Fairway driver
Innova Archangel flight numbers
The Innova Archangel is a speed-8 turnover driver rated 8 / 6 / -4 / 1 that Innova calls one of its easiest drivers to throw.
Innova comparison-chart ratings. Manufacturer ratings · How to read them
Choose it for
Easy distance and rollers for slower arms. Innova aims it at players with less power and lists new players, long anhyzers and roller shots as its best uses. It also says lighter weights work well for younger players.
Choose something else if…
You throw hard or play in wind. Turn -4 can flip the Archangel past flat and into the ground.
What the Archangel flight numbers mean
Turn -4 is near the bottom of Innova’s scale, so with real arm speed the Archangel banks hard right for a right-handed backhand. Glide 6 helps a slower throw stay up long enough for that turn to add distance.
SEE THE SHAPE
Archangel flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Compare the Archangel flight shape with the Leopard →
Which version are you buying?
Innova makes the Archangel only in DX, from 150 to 175 g. Stan McDaniel’s note on Innova’s page says it beats up and then makes a good roller.
| Plastic or scope | Weight |
|---|---|
| DX | 150–175 g (about 5.3–6.2 oz) |
| Diameter | 21.1 cm (about 8.3 in) |
|---|---|
| Rim width | 1.9 cm (about 0.75 in) |
| Approved | 2001-08-21 |
Source: Innova Archangel, checked 2026-10-16. How to choose a disc weight
Discs with flight numbers like the Archangel
- Gram Discs Milan · 8 / 6 / -4 / 1 (same ratings)
- Discmania Function · 8 / 6.5 / -4 / 1 (+0.5 glide)
- Prodigy F9 · 8 / 6 / -4 / 0.5 (-0.5 fade)
- Alfa Discs Atlantis · 9 / 6 / -4 / 1 (+1 speed)
- Yikun Gou · 8 / 5 / -3.5 / 1 (-1 glide, +0.5 turn)
Read about the Innova Leopard or compare the Archangel and Leopard side by side.