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

The Gateway Devilhawk is a 3-speed very overstable putt & approach. With published flight numbers of 3 / 3 / 0 / 4, it is most often described as suited for forehand approach shots that need a hard, early finish, headwind upshots inside 200 feet.

Overview

The Gateway Devilhawk is the most overstable disc in Gateway’s putt and approach line, rated 3/3/0/4 by Gateway.[2] Gateway describes it as “a low profile putt and approach disc with a bullet shaped nose and a bead on the wing for stability,” and adds that “it also has a Thumb Track design for added control and feel.”[2] The lineage is stated plainly on the same page: the disc “is basically a Wizard with 1/4-inch of rim depth taken out of the middle,” and Gateway calls it “our most over-stable putter in our Putt & Approach line.”[2] The PDGA measured it at 21.2cm across, 2.1cm tall, with a 1.3cm rim depth and a 176.0g maximum.[1]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Gateway (mfg) 3 3 0 4 Published spec
Discpedia community Loading ratings…

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 Devilhawk is a short-game utility disc rather than a putting putter. Its heavy fade makes it a forehand approach tool and a headwind upshot disc, and reviewers found it uncompromising — a 2016 Disc Golf Puttheads review opens “Wow is this thing overstable!”[4] The convex wing gives a firm forehand grip: Flic Disc noted the Devilhawk “has a pronounced convex shape, making the thumb track have no inside edge.”[3] Players who want a straight-flying putter should reach for the Wizard or the beadless Warlock instead.[2]

Best for:

  • Forehand approach shots that need a hard, early finish
  • Headwind upshots inside 200 feet
  • Overstable utility shots around trouble
  • Skip approaches off a hyzer line

Plastics & variants

The Devilhawk is available in the following plastic blends from Gateway:[2]

SureGrip, SureGrip Hemp, SureGrip Nylon, SureGrip Eraser, SureGrip Swirly, NXT, NXT Superglow, Platinum

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

The Devilhawk reached players through Gateway’s Test Fly Series, which put pre-approval molds into circulation. Flic Disc reviewed Test Fly copies of the Devilhawk and its sibling the War Spear on 19 January 2015, both in Sure Grip plastic at 175g — several weeks before the PDGA approved the mold on 6 February 2015 under certification 15-14.[3][1] The two Test Fly molds were deliberate opposites: the Devilhawk uses a beaded, convex wing while the War Spear is beadless and concave.[3] Gateway has never published a designer credit for it. Flight numbers are messier than they look. Gateway prints 3/3/0/4 today, but a 2016 Disc Golf Puttheads review states that “Gateway doesn’t list official ratings, the Devil Hawk ratings are estimated by the Putt Heads,” then contradicts itself by printing 3/2/0/2.5 in its prose against 3/3/0/2 in its own spec table — every stray 3/3/0/2 figure in circulation traces back to that estimate rather than to Gateway.[2][4] The name is written both ways: “Devilhawk” on the PDGA record and on Gateway’s product listings, “Devil Hawk” on Gateway’s own collection page and at most retailers.[1][2] Category is contested too — Gateway files it under putt and approach, while Disc Golf Puttheads notes that “many disc stores categorize the Devil Hawk as a midrange disc.”[2][4] No professional player is documented bagging one.[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. Devilhawk from Gateway Disc Sports — PDGA Technical Standards
  2. Devil Hawk — Gateway Disc Sports
  3. Review: Gateway Test Fly Series Devil Hawk & War Spear — Flic Disc
  4. Gateway Devil Hawk Review — Disc Golf Puttheads
  5. Gateway Devilhawk — Disc Golf Dojo

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