The Mint Discs Freetail is a 10-speed very understable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 10 / 5 / -4 / 1, it is most often described as suited for big turnover shots that finish right for a right-hand backhand, rollers off the tee.
Overview
The Mint Discs Freetail is a deliberately understable speed-10 driver. Mint publishes it at 10/5/-4/1 across every plastic and every run, from the 2019 first run to current production.[1][2] The -4 turn is the whole point: thrown flat with power the Freetail will turn over and keep going, and Mint's own copy frames it as "a driver that wants you to control it, not power it."[1] Infinite Discs' crowd-sourced reviewer numbers land at 10/5/-3.7/1, essentially confirming the manufacturer rating.[4]
Flight characteristics
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.
Recommended uses
Reach for the Freetail when you want the disc to go right (RHBH). It is a turnover and roller tool first: flat releases produce long anhyzer flights with minimal fade, and power throwers can put it on the ground as a roller with little effort.[1][4] Lower-power players can throw it flat for straight distance that a stable 10-speed would never give them. It is not a headwind disc and it is easy to over-torque.
Best for:
- Big turnover shots that finish right for a right-hand backhand
- Rollers off the tee
- Hyzer-flip lines that flip up and ride flat
- Distance for lower-power players who cannot turn a stable driver
Community notes — how players actually use this disc
Plastics & variants
The Freetail is available in the following plastic blends from Mint Discs:[1]
Apex, Eternal, Sublime, Nocturnal Glow
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
Mint Discs is an Austin, Texas company founded in 2015. The Freetail is named after the Mexican free-tailed bat native to Austin and was Mint's second driver, following the Alpha.[1] The mold was PDGA approved on 16 September 2019 (certification 19-63) and went on sale on 6 January 2020 in Sublime, Apex and Eternal plastics — so it is a 2019-approved, 2020-released disc.[3] A Nocturnal Glow run followed in 2020. Mint's serial-number system stamps a plastic-and-run code on every disc (for example AP-FT01-19 for the first Apex run), which makes Freetail runs unusually easy to date.[1] No designer is credited by Mint or any secondary source. Mint's discs are molded by MVP Disc Sports.[4] Note that Disc Golf Examiner's 2020 Apex review lists 10/6/-3/2, which contradicts Mint's own published 10/5/-4/1 on every run.[5]
Notable throwers
Currently no information
Similar discs
- Innova Mamba · 11/6/-5/1
- Innova Sidewinder · 9/5/-3/1
- Innova Archangel · 8/6/-4/1
- Innova Roadrunner · 9/5/-4/1
References & further reading
- How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
- PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Freetail" to find the Mint Discs Freetail entry (PDGA-approved 2019)
- Mint Discs official site — manufacturer product page
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.
- Freetail — Apex Plastic (AP-FT02-22) — Mint Discs (official product page: "Approximate Flight Ratings: Speed 10 / Glide 5 / Turn -4 / Fade 1"; second-driver and Mexican free-tailed bat naming)
- Freetail — Eternal Plastic (ET-FT03-25) — Mint Discs (current-run official listing, same 10/5/-4/1 rating)
- Mint Discs homepage, 29 January 2020 — Internet Archive (release banner: "The Freetail in Sublime, Apex, and Eternal - On Sale: Jan 6, 2020")
- Mint Discs Freetail — Infinite Discs (manufacturer flight numbers 10/5/-4/1 vs reviewer numbers 10/5/-3.7/1; MVP manufacturing)
- Mint Discs Freetail Disc Review — Apex Plastic — Disc Golf Examiner (review listing the conflicting 10/6/-3/2 numbers)
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