Author: Todd Durrant

Todd is the Vice President of Infinite Discs and mastermind behind the Infinite Discs VIP Club. He writes Infinite Discs newsletters and works with pros and artists to create a masterful selection of unique discs for you to enjoy.

The Top-Selling Brands at Infinite Discs in 2021

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Infinite Discs has always strived to keep discs from all disc golf brands and manufacturers in stock on our retail website. As some brands are discontinued or the supply becomes slim, those brands can disappear from our sales figures for long periods. Other new brands jump into the market and begin to show their strength with time. It is always fun after each year to pull up the count of the discs sold through our retail site to measure the growth of all the brands that we carried.

Here is a look at how those brands all measured up against one another for the year 2021. Please keep in mind that these sales statistics ONLY represent retail sales through Infinite Discs. It does not account for sales through other retailers and may not represent the entire disc golf marketplace. Plus, many brands have their own retail outlets in addition to their wholesale operations, and those sales may account for a large portion of the total sales for those particular brands and would not be calculated here.

The Infinite Discs brand also has inflated numbers through our retail site simply because we are traditionally known as a kay retail source for our own brand. Throughout all of 2021, Infinite Discs brand was also distributed to other retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar, but no wholesale numbers are reflected in this disc count. Again, this is only retail sales through Infinite Discs.

Charting the Sales

Innova remained the top-selling brand, as it has since Infinite Discs began in 2012. Discraft continues to build momentum, taking a strong #2 position. With the ups and downs of the supply chain in 2021, it is hard to know how the numbers would have looked if the most popular discs had been readily available at all times of the year. However, many popular discs went through repeated cycles where they would arrive, immediately sell out, then be missing from inventory for weeks or months before the next restock. The Infinite Discs brand of discs made a sharp move toward the top, though sales are particularly strong for that brand since this is a chart of sales through Infinite Discs’ own website.

New Brands Making Moves

The number of small brands on the list continues to grow. We’re excited about that. Here are some brands that were recently created and made impressive moves on the chart:

Thought Space Athletics at #10 with their ultra-artistic, high-quality discs

Dino Discs at #11 with their line of discs for kids

Divergent Discs at #18 with their line focused on recreational players

Elevation Disc Golf at #19 with two silicone rubber discs launched in 2021

EV7 at #23 with their putters-only manufacturing approach

What Will 2022 Bring?

We’re excited to watch the disc sales in 2022 and see how things shuffle and move around. It should be particularly interesting to watch as we’ve seen a lot of professional players change brands for the new year. How will the sales for those brands be affected by the shuffle in sponsorships?

Feel free to leave your comments predicting the ups and downs of disc brands in 2022. 

TOP 50 BEST SELLING DISCS OF OCTOBER 2021

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Here is a look at the Top 50 best-selling discs for the last month. These are arranged in order by number of discs sold with #1 being the most. They are also broken down by plastic type, so the same disc model can appear multiple times with different plastic types. This way, you can see not only the most popular discs, but in which plastic types they were popular. Here we go…

Top 50 Best Sellers – October 2021

#1 – P-Blend ALPACA
#2 – Z Glow BUZZZ
#3 – Splatter S-Blend CHARIOT
#4 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#5 – Signature Metal Flake Glow C-Blend EXODUS
#6 – D-Blend ALPACA
#7 – Neutron HEX
#8 – Biz Z ANAX
#9 – Swirly S-Blend X-Out EMPEROR
#10 – StayPut ALPAS
#11 – C-Blend Glow X-Out CHARIOT
#12 – Z Line SCORCH
#13 – Supercolor BUZZZ
#14 – ESP BUZZZ
#15 – Star DESTROYER
#16 – Star WRAITH
#17 – Neutron PARADOX
#18 – Halo Star WRAITH
#19 – C-Blend Glow CHARIOT
#20 – Electron Soft NOMAD
#21 – Ethereal PRAXIS
#22 – Z Line NUKE SS
#23 – Metal Flake Glow C-Blend SCEPTER
#24 – ESP UNDERTAKER
#25 – Signature ESP ZEUS
#26 – DX AVIAR
#27 – Z Line BUZZZ
#28 – Swirly Star EAGLE
#29 – Electron Soft ENVY
#30 – Electron Firm ENVY
#31 – Titanium ZONE
#32 –Atomic PEKAPEKA
#33 – Halo Star DESTROYER
#34 – Biz G VULTURE
#35 – ESP ZONE
#36 – VIP Glimmer BOATMAN
#37 – Opto DIAMOND
#38 – P-Blend Glow ANUBIS
#39 – Splatter S-Blend MAYA
#40 – I-Plaztic ZINGBACK
#41 – Eclipse 2.0 INSANITY
#42 – ESP SURGE SS
#43 – Signature I-Blend EMPEROR
#44 – Star MAKO3
#45 – Gummy C-Blend MAYA
#46 – Cosmic PEKAPEKA
#47 – I-Blend EXODUS
#48 – Champion LEOPARD
#49 – I-Blend MAYA
#50 – Ancient TRICERATOPS

