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

The Discraft Nuke SS is a 13-speed understable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 13 / 5 / -3 / 3, it is most often described as suited for wide-open backhand distance drives for developing arms, long turnover and anhyzer lines.

Overview

The Discraft Nuke SS is the understable version of the Nuke, a 13-speed distance driver built to give developing players the distance of more advanced throwers without years of practice.[1][2] With a 13/5/-3/3 flight, it offers the same wide-rim speed as the Nuke but adds extra high-speed turn for easy turnovers at medium power and long rollers at high power.[2] Discraft positions it as one of the easiest high-speed drivers to throw, letting slower arm speeds achieve long, gently turning flights.[1][2] The PDGA approved the Nuke SS on April 7, 2011.[3]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 13 5 -3 3 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 Nuke SS is a distance and roller specialist.[2] Reach for it on wide-open backhand drives where its high-speed turn and glide pull the disc down the fairway, on long turnover and anhyzer lines, and on rollers that benefit from an understable high-speed driver.[2] It is especially suited to developing and lower-power players who want maximum reach from a forgiving driver; bigger arms tend to use it for tailwind bombs and flex shots, since it turns readily under full power.[1]

Best for:

  • Wide-open backhand distance drives for developing arms
  • Long turnover and anhyzer lines
  • High-speed rollers
  • Tailwind and flex bombs for higher-power players

Plastics & variants

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

Z, ESP, Big 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

Discraft PDGA-approved the Nuke SS on April 7, 2011 (certification 11-15), as the understable counterpart in the Nuke family alongside the neutral Nuke and overstable Nuke OS.[3] The 'SS' designation marks it as the most turn-friendly of the three, aimed at developing throwers chasing distance.[2] Discraft produces it in baseline Z, premium ESP, durable Big Z, and Titanium plastics.[2] With a 21.2 cm diameter, a wide 2.5 cm rim, a shallow 1.5 cm height, and a PDGA maximum weight of 176.0 g, it shares the Nuke's max-distance footprint while flying with substantially more 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 Nuke SS | Stable Distance Driver — 1010 Discs (flight numbers, distance/roller overview)
  2. Nuke SS — Discraft (official product page; 13/5/-3/3, developing-player description, plastics)
  3. Nuke SS — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 2011-04-07, dimensions)

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