Disc: Discraft Tour Series Z Drone, 175g

Feel: This disc feels pretty neutral backhand. It’s not that it feels bad, it just doesn’t feel great. The plastic is pretty good, it has some nice durability, and the grip is good. I’ve noticed that there tends to be quite a bit of correlation with plastic types and my releases. Much more so than it seems to be for most people. So I tend to be a bit more picky than most people with plastic types. This plastic is great, I like it a lot. It’s easy to get a grip on, but not so grippy that I hold on to it for too long. This disc sits in my hand pretty well forehand. Overall, there’s not really anything special about the feel.

Flight: Well. It is what it is advertised to be. A very overstable midrange. This disc truly flies like the numbers indicate and is one of the only discs I’ve ever thrown that truly warrants a 1 for turn. I picked up a Roc3 quite some time back looking for a midrange that would be somewhat overstable. I was a bit disappointed; it was not very overstable at all. It flew dead straight with a mild fade at the end. I never really tried any other overstable midrange until the Drone. I saw one of my buddies throw it, and it held a very impressive hyzer line. I decided to give it a try myself, and I was not disappointed. It holds hyzer lines like no other midrange. When I have some space to work with and I’m about 250 from the basket, I throw this disc a lot. I like to throw it a bit to the right of the basket (RHBH) and let it work its way back. When I throw forehand, I have a slightly harder time getting it to hold lines, but that’s due to my forehand not being very good. So I always go with big hyzer shots when I throw it forehand. This disc really won’t flip over if you throw it properly. I live in Oklahoma, so I know what wind can do to a disc. I’ve also learned to tell the difference between the flights of a disc that flips due to a mediocre release into a headwind, and a disc that flips simply because of the headwind. I have yet to see this disc flip solely due to wind.

Overall: Well. It’s in my bag. I love it. It’s everything I expected it to be. It lives up to the hype. What more is there to say? I am very happy with its flight, its feel is fine, and I almost threw it in from 260 feet when I was warming up the other day. If you have been thinking about whether or not you should get a Drone but are unsure as to whether or not it lives up to the hype, get one. You’ll quickly see that the hype is not unwarranted.

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