You can probably see a lot of blue on the chart, with a strong representation by Discraft in October, but also a lot of Infinite Discs models hitting the top 50. October is typically a slower month when it comes to disc sales, so it is interesting to see some of the brands that broke into the top 50 with new discs heading into the colder months. RPM hit the chart with the Pekapeka release, Cheengz with the Zingback, and Divergent held strong with the Alpas rubber disc.

Here is a look at how many times the different brands were in this month’s chart:

That’s your run-down for last month’s disc sales at Infinite Discs. Thanks for watching, and we hope you enjoy these charts and insights into the movements of the disc market as we see them. We’ll keep bringing you the Top 50 best-sellers every month, plus other sales data from time to time.

For now, we’re discontinuing the guessing game for each month, since interest has dropped in placing guesses. Thanks!

TOP 50 BEST SELLING DISCS OF SEPTEMBER 2021

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SORRY– we accidentally posted the last Top 50 blog in the wrong place and without comments available. It has now been fixed, but that made it hard to participate in the guessing game. I’ll be more careful to post it correctly this week.

Here is a look at the Top 50 best-selling discs for the last month. These are arranged in order by number of discs sold with #1 being the most. They are also broken down by plastic type, so the same disc model can appear multiple times with different plastic types. This way, you can see not only the most popular discs, but in which plastic types they were popular. Here we go…

Top 50 Best Sellers – September 2021

#1 – C-Blend Glow CHARIOT
#2 – Metal Flake C-Blend CHARIOT
#3 – Elevation Rubber KOI
#4 – StayPut ALPAS
#5 – Signature Electron Firm ENVY
#6 – Signature Swirly S-Blend EMPEROR
#7 – Electron Soft NOMAD
#8 – Signature C-Blend RUIN
#9 – Star DESTROYER
#10 – Star WRAITH
#11 – Aura PRAXIS
#12 – Halo Star WRAITH
#13 – Champion FIREBIRD
#14 – ESP BUZZZ
#15 – Halo Star DESTROYER
#16 – Star VALKYRIE
#17 – Swirly Star EAGLE
#18 – Gummy C-Blend MAYA
#19 – D-Blend ALPACA
#20 – Signature I-Blend EMPEROR
#21 – DX AVIAR
#22 – Splatter S-Blend MAYA
#23 – Halo Star LEOPARD3
#24 – I-Blend X-Out PHARAOH
#25 – DX Glow AVIAR
#26 – Signature ESP ANAX
#27 – Z Line ZONE
#28 – DX AVIAR CLASSIC
#29 – Tour Series Metallic Z RAPTOR
#30 – Star MAKO3
#31 – DX LEOPARD
#32 – Champion MAKO3
#33 – Splatter S-Blend EXODUS
#34 – Crystal APOLLO
#35 – Retro Burst X-Out RIVER
#36 – Metal Flake Glow C-Blend SCEPTER
#37 – Retro Burst DIAMOND
#38 – DX ROC
#39 – Z Line COMET
#40 – Champion TEEBIRD
#41 – Z Line HEAT
#42 – Prime Burst EMAC JUDGE
#43 – Champion SIDEWINDER
#44 – KC Pro ROC
#45 – I-Blend EXODUS
#46 – Star ROADRUNNER
#47 – Cryztal Lite FLICK
#48 – Electron Firm NOMAD
#49 – Signature ESP ZEUS
#50 – Signature Rubber Blend ROACH

There were quite a few restocks of Infinite Discs molds last month and that helped to boost discs like the CHARIOT to the #1 and #2 spots, since it had not been available for a long time. The RUIN also came back in stock after a long wait, along with the Exodus and Maya. Many popular molds by Innova and Discraft made the rounds on the charts, moving up and down according to availability and supply.

The Elevation Disc Golf KOI had a very strong debut at #3 with the Divergent Discs ALPAS close behind in the #4 spot, showing a growing interest in rubber putt-and-approach discs. The APOLLO mid-range from the new brand, Alfa Disc Golf, also touched the top 50.

