In this post, I will highlight some of disc golf’s top-rated and best discs with high glide ratings. Recently, I have just finished reading/editing EVERY disc’s write-up (and viewing many reviews) at Infinite Discs! In the end, I think you’ll find this to be a comprehensive list of high-glide distance drivers, fairway drivers, midranges and putters to choose from! Let’s begin!
There are two universal truths that all* disc golfers love. They love distance and they love to watch a disc soar!
With these two truths, it stands to reason that discs with high glide, would also be highly coveted.
But what’s also true, is that not all high-glide discs are made the same.
In addition, because manufacturers put their own ratings on discs, there’s a chance that a disc with a high glide rating, doesn’t live up to that number!
The reverse can also be true (and I’ll have examples for you)!
Here, I plan to highlight the best discs with tons of glide that are also very highly rated by other disc golfers. That way you can feel secure that you are getting a great discs with great glide as well!
First, let’s look at the benefits and potential pitfalls (yes, they exist!) of high glide discs!
* Okay, maybe not all. Most? Many?
Benefits of Discs with High Glide!
A Glide rating (second number on the disc) essentially tells the disc’s ability to remain in the air.
The longer it stays in the air, the longer it can travel.
Therefore, the most sought after benefit of discs with high glide is that they get more distance!
High glide discs are also beneficial to use when throwing up hills.
In general, lower speed discs will have lower glide ratings (except, of course for the Glitch!).
But another benefit of a high glide putter or mid, is that you can put a bid on the basket from farther away and reasonably expect that it will stay up long enough to make the chains.
There’s nothing worse than a disc heading for chains that ducks down at the last moment! For this reason, I have some nice high-glide putters and midranges that I use and others love as well!
But, you don’t want ALL of your discs to just be high glide! There are downsides we should look at as well.
The Downside to Discs with High Glide
If discs with high glide are more inclined to stay in the air, then it also makes them more susceptible to the whims of the wind.
On gusty days, I do not recommend throwing a high glide disc up into the air because it’s anybody’s guess where it will land.
Similarly, you generally don’t want your discs with high glide to be used down steep hills. They can tend to drift far off your intended line.
Finally, if you are making a bid on the basket and miss, that high glide might carry your disc well out of your comfort zone for a comeback putt (or even OB). This can cost you strokes.
So, as you can see, they are not for all situations and there are plenty of reasons to have discs with low glide in the bag as well (like a Zone. On sale here btw).
Nevertheless, I definitely love having my high-glide discs, knowing I don’t have to throw out of my shoes and can let them do a lot of the work for me.
So let’s start with the putters and find the best, highest ranked, high-glide discs for your bag!
Best Putters with High Glide
We’ve already talked about this, but putters generally have a lower glide rating (usually topping out at 4) so you shouldn’t expect the super high numbers.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t glide, because they do!
And when you are making a run from 50 feet, that extra glide can give your disc the chance it needs to find chains!
Also, if you are interested in the highly rated element of this, then you can also just view the highest rated disc golf putters page.
Let’s start with putters with normal glide ratings and then we’ll give you the abnormal as well!
The Streamline Pilot!
Flight Rating: 2, 5, 0, 1 Average Rating: 4.83 stars
About: This is a single-mold disc made by MVP. It flies straight, stays up forever and has a nice little fade at the end.
It is beaded and used for throwing or putting (some love it as a circle 2 sniper!), depending on the player.
Check out The Streamline Pilot here!
The Pilot
The Storm Disc Golf Radar!
Flight Rating: 2, 5, 0, .5 Average Rating: 4.8 stars
About: This is another throwing/putting putter with super-high glide. It’s a point and shoot putter that’s good for making bids from distance. This disc has the knack for grabbing chains as well!
Check it out here!
The Radar!
The XCom Bennu!
Flight Rating: 3, 5, -1, 0 Average Rating: 4.8 stars
About: The Bennu is an understable, budget friendly, beadless, gliding freak of nature. Players use it for both putting and throwing. This 3-speed goes mostly straight or has a gentle turn and players rave about it!
