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Sting

4.6(71)
Control Driver
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The Sting is an understable control driver rated 7/5/-2/1: it turns willingly at moderate power and finishes with only a whisper of fade. It suits newer players and finesse throwers who want easy, straight-to-right lines, and it flips over for big arms unless they start it on hyzer.

Touch is the theme: hyzer-flips run long and straight, anhyzers hold to the ground, and low-effort placement shots stay smooth. As with most understable fairways, wear pushes it further right over time.

The Sting was the prototype for Discraft's 2017 Ace Race (PDGA cert 17-119, approved that November), the annual event thrown entirely with an unreleased mold, and it joined the standard lineup afterward.

Today's runs are lean: ESP and Z Line as the mainstays, Big Z alongside, and Titanium and Cryztal Sparkle at the premium end.

Flight

Source: Discraft

Arm speed

NoviceIntermediatePro
SpeedHow hard the disc must be thrown to fly as designed. Putters are 1 to 3, the fastest drivers 14 and up.
7
GlideHow long the disc stays in the air. More glide means more distance from the same throw.
5
TurnHow much it drifts right early in flight (right-handed backhand). More negative, more drift.
-2
FadeHow hard it hooks left as it slows down (right-handed backhand). Higher, stronger hook.
1
StabilityTurn plus fade. Negative drifts right and is easier for beginners. Positive finishes left.Turn + Fade
-1

Dimensions

Source: PDGA
DiameterHow wide the disc is, edge to edge. Almost every disc is 21 to 22 cm.
21.4 cm
HeightHow tall the disc is lying flat. Putters are usually the tallest.
1.8 cm
Rim DepthHow deep the rim is underneath, where your fingers grip. Putters have the deepest rims.
1.2 cm
Rim ThicknessHow wide the rim is. Wider rims make faster discs that need a stronger throw.
1.6 cm
Rim Inside DiameterThe width of the flat middle, inside the rim. Bigger usually means a slower, easier disc.
18.2 cm
Rim Depth/Diameter RatioRim depth as a share of the disc's width. Higher means a deeper rim for its size.
5.6%
Rim ConfigurationA PDGA score for the shape of the edge. Low is sharp, like a driver. High is rounded, like a putter.
36.25
BeadA small ridge under the edge of the rim, mostly on putters. It changes how the disc feels in hand.
No

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