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Our BIGGEST sale of the year is right around the corner, but why wait?
We’re excited to present a fun selection of Disc Golf accessories at a huge discount before our Black Friday sales event so that you can get started on your disc golf and gift-giving needs before the usual shopping frenzy begins. Plus we have curated some deeply discounted discs from our inventory at $5, $8, and $11 so you can snag some deals!
SALE DATES – NOV. 21st-25th
Use the links below to jump directly to the items that are on sale during this pre-Black Friday discount event.
Are you a fan of mystery boxes? Looking for a fun gift? Starting on November 21st, all the way through the end of our Black Friday sales on December 3rd, you can get these pre-packaged mystery boxes at a great price. They’re already discounted so no promo code is necessary for these boxes!
While you’re checking out after adding everything you want to your card, you can add on a random mystery disc for only $10. We’ll grab a premium disc and add it to your package (no choosing discs, because it’s a mystery). That’s a $2 savings over the usual $12 price! Discounted until December 3rd.
The first time I tried playing a round of disc golf in the dark, I was hooked! It was so fun to watch the glowing discs fly through the air. And the overall feeling of playing at night made me appreciate and enjoy disc golf that much more.
As we head into the fall season, as of this writing, the days get shorter and it becomes more difficult to get in a full round of disc golf while it is still light out. It’s the perfect time to get ready for “glow season!”
Glow in the Dark Discs
There are many different molds that are available in glow plastic. If you were familiar with night rounds of disc golf, you might think that glow plastic was just a novelty. It is actually a great option for night rounds, but not the only option.
The advantage of getting glow plastic for your go-to discs is that you can play with them at night, and already be used to how it flies. If your regular discs aren’t made with glow plastic, you can still get them to glow.
One option for getting non-glow discs to light up at night is to attach LED lights. That adds a little weight to the disc, and also makes them non-PDGA legal. For casual glow rounds that is rarely an issue.
The lights can be taped to the top or bottom of the disc (or both) and provides a great alternative to glow plastic. They are fairly inexpensive and can be used for a few rounds. Especially if you turn them on and off as needed.
You also have the option of attaching glow tape to the disc. These products glow brightly and the glow lasts a while. That comes in handy when looking for discs that you threw several minutes ago.
Several big brands have reformulated their glow plastics and we now have some great options. Prior to these new glow plastics, Kastaplast and MVP were two of the best brands for bright, long-lasting glow. Now we also have Innova’s Proto Glow, Discrafts, Mega Glow, and Moonshine 2.0 (Trilogy brands) that have all leveled up their glow game. Lone Star Discs and Thought Space Athletics also have premium glow plastics.
What all of that means is that you can likely find your daily thrower in a good glow plastic. If you don’t like throwing glow plastic during the day, you could also have a glow set on hand for when you get the urge to huck at night. Or, use lights or glow tape on your day-discs, as mentioned above.
Disc Golf Accessories to Make Discs Visible in Dark
Make your discs glow, and stay glowing with a UV Flashlight
If you have glow discs, or if you choose to use glow tape, a crucial accessory is a UV flashlight. These amazing flashlights not only supercharge your glow disc/tape, but they are a bit easier on your eyes when you use them. The same thing holds if you need to use a light to see where you’re walking. Plus, if you’re looking for a glow disc that has lot its glow, you can look for it by shining a UV light in the area you think the disc might be. If it’s there, it will light up and start glowing.
If you want to charge your disc without seeing even UV lights, check out the Halo glow disc charger. This nifty little device sits in your bag between two glow discs. When you’re ready to throw, hit a button on the remote control and the Halo will charge your disc for a preset time, then shut off. They you simply remove the fully-charged disc from your bag and you are ready to throw. It’s easier on your eyes than flashlights.
How to Make Regular Discs Glow
I since discovered that a few little night round accessories that can get you playing disc golf after dark, even without a slew of discs in glowing plastic.
One of the quick ways to jump into the glow game is to pick up Glow Tape which are designed just for disc golf discs.
These are basic sticker rings that can be peeled off and stuck onto any disc to make it into a glowing disc. You can get enough sticker action out of a sheet to light up three, four, or even five discs, depending on how many sticker rings you decide to apply to each disc. They are light enough not to mess up the weight or flight tendencies of your disc. They also charge instantly with UV light and glow brightly for several minutes.
Now, if you have glowing discs, or if you have glow tape, you can charge them with traditional light, which takes a bit longer, plus lights up your fairway, or you can pick up a UV Flashlight which makes a LOT of difference in your ability to quickly charge and throw your disc.
