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Best Disc Golf Discs of 2023

August 24, 2023 Alan One comment

One of the best features of the new Infinite Discs website are the tools designed specifically to help you find the best disc golf discs. Our tools bring an enhanced suite of features to assist you in making informed disc golf disc selections. Our focus on delivering a comprehensive and refined experience ensures that you can elevate your disc golf game with confidence. Through this innovative platform, we invite you to explore a diverse range of top-selling and highest-rated disc golf discs, spanning a multitude of categories, ensuring that you find exactly the best disc for you.

Highest Rated Discs: Elevating Disc Selection Through Customer Review Ratings

Our Highest Rated Discs feature harnesses the invaluable insights provided by our customer review star ratings. We have developed a sophisticated mechanism to identify standout discs within each category. This process involves an algorithm that thoughtfully considers both the quantity and caliber of each review. The outcome is a discerning selection of discs that reflect excellence. For example, while a disc with a single 5-star review may warrant attention, its merit may differ from another disc that boasts a considerable number of reviews, the majority of which consistently rate it at 5 stars.

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Top Selling Feature: Disc Popularity from Sales

Our Top Selling Discs feature offers a glimpse into the preferences of the disc golf community over a set period of time. Drawing from customer sales data on InfiniteDiscs.com, we present the the data on what the hot items really are. While the popularity of a disc isn’t the sole determinant of its alignment with your playing style, it serves as a compelling testament to its effectiveness. A surge in purchases underscores the collective trust placed in specific disc molds, signifying their status as preferred choices among a diverse array of disc golf enthusiasts.

Top Selling Discs by Time Period

For top selling discs, you can view the top selling pages for a number of different time periods including, weekly, monthly, annually, and all time. Whether your preference lies in specific brands or manufacturers, distinct disc types (drivers, midrange, putters), or even the stability attributes, our enhanced features cater to your unique requirements. Unveil the top-rated discs for each stability, effortlessly segmented by brand, offering a tailored approach to your disc selection journey.

View all Top Selling Disc Pages Here

While the dynamic pages found from the links above are auto generated, the below lists are a snapshot of the best disc golf discs of 2023 as of the time of this post.

Best Disc Golf Discs of 2023

Overall Best Discs

When it comes to all discs, using the data from our new website features, these are the best discs of 2023 through the first eight months of the year according to sales data.

Disc Rank	Manufacturer	Disc Name	Disc Type
1	MVP	Glitch	Putt & Approach
2	Discraft	Buzzz	Mid Range
3	Infinite Discs	Alpaca	Putt & Approach
4	Infinite Discs	Emperor	Distance Driver
5	Innova	Wraith	Distance Driver
6	Innova	Destroyer	Distance Driver
7	Discraft	Zone	Putt & Approach
8	Axiom	Hex	Mid Range
9	Axiom	Envy	Putt & Approach
10	Infinite Discs	Dynasty	Control Driver
11	Infinite Discs	Tomb	Putt & Approach
12	Infinite Discs	Pharaoh	Distance Driver
13	Discraft	Luna	Putt & Approach
14	Kastaplast	Berg	Putt & Approach
15	Infinite Discs	Centurion	Control Driver
16	Axiom	Proxy	Putt & Approach
17	Dynamic Discs	Judge	Putt & Approach
18	Axiom	Crave	Control Driver
19	Infinite Discs	Sphinx	Control Driver
20	Gateway	Wizard	Putt & Approach
21	Innova	Firebird	Control Driver
22	Innova	Leopard	Control Driver
23	Innova	Aviar	Putt & Approach
24	Infinite Discs	Maya	Distance Driver
25	Innova	Mamba	Distance Driver
26	Discraft	Athena	Control Driver
27	Latitude 64	Pure	Putt & Approach
28	Innova	Mako3	Mid Range
29	Innova	Teebird	Control Driver
30	Thought Space Athletics	Votum	Control Driver
31	Thought Space Athletics	Construct	Distance Driver
32	Infinite Discs	Anubis	Mid Range
33	Thought Space Athletics	Mantra	Control Driver
34	Discraft	Heat	Control Driver
35	Axiom	Insanity	Control Driver
36	Innova	Tern	Distance Driver
37	Innova	Valkyrie	Control Driver
38	Latitude 64	Diamond	Control Driver
39	Thought Space Athletics	Pathfinder	Mid Range
40	Discraft	Zone OS	Putt & Approach
41	Infinite Discs	Exodus	Control Driver
42	Innova	Pig	Mid Range
43	Discmania	FD	Control Driver
44	Innova	Beast	Distance Driver
45	Innova	Leopard3	Control Driver
46	MVP	Wave	Distance Driver
47	Innova	Shryke	Distance Driver
48	Discraft	Hades	Distance Driver
49	Innova	Charger	Distance Driver
50	Infinite Discs	Aztec	Distance Driver

1. MVP Glitch
The MVP Glitch quickly captured the attention of disc golf enthusiasts, dominating the sales charts with its unique flight characteristics. Its eye-catching glitch design, combined with reliable stability and tremendous glide, and the ability to be used as a catch disc made it a coveted disc among both amateurs and professionals alike. The MVP Glitch is undeniably a game-changer in the disc golf world, securing its place as the top-selling disc of 2023.

