro about it and his insight was super helpful. He said don’t try to throw it full power like a regular disc, it’s meant to be tossed lightly and rely on its glide, similar to an ultimate disc. If you get the approach wrist flick down it’ll go dead straight for 150 feet.
Also the light weight is half an MVP thing, where they make discs lighter with their gyro overmold. The glitch is probably extra light to work with the glide aspect I mentioned, but a lot of their discs are lighter than other brands
Been needing some Robbie c content
Positive vibes your way homie.
Rob thanks for the beat in an overstable putter tip!
I've heard a lot about the Glitch (from Simon). Thank you for comparing discs Robbie!
Great video Robbie!
I have bagged a polecat for years, I got it while still and beginner and thought i'd like it for putting, I usually only throw it on upshots now though. Its in Dx and is fairly understable for me now but I just picked up a glitch a week ago and it flys completely different than my polecat ever did. I guess its the weight and glide but I can get so much more left right movement on hyzer and anhyzer lines. I can float nose up runs at the basket with my polecat as well but the glitch always finds a way to stay closer to the basket if I miss.
I am bagging the glitch, I love it for warming up since that is a new feature to my game. Also I love the soft landings for certain holes in my area due to hard pan.
Nice vid! One thing, I've been heavily using the Glitch over the past couple weeks, including many throws in a three day tourney this past weekend. I did not see many issues in the wind with this disc providing I got the spin rate up. Without good spin, this disc will get thrown around like a leaf in the wind, but with a good pop, the wind barely effects it. It is very touchy to nose angle, and required nose up for the big glide, so maybe I was adjusting the nose angle a bit while throwing in the wind. Also, I probably didn't use it for anything over 150'. Upshots, especially low ceiling upshots, and long low ceiling putts are where it shines for me (as well as catch and throw for warmups.)
Help me spin Robbie.
You spin me right round Sonic right round, when we throw down. Like a Polecat baby, right round. You spin me right round, Glitch right round. Throwin 400 feet down town.
Closest to a lid that I have is a Lat 64 Dagger in Royal Sense plastic. It serves the same-ish purpose for me but is more stable
I didn’t have the heart to tell you I wasn’t subscribed while you were caddying round 2 at chains on the links this weekend, but that’s been rectified now. Thanks for finding my disc under that guys cart.
Hahahahahaha wouldn't offend me if you weren't subscribed! Pleasure meeting you Clay! Sorry I had to dip out early!!
Clay, it was great playing with you man. If you are ever playing in central AL look me up, I'd love to play again.
Good video. I throw rattlers for most of my approach shots and putts.
I love my Glitch (144g) and you’ll have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I mainly use it for those times where I’m on the edge of C2 out to 80-90 feet or so (well outside my putting range) and there’s a low ceiling or something to that effect.
Robbie’s right you do have to commit to the throw with it, but less than I’d have to with a 173g putter under the same circumstances. The same effort that’d leave me 30 feet short of the pin with a putter puts me next to it (or at max 15-20 feet beyond if I try to run it.
He’s also right that it sucks on windy days.
I don't bag a lid, but I did pick up a Glitch to toss around for fun. If I'm out of jump putt range (just over 100' for me) then I'll grab my Warden.
I fly the Glitch. It is great for low power 100’ shots that I just need to glide straight to the basket. It is a great woods disc, because I can put it straight to the basket without having to really drive when you don’t have room for a hyzer or an approach disc that fades like a zone.
Just got a 100ft ace with a Glitch today! It’s my second round with it! Love it!! Never had a lid type disc before!
Great review im gonna try a Glitch 😊 im bagging the Berg 4 of them😅
Got the glitch a few weeks ago. I like it for those shots that are too far for a putt stroke, but too close for an approach throw.
The phrase, teaching people how to throw a disc not spin a disc. Really makes a lot of sense. Looking forward to working on spinning a disc more.
One great tool for clean release and spin is ultimate frisbee (Ultra Star or J-Star as two examples), or DDC frisbee or fastback.
Love the throw at 718 im dying lol!
My brother picked a glitch up and after throwing it a handful of times, I was like "congrats on your new gyro polecat".
The halo polecat is irreplaceable in my bag though.
I’m bagging a glitch over the other two because it fits in my bag best! If I carry a polecat I feel like it chews up 1/2 my bag. The armadillo is a fantastic 1 speed too!