Check out the XCom Bennu!
The Bennu!
Best Kept, Low-Cost, High-Glide Secret – The Yikun Kang!
Flight Rating: 3, 5, -2, 0 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars!
Like a rare desert rose, some discs are just special but underappreciated! The Kang, from Yikun, fits this profile to a T!
It’s wildly inexpensive, even in its premium blends, and wow is it versatile! Hyzer flips, tunnel shots, turnovers, finesse and even forehand shots. You name it, Kang does it!
And obviously, the glide is outrageous! Check it out here!
The Kang!
The Steady BL
Flight Rating: 2, 3, 0, 2 Average Rating: 5.0 stars
About: This beadless high-glide gem is the putter of arguably the world’s best putting player in Andrew Marwede.
With a fade of 2 It’s also a bit more stable for those that prefer that for both putting and throwing.
Check it out here!
The Steady BL!
The PA-5 from Prodigy!
Flight Rating: 3, 4, -3, 0 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars
About: You want an understable, glidey putter? Look no further! The PA-5 is a go-to utility disc for getting out of tight spots. It holds your anhyzer lines beautifully to make bids from tough lies. And don’t be shy about making bids with it from long range. It’s kind of a cheat code of sorts!
Check out the PA-5 here!
The PA-5
The MVP Glitch!
Flight Rating: 1, 7, 0, 0 Average Rating: 4.73 Stars
About: Is The Glitch with it’s glide rating of 7, a novelty or does it have a place in your bag for years to come? Who’s to say? All I know is that this thing glides like it’s on an air-hockey table! It’s also a popular disc for a warm-up catch before a round and a great disc for kids to feel successful with early.
Check it out here!
The Glitch!
Best High Glide Midrange Discs!
With a good high glide midrange you have a little versatility in your hands. Whether it’s a bid from 70 feet or straight tunnel shot that you need to carry, some of these mids might be perfect for your bag.
You can also check out the the highest rated midrange discs independent of glide if you are interested.
Let’s have a look at some highly rated, high glide midrange discs!
The Kastaplast Svea!
The Latitude 64 Fuse!
Latitude 64 Interlude! They Do Glide Very Well!
In my editing work for Infinite (I read the write-up for every disc!), I noticed that Latitude 64 was turning up some of the most outrageously high-glide discs (7 is the highest glide-rating you can give!) that were also very highly rated! I’m going to list them below with their flight ratings and then continue on through the mids and drivers so L64 doesn’t dominate this post!
The River!
Flight Ratings: 7, 7, -1, 1
The River (4.71 stars) is a great all-purpose, high-glide, straight shooter!
The Saint!
Flight Ratings: 9, 7, -1, 2
The Saint (4.6 stars) is widely considered a faster, longer River!
The Jade!
Flight Ratings: 9, 6, -2, 1
The Jade (4.86 stars!) is a glidey, beginner-friendly disc that players of all levels love!
The Flow!
Fl-Ratings: 11, 6, -0.5, 2
Excuse me, Flow? Like a great soup du jour, Flow has exactly what you want! Stability, speed and glide! I’ll have that!
Now back to our regularly scheduled high-glide discs!
The RPM Piwakawaka!
Flight Rating: 6, 6, -3, 0 Average Rating: 4.77 Stars
About: The Piwakawaka, by New Zealand’s RPM Discs, is a 6-speed that is great for beginners and up. Once you learn how much power you can put on it (without burning it over) it can be a true weapon in your bag. This thing glides and glides! It’s also great for turnover shots and utility shots as well.
Check it out here!
The Piwakawaka!
The Innova Makani
Flight Rating: 2, 7, -2, 0 Average Rating: 4.75 Stars
About: Even more than The Glitch, The Innova Makani blurs the lines of disc golf discs and novelties. As a 2-speed I’m not even sure why this is classified as a mid. I don’t have this one, but from what I read it’s mostly a wide-diameter disc to play catch with that also happens to be PDGA certified.
