Thanks for the comment. I agree, getting new discs if fun. For me it’s almost too fun! I am just finishing up selling almost all of my discs on Ebay and it’s been hard to get rid of some of them.

I’m starting to settle on molds I like. I’ve bought multiple Destroyers and Firebirds because I throw those on almost every hole, and I’m going through them pretty steadily. I need to get a backup for my absolute favorite disc, my GStar Roc3 (owner of the only ace I’ve ever gotten). I’m going to need a newer Predator soon. I’m beating in the one I bought on a whim because I get it out so often. Same with my Thunderbird.

However, one of the funnest things is getting a new disc to try out. For that I am grateful that there are a ton of companies and molds to choose from. I should be more disciplined and just ask for another Roc3 (my son wants to get me a disc for Christmas) but I’ve always got a small list of discs I want to get my hands on. Because who knows? Maybe I’ll find the one that finally puts that 300 foot soft hyzer upshot within my wheelhouse. Still looking for the perfect disc for that. 🙂

Thanks for your comment CC.

Hey Pat. I actually agree with you. It’s the old input vs output thing. The profit is the output. The things you list are the inputs that create the output. Can’t have one without the other.

Thanks for the comment and the kind words, I appreciate it!

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Kris. Especially when you don’t normally do that. I always appreciate differing points of view.

As a ball golfer who plays with 20 year old Titleist irons, I couldn’t agree more! It took me about 3 new drivers to learn my lesson there, though.

Love seeing fellow ball golfers who also love disc! Thanks for the comment!

Oooohh….look, a new “Warp Drive” 14 speed driver! I need one of those!

I have to say this is the most useless bunch of nonsense I’ve seen written about disc golf. If you have to backtrack 4 or 5 times in an article to make sure people know you really don’t believe the bull you’re writing then you probably shouldn’t write it. I never comment on articles but I had to because I felt like you wasted my time and attention.

Compared to regular golf disc golf is nowhere near the number of brands that make golf clubs or apparel. Variety is good. No shit you want to make a profit. That is inherent in every business–even a non-profit business. But anyone starting a business in disc golf does not do it for the money. They do it because they have a particular interest or skill set and love the sport. I can’t believe anyone is thinking they are going to get rich off of disc golf product.

Rather than complaining about the abundance of discs we should be grateful that someone out there is tinkering with plastic molds to create a disc that does x or y. Without a constant stream of innovation we would not have Prodigy or Legacy discs or the Justice, Thunderbird or Leopard3…and on and on.

I say “Cheers!” to the next 20 people who want to create a disc golf company that sells anything and everything. Make it better, make me better as a disc golfer, and contribute to the growth of the sport. The more businesses and brands we have will only legitimize the sport to a higher level and bring it into the fold of mainstream competitive sports. The more the better.

I’m in agreement with CD here.

These companies MAY concern themselves with profit first. But they don’t “by definition” HAVE TO concern themselves with profit first as your article states.

It’s illogical to say that, because a company needs profit to prosper, it must put profit first. A company needs amazing employees to prosper. So it must put employees first. A company needs values to prosper, whatever they may be. So it must put values first. A company needs creativity to prosper. So it must put creativity first. Etc.

But a company can’t put four things first.

That said: this is hands down the best disc golf article I’ve ever read. And I think I’m just arguing semantics because I agree with 98% of what you said.