James Conrad's understable midrange, built for smooth turnovers and easy hyzer-flips. The Detour pops up from hyzer, pans on a gentle turn, and finishes with a soft, forward fade for precise control. It slots perfectly between the neutral Axiom Hex and the more understable MVP Uplink - a glidey line-shaper that's just understable enough to work, but still predictable. Newer players get delightfully straight flights; experienced players get a true shaping tool for long panning lines and touchy anhyzers.
Why Throw the Detour?
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Effortless Turnovers
Tailored to James Conrad's turnover-heavy backhand game - long, panning turnover lines that hold the angle you give them without a surprise dump.
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Easy Hyzer-Flips
Pops up from a gentle hyzer to flat and rides forward with glide. It's the flip-to-straight midrange for smooth, controlled power.
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Glidey Line-Shaper
A glide rating of 5 plus an easy turn make the Detour a floaty shaping tool that carries far and finishes soft - distance without losing control.
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Woods Control
Flip-to-flat straight lines and touchy anhyzers make it a natural for navigating tight, wooded fairways and awkward scramble lies.
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Between Hex & Uplink
It slots neatly between the neutral-stable Hex and the understable Uplink, giving you a clean, predictable step in your midrange lineup.
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All Skill Levels
Newer arms get straight, forgiving flights that don't need big power; experienced players get a precise, manipulable line-shaping tool.
The Detour is rated 5 | 5 | -2 | 1. That's midrange speed with strong glide, an easy high-speed turn, and a soft fade - ideal for turnovers, hyzer-flips, and long shaping shots that hold the angle you release.
The Hex (5/5/-1/1) is more neutral-stable and the Uplink (5/5/-3/0.5) is more understable. The Detour sits right between them - a controllable, slightly understable midrange that still finishes forward instead of burning over.
Yes. Newer players will see straight-to-turning flights that help them learn line control, and it doesn't require a ton of power to get full use from the glide and turn.
Long panning turnovers, flip-to-flat woods shots, touchy hyzer-flips, and controlled standstill throws. It's built to hold the angle you release it on without a surprise dump at the end.
James Conrad, the 2021 PDGA World Champion. As a backhand-dominant player known for beautiful turnover lines, he wanted a workable midrange for straight woods shots and long, panning turnovers.
Choose Neutron for your main workhorse midrange. Pick Fission for a lighter, glidier, slightly flippier feel. Grab Eclipse for glow performance in the same mold, or R2 Neutron for an eco-friendly recycled option with a unique black-and-white GYRO look.
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