The Innova Champion Luster Invader is a stable putt and approach disc built for short, straight throws rather than long upshots. It's a low profile, beaded putter added specifically to fix headwind putts and tight tunnel shots.

Flight Numbers: 3 / 2 / 0 / 1

Luster Champion has a slightly grainy, grippy surface, preferable to the glassier feel of standard Champion, especially in wet or cold weather. It's durable and holds its stability for a long time, unlike a base plastic that softens and turns over within a season. The bead on the rim gives it more grip out front than a beadless putter, which helps on a hard forehand release.

Thrown flat at putting range it goes straight with a clean, short finish and almost no drift, and into a headwind it barely moves off line, which is the exact shot most putters fail at. It also handles forehand upshots and tunnel drives through gaps a bigger disc won't fit through. New players get a forgiving, easy release, and anyone who's struggled with a putter that turns over on a slow arm will notice the Invader simply doesn't. It fills the gap between a full-glide approach disc and a straight, no-nonsense putter.

Prefer more glide in your approach putter? The Halo Star Invader runs the same shape in a slicker premium plastic. Want the Reaper stamped version? Try the Star Invader Reaper Edition. Browse the rest of our stable putters.

Speed 3, glide 2, turn 0, fade 1. Diameter 21.2 cm, rim width 1.0 cm, max weight 178 g.