2. Discraft Buzzz
The Discraft Buzzz has long been a staple in the disc golf community, known for its consistency and versatility. With controllable straight flights and reliable fade, this mid-range disc has unquestionably earned its spot as one of the best-selling discs of the year. Its popularity can be attributed to its ability to adapt to various playing styles and skill levels, making it a go-to choice for countless players out on the course.

3. Infinite Discs Alpaca
Infinite Discs made a fantastic addition to their lineup with the Alpaca. This stable putter has gained massive popularity due to its exceptional control and reliable fade. The Alpaca’s unique combination of glide and accuracy makes it a go-to disc for both putting and approaching situations. Disc golfers of all levels appreciate the Alpaca’s consistency, leading to its impressive sales performance in 2023.

4. Infinite Discs Emperor
Another Infinite Discs creation that caught the attention of disc golfers worldwide is the Emperor. As a distance driver, the Emperor provides exceptional speed and glide, allowing players to unleash their full power. With its reliable fade and ability to handle various wind conditions, it has become a favorite among those looking to maximize distance off the tee. The Emperor’s high sales figures showcase its status as a go-to disc for avid distance throwers.

5. Innova Wraith
The Innova Wraith has long been regarded as one of the most popular distance drivers in the disc golf community, and 2023 was no exception. Its exceptional speed and stability have made it a favorite among experienced players seeking maximum distance. Known for its versatility, the Wraith can be used for controlled hyzer flips, laser straight shots, and reliable fade finishes. As a result, the Wraith continues to dominate the sales charts, solidifying its position as one of the top-selling discs of the year.

Distance Drivers in the Top 50

Among the top 50 selling discs of 2023, Distance Drivers played a significant role, comprising approximately 40% of the list. This finding emphasizes the growing popularity of disc golfers seeking to add distance to their game. Whether it’s the need to navigate long fairways or the desire to throw impressive distance shots, Distance Drivers have undoubtedly captivated the hearts of disc golfers worldwide.

Thought Space Athletics’ Success

As for the success of Thought Space Athletics in terms of top-selling discs, they have been making their mark in the disc golf industry as one of the fastest growing brands. With their innovative designs and quality artwork, Thought Space Athletics has secured a notable position among the top manufacturers.

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Best Disc Golf Distance Drivers

When we break it down to the best distance drivers this is the Top 50 list:

Disc Rank	Manufacturer	Disc Name
1	Infinite Discs	Emperor
2	Innova	Wraith
3	Innova	Destroyer
4	Infinite Discs	Pharaoh
5	Infinite Discs	Maya
6	Innova	Mamba
7	Thought Space Athletics	Construct
8	Innova	Tern
9	Innova	Beast
10	MVP	Wave
11	Innova	Shryke
12	Discraft	Hades
13	Innova	Charger
14	Infinite Discs	Aztec
15	Discraft	Nuke
16	Infinite Discs	Czar
17	MVP	Tesla
18	MVP	Photon
19	Discmania	Cloud Breaker
20	Discraft	Avenger SS
21	Clash Discs	Wild Honey
22	Thought Space Athletics	Omen
23	Discraft	Force
24	Lone Star Disc	Tumbleweed
25	Discraft	Zeus
26	Lone Star Disc	Curl
27	Innova	Katana
28	Innova	Boss
29	Discraft	Scorch
30	Infinite Discs	Slab
31	Discraft	Thrasher
32	Innova	Orc
33	Innova	Corvette
34	Latitude 64	Sapphire
35	Discraft	Venom
36	MVP	Octane
37	Lone Star Disc	Warbird
38	Discmania	DD1
39	Thought Space Athletics	Synapse
40	MVP	Inertia
41	Thought Space Athletics	Animus
42	Lone Star Disc	Bayonet
43	Discraft	Nuke SS
44	Dynamic Discs	Trespass
45	Axiom	Fireball
46	Discmania	PD
47	Dynamic Discs	Sheriff
48	Lone Star Disc	Nimitz
49	Discmania	DD3
50	Dino Discs	Tyrannosaurus Rex

Disc golfers all share one common desire – reaching the longest distances possible with their shots. To achieve this, having the right distance driver is crucial. From our top distance drivers list, it’s easy to see the dominance by manufacturers like Innova, Discraft, and MVP Discs.

Innova: The Driving Force Behind Distance
When it comes to distance drivers, it’s hard not to mention Innova as a leading manufacturer. Known for their quality and innovation, Innova’s distance drivers have become synonymous with long, powerful throws. What sets them apart is their dedication to manufacturing excellence, consistently producing discs that provide incredible distance potential.

It’s interesting to note that both Innova and Infinite Discs are manufactured in the same factory by Innova. This collaboration ensures that the quality and performance of each disc are maintained to the highest standards, further solidifying Innova’s position as a powerhouse in the disc golf industry. Our top 50 list features 17 discs manufactured by Innova Champion discs; six in the Infinite and eleven in the Innova lines.

