The Discraft ESP Malta puts Paul McBeth's fourth signature mold in Discraft's grippy ESP blend, the plastic that most Malta buyers reach for first. This overstable midrange runs deeper in the rim than a Buzzz but flies with the same confidence, and it grips through cold and wet rounds without a break-in period.

Flight Numbers: 5 / 4 / 1 / 3

ESP is soft enough to grip in cold or wet conditions without changing your release, and it beats in over a season into a flight that turns a touch more and fades a touch less than day one. It will not outlast Big Z over years of tree hits, but it grips better on every single throw along the way.

Out of the wrapper it holds a hyzer line longer than the raw numbers suggest, running nearer a 0.4 turn with fade settling around 2.8, and a hard forehand still meets real resistance before the disc gives up its line. Thrown flat into a headwind it fades hard and lands soft, which is the shot I reach for when a fairway hole tightens up under trees.

Newer players get a forgiving overstable midrange that will not sail past the basket, and forehand throwers who cannot afford a mid that turns over get a plastic that grips even with sweaty hands. I keep two of these at different stages of wear for exactly that reason.

Need a plastic that shrugs off five seasons of tree hits? The Discraft Big Z Malta is the same mold in a stiffer blend built to last. Want a signature stamp on the same flight? The Discraft Paul McBeth 6x Claw ESP Malta carries McBeth's tour stamp. Browse the rest of our ESP plastic.

Speed 5, glide 4, turn 1, fade 3. Diameter 21.3 cm, rim width 1.3 cm, max weight 176 g.