[Drivers] Best utility disc?

[Twmccoy]

What do you guys think is the best utility disc out there? By utility I mean a disc that doesn't always have a clearly defined purpose, but you find yourself reaching for when you need a very specific shot (often out of trouble).

For me its the Flick. Even all these years in there isn't another disc like it. It's very thin, lightning fast, and glides like a dinner plate. Great disc for shortish drives that you need some very predictable fade on. Also, the flick laughs at headwinds and doesn't seem to be affected.

The lack of glide and stability make the Flick very predictable. A little practice and one can get very good aiming it.

I generally use the Flick for troublesome drives up to 350' where accuracy is a must or the wind is stiff. It also takes some work from midrange discs. I'll often pull it out on routine short drives and just aim it like a lawn dart, often more accurately than the Buzz or Wasp I'd otherwise throw in those situations.

 

[SonicGuy]

For me that would be a 110g DX leopard. Backhand tommys ftw.

But I realize that most people mean overstable when they refer to utility discs, so I vote FAF FB.

 

[geo_08]

I have two depending on the range. I have a viper (possibly soon to be replaced by a recon moab) and a sobek (potentially to be replaced by a cryztal),

I use them for essentially the same purpose just at different ranges. They are both discs I can flick, overhead, and skip to get out of the woods or land like a pancake when I go off a cliff and need to get back up it. They both also handle winds pretty well. The only reason I am replacing them is for premium plastics.

If I had to pick one of the two it would be the sobek. I reach for it more than I do the viper.

 

[IllustratorVir]

Firebird!

 

[jswoods1984]

I agree with the Flick! I use it for a wide variety of utility shots. Thumbers, forehand rollers, predictable hyzers, skips, you name it. I keep a heavy first run and a 150 Ti in my bag at all times!

 

[jcassidy1990]

I really like the Resistor for these types of shots.
The super flat top and small rim make it useful both FH and BH.

They also take a long time to pan back when overhanded so you can get really deliberate thumber shots that cut through a small window.

 

[THUGNIFICENT763]

Opto XXX.

Unless you throw like a limp-wristed choir boy... Then you should probably avoid the Opto XXX.

 

[DiscinFiend]

Champion Firebirds specifically my Nate Sexton Glow Champion Firebird. Great for thumbers, tomahawks, sidearm rollers, skip shots & much more.

 

[storyboy]

MVP Relay I use this disc for just about everything.:thmbup:

 

[JRW III]

Banshee

 

[88weeks]

FAF Champ Firebird.
Thumbers, forehand rollers, S shots, skip shots, dog legs...the ultimate utility disc.

 

[Mulligan]

Based on the OPs definition of utility, which i agree with, got to be the K1 Kaxe for me.

 

[ThomasOrion]

I love the FLICK, great disc, odd for sure, but great for a lot of tricky shots. Currently I'd say the A1, Roadrunner (a lot of tomahawks) and Firebird are the discs I use for oddjobs. But the Flick is one of the best, I just used it less often than the Firebird, so I stuck with that, but i still own a few, they are great for anhyzer forehands

 

[StevenSeagal]

A champion Daedalus or glow katana will do pretty much everything. I've used either a couple times as my only driver for good practice.

 

[Moose33]

Justice and Firebird come to mind but for my game they are much more than utility.

 

[hugheshilton]

By utility I mean a disc that doesn't always have a clearly defined purpose, but you find yourself reaching for when you need a very specific shot (often out of trouble).

I'm not sure I agree with this definition of utility disc, main because it contradicts itself. If it doesn't have a clearly defined purpose, then why would you being reaching for it on a "very specific shot." I think most "utility" discs do have a very clearly defined purpose, just one that isn't used often. I think maybe I would define it as 'a disc used to execute a very specific type of shot or shots that aren't often needed during a normal round.'

I think most people know exactly what types of shot or shots they would use a Firebird for, even if they don't use those types of shots very often. By this definition, something like a Firebird is NOT a utility disc for someone who forehands and uses Firebirds on a lot of fairway shots, but it IS a utility disc for someone who primarily backhands, but might throw the occasional forehand or skip shot with a Firebird. I actually like the term "situational disc" better than "utility disc" because I think it is clearer. However, the term is probably too ingrained now to change.

 

[tbird888]

I don't know if I have a utility disc. My first thought was the Zone. I use it in utility situations, but I use it more as a normal mid. It's also not the only disc I throw in utility situations. Every disc in my bag can help/has helped me out of trouble.

I'll still say Zone. There are rounds where I throw it more than my putting putter.

 

[hugheshilton]

I don't know if I have a utility disc. My first thought was the Zone. I use it in utility situations, but I use it more as a normal mid. It's also not the only disc I throw in utility situations. Every disc in my bag can help/has helped me out of trouble.

I'll still say Zone. There are rounds where I throw it more than my putting putter.

Yeah I know exactly what you mean. Probably my uber overstable Destroyer and my Pig are the most "situational" discs in my bag. I'd probably be more likely to use them to get out of trouble than any other disc. However, I actually end up using them pretty often just on regular shots as well. I approach with Pigs a lot because they're very accurate on hyzer approaches. So really currently I don't have any single disc in my bag that's strictly situational and doesn't get used fairly often in regular rounds for routine shots.

 

[roggenb3]

Respecti

 

[Pbmercil]

Glow champ whippet X. All the beef and bricktastic qualities of a FAF firebird in a much more throwable rim size/speed