The Discraft ESP Zone is the overstable putt and approach disc more Discraft bags carry than any other, a beadless workhorse built for shots a regular putter cannot handle. ESP is the plastic this mold shipped in first, and it is still the one Reaper sells the most of.

Flight Numbers: 4 / 3 / 0 / 3

ESP grips through rain and cold without going slick, and it holds its stiffness for a long time before beating in. That means the flat, torque resistant release you get on day one stays consistent through a full season of flick putts and hard forehand approaches. It takes tree hits without chunking, so the edge stays clean.

Thrown flat it holds dead straight and finishes with a firm, predictable fade, and into a headwind it barely moves off line. On a full power forehand it still will not turn over, which is the entire reason it ends up in so many bags as the answer to a bad angle. I reach for mine on any approach where a miss to the left is not an option.

Beginners get a putter that teaches a clean release because it does not hide a bad throw, and advanced players lean on it as the flick putt they trust from 30 feet. Anyone who throws forehand approach shots should have one in rotation.

Throwing into a headwind a lot? The Discraft Titanium Zone gives you the same overstable flight in a stiffer, shinier plastic. Want the same shape with a longer beat-in window? The Discraft Z Zone sits between ESP and Titanium on durability. Browse the rest of our ESP plastic.

Speed 4, glide 3, turn 0, fade 3. Diameter 21.1 cm, rim width 1.2 cm, max weight 175 g.