I will bring this discussion back to Bryant 17 in general. Mastering this hole, whether in the wind or on a calm day is almost strictly disc selection and trusting that your disc will do what you are capable of making it do. I find that it is very easy to turn something over if I try too hard, especially if it is a high speed driver, and then dumping it into the woods on the right. I also find that it is just as easy to overcompensate with the hyzer to counteract the turn, and then I dump my drives onto 18's tee box. Thankfully I have never hit anyone.
On numerous occasions I just put it at or near the bottom tier, but I do so with slower discs. Normally I reach for TeeBirds or TLs because I know they will hold all the way. Some of my best drives in calmer conditions have been with an Eclipse Tangent, actually swinging it out a little left and giving it the slightest of anhyzers. It will float all the way to the base of the first tier. I have had good luck with Buzzzes as well.
The last time out I had a few of my friends who normally go warp speed and are lucky to make it near the end of the parking lot in the fairway (near the portapotty) and have them throw putters. In several instances they threw just as far with the putters and agreed that it was actually a cleaner, more controllable shot. I would not recommend it in a strong headwind, but just playing this hole numerous times will teach you to be successful here.
I am very good at throwing from elevation because I have played this course and courses like this (elevation-wise, like HSSA 18) numerous times and have learned that disc with so drop rates, like putters, neutral mids, and stable slow fairway drivers, will get you the best results. High speed drivers just cannot handle that sudden air underneath the disc and lose ground-effect lift, effectively making them stall sooner, fading earlier.
For reference, I shoot about a 47-48 here and Hole 18 chews me up about half the time. More often than not, however, I am simply looking for a great camera shot. Outside of BRP, I have photographed this course more than any other.