Good video, except you have me wanting to buy a new disc. Lol. I would like to see this subject revisited though with the inclusion of discs mentioned in the comments section. Armadillo, hydrogen and a couple others were mentioned and,, yes, even the Berg. Btw, the comment about spin vs. brute force and how some teach throwing to new players, that was per gold! Thanks!
Bought 2 glitches, one for the bag and one for the car/catch
Loving my Glitch so far. Like you mentioned, generating spin and developing touch were missing from my game. I think the Glitch is helping with that. I’ve had a couple of 60’ throw-ins already. My major knock on the Polecat is availability. It’s really hard to find them in premium plastic.
Do you spin putt flat strat with glitch? That is how I putt with glitch and I have gotten several 30-40 foot putts.
@@paulmphoto I'm a spin putter. Could never figure out how to get the pop on a push/shovel putt to get the disc to actually go more than 15'.
So at one point in the last month or so, (I just started plaing, about a month ago or so lol) I saw a video where you had recommended the MVP AXIS series for beginners, and a friend happened to gift me some after I purchased a Dynamic Discs starter set. Just wanted to say thanks, your videos are amazing, as well had a question. On average what would you say a beginner would be throwing, or driving. I think I am about 115ft on average is that a good starting range?
I have a glitch, but I haven’t yet used it on the course. I got it because you recommended playing catch before a round. First I tried with a putter, but they hurt. Then I tried with an actual Whamo Frisbee, but they are too different from the disc golf discs both in hand feel and in how you need to throw it to get it to fly.
I was hoping that the Glitch would be a happy middle ground, and it really is.
Still a more harsh game of catch than with the frisbee, as it flies faster, but it is still catchable. Also, I can throw it like an upshot and it flies well, where the frisbee had to be all spin and no arm speed or it just turned and burned.
I used to have a L64 Beetle I liked, but did away with it because it was 156g like the Glitch. Used a Polecat for a while and then really liked a Zeppelin from Discraft. It feels a little more like a disc, but is wider in diameter like a frisbee. Just got a Sonic I’m excited to try!
The 'Birdie" is better than them all!
Hanging on to my Star Aeros, but I'll be picking up a Glitch to go with my Star Polecats.
Have been using the glitch in my rounds and find as a spin putter I can use the glitch to extend my non stepping putter distance. I normally putt with a anode and use the glitch to extend my circle and I love the patent pending understable glitch to get me closer to the basket when in trouble.
Hey man, I bag a Polecat because of your videos and then seeing Foundation Nation doing the Polecat only round. Coming from an ultimate frisbee background as well, I love the feel of the Polecat on those approach shots and the sub 200' holes. I have a DX one bc that's the only plastic I could find and like you said, it's been beat in now and is very flippy. So I'm on the wait list at my local shop for when they get a new shipment in of the Halo Polecats since I can't find any online. lol I tried a DX Sonic about a year and a half ago and didn't really like it for the reasons you mentioned. It was very flippy for me. So much so that I lost it in a creek on the right side of a hole that I threw the Sonic on hyzer on. Flipped straight over and was gone. lol
Gateway Doggy Style is a pretty excellent fastback style thrower. Similar to a Zephyr in diameter and has amazing glide and controllability.
Curious if you’ve thrown and what you think of the streamline pilot. It’s a straight disc that feels like a disc. I absolutely love them
One disc has been overlooked Robbie C. That disc is obviously the Berg. The Berg is a great disc, it’s much like a flying parachute. Its the disc for the average man, it’s a disc for the people. The Berg is the shining star that brings competition to their knees. The word Berg alone is a life changer. My life has been changed since encountering a Berg. If your tired and need to take a nap the Berg can be a pillow. If you are at a tournament and eating lunch between rounds, the berg makes a great plate/bowl, show me any other disc that can do that. Accurate, dependable, trusty, great under pressure, and feels great in the hand. The disc basically throws itself. The Berg is everything you need in an upshot disc. I am going to name my dog Berg. I’m going to say the one word that needs to be said The Berg. Have you considered a berg? Can you do a video on the Berg. The berg brings the people together. Just because I believe the word Berg needs to be used a little more; BERG BERG BERG BERG!
Not really a lid type disc, but I putt and throw DD Guards. Very straight flight, but with a heavy enough rim that it has some reliable over-stability. Pretty good for light forehands too.
I'm about to get weird comment of the day with this tip...Robbie, I see in the sun you have long eyelashes. I trimmed mine to half length so when I am looking towards the sun and squint it doesn't look like I'm looking through a fuzzy filter. Amazing difference in eyesight, nobody notices, no downsides.
