I'm been throwing longer bombs with my new Star XCaliber 172g. than with any other disc I've ever owned. In the past I've thrown, in order from my beginnings, Eagles (my first driver. i loved that disc), Beasts (for a shorttime when I was forced to shoot backhand cause of injury), Valkyries (my game progressed the most throwing Valks), and lastly Wraiths (still unsure if I like it more than a Valk, but I carry versions of each, so it doesn't matter)I throw forehand drives 90% of the time. Unlike most people, the backhand hurts my arm, not the forehand. I have a baseball background. For a wide open long course, the XCaliber is a terrific disc. Tighter courses I'll fall back on a Valkyrie because my accuracy is most advanced with it. You do have to put more snap and muscle than usual into the XCaliber, which could result in looser accuracy, but I haven't had many problems with it since the first couple rounds with it. On a good drive, I guessimate I can put the Xcaliber out there over 400 ft. It's a beautiful sight. Thing shoots out of the hand like a bullet.