Discraft: Raising the Bar
Discraft drivers have garnered a devoted following in the disc golf community, and for good reason. Boasting a wide range of options tailored to various player preferences, Discraft drivers offer unparalleled stability and control. With their renowned lineup that includes the ever-popular Hades and the ultra-fast Nuke, Discraft continues to push the boundaries of distance driving.

MVP Discs: A Rising Star
In recent years, MVP Discs have seen a surge in popularity, partly due to the signing of the renowned professional player, Simon Lizotte. Known for their unique plastic blends and futuristic aesthetics, MVP discs combine style and performance. With their innovative designs and reliable flight paths, MVP distance drivers have become a top choice for players looking to boost their distance capabilities. MVP features six discs in the top 50 from the MVP and Axiom brands.

Best Fairway Drivers

Fairway drivers are an often overlooked arsenal in a disc golfers bag. This list represents the best selling fairway drivers on InfiniteDiscs.com over the last year.

Disc Rank	Manufacturer	Disc Name
1	Infinite Discs	Dynasty
2	Infinite Discs	Centurion
3	Axiom	Crave
4	Infinite Discs	Sphinx
5	Innova	Firebird
6	Innova	Leopard
7	Discraft	Athena
8	Innova	Teebird
9	Thought Space Athletics	Votum
10	Thought Space Athletics	Mantra
11	Discraft	Heat
12	Axiom	Insanity
13	Innova	Valkyrie
14	Latitude 64	Diamond
15	Infinite Discs	Exodus
16	Discmania	FD
17	Innova	Leopard3
18	Discraft	Undertaker
19	Innova	Thunderbird
20	Infinite Discs	Roman
21	Infinite Discs	Scepter
22	Innova	Roadrunner
23	Latitude 64	River
24	Innova	Sidewinder
25	MVP	Volt
26	Discraft	Raptor
27	Axiom	Rhythm
28	Innova	Hawkeye
29	Finish Line Discs	Era
30	Discraft	Anax
31	Lone Star Disc	Mockingbird
32	Innova	TeeBird3
33	Westside	Underworld
34	Axiom	Trance
35	Doomsday Discs	Blackout
36	Innova	Eagle
37	Kastaplast	Falk
38	Thought Space Athletics	Coalesce
39	Latitude 64	Saint
40	Dynamic Discs	Escape
41	Discraft	Passion
42	MVP	Servo
43	Innova	TL3
44	Innova	IT
45	Lone Star Disc	Lariat
46	Dino Discs	Pterodactyl
47	Discmania	Essence
48	Lone Star Disc	Guadalupe
49	MVP	Terra
50	Elevation Disc Golf	Gecko

When it comes to top fairway drivers, Innova manufactured products dominate this category again. The Thought Space Athletics drivers, Votum and Mantra, are also quite popular with both of those discs showing up in the top 10.

Best Midrange Discs

While new midrange discs come and go, the Discraft Buzzz consistently remains to top midrange disc year after year. In fact, in terms of midrange sales, it’s not even close. Through the first eight months of 2023 Infinite Discs sold more than 1,500 more Buzzz’s than the second place Axiom Hex.

Disc Rank	Manufacturer	Disc Name
1	Discraft	Buzzz
2	Axiom	Hex
3	Innova	Mako3
4	Infinite Discs	Anubis
5	Thought Space Athletics	Pathfinder
6	Innova	Pig
7	Discraft	Buzzz SS
8	Infinite Discs	Chariot
9	MVP	Reactor
10	Innova	Roc
11	Discraft	Buzzz OS
12	Axiom	Paradox
13	Innova	Roc3
14	Kastaplast	Kaxe Z
15	Discraft	Meteor
16	MVP	Uplink
17	Latitude 64	Fuse
18	Innova	Toro
19	Lone Star Disc	Texas Ranger
20	Thought Space Athletics	Mana
21	MVP	Matrix
22	Streamline	Echo
23	Dynamic Discs	EMac Truth
24	Finish Line Discs	Supra
25	Innova	Wombat3
26	Clash Discs	Berry
27	Dino Discs	Stegosaurus
28	MVP	Deflector
29	Discraft	Comet
30	Dino Discs	Brachiosaurus
31	Discmania	MD1
32	Lone Star Disc	BB6
33	Discraft	Malta
34	Discmania	MD3
35	Discraft	Sol
36	Infinite Discs	Kon Tiki
37	Kastaplast	Svea
38	RPM Discs	Piwakawaka
39	Elevation Disc Golf	Interceptor
40	Innova	Jay
41	Axiom	Pyro
42	Dynamic Discs	Justice
43	Doomsday Discs	Frag
44	Prodigy	M4
45	Kastaplast	Kaxe
46	Latitude 64	Claymore
47	Lone Star Disc	Lone Wolf
48	Clash Discs	Peach
49	Infinite Discs	Ra
50	Lone Star Disc	Harpoon

Here is the complete list of top selling midrange discs.

Top Selling Disc Golf Putters

Behind distance drivers, putters hold the next spot for most sold disc golf discs. There’s no better way to improve your putting game than trying out a new putter – or ten.

