The Thought Space Athletics Nebula Ethereal Omen is a 9 speed control driver built for players who need a hard, dependable fade on command, run here in a metallic swirled Nebula Ethereal plastic. It fills the same bag slot as a Firebird, and I have outdriven a Shimmer Star Firebird with this one by a solid 25 feet.

Flight Numbers: 9 / 4 / 0 / 4

Nebula Ethereal is a sturdy, high grade plastic with real domed feel in hand and a metallic look that shows off its swirl on every disc. It shrugs off tree hits and skips well past what a base plastic would tolerate, and the extra dome gives it a slightly more locked in grip for forehand release than a flatter driver.

Rip it hard on a flat release and it will hold straight briefly before dumping left with real authority, the same shape as a Firebird or Raptor clone. On anhyzer it fights the whole way and finishes with a hard, reliable fade, which makes it the disc I reach for on forced turnover lines, headwind holes, and forehand rollers when I am in a jam. It is not a beginner's driver; it wants intermediate to advanced arm speed to show any distance at all, but for forehand throwers who can never quite trust a fade to show up, this one always does.

Want this shape without quite as much beef? The sibling Thought Space Ethos Omen flies a bit further before the fade kicks in. Looking for a slightly softer feel with the same fade? The Thought Space Aura Omen is the one to grab. See the whole Omen collection.

Speed 9, glide 4, turn 0, fade 4. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 2.0 cm, max weight 175 g.