I have reviewed the Active Maestro on the site, so my thoughts on the Premium version are that it feels very durable plastic indeed, stiff enough to take more than a few tree hits with impunity. As a result, it is also much more OS in the fade. Out of the box it is practically Harp-like, and those flight numbers should read glide 3, turn 0, fade 3. I wouldn't really agree with the "slight slow speed fade" description when it comes to the premium plastic. I have played a few rounds with it now and it really comes into its own for windy approaches that need control over glide. It has some nice S-line skills on forced turnovers, provided you don't get too enthusiastically angular.