The Legacy Icon Patriot is an understable fairway driver built for slower arms and newer players who want a straight, predictable drive without fighting the disc. Legacy shaped the Patriot with a flat top and a manageable rim, and Icon plastic gives it a clean, durable finish.

Flight Numbers: 7 / 5 / -2 / 1

Icon is Legacy's mid-tier plastic, firmer than a base line blend and grippy enough to hold a confident release even on a sweaty forehand. It resists denting on fairway skips better than a lot of entry plastics, and it beats in slowly, so the turn that makes the Patriot a control driver sticks around for a long time.

Thrown flat it turns over gently and rides out straight before a soft fade brings it home, and on a hyzer it will flip up to flat for anyone without a lot of arm speed. It handles a tailwind well and gives beginners their first real look at a controlled 300 foot drive. Bigger arms will find it turns over fast and should treat it as a specialty turnover disc rather than a workhorse.

Prefer a proven overstable option for headwind holes? The Discraft ESP Heat flies a similar speed with more backbone. Want a midrange to pair with it for approach shots? The Axiom Neutron Hex is a common bag mate for a driver like this. See the rest of our understable fairway drivers.

Speed 7, glide 5, turn -2, fade 1. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 1.8 cm, max weight 175 g.