There’s not a ton online about Innova’s Nexus Plastic …
Which is weird, because everybody’s at least heard of it.
In fact, if you check out Innova’s official plastics page, it’s not even mentioned. Nexus plastic is the brainchild of Team Innova captain, Nate Sexton. Originally cooked up to be morphed into the Firefly for Sexton’s putting needs back in 2019, it’s now available in a few select Innova molds.
To understand what Nexus offers, you first need to know the following:
- DX Plastic – This plastic is soft, affordable and breaks-in easily.
- XT Plastic – This plastic is firmer than R-Pro, but less firm than KC Pro.
- Star Plastic – This plastic is equal parts grippy and durable, while still malleable.
Relative to the above, Nexus is more durable than DX plastic, stiffer than XT plastic and provides better grip than Star plastic – all while being composed of baseline polymers.
Here’s the MAIN selling point, though …
Nexus plastic is mad-grippy.
For this reason, it’s a popular putter plastic – you won’t find it in much else, really. The Firefly’s obviously the pioneer sporter of the Nexus look. In recent months and years, however, sporadic runs of the Xero, Aviar, Rhyno, Animal and Aviar Driver have all appeared in Nexus plastic …
Again, exclusively putt-and-approach discs.
The good of Nexus is grip – it always will be. If you’re a fan of baseline plastic, but still haven’t recovered from a DX Roc that shattered after hitting a tree, you’ll love Nexus. While technically a baseline concoction, it gives the durability of premium Innova plastics a run for their money. Furthermore, runs of Galactic Nexus and Color Glow Nexus exist – they’re plenty sexy.
And now for the bad …
There just aren’t many molds currently decked out in the Nexus stuff – they’re somewhat rare. And with most of them putters, should you want to acquire a fat stack of ‘em or your backyard practice basket, you’ll need to save up first: Nexus discs are priced at a premium-plastic rate.
I don’t know why …
I wish I knew.
As far as personal experience with Nexus plastic is concerned, three years back, I borrowed a buddy’s Firefly for a week when the mold first dropped. I’ve spent my entire career with KC Pro Aviars – nothing beats the Big Bead mold. So though the shape of the disc (it’s basically a P2) didn’t jive with me, the plastic ABSOLUTELY did. KC Pro beats-in well, but it’s slippery …
Whether hot or cold, the grip on Nexus stays true – I get the appeal. If Nexus Big Bead Aviars were more of a mainstay on Innova’s production line, I’d consider making the switch. As they’re not, I’m content to keep working with the sizable collection of KC Pro Aviars I’ve amassed.
Nexus is good stuff.
If you like Innova, but love mega-grippy putters, go for it …
It’s the best of both worlds.
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