Best Disc Golf Fairway Drivers for 2024
Disc golf drivers can be broken down into two categories: Distance drivers and fairway drivers (also called ‘control drivers’). For longer shots most disc golfers reach for their distance drivers. For more controlled or technical shots, control drivers are the go-to type of driver. They have slightly slower speeds, more narrow rims, and are easier to throw at a speed that will allow shaping your shot.
Top Selling Fairway Drivers
Much like our Best Putters of 2024 and Best Distance Drivers of 2024, this week we will look at the Best Fairway Drivers of 2024. We’ll look at the top selling molds, the most popular brands, and the highest rated discs. Let’s start by checking out the top 50 for 2023 so we can see what discs changed for 2024:
Infinite Discs took the top three spots on the 2023 list, rounded out with the third-place Centurion. One place in front of the Centurion is the popular understable fairway driver, the Sphinx. Taking the top spot by a sizable margin is the Infinite Discs Dynasty. The Dynasty represents over 6% of all fairway drivers sold. It is a signature disc for a couple touring Infinite pros.
Top 50 For 2024
Okay, now lets check out the top 50 control drivers for the first half of 2024:
The top ten for 2024 consisted of eight out of ten of the top ten for 2023. The Infinite Discs Roman and the Discraft Cicada replaced the Axiom Crave and Discraft Athena in the top ten.
There was a total of eight discs that were added to the list that weren’t on the 2023 list. Here are the molds:
Axiom Rhythm
Dynamic Discs Escape
Latitude 64 Saint
Lone Star Disc Lariat
Lone Star Disc Mockingbird
MVP Terra
MVP Volt
Westside Hatchet
Those molds replaced these eight molds:
Axiom Fireball
Clash Discs Cookie
Clash Discs Lotus
Clash Discs Soda
Discraft Captain’s Raptor
Divergent Discs Kraken
Latitude 64 Brave
Thought Space Athletics Omen
Top Fairway Driver Brands
Although Infinite’s mold took all three spots of the podium, there were two other brands that had more discs in the top 50. Once again, Innova and Discraft are number’s one and two for the most molds, and combined they have 20 percent of the molds in the top 50. Innova is in first with a whopping 13 molds, nearly doubling Discraft’s seven molds. Infinite has 6 molds. Smaller brands such as Dino Discs and Finish Line joined Doomsday, Dynamic Discs, and Kastaplast, all having one mold in the top 50.
Highest Rated Fairway Drivers
Shifting from the best disc golf fairway drivers based on sales, we look at the highest rated fairway molds. Infinite Discs allows customers to rate individual discs and products to help other disc golfers see how other people feel about discs and accessories. If you would like to contribute YOUR reviews you can earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards.
A quick check of the highest rated fairway drivers and we see that the Infinite Discs Sphinx is the highest rated with 4.89 out of five stars. The second place Centurion is just a tick behind the Sphinx with 4.88. Taking third place for the highest rated fairway driver is the first mold from Thought Space Athletics, the Mantra. It has an average rating of 4.86. It’s easy to see why these three sell so many discs. Based on the reviews, people really love them!
Highest Rated Overstable Fairway Drive
Our website has two different classifications of Overstable. The “Overstable” classification is used for slightly overstable discs, while the “Very Overstable” classification is used for the real meat hooks of disc golf, those discs that are overstable for players of all abilities.
The highest-rated overstable fairway driver is a mold that has been part of the disc golf scene for a couple of decades. That mold is the Innova TeeBird. It tops the list with a rating of 4.76 out of five stars. Just behind the TeeBird is the second-place Discraft Raptor, with an average rating of 4.75. Discraft also holds third place with its slightly overstable Undertaker. The speed 9 Undertaker is rated 4.73
Highest Rated Stable Fairway Driver
Fairway drivers that have minimal high-speed turn and fade are considered ‘stable’. These discs can be shaped to suit the needs of a particular situation. The mold with the highest rating in this category is the Infinite Discs Centurion. The speed 7 Centurion has a little bit of turn at high speed, and a relatively mild fade at the end of its flight. It has an Infinite rating of 4.88, making it one of the higher rated discs of any category. In second place for fairway drivers is the Discmania Essence, rated at 4.79. A couple tenths behind the Essence is the Innova TL3. The TL3 is a faster version of the TL, which is a less overstable version of the TeeBird. It has an rating of 4.59
Highest Rated Understable Fairway Driver
Sometimes you need a bit more turn on your throws in order to either shape the shot you want, or keep turning over until you get a roller. In other words, you need something understable. Here is a list of some of the highest-rated molds that have a bit more understability in their flight.
