The Dynamic Discs Raider is a 13-speed overstable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 13 / 5 / -0.5 / 3, it is most often described as suited for headwind tee shots, forehand drives.
Overview
The Raider is Dynamic Discs' overstable speed-13 driver, listed at 13 / 5 / -0.5 / 3 on the company's own page.[1] Dynamic places it between the Trespass and Enforcer in stability and says its defining trait is finishing forward rather than diving at the end of the flight.[1][2] PDGA measurements give 21.2cm across and 1.5cm tall on a 2.3cm rim, capped at 176.0 grams.[3] The rim is wide and the profile shallow, so it is a power-frame driver, but the shallow -0.5 turn rating means slower arms get a predictable finish rather than a flip.[1][2]
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
Dynamic Discs sells the Raider on two jobs at once. For slower arms it is a dependable overstable driver that should gain distance over the Enforcer or Defender.[1][2] For faster arms it is a workhorse worth bagging in multiples, covering hyzers, flex lines and forehands from a single mold.[1][2] The forward finish is what separates it from the Enforcer, which drops harder at the end of its flight.[2] It holds an angle in a headwind, which is the usual reason to reach for it over a straighter 13-speed.
Best for:
- Headwind tee shots
- Forehand drives
- Flex lines that finish forward
- Carrying multiples to cover several shot shapes
Community notes — how players actually use this disc
Plastics & variants
The Raider is available in the following plastic blends from Dynamic Discs:[1]
Lucid, Fuzion, BioFuzion, Lucid Hybrid, Lucid-Ice
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 Raider on February 27, 2019 under certification 19-18, and the PDGA announcement went out on March 6, 2019.[2][3] The certification gallery is odd: it contains measurement photos filenamed 7-14-14, which does not match the site's usual convention of shooting a sample within days of approval, and no source explains the gap. Currently no information accounts for it. The retail rollout came in stages, documented by OTB Discs: an initial special-edition run in a Fuzion-type blend, then the stock Fuzion run in spring 2019, then a Lucid run in July 2019 that started as a Dick's Sporting Goods exclusive before wider dealers got access.[4] Dynamic now lists the mold in Fuzion, Lucid, BioFuzion, Lucid Hybrid and Lucid-Ice, plus effect and dye runs.[1] The mold also carries Ricky Wysocki's Sockibomb signature branding, released in Lucid-Ice and Lucid-X plastics.[5] No designer is credited for the mold.
Notable throwers
Ricky Wysocki
How it compares
How the Raider 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Discs Raider | 13 / 5 / -0.5 / 3 | Overstable | 2.3 cm |
| Dynamic Discs Trespass | 12 / 5 / -0.5 / 3 | Stable to Overstable | 2.5 cm |
| Dynamic Discs Enforcer | 12 / 4 / 0.5 / 4 | Very Overstable | 2.2 cm |
| Dynamic Discs Defender | 13 / 5 / 0 / 3 | Overstable | 2.3 cm |
| Innova Destroyer | 12 / 5 / -1 / 3 | Overstable | 2.5 cm |
| Axiom Panic | 13 / 4 / -0.5 / 3 | Very Overstable | 2.4 cm |
References & further reading
- How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
- PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Raider" to find the Dynamic Discs Raider entry (PDGA-approved 2019)
- Dynamic 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.
- Raider — Dynamic Discs
- New Disc Approved: Raider from Dynamic Discs — PDGA
- Raider from Dynamic Discs — PDGA
- Lucid Raider — OTB Discs
- Dynamic Discs Sockibomb Raider — Skyline Disc Golf
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