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Best Disc Golf Sets 2025

February 19, 2025 Ted Hegemann 13 comments

Getting a starter set is the perfect way for beginners pick up of some awesome discs at a great price. Most of them have molds that are geared toward newer players, with flight numbers that favor less skilled players, so newer players can start playing with discs that they can actually throw. Once players gain a little more experience, they will find sets that cater to people with intermediate and advanced skill levels. Let’s look at the best starter sets of 2024.

Best Starter Sets of 2025

1- Divergent Discs Max Performance Starter Set –

The Max Performance Starter Set by Divergent Discs features three discs that use easy-to-throw designs and a high level of dependability. This great set includes the Nuno putter, the Kapre midrange, and the Basilisk distance driver. The Basilisk is a distance driver designed to give a full S-curve flight path for women, senior citezens, recreational players and others who throw less than 250 feet of total distance.

The Kapre and Nuno have good stability but minimal end-fade for good, straight flight paths. The discs come in Divergent Disc’s Max Grip plastic which combines good durability and a grippy feel for better control. Test out your disc golf abilities with this high performance set.

2- Viking Discs Ground Set –

This is a complete 8 Disc Set from Viking Discs – featured in their Ground Plastic. This bundle includes the 8 original discs from Viking Discs, a Finnish brand with rising popularity. Buying the set allows you to save money over buying each disc individually, plus it’s a great way to grow, or start, you collection! This set includes:

Viking Discs Ground Rune
Viking Discs Ground Knife
Viking Discs Ground Axe
Viking Discs Ground Warrior
Viking Discs Ground Ragnarok
Viking Discs Ground Cosmos
Viking Discs Ground Berserker
Viking Discs Ground Thunder God Thor

Viking Ground plastic has been designed to offer excellent grip in hot, cold, and even rainy weather conditions. This plastic grade is flexible and sticky compared with the other Viking plastic blends. Discs in ground plastic seem to have more glide and quickly break in to give you a straighter flight over time.

3- Divergent Discs Starter Set –

This three-disc starter set includes three discs in a durable plastic that feels amazing. All three discs are understable, making them good for beginners. The Kraken is their fairway driver with flight numbers that could also be used by more advanced players. The midrange in this set, the Leviathan, is a very understable. Beginners should have no problem throwing the disc and learning how to get it to turn during their shot. The Narwhal is the beadless putter included in the set.

4 – X-Com 3 Disc Starter Set –

Another great brand that makes a variety of discs favorable to beginners is X-Com. The discs in their set are lighter than most starter sets, making them easy to throw for beginners and even kids. They come in nice colors and interesting stamps. The set includes the Helios, their low-speed, understable fairway driver, the Griffon midrange, and the Bennu putter.

5 – Divergent Discs 3 Driver Booster Set –

The Divergent Discs 3-Disc Booster set contains three unique drivers that are not included in the Divergent Discs Starter Set or in the Divergent Discs Max Performance Set. This set can add three extra drivers to your bag, each with specific utility for your disc golf game.

The Lawin is a high-speed distance driver designed to provide extra fade (an overstable flight pattern) so that you can throw with extra power, move around obstacles, or throw more accurately into a headwind. Lawin: 12 / 5 / -2 / 2The Minotaur is a fairway driver that also provides an overstable end-of-flight fade, but at shorter distances than the Lawin. Minotaur: 8 / 3 / 0 / 4
The Tiyanak is a very understable fairway driver that is fade-resistant. It is perfect for beginners who don’t have high arm speed. This driver is designed for disc golfers who throw for less than 200 feet in total distance and can also be used as a roller, hyzer-flip, or understable anhyzer disc for experienced players. It is the most understable (beginner-friendly) driver in the Divergent Discs line. Tiyanak: 8 / 5 / -4 / 1

6 – Yikun 3-Disc Beginner Starter Set –

This selection of three discs from Yikun come in Tiger Line plastic and are lighter weight for brand new players. Or if you need a good set for a young player, this is an excellent choice. This set includes a Gui putter, Kui mid-range, and Hu driver.