Flat LED Disc Lights
These little LED lights are easily affixed to the bottom or top of your disc with packaging tape to light them up at night. The light works better on certain colors of discs, and best on plastics that are somewhat translucent. They are inexpensive and last quite a while. They are small enough that they don’t effect the flight of your disc. You’ll have to avoid water hazards because once your LED light hits the water, it will die.
I found some photos on Tumblr.com that appear to be time exposures with LED lights on discs. Leave it to awesome artists to find a beautiful way to highlight disc golf at night.
A couple tips:
Although it is more fun to stay in the dark the whole round, there are many reasons why you might need some extra light. It’s good to have a regular flashlight on hand for those times. It’s also good to warn people you are going to turn on a light, so you don’t blind them.
Glow sticks are a nice accessory for glow rounds. You can tape them to baskets to light up the target. You can attach them to your bag, so if you walk away from it, you can find it again. Also, if there are other people playing a glow round, you can see each other better as you move around. You can pick up some cheap glowsticks at dollar stores. Including glow bracelets and necklaces that can easily be attached to a bag.
Park courses are the easiest to play, and not trip over roots, rocks, and gopher holes. Although, we’ve play glow rounds at wooded, hilly courses.
You might want to check with local governments to see if it is legal to play on a particular course after dark. Many parks and courses close at dusk.
It really doesn’t take much to get ready for a night of disc golf under the stars. Get some glow discs, lights, or glow tape, an inexpensive UV flashlight, and you’re ready to go! The flight of a disc during the day is already a wonderful sight. The flight of a glow disc at night is MAGIC!
Let us know what you recommend for night rounds in the comments. We’d love to know!
When it comes to choosing the best disc golf disc, getting the right weight is an important factor. The weight of a disc affects its speed, stability and the way it will fly. Understanding this relationship can provide a significant advantage in the discs you choose to purchase and throw on the course. We’ll start by explaining an important factor in disc flights: velocity.
Release Velocity and it’s Relationship to Distance
The faster you’re able to throw the disc, the greater your potential to get more distance. This provides a relationship between the release velocity of a throw and the distance the disc travels.
According to a Best Disc Golf Discs Youtube video, for every additional mile per hour in speed at release, there is an average increase of 7.2 feet in distance. So the easiest way to get more “arm speed” and throw faster is by increasing your release velocity with lighter weight discs.
Research shows that reducing the disc weight can lead to an increase in throw speed. For instance, shaving off 20 grams from a disc’s weight can enhance the speed by 6.5 miles per hour. Theoretically, this could result in an impressive gain of 47 feet in distance.
Lighter Discs for Big Distance
Lighter discs have proven their value beyond just theory. In fact, some distance competition world records were achieved using discs under 160 grams. Those are players who normally throw max weight discs. This shows that, with the right throw, lighter discs are capable of remarkable distances.
Disc Stability Also Matters
While light weight discs have potential for more distance, the flight dynamics of the disc can also change. Lighter discs, by their nature, tend to exhibit more turn, which can affect the intended flight path. To counter this tendency, it might be advantageous to choose a more stable driver or increase the weight. Increased stability allows for more consistent flight paths.
While the weight of the disc may not actually affect the discs stability, the fact that you are able to throw light weight discs faster will affect its stability.
Factoring in Wind Conditions
Disc weight makes a big difference when it comes to throwing in the wind. Lights discs are affected much more than heavier discs, simply because of physics. All other factors being equal, lighter discs will get blown around more than a heavier disc, since there is less mass to get moving. That goes for a head/tail wind, as well as a cross wind.
For headwind shots, the lighter discs will turn even more than if thrown without any wind. The opposite is true with a tailwind. In that case, it would be beneficial to throw a lighter disc.
Which Weight to Choose?
With a lot of disc golfers trying out popular discs from different brands, we thought that we would address the questions of disc weight. For some players, the weight of the disc is not particularly important as long as it flies the way that they want it to. But for other players, the disc weight is very important since they prefer the performance of heavier discs, or desire the easier distance that may come with lighter discs, etc.
Your weight choice should primarily depend on the disc you are purchasing and what you intend to use that disc for.
Choosing Weight for Putters and Midrange Discs
Because putter and midrange discs are used for control and not distance, in most instances you should choose heavier, near max weight discs.
Disc Golf Putter Weights
Most disc golf putters have a max weight of 173-175grams. That’s the range of my putting putters. However, I have tried a lighter putter for longer putts, and it does make a difference, at my skill level.
