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 according to Infinite Discs sales:
Infinite Discs took the top three spots on the 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, and is coming up on its two-year birthday (Approved Jan. 2022). It is a signature disc for a couple touring pros. Both Eric Oakley and Maria Oliva throw the speed 9 Dynasty.
Top Dynasty Plastics
Checking out the Dynasty sales we see that nearly one in four discs sold was in Signature Halo S-Blend. That is Eric Oakley’s signature disc. The second-most popular plastic is the more overstable C-Blend Glow. Third and fourth were close, with Signature Swirly S-Blend and C-Blend taking about 9 percent of the sales each.
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.
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
This one caught me off guard. For the longest time I’ve been a Teebird fan boy. Then the Hatchet took the top spot. But the fairway that took my bag by storm is the Prodigy FX-3. This thing is insanely straight. Can throw this thing almost as far as my distance drivers. Has become my go to for anything straight ahead or slightly to the left. Most underrated fairway in my opinion.
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
Teebird isn’t necessarily “over stable” compared to my Felon, but my Champion one is quite beefy at times. Understand will always be the Westside Hatchet. Definitely a disc I needed a few years ago to help me gain confidence with woods golf and the things absolute bomb. VIP plastic feels incredible.
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
I just picked up a Cicada a few weeks ago. Waiting for the weather to get better to throw it but I definitely think it’ll be a fun one. But in the end, I hope it’s the FX-3 that takes the best title next year. It’s definitely a fun one and deserves a place in your bag!
My favorite overall fairway driver is the Axiom Proton Crave. Very straight to slightly understable.
Overall: Axiom Crave, Proton
OS: Dynamic Discs Lucid-X Evader
US: Though Space Ethos Mantra
Teebird for ever.
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver? King by Westside
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver? Maverick
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year? No clue but so many choices coming out each year.
Favorite fairway drivers?
Centurion, Sphinx and Exodus in that order.
Clash Soda
The discraft Big Z undertaker alllll day!
1. Clash Soda (favorite fairway)
My favorite fairway driver: L64 River
My favorite understable Fairway driver: L64 Jade
Infinite Discs dynasty should be the highest selling this year too. Especially after Maria Oliva has another big season.
1. Favorite fairway driver of all time has to be the Innova TeeBird
2. Favorite understable control driver has been the Dynamic Discs Vandal as of late.
3. I think the TeeBird should be at the top of every list
2. As for overstable, it is probably the ThoughtSpace Omen
My favorite fairway is the Athena!!
Definitely my 2022 Barsby Eagle. Super beat up, near perfection.
I am a sucker for the FD in C Line and S Line. It’s so consistent and just feels smooth. I also love the older Viper, like I have been able to find one since I lost mine but it was money for what I wanted. I just got an Athena so hopefully I like that lol.
Favorite understable fairway – Maul, criminally underrated disc
Favorite stable fairway – Saint
Favorite overstable fairway – Evader
Really looking forward to the MVP Trail based on early feedback
My favorite fairway driver this year is definitely the champion Firebird
It’s predictability and over stability on both backhand and forehand make it a for sure staple in my bag.
In terms of under stability, I’ve really liked the Star TL3 from Innova.
This next year I’m looking forward to trying out different runs of both the Firebird and the TL3
Go to fairways are a beat in esp raptor and a cosmic neuron volt!
Axiom Crave neutral
Discmania FD1 over stable
Discraft Heat under stable
I don’t know what my favorite 9 speed control driver is yet
Love the gateway spear in diamond plastic
My favorite Fairway driver as of late has been my DD Lucid Felon
My Felon is my favorite overstable disc and I don’t throw much for understable discs
The top fairway next year will be the infinite Roman!!
I’ve been enjoying a neo essence
Favorite fairway is the Eagle, bar none.
I used to have an old school CE Eagle with a NorCal series stamp, hit my first tournament ace with that disc. Sadly disappeared. Rip.
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
Roadrunner
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
Over = Splice / Under = Cicada
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
Cicada
1. The Moonshine orbit felon is soooo good and has to be my favorite fairway.