Sitting at the top of the list as the highest rated and top selling understable fairway driver is Infinite Discs’ Sphinx. It is a flippy speed 9 disc that can definitely give you some turn in your flight. The Sphinx is rated at a whopping 4.89 out of five stars. Second place is another speed 9 mold, TSA’s Mantra. It is rated at 4.86. In third place with a pretty high rating is the Axiom Insanity. The Insanity is rated 4.71.
What are Your Favorite Fairway Drivers?
Let us know your favorites!
Those are our lists of the top fairway drivers with sales and ratings data. Let’s add to the data by hearing from YOU! Please answer one or more of the following questions:
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
Let us know if the comments below.
We selected five random commenters and gave them an Infinite Gift Card. Congrats to the winners:
Drew H – Is favorite fairway driver is a TSA Votum. He likes its reliability.
Kevin M – Tops on his fairway list is the Latitude 64 Explorer
James V – He likes both the Birdie Strike and the Discmania FD
Morgan L – A disc golfer after my own heart, chooses the Infinite Discs Sphinx
Matt Y – He is bagging the Discmania FD
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Ted Hegemann
Ted is the Chief Writer at Infinite Discs. He is responsible for the State of Disc Golf Survey articles and most of the "best discs" posts. Ted runs all kinds of local disc golf leagues and tournaments and tournaments in Northern Utah.
Favorite fairways =
Straight: Halo Leopard 3/ESP Passion
Understable: Star Leopard/Roadrunner
Stable: Star Teebird/I-blend dynasty
Overstable: Star firebird/Orbit Ahti
Next best fairway=
I’m very interested to try the Lat64 Brave
I’ve been using Teebirds for the past year or so and really starting to love them. They’re a tried and true classic for a reason! Plus it pairs extremely well as an OS compliment to Leopard(3)s.
Currently I bag two Dynasties (one halo s-blend and one c-blend), a Fission Crave, a C-Line Essence. I have a few others that go in an out including a Star Leopard3, a Champion Leopard. As a utility disc, I tend to bag a Neutron Resistor for flex forehands or 90 degree dogleg lefts.
Dynasty and Essence are definitely my favorites and they get the most use.
1) Favorite overall is the Innova DX Leopard. Reliable and familiar.
2) Favorite Overstable/Stable right now is Axiom Plasma Crave and favorite Understable is the Innova DX Archangel
3) I am bullish and excited for the Trash Panda Ozone as they have made a surprisingly performant putter and midrange and I think their new fairway driver will be no different! And it’s wild that they’re doing it with all recycled plastic.
Favorite Overall: Italian C-line Discmania FD. Versatile and can handle some power
Understandable: discmania Neo essence. Great for tunnel shots, turnovers, or rollers. Can be thrown as far as distance drivers
Overstable: innova eagle. Slices through the air and good for backhand or forehand.
For next year. I feel that eagle will cook up something solid with MVP
My favorite Fairway driver over all is the Clash Soda.
Favorite OS: Millennium Orion LF
Favorite US: Axiom Insanity
Favorite wildly US: Prodigy F9
Looking forward to trying more Infinite discs this year!
My go to fairway is the insanity
Big Jerm Thunderbird! Go-to for forehand and backhand
My favorite is definitely the Athena. Their flight is so good and predictable, and I like the feel more than a tee bird or other similar discs. Overstable I’ll go with the criminal or an old champ firebird, both with slight dome. Understable I would go with a heat for rollers. Next year I hope Athena is more popular
1. Favorite overall is the raptor. A new z raptor is a perfect overstable but not utility overstable disc for both fh and bh and once it beats up it is the absolute perfect straight to stable fh disc.
2. Favorite us fairway is the essence. Truly amazing roller disc and if thrown with zone power it has a perfect stand up for tight wooded shots.
3. I think the Roman and the instinct see significant bumps in sales this year
Overall: Discraft Athena
OS: Discraft Athena
US: Innova IT
Most popular in ’24: Discraft Cicada isy guess. I don’t have one, but I’ve been hearing a lot of good things.
1. Favorite overall fairway driver was the MVP Tesla
2. Favorite overstable would be the Discraft Raptor, favorite understable/straight would be the Discraft Undertaker
3. I think the brave will have a very good year when it officially hits the shelves
Faulk!! But would love to try any of the infinite disc molds
Innova Teebird and Axiom Insanity!
My go to fairway driver is the Discraft Undertaker
My favorite fairways are the Westside Bear, and the Axiom Crave. Both just so reliable, and useable.
Doomsday Discs Blackout is my all time favorite disc. I use it for anything
My go to fairway driver has been the Leopard3. Keeping it classy!
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver? I actually use my Gummy Blend Centurion a LOT. I love it for woodsy turnovers.
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver? MVP Volt/ Axiom Virus
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year? I think the Crave is becoming more and more popular.
Innova Thunderbird and the new discraft Cicada were the go tos for this season!