Best Disc Golf Putter of 2022
Best Putter of 2022
| Sales Rank | Rating | Fan Vote | Average | |
| Discraft Zone | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Infinite Discs Alpaca | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Axiom Envy | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Gateway Wizard | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7.0 |
| Dynamic Discs Judge | 6 | 15 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Innova Aviar | 4 | 17 | 8 | 9.7 |
The final rankings for the best putter are very close to the sales rank for the past year. The Zone took the number one spot in both Sales and Fan Vote. There were a lot of comments about the Zone not being a putter, but rather a throwing disc. However, the category includes putt and approach, so we didn’t make a distinction. Check out the best putters list by clicking the links above.
For most recent data check out this article for the best disc golf putters of 2023.
The Top Selling Putter
Although the Pandemic is still in full swing, the supply chain is slightly better than in past months, so the 
sales are a little more indicative of the popularity of discs, rather than sales based on whatever discs might be available. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top sales for putt/approach discs for last year. These are ranked only against other putt/approach discs, not all types of discs.
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Top Putters By Sales |
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| Rank | Disc | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Zone | Discraft |
| 2 | Alpaca | Infinite Discs |
| 3 | Wizard | Gateway |
| 4 | Aviar | Innova |
| 5 | Envy | Axiom |
| 6 | Judge | Dynamic Discs |
| 7 | Pig | Innova |
| 8 | EMac Judge | Dynamic Discs |
| 9 | Warden | Dynamic Discs |
| 10 | Roach | Discraft |
| 11 | Praxis | Thought Space Athletics |
| 12 | Pilot | Streamline |
| 13 | P Model S | Prodigy |
| 14 | Pure | Latitude 64 |
| 15 | Ruin | Infinite Discs |
| 16 | Link | Discmania |
| 17 | Luna | Discraft |
| 18 | Banger GT | Discraft |
| 19 | Penrose | EV-7 |
| 20 | Rune | Viking Discs |
New Brands, New Molds
In addition to the unprecedented growth in the numbers of disc golfers in the past few years, we’ve also seen an explosion of new manufacturers and molds. This gives us more options to choose from and takes a little bit of market share from the historically popular putters. In 2020, we posted a list of the best putters and Discraft held a third of the top twenty discs. This year, although Discraft still maintains the top spot with the most molds, their number shrank. They now hold 20% of the top 20. Additionally, nearly half of the manufacturers in the top 20 only have a single mold. Here’s a look at number of molds by manufacturer:
| Manufacturer | # of Molds in the top 20 |
| Discraft | 4 |
| Dynamic Discs | 3 |
| Infinite Discs | 2 |
| Innova | 2 |
| Axiom | 1 |
| Discmania | 1 |
| EV-7 | 1 |
| Gateway | 1 |
| Latitude 64 | 1 |
| Prodigy | 1 |
| Streamline | 1 |
| Thought Space Athletics | 1 |
| Viking Discs | 1 |
Top Rated Discs
One of the tools we use to determine the Best Putter for 2022 is the individual disc ratings on our 
website. It gives us a picture of our customer’s opinion about the disc over time. Customers can rate a disc on a scale from 1-5, and comment about what they like or don’t like about a disc. It’s a great tool to check out when considering which discs to buy. Here is a list of 20 of the top-rated discs, along with the customers rating.
| Disc Mold | Customer Rating |
| Praxis | 4.93 |
| Zone | 4.90 |
| Alpaca | 4.87 |
| P Model S | 4.86 |
| Envy | 4.82 |
| Pilot | 4.81 |
| Link | 4.78 |
| Rune | 4.76 |
| Warden | 4.74 |
| Wizard | 4.73 |
| Pure | 4.73 |
| Pig | 4.68 |
| Roach | 4.66 |
| Luna | 4.65 |
| Ruin | 4.64 |
| Judge | 4.62 |
| Banger GT | 4.59 |
| Aviar | 4.44 |
| EMac Judge | 4.40 |
| Penrose | 4.38 |
The Age of These Putters
If you follow the sport of disc golf very much you’ll probably notice that several of the discs out of the top 10 are very new to the disc golf world. 
