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The Dynamic Discs Lucid Ice Orbit Culprit is a must-get approach disc this summer. Dynamic has been putting out some serious fire in the Lucid Ice Orbit plastic, like the River, Truth, Escape, and Justice to name just some. All of these discs feature sick visuals from the Orbit plastic blend and Lucid Ice offers supreme durability and grip. But how does this version of the Dynamic Discs Culprit match up to the competition across the disc golf market? Keep reading to see our honest review of this overstable approach disc.
Dynamic Discs Culprit Overview
Officially released in 2022, the Culprit is in between a high-speed approach disc and low-speed midrange. The stamp of the Culprit officially says “Overstable Midrange” but as a 4-speed we believe this disc may fit well amongst other approach discs like the Zone or Harp (which we’ll get into down below.) The flight numbers of the Culprit are as follows: 4 Speed, 2.5 Glide, 0 Turn, and 3.5 Fade. This means that the Dynamic Discs Culprit is a verified brick with a super consistent finish. But is that how it tested?
How Does the Dynamic Discs Culprit Fly?
As mentioned above, the flight numbers for the Culprit indicate that this approach disc should fly like a brick in the air. But was that the case in our in-depth course review? YUP. The Culprit flew almost identically to its numbers with plenty of resistance to long distance flights and anhyzer lines.
Generally speaking, the Culprit handles a ton of torque while still offering forgiveness on nose-up releases. What does that mean for you? Often very overstable approach discs and midranges need to be chopped over to maximize their flight and find the proper nose-angle (Think Zone OS, Think Dynamic Discs Justice.) When these discs are thrown with a nose-up angle they often punish the thrower and end up far left or right of the intended target. The Culprit on the other hand is slow enough and nimble enough to be thrown on touchy angles.
Throwing the Lucid Ice Orbit Culprit on the Course
We found the Dynamic Discs Culprit to like tight corners and hard to access greens. The disc was touchy enough to be thrown with soft anhyzer and useable on hyzer and flat lines. Would we recommend this disc on holes where distance is essential? Not exactly. The Culprit is very overstable and slow, meaning that it excels closer to the pin and in situations where the player needs to scramble.
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How Does The Dynamic Discs Culprit Compare to the Competition?
Let’s take a look below at some of the comparisons we made when testing the Lucid Ice Orbit Culprit.
Zone: The Zone is the quintessential overstable approach disc and has been for many years. Bagged by players like Paul McBeth, Anthony Barela, Chris Dickerson, and many more, the Zone is the standard when approaching the green. When compared to the Culprit, the Zone is a touch less overstable and quite a bit more useable for finesse shots. The Zone also likes to fly further making it a better choice off the tee. The Culprit excels in tighter, faster gaps, meaning that scrambling may be easier for players with the Dynamic Discs Culprit.
Zone OS: Previously, we did a Zone vs. Zone OS comparison, here, and found that the Zone OS is a very different disc. But how does it match up to the Culprit? The two discs, while somewhat close in their flight numbers, don’t quite make a great comparison. This means that the Zone OS is in a league of its own when it comes to stable approach discs. Many will find that the Zone OS is unusable due to its flight numbers of 4/2/1/5 whereas others may thrive under all that stability. We like to think of the Culprit as a notch above the Zone and a couple of notches under the Zone OS in terms of stability and finesse.
Westside Discs Harp: Coming in at 4/3/0/3, the Westside Harp is nearly identical to the Discraft Zone. These discs and others like the Innova Toro, give players options when it comes to what manufacturer and plastic they prefer. We found that the Culprit flies with more stability and less glide than the Harp.
Axiom Discs Tempo: Axiom recently released the Tempo, an overstable approach disc with a touch more glide and less stability than a Zone or Streamline Stabilizer. How does the Axiom Tempo compare to the Dynamic Discs Culprit? Surprisingly close in our testing. We found the Tempo to fly with less glide than the 4 listed on the Axiom website (probably closer to a 3 fresh out of the box.) The Culprit still has a bit more stability and touch than the Tempo but we believe both discs are excellent compliments when bagged together.
Should You Buy the Lucid Ice Orbit Culprit?
If you don’t like carrying extra beef around in your disc golf bag, we would suggest not buying the Culprit. But, if you love having a disc that can pretty much scramble out of any and all spots on the course with ease and that looks super cool, then yes, you need to buy the Lucid Ice Orbit Culprit.
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Here’s our rating on a scale from 1 - 10, with 10 being the maximum and 1 being the least in its respective category.
Look: 8.5
Feel & Grip: 8.5
Unique Flight: 6
Distance Potential: 3
Touch & Finesse: 8
Wind Resistance: 8
Fun Factor: 6.5
