The Viking Discs Loki is an overstable utility putter. Four fade against two glide at 4 speed is a short, steep, deliberate flight — this is a disc for making something finish, not for covering ground.
The low glide is the number that matters. It does not float; it drops. Viking says the fade starts almost from the moment of release, and Infinite reviewer averages come back at exactly 4 / 2 / 0 / 4, one of the few molds where the crowd and the manufacturer agree to the decimal. It is also slightly faster than Viking’s other putters, which is what lets it hold up when thrown hard.
That makes it a utility and overhand disc: thumbers and tomahawks, forced hyzers, low skip approaches, spike shots into wind. It will not turn over for anyone, which is the point, and equally means there is no straight line in it at any arm speed — thrown flat it starts left and keeps going. Two glide also caps the distance well short of what a 4 speed might suggest.
Loki is the trickster of Norse mythology; Viking Discs is a Finnish manufacturer that names its lineup for Norse figures throughout, without publishing a reason for individual names. The Loki was PDGA approved in October 2017. It is made in Ground, Storm and Armor, plus factory-second X-Out runs of all three.
How much the Loki turns and fades depends on how hard it is thrown. These three shapes are drawn from the manufacturer’s numbers, not from measured throws.
Measured by the PDGA when the Loki was certified. Each card names discs that share the number, so you can feel it in the hand.
