Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Prodigy MX-3 is a 5-speed slightly overstable midrange. With published flight numbers of 5 / 4 / 0 / 1, it is most often described as suited for headwind midrange shots that must not turn over, forehand approaches from 200–300ft.

Overview

The Prodigy MX-3 is a beaded, slightly overstable midrange built around control rather than raw distance. Prodigy describes it as “engineered for high-level controllability and performance, meeting the demands of professionals while providing benefit to varying classes of players.”[2] At 21.7cm across with a 1.4cm rim,[1] it is a full-size mid whose beaded edge is meant to give “a comfortable grip, smooth release, and consistent stability.”[2] Prodigy currently publishes 5/4/0/1, but Marshall Street and Disc Golf Dojo both print 5/4/0/2 — a fade discrepancy no source explains.[4][5]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Prodigy (mfg) 5 4 0 1 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

Reach for the MX-3 when torque resistance matters more than glide. Prodigy pitches it as “highly resistant to torque, ideal for players who throw with force and need to avoid turnover,” and says “headwinds are no match for the MX-3.”[2] That makes it a headwind midrange, a forehand approach disc, and — per Prodigy — a disc that still carries “an impressive amount of glide, especially when thrown on anhyzer and flex lines.”[2] Beginners will likely find it too stable to be useful.

Best for:

  • Headwind midrange shots that must not turn over
  • Forehand approaches from 200–300ft
  • Anhyzer and flex lines that need a dependable finish
  • Controlled hyzer placement in the woods

Plastics & variants

The MX-3 is available in the following plastic blends from Prodigy:[3]

300, 350G, 400, 500, 750

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

The MX-3 was PDGA-approved on 7 May 2019 under certification 19-42.[1] The PDGA record is titled simply “MX-3,” but its URL slug reads “m3-pro” and one of the certification photographs is filed as prodigy_m3_pro.jpg — strong evidence the mold was submitted under a working name of “M3 Pro” before shipping as the MX-3, though the PDGA does not record it as a rename.[1] Prodigy positions the disc as the founding member of a new family: “The MX-3 is a trailblazer, defining the path for more MX Series discs to come.”[2] It also ties the mold back to the older M-series, saying it “packs similar stability to the M2, with more glide and fades later in its flight path.”[2] The MX-3 did not replace the M3 — both remain in Prodigy’s catalogue, and the disc is currently stocked in five plastics.[3] No designer is credited on any Prodigy page, and Prodigy’s own spec box labels the disc “Stable” while the description directly above it calls it “slightly overstable.”[2]

Notable throwers

Currently no information

Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. MX-3 from Prodigy Disc — PDGA Approved Disc Record
  2. Prodigy MX-3 400 Plastic — Prodigy Disc
  3. Shop Prodigy Disc MX-3 Midrange Golf Discs — Prodigy Disc
  4. Prodigy MX-3, 750 — Marshall Street Disc Golf
  5. Prodigy MX-3 — Mid-Range Driver | Disc Golf Dojo

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