Does anyone have both a lobster grand or elite and a proton. At max speed is the proton faster? I’ve easily replaced the throw wheels on the lobster, is the proton easy to work with?
I’ve got two lobster elites and the proton. The proton is about the same speed but spins faster. Its not really anything noticeable unless you’re focusing on it. While practicing, the lobster is every bit as competent as the proton.
As far as people opting out of the proton - this thread has become increasingly nit picking due to skeptical or apprehensive potential buyers trying to get every last possible negative out of us. Like another commenter said - this thread is greatly exaggerated compared to what you really experience in practice.
At this point, you gotta just man up and roll the dice with the (gasp!) $160 restocking fee in the very rare event you just can’t handle the cons.
For me, I don’t notice the drift at all, but the more I read this thread, maybe I will start noticing drift. Maybe when I go back to reload the proton next time I practice, I will focus on the few inches it drifted and curse it loudly for such terrible engineering. Maybe I’ll even let it ruin my fun for the day.
Or maybe I’ll just reload it up, program my drills on my phone (that is 100% going to disconnect like it always does) and then have some fun hitting some balls despite those inconveniences. Because the proton DOES do that right. It will place the balls damn near perfect for the entire basket. You really will be amazed at how badass this little thing is when you use it.
It boils down to priorities and trade offs. For me, adjusting a couple inches of drift and not being able to modify shots from the baseline is the trade-off I’m more than happy to make for the ability to only have ONE trip from the car with all my gear - and do so without the slightest straining.
These are all good machines - it’s up to you what features are most important.
