The Discraft Big Z Athena is the sixth disc in Paul McBeth's signature line, a stable fairway driver that plays a lot like a Teebird3. Big Z is Discraft's stable, durable variant of Z plastic, a touch more opaque and gummy, built for a control driver you can trust year after year.

Flight Numbers: 7 / 5 / 0 / 2

Big Z holds up to heavy rounds without going soft, with a slightly gummier feel in the hand than standard Z that grips well in cool weather. It keeps this mold's fade dependable for a long time, so the Athena you throw today still finishes the same way after a full season of tee shots and approach lines.

Thrown flat it goes dead straight and holds a chosen hyzer angle for most of the flight before a reliable, not dumpy fade closes it out left for a right hand backhand. It will not turn over even for a bigger arm, which makes it a point and shoot tool rather than a max distance driver, and it shines on forehand shots in the woods where accuracy matters more than raw speed. Lighter weight Athenas fly easier and give a beginner a semi-overstable driver that holds a hyzer line in calm or windy conditions, while bigger arms use the same disc to place drives on tight, technical fairways.

Want the classic ESP feel in this mold? The ESP Athena is the plastic most first runs shipped in. Like a swirl finish? The Z Fly Dye Athena keeps the same flight in tie dyed colors. Browse the rest of our stable fairway drivers.

Speed 7, glide 5, turn 0, fade 2. Diameter 21.3 cm, rim width 1.8 cm, max weight 173 g.