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Kestrel Outdoors Beginner Fairway Driver flight numbers
The Kestrel Outdoors Beginner Fairway Driver is a stable fairway driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 7 / 6 / -1 / 1.
Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against Kestrel Outdoors’s own pages. How to read flight numbers
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What the Beginner Fairway Driver flight numbers suggest
Speed 7 is a fairway driver rating. A moderate arm speed reaches the rated flight; thrown too slowly, it fades earlier than the numbers suggest.
Turn -1 and fade 1 describe a stable flight: a fairly straight line with a modest finish, the easiest shape to aim. The -1 turn means it is rated to drift a little early in the flight when thrown at full speed, and the fade of 1 means a light finish as it slows down. Those directions are for a right-handed backhand; a forehand or a left-handed backhand mirrors them.
Glide 6 is on the high side for a fairway driver in our database. A high glide rating usually means the disc stays up longer for the same throw, which adds distance but can carry past a tight landing zone. The rim is 1.7 cm wide (about 0.67 in), narrower than most fairway drivers in our database.
SEE THE SHAPE
Beginner Fairway Driver flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Beginner Fairway Driver
Current fairway drivers within one point of the Beginner Fairway Driver in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Beginner Fairway Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Discraft Cicada | 7 / 6 / -1 / 1 | same ratings |
| Gateway Sabre | 7 / 6 / -1 / 1 | same ratings |
| Guru Disc Golf Night Trooper | 7 / 6 / -1 / 1 | same ratings |
| Innova Fairway Disc Dark Rebel | 7 / 6 / -1 / 1 | same ratings |
| Innova Hawkeye DiscField guide | 7 / 5 / -1 / 1 | -1 glide |
How the Beginner Fairway Driver compares with DiscField guide discs
DiscField has written full guides for these fairway drivers, with plastics, weights and buying advice checked on the maker’s site. They are the guide discs with ratings closest to the Beginner Fairway Driver.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Beginner Fairway Driver | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innova Hawkeye | 7 / 5 / -1 / 1 | -1 glide | Compare |
| Innova TL | 7 / 5 / -1 / 1 | -1 glide | Compare |
| Latitude 64° River | 7 / 7 / -1 / 1 | +1 glide | Compare |
Other Kestrel Outdoors fairway drivers
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade |
|---|---|
| AirFlight | 9 / 5 / -2 / 2 |