This disc lives up to the hype, it is very overstable. -
We heard how we should be expecting this disc to fly very stable before the first runs came out, but we weren't quite expecting just how little glide this disc has. When brand new, you'll definitely have to throw it with some decent height on anhyzer in order to get any distance. In fact, we threw this disc on a 200ft hole with a direct headwind, released it on a forced anhyzer throw and watched it fight out of that and fade to pin. It is such a good wind fighter. When thrown flat, its fades quickly and wants to find the ground even quicker, so you've got to release it with some height, and hyzer shots do exactly as you'd expect from very overstable discs. When thrown alongside other approach discs in a field, the Slammer was pretty consistently a little short and left compared to the others.
Now feel in the hand is always a little more personal preference, but one thing to note is that the Sockibomb Slammer is DEEP. When thrown backhand it feels similar to other deep putter speed discs and releases nicely. Forehand however is where the depth/height of the is most apparent. One of our testers has small hands and struggled to get clean releases. People with larger hands seemed to do just fine and were able to flick this disc with much more ease. The Sockibomb Slammer seems to however, release incredibly well on really short anhyzer approach flicks where it pans out quickly, lands flat and stops immediately. It was one of the favorite shots to use this disc for.
The plastic blend on this first run feels very grippy and very firm which seems to help a lot with how it forehands. It does however scuff up very easily. One of our 2 test discs has some substantial battle scars after bouncing off a couple of trees on a tight wooded drive, and the bottom of the rim got rough fast after even just one road skip. That shouldn't deter you from trying this disc though, as plastic like this will beat in nicely and would be a great mold to cycle in your bag, it's just something to note.
When comparing this disc to other approach discs such as the Pig from Innova, we'd say this is much more stable and less glide, but in this plastic it should beat in fairly quickly to end up in a similar flight. The Pig also seems to agree with more peoples grip, but doesn't handle the wind nearly as well. When compared to something like the Zone or Tactic, it has similar overstability definitely less glide, and the feel in hand is going to be vastly different. There could definitely be a slot in your bag for both this and a premium plastic approach disc, where this would be better suited to shorter shots that you want to stop quickly when it lands and the have your other approach push farther and offer a little more ground play. If going that route we'd likely recommend the Prodigy A2 as it will bridge the distance between the Slammer and a midrange very nicely.
We think this disc is great and could absolutely find a spot in your bag, but those with really small hands should probably try to feel one in hand before buying. If there's a disc you'd really like to see us review let us know!