The Innova Lynx is a 7-speed understable fairway driver. With published flight numbers of 7 / 6 / -3 / 1, it is most often described as suited for hyzer-flip lines that hold flat and keep gliding, turnover shots around right-to-left corners for a right-handed backhand thrower.
Overview
The Lynx is Innova's understable fairway driver, rated 7 / 6 / -3 / 1, and it is the same mold Innova sold as the IT from 2022 to 2026.[2][3] Innova renamed it on February 18, 2026, keeping the tooling and changing only the printed turn rating from -2 to -3 "to better reflect how the disc actually flies."[3] The PDGA approved the mold on August 2, 2021 under certification 21-83, at 21.2cm diameter, 1.6cm height, 1.2cm rim depth, 1.8cm rim width and a 176.0g maximum.[1] Infinite Discs reviewers average it at -2.7 turn, between the old rating and the new one.[5]
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 Lynx for straight drives, turnover throws and rollers.[2] Six glide is high for a 7-speed, so the disc keeps carrying after a hyzer flip when a Leopard3 or TeeBird would start fading.[2][5] It suits tight woods lines, standstills and low ceilings, and it rolls straight out of the box.[2][3] Newer players get a full flight from it without much arm speed; stronger arms throw it powered down.[5] Glow Champion runs add a little stability to an otherwise flippy mold.[3]
Best for:
- Hyzer-flip lines that hold flat and keep gliding
- Turnover shots around right-to-left corners for a right-handed backhand thrower
- Tight wooded fairways
- Standstill and low-ceiling drives
- Rollers straight out of the box
Community notes — how players actually use this disc
Plastics & variants
The Lynx is available in the following plastic blends from Innova:[2]
Proto Glow DX, Glow Champion, Star, GStar, Champion, Halo Star
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
Innova certified the mold as the IT, short for Innova Tech, on August 2, 2021, and put it on shelves the week of August 21, 2022 in Star, GStar and DX.[1][4] Innova credited Dave Dunipace and described it as "mixing DNA from the Leopard and Roadrunner."[4] The two-letter name was a problem from the start, because two letters are almost unsearchable. Innova said as much when it made the change, arguing the Lynx name gives the disc "better visibility."[3] The switch happened on February 18, 2026. Innova reused the name of a 1990 mold that had long been out of production, a large-diameter 200-gram disc with nothing in common with this one beyond the word.[3] Early Lynx stock was existing IT inventory with the old name and numbers scratched through and overstamped, in DX, Star, Champion, GStar, Halo Star and I-Dye runs; Proto Glow Champion was the first plastic to carry a stock Lynx stamp.[3] Innova's product page now lists only those stock-stamp plastics, so the overstamped runs are the ones to look for secondhand.[2][3]
Notable throwers
Currently no information
How it compares
How the Lynx lines up against the discs players most often weigh it against, using each manufacturer's published flight numbers.
| Disc | Speed / Glide / Turn / Fade | Stability | Rim width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innova Lynx | 7 / 6 / -3 / 1 | Understable | 1.8 cm |
| Innova Leopard3 | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | Understable | 1.9 cm |
| Innova Hawkeye | 7 / 5 / -1 / 1 | Stable | 1.8 cm |
| Innova Sidewinder | 9 / 5 / -3 / 1 | Very Understable | 2.1 cm |
| Innova Roadrunner | 9 / 5 / -4 / 1 | Very Understable | 1.8 cm |
| Innova TL | 7 / 5 / -1 / 1 | Stable | 1.8 cm |
References & further reading
- How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
- PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Lynx" to find the Innova Lynx entry (PDGA-approved 2021)
- 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.
- Lynx (renamed from IT – Innova Tech) from Innova Champion Discs — PDGA Approved Discs
- Lynx — Innova Champion Discs official product page
- "IT Becomes the Lynx" — Innova Champion Discs, February 18, 2026
- "What's New: The Week of August 21, 2022" — Innova Champion Discs weekly update
- Innova IT / Lynx — Infinite Discs
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