Putter Rank	Manufacturer	Disc Name
1	MVP	Glitch
2	Infinite Discs	Alpaca
3	Discraft	Zone
4	Axiom	Envy
5	Infinite Discs	Tomb
6	Discraft	Luna
7	Kastaplast	Berg
8	Axiom	Proxy
9	Dynamic Discs	Judge
10	Gateway	Wizard
11	Innova	Aviar
12	Latitude 64	Pure
13	Discraft	Zone OS
14	MVP	Watt
15	MVP	Anode
16	Discmania	P2
17	Innova	Polecat
18	Lone Star Disc	Armadillo
19	Lone Star Disc	Penny Putter
20	Kastaplast	Reko
21	MVP	Nomad
22	Discmania	Rainmaker
23	MVP	Atom
24	Thought Space Athletics	Temple
25	Prodigy	PA-3
26	Innova	Aero
27	Innova	KC Pro Aviar
28	Westside	Harp
29	Thought Space Athletics	Praxis
30	Discraft	Roach
31	Dynamic Discs	Warden
32	Viking Discs	Rune
33	Streamline	Pilot
34	Dino Discs	Triceratops
35	Discraft	Fierce
36	Infinite Discs	Raze
37	Discmania	Link
38	Lone Star Disc	Copperhead
39	Discmania	P1
40	Innova	Alien
41	MVP	Ion
42	Discraft	Banger GT
43	MVP	Spin
44	Westside	Maiden
45	Dynamic Discs	EMac Judge
46	Prodigy	PA-5
47	Clash Discs	Popcorn
48	Dynamic Discs	Sockibomb Slammer
49	Thought Space Athletics	Muse
50	Innova	Dart

Shop the complete list of best selling disc golf putters here.

More Best Disc Features

This is just a sample of the many best selling disc features we have. Check out a few of these links to find the best disc golf discs for you.

At Infinite Discs, our mission is to provide the best resource for disc golf information on the Internet. With our revitalized website and innovative features, we hope we are able to help you find the best disc golf discs.

TOP TWENTY TUESDAY

December 20, 2022 Tara Martin 49 comments

Top Twenty Tuesday – Dec. 11th – 17th

Welcome back to another week of Top Twenty Tuesday! Every week, we take a look at the twenty top-selling discs on the Infinite Discs website from the past week, broken down by mold and plastic-type.

You also have a chance to win a $10 Infinite Discs gift card if you correctly guess one of the spots for next week (scroll down to see specifics for the weekly giveaway).

Here are the top sellers from last week in order –

#1 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend DYNASTY
#2 – Discraft ESP Swirl CAPTAIN’S RAPTOR
#3 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend EXODUS
#4 – Thought Space Athletics Nebula Aura PATHFINDER
#5 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend SLAB
#6 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend CZAR
#7 – MVP Neutron soft GLITCH
#8 – Finish Line Discs Forged PACE
#9 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend TOMB
#10 – Infinite Discs Signature P-Blend Glow ALPACA
#11 – Finish Line Discs Forged SUPRA
#12 – Discraft Z Line Misprint BUZZZ
#13 – Innova Star WRAITH
#14 – Thought Space Athletics Nebula Aura MANA
#15 – Infinite Discs D-Blend X-out ALPACA
#16 – Infinite Discs Metal Flake Glow C-Blend X-out DYNASTY
#17 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#18 – Kastaplast K3 Line BERG
#19 – Kastaplast K1 Line BERG
#20 – Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend PHARAOH

We had some speciality released Santa Hat stamped halo molds released last week! These molds haven’t been officially released yet, so we hope you were able to get your hands on these speciality released molds.

The Captain’s Raptor from Discraft is another popular mold that doesn’t come around very often. This is a modified molds similar to the Raptor; it has a flatter top and is designed to be more overstable.

GUESSING GAME –> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – The #9 spot this past week was the Infinite Discs Halo S-Blend Tomb. Not much needs to be said about this mold, is it one of the most popular putt & approach discs on the market! If you haven’t tried it, you MUST.

NEXT WEEK: Guess the #12 spot for next week. The first person to get it right (including the disc model and plastic type) will win!

THANKS FOR READING AND WATCHING EACH WEEK!

RECAP FROM LAST TIME – Dec. 3rd

The data before looked like this –

The Top-Selling Brands at Infinite Discs in 2021

January 13, 2022 Todd Durrant 4 comments

Infinite Discs has always strived to keep discs from all disc golf brands and manufacturers in stock on our retail website. As some brands are discontinued or the supply becomes slim, those brands can disappear from our sales figures for long periods. Other new brands jump into the market and begin to show their strength with time. It is always fun after each year to pull up the count of the discs sold through our retail site to measure the growth of all the brands that we carried.

Here is a look at how those brands all measured up against one another for the year 2021. Please keep in mind that these sales statistics ONLY represent retail sales through Infinite Discs. It does not account for sales through other retailers and may not represent the entire disc golf marketplace. Plus, many brands have their own retail outlets in addition to their wholesale operations, and those sales may account for a large portion of the total sales for those particular brands and would not be calculated here.

The Infinite Discs brand also has inflated numbers through our retail site simply because we are traditionally known as a kay retail source for our own brand. Throughout all of 2021, Infinite Discs brand was also distributed to other retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar, but no wholesale numbers are reflected in this disc count. Again, this is only retail sales through Infinite Discs.

