PDGA approves Innova Sync, beadless putter joins sanctioned lineup

Innova’s Sync did not arrive with a full launch campaign or a flight-chart rollout, but its PDGA approval still landed as meaningful equipment news for players, dealers, and tournament directors. The Professional Disc Golf Association approved the mold from Innova Champion Discs on Monday, June 8, 2026, at 10:56, giving it certification number 26-75 and making it legal for all PDGA-sanctioned events once approved.

That status matters because PDGA approval is the gatekeeper for competition use. The PDGA Technical Standards Working Group evaluates new disc submissions for potential approval in sanctioned events, so a new certification is more than a catalog update, it is the point where a mold moves into the sanctioned marketplace. For retailers, that often shapes early ordering decisions. For players, it means a new option is officially on the board before the first run hits shelves.

The Sync’s listed specs point to a putter built for quick, clean releases and controlled lines. Innova describes it as a straight-flying, beadless putter with a fast release out of the hand, and the product page lists it as a speed 3 disc. The PDGA data gives it a maximum weight of 176.0 grams, a diameter of 21.2 cm, a height of 1.7 cm, a rim depth of 1.3 cm, a rim thickness of 1.0 cm, and a flexibility rating of 7.05 kg. Taken together, those numbers suggest a mold aimed at players who want a low-profile feel in the hand and a putter that can work for straight approaches and tee shots where a clean release matters.

The approval also carries weight because of who is behind it. Innova Champion Discs was formed in 1983, and Dave Dunipace created the world’s first disc designed specifically for disc golf. That history keeps every new Innova mold under a brighter spotlight, especially when it enters the sport through the PDGA’s official certification process.

For the broader disc golf market, the Sync’s approval is another sign of how the sport keeps evolving through equipment design. Even without a full marketing reveal, the certification tells players enough to start slotting the disc into their bags in theory, gives retailers a new sanctioned item to track, and gives tournament directors one more legal option to recognize in competition.