Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Innova Cheetah is a 6-speed understable fairway driver. With published flight numbers of 6 / 4 / -2 / 2, it is most often described as suited for first fairway driver for a developing arm, hyzer-flip lines that stand up and hold straight.

Overview

The Innova Cheetah is a 6-speed understable fairway driver rated 6/4/-2/2.[2] Innova describes it as "predictably stable at lower speeds" while turning over slightly at higher speeds, which is what makes it forgiving for less powerful throwers.[2] IsaacSam's Innova history notes that reviews consistently place it as a great first driver and a good bit more stable than the famous Leopard.[1] PDGA specifications: 21.1 cm diameter, 1.9 cm height, 1.6 cm rim, and a 175.1 g maximum weight.[3]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Innova (mfg) 6 4 -2 2 Published spec
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Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

Innova lists the Cheetah's best uses as a straight-line driver, a first driver, and a disc for tight fairways.[2] It shines on hyzer-flip lines — released on an angle, it stands up and runs straight — and IsaacSam specifically recommends it in the woods, in DX plastic, thrown on hyzer and kept out of headwinds.[1] With a -2 turn it also handles turnovers and rollers, but the low-glide, low-speed profile means it is a control tool, not a distance disc.

Best for:

  • First fairway driver for a developing arm
  • Hyzer-flip lines that stand up and hold straight
  • Tight, wooded fairways where control beats distance
  • Turnover shots and gentle rollers

Plastics & variants

The Cheetah is available in the following plastic blends from Innova:[2]

DX

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

The Cheetah was PDGA-approved on October 10, 1995 (certification number 95-04).[3] At release it was the farthest-flying Innova disc made, and it served as a stepping stone toward the distance drivers that followed; together with the Gazelle it effectively ended Innova's large-diameter driver line and confirmed that golfers wanted small-rim drivers.[1] The mold broke in 1998 and had to be retooled and re-approved — PDGA lists a separate "Cheetah (retooled)" entry approved July 28, 1998 — but IsaacSam reports nothing about the disc changed.[1][4] It has remained in continuous production since 1995 and Innova currently catalogs it in DX plastic only, with premium runs appearing occasionally as specials.[1][2]

Notable throwers

Currently no information

Similar discs

References & further reading

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

  1. A Quick Guide to Every Single Innova Disc, Part #4 (Python – Rhyno) [1994–1998] — u/IsaacSam98
  2. Cheetah — Innova Disc Golf official product page
  3. Cheetah — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 1995-10-10, cert 95-04)
  4. Cheetah (retooled) — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 1998-07-28)

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