The Discraft Stratus in ESP Swirl plastic is Discraft's most understable mid-range, now in a grippier premium blend with a limited Ledgestone stamp. It is built to turn over easily, which sounds like a flaw until you are a beginner trying to get a disc to go straight and far for the first time.

Flight Numbers: 5 / 4 / -4 / 1

ESP Swirl runs Discraft's tacky, durable premium plastic through a marbled color mix, so the grip matches standard ESP while the pattern makes every disc a little different. It holds up to years of practice throws and beats in slowly, so the heavy turn you get out of the box sticks around.

Thrown flat by a slower arm it flies straight and carries a long way without much effort, the exact reason it shows up in so many beginner sets. Give it more speed and it becomes a turnover disc, holding an anhyzer angle and curving hard to the right before a light fade closes it out. Slower arms get distance, bigger arms get a reliable roller and turnover shot.

Good for new players building their first real drives and for anyone who needs a dependable anhyzer or turnover option once their arm speed grows past what a mid-range like this is meant for.

New to the game and still working on distance? The X Stratus gives you the same flight in a cheaper plastic to learn on. Want way more stability from the same brand? The Axiom Neutron Hex sits at the other end of the shelf. Browse our understable midrange discs.

Speed 5, glide 4, turn -4, fade 1. Diameter 21.4 cm, rim width 1.2 cm, max weight 178 g.