7 – Doomsday Discs Prepper Set –

The end is near, and Doomsday Discs is here to help you prepare with this premium quality starter set at an affordable price. Stockpile a healthy supply of discs for the post-apocalyptic courses of the future, starting with this set that includes two premium plastic drivers, a premium mid-range, and a baseline putter. This is everything you need to dive into the Doomsday Discs brand, or into the abyss, as the case may be.

Includes these Discs: Cataclysm, Dystopia, Despair, and Bleak
Three discs in premium, long-lasting “Survival” plastic and one putter in softer “Ration” plastic
Includes a Doomsday Discs logo mini to mark your lie
Affordable price for one of the best starter sets on the market
A variety of discs provide a variety of shots to help shape your game
Even experienced players will find this set to be an excellent addition to their bags

8 – Prodigy Ace Line Set W/Bag –

The Prodigy Ace Line starter set includes everything you need to start playing disc golf. The set features an F Model (fairway driver), and M Model (midrange disc) and a P Model (putter) as well as a mini marker and a small, starter bag with shoulder strap. The discs are in affordable BaseGrip plastic that has a good grip and dependable performance. The discs are all 150 class (around 150 grams) which is a great weight for beginner players.

9 – Trash Panda Recycled Disc Golf Set –

Trash Panda is excited to present their first 3-disc set featuring a putter, midrange, and driver made from 100% recycled plastics. Get some great discs while showing your love for t planet earth. It includes the Inner Core, Dune, and Ozone. Support sustainable disc golf by supporting Trash Panda.

10 – Dino Discs Starter Set –

The Dino Discs starter set is perfect for your young child or novice player! The discs are all very lightweight and easy to handle. They come in attractive Egg Shell plastic which often includes special effects like extra shimmer, colored splotches, or sparkles. As an extra bonus, these discs will float if they fall into any body of water for easy retrieval.

Get Your Set

For beginners, the selection of discs available can be overwhelming. There are so many brands, molds, plastic types, weights, and flight numbers that someone new might not know where to begin. Starter packs are a simple way to get the discs that are right for you and your skill level. Fortunately, Infinite Discs has a few starter sets to choose from. Use this blog to help you find the set that right for you!

Check out all of our Starter Sets HERE

Other kinds of sets

Disc Dye Sets

Disc Dye sets – A popular activity among many disc golfers is dyeing their discs. It’s a great way to unleash your creativity and end up with unique discs. Disc dye sets are blank discs, so you don’t have to wipe the stamp. These are bottom stamped, leaving the top unblemished and ready for the dye of your choice. Plus, they are all white! That gives you a perfect blank canvas.

Check out all of our disc dye options HERE

Mystery Boxes

Mystery Boxes – A mystery box is a fun way to check out new discs that you might not even be familiar with. They come in a variety of sizes for every budget. Some are brand specific, so you can get a good deal on a brand you like. Check out a blog about our best mystery boxes.

Infinite Deals Box (7 Disc) – One of our most popular deals boxes, this Mystery Box includes molds from at least three different brands. You will get a putter, a midrange or two, at least one understable driver and at least one overstable driver. The brands might be well-known companies, or smaller ones. These discs are all premium plastics, and will include an assortment of x-out, misprint, and stock stamps. And there is the potential to get a limited run, special edition, or tournament stamped disc. All of that at a bargain price!

Infinite Discs X-Out Mystery Box – If you want to enjoy the fun of getting some new Infinite Brand discs to try at an amazing price, The X-Out Mystery Box is for you. This Mystery Box includes at LEAST 2 Halo S-Blend discs, and ALL of the discs made with premium plastics. These discs come with a variety of stamps, including multiple stamps.