Check it out here!
The Makani!
Best Fairway Drivers with High Glide!
Now we are getting into some of my favorite discs in my bag. I love a high-glide fairway driver that I can send and admire!
Incidentally, I don’t think I’m alone because a lot of the discs below can also be found on this page of highest rated fairway drivers.
But let’s focus right now on some of the highest rated, high glide fairway drivers on the market!
I’ve got a two 7’s, an 8, two 9’s and a 10 speed for you to look at! Let’s go!
The Discmania Essence!
Flight Rating: 7, 6, -2, 1 Average Rating: 4.79 Stars
About: The Essence is a great beginner disc for easy distance that ends up staying in the bag for longer, tighter, straight lines as you progress. Just adjust the release angle to the power and watch it flip up and go!
Get The Essence here!
The Essence!
The Lone Star Discs Guadalupe!
Flight Rating: 7, 6, -2, 2 Average Rating: 4.91 Stars!
About: The Guadalupe is a great disc for beginners looking for easy distance that players can grow into. Intermediate and advanced players are more interested in the many lines it can hold, the shot shapes it can execute, and the fact that it stands up to some forehand torque as well. All players agree that the Guadalupe lives up to it’s 6-glide rating. This thing sails!
Check it out here!
The Guadalupe!
The Alfa Discs Cosmic!
Flight Rating: 8, 6, 0, 2 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars
About: The Cosmic is definitely the most stable of the high-gliding fairway drivers. I love this disc and can use it for forehand and backhand shots. This is that versatile, high-glide disc that makes your bag and never leaves!
Check it out here!
The Cosmic!
The TSA Mantra
Flight Rating: 9, 6, -2, 1 Average Rating: 4.86 Stars
About: The Mantra, from Thought Space Athletics, is always in the conversation for my favorite disc (though right now Soda from Clash holds the spot!). This disc is a gem and my does it sail! It’s great for backhands but can also be used for turnover forehands as well (you just have to find the right release angle).
Check out The Mantra here!
The Mantra!
Best New (to you) High-Glide Disc – The Impetus!
Flight Rating: 9, 6, -3, 1 Average Rating: Not Yet Rated (it’s new!)
Meet The Impetus from Momentum Discs in Sweden! Have you heard of it yet? Me neither! But these folks are making some high-quality discs and I wanted to shine a spotlight on them.
From what I’ve read this disc feels great, works for all levels of player, and glides for days! And who doesn’t love it when someone else watches your shot soar, asks you “What disc?” and you get to reply with a disc they’ve never heard of? Check it out here!
The Impetus!
The Infinite Sphynx
Flight Rating: 9, 6, -3, 1 Average Rating: 4.89 Stars
About: The Sphynx, by Infinite Discs, is another beautiful, gliding disc that players of all levels appreciate. Its understable, gliding ways make it great for beginners, but even intermediate/advanced players rave about the turnovers they can complete with The Sphynx. It has over 160 reviews with a 4.89 star average so it must be doing something right!
Check it out here!
The Sphynx!
The Terminal Velocity Cervini!
Flight Rating: 10, 6, -3, 1 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars
About: The Cervini, from Terminal Velocity, is a fun, understable 10-speed that goes! For newer players, it’s effortless distance. For more advanced players it’s that, as well as a good shot-shaper, or even a roller.
Check out The Cervini here!
The Cervini!
Best New, Stable, High-Glide Driver Option – The Tara Iti!
Flight Rating: 10, 5, 0, 2 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars
The Tara Iti, from RPM Discs, is a nice, versatile, stable, high-glide option. Don’t turn your nose up at the glide rating of 5. This thing sails and especially for a disc this stable!
So, for a great work-horse disc that also has impressive glide, Check out the Tara Iti!
RPM Tara Iti!
