The Innova Star Mako3, in our Reaper stamped run, is the disc I hand to players who already love the Roc3 in the hand but want something faster and even more resistant to fade. In the hand it holds a similar profile, and on release it commits to dead straight instead of hooking left.

Flight Numbers: 5 / 5 / 0 / 0

Star runs a little glidier than the GStar version and holds its shine longer under regular play, without needing the flex GStar offers for cold weather. It has a comfortable, flat top that suits a forehand grip especially well, closer in the hand to a compact midrange than a typical Innova blank.

Thrown level with clean form it goes dead straight and holds that line the entire flight, with almost no drift and only the faintest finish at the very end. Add hyzer and it drifts gently toward the target instead of digging in hard, and on anhyzer it turns over and rides right on a backhand release. It rewards players who already have a clean release and punishes a sloppy one, since there's no fade to bail out a bad throw. Good for tight fairway approaches and anyone using a forehand flick as a main upshot.

Same mold, different plastic: the GStar Mako3 flies just as straight with more flex for cold rounds. Want a straight midrange with more finish at the end? The Discraft ESP Buzzz is the usual next disc to try. See the rest of our stable midranges.

Speed 5, glide 5, turn 0, fade 0. Diameter 21.7 cm, rim width 1.2 cm, max weight 180 g.