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.
It is the firebird for me! So trustworthy in the wind!
Favorite fairway since I started 2 years ago has been the latitude 64 explorer and I don’t see that changing.
If it’s put in production early enough in the year and they can keep it stocked, the new Latitude 64 Brave will be the most popular. It’s a better Crave which is already near the top.
#1my favorite disc Is the one that misses the 1st tree 10 feet in front of me and lands closes to the tee. But my most used is innova teebird
#2 my favorite over/under is the innova roadrunner, it beep beeps the best for me. Favorite under is the valkirie just seems to hold the perfect direction for me to birdie the tee
#3 the best driver this year will be the firebird innova, once people start seeing the pros get aces it will sell
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
Stag
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
Overstable – Teebird
Understable – Hatchet
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
Stag
Fav fairway is the Falk. I get huge flex shots out of it.
Fav over is firebird and under is axiom insanity.
Crave for ‘24
My personal favorite fairway driver is the TSA Votum. Rides straight fades left. Can throw it for almost any shot.
Favorite OS is the firebird and US is the Relay.
Best fairway driver next year is probably gonna be something with Simon or eagles name on it
Star Teebird
My must have disc in 2024 is of course Innova firebird
I really love the MVP Volt. Mine is a proton and has beaten in a bit for a very smooth s-line.
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
My favorite Fairway driver currently is the C Line FD1
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
My favorite understable fairway is the Kastaplast Stig. My favorite Overstable fairway is the Discmania C Line FD1
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
I think the most popular fairway next year will be the Axiom Crave
Innova TL. I have a beat up Star TL and a pretty new DX Glow TL. Love both!
Definitely a Diamond is my favourite and the Sidewinder over the Sphinx for me as I’ve bagged both with the Jade also fitting in there a fair bit.
Athena
Mine was the Axiom Rhythm. It’s newer but money for woods golf and flip ups!
1 – What is your favorite fairway driver?
The TeeBird is fornsure my favorite right now. I started playing last June and it’s the most comfortable I feel throwing forehand.
2 – What is your favorite over/understable fairway driver?
I REALLY liked my Sphinx (before I lost it rip)
3 – What do you think will be the best fairway driver for next year?
I think it will be very hard to beat out the Tee Bird in general. BUT through watching Bodanza I think that the Sphinx is definitely a contender (I’m not still bitter about losing mine I swear)
My favorite fairway driver is a beat in old Axiom Crave.
Was Diamond now Passion!
Leopard 3 in Champion plastic is my go to! I find it very versatile and dependable.
My most used fairway driver was probably my metal flake c blend exodus. After that probably the centurion
Just Sharing my favorite go to fairway driver , the Insanity, but I also love the Inertia as well as having 2 leopard 3’s in my bag.