Discraft unveils Ares as McBeth’s new power driver option
Discraft added the Ares as a more overstable Paul McBeth power driver, with retailer orders starting June 19 and an online release set for July 10.
Discraft has added the Ares to Paul McBeth’s signature line, positioning the First Run ESP driver as a more overstable power option than the Zeus. Retailers could begin ordering June 19, and the online release is set for July 10, giving the mold a staged rollout instead of a one-day splash.
The Ares first surfaced at the DiscEast Expo under the working name Zeus 2.0, and that original label tells the story as plainly as the final name does. Discraft built the disc to keep the trusted hand feel of the Zeus, its speed-12 distance driver, while pushing the flight in a more overstable, torque-resistant direction for bigger arms, tough conditions and max-distance shots.
That matters because the Ares is not being sold as a Zeus replacement. Discraft’s own framing makes it a complementary piece, the kind of driver that covers a different shot than the rest of McBeth’s top end, which already includes the Zeus, Hades and Anax. In practical terms, the Ares is aimed at throws where a player wants to commit without babysitting the finish: full-power backhands, headwind drives and flex lines that need to hold up under pressure.
The First Run version adds one more detail serious players will notice immediately: a consistent dome and pop-top feel across the run. That shape can be the difference between a driver that earns a spot in the bag and one that gets tested once, then shelved. Discraft says early Ares test-flight runs became coveted among both pros and everyday players, which is usually what happens when a mold lands in a narrow but valuable slot.
The bigger takeaway is not that McBeth gets another signature disc. It is that Discraft is still trying to solve the same hard problem at the top of the bag: give elite arms enough speed to attack distance without handing them a disc that gets squirrelly when the wind picks up or the line tightens. If the Ares delivers on that brief, it fills a real gap. If it does not, it is just another premium release leaning on a familiar name.
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