A beginner disc golf bag
Which mold would you hand to someone on their first few rounds?
A first bag does not need a speed-12 driver. New arms get more useful feedback from putters, midranges, and slower fairways. The molds below are common recommendations for that reason.
Flight numbers are speed, glide, turn, and fade as the manufacturer lists them for the mold. Plastic and wear change the flight. A number is a starting description, not a promise of how the disc flies for you.
Rank two options at a time. Leave out anything you cannot judge. You can share the result or, on a public list, add your order to the visitor tally.
4–8 options keeps it quick. Leave at least two checked. You can adjust the order at the end.
What is on this list
The order here is a starting shortlist, not a ranking. Notes are context so a group can tell similar options apart.
- Innova Aviar
- Innova lists the Aviar at 2, 3, 0, 1. It is a putter. A lot of people putt with it and also throw it for short approaches.
- Discraft Buzzz
- Discraft lists the Buzzz at 5, 4, -1, 1. It is a midrange that many players treat as a straight flyer. A common first mid.
- Innova Mako3
- Innova lists the Mako3 at 5, 5, 0, 0. A midrange with neutral turn and fade numbers, often used to see whether the release was clean.
- Innova Roc
- Innova lists the Roc at 4, 4, 0, 3. A midrange with more fade than a Mako3. Useful when you want the disc to come back at the end.
- Innova Shark
- Innova lists the Shark at 4, 4, 0, 2. A slower midrange that beginners use when a faster disc is skipping past the hole.
- Innova Leopard
- Innova lists the Leopard at 6, 5, -2, 1. A fairway driver with understable turn. Slower arms often see that turn before they see it on a faster disc. This is the Leopard, not the Leopard3.
- Innova Teebird
- Innova lists the Teebird at 7, 5, 0, 2. A stable fairway. It is on this list as a “next” disc, not as the first disc in the bag.
Visitor rankings
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Questions about this list
Why is the Destroyer not on a beginner list?
Innova lists the Destroyer at speed 12. That speed wants arm speed before the disc does what the numbers suggest. It is on the wind list instead, with a warning. Beginners usually learn more from a Leopard, a Buzzz, or a putter.
Do I need all seven?
No. Many people start with a putter, one midrange, and one fairway. Rank the mold you would buy first, not the mold you think belongs in a photo of a full bag.