It is impressive that such new molds are competing for the title of Best Disc Golf Putter against tried and true classics. Maybe they will be the classics of the future, or maybe they are hyped molds that will fade into oblivion in the near future. We’ve seen that in the past, where a mold becomes popular due a a particular player, only to slow down in sales once the marketing ends. Only time will tell how popular molds will be in the future. Still, we wanted to look at the ages of the molds and see which ones have earned their way onto the list by virtue of years of sales. The newest kids on the block are the Emac Judge and the popular Alpaca. On the other end of the lifespan spectrum is the Aviar, a mold that has been around longer than a lot of current disc golfers. The average age of all the top 10 molds is about 10 years old. That age would be three years newer were it not for the Aviar. Here is a list of the top 10 molds and the date they were PDGA approved:
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Disc |
Date Approved |
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Aviar |
1-Jan-84 |
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Wizard |
9-Jan-02 |
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Pig |
20-May-08 |
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Zone |
28-May-08 |
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Judge |
7-Dec-12 |
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Warden |
14-Oct-13 |
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Envy |
12-Jan-14 |
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Roach |
30-Nov-15 |
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Alpaca |
16-Nov-20 |
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EMac Judge |
5-Jan-21 |
Fan Voting
We asked you to help us out with our list of the best discs, and you let us know! Here is the list of best discs as taken from the comment section. Many of you had trouble narrowing it down to one mold. However, when we added the results, the top discs were clear. Here is a list of which molds you voted for:
| Rank | Mold | Percent of Votes |
| 1 | Discraft Zone | 17.0% |
| 2 | Axiom Envy | 9.9% |
| 3 | Infinite Discs Alpaca | 6.3% |
| 4 | Discmania P2 | 6.3% |
| 5 | Dynamic Discs Judge | 5.8% |
| 6 | Latitude 64 Dagger | 5.4% |
| 7 | Discraft Luna | 4.9% |
| 8 | Innova Aviar | 4.0% |
| 9 | Gateway Wizard | 4.0% |
| 10 | EV-7 Penrose | 3.6% |
| 11 | Kastaplast Berg | 3.1% |
| 12 | Dynamic Discs Emac Judge | 2.7% |
The top 12 molds were divided among 10 manufacturers, which is unusual. Percentage-wise, however, Discraft captured more than a fifth of all the votes. Still, it’s good to see the putter love spread among manufacturers. Here are some of the comments we received about the top disc, the Zone. :
David – “I love the zone, it’s my favorite disc/ most used disc. I find myself really liking the Eve 7 Penrose as well”
Josh D – “I have trouble believing the Zone is a putter. If it was “what’s the best approach disc” then no question.”
Tyler – “The Zone will stay at the top because it’s so reliable”
We counted all of your comments, then randomly selected one commenter to win the $50 gift card. The winner is Aaron D, who was notified via email.
We Still Want to Hear From You
Let us know YOUR best putt disc. Comment below to let us know which putt/approach mold you find yourself using more than any other in your bag! How does your selection compare with the putters on our list?
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.
Jk pro avair x
Simply the best
Big Judge fan. Started out with it and haven’t left. Clearly an important marketing point for any disc manufacturer.
I have trouble believing the Zone is a putter. If it was “what’s the best approach disc” then no question.
Probably (supply considerations not withstanding) not much changes with the top putters.
Dark horse pick(s) -> I really think everyone sleeps on the Infinite Myth/Innova Whale (are they the same mold? they seem almost identical side by side on my desk) and it deserves to creep up into the list. Especially if more come out in G-Blend/GStar, but maybe just that’s my bias showing through.
I am a big fan of the roach. Good straight flyer with overstate finish.
Great article!
The Gateway Wizard has been the best beaded putter since its release in 2001. Reliable, plastic blends galore, and ALWAYS available.
Putting putter gotta go with a judge.
Approach is the classic zone. Multiple plastics that can fit any need you have.
Off the tee the latitude pure feels great in the hand and can get it in opto x to get some more stability from the naturally understable putter. Kristin Tattar has her opto x pure out there!
Emac judges
Discraft Luna! Z plastic for throwing and rubber blend for putting! Also love the Praxis!
I love throwing the Envy! They beat in well to a straight putter. SO MUCH GLIDE.
The Judge. Hands down.
For me it’s the RPM Tui (in soft magma)
I started with an Aviar, and the Tui feels similar but I prefer the glide and feel in the hand of the Tui
It’s the Praxis for me in 2022!
Also, I’m really surprised the Tomb isn’t on this list. Tomb does it all!
I think Ricky rejoining DD will cause an upswing in Latitude Dagger sales
PMB Luna
Envy and Aviar will be top of the class this year.
love my whales even if they are not making this list
The envy is the best throwing putter, as was proven by some guy who often wears sandals and loves long walks on the water.
Envy— it’s the best putter I’ve used so far (started with aviar, tried Luna, was hooked on judge, but envy is the one)… The brightness of their eclipse glow plastic makes it hard to beat for those who like playing at night. We have to thank James Conrad for throwing it. His inspirational throw put the disc in a lot of people’s hands, and I’m glad, it’s my favorite disc.
The Alpaca will be the best selling putter of 2022!
I’m been liking the Wizards, but I think the Aviars will stay at #1, and the Pigs will fade.
So, Aviar