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

The Gateway Wizard is a 2-speed stable putt & approach. With published flight numbers of 2 / 4 / -1 / 2, it is most often described as suited for putting from inside the circle, long-glide approach upshots.

Overview

The Gateway Wizard is one of disc golf's most beloved putt-and-approach discs and a longtime favorite of touch-oriented players.[3] The original Wizard was PDGA approved on January 9, 2002,[1] and a revised version was PDGA approved on December 30, 2016.[2] The Wizard remains Gateway's most popular disc and is known for its distinctive in-hand feel across Gateway's many proprietary plastic blends.[3]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Gateway (mfg) 2 4 -1 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.

The Wizard handles putting, long approaches, and touch upshots. SureGrip — a blend of Santoprene rubber and Polypropylene engineered for grip and all-weather performance[3] — is the most common plastic for both putting and throwing. Softer variants like Soft Magic and the SSSS run are favored for putting feel, while Hardy stands up to more throwing wear.[3]

Best for:

  • Putting from inside the circle
  • Long-glide approach upshots
  • RHBH anhyzer touch approaches
  • Players who prefer a deeper, heavier-feeling in-hand putter

Plastics & variants

The Wizard is available in the following plastic blends from Gateway:[3]

SureGrip, Hardy, Soft Magic, Evolution, SSSS (Super Stupid Silly Soft)

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 original Gateway Wizard was PDGA approved on January 9, 2002[1] and a revised mold was PDGA approved on December 30, 2016.[2] Gateway Disc Sports, founded in 1996, helped pioneer early overmold-style putter development that would influence many later designs in the sport.[4] The Wizard has remained Gateway's flagship disc through more than two decades of production, and its small-batch runs across many plastic blends — SureGrip, Hardy, Evolution, Soft Magic, SSSS — give Wizards a varied feel that fans actively seek out.[3]

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. Wizard — PDGA Equipment Certification (original)
  2. Wizard (revised) — PDGA Equipment Certification
  3. Wizard — Gateway Disc Sports (official manufacturer page)
  4. Celebrating 30 Years of Gateway Disc Sports

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