Charting the Sales

Innova remained the top-selling brand, as it has since Infinite Discs began in 2012. Discraft continues to build momentum, taking a strong #2 position. With the ups and downs of the supply chain in 2021, it is hard to know how the numbers would have looked if the most popular discs had been readily available at all times of the year. However, many popular discs went through repeated cycles where they would arrive, immediately sell out, then be missing from inventory for weeks or months before the next restock. The Infinite Discs brand of discs made a sharp move toward the top, though sales are particularly strong for that brand since this is a chart of sales through Infinite Discs’ own website.

New Brands Making Moves

The number of small brands on the list continues to grow. We’re excited about that. Here are some brands that were recently created and made impressive moves on the chart:

Thought Space Athletics at #10 with their ultra-artistic, high-quality discs

Dino Discs at #11 with their line of discs for kids

Divergent Discs at #18 with their line focused on recreational players

Elevation Disc Golf at #19 with two silicone rubber discs launched in 2021

EV7 at #23 with their putters-only manufacturing approach

What Will 2022 Bring?

We’re excited to watch the disc sales in 2022 and see how things shuffle and move around. It should be particularly interesting to watch as we’ve seen a lot of professional players change brands for the new year. How will the sales for those brands be affected by the shuffle in sponsorships?

Feel free to leave your comments predicting the ups and downs of disc brands in 2022.

Disc Golf Stability – How Stable Are Your Discs?

May 14, 2021 Ted Hegemann One comment

The Stability of Discs in our Bags

In our continuing series highlighting the results of our annual State of Disc Golf survey, this week we take a look at the stabilities of our discs. We will also discuss the term stability and how the language of disc golf can be unclear in regards to the stability of a disc. Then we will take a peek inside our bags to see the discs we throw and how stable they are.

Learning the Flight Ratings

One of the things we learn about discs when we are starting out playing disc golf is that the flight of the disc is important, and we need to learn about the how ours fly. Depending on how much coaching we got when we first started, a lot of us went for the ‘fast’ or ‘high speed’ discs because we wanted the 4 Number Flight Ratings discs to fly out of our hands at a high rate of speed. Since we were selecting our molds randomly, we undoubtedly ended up with discs that would do nothing but hang a sharp left turn (for right-handed players who throw back-hand shots, or ‘RHBH’). Over time, we learned that discs have a general flight rating and found out that the common four-number flight rating or the single digit flight rating can be used to tell us how our discs will fly. Most of us came to embrace the rating system and would frequently use it to guide our purchases. No longer were we buying discs because of the flight description stamped on the disc. Instead, were now using those flight ratings to help us fill gaps in our bags. No, the flight numbers are not always exactly how the disc flies. But it’s the best we have.

Learning the Language

In addition to the variability of flight numbers versus the actual flight of the disc, the sport’s lexicon has a glaring issue that regularly calls for clarity. That is the issue of ‘stability’. If someone comes into Infinite Discs and tells us that they are looking for a new midrange that is a little more stable, we don’t exactly know what they are looking for until we find out what they are replacing. Is there old midrange worn and too flippy, and they are looking for something a little less understable? Or, are they throwing a Justice that they just can’t get any distance with, so they are looking for something less overstable?

Although typically, what people are referring to when they say more or less stable is ‘straighter’. We would still need to clarify exactly what they are looking for, rather than selling them an Anubis and sending them out to play.

Stability of Discs In Our Bags

For our survey, we wondered what the make-up of people’s bags were as far as the stability is concerned. We let participants decide what is overstable or understable. The same disc has different flights for different people. We broke the categories into disc types: distance drivers, fairway drivers, midranges and putters. We asked ‘What stabilities of discs are in your bag? [for the given disc type]’. Let’s look at the results.

Distance Drivers

The first type of disc we’ll look at is distance drivers. We asked how many of each of five stabilities do you carry, from Very Overstable to Very Understable. Since most people carry a variety of distance drivers, people were allowed to select all stabilities that applied to them. This chart shows the percentage of people who carry at least one of these stabilities. As an example, the survey shows that 69% of us carry a straight/stable distance driver, as show in the chart below. Here are all the distance driver results:

Graph showing percent of disc golfers that carry overstable, straight, and understable discs in their bag.

It is not too surprising to see that a majority of us don’t carry the extreme stabilities. Most of us can come close to mimicking the flight of a very overstable or very understable disc, with something close. Even so, that leaves a lot of us that just want that ultra-meat hook or ultra-flippy disc. I broke the numbers down to see what percentage chance we have of carrying discs with the given stability and here is what I found. Naturally, the chart will look similar to the previous one. This just gives us a snapshot of an average individual bag.

Stability of the discs in the average disc golfers bag graph.

One and Only Stability

In looking at the spreadsheet with the data, I was curious about how many of us carry drivers with only one stability. I was surprised at how big the number was. It was a lot more than I see with our club members. Here is the chart with the date:

Pie Chart showing that 28% of disc golfers have distance drivers all of the same stability

My first thought was that there were a lot of beginners who just didn’t carry a lot of discs. So I broke the 28% down into reported skill levels and found out that I was pretty accurate in my assessment. People who called themselves Beginners or even Intermediate made up 85% of the people who only have one stability for their distance drivers. Here is the chart:

Bar graph showing that beginners are more likely to have distance drivers of only one stability.