Midrange Disc Weights
Some midrange discs have wider diameters, and thus the PDGA allows for heavier max weights. Large diameter mids like the Buzzz and Roc3 have max weights of up to 180 grams.
If you’re looking for something very overstable, you probably want a heavier disc, or at least something in the 165g plus weight range. If you want something that will glide a little bit more and not fall to the ground as fast, consider something lighter than mid weight for that mold.
Best Weight for Disc Golf Drivers
Disc golf drivers and their sharp rims usually have a maximum weight of 175 grams or less.
When it comes to choosing drivers, this is when the weight ranges really matters. The reality is that you will probably want a variety of different weights depending on your intended use for the driver. If you’re looking for big distance, use a lighter disc.
While I can’t usually tell the difference between a 170 gram, and a 173 gram disc, there is a noticeable difference between max weigh drivers and those in the 160’s. When a disc golf driver gets in the 150’s or lower weight range, there is a noticeable difference in the speed you are able to throw the disc and the way that it will fly.
If you have a tendency to “turn over” your disc, you probably want to stay away from light weight drivers as the heavier varieties will provide more consistency.
Some disc golfers choose to throw light weight but very overstable discs to get the best of both velocity and stability.
The real way to choose the right disc weight for you is simply to try your favorite driver in a number of different weight ranges to see which ones perform best for you in varying situations.
Lighter Weights for Beginners
Because new disc golfers do not have the arm speed to get a full flight out of disc, the best discs for beginners are usually light weight discs, at least in terms of drivers. Mid weight midrange discs are also recommended for newer players.
Sometimes factory second blemishes make x-out discs lighter than the non x-out version, so a factory second version is a way to get a lighter disc in the mold you are looking at.
Are the Weights Listed on Disc Golf Discs Accurate?
Here at Infinite Discs, we try to represent each disc as accurately as possible on our website by including a photo and the details for each disc. We decided years ago that we would trust the manufacturers when it comes to indicating the weight of their discs.
Most major disc manufacturers take the time to weigh the discs as they come out of the mold and painstakingly mark those weights in ink, with stickers, or embossed on the bottom of each disc. We trust that they have a well-established procedure for accurately weighing those discs as part of their manufacturing process.
Another reason is that different scales may give different weights. Our scale might not be the same as your scale, or the manufacturers scale.
DIFFERENT BRANDS AND THEIR WEIGHT DESIGNATIONS
We’ve seen a lot of players throw discs from a variety of manufactures. We’d like to address another important consideration when it comes to the procedures of those different brands. Innova, for example, used to mark their weights to the precise gram by writing the weight on the bottom of the disc in ink. Players who threw Innova or discs by other brands that use a similar procedure are able to pick the exact weight that they feel is perfect for them.
Innova has changed their method of indicating the weight, and they now
Like Innova currently does, Discraft puts a sticker on their discs that indicates a weight range. For example, they’ll put a sticker on a disc that says 170 – 172. That way, they are acknowledging that there will be some variation in weight for the discs produced in that batch. Other discs may be lighter and marked with weight stickers like 167 – 169, or heavier with 177+ (typical for mid-range discs like the Buzzz). Again, we assume that their range is accurate, but can’t promise that when weighed on somebody’s personal scale that it won’t fall a gram above or below the range that Discraft indicated.
Our Policy
When we list discs by companies that use a weight range on the disc or a sticker, we have chosen to be consistent in our data entry practices by simply listing the low number on that sticker. That is because our data entry system does not allow for a range, but wants a single number. Thus, a disc marked as 170 – 172 will be listed as 170. A disc with a sticker saying 173 – 175 will be listed as 173. The “max weight” for a Discraft driver would typically be listed as 173, but could actually weigh on the higher end of that range.
Other brands that use weight ranges include DGA, Viking Discs, Yikun Discs, and the new Active Baseline series of discs from Discmania (not individually weighed, but sold in a weight range).
WHAT IF THE WEIGHT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG?
While we’d like to believe that we live in a world where mistakes don’t happen, that is simply not a reality. While taking photos and adding thousands of discs per week onto our website, it is possible that some busy, tired employee here at Infinite Discs may type a weight in incorrectly. Usually we catch that error before the disc ships and we contact the buyer to make sure that they get a weight that they want. If the disc slips past another employee at the shipping station and the buyer receives a disc that has a factory weight that is different than what we entered, then we take care of the problem.
If we have entered the disc weight according the factory-marked weight, as indicated above, but the buyer believes it is still inaccurate or marked incorrectly, then we’re still happy to help the best we can, knowing that some busy, tired employee at the factory may have made a mistake. After all, nobody is perfect, and mistakes are always possible. We just want to clarify that we are doing the best we can to represent discs on our website exactly as the factory specified.
