The Innova Champion Color Glow Eagle, in Gregg Barsby's Tour Series stamp, is an overstable fairway driver that gives players without distance driver arm speed a taste of what a Destroyer is supposed to feel like. It was Innova's original high speed fairway driver, and it still holds that role.

Flight Numbers: 7 / 4 / -1 / 3

Champion Color Glow feels a little softer and grippier in the hand than stock Champion, and the glow charge holds up well through a full evening round without a lot of recharging. It tends to hold its stability longer than base Champion too, which matters on a mold that relies on a predictable finish. It takes tree hits fine and doesn't chunk easily, so it's a good pick for wooded courses where contact is inevitable.

Thrown flat it carries a bit of high speed turn before settling into a straight run and a clean, predictable finishing fade, exactly the flight advanced throwers use for controlled distance off the tee. Players without the arm speed for a Destroyer get a similar shape at a friendlier speed, and someone with real power can push it out for full distance drives and still get the fade back at the end. It handles headwinds better than most fairway drivers its speed, so it's a solid pick for open, windy courses as much as wooded ones.

Want the extra fade without losing glide? The Champion Eagle Factory Second is a budget way into the same mold. Prefer the base Champion plastic? Try the Champion Eagle. Shop the rest of our overstable fairway drivers.

Speed 7, glide 4, turn -1, fade 3. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 1.7 cm, max weight 175 g.