Innova's Star Teebird is one of the most popular fairway drivers ever made, and it's the disc every other control driver on the market gets measured against. Star plastic gives it a premium grip without sacrificing the durability this mold is known for.

Flight Numbers: 7 / 5 / 0 / 2

Star feels comfortably firm in the hand and grips well even when your hand is sweating on a hot back nine. It beats in slowly, and I've watched a Teebird that starts a hair overstable settle into a dead straight flyer after a season of rounds, which is why I keep two Teebirds at different stages of wear.

Thrown flat it holds a long, straight line before a moderate, predictable fade closes it out. On a slight anhyzer it slowly turns over while still tracking toward the target, which makes it one of the easier discs on the market to shape a controlled line with. Into a headwind it settles down and holds, rather than fighting you.

New players get an easy release out of it and a fade they can count on, and it works as a forehand disc for slower arms since the speed doesn't demand much power. Advanced players use it as the ruler they measure every other fairway driver against, and it's the disc I'd hand someone who only gets to carry one driver.

Bag it next to the Innova Glow Teebird for night rounds, or if you want a flatter, faster version of the same flight, the Innova Metal Flake Teebird is worth a look. See every version in the Teebird collection.

Speed 7, glide 5, turn 0, fade 2. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 1.7 cm, max weight 175 g.