174g vs 175g
In the end, when disc weight becomes a hot topic of discussion or a complaint, we often find ourselves wondering if that gram or two was really going to make a difference in the player’s game. Would a 174g disc perform that much worse for an average player who claims that they absolutely must have a 175g disc? That’s an argument to be settled elsewhere. As disc connoisseurs, we can attest that here at Infinite Discs we have discs in our bags that straddle a lot of weight ranges, and they fly as well as we can throw them.
We hope that this information has been helpful in understand a little bit more about disc weights and how they effect flight. We hope you better understand how brands mark the weight of their discs, and how we at Infinite Discs work with those brands and trust in those manufacturers to indicate the weight of their discs so that our buyers can make an informed purchasing decision.
Here at Infinite Discs, we like to support as many major events as we can through tournament support discs, and there is not a bigger disc golf event than the World Championships! So, we are very excited to carry these special edition Worlds 2024 discs which will be released on July 2nd at 7PM Eastern Time. Through your purchase, you too will help to support high level events like the World Championships.
We also have some limited edition World Championship Travel Bags by GRIPeq especially made to support the 2024 Worlds event. There is a very limited quantity of these bags being sold for $190 to support the tournament:
Here at Infinite Discs, we put the wheels in motion a few weeks ago so that we’d have some fun, exclusive disc drops in our store for Memorial Day 2024. On top of the exclusive releases, we also have some great discounts on a variety of discs for you to add to your bag for the summer at a low cost. We’ve got $4, $7, and $10 discs for you to choose from!
We thought it would be cool to release a slow-moving approach disc that is great for disc golf, but also fun for catch-and-throw. The Glyph is a blunt-rimmed putter with a thumb track on top. We have it available in Metal Flake Glow C-Blend for a firm, thrower on the course, and also in soft, flexible R-Blend for catch-and-throw, or if you prefer an approach disc that sticks the landing. We plan to run the Glyph in limited quantities from time to time, keeping it as a more rare, collectible disc in the Infinite Discs lineup.
We wanted to drop a special edition of a class Innova disc that hasn’t had the Halo treatment before, then add our own Infinite Discs touch with an exclusive 3-Foil stamp. We selected the Monarch as our featured disc because it has a flight that most players can handle, and Innova was happy to make it happen. The Monarch also features a very unique groove underneath the rim that makes it stand out. When we got this special Halo run, we found that the the disc is much more stable in this premium blend. It’s a lot of fun to throw!
Clash Discs was kind enough to line up a special run of the LOTUS fairway driver in their new Tone plastic which features an “under-rim” layer, and this one even has the Infinite Discs logo inside the plastic! We added a 3-foil stamp inspired by the Lotus flower and we’re super happy with the results. This is one of the prettiest discs you’ll see this year.
Flight Numbers: 8 / 5 / -1 / 2
Let’s take a look at the discounts…
Just like we did with Black Friday in 2023, we wanted to give you some solid discounts that make shopping easy, especially if you want to explore new discs in your game. We have $4, $7, and $10 discs for the masses!
Once you’ve opened those pages, you can use the filters to narrow your search. You can select the brand you want to search, the disc model, or disc type, etc. You’re certain to find some gems that you want. Remember, these discounts are only good for one week!
DGA Baskets On Sale All Week
If you need a basket for practice, we’ve got two great baskets from DGA on sale from Monday – Friday. The Mach Lite is one of the most portable, easy-to-pack baskets on the market. You can collapse it and throw it into your car for campouts or anywhere you want to play. The Mach Shift is a great 3-in-1 option if you want to change the size of your target for practice sessions.
These cool mystery boxes are also discounted all week…
If you prefer to roll the dice and see what you get in a mystery box, rather than selecting some discounted discs, you have the option of purchasing these pre-boxed mystery selections. They’ll automatically be discounted all week, and they feature a variety of disc types and brands in each box.
This year we have planned our biggest Black Friday sale ever Like always, our disc golf sale won’t be a one day event, but will encompass Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and more! This mega sale includes “doorbuster” deals, exclusive limited edition drops, mystery boxes, and discounts on every brand from small to large.
This is THE time to stock up on your favorite disc golf products, get something new, or do some Christmas shopping for your friends and family. Check out our sales guide below to ensure you don’t miss out on any of the hottest drops or doorbuster prices.
