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

The Discraft Flick is a 12-speed very overstable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 12 / 3 / 1 / 5, it is most often described as suited for forehand drives in strong wind, overhand throws — tomahawks and thumbers.

Overview

The Discraft Flick is an extremely overstable distance driver with manufacturer flight numbers of 12 / 3 / 1 / 5 and a Discraft stability rating of 2.5 — the far overstable end of the company's own scale.[1] Discraft describes it as "fast and overstable, making it excellent for forehand, overhand and distance drives," and lists it as an advanced-player disc for strong arms.[1] It is also one of Discraft's flattest, lowest-profile drivers: the PDGA measured a 1.3 cm height on a 21.1 cm disc with a 2.1 cm rim.[2] Discraft still lists the mold as in production.[1]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 12 3 1 5 Published spec
Discpedia community Loading ratings…

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 Flick is a utility disc first. Team Discraft's Brad Schick uses it for short spike shots and for forehands in wind, and says the wind usually has to be blowing 20+ mph before he will throw it backhand at all.[1] Teammate Barrett White calls it steerable and dependable — reliable for a big spikey hyzer, but equally usable on a big poppy anhyzer once you find the angle, and capable of flying a long way when struck perfectly.[1] Discraft's own guidance is forehand, overhand and distance drives for strong arms.[1] It runs in Z and Titanium plastics.[1]

Best for:

  • Forehand drives in strong wind
  • Overhand throws — tomahawks and thumbers
  • Short spike hyzers that land and stop
  • Big skip shots off hard ground
  • Utility drives when nothing else will hold a hyzer

Plastics & variants

The Flick is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]

Z, Titanium

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

The PDGA approved the Flick on 22 August 2004 under certification number 04-10, recording a 21.1 cm diameter, 1.3 cm height, 1.1 cm rim depth, a 2.1 cm rim, a 16.9 cm inside rim diameter and a 175.1 g maximum weight.[2] That makes it one of the earliest wide-rim speed-12 molds still in circulation, predating the great majority of the modern overstable distance drivers it now gets compared against.[2] More than two decades later Discraft continues to list it as in production, placing it in the distance-driver class between the Predator (less speed) and the Machete (more speed) on the brand's own comparison navigation.[1] Independent flight databases publish the same 12 / 3 / 1 / 5 rating Discraft does; a minority of retail listings carry a speed of 13 instead, but Discraft's own current specification is 12.[1][3][4]

Notable throwers

Brad Schick, Barrett White

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. Flick — Discraft (official product page, flight ratings, plastics and team notes)
  2. Flick from Discraft — PDGA approved-disc record (cert 04-10)
  3. Discraft Flick flight chart — Disc Golf Puttheads
  4. Discraft Flick — Disc Golf Dojo flight numbers and info

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