Why the Zone Is Suddenly Everywhere (and the Crave Isn’t)

Top-ranked discs on Friday January 2, 2026

Jan 02, 2026 has that familiar post-holidays feel, a bit like turning up to league with a new towel and absolutely no belief in your own putting. Based on DiscList weekly sales data, the headline is calm at the top and slightly feral underneath it.

The Buzzz holds #1 again. Of course it does. It’s the disc equivalent of the dependable mate who never flakes, never turns up in a new relationship, and always has a spare mini. People buy it because they already trust it, and they trust it because everyone else buys it. That loop is practically self-fuelling.

The week’s real commotion is the Zone thundering from #5 to #2. This is what happens when the calendar turns and reality bites. January golf is not the month for romantic optimism. It’s the month for short, repeatable shots where you can keep your dignity and your fingertips. An overstable approach disc feels like a warm coat. You might not look exciting, but you will arrive intact.

Meanwhile the Destroyer stays at #3 with a “cooling off” nudge. That makes perfect sense. Big drivers are aspirational purchases, and aspiration is easier in June when you can feel your fingers. In January, people don’t stop loving distance, but they do stop pretending they can access it every throw.

The Pixel sits at #4 and still reads “heating up”. That’s the quiet rise of the disc you actually use. Putters do not win bragging contests, but they win rounds, and sales. The Glitch at #10 tells a similar story. A lot of us are buying something that makes a simple throw feel clever, which is a very human way to stay motivated when the course is wet and your scorecard looks like it’s been filled in by a toddler.

Then there’s the Crave. It drops from #2 to #6 while also being labelled “heating up”, which is slightly confusing until you remember how people shop. We don’t buy one disc in isolation. We buy a story. The Crave might be liked, even loved, but it’s competing with a renewed appetite for control and predictability, and that appetite is currently wearing a Zone-shaped hat.

The Hex climbs from #6 to #5, and the Luna edges up to #7. Those are small moves, but they’re telling. When the weather turns, buyers gravitate to discs that feel honest. Stable mids and dependable putters are the dietary fibre of disc golf. You don’t boast about them, but you miss them the moment you go without.

Further down the sheet, I’m amused by the Keystone rocketing up the wider list and the RPM Kea making a four-week charge. These little surges are usually driven by one thing: someone local throws one filthy shot, everyone sees it, and suddenly a disc has social permission. That, and the universal hope that purchasing competence is easier than practising it.

Next Friday will tell us whether the Zone keeps bullying its way up the queue, or whether the Crave remembers it has fans. Either way, someone will buy a new disc and call it “a sensible choice”. I look forward to watching them throw it into the first available.

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