Here is a look at how many spots the different brands took last month:

The Guessing Game

Every month you’ll be able to place your guess for a certain spot on the chart for the next month. The first person to guess the disc and plastic type correctly for the named chart position will win a $20 gift card for the Infinite Discs online store.

— This month we had asked for a guess of the #5 spot. We messed up on the listing and comments were not able to be posted most of the month. Sorry about that! The Signature Envy was the winner there, but nobody guessed it. Our bad! We’ve got it right for this month.

PLACE A GUESS for next month. If you can by the first to guess the #6 spot for OCTOBER, then you can be a winner. Leave your guess in the comments on this blog. Thanks!

Top 50 Best Selling Discs of August 2021

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As a replacement to the Top 20 Tuesday, we now have the Top 50 monthly best sellers. This should be a more complete comparison of what was hot at Infinite Discs during the month, rather than a weekly stock report. We’re excited to see how it goes.

As was customary, we will count the disc AND plastic type for each spot, so it is possible that a single model could show up on the list several times, each time in a different plastic type. This also helps you to know which discs sold the most in which plastics.

Here are the top 50 bestselling discs of July 2021 at Infinite Discs:

Top 50 Best Sellers – August 2021

#1 – ESP Glo BANGER GT
#2 – R-Pro PIG
#3 – Star WRAITH
#4 – Ethos PRAXIS
#5 – Tour Series ESP PASSION
#6 – Halo Star DESTROYER
#7 – Gummy C-Blend MAYA
#8 – Big Z ZEUS
#9 – ESP BUZZZ
#10 – Star DESTROYER
#11 – Signature I-Blend EMPEROR
#12 – Signature Swirly S-Blend EMPEROR
#13 – Halo Star LEOPARD3
#14 – Signature ESP HADES
#15 – DX AVIAR
#16 – Signature Glow C-Blend CHARIOT
#17 – Champion FIREBIRD
#18 – D-Blend ALPACA
#19 – ESP AVENGER SS
#20 –Star MAMBA
#21 – DX AVIAR CLASSIC
#22 – KC Pro AVIAR
#23 – Star VALKYRIE
#24 – Star MAKO3
#25 – Champion MAKO3
#26 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#27 – Star TEEBIRD
#28 – I-Blend SPHINX
#29 – ESP HEAT
#30 – Discraft Prototype Putter Blend FIERCE
#31 – I-Blend X-Out PHARAOH
#32 – Halo Star WRAITH
#33 – Star LEOPARD
#34 – KC Pro ROC
#35 – Z Glo Sparkle UNDERTAKER
#36 – Premium Sparkle JOKERI
#37 – Signature ESP MALTA
#38 – Champion MAMBA
#39 – Champion THUNDERBIRD
#40 – R2 Neutron ANODE
#41 – Signature ESP ANAX
#42 – Prism Proton PYRO
#43 – Champion SIDEWINDER
#44 – Ethereal MANTRA
#45 – DX LEOPARD
#46 – Signature Cryztal FLX ZONE
#47 – R2 Neutron SPIN
#48 – Champion BEAST
#49 – Big Z FIERCE
#50 – Eclipse 2.0 REACTOR

With a big Innova restock in August, the Innova line-up dominated the chart with many of their popular disc models. Discraft held strong with some discs that were restocked. Even on the monthly chart, it’s still a battle of who has the most restocks to boost their sales. The #1 spot was taken by a special run of ESP Glo BANGER GT discs. The Thought Space Athletics Ethos PRAXIS took the #4 spot as the highest ranking new release on the chart for August.

Here is a look at how many times the different brands showed up in the top 50 this month:

The Guessing Game

Every month you’ll be able to place your guess for a certain spot on the chart for the next month. The first person to guess the disc and plastic type correctly for the named chart position will win a $20 gift card for the Infinite Discs online store.

— This month we had asked for a guess of the #4 spot. That spot was taken by the Ethos PRAXIS by Thought Space Athletics. The winning guess needed to be placed on the chart for the Top 50 Sellers for July, but we don’t see any guess for the Ethos PRAXIS as the #4 spot there. Be sure to place your gust for next month (September) on THIS blog.

PLACE A GUESS for next month. If you can by the first to guess the #5 spot for SEPTEMBER, then you can be a winner. Leave your guess in the comments on this blog. Thanks!

Top 50 Best Selling Discs of July 2021

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As a replacement to the Top 20 Tuesday, we now have the Top 50 monthly best sellers. This should be a more complete comparison of what was hot at Infinite Discs during the month, rather than a weekly stock report. We’re excited to see how it goes.

