Hey did the Pr1me decks really handle close to JNuggs like they try and advertise? I have the Pr1me sketch decks and they don't seem too different from other custom decks. Just wondering if they handled special.
They handle well enough, I'd say, but they didn't seem terribly exceptional in the handling category to me. Call it a better-than-average deck, average being USPC's off-the-shelf brands/models.
Hmmm "well enough" sounds like the appropriate description. What a shame. I was going to pick up a deck if they were special. Thanks again Don.
Look, the Pr1me Sketch deck was likely made at the same press at the Series 001, 2nd Ed. If you felt that was a good deck for you performance-wise, then the Series 001s will probably suit you fine. Also, some people go for the artwork in a deck, not just the performance.
And, by the way, comparing them to Jerry's Nugget cards is not exactly a fair comparison. Few decks out today handle like those do, or so I'm told since I don't own any and have perhaps once touched them. (It was kinda funny - Lee Asher was doing a few experiments with the cards and there were several of them in various stages of being cut apart...I could imagine collectors everywhere, jaws dropping to the floor so fast they break on impact...) But my point is, they handle just fine. It's not Magic Finish slippery, but some people actually dislike MF because they feel it has too much glide, making the cards harder to handle. They're good cards, better than average.
It boggles my mind at times how obsessed some people get about stocks, finishes and handling. I'll grant that there are some cards as dumpy and clumpy as cow pies, but the vast majority of current-issue custom decks (and not just from USPC) handle pretty fine if you ask me. There's no point in splitting hairs about exactly how thick this stock is compared to that or how snappy or slippery or shiny or whatever that they happen to be. There's a range that's considered great for performing by the majority of people, and all modern custom decks fall into that category.