Check out all of our available mystery boxes HERE

Putter Packs

Putter packs are a great way to get a bunch of putters that you can practice with. A stack of discs and a practice basket are just what you need to take your putting game to another level. Consistent putting practice using the same mold that you will use in a disc golf game will help you develop the consistent motion and feel necessary for accurate putting.

Check out all of our putter packs HERE

Tell Us About Your Starter Pack, And WIN!

We want to hear about YOUR starter pack experience. Answer one of the questions below for your chance to win an Infinite Discs gift card. We approve every comment (to avoid spam) so it may take a couple days for your comment to appear on the blog.

1 – Did you use a starter set when you began playing disc golf? If so, which set did you start with?

2 – If you didn’t use a starter set, which one would you recommend to a beginner?

Let us know if the comments below. We’ll select five random commenters and send them an Infinite Discs Gift card (make sure you leave a valid email address!) You can keep track of all current Infinite giveaways HERE

Best Disc Golf Retrievers

September 6, 2024 Ted Hegemann One comment

Best Disc Golf Retrievers

One of the irritating aspects of disc golf is searching for lost discs. When a disc lands in thick grass, bushes, trees, reeds, water, or some unknown landing place, it can appear that discs sometimes disappear off the face of the earth. Even more frustrating is when we can see a disc, but can’t reach it. Whether it is in a pond, up a tree, over a fence, or in a thorny bush, the idea of leaving a disc behind is very difficult.

Enter the retriever. Disc golf retrievers can make the task of getting our wayward discs back into our bags much easier – and in some cases they are the only way to get a disc back. In this blog post we will compare the different types and brands of retrievers, and recommend the best ones for you.

For the sake of this blog, we will categorize retrievers into two categories: retrievers that use a pole or extension device, and retrievers that use a rope or cord. We can then break down those two categories and talk about the variations of those categories. Then we’ll see which retriever is the best in each category.

Max Distance suction cup pole disc golf retriever

Pole or extension devices

An obvious benefit to having an extension devices is that you can reach discs that you wouldn’t normally be able to reach. The poles come in a variety of sizes, from compact 6-foot poles to massive 20-foot poles. The smaller ones are lighter and take up less room, but limit the distance you can reach. Poles have different tips that can be used for different purposes. These retrievers can reach and retrieve discs that would be impossible for rope-type retrievers.

Pole retriever dragging a disc golf disc out of the water. One of the drawbacks of having a telescopic pole is their use in water. Although they can successfully be used to retrieve a disc in a river or pond, they are sometimes difficult to control and can only serve to dislodge the disc, but not bring it to shore. The success of the retrieval depends on the body of water and the tip of the retriever. They can’t reach a disc that lies beyond their max extension. Plus, they can end up with water inside them, which might leak out into your bag or cause corrosion. It is also possible to break a pole if too much force is exerted.

The device on the end of the pole affect the success of the retrieval.

The suction cup works amazing in water. Preferably standing water, but it can also be used in rivers with a varying degree of success.

Max Stick w/suction tip

Hooks are useful in trees and can also be used to scoot your disc toward the shore when retrieving in water. They are a good universal tip.

Dynamic Discs Retriever

Metal loops are great for securing the disc to the retriever, but they can be cumbersome in trees. In moving water it might be difficult to ‘catch’ the disc.

Bird Dog Retriever

Rope Retriever Devices

One of the best reasons to have a rope device is because you can reach a lot further with them than a Rope retreiver getting a disc out of the water pole. If your disc is in water beyond the reach of your pole, you would be out of luck unless you had a rope retriever such as a Disc Claw or Golden Retriever.

This would be a good time for some pro tips that I’ve learned by having a rope-type retriever. The two issues that I recommend that owners correct are considered cons, but can easily be remedied.

First, get an additional length of paracord to attach to the end of the rope that comes with the retriever. It will greatly extend the distance that you can reach your disc. The length of rope that comes with the retriever device is not as long as you might need. Just make sure you tie a good knot so the retriever doesn’t end up permanently in the water.

