The Discraft Impact is a 6-speed understable midrange. With published flight numbers of 6 / 6 / -3 / 1, it is most often described as suited for turnover lines, standstill throws.
Overview
The Impact is a beadless Discraft disc rated 6/6/-3/1.[2][3][4] Infinite Discs and DiscMetrics classify it as a midrange, and Marshall Street calls it a midrange driver, while Discraft's current page titles it a fairway driver.[1][2][3][4] Marshall Street's PDGA measurements are a 21.6 cm diameter, 2.0 cm height, 1.3 cm rim depth and 1.3 cm rim width.[2] Discraft says it is easy to throw and control and holds a very nice straight line, and Infinite Discs and DiscMetrics classify it as understable.[1][3][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
DiscMetrics lists turnover lines, standstill shots and easy shaping, describing it as a disc that moves without forcing it.[4] Discraft says the Impact will help you stay in the fairway, and its rim crosshatching is meant to keep the disc flat and straight.[1] A Marshall Street retailer note says an employee found it performs well as a straight control driver and that it replaced similar discs in their bag.[2] Infinite Discs and DiscMetrics both recommend it for intermediate players.[3][4]
Best for:
- Turnover lines
- Standstill throws
- Easy-shaping controlled fairway shots
- Straight control-driver lines at midrange speed
Community notes — how players actually use this disc
Plastics & variants
The Impact is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]
ESP, ESP Glo, ESP Swirl, Titanium Colorshift Swirl, Tour Series ESP, Tour Series Z, Z Line, 150 Class
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
Marshall Street Disc Golf's PDGA data gives an approval date of October 26, 2007 for the Impact and a maximum weight of 179.3 g.[2] Infinite Discs and DiscMetrics list a 177 g maximum weight instead.[3][4] Infinite Discs quotes Discraft saying the rim was engineered to keep the disc flying flat and minimize low-speed fade.[3] Discraft's original ESP page lists a 150 Class version, and Infinite Discs lists ESP, ESP Glo, ESP Swirl, Titanium Colorshift Swirl, Tour Series ESP, Tour Series Z and Z Line plastics.[1][3] No source consulted names a designer.
Notable throwers
Currently no information
How it compares
How the Impact lines up against the discs players most often weigh it against, using each manufacturer's published flight numbers.
| Disc | Speed / Glide / Turn / Fade | Stability | Rim width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discraft Impact | 6 / 6 / -3 / 1 | Understable | 1.3 cm |
| MVP Signal | 6 / 5 / -3 / 1 | Understable | 1.7 cm |
| Discraft Glide | 6 / 5 / -3 / 2 | Very Understable | 1.5 cm |
| Discraft Meteor | 5 / 5 / -3 / 1 | Understable | 1.3 cm |
References & further reading
- How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
- PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Impact" to find the Discraft Impact entry (PDGA-approved 2007)
- Discraft 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.
- Impact ESP Fairway Driver — Discraft (official product page)
- ESP Impact (PDGA approval date and measurements) — Marshall Street Disc Golf
- Discraft Impact — Infinite Discs (flight numbers, plastics, dimensions)
- Discraft Impact — DiscMetrics
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