DX stamps reign supreme at Innova.
When a run (or two) of a premium-plastic mold is pumped out with the DX design on the flight plate, it’s an instant feeding-frenzy for buyers – third-party sellers can’t wait to scoop ‘em up.
Yeah, there are a few sucky outliers in the mix: The stock DX Birdie and DX Skeeter look like knock-off clipart designs. By and large, though, the majority of DX stamps are works of art …
Put the following five in the Louvre:
1. The DX Orc
Don’t tell me DreamWorks didn’t have a few of these in the studio back in 2001 …
The thing straight-up looks like an early-stage Shrek.
That or something a Dungeons & Dragons-obsessed middle-schooler would doodle at the top of his math homework when bored out of his mind. Regardless of the source of inspiration, the DX Orc is a fierce-looking disc. Nate Sexton might’ve built the Champion Orc a cult following of sorts, but it’s the DX Orc that’s swimming in widespread sex appeal – it’s a yummy frisbee.
2. The DX Colt
You don’t have to be a card-carrying, flannel-rocking NRA activist to get this …
That’s a Colt Anaconda .44 Magnum on the flight plate.
And to make the thing even more bad-butt, the words “Innova Single Action” are written on the barrel of the pistol – that’s some hardcore artistic detail. The only thing Innova gets wrong with the Colt is switching to some sort of demon-possessed pony on the Star version of the disc …
Gutless.
3. The DX Boss
Much of Innova’s DX artwork offers up a Gothic, Romanesque vibe …
The DX Teebird, DX Firebird and DX Archangel are all proof of it.
What gives the DX Boss a comfy spot on this list is its willingness to deviate from Rancho Cucamonga’s beaten creative path. Instead of the inside of a cathedral, you’re given a zoot suit-sporting mafia king ready to gouge out your eyeballs with a broken billiards cue.
I fear the move; I respect the move.
4. The DX Eagle
That whole “feeding-frenzy” thing I mentioned earlier on?
THIS is the stamp buyers are after – they fly off virtual shelves.
Eagle-throwers are a passionate bunch. While you and I might struggle to feel the difference between an Eagle and Teebird, the DX stamps make ‘em easy to tell apart – the Eagle trounces all. The design is fresh, simple and clean – there’s nothing corny about it. Though Innova owns the image, it’s the kind of visual branding you’d expect to see on a North Face jacket …
Quality at its finest.
5. The Classic Aviar
No doubt about it …
This is the best of the best.
If you’re at all new to disc golf or Innova plastic, the Classic Aviar comes only in DX polymers. I have no idea what an “aviar” even is, but the grid-stamp design Innova’s dedicated to this mold is indeed classic. The DX Putt & Approach Aviar is adorned with what appears to be a jockstrap catching a frisbee. Thankfully, the Classic Aviar atones for the aesthetic sins of its fallen brother.
* Honorable Mention: The DX Stud has a horny horse on it – the audacity of it all is brilliant.
Sadly, DX discs often prove to be “one-tree wonders.”
But the stamps are hard to resist.
Well-played, Mr. Dunipace …
Well-played.
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