As was customary, we will count the disc AND plastic type for each spot, so it is possible that a single model could show up on the list several times, each time in a different plastic type. This also helps you to know which discs sold the most in which plastics.

Here are the top 50 bestselling discs of July 2021 at Infinite Discs:

Top 50 Best Sellers – July 2021

#1 – Neutron HEX
#2 – R-Pro PIG
#3 – D-Blend ALPACA
#4 – ESP FLX Glo BUZZZ
#5 – Halo Star DESTROYER
#6 – Opto RIVER
#7 – Signature Glow C-Blend SCEPTER
#8 – Halo Star WRAITH
#9 – I-Blend MAYA
#10 – Titanium Swirl FLX ZONE
#11 – Star DESTROYER
#12 – R2 Neutron ANODE
#13 – ESP XS
#14 – R2 Neutron ION
#15 – Z Glo Sparkle UNDERTAKER
#16 – Royal Sense FAITH
#17 – R2 Neutron SPIN
#18 – Tour Series Z BUZZZ OS
#19 – I-Blend X-Out MAYA
#20 –Eclipse 2.0 REACTOR
#21 – Star WRAITH
#22 – Royal Grand TRUST
#23 – Jawbreaker ZONE
#24 – Jawbreaker FORCE
#25 – Halo Star LEOPARD3
#26 – Tour Series Metallic Z FIERCE
#27 – Signature ESP ANAX
#28 – Tour Series Metallic Z LUNA
#29 – I-Blend X-Out PHARAOH
#30 – Z Line AVENGER SS
#31 – Ground Plastic RUNE
#32 – I-Blend SPHINX
#33 – Cryztal FLX Sparkle BUZZZ
#34 – Tour Series Galactic AVIAR
#35 – DX AVIAR
#36 – Tour Series ESP NUKE OS
#37 – CryZtal HEAT
#38 – Tour Series ESP IMPACT
#39 –Tour Series Metallic Z NUKE
#40 – Z Line METEOR
#41 – Tour Series ESP ARCHER
#42 – 400G D2
#43 – Fission PHOTON
#44 – Cosmic Neutron PHOTON
#45 – Prime Burst DEPUTY
#46 – Champion FIREBIRD
#47 – Opto DIAMOND
#48 – Big Z ZONE
#49 – Nebula PATHFINDER
#50 – Quantum DRACO

The number one spot for July goes to the HEX by Axiom which was debuted during the month with a regular and limited edition. In the number two spot on the chart is the R-Pro PIG which was finally restocked after a long absence. The D-Blend Alpaca putter, a special edition of the Buzzz, and the Halo Star Destroyer finish out the top 5. The chart was dominated by a lot of Ledgestone Edition discs from Discraft, with a good mix of MVP (some new R2 Neutron recycled releases), Innova, and Infinite Discs in there, among other brands. Latitude 64 made a good showing with a couple of good restocks like the Opto River and Opto Diamond, as well as the new Royal line discs, including the Trust mid-range and the Faith putter.

Here is a look at how many times the different brands showed up in the Top 50 for July:

The Guessing Game

Every month you’ll be able to place your guess for a certain spot on the chart for the next month. The first person to guess the disc and plastic type correctly for the named chart position will win a $20 gift card for the Infinite Discs online store.

— This month we had asked for a guess of the #3 spot. That spot was taken by the D-Blend ALPACA by Infinite Discs. The winning guess was from Aaron F who wins the gift card this month GOOD JOB!

PLACE A GUESS for next month. If you can by the first to guess the #4 spot for August, then you can be a winner. Leave your guess in the comments. Thanks!

Top 20 Tuesday Takes a Break…for Now

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We’ve had a lot of run reviewing the Top 20 best-selling discs every Tuesday for years now. But we’ve decided to take a break from Top 20 Tuesday for the reasons explained below. But first, we need to congratulate JEFF who won the final guessing, picking the Signature Glow C-Blend SCEPTER as the #3 best seller. Good job!

 

Here’s why we’re taking a break…

For more than a year now, the best-sellers on the Infinite Discs store has basically been reduced to a stock report. Whatever came in that week was usually in the top 20, simply on the merits that it rolled through our door. We are living through a time of serious disc shortages, so weekly “best sellers” often have little to do with popularity and more to do with availability.

That’s not to say that the discs hitting the top 20 aren’t worthy. But often they are only there because they were available that week. Yes, they beat out other available models, but we’re not really seeing the most popular disc models duking it out week after week. In fact, some of the most popular disc models can go many weeks or months without being available at all. Imagine if certain disc like the P2 or the Zeus were actually available to purchase? But they don’t hit the chart simply because we don’t have them.

