I love the way the Cardinal just cuts through any amount of wind. It just seems to do whatever you want, and follow any line. You could pull this out for more controlled drives, or touchier approach shots. Forehand or backhand feels great. The Thermo plastic kind of feels like a more rubbery version of Star plastic, and holds up well against wear and tear. 

Big fan of this mid range disc. Maybe not the best for beginners, but instantly made my bag booting the Rocx3.

Forehand only player and I have confidence in the Cardinal to never burn/turn over in the wind or when juicing it. 

I'm reaching for this disc when I'm ~200 out and need to punch straight forward with guaranteed fade around an obstacle or if just want to be nestled up by the basket. A solid choice for skip shots and superb for flex forehands.
 

The crowd sourced flight numbers are pretty close for me with only the fade being perhaps a touch low.  Maybe 5.5. 4.5. 0.5. 2.5 for me, love those half numbers.

Great os mid. Plastic is somewhere around star and k1, flight is similar to a drone and rocx3. Very dependable mid that isn't quite utility overstable. Great into headwind, I've never had it flip, even when I really give it the onion. Slight dome but feels really nice in hand. Looking forward to more from stokely.

I'm throwing destroyers 375,  rocs 300, and this will hit 275 thrown flat. moves pretty quick for a mid but that might be in my head

The Cardinal is one of those mids that just does whatever you want it to. It's got some decent stability and is a disc that I would trust in any wind. It doesn't have some much glide that you're ever worried about overshooting, but still has enough where I would throw this over a Zone.

Compare to a Roc3 this is more stable. Compared to the Pyro, this is less stable. Great midrange and is a great thrower for both backhand and forehand!

Perfect overstable mid slot, If you throw it flat it doesnt go straight then dump, but rather push forward with a gradual fade. Throwing this the first time there was no flip at all, but after throwing it for a while this disc has something around -0.5 turn. I personally think this disc has more fade than 2.5, but not by much. I would have a lot of confidence in this disc not turning over in a headwind, in fact its the only mid in my bag I would trust. It is also a very reliably tourqe resistant for forehand. Even though my forehand isnt the best and I usually end up turning over most mids I have because of bad form and release, this still flies with a small amount of flip and a reliable fade with my not ideal forehand. After throwing this disc for a while, it's going to replace the DGA Quake I currently have in my bag which was one of my favorite discs before this. Overall an amazing disc and designed by a legend