Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The MVP Tesla is a 9-speed stable to overstable fairway driver. With published flight numbers of 9 / 5 / -1 / 2, it is most often described as suited for long, controllable fairway drives, hyzer-flip distance shots.

Overview

The MVP Tesla is a 9-speed stable-to-overstable driver with flight numbers of 9/5/-1/2.[1] MVP classifies the Tesla in their 18.5mm Distance Drivers class — its rim is officially 18.5mm wide, making it the smallest distance-driver rim in the lineup, and many players treat it as a fast fairway driver in practice.[1] Like every MVP disc, the Tesla uses MVP's patented GYRO overmold construction, in which a heavier outer rim is molded around a lighter inner flight plate, increasing the disc's moment of inertia and producing a forward-penetrating fade.[2] The Tesla is often described as the bigger brother to the popular MVP Volt fairway driver.[1]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
MVP (mfg) 9 5 -1 2 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

The Tesla is at its best on long, controllable fairway drives, hyzer-flip distance shots, and headwind lines where its forward-penetrating fade reduces lateral drift.[1] Low- and average-power throwers experience a reliable wind-busting flight; power throwers can flatten it out for a near straight line with a fade finish.[1] Neutron is the durable, grippy standard plastic; Plasma is the most overstable common Tesla and has a striking metallic sheen; Fission uses MVP's microbubble technology to reduce disc weight at maximum volume; Eclipse is MVP's premium glow blend.[1]

Best for:

  • Long, controllable fairway drives
  • Hyzer-flip distance shots
  • Headwind drives with forward-penetrating fade
  • Smooth GYRO-feel control shots

Plastics & variants

The Tesla is available in the following plastic blends from MVP:[1]

Neutron, Plasma, Eclipse, Fission, Proton, Cosmic Neutron

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

The Tesla was PDGA-approved on February 22, 2014 and released to retail on April 18, 2014.[3] MVP Disc Sports was founded in 2010 by brothers Brad and Chad Richardson and is based in Marlette, Michigan; the GYRO overmold construction is the company's defining technology and is shared across the MVP, Axiom, and Streamline brands.[2] The Tesla was named after inventor Nikola Tesla, continuing MVP's pattern of naming drivers after physicists and engineers (Volt, Motion, Inertia, Impulse).[1] The mold remains one of MVP's most popular drivers more than a decade after release.[1]

Notable throwers

James Conrad

Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. MVP Tesla — official manufacturer page
  2. MVP GYRO Overmold — official technology page
  3. Tesla — PDGA approved-disc database

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