Innova discs

Innova was founded in 1983 by Dave Dunipace, Harold Duvall, Charlie Duvall and Tim Selinske. That same year, Dunipace created the Eagle, which Innova describes as the first disc designed specifically for disc golf. Its beveled-rim design was covered by U.S. Patent 4,568,297 and helped establish the basic form of the modern golf disc.

Innova also developed the four-number flight rating system built around Speed, Glide, Turn and Fade. Its Speed scale runs from 1 to 14, and similar four-number systems have since been adopted across much of the industry. The current Innova catalog contains more than 100 molds, including long-running names such as the Aviar, Roc, TeeBird and Destroyer.

Its plastics range from baseline materials such as DX to premium blends including Champion, Star, GStar and Halo Star. Innova notes that premium plastics generally retain their original flight characteristics longer, while materials such as DX and several putter-oriented blends change more quickly with wear.

Innova operates major U.S. facilities in Ontario, California and Rock Hill, South Carolina, along with Innova Canada and Innova Europe in Estonia. The company has also played a manufacturing role for other brands: Discmania's original line launched in 2006 through a manufacturing relationship with Innova, while Infinite Discs partnered with Innova in 2018 to launch its own disc line.