Why the Mako 3 Is Back in Fashion (and the Cataclysm Is Turning Heads)

Top-ranked discs on Friday January 23, 2026

The funny thing about disc golf buying habits is that we’re all terribly rational, right up until we aren’t. And this week, according to the latest DiscList rankings based on weekly sales data (Jan 23, 2026), we’re seeing a very particular kind of rational. The sensible kind that still wants to feel exciting.

At the very top, the Discraft Buzzz OS sits at #1 again, making it nine weeks on the throne. That does not happen because it’s glamorous. It happens because, in January, most of us would rather be a touch overstable than emotionally unstable. The Buzzz OS is what you buy when you want fewer surprises, and when you have finally accepted that the wind is not your personal friend.

Behind it, the Axiom Crave (#2) and Axiom Hex (#3) refuse to budge. Good. Those are “I’d like to look competent in front of strangers” discs. The Innova Destroyer at #4 is still the pub story we keep telling even when nobody asked, while the Axiom Pixel (#5) and MVP Glitch (#6) continue to prove that putters sell best when they come with a clear identity. One is reassuringly normal. The other is basically a flying conversation starter.

The most interesting movement inside the upper tier is the Innova Mako 3. It rises from #9 to #7 and gets tagged as heating up. That sounds modest, but it’s the sort of modest that matters. When the Mako 3 climbs, it’s usually because players are choosing accuracy as a form of self-care. A neutral midrange is the disc equivalent of ordering sparkling water at the bar. It says, “I’ve got plans tomorrow.”

Just below that, we get a little reshuffle that feels downright psychological. The Kastaplast Berg X drops from #7 to #9. The Berg crowd are loyal, almost stubbornly so, but even loyalty has cycles. Sometimes you want a disc that stops dead. Sometimes you want a disc that forgives you for aiming like you’re playing darts after two pints. That’s where the Mako 3 (and, frankly, anything with glide) starts to look tempting.

Further down the fifteen, there’s a quiet nod to controlled chaos. The Leopard 3 nudges up to #12, and the Discraft Zone SS jumps from #16 to #13. That pairing makes perfect sense. People want a workable fairway that turns a bit, then they want a mid that still behaves when the fairway didn’t. It’s retail therapy, but with fade.

Now for the real headline, the one happening off-stage. Doomsday’s Cataclysm has leapt 453 places to #197, and MVP’s Particle has surged 423 places to #174. That is classic “I saw it online and now I must participate” energy. These aren’t top-shelf staples yet, but spikes like this usually mean something social is afoot. A limited run, a viral clip, a mate insisting it’s the answer to your problems, take your pick.

So yes, the top looks stable. But beneath it, you can feel the cravings: straighter flights, safer choices, and the occasional impulse purchase that makes you feel like a maverick. Check back next Friday, the list drops every Friday, and I rather suspect someone’s about to make a nuisance of themselves in the upper reaches.

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