Second tip, get a separate object to wrap the rope around besides the retriever itself, so you can just unwind the amount of rope that you need to reach the disc, instead of keeping the rope around the retriever and having to unwind the entire length of rope. I use a landscape string reel to hold my excess retriever cord. Take care of those two issues and you’ll eliminate some of the cons of the device.

There are a couple of other areas where the rope-retrievers fall short. First, it is mainly just used for water retrievals. You could use it on grass or ice, but it is designed for water use. Is your disc in a tree? This type of disc will likely not be the one you’ll need.

The second issue you might have is that the retriever isn’t as effective if the disc is on rocks. You need to be able to slide over the disc and ‘catch’ it in the retriever. If there are rocks in the way, you might be out of luck.

Best Disc Retriever Winners

With those pros and cons for each retriever in mind, let’s look at your best retriever options.

Best Pole Extension Disc Retriever

Max Stick

Max Stick suction cup Retriever

The first time I used a Max Stick suction cup retriever, I loved how it performed. I had a disc in a river and the Max Stick had no problem holding on to my disc and lifting it out of the water. I’ve retrieved several discs from pond as well. While the suction cups shine in water, using the retriever in trees is hit and miss. Getting the ball to stick to your disc can be challenging. And maneuvering your disc through the branches doesn’t always work. That is especially true in bushes, where the disc can become unstuck and fall to a place where you don’t have room to stick the suction cups to the disc.

I think the ideal retriever would be the suction cups with a retractable or detachable hook. That would be the best of both worlds. Even so, the Max Stick is great in water and pretty good in trees. It comes in several different pole sizes, including a massive 29-foot model. You also have the option of buying the suction cup head to screw on to your existing retriever. Check out this popular retriever in the link below

Max Stick

Best Rope Retriever Winner

The Disc Claw and the Golden Retriever are both excellent choices for ponds that don’t have large rocks or branches. The enemies of either of those retrievers are rocks and branches, which can make a disc irretrievable and could possibly snag the retriever. If the pond has silt, sand, mud, or moss and you stand a good chance of getting your disc back. As mentioned above, extra rope and a something besides the retriever itself to wrap the rope around will make owning either of these a better option.

Winner? I’m going to call this a tie. The Claw had a few more snags on rocks that the Golden Retriever. However, as the Claw advertises, it kicks up less silt than the Golden Retriever. That keeps your disc visible for more attempts at retrieving it, should that be necessary. Plus, the Claw is a couple bucks cheaper.

Honorable Mentions

Wrist Rocket – Best Retriever for High Trees

I had heard that people have used wrist rockets to retrieve discs from trees, so I finally bought one to carry around. The first time I had a disc that was beyond the reach of my retriever, I broke out the sling shot and knocked it down after just a few tries. Just last weekend a group of us were able to get four discs out of a tree at a local tournament (although it did take quite a while and numerous attempts). They don’t take up much space and can be another option when the pole retriever can’t reach.

Wrist Rocket

Driver Diver

This little piece of plastic is a handy device that doesn’t take up much space. You attach the gadget to a stick with reusable zip ties and the stick becomes your retriever. Perfect for courses with a few smaller bodies of water and trees. Hang it from your bag until needed. Make sure you don’t leave it in a hot car, because it can warp. Mine did, so I took a heat gun to it and that fixed the warp.

Disc retriever attachment on an ordinary stick

Driver Diver

Conclusion

There isn’t one retriever that is best for every situation. But you can still minimize the chances of not being able to retrieve your disc by getting a couple different types. Although I carry an extendable retriever with me at all times, I also usually have a wrist rocket with me. If I’m using a cart and there are water hazards, I’ll also take along a Golden Retriever. If I’m not using a cart, I’ll leave the Golden in my car and get the disc later if needed. It’s worth the effort and increases my chances of going home with all my discs.

Check out our entire retriever inventory here.