Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Discraft Buzzz SS is a 5-speed understable midrange. With published flight numbers of 5 / 4 / -2 / 1, it is most often described as suited for stand-up hyzer flips that ride flat and glide, long turnover lines that hold an anhyzer angle.

Overview

The Discraft Buzzz SS is the understable sibling of the legendary Buzzz, carrying a 5/4/-2/1 flight that flies like a well-seasoned Buzzz straight out of the box.[1][2] The extra glide and high-speed turn make it a natural hyzer-flip and turnover midrange: it holds anhyzer lines smoothly and flips up to flat with ease for slower arms.[1][2] Discraft markets it for hitting pinpoint gaps and shaping buttery anhyzers, while advanced throwers use its turn for effortless flips and pushing turnover lines.[2] The PDGA approved the Buzzz SS on February 21, 2008.[3]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 5 4 -2 1 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

The Buzzz SS is built for shot-shaping with glide: laser-straight hyzer flips that stand up and ride flat, long turnover lines that need to hold an anhyzer angle, and gentle controlled fades for beginners who find the standard Buzzz too stable.[1][2] It excels at filling gaps with a soft, drifting finish rather than a hard fade, making it a go-to for sweeping turnover shapes and effortless midrange distance for developing arms.[1]

Best for:

  • Stand-up hyzer flips that ride flat and glide
  • Long turnover lines that hold an anhyzer angle
  • Gap shots with a soft, drifting finish
  • Easy straight midrange distance for slower arm speeds

Plastics & variants

The Buzzz SS is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[2]

Z, ESP, Big Z, Z FLX

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

Discraft introduced the Buzzz SS as the understable companion in the Buzzz family, and the PDGA approved it on February 21, 2008 (certification 08-06).[3] The 'SS' designation marks it as the more turn-friendly counterpart to the neutral Buzzz and the overstable Buzzz OS, completing a three-disc stability spread around Discraft's most popular midrange mold.[2] It is produced in Discraft's range of plastics, including grippy baseline Z, premium ESP, durable Big Z, and gummy Z FLX blends.[2] With a 21.6 cm diameter, a 1.3 cm rim, and a PDGA maximum weight of 179.3 g, it shares the Buzzz footprint while flying with markedly more glide and high-speed turn.[3]

Notable throwers

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Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. Discraft Buzzz SS | Understable Midrange — 1010 Discs (flight numbers, hyzer-flip/turnover use)
  2. Buzzz SS — Discraft (official product page; flight numbers, gap/anhyzer description, plastics)
  3. Buzzz-SS — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 2008-02-21, dimensions)

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