The Thought Space Athletics Ethereal Votum runs the same 7 speed control driver shape in TSA's Ethereal plastic, a blend that feels closer to Discraft's Big Z than anything else in the Votum lineup. This is the plastic to reach for if you want the Votum flight to stay the same for years.

Flight Numbers: 7 / 5 / 0 / 3

Ethereal is stiff, dense, and slow to beat in, closer in hand to Big Z than to a Star or Champion blend. It resists nicks from cart paths and fairway rocks better than the softer Votum plastics, and the flight you throw fresh out of the bag stays close to that flight a hundred rounds later.

On a flat release it tracks straight before a controlled fade closes out the flight, and on a slight hyzer it holds that line well into a headwind without turning over. Because it is so slow to beat in, it stays reliable as a placement driver on tight, technical holes long after a softer plastic would have started to flip.

Players who beat in a premium driver too fast get a plastic built to outlast them, and anyone who wants one Votum in the bag for the long haul without buying a replacement every season should start here. It suits intermediate players moving up from a stable midrange into their first real fairway driver.

Prefer a plastic that takes a full season to beat in? Want the same durability with a swirly finish instead? The Thought Space Athletics Nebula Ethereal Votum is the same blend with color added. Want a softer plastic that grips right away? The Thought Space Athletics Aura Votum is the one to try. Browse the rest of the stable distance drivers.

Speed 7, glide 5, turn 0, fade 3. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 1.8 cm, max weight 166 g.