The Discraft Crank in Z plastic is a stable distance driver built for players with real arm speed behind the release. Discraft describes it as a cross between the Nuke and the Nuke SS, and that mix shows up the moment you throw it flat and watch it hold its line instead of drifting off course.

Flight Numbers: 13 / 5 / -2 / 2

Z plastic is Discraft's firm, durable blend, closer in feel to Innova's Champion line than to the softer ESP. It grips fine in cold weather and takes tree strikes without chunking, so a Z Crank you buy today still flies close to true a season from now instead of breaking down into something flippier.

Thrown flat it holds a stable line and finishes with a clean, predictable fade rather than dumping hard left. Give it a slight anhyzer release and the glide rating lets it hyzer flip and keep carrying well past where most stable drivers fold over. Forehand throwers can use it too, though the wide 2.3 cm rim takes some adjustment if you have smaller hands. This one is built for intermediate and advanced players with developed arm speed, not a first distance driver for someone still building form.

Want more grip and a softer feel in the same flight? The Discraft ESP Crank gets you there. Need something that flips a little easier out of the box? The Big Z Crank runs a touch more understable. See the rest of our stable distance drivers.

Speed 13, glide 5, turn -2, fade 2. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 2.3 cm, max weight 174 g.