Best Disc Golf Putter from 25 Feet

Okay, so the results are in (well, some of them)....

The best putters for putts from 25 feet are the Innova Dart and the Vibram Ridge.

Well, these are at least the results for me. After 54 rounds of 25 foot putts, these two discs currently tie for first place as the best putters. With these discs, I have been able to make more than 70% of my putts.

The Vibram Ridge is nice and firm, with that great rubber grip that only Vibram can provide.

The Innova Dart is a super reliable straight flyer that rattles the chains. After my first 1,188 test putts, these two discs stand out as the best, the cream of the crop.

I plan to complete another 46 throws at this distance, then move on to another. I'm also working on getting some putter test results from some of the other workers at my office, some of which don't disc golf. This should be a great way to help us determine the best putter for a beginner.

But for now, if you are a disc golfer who wants to improve your game, go with the Innova Dart. Not only is it a great putter, but it's also our #1 rated approach disc. A super straight flyer with no turn or fade. One of the best things about this disc is that it's also super cheap. The Dart comes in Innova's inexpensive DX plastic. You can literally purchase a dart for less than $7.

Choosing the BEST weight for your golf discs.

When you go to purchase a disc golf discs, one of the options is weight. Now how are you supposed to know the best weight? Some discs come in "light weights" less than 150g, while the heavier discs usually weigh between 175-180g.

So what is the best weight for your discs?

The best weight really depends on the type of disc you're using, and how fast your arm speed is.

To try and determine the optimal weight I am testing the Innova Wraith, Roadrunner, and Leopard in each of the different weights available.

With the way I throw, the best weights with the Innova Leopard are the heavier ones. Any time I try and throw the 150 gram leopards, they turn over and don't get nearly as much distance as the discs that are 168g and up.

For beginning disc golfers, light weight discs are best. The hardest thing for most disc golfers is that disc golf discs fade too much. Lighter weight discs do this less. Once you get so you can throw about 300 feet, the heavier weight discs will fly best. The weight will also depend on how stable a disc is. The Leopard is a fairly stable disc, so for my throwing speed it turns over more easily. However, the Wraith is mostly overstable and at my skill level a lighter weight disc is best.

Once I have completed 100 test throws with each of my different weight discs, I will come up with my exact results that show which weight discs are ideal, at least for me.

Best Disc Golf Putter

I just got a new Mach 14 portable disc golf basket delivered by UPS this afternoon, and began my tests to help determine, "What is the best disc golf putter?"

Now Kirk and I did some tests with both putters and mid range discs to determine the best approach disc. For that test, our initial round of results determined that the Innova Dart putter is the most accurate approach disc, as in, it's a good disc go help you land near the pin and have an easy putt.

But what is the best disc for actually putting the disc in the basket? What disc golf putter is going to provide the most accurate results and have the lowest number of missed shots.

Now obviously everybody's hand size, and throwing style are a little different, but by performing tests we can determine the disc most likely to be the most accurate for the greatest quantity of people.

I have about 25 different putters I'm testing made by Innova, Discraft, Millenium, Westside, Latitude 64, Ching, and Vibram. So far I've thrown each disc 14 times from 25 feet out. While this sample size isn't big enough to determine anything yet, there are two discs which stand out from the pack thus far. The Millenium Omega Super Soft and the Vibram Ridge have been my two most accurate discs after one day of testing. Stay tuned for more results....

Disc Golf Flight Ratings Chart

Innova has the rating system Speed/Glide/Turn/Fade that they use to rate the flight path of all their disc golf discs. But what about other disc manufacturers that don't use this system? How do Discraft, Millenium, Ching, and Vibram discs compare?

Altitude Disc Golf put together this chart that compares the flight path of nearly every disc golf disc currently made. Check it out.

Latitude 64 Disc Golf Test Throws

On Thursday I received a package of disc golf discs from Latitude 64. These are some good looking discs in premium plastic. The only other discs I've been more impressed with by initial appearance and impression our Westside Discs, which are actually manufactured by Latitude 64.

Now, good looking golf discs are one thing, but what's more important is good flying golf discs. Driving home from work on Friday night I stopped by Skyview High, and amazingly, the football field actually wasn't being used. So I tried my new discs out.

I wasn't disappointed either. On my first round of throws I got both the Latitude 64 Bolt, and the Lightweight Diamond to travel more than 300 feet on backhand throws. Those are excellent throws for me.

I haven't been able to take these discs for a round yet, my local course was being used for some kind of Soccer tournament today, but hopefully soon.

The light Diamond is an understable disc of very light weight. My first few throws with it went straight and far. After I tried to get a little more power, it kept turning over on me, which leads me to believe I might be beyond a beginning disc golfer. That's a good feeling.

For beginners, this is the best driver I've ever tested. The Leopard and Roadrunner are good beginner golf discs, but this Diamond, and its lighter weight, makes this disc even better.

Test Lab Intermission Should End Soon

As a big fan of the Olympics (even though disc golf is not an olympic sport), and the fact that my test lab partner Kirk broke his rib, the disc golf tests have been a bit slow over the last two weeks...

Well, the Olympics are over now, and Kirks rib feels much better. We even got a round at Brigham City in last week. Things should start picking up, and we should have more great tests with results showing which golf discs are the best.

Today I ordered a DGA Mach 14 Disc Golf Basket, and it should arrive via UPS within the next ten days. I plan to put that disc golf basket at our office and perform putter tests every day during our work break times. We should see some serious results and should have dozens of good putter reviews very soon. Stay tuned for some great results from the Disc Golf Test Lab....