I have been using the alpha as my mainstay fairway driver for quite a while now. Very familiar feeling in the hand to anyone who likes teebird style discs, and Mint happens to nail their take on it. Slightly faster, somewhere between an 8 and a 9 speed I believe, they start strait to very slight turn and an very dependable fade. Newer players will probably find this disc to be pretty overstable, but not so overatable it wouldn't be usable especially in lighter weights. More advanced players will find it is a great disc for hyzers, strait to fade and controlled flex lines and with more worn in discs some pretty stellar turnover lines. They beat in fantasticly well so over time they can cover a lot more ground while still holding some integrity with its low speed stability.