A soaring Ballista and a prowling Leopard3 shake up the Golf Disc Rankings for Jul 25, 2025

Top-ranked discs on Friday July 25, 2025

This week, we’ve witnessed a bit of disc golf whiplash. One disc has gone full Nosferatu-from-the-coffin while another’s put on a cape and flown up nearly 90 spots. Let’s talk about the Ballista and the Leopard3.

First, the Ballista. Latitude 64’s distance bomber isn’t just heating up—it’s boiling. It’s leapt a staggering 87 spots in four weeks, now kissing the heels of the Top 90 at #97. That’s not subtle. That’s the behavioural echo of FOMO meets fairway. A previously overlooked disc gets a few YouTube mentions, possibly a hero throw or two in a tournament, and suddenly everyone’s wondering why they ever shelved their Ballista in favour of a stock Destroyer.

Then there’s Innova’s Leopard3, back from sabbatical and into #26 after seven weeks off the grid. That’s not a comeback. That’s a rebranding. It left quietly, no drama. Now it returns to a Top 40 full of unfamiliar faces—but clearly someone’s been whispering its name. Possibly into the ear of a tour pro. Or maybe at the local doubles league where it pierced a forest line like a photon torpedo. Either way, its reappearance isn’t accidental. This is resurgence driven by feel and familiarity—two remarkably sticky psychological biases.

Meanwhile, we’ve got a calm Top 10. Everything from the Buzzz (still #1, still smug about it) to the Luna holds firm. The Destroyer continues to quietly radiate menace at #3, while Axiom continues its disco with the Hex and Crave at #2 and #4 respectively. Basically, no one’s rocking the top podiums—yet. The Wave does flirt upward to #14, nudging past River, but otherwise it’s calm seas at the summit.

Elsewhere, MVP’s Resistor looks like it hit a nerve, surging +56 spots to #81. And let’s not ignore Infinite’s Artifact, which exited the wormhole at #161—a 111-spot gain, powered possibly by sheer curiosity and the collector impulse.

A final word on geography: Americans still gravitate towards Blizzards and Bergs. Europe, predictably, can’t quit the Berg-Reko combo, while Oceania offers a masterclass in hybrid driver loyalty, with the Trail and Wraith continuing their trans-Tasman tug-of-war.

So what will next week bring? Another ghost disc like the Leopard3 rising from obscurity? A shake-up in the top 5 now that the stagnant air is starting to crackle? Either way, I’d hedge against boredom. It’s disc golf—stability’s just another term for temporary calm.

View the full Top 40 Golf Disc Rankings for this week.