And 12 Ensemble is an unconducted string group, also from England, that does a lot of performing. So that was a wonderful experience to work with them. They have such a beautiful, really fresh, gorgeous, very real, kind of natural sound that I really like. "The Choir of Royal Holloway is a really wonderful college choir from just outside London. Tell me about your collaborators on this recording. On his new recording, Winter Songs, he combines his love of choral music with his passion for piano improvisation and strings. He's a Norwegian-born composer who now calls New York City home. If you're familiar with the world of choral music, then you know the name Ola Gjeilo (pronounced OH-luh YAY-loh). Those would be my two choices.Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs (Decca) Jump to CD giveaway form
#Prodigy discs driver#
If I had to choose two of the X Series discs, I’d take the X2 as a beefy, overstable distance driver that will always fade hard, and then I’d take the X4 as a versatile disc that can go straight, or fly great S-curves for great distance results.
I have not thrown the X6 yet, but I imagine (based on my X5 experience) that it might be a bit too understable, just like the X1 is a bit too overstable for my personal tastes. Even though the X5 is fairly understable, it is probably still too fast for novice players. The consistency wasn’t there for me like with the X4, so if I had to choose one or the other, I’d go for an X4. But without the anhyzer release, it mostly pulled to the understable side and skid into the fairway without making much of a come-back fade. When I threw it hard enough, and with an anhyzer release, I could get the X5 to turn into a nice roller. When it comes to the X5, I started to feel like the disc was getting understable enough to become a utility disc for special situations, but not a “go to” for long distances. It is understable without turning into a roller, and is very consistent. All in all, the X4 was flexible and could be used in many ways– my favorite role was as a bomber, going for as much distance as possible. I found myself able to throw great “flex” shots without having to be an expert.ĭialing back the speed of release can still get good results with a relatively straight flight path and manageable fade, which would be nice for longer tunnel shots. The disc finished straight ahead, or slightly to the overstable side upon landing. The flight path was more of an S-curve for me, pulling to the understable side upon release, but always fighting back for the fade to get even more distance. Somebody who does not have a huge throwing arm can pick up the X4 and see excellent results.
Aside from feeling great in the hand to throw, it also had the most potential for maximum distance under moderate power. This disc felt like the stand-out in a couple of ways. It could be used by amateur to experienced players for consistency, though it is likely too much disc for most novice players.
The X3 is supposed to be the “middle-of-the-road” disc in terms of stability, and it fills that role nicely, but again, so do a lot of other discs on that market.
#Prodigy discs drivers#
It isn’t that the disc was not good, but it simply didn’t stand out as being very different from a lot of distance drivers on the market, and it didn’t fly as far as its more understable counterparts. The X3 was my least favorite of the X-Series that I’ve thrown so far. I’m not the most powerful thrower, so the X2 faded earlier than I would like on most distance drives, but in cases where I need that sharp, curved flight path, it gets the job done and is about as overstable as I can handle. It isn’t the overstable monster that the X1 is (was?), but it has plenty of fade, making it very suitable for strong throwers, or as a utility disc for sharp turns. I liked the X2 as an overstable driver that can be thrown with as much power as you want. After throwing the X2, X3, X4, and X5, I felt like there were a couple of gems in this series, along with a couple of discs that were a little bit lack-luster. While the X1 still has not come back into production at the time of this article, everything else but the X6 has been released and is available as of August 2017. On a chart, their flight paths are shown as having more distance potential than the D Series: These discs are described by Prodigy as “low profile, high speed distance drivers…with less rim depth than the D Series.” It became a hard-to-find collectible and the “X” discs were not mentioned again for a while until 2017 when the rest of the “X Series” disc were launched by Prodigy. While the Prodigy X1 was approved by the PDGA in 2014 as a beefy, super-overstable distance driver, it eventually sold out and vanished.