Here’s what we’re going to do…

Instead of posting what has amounted to weekly restock reports, we’re going to let the entire month go by and then compare sales. Having a month of sales data might create a more meaningful sales comparison. Of course, there will still be popular discs that won’t hit the monthly charts just because they were not available that month. But we feel like there’s a better chance for realistic comparisons this way. Plus, we’ll show the top 50 discs (with plastic types) every month.

You can still guess…

We’ve been giving away a $10 gift card to the first person to guess certain chart positions each week. We’re going to keep the guessing going on the monthly best-sellers. If you’re the first to guess the position for the monthly chart, we’ll send you a $20 gift card!

 

FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, if you can guess the #3 spot correctly, giving the disc model and plastic type, then we’ll set you up with a $20 gift card after publishing the list. You have to be the first person to guess that particular combination to win. Place your guesses in the comments!

Top Twenty Tuesday for June 29th 2021

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Welcome to the Top 20 Tuesday chart! Every week we take a look at the twenty top-selling discs on the Infinite Discs website, broken down by plastic type as well. So these are the top sellers for the last seven days in order.

Top Twenty Tuesday for June 29th 2021

#1 – Ethos PATHFINDER
#2 – Star DESTROYER
#3 – Aura PATHFINDER
#4 – Ethereal PATHFINDER
#5 – Cryztal FLX Sparkle BUZZZ
#6 – Z Line BUZZZ
#7 – Tour Series Z NUKE SS
#8 – TSA Glow PATHFINDER
#9 – Big Z CRANK SS
#10 – Prime Burst EMAC JUDGE
#11 – Cryztal Sparkle BUZZZ SS
#12 – DX AVIAR
#13 – Champion MAKO3
#14 – Active Baseline SENSEI
#15 – Tour Series Galactic AVIAR
#16 – Champion TEEBIRD
#17 – Neutron REACTOR
#18 – Big Z ZONE
#19 – Star WRAITH
#20 – Proton INSANITY

The big winner for the last week of sales was the PATHFINDER by Thought Space Athletics, hitting the Top 20 with four different positions with all four plastics and taking the #1 spot. Discraft took a share of the chart with a mix of restocks and Ledgestone editions. Innova took a number of spots with their popular models, though our supply has diminished.

The weekly chart continues to be driven by new releases and whatever happens to come back in stock that week, as supply continues to fall behind the demand for discs. Here is a look at how many times the different brands appeared on the chart this week:

–> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – This week the #11 spot was the Cryztal Sparkle Buzzz SS. We’ve seen fewer correct guesses lately as the discs that hit the chart almost entirely reshuffle every week depending on what comes in stock. Nobody won this week, but give it a shot for next week.

NEXT WEEK: Guess the #3 spot for next week. The first person to get it right (include the disc model and plastic type) will win!

THANKS FOR READING AND WATCHING EACH WEEK!

TOP TWENTY TUESDAY – JUNE 22ND 2021

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Welcome to the Top 20 Tuesday chart! Every week we take a look at the twenty top-selling discs on the Infinite Discs website, broken down by plastic type as well. So these are the top sellers for the last seven days in order.

Top Twenty Tuesday for June 22nd 2021

#1 – Jawbreaker BUZZZ GT
#2 – Halo Star DESTROYER
#3 – Halo Star WRAITH
#4 – Prime Burst JUDGE
#5 – Prime JUDGE
#6 – Star DESTROYER
#7 – Cryztal FLX BUZZZ
#8 – ESP FORCE
#9 – Cryztal FLX Sparkle BUZZZ
#10 – Tour Series ESP SOL
#11 – Z Line BUZZZ
#12 – Champion Glow FIREBIRD
#13 – Star WRAITH
#14 – Gold Line RIVER
#15 – Neutron REACTOR
#16 – Cryztal Sparkle BUZZZ SS
#17 – Ground RUNE
#18 – Signature Cryztal FLX ZONE
#19 – Tour Series Z NUKE SS
#20 – ESP NUKE

The #1 spot this week was a blow-out by the special run of Jawbreaker BUZZZ GT discs. A pair of Halo Star discs from INNOVA come in at #2 and #3, followed by the popular JUDGE putter in 4th and 5th place.

Here is a look at how many times the different brands hit the charts this week:

–> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – This week the #10 spot was the Tour Series ESP SOL. Nobody picked the signature SOL to come onto the chart this week, so we do not have a winner this time.

NEXT WEEK: Guess the #11 spot for next week. The first person to get it right (include the disc model and plastic type) will win!

THANKS FOR READING AND WATCHING EACH WEEK!

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