Discmania Color Glow C-Line FD3
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The Discmania Color Glow C-Line FD3 is an overstable fairway driver with a flat profile and a comfortable rim, close enough to an Innova Firebird in flight that longtime Firebird throwers switch over without missing a beat. This run comes in Discmania's glow C-Line blend, so it stores light on the tee and lights up on evening rounds.
Flight Numbers: 9 / 4 / 0 / 3
Glow C-Line is grippy and stiff compared to a standard C-Line run, and a max weight Glow FD3 flies noticeably more overstable than a lighter C-Line off the same mold, more like the beefiest Firebird you own than a middle of the road control driver. It needs real speed behind it or the fade shows up almost immediately, so a soft release does not do this plastic any favors.
At full speed it holds a straight line and carries forward into a long, forward-penetrating fade instead of dropping straight down, which means it skips and slides well past where you expect it to land. It is not a distance disc, the low glide and strong late fade make sure of that, but it is a fantastic tool for controlled forehand and backhand drives in the woods, touch shots that need to hold a hyzer, and any hole where wind is a factor. Power throwers get a torque resistant driver that will not blow off line, while newer players without much arm speed will find it fades early and comes up short.
Want a lighter, less overstable build of the same mold? The Golden Swirl S-Line FD3 flies straighter for longer. Like a flake finish? The Metal Flake C-Line FD3 is the same flight in a different look. Check out the rest of our glow discs for night rounds.
Speed 9, glide 4, turn 0, fade 3. Diameter 21.3 cm, rim width 2.0 cm, max weight 176 g.