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.
Leopard3. Grew comfortable with a dx leopard in my starter pack and have used many leopard3’s in champion, star, and halo over the years. A reliable straight shooter, ability to hyzer flip, and will fly on any line you put it on.
1. I love the leopard3.
2. Teebird for overstable, though I’m just getting into things and don’t throw a lot of overstable stuff. Cicada is a cool understable disc to throw
3. I think the cap rap cryztal flex will be top disc this year
Esp Athena my favorite fairway driver
My favorite fairway is the Crave! Have it in multiple plastics in my bag.
Teebird and Hawkeye are my go to fairway drivers
The Feedback from prodigy has already taken over my fairway slot in my bag! That perfect stable 9 speed that can shape tons of shots!
My favorite fairway driver is my champion glown firebird.
Favorite understable is the latitude 64 diamond
I think the best selling fairway driver will be the cicada
Axiom Insanity is my go to. Super reliable
After knee surgery, I can only stand still throw, so my fave right now is a Diamond- but just bought a couple Heat to try next. Waiting for some snow to melt first….
(Normally, with a walk up, I love my River and Saint. )
My favorite fairway drive so far has been the Discmania Instinct. I have a special place in my heart for this disc because it was my first dye job and has been the longest lasting disc in my bag.
My favorite understable fairway driver is the infinite Sphynx. It’s really understable which is perfect for those wooded hyzer flips but also great for any shot that I need to finish right on a backhand.
I think for the 2024 year the best fairway driver is going to be the Infinite Dynasty. They fly amazing and at the 10 speed slot it’s a great bridge disc for players looking to go from fairway to distance drivers.
1 – leopard3
2 – firebird
3 – fd1
Mine is certainly the birdiediscgolfsupply strike for an all around fairway. For my understable I use a K1 Line Falk which is just incredible. And for an overstable fairway I bag a thunderbird right now that is suspiciously more OS than any other thunderbird I’ve thrown.
I love my Mint Discs Jackalope. Just the perfect stability overall. Also love my Infinite Discs Sphinx.
Definitely the swirly s blend dynasty. Those things are dead straight 400 ft!
1. Ricky 2 time moonshine explorers are absolutely my favorite fairway driver. I’ve got 2 and they are both beat in to perfection. They’ll hold any line I put it on all the way to the ground.
2. Favorite overstable has to be Halo Exodus, really consistent fade and pretty torque and wind resistant. Favorite understable is the prodigy FX-4. Perfect amount of flip and glide.
3. Thoughtspace looks like it’s going to take a big hold in a lot of pro players bags this year. I’m thinking the coalesce or votum become really popular. Thoughtspace plastic feels incredible.
Definitely my metal flake teebird3. Thing has a great pushing hyzer without much flip
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver? My favorite fairway driver is the Birdie Strike.
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver? My favorite overstable fairway is the Birdie Strike, while my favorite under stable fairway is the Westside Underworld.
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year? The best fairway driver for next year will be the Discmania FD.
A Valkyrie and Leopard3 are my favs; use them every round!
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver? Diffinetly the Dynasty though the Thought Space Coalesce is a close second.
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver? Love my sphinx especially in the glow plastic.
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year? I think the Dynasty will continue to be the best. At least it will be one of my go tos
My favorite fairway is the discraft esp Athena. My favorite overstable is innova champion thunderbird and understable is the innova esp leopard3.
Correction: my favorite fairway is the discraft esp Athena. My favorite overstable is the innova champion thunderbird and understable is innova star leopard3. The best fairway will be the discraft Athena.