Innova Kite

The Innova Kite is a 5-speed very understable midrange. With published flight numbers of 5 / 6 / -3 / 1, it is most often described as suited for long turnover drives, hyzer-flips that carry a long way flat.

Overview

The Kite is a small-diameter Innova midrange rated 5 / 6 / -3 / 1.^[2] The PDGA approved it on February 11, 2007 under certification 07-11, at 21.2cm diameter, 1.9cm height, 1.3cm rim depth, 1.6cm rim width and a 176g maximum.^[3] Innova describes a straight to slightly understable flight with good glide, and the -3 turn puts it among the most understable midranges the company has made.^[2] IsaacSam's Innova history calls it a faster, domier Stingray built to go with the wind rather than fight it.^[1]

Flight characteristics

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.

Recommended uses

Innova lists the Kite for turnover drives, finesse drives and downhill or tailwind shots, and calls it a great first roller.^[2] Advanced players use it for long turnovers and hyzer-flips, and beginners can throw it straight without much arm speed.^[2] Six glide and -3 turn make it a poor choice into a headwind; this is a tailwind and still-air disc.^[1][2] IsaacSam is blunt that a DX Kite can be hard to control, so premium plastic is the safer buy.^[1]

Best for:

• Long turnover drives
• Hyzer-flips that carry a long way flat
• Downhill and tailwind shots
• Learning to throw a roller

Plastics & variants

The Kite is available in the following plastic blends from Innova:^[2]

Star, DX

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 PDGA approved the Kite on February 11, 2007.^[3] Innova built it for beginners and for glide, and IsaacSam notes that this inverted the usual design goal — most discs are shaped to resist wind, while the Kite was shaped to ride it.^[1] It stayed in production long enough to find an audience among beginners and intermediate players, though IsaacSam doubts any professional ever bagged one.^[1] Innova still files the Star Kite under full production at its factory store, but the disc is sold out at the major retailers and Innova's Canadian store lists it as a limited-production run instead.^[4][5] Innova names only two plastics, Star and DX.^[2]

Notable throwers

Currently no information

How it compares

How the Kite lines up against the discs players most often weigh it against, using each manufacturer's published flight numbers.

References & further reading

• How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
• PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Kite" to find the Innova Kite entry (PDGA-approved 2007)
• Innova official site — manufacturer product page

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. "A quick guide to every single Innova disc" (Part 8, Destroyer – Groove) — u/IsaacSam98 on r/discgolf
2. Kite — Innova Champion Discs official product page
3. Kite from Innova Champion Discs — PDGA Approved Discs
4. Star Kite — Innova Factory Store
5. Star Kite — Marshall Street Disc Golf

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