The Classic Roc is a beaded, overstable putt-and-approach disc from Innova, rated 3 / 3 / 0 / 2 — not a Roc at all in flight, but a slow, deep, old-school approach disc that shares the name.
Zero turn and two fade at three speed is a disc that goes straight and then stops left, with no glide to speak of. It is thrown, not putted, by most people who bag it: a short, dependable approach that holds a hyzer and skips less than a wider-rimmed disc because it lands slow. Infinite’s 17 reviewers average it at 3.1 / 3.1 / 0 / 2. A strong arm cannot turn it over; a slow arm will find it drops short.
It belongs with the Rhyno and the beaded Aviar in the overstable approach slot, and it is the one with the most bead and the deepest rim of the three. Its limit is distance — it is not a driving putter.
The Roc midrange dates to 1987; the Classic Roc is a different mould, PDGA approved in 1994 on a 0.9 cm rim at 21.2 cm across, a good deal smaller than the Roc’s 21.7. Innova describes it as feeling “like a classic golf disc should”, and it has a following among players who came from Frisbee before disc golf. Innova does not explain the name further.
It has shipped in DX, KC Pro and Star, with Champion glow runs sold through retailers. Innova still catalogues it in DX; the Star and KC Pro runs are the ones players ask for.
How much the Classic Roc 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 Classic Roc was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
