If you have any input on either of these fronts, write an e-mail with the subject "Defunct Discs" to The Guide to Defunct Disc Golf Brands Additionally, there are doubtlessly people out there who have more in-depth knowledge about some of the manufacturers in this guide who could help add details or suggest amendments to the information we present. There's no question some defunct brands could have escaped our notice during this process, and we'd love to make this guide as exhaustive as possible. After we checked the first three criteria, we researched to see if they were still in operation. They no longer make/put their brand on discs. They have not had a PDGA-approved disc since 2017. They are a manufacturer/distributor appearing on the PDGA approval list. We only talk about brands that fit the following criteria: To create this guide we used the PDGA approval list as well as other online resources of disc knowledge and the brands' websites/social media if they existed. Now, here's how the disc brands mentioned below got here. Read more about the museum's founding and ambitions to document every flying disc ever made in " A Growing Home Of Disc History: The Flying Disc Museum." Homburg and fellow TSWG member Kjell Söderholm as well as some of those behind the FDM read this guide before we published it, too, fact-checking our research and adding valuable insights and bits of history. Mike Hughes was our contact point at the FDM throughout our work on this piece. Learn all about Homburg and some of the most interesting stories from his time approving discs in our piece " Meet The Man Who Approved Your Discs." The FDM is a free, online resource where anyone can peruse photos of flying discs of all sorts (for disc golf, ultimate, and more) as well as find information and blog posts about some of those discs. Homburg has approved all discs for the PDGA since 1989 and he and his wife have spent around 700 hours photographing them, editing those photographs, and making them publicly available. All images of discs you'll find here are from one of those two sources. Little disc with picture professional#Where Did the Information Come From?įirst of all, it's extremely important to thank Jeff Homburg of the Professional Disc Golf Association Technical Standards Working Group (PDGA TSWG) as well as the Flying Disc Museum (FDM) for helping to make this guide what it is. If you don't have 20 or more minutes on your hands, we suggest bookmarking this article to read a little at a time whenever you need a short break to let your inner disc nerd out. But the information about each brand is in very digestible chunks. Finally, we cover over 20 brands below, so this isn't a short read by any means. So you're not disappointed, we want to be clear that this guide discusses what we were able to find out about the disc brands' histories and hallmarks of their discs, not the possible value their discs could have on the resale market. It's also great for anyone who's simply curious about disc history. This guide is meant to help anyone looking to know more about the companies that made those weird discs they found when cleaning attics and garages, leafing through used bins at the local disc golf shop, or maybe even when doing a little disc diving. But the same way you might still find a Saturn at a used car lot or an auto collector who has a perfectly restored Pontiac muscle car from the '70s, discs from defunct disc golf brands pop up every now and then, and their appeal and usefulness vary. The disc golf disc making business is just like any other in the retail sector: brands often come and go. Little disc with picture full#At the FDM you can find these and other photos of Destiny/Dynamic discs in full resolution. These images have been modified for this guide. Photos courtesy of Christopher Mattison, Mike Hughes, and the Flying Disc Museum. A Super Puppy (left) and a Whizback (right) from Destiny/Dynamic Disc. 'Release Point' editor and writer Alex Williamson is a co-author of this guide.
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