I bag a halo polecat. It gets the most use to start conversations with card-mates. It is useful for those just outside putt range shots though.
I've got a lightweight (166?) soft royal Bullet that has been my upshot throwing putter for a few months. I just got a Glitch that I"m guessing will be either mostly a warmup disc or maybe perfect for dead-straight-through-the-woods tee shots. Though I'm not excited about having another mold in the putter pocket after getting everything I'd ever want out of the bullet in various weights and plastics.
Thanks for the honest review. I'm actually getting tired of hearing how the glitch is the be all end all.
I have been team polecat for a while 🤙keep up the great content
Loving the glitch in place of my Nova. That said, you aren’t wrong about the weight. A 175g one would be ideal.
I'm rocking two older series polecats. That Dx gets gummy after 10 plus years. 170g and a 175g. I tend to throw it forehand and almost all my 50ft plus baskets are from cats. TEAM POLECAT BABY!!!
I still have a Glen Whitlock designed “Whitler” from Snap Disc Sports, the ultimate nose up chain run disc… and it’s urethane.
I'm adding the Glitch. For a similar reason (spin or sploosh putts way outside the circle). My only gripe is that it has a slightly larger radius than the rest of MVP/Axiom. So it takes up too much space in my small carry bag.
So haha I threw it off the mountain yesterday (900ft); boy, did it glide ... I'll try it again when I find it. Landed flat.
Would like to see and hear your thoughts on Kastaplast discs and plastic.
I do wish they made heavier glitches but I will say even though they are lighter, the new R2 recycle plastic glitches are more stable funner to throw❤🤘🏼🏴☠️
I bag 4 weird lid discs. NSH Customs 'Mr Putt' - the Tilt of the 1 speed world. Doomsday Discs Land Mine, a 2/2/0/2 ice cream lid. Glitch for straight shots I want to go half way to the moon in a straight line. Lastly, LSD Super Dillo for serving a buffet on & tight tunnel shots where I don't need much distance.
Love my Glitch, but I also have a 4 year old DX Rhyno that flies exactly like that Pig of yours. Both great discs for my bag
I love the halo polecat and yes I bag it. It’s still understable but it has juuuuust that slight amount of over-stability that lets you just about anything with it, besides throw very far.
I will bag a glitch but waiting for Christmas to get a pair,. However my buddy has a sonic and we soft toss it around for league rounds. It makes me feel like I'm back on the ultimate pitch. Not sure if it's helped my game but it is fun to do!
Innova Birdie for me, I like the thumbtrack, but the real gems in the bag are the 2 R Pro Pigs that I grabbed after watching your vids. Love love love the Pig!
Pig is love
Pig is life
I went from the pole cat to the Spin by MVP. Love the Polecat, weird feel of course. Spin has been doing work very similar to the Polecat
I've definitely found that you can pump on a glitch without it turning over if you get the heavier weights of it. The pdga approval of the disc doesn't allow for it to go over 165g if I remember correctly. I have a feeling that if it did go to 175 it would be very over stable. Great disc to run upshots with. I typically use it for throw in runs when I don't forehand my Berg to do so.
Lol, I don't think we said "yeet" back in 98.
I've bagged a DX Polecat for pert near 10 years. Initially to make approaches so easy. Now it's mostly for running it and its ability to sit on fast greens, very useful in the NC mountains. Kust started carrying a Glitch to see if it can knock the Kitty out.
I do bag a lid type disc. The Lone Star Armadillo, I like it because it just flops and stops when it lands.
Serendipidous and Transitive Properties... Dang fine speakin' there buddy!
Tryin to get ma edumacation up!
Yes Robbie C it’s a polecat. I practice with it regularly as well as 5 other putters my least favorite being a gateway chief diamond. Also, Brand loyalty is something I avoid why limit your options.
When mvp gets that weight up I will likely buy it. The glide factor will likely decrease but you don’t need glide for a 100-150 ft shot
Polecat gang! I bag a Halo Polecat and a DX Polecat for longer putts. I also bag a Berg! I've experimented with the Armadillo and Hydrogen. Armadillo has good feel, the Hydrogen is a bit too under-stable for my liking. Reading other comments, my Hydrogen is 171 g, so close to normal for my typical weight.
Hope they release a heavier glitch, I'd pick one up for sure. For now sticking with Atoms and my Berg
Started bagging my Glitch recently! The slightest amount of wind is it’s worst enemy 😅