Control Drivers Stability

Now let’s look at the data for fairway drivers. There were slightly fewer people who carry over and understable discs, and a decent amount more that carry straight/stable discs. The extreme stabilities are the outliers again, with similar numbers to the distance drivers.

And again let’s look at what makes up an average bag with fairway drivers. Again, similar to the chart above. And not a huge difference between fairway and distance drivers.

Midrange Stability

Let’s see if midranges tell a different story. The chart below indicates that there is a bit more difference when it comes to the stability of midranges. Straight/stable mids reign supreme, but with even larger numbers. And mostly at the expense of the extreme stabilities again. Far fewer people throw very understable mids.

Stability of midrange discs

Distilling those numbers down we look at the average bag for mids:

Average disc golf bag stability for midranges.

The Kon Tiki

With over 27% of us throwing understable to very understable discs, it will be interesting to see the reception for the new understable Infinite mold, the Kon Tiki. I assure you, the timing of this post was purely coincidental! As of this writing, the Kon Tiki is a brand new release

Stability of Disc Golf Putters

Moving on to the category I was most curious about, the stability of putters. As you can see from the chart below, the straight/stable category is closest to 100% of any disc type. Based on the guys I throw with, that seems spot on. So do the very overstable/overstable categories, which represents a combined 70% of us. The ‘very understable’ is the smallest of all the disc types.

Percentage of people that carry putters of different stabilities. Most carry straight putters.

Using the information to graph an average bag, here are the results.

Average putter stability

I thought the ‘very overstable’ category might be a tad higher, and I wouldn’t have been surprised if it were a lot higher, due to how many people drive with putters, and like them as stable as can be. Like so many categories we’ve looked at, I think people go with the overstable disc and just make it work. Also, putters had the highest number of people who only throw one stability, with 40% of us only bagging one. That includes me and my R-Pro Dart!

Pie chart of people that have only one stability putter.

There is a look at our bags and the stabilities we carry. There are sub-categories that we could explore, such as the make-up of a pro’s bag vs a beginner/rec player’s bag. But, we’ll have to address that in another blog. Until then, throw what you love!

Comment below and let us know about the stability of discs in your bag. Do you have Very Overstable or Very Understable discs?

Best Disc Golf Discs – Top 100 Selling Discs

January 26, 2021 Dylan Durrant 48 comments

This article was written several years ago. Click this link for an updated list of the best discs on the market.

Best Disc Golf Discs for 2021

Today we’re going to take a look at the Best Disc Golf Discs for 2021. To learn which discs are the most popular, we are going to take a look at the Top 100 Sellers from 2020. All data is taken from InfiniteDiscs.com sales figures. (We cannot show exact figures, but we can easily see which discs sell most compared to others.)

Last year, 2020, brought crazy growth to our sport of disc golf. With many disc manufacturers being temporarily shut down, plus the massive influx of disc golfers, popular discs became harder and harder to come by throughout the year. Some discs, like the Zeus, quickly became “out of stock”, thus dropping it’s rank on the Top 100. When we did get the Zeus in, it would sell very fast, causing it to go higher on the chart.

We believe the top 100 selling discs of 2020 will still be an excellent indicator of the most popular discs of 2021. These sales represent the data from old and new disc golfers, making them a great summary of the best disc golf discs.

First we’ll jump into the top 100 chart, then we’ll look at some broken down stats. Lastly, we’ll get to our recommendations for the Best Disc Golf Discs of 2021!

The Top 5 Selling Golf Discs for 2020

Innova Destroyer
Discraft Buzzz
Discraft Luna
Innova Wraith
Discraft Zone

The Destroyer, Buzzz, and Luna took spots 1-3 respectively, making them the perfect Driver, Mid, and Putter combo… assuming you can handle a Destroyer. The Wraith and Zone were a close 4th and 5th place, showing that Innova and Discraft dominated the top five. The P2 dropped from it’s top 5 spot in 2019, and this was primarily due to it being unavailable for most of the year.

Ups and Downs

Next to each disc is an arrow pointing up, down, or right. These arrows and numbers represent how much each disc climbing or dropped in the ranks from 2019. Many of the top discs shuffled slightly, but not enough to make a big difference in the rankings. The #44 Aztec, #45 Raptor, and #45 Rhyno made the biggest jumps into the top 50. The biggest overall jump was the #87 Cohort, jumping 174 spots to make the Top 100 chart. The #91 Relay also made a big jump of 99 spots.

The Hades and the Fierce debuted in 2020 and claimed the highest spots on the chart for new discs, at #20 and #21 respectively.

Types of Discs Sold

What types of disc golf discs are most popular?

Putters were the top selling type of disc in 2020. We saw a big influx in putter sales. Putters made up 34% of all discs sold in 2020. Part of this may be do to the fact that many courses were closed for a time and disc golfers had more time to practice putting.

Control drivers came in second, at 28%. Distance drivers were at a close third at 26%, and mid ranges were by far the worst selling disc type at just 12%. Midrange discs are not the most glamourous golf discs. They do not wear out nor get lost as quickly as do drivers.

