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

The Westside Sorcerer is a 13-speed slightly overstable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 13 / 5 / -0.5 / 3, it is most often described as suited for full-power backhand drives that need a long s-curve, forehand drives with a dependable finish.

Overview

The Westside Sorcerer is a 13/5/-0.5/3 distance driver with an unusually small grip for its speed. Westside calls it “Westside’s answer for a high speed disc for all skill levels” and notes that “with a smaller grip than most high speed discs, the Sorcerer leaves the hand fast.”[1] The published flight is a long S-curve: “The Sorcerer provides a nice long ‘S’ curve line. For lower arm speeds, the Sorcerer will actually get flat and glide before diving to the left.”[1] The PDGA records it at 21.2 cm diameter, 1.6 cm height, 1.1 cm rim depth and a 2.3 cm rim, with a 176.0 g maximum weight.[2]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Westside (mfg) 13 5 -0.5 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 Sorcerer is a big-arm distance driver first: full-power backhand drives that want a long turn before a firm fade, forehand drives where 3 fade gives a dependable finish, and headwind distance where the half-step of turn stops it flipping. Lower arm speeds will not get the S-curve at all — Westside’s own copy says the disc simply flattens out and glides before fading.[1] Stability labels disagree sharply: Disc Golf Puttheads files it as “Stable” with only mild overstability, while Foundation Disc Golf calls it “fast and very overstable.”[3]

Best for:

  • Full-power backhand drives that need a long S-curve
  • Forehand drives with a dependable finish
  • Headwind distance where a flippier driver would turn over
  • Big hyzer lines with a firm fade at the end

Plastics & variants

The Sorcerer is available in the following plastic blends from Westside:[1]

VIP, Tournament

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 Sorcerer on 28 October 2013 under certification number 13-69, registering it under its Finnish subtitle as “Sorcerer (Tietäjä1)”; Westside’s own page confirms that “Sorcerer in Finnish language is Tietäjä.”[1][2] The PDGA’s release announcement of 31 October 2013 carries Westside’s account of the tooling: “The upper mold of the Westside Sorcerer is the same as Westside World’s. The lower mold of the Sorcerer is new… Due to improved mold design, the Sorcerer feels different than the King so it is not just a King with small changes but an all new disc.”[4] The flight rating has since been revised: at launch Westside published 13/6/0/2, while the current official figures are 13/5/-0.5/3, and Marshall Street’s flight guide still carries the obsolete launch numbers.[1][4] Westside attributes the stamp art to Arto Hoffrén in 2013 and explains the design as “old sorcerer Väinämöinen who is one of the main characters of Finnish national epic Kalevala.”[1] The mold remains in production in VIP and Tournament plastic.[1] No professional is documented bagging one.[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. Sorcerer — Westside Discs (official mold page)
  2. Sorcerer (Tietäjä1) from Westside Golf Discs — PDGA Approved Discs
  3. Westside Sorcerer Flight Chart — Disc Golf Puttheads
  4. Today It’s a Sorcerer World — PDGA announcement, 31 October 2013
  5. Westside Discs Sorcerer Review — All Things Disc Golf

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