Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Discraft APX is a 2-speed stable putt & approach. With published flight numbers of 2 / 2 / -1 / 1, it is most often described as suited for putting inside the circle, short approach shots that need to sit down quickly.

Overview

The Discraft APX is a putt and approach disc with official flight numbers of 2 / 2 / -1 / 1 and a Discraft stability rating of 0.[1] It has a shallow, traditional putter profile with a microbead rim, which Ledgestone describes as Discraft’s answer to the small-bead putters competitors were selling in the late 1990s.[2] Discraft’s own copy calls it “just tacky enough for perfect grip, and sticky enough to grab the chains.”[1] Infinite Discs classifies the APX as understable, while Discraft’s 0 rating treats it as neutral. The -1 turn against 1 fade sits between the two readings.[1][4]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Discraft (mfg) 2 2 -1 1 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

The APX is a putting putter first. Discraft built it around a grippy elite blend aimed at consistent releases on the green.[1] It also covers short drives and approach shots, where the low glide keeps it from carrying past the target. Jawbreaker and X Line were the two stock blends for most of the disc’s life, and Only The Best Discs notes that premium ESP runs were rare enough to be worth calling out.[5] Straight putting lines and gentle turnover approaches suit it better than anything needing a hard finish.

Best for:

  • Putting inside the circle
  • Short approach shots that need to sit down quickly
  • Straight putting lines with a soft finish
  • Gentle turnover approaches
  • Drives under 200ft on tight lines

Plastics & variants

The APX is available in the following plastic blends from Discraft:[1]

Jawbreaker, X Line, Pro-D, Z Line, ESP, Tour Series ESP, Big Z

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

Discraft submitted the APX to the PDGA in January 1999, and it was approved on the 29th of that month as certification 99-01.[3] Ledgestone’s history of retired Discraft molds says the APX “quickly overtook the Magnet as Discraft’s most popular putting option,” then faded from the production line after the Challenger and Focus arrived; no source gives an exact discontinuation year.[2] Ledgestone brought the mold back as a limited Ledgestone Edition in ESP plastic in 2020 and again in 2021, which Only The Best Discs describes as one of the few times an APX appeared in high-grade plastic rather than Jawbreaker or X Line.[2][5] It has not returned to Discraft’s standard catalog. Special editions still surface, including Chris Dickerson signature runs in Pro-D and Big Z, but Only The Best Discs tags the mold out of production.[5]

Notable throwers

Currently no information

Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. APX — Discraft (official product page, flight numbers and description)
  2. Bring Back Old Molds: Putters and Mids — Ledgestone (Jacob Arvidson, 10 July 2023)
  3. APX — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 1999-01-29, cert 99-01)
  4. Discraft APX — Infinite Discs (plastics list, stability, reviewer flight numbers)
  5. Ledgestone ESP APX — Only the Best Discs (2020 Ledgestone run, out-of-production status)

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