Top Disc Golf Brands

In terms of the best disc golf brands, here we list the number of times any brand had a disc golf mold that made our top 100 list.

Innova appeared on the Top 100 chart 33 times, while Discraft appeared 23 times. Infinite Discs molds came in third with 9 molds on the chart. Many other brands made the chart, showing that there are excellent discs from every manufacturer. Because most of the disc golf manufacturers were unable to produce discs at a rate fast enough to keep up with demand, there was often lack of availability of many of the most popular molds. These graphs would likely be very different if we were able to keep in stock all disc models throughout the year.

Best Disc Golf Discs for 2021:

Now let’s jump into our recommendations based on the best sellers! We’ve divided our suggestions here into best putters, midranges, and drivers. As skill level does effect ones ability to have success with different types of discs, we’ve also suggested different discs from our top 100 for different skill types.

Best Disc Golf PUTTERS for 2021

There are many great putters to choose from and they work for most, if not all skill levels. There’s a reason many of these putters have been top sellers for a long time. They work well, and people love them.

Recommended Putters For All Skill Levels:

Try something hot and new: Infinite Discs ALPACA

Best MIDRANGES for 2021

We’ll break down these midrange recommendations based off of sales, and skill level.

Best Mids For Beginners:

If you’re new too disc golf a straight to understable midrange just might be the most valuable golf disc to you. Consider trying one of these great, easy to throw, mids.

Try Something Hot and New: Divergent Discs LEVIATHAN

Recommended Mids for Intermediate / Advanced Players:

Once you have better throwing technique and a little more throwing power a stable/overstable midrange becomes the consistent choice for accuracy. Try these from our list of best midrange discs for 2021.

Try Something Hot and New: Thought Space Athletics PATHFINDER

Best Disc Golf DRIVERS for 2021

We’ll break down these driver recommendations based off of sales, and skill level.

Best Drivers For Beginners:

Understable moderate speed fairway drivers are typically the best disc golf drivers for new players. Be sure to check out these recommendations for the best drivers for beginners.

Top Drivers For Intermediate Players:

For many intermediate disc golfers, the most important aspect of improving the disc golf game is getting more distance. Our suggested list of best drivers for intermediate players here provides some excellent choices for improving your accuracy and maximum distance.

Top Drivers For Advanced and Tournament Players:

Skilled disc golfers need consistent discs that will provide them with both accuracy and distance. The suggested top drivers below are consistent choices among some of the top players in the world.

LET US KNOW what your top picks are for the best disc golf discs of 2021! Be sure to tell us about your skill level and list what you think the best drivers, midrange, putters or disc golf sets are.

Trying To Find The Discs You Want in 2021

January 4, 2021 Alan 3 comments

My time playing disc golf has been defined by things that have changed. Course basket locations change, my form as a player has gone through many changes, and even the discs themselves have physically changed when I slam them into trees off the tee-box.

Although some of the changes we have seen during 2020 have been awful, there have been many positives for disc golf. PDGA memberships, discs sold, and interest in the sport are at an all-time high. The PDGA reports that memberships are up above 15% from the previous year and tour events are up over 15% worldwide (with a 12.91% increase in the USA, and at least a 20% growth in Europe, Canada, Africa/Asia, and Latin America). And I’ve been told that not everyone in that 15% growth is a former Ultimate Frisbee player, despite what you may be hearing out there.

Unfortunately, some of the changes haven’t been great for disc golfers. Higher interest in the sport means courses are seeing more traffic, tournaments are seeing larger waitlists, and it has become tougher to find new discs due to production and stock issues.

On the topic of finding new discs, it feels like this could be an easier problem to solve. The PDGA has strict technical standards for all disc manufacturers, so there are only a finite number of possible combinations in making discs.

If there are only a limited number of configurations allowed, then there must be discs that I would love out there that I haven’t tried to throw yet. It also means, there should be multiple options to replace my favorite lost, out of stock, or out of production disc.

In disc golf, sometimes great results happen due to skill, and sometimes they happen due to sheer luck. I need all the luck I can out on the course, so I will defer to the data in answering this question.

Using data from the Infinite Blog, I wanted to see what brands/discs were popular, and what other discs could be considered.

Let’s first look at what disc types make the Top 20 most often from the past 3 months.

Interesting to note that Control Drivers make the list the fewest number of times. Though I don’t have much arm speed or skill in general, I noticed that I also bag more distance drivers than control drivers.

Now let’s see which brands show up the most in the Top 20 data.

The big brands make up most sales, but we see some other great, smaller brands too. Now let’s see which individual discs appear most on the Top 20 data we are examining.

So, given today’s out of stock issues and the rise of some great new brands, I wanted to identify which discs are just as worth throwing as the most popular discs using disc dimensions provided by the PDGA, flight numbers provided by manufacturers, and all other data I could find.

It was eye opening to see how many similar options were out there from both big and small brands. The below table shows some of my findings.

