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Sphinx

Flight Numbers

9

Speed

6

Glide

-3

Turn

1

Fade

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About the Sphinx

Sphinx: Infinite’s understable fairway driver

The Infinite Discs Sphinx is an understable 9-speed control driver rated 9/6/-3/1 — a high-glide, easy-turning driver that gives newer players distance and seasoned players a turnover tool.

Three turn and one fade is a lot of movement away from the fade side. For slower arms, that turn is what makes it go: it holds up, glides a long way and doesn’t fade out early. For faster arms it becomes a specialty disc, which Infinite describes as “a valuable, understable utility disc, excelling in hyzer-flips, long anhyzer throws, and powerful rollers.” Reviewer averages from nearly 190 reviews read 9/6/-2.7/1, confirming the rating with a fraction less turn.

Infinite aims it at newcomers “seeking a crossover between a distance and control driver,” and that is where it earns its place — a first driver that reaches distance without a big arm. It’s also the slower sibling of the Aztec, which Infinite calls “a longer Sphinx” in G-Blend. On paper it sits next to the Innova Sidewinder (9/5/-3/1) with an extra point of glide. The limit is clear: it’s the wrong disc for wind or for anything that needs to finish, and a big arm will turn it into the ground on a flat release.

Infinite places it with its Egyptian molds without further explanation. A sphinx is a mythical creature with a lion’s body and a human head, best known from the Great Sphinx of Giza.

PDGA approved in March 2018. Available in I-Blend, S-Blend, C-Blend and G-Blend, plus glow, halo, swirly, dyed and metal-flake runs.

Flies like…

How much the Sphinx turns and fades depends on how hard it is thrown. These three shapes are drawn from the manufacturer’s numbers, not from measured throws.

BeginnerUnder 300 ft drive
Intermediate300-400 ft drive
AdvancedOver 400 ft drive

What the numbers mean

Speed9How fast it has to be thrown
Glide6How long it stays in the air
Turn-3Right at high speed
Fade1Left as it slows down

PDGA specs

Measured by the PDGA when the Sphinx was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.

2018
First approvedMar 29, 2018When the PDGA first certified the mould for sanctioned play.Approved the same yearDiscraft Zeus·Streamline Discs Drift·Discmania DD3
Section drawing of a disc golf disc with the rim depth dimensioned
Rim depth1.1cmFrom the bottom of the rim up to where the inner rim meets the flight plate — the pocket your fingers curl into. At least 1.1 cm.Same rim depthInnova Beast·Axiom Vanish·Prodigy X3·MVP Amp·Innova Leopard
Section drawing of a disc golf disc with the rim width dimensioned
Rim width1.9cmOuter edge to inner edge of the rim (the PDGA calls it rim thickness). Wider rims generally mean faster discs. Capped at 2.6 cm.Same rim widthDiscraft Heat·MVP Amp·Discraft Predator·Discmania CD2·Westside Discs Stag

Available plastics

Speed · Glide · Turn · Fade

Discs with similar flight numbers

DiscraftHeatUnderstable96-31
RPMPekapekaUnderstable96-31
Dynamic DiscsCavalryUnderstable96-2.51
MVPImpulseUnderstable95-31
Legacy DiscsMongooseUnderstable95-31
InnovaSidewinderUnderstable95-31
KastaplastFalkUnderstable96-21
Westside DiscsHatchetUnderstable96-21
Latitude 64JadeUnderstable96-21
Thought SpaceMantraUnderstable96-21
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