Streamline has just released a new disc, the Range.
Okay, this disc hasn’t actually been released yet—it’s currently only available if you play an MVP Space Race. This is a promotional disc challenge event featuring specialty discs from Axiom and Streamline with glow-in-the-dark plastics, and you’re only allowed to throw those discs during the round. Anyway, I managed to get my hands on one of these Space Race Ranges to test it out, and I can tell you, it’s a pretty great disc.
The Range is the perfect example of a utility disc. It has a specific role and does its job for a specific purpose. And that purpose? Not gliding. This disc just doesn’t go far—it practically falls out of the sky. It’s absolutely perfect for people who don’t have a “touch shot” in their game, those who frequently overshoot the 150-foot approach shot by a solid 100 feet.
Personally, I love touch shots and feel they’re one of my strong points, so I don’t know if this disc is really necessary for me. But I think I’ll bag it for a while and see if its unique utility is useful and if it can shave strokes off my competitive rounds.
Unique Shape and Flight
The first thing you’ll notice when feeling the Range is the unique inverted feel of the flight plate. This disc is deliberately a puddle top. Your dog could drink water off of both the top and bottom of the disc.
Once you get used to the odd shape of the upper rim and dial in the distance (or lack of it), the Range is really fun to throw.
One unique thing about the flight of the Range is that it “holds any line,” sort of. If you throw it with a hyzer angle, it stays at that hyzer angle, but without drifting to the side as much as other putt-and-approach discs. It hyzers, but still stays mostly straight.
The same thing goes for anhyzer lines. Throw it with a slight anhyzer, and it pretty much just goes straight, holding that slight anhyzer line. Give it a little more height, and it’ll turn a bit more—but not nearly as much as a traditional disc golf putter with actual glide. Other discs might hold an anhyzer line without much turn, but they usually fade out at the end of the flight. The Range doesn’t—it holds the anhyzer line and just drops to the ground in a mostly straight path.
This disc has a unique, fun flight. MVP gives it flight ratings of 2/1/-0.5/1, which I’d say are pretty accurate. But I’d rate it 3/1/-0.5/0.5 because it seemed a little faster than a two-speed to me, and I didn’t really notice a full 1 fade. This disc was great for both short-distance forehand and backhand throws—ideal for that 100-200 foot range. At full power, I could maybe push it to 250 feet, but there’s no reason I’d throw this disc that far unless testing it for a review.
It’s a Berg Clone, but That’s Okay
Is the Range a unique disc? Almost. It’s unique within the Streamline lineup and to all discs in the MVP family, if you’re one of those players who only throws MVP-made discs. But this disc is basically a Kastaplast Berg clone.
Comparing the two side by side, the Range is a little thinner, maybe a touch faster, and possibly a bit more understable, but the feel and flight are like a Berg. In fact, it’s the only disc I’ve thrown that truly mimics that unique Berg flight.
So, why would MVP make a disc that’s essentially the same as another niche disc? It all comes down to business. This is a disc that will sell.
Look at the Infinite Discs sales of Kastaplast discs: the Berg is the top-selling Kastaplast disc by a long shot. It’s the 35th best-selling disc on Infinite Discs overall, and they sell almost twice as many Bergs as the next best-selling Kastaplast disc, the Reko. Berg and Berg X sales make up 32% of Kastaplast’s total sales on InfiniteDiscs.com.
If a small, unique brand like Kastaplast can succeed off the sales of a utility approach disc, the hottest company in disc golf can surely find similar success—especially if they get Simon Lizotte and Eagle McMahon to start throwing it.
Many people throw Kastaplast because they like being different. They enjoy supporting a small company that brings something unique to the game. Now that Kastaplast is part of House of Discs, many fans are disgruntled about losing the qualities they loved most about the brand. This makes it the perfect time for MVP to introduce a disc that competes with the Berg.
The best part is that Streamline discs are a lot cheaper than Kastaplast discs, so if you like the Kastaplast Berg but aren’t a fan of the high price, you’ll want to try the Range. If you’ve never tried the Berg because of the cost, give the Range a shot when it releases. It’s a unique utility disc with a feel that might be useful for players of all levels.
Mark it down now—I’m predicting the Streamline Range will be one of the top-selling discs of 2025 (assuming it’s released in 2025).
