The Kastaplast K3 Hard Svea is the same understable midrange shape as the rest of the Svea line, cast in Kastaplast's stiffer, baseline K3 blend. It is the Svea for players who want a firm, locked-in grip on touchy approach shots instead of a soft premium feel.

Flight Numbers: 5 / 6 / -1 / 0

K3 Hard is Kastaplast's entry-level plastic: less flexible than K1, a bit grippier out of the box, and it wears in with small scuffs instead of the deep gouges a softer blend takes. It does not hold its stability curve quite as long as K1, so expect this one to turn over a little earlier in its life.

Flat releases hold a long straight glide before easing into a gentle left finish, and on a hyzer it flips to flat and keeps carrying, which is exactly what makes it a natural hyzer flip and turnover midrange. Slower arms get the disc to flip all the way over on a soft anhyzer for an easy tailwind shot.

This is the disc I hand a new player who wants a midrange that will not fight them, and it doubles as a control approach disc for anyone who prefers a firm plastic in hand over a tacky premium one. Forehand throwers get a clean release off the beadless rim.

Prefer a softer, longer-lasting plastic? The Kastaplast K1 Svea holds its stability longer. Want even more give in cold weather? The K1 Soft Svea beats in faster. See the rest of the understable midrange discs.

Speed 5, glide 6, turn -1, fade 0. Diameter 21.9 cm, rim width 1.3 cm, max weight 181 g.