Best Distance Drivers with High Glide!
Be honest, did you skip ahead to this section? Maybe a quick skim to get here? I don’t blame you! I might do the same thing! But I will say, there is some serious gliding glory in the previous sections. And if you are looking for actual max distance, your disc might be with the fairway drivers (especially if you are beginner).
If you just want the highest rated distance drivers, regardless of glide, you can do that as well.
But now, it’s high-speed, high-glide, distance driver time! Let’s go!
Best High-Glide Distance Driver On A Budget! The Dystopia!
The Grace!
Flight Rating: 11, 6, -1, 2 Average Rating: 4.90 Stars!
About: This 11-Speed from Latitude 64 (this one gets its own write-up) is a real beauty! The Grace, as it’s name suggests, is as smooth and graceful as high-gliding distance gets! Beginners through Advanced players put this disc to use and rave about the results. 4.9 stars doesn’t lie!
Check it out here!
The Grace!
The Lone Star Discs Warbird!
Flight Rating: 12, 6, -1, 3 Average Rating: 5.0 Stars!
About: Warning! The Warbird is NOT for beginners! This is for those advanced players out there that want torque-resistance on their forehand drives, or a distance headwind backhand disc. It’s described as a slightly more stable, definitely “glidier” Destroyer!
Get yours here!
The Warbird!
The Infinite Discs Pharoah!
Flight Rating: 13, 6, -1, 3 Average Rating: 4.71 Stars!
About: It’s hard to find a 13-speed that most people agree on, but The Pharoah has pulled it off! This disc is described as a slightly more stable and less finicky Innova Shryke. And if you know the Shryke, you know when you catch it right it glides for days. So take that fear of catching it wrong out of the equation and mash with the Pharoah!
Check it out here!
The Pharoah!
The Prodigy D Model S!
Flight Rating: 13, 6, 0, 2 Average Rating: 4.78 Stars!
About: The D Model S is a fast and stable disc for players with faster arms that also enjoy a long, straight gliding shot with a gentle fade at the end. For a lot of players, this disc equates to big distance!
Check it out here!
The D Model S
Affordable, High-Quality, Forehand/Backhand Option – The Qi!
Flight Rating: 13, 6, -2, 2 Average Rating: 4.63 Stars!
Yikun puts out some pretty interesting discs and always at a very competitive price! In this case it’s The High-Glide Qi!
This disc, despite its high speed rating, is quite good for players of all levels. In addition, it gives great distance whether you are throwing forehand or backhand.
For a great, all-around disc at an excellent price, try The Qi!
The Qi!
The Westside Destiny!
Flight Rating: 14, 6, -2, 3 Average Rating: 4.76 Stars!
Oh Mercy! Here’s a 14-speed, cheat code, high-glide, distance driver for you! I speak, of course, of The Destiny!
This thing is not for the faint of heart (nor is it for tight lines), but when you catch it right, it absolutely bombs! I encourage you to click and look at what the people say and see if this disc is in your Destiny!
The Destiny!
Check Out These Posts Before We Wrap Up!
- RPM Discs: From New Zealand Straight to Your Bag!
- Best, Top-rated Glow Discs in Disc Golf!
- Disc Golf’s 50+ Best, Top-Rated Forehand Discs!
- Ohn Scoggins: A Disc Golf Destiny!
- Best Midrange Discs in Disc Golf by EVERY Category!
- Best Disc Golf Discs at a Cheap Price!
- Best Beginner Disc Golf Discs That Stay In The Bag!
- Eurodisc Disc Golf Complete Review!
- Disc Golf’s 30 Best, Top-Rated Discs With High Glide!
Disc Golf’s Best Discs with High Glide – In Summary
There you have it! Those are some discs that get loads of glide and are also very highly rated by other disc golfers.
Not all shots call for a high glide disc. But when they do, you want to make sure that you have the best discs at your disposal.
Then you can reach back and watch your disc sail gloriously towards the target.
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