Blank Simon Line Neutron Balance
$17.99
Simon Line Neutron Balance – The Gyropalooza box from 2024 debuted the new mold for Simon and MVP. They then created version 2 and version 3 that released at the DiscEast Expo. Simon ended up choosing version 2 and the Balance is officially here! The Balance slot between the Reactor and Pyro, stability wise.
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From Axiom Discs: “In photography, balance is incredibly important – whether it’s color correction, white balance, or for creating a sense of visual equilibrium within the frame. No single element dominates, everything in harmony. “Perfectly balanced, as all things should be”, some might say. Mike Inscho expertly captures that concept with a phenomenal illustration for the Special Edition Simon Line Neutron Balance. This new midrange joins the Simon Line as an overstable complement to the Axiom Hex – fitting right between the Reactor and Pyro – perfect for when you need that extra bit of torque or wind resistance. While “balance” for this release relates to photography and the Simon Line, it cannot be understated how important balance also is to disc golf. The different parts of your body must be in sync, the mind clear and focused – everything balanced, working as one. Balance out your bag and find harmony on the course with the Special Edition Simon Line Balance!”
Speed 5 | Glide 5 | Turn 0 | Fade 2 |
This is a great disc, but the flight plate feels thin and soft–made even more noticeable in hot weather. My favorite Neutron runs have firm flight plates, and the more firm they are, the more torque-resistant they are.
That said, the flight of this disc is really nice and it has grown on me the more I’ve thrown it.
This is a 5-star disc, but I’m only giving it 4 stars. The reason is that this is a soft run of Neutron. In my experience, the soft runs of Neutron, where the flight plate has noticeably more flex, are less torque resistant than the firmer Neutron runs. This means that this disc isn’t as good forehand as I thought it might be.
I have multiple Hexes and they follow the same pattern–the super firm ones are amazing forehand; the soft, not so much. The firm ones also tend to be more reliably stable.
That said, I didn’t expect this to be a forehand disc. I was looking for a moderately overstable mid to complement my Hexes. I currently bag a 180g Champion Roc3 in that slot, but it is a couple years old and flies pretty straight with a gentle finish. While I have always loved the Roc/Roc3, I started bagging the Hex last year because it just feels too good in the hand.
I’d say that this disc delivers in its promise to feel close to a Hex, but more overstable. Again, my gripe is that the plastic is soft. If it was firm, it would be perfect. But the hand feel is really nice–especially when compared to the Pyro which feels trash in my opinion.
The disc I got was labeled by OTB as “Somewhat Stiff” but I definitely disagree with this categorization. This is a “Neutral Stiffness” disc.
Regardless, my 178.5g flies great backhand, even though I don’t like the soft flight plate. Thrown flat, it pushes dead straight and then has a really nice pushing fade. Thrown on anhyzer, it’s actually kind of surprising. For me, it fights to flat pretty fast then holds that for a long time before having a gentle finish.
I didn’t throw the prototypes as I prefer stock discs and don’t want to fall in love with a one-off. But this is going to go in the bag as it has the flight I wanted and goes really far. I’m just going to have to circle back to OTB in the future to see if they release this in a better Neutron.