Top Discs–Early 2016

In this article we will be looking back on our top selling discs from the first quarter of 2016 (January-March). This first quarter is what I like to call the season “disc golf fever.” Disc golfers are anxious to get out and play, so to compensate, they stock up on their favorite discs in anticipation for the warm weather and new season to start. For the most part, we find many familiar names in the top charts, but there are a few surprises in each category, including a new overall number 2!

The biggest surprise we found as we ran the numbers was the Innova TeeBird coming in as the second most sold disc of the last three months. Last Quarter it was number 5 overall. This jump may have been caused in part by the new Avery Jenkins stamps on the star plastic TeeBirds. The former number 2 (the Discraft Buzzz) also shocked us by falling five slots down to number 7. New releases always cause some shake up near the top of these lists, but the Innova Colossus and the Legacy Outlaw really shined by jumping all the way into numbers 4 and 5 respectively. Only time will tell if these discs will be able to maintain such high sales numbers.

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Top 10 Overall

  1. Innova Destroyer
  2. Innova TeeBird
  3. Dynamic Discs Judge
  4. Innova Colossus
  5. Legacy Outlaw
  6. Gateway Wizard
  7. Discraft Buzzz
  8. Innova Roc3
  9. Innova Tern
  10. Innova Boss

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Just like the last quarter of 2015, Innova dominated the Distance Driver category by claiming 8 of the top 10 spots. There was a lot of hype around the release of Innova’s first 14 speed driver, the Colossus, and it will be interesting to see if it will maintain high numbers in the upcoming months. The first run Pinnacle Outlaws or “Pinlaws” can be thanked for the Outlaw taking the number 3 slot. The second run Pinlaws released today, so we may see the Outlaw near the top next quarter as well.

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Top Distance Drivers

  1. Innova Destroyer
  2. Innova Colossus
  3. Legacy Outlaw
  4. Innova Tern
  5. Innova Boss
  6. Innova Firebird
  7. Innova Valkyrie
  8. Innova Wraith
  9. MVP Inertia
  10. Innova Beast

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The Control Driver top 10 saw some movement as well with two new discs making it into the charts, the Axiom Crave and the Discmania FD Jackal. The Crave had a popular release in new Plasma plastic help it break the top 10, and the FD isn’t a stranger to the top 10 as it was featured two quarters ago. Last quarter the Leopard3 held the number 2 slot after its release, and we were very curious to see how it would fare in the following months. It dropped, but I’m sure nobody at Innova can complain about a number 8 for the Leopard3.

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Top Control/Fairway Drivers

  1. Innova Teebird
  2. Latitude 64 River
  3. Latitude 64 Saint
  4. Innova Thunderbird
  5. Innova Leopard
  6. Dynamic Discs Escape
  7. Axiom Crave
  8. Innova Leopard3
  9. Latitude 64 Diamond
  10. Discmania FD Jackal

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The Discraft Buzzz may have dropped in the overall charts, but it maintained its dominance of the Midrange category. The top 3 discs stayed the same, but a brand new disc jumped the charts to the number 4 spot–the Latitude 64 Compass. Again, is the hype of a new release to blame? Or will the Compass prove to be a popular midrange as time goes on? One thing’s for sure–a name like Ricky Wysocki on every stamp can’t hurt!

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Top Midrange Discs

  1. Discraft Buzzz
  2. Innova Roc3
  3. Innova Roc
  4. Latitude 64 Compass
  5. Dynamic Discs Truth
  6. Discraft Buzzz OS
  7. Innova Mako3
  8. Discraft Comet
  9. Latitude 64 Claymore
  10. Discraft Buzzz SS

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Last Quarter the Dynamic Discs Judge took the top spot from the Gateway Wizard for the first time, and it held its ground. The top 3 here also stayed the same, but the Dynamic Discs Warden jumped from 7 to 4 this Quarter. Also there was a big mix up at the bottom half of the chart with the bottom four discs all not featured in last Quarter’s top 10. This is also the most diverse category in terms of brands, with 9 different manufacturers represented.

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Top Putt and Approach Discs

  1. Dynamic Discs Judge
  2. Gateway Wizard
  3. Latitude 64 Pure
  4. Dynamic Discs Warden
  5. Innova Aviar
  6. Axiom Envy
  7. Discraft Zone
  8. Discmania P2 Psycho
  9. MVP Ion
  10. Prodigy PA-4

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So there they are! The top discs of 2016 Q1. Any surprises you see here that we didn’t comment on? What really stands out to you? Are there any discs you were expecting to find but didn’t? Feel free to comment with your thoughts!

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