	Disc	Similar Alternative 1	Similar Alternative 2	Similar Alternative 3
Distance Driver	Destroyer	Discraft Surge	Axiom Discs Defy	MVP Photon
Control Driver	Sphinx	Discraft Heat	Westside Discs Underworld	Legacy Mongoose
Control Driver	FD	Latitude 64 River	Gateway Assassin	Kastaplast Falk
Mid Range	Buzzz	Innova Colt	Axiom Theory	DGA Squall
Putt & Approach	Zone	Dynamic Discs Suspect	MVP Entropy	Infinite Discs Ruin
Putt & Approach	Aviar	Discmania Link	Yikun Discs Claws	Infinite Discs Alpaca

If you’re interested in seeing alternatives for other discs, I’ve compiled this research into a web tool. This is a great tool to help you find discs golf discs similar to your favorites when they are sold out. Check it out here: www.TryDiscs.com

The quest to find my perfect disc is still ongoing. I may never get there but the journey of throwing and trying new discs is most of the fun.

This is a guest post submitted by Hasan Iqbal

Author Bio:

Hasan grew up in Georgia and has become obsessed with disc golf since he started playing in 2018. Hasan attended Georgia State University and the University of Delaware and is now working as a data scientist. In his spare time, Hasan has been working on Try Discs to help disc golfers find their next favorite disc. He can regularly be found on the wonderful courses around metro Atlanta with his dog, Scooby.

Disc Brand Sales Comparison During The Summer of Covid-19

November 6, 2020 Todd Durrant 4 comments

We thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the different major disc brands would stack up in terms of sales during the months of April 2020 through October 2020. This year was crazy in terms of the growth of disc golf despite the Covid-19 pandemic and it definitely took a toll on disc supply. Most major brands faced growing pains and struggled to keep up with the demand for discs. Here at Infinite Discs we had to deal with the challenge of keeping popular models in stock, and there were definitely dry spells with brands like Discraft that sold out almost every time we restocked.

NUMBER OF DISCS SOLD

To keep things simple, we tallied the number of discs sold each month from each brand. We combined Dynamic Discs with Latitude 64 and Westside since they are manufactured in the same factory and sold in partnership. We also combined sales of MVP, Axiom, and Streamline since they are technically the same company with three brand names. Keep in mind, this is based entirely on sales through Infinite Discs which only represents a piece of the entire market. Here are those sales charted against one another.

While Innova (blue line) kept a steady increase in number of discs sold through the focus period, you can see that Discraft took some dips as supply ran out, only getting another lift with the new releases in October. This could be an indication that Innova simply had a deeper supply of discs stored in their warehouse to help them meet demand. However, new disc production eventually needs to meet the demand while stored product eventually runs out.

The Trilogy brands (Dynamic, Latitude 64, and Westside) saw a slight decline in sales at Infinite Discs during the period. A possible reason is that we saw some of the most popular molds, including hot selling putters, run out of stock and vanish from restock order forms. But we fully expect production to catch up and for sales to grow steadily with the surge in disc golf players.

Discmania, Prodigy, and MVP held surprisingly steady through the period, through Discmania has started to decline more recently with the absence of staples like the P2, PD2, etc. and their move of some signature disc releases away from other retailers to exclusivity on their own website.

Here is a closer look at the five brands that fell beneath the much higher Innova and Discraft numbers:

Note, the line colors changed on this focus chart. Blue is now showing the Trilogy pattern, with the green showing MVP and the orange showing Infinite Discs. Discmania is he red line and yellow shows Prodigy holding fairly steady.

As the holidays approach it will be interesting to continue watching the battle of supply vs demand. It will also be very interesting heading into the 2021 season to see how manufacturers adapt. Will they get the change to catch up? Or will manufacturing approaches have to change and focus higher quantities on a smaller number of molds in order to at least keep the most popular discs in the hands of players? We will watch and see!

Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.

Disc Data

Best Selling MVP, Axiom, & Streamline Discs – October 2020 Edition

October 27, 2020 Dylan Durrant 4 comments

Best Selling MVP, Axiom, & Streamline

It’s time again to look at the best selling disc golf discs from MVP, Axiom, and Streamline! All three of these brands are made at the same location, under the general brand of MVP. On the chart, each disc will be color coded to its brand, and each bar represents the sales of that disc.

Disclaimer: All data is from October 27, 2019 to October 27, 2020 from InfiniteDiscs.com sales figures. Due to rules and regulations, we cannot show exact numbers, but can show the comparison in sales between all molds.

The Top Sellers

For the third year in a row (since doing these charts), the Envy takes the #1 spot! Not only did it take the cake, it sold nearly double the amount of the #2 spot, the Wave. The next couple of spots where close: the Pilot took #3, the Atom took #4, and the Proxy followed up with #5.

It is great to see that each of the top 3 spots where taken by a different sub-brand. Each sub-brand was also spread out throughout the chart, showing that each brand has some strong selling molds.

Discontinued Molds

All of these discontinued molds were announced in August of 2019, but we have been selling the remainders of them for the past year. The MVP Axis and Amp are the highest ranking discontinued molds, taking the #16 and #17 spots respectively. We have had a lot of the Axis and Amp in stock over the past year, but soon they will be gone for good.

Your Bag?

Let us know what you are throwing? Where do your discs fall in on the chart? Do you prefer the lesser-known discs or the ultra-popular ones? We’d love to hear from you!

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