I have a pre-teen nephew who loves to use my Katana, so I thought I'd try to get him a similar disc for his own during a Divergent sale this past spring. I picked up two Max-Grip X-out Basilisks at a great price -- one for him and one for use by my family. For myself, with these discs I have a hard time getting the distance I want (and would expect from distance drivers) because I have to release it on a steep hyzer to keep it from overturning into the ground -- which, while possible, is pretty tricky to get right in different wind conditions; alternatively if I take more power off the throw, the flight looks better and is easier to control, but doesn't have the force behind it to go as far as you'd like. I don't do rollers much, but this might be a decent disc to try those. I'd never throw it into a headwind! However, the Basilisk has proven to be a pretty good driver for beginners: my wife is pretty petite and throws almost exclusively forehand, typically throwing only about 100-120 ft on her drives. She has gravitated to the Basilisk as her most frequent disc choice for drives and getting around obstacles. She has pretty consistently gotten her best distance using it. (She does supplement her rounds with a 7-speed Yikun View, which gives her straighter flight paths, and a couple other more stable discs when having to throw into the wind). The Max Grip plastic at first seemed pretty decent and feels good; and the price point is great. Initially I would have described it as similar to I-Blend though with a cheaper, more brittle feel. After a season of use, I do see that it succumbs to wear and tear more readily than my I-Blend discs. We've chuckled more than once at the unique, somewhat jarring sound made when the disc hits the ground on edge with much speed at all; although it's concerned me whether it would break at some point, or if it was simply getting beat in quickly and becoming even more understable (if that's possible for this disk). For drivers then, I'd recommend getting Divergent's discs in their Max Life plastic. I think this disc would merit a better rating with the better plastic.