Janos Pekkanen (Review Participant, L2, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Feb 14, 2025 12:43 PM

this distance driver has become a legend. it's one of Innovas most sold discs ever. not very beginner friendly, but different runs offer different flight paths. Lighter disc or G-Star plastic can help you if you want a Destroyer less overstable. for advanced players, most of destroyers are the perfect distance driver. Turns over a bit, and maybe has little fade. I've thrown very beaten up Star Destroyer that went straight into roller, and Also new Bottom Stamp Star Destroyers, that I couldn't flip up at all. 

Destroyers overall have good shape, they fit for backhands and forehands.

Eeba92 (Review Fanatic, L6, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Feb 29, 2024 16:03 PM

The halo star destroyer is a beefcake. Its dependable in winds and still has great glide. my max distance is 120-130 m golflines. This works great for 110-115 m flexlines in wind. great disc for intermidiate and up.

Swampy (Review Grand Master, L13, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Nov 23, 2023 18:38 PM

Flatness: 5 somewhat Domey

Stiffness: 4 neutral stiff

The run and plastic does a big diffrent on the Destroyer. In star its more stable, a halo star calvin destroyer is more overstable. So it depends on how much fade you need. But it is great for forehand and backhand. Its a nice disc to have several of, fx a new one and a beat in one

RoslundJoonas (Review Nut, L7, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-0.5/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Oct 23, 2023 14:40 PM

The Innova Destroyer is a distance driver renowned for its speed and stability. It provides a reliable fade, making it a valuable tool for players seeking controlled, long-distance throws. This disc is a staple in many players' bags due to its consistent performance

RoslundJoonas (Review Nut, L7, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Oct 23, 2023 14:39 PM

The Innova Destroyer is an absolute beast! Get ready to unleash mind-blowing distances with this bad boy. Its speed and stability are off the charts, and that reliable fade at the end will make your shots truly epic!

Foreputti (Review Supporter, L3, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12.5/6/-0.5/2 Terrible for Beginners

Sep 16, 2023 08:23 AM

The Halo Destroyer is almost a different disc from a regular Star Destroyer. But in a good way.

Halo Destroyers have far more dome than regular Star or Champion Destroyers. This affects the flight characteristics. Based on my findings the Halo Destroyers seem more stable both at the beginning of the flight as well as the end of the flight. This results in a very straight flight path compared to Star Destroyer.

At the start of the flight a Halo Destroyer will have less turn than Star, but the fade also doesn't seem to be as severe as a Star Destroyer. This means that a Halo Destroyer typically has less lateral movement than a Star Destroyer.

Halo Destroyer is a great compliment to Star Destroyer. It provides a more reliable flight while still going almost as far as a Star Destroyer.

For beginners, there's no point in a Halo Destroyer. It will be a massive meat hook and fly roughly the same as any other distance driver.

Foreputti (Review Supporter, L3, Advanced)

My Flight Ratings 12.5/5/-1.5/3 Terrible for Beginners

Sep 16, 2023 08:13 AM

The Star Destroyer is possibly the best long distance driver on the market.

The flight of the Star Destroyer starts to differentiate itself from other distance drivers only once the disk flies ~120 meters or further. In longer flights Star Destroyer has a nice amount of turn, but still fades reliably at the end of the flight. This allows for controlled distance shots.

There's some amount of variation in Star Destroyers. The most understable ones can't be called particularly reliable, so beware. They're great for absolute maximum distance shots, though.

There's not really any point for a beginner to throw a Destroyer, or any other distance driver for that matter. You'll be better off with a fairway driver until you start hitting ~100 meters. And until you start reaching ~120 meters I doubt there's a significant difference in flight between a Destroyer, DD3, Cloud Breaker, Rive, or any other Destroyer-like disc.

KevinKSI (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-0.5/3 Not Beginner Friendly

May 14, 2022 00:21 AM

This disc is absolutely amazing for players with high arm speed! A must have in your bag, however it is a difficult disc for those with not as much power as others. It is very overstable, so it will be difficult to add lots of distance to your throw if you do not have enough power. However, overall this disc is amazing and in this plastic it is both durable and comfortable in the hand.

Robinder (Reader, Professional)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Neutral

Mar 09, 2022 08:14 AM

The Destroyer is one of the best Disc Golf Discs ever produced. Overstable at first, but if you play it long enough it gets that very nice turn, which is perfect for max distance. 

I currently have five in my bag. reaching from understable to very overstable.

5/5 

Frederik (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Terrible for Beginners

Nov 03, 2021 21:18 PM

I got 5 destroyers and i love all 5, i got 1 halo star and its super overstabel, and i got 1, 168 grams that will just go dead straight. 

Kodexx (Reader, Professional)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Oct 26, 2021 14:31 PM

Calvin's Halo destroyers have nice dome and they fly pretty stable. I can trust those in headwind too. One of the best runs of destroyers.

PatrikZ (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Sep 29, 2021 21:00 PM

The destroyer is just a great disc. You can buy several in different plastics and get slightly different stability out of them making for a very versatile setup. I myself bag three right now; one old star that has a good amount of turn, one very straight to fade champion and one overstable, great feeling halo star. If you haven't tried a halo star disc do it right now, there is a reason they are the biggest thing innova has in 2021!

RoslundJoonas (Review Nut, L7, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Sep 27, 2021 11:35 AM

I own 2 of these (and many other destroyers in different plastic) and man I love the variaty of flightpatterns they make. I like it for distance shots over 400 feet. The rim just feels so good in my hand.. any wider rim it starts to make problems with my grip tyat i use right now.

Would though not recommend it for beginners, stick to slower speeds ;)

Jensinio (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Neutral

Sep 20, 2021 12:07 PM

The usage of this disc depends heavily on the players skill and/or power.

Personally, as an intermediate player, i've used it more as a power forehand disc than an accurate backhand. However, as it has become more beat in, the disc flies straighter and becomes flippier. 

If you have considerable forehand power, this disc would be right up your alley, but if you have even average power, this disc is very overstable.

Oka (Review Participant, L2, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Aug 26, 2021 07:05 AM

if you are a beginner I would recommend wraith instead or destroyer in G-star plastic which tend to be is more stable than star or champion plastics. Awesome disc for more skilled players with faster arm speed. 

Oliver Harris (Reader, Intermediate)

My Flight Ratings 12/5/-1/3 Not Beginner Friendly

Nov 18, 2020 20:58 PM

The halo star plastic is even more stunning in person than the pictures online do justice. As a flyer the disc was very overstable; comparable to my 4x McBeth star destroyer with a touch more glide. It was exactly what I had hoped this disc would be.