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.
I think the Zone will stay up top but the Dagger is going to make a hard push because of Ricky.
Electron soft Envys are killers from the teepad to circle 1. Thanks for giveaway.
Putters have different roles. I don’t think a Nomad would throw as well as an Envy due to the power you put on it to become the 2021 World Champion. In 2022, I expect to see the MVP discs continue to rise in popularity (and hopefully in availability as well!)
I’ve been digging on the reinvented P2s (I know sacrilege).
Envy hands down ! One of those discs that once you start throwing you can’t stop !! More people will get there hands on one
Thinking the zone will stay on top.
I’m seeing maidens and daggers rising somewhere on the bottom of the list with the love from Ricky and Matty O. Provided they make enough of them to be top sellers.
Do harps count as putters? They’re going to get some attention as well!
Not likely that it will reach the top but I love the infinite discs Tomb for both throwing and putting. I wouldn’t be too surprised to at least see it higher on the list.
I think the Harp might surprise people and work it’s way up because of Ricky! But I think the zone will still be top dog!
A lot depends on how many the manufacturer can put out. The envy is going to make a big push towards the top as both a throwing and putting putter but the zone is such a go to approach disc for so many players that I think it holds onto the top spot.
I’m with you. I think the zone will stay 1 with the envy maybe ending up as 2
Given that EV-7 signed several players, I anticipate that the Penrose will rise even more in popularity this year and be the top putter of 2022.
I feel like the Luna is gonna rise up to #1 this year, assuming supply can keep up with demand.
No mention of the Berg.
Penrose is the brand to watch in 22
It’s probably gonna be the zone again
I hope it will be the berg!
I think the Alpaca will be #1 with the Envy a close 2nd.
I think the Rickey dagger is probably gonna stop it in 2022
I think the Judge is the best putter out there. It looks like the Emac Judge and Judge are taking some votes away from each other. I have been loving my Judges for putting and throwing!
Judge
The P-2
If any disc can beat the Zone, I think it will be the Alpaca. Classic putter feel with so many different plastics to choose from. Not to mention the best stamps in the game.