When I first bagged the gold ice river, I was blown away by how straight it would fly if I added just a little hyzer to the throw. It was never my first option for regular drives, but if I needed to shape a shot with a hyzer flip, I would only use the river. But pretty quicky after I got it I started to notice it was becoming more and more understable with each throw. To the point where I would release with an almost 45 degree angle and it would still somehow turn over and not come back. I believe this is an issue with the gold ice plastic, because I have much more understable discs in champion style plastics that do exactly what I think they will. The gold ice river has become extremely unpredictable over time, and I will be buying an Opto-ice version soon. I would say... just avoid the trouble and get the opto.

The River is a wonderful fairway driver. It's the first fairway driver that I've felt comfortable throwing finesse shots with, and my favorite hyzer flip disc for longer holes in the woods. I have one in Opto and one in Gold-Ice, and I can consistently get them out to around 325 feet both backhand and forehand. The extra glide is so helpful for those 350+ foot par 3s that I never had a shot at birdieing with my Eagles or Leopards.