The Discraft Archer is a deliberately understable midrange — four of turn against a single point of fade. That combination means it does not come back; it stands up, keeps going right, and finishes without much of a pull left.
That makes it a turnover mid and a roller. Thrown on a hyzer it flips flat and past flat, which is the shot for bending around an obstacle to the right, and it lies down into a roller easily. Lower-power players get a longer, straighter flight from it than a stable mid gives them.
It has no headwind shot and no straight shot for a strong arm. One of fade against four of turn means anything thrown hard and flat ends up well right of the target.
How much the Archer turns and fades depends on how hard it is thrown. These three shapes are drawn from the manufacturer’s numbers, not from measured throws.
Measured by the PDGA when the Archer was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
