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

The Discraft Buzzz is a 5-speed stable midrange. With published flight numbers of 5 / 4 / -1 / 1, it is most often described as suited for straight midrange shots, controlled approaches and upshots.

Overview

The Discraft Buzzz is the most popular midrange ever made — Discraft itself describes it as 'the best golf disc you can buy, period.'[1] With 5/4/-1/1 flight numbers,[2] the Buzzz is super angle-neutral when thrown correctly, so a player with good spin and angle control can throw it with very little flipping or fading.[1] Predictable enough for beginners, trustworthy enough for world champions, the Buzzz has been Discraft's flagship midrange for over two decades.

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 5 4 -1 1 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 Buzzz handles essentially every midrange shot: straight fairway approaches, hyzer-flip lines, controlled anhyzer flex shots, and touch upshots.[1] ESP is the most popular plastic — solid durability with a flexible, tacky feel; Z is the stiff, slick, translucent run with a slightly stronger fade; Big Z adds vibrant designs at a price point between the two; and Titanium is the premium, very stiff version with maximum durability and grip.[3] Buzzzes age in over years into incredibly flippy touch discs.

Best for:

  • Straight midrange shots
  • Controlled approaches and upshots
  • Hyzer-flip and anhyzer flex lines
  • All-purpose midrange across skill levels

Plastics & variants

The Buzzz is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]

ESP, ESP FLX, Z, Z Lite, Big Z, Jawbreaker, CryZtal, Titanium

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 Buzzz was PDGA-approved on September 30, 2003.[4] It was created using the existing Discraft WASP mold as a platform: the WASP (an overstable midrange PDGA-approved in 2002) had not caught on with amateurs, so Discraft removed the bead from the WASP rim and changed the wing slightly to produce a more neutral midrange.[3] Because of this, the first-run Buzzzes have 'WASP' tooling visible on the inner rim and are now stamped 'First Run Super Straight Modified WASP' (FR SSMW) — a sought-after collector run.[3] The WASP-tooled first run continued for roughly seven months before the Buzzz received its own dedicated tooling in mid-2004.[3] The Buzzz line has since expanded to include the more overstable Buzzz OS, the more understable Buzzz SS, and a long list of CryZtal, Titanium, and tour-series stamps.

Notable throwers

Paul McBeth, Paige Pierce, Paul Ulibarri, Anthony Barela

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. Mid-Range | Buzzz — Discraft Discs (official)
  2. Discraft Buzzz — Skyline Disc Golf flight numbers & FAQ
  3. DiscHistory — The Discraft BUZZZ
  4. Buzzz from Discraft — PDGA approved-disc database

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