My Banshee Killer!

I've been playing disc golf for many moons now, and for a good portion of that time I've had a Banshee in my bag for long sidearms, overhands, forehand rollers and headwind drives. As discs have gotten faster, I've kept the Banshee as a compliment to my ever-presnet Teebirds. I never thought I'd ever need a replacement.

Salient discs changed that by releasing the Vein. Full disclosure: at first, I didn't care for the Vein. The first run Cryo I had came with a weird dome, and it had been a long time since I had thrown a driver with a bead. Don't get me wrong, it flew fantastically (and as adverstised, which is becoming rarer as more companies pour out more discs) but it didn't seem a good fit for my hand like my Banshee was. Fast forward some time and my limited disc golf skills caught the eye of Salient and caused them to throw some support my way. Part of that was a Liquid Vein, and I couldn't be happier.

Cryo is an amazing blend, by far the best "mid-grade" plastic on the market, but Liquid is something else. The dome and shoulder on the Liquid Vein fits better and the plastic blend allows the bead to feel much more comfortable than on the noticeably stiffer Cryo Vein. With great reluctance, and no malice of forethought, I took out the Banshee and the Liquid Vein became my utility fairway driver of choice!

The flight of the Vein is applicable to that of a Banshee. Very overstable, but not massively OS in the realm of a Firebird, XXX or Predator. Rather, when thrown with decent arm speed, the Vein will go very straight for an appreciable distance before biting hard and almost spiking into the ground. Even into a stiff headwind, the Vein will be very straight with fade. For my hands, the Vein is a comfortable fit for forehand throws, and it excels at handiling the natural torque of such a throw. Whereas I will forehand a Teebird level, I tend to put a slight anhyzer angle on the Vein for a small flex shot that adds much needed distance on my forehand throws. The Vein, even in Liquid, can be used for skip shots as well, though the bead does somewhat limit this ability. I love this disc for thumbers, but have trouble dialing it in for tomahawks, for which I generally use the Latitude 64 Scythe.

The Vein is not a begginer's disc, and that should be stated implicitly. However, if you have some experience and are looking for a great utility disc, I highly reccomend the Vein. Its glide and overstability is nearly unmatched, and will be a great fit for most players bags!

This is a very solid driver, I've got both the Liquid and Cryo plastic, and both have a good grip and amazing glide for an overstable driver.

It's got no turn at all, you can crank on it pretty hard and it wont turn much, but the fairly substantial fade that it has at lower power. If you have a good amount of power this is a great go to fairway. For players of lower power it's going to be a good windy day disc or one to use for forehand shots.