Black Friday Week Sales – Thursday, November 24 – Thursday, December 1 2022
The pandemic lead to severe supply shortages and we had to limit our black Friday sales the last two years. This is no longer the case. Manufacturers have increased production and we currently have more inventory than ever before. InfiniteDiscs.com has more disc golf discs, more disc golf brands, and more special Black Friday stamps than we’ve ever had. By the time the sale week begins, we anticipate having more than 120,000 discsonline for you to choose from!
Because there will be so much traffic on our website during the week, especially immediately following new drops, our website may experience slowdowns or could even freeze up completely. Please be patient with us, we don’t like it when this happens any more than you do. The best thing to do is close down the website, come back in 20 minutes and then try again. The worst thing you can do is attempt to keep reloading the website over and over.
Our super sale begins on Thursday, November 24th.
Doorbuster Deals and Discounted Accessories
We will have a large selection of disc golf bags, baskets, and accessories on sale all week long.
This week we have a number of incredible doorbuster deals that are available while supplies last! Plus we have a huge selection of disc golf accessories that will be automatically discounted all week long!
All Infinite Discs bags will be discounted, including the Slinger Bag, Huck Pack, Easy Bag, XL Disc Holster, and Power Pockets. Popular Prodigy Disc bags including the BP2-V2 and Dynamic Discs Paratrooper bags will also be on sale.
If you’re new to the sport or just looking to get a great disc golf set as a gift, we will have many disc golf sets on sale including sets from Axiom, Divergent Discs, Discraft, X-Com, Innova, Viking Discs, Yikun Discs and more.
Not sure what to buy, but know you want to get it for cheap? A Mystery box is for you. During Black Friday week, all of our most popular deals boxes will be in stock and on sale. Plus, we’ve build a special edition Black Friday 7-disc box that includes 7 of the special stamped discs from the Black Friday week– limited quantity available!
As for individual disc golf discs, the brands below will be on sale from Thanksgiving all the way through the week to the following Thursday. That way you can add some good deals to your shopping cart on any day while you’re shopping for some of the special drops!
In addition to discs in the Infinite Line, the following links will take you to disc golf brands will be on sale all week long.
Our Cyber Savings week begins on Thanksgiving with the following disc golf brands on sale. To keep you from having to wait out in the cold on Thanksgiving, these products will also be on sale on Black Friday, so enjoy your turkey without feeling rushed. Brands on sale and with special releases beginning on Thanksgiving include:
We expect this to be our biggest online shopping day ever with so many new and exciting releases in the Infinite Discs line. All Infinite Discs including a huge selection of misprint and X-outs will be on sale on Black Friday November, 25th. New releases include:
The world’s number one disc golf manufacturer will have their big on sale day on Saturday November 26th. In addition to Innova and Millennium Discs being on sale, we will also have limited releases including:
On Sunday November 27th, all Dynamic Discs, Latitude 64, Westside, MVP, Axiom, and Streamline discs will be on sale. Also use the promo code BASKET10 to get a discount on MVP, Axiom, and Streamline practice baskets! Be sure to check out our special stamp drops, including:
On the number one online shopping day we will feature Discraft. All Discraft and DGA discs will be on sale on Cyber Monday and we’ve pulled together an extensive selection of cool Discraft misprint and factory second discs!
Tuesday November 29th – Discmania, Prodigy, Legacy, Mint
While the sales end for most of the online shopping world on Cyber Monday, they keep going on at Infinite Discs for a few more days. On Tuesday we feature some of the top disc golf brands including Prodigy, Discmania, Legacy, and Mint Discs. Check out the special stamps again!
Wednesday November 30th- Thought Space Athletics Day
If you subscribe to our text message alerts, look for an additional discount code to use for the Thought Space Athletic Discs on sale. Plus, we’ve got some beautiful, exclusive stamps and a brand new disc release for Wednesday! Check these out!
Thursday December 1st – Final Cyber Week Sales Day
Our Cyber sales week comes to a close by featuring several international brands, including Kastaplast, Dino Discs, Viking, Yikun, Gateway, X-Com, Prodiscus, Wing-It, and RPM Discs.
This is also the final day of the all week sale items and doorbuster deals.
Here are some quick links to some of the featured discs and brands:
Why does your Black Friday sales week spread out among so many days?
There are a few reasons that we need to structure are sales this way. The primary reason is to keep our website functioning. By spreading out the different special drops and sales among the hottest disc golf brands, we spread out our server load. In addition to our limited website capacity, this also helps our shipping crew not get too far behind.
How long will shipping take?
We will literally be having our shipping stations working around the clock on Friday and Saturday nights and will do all we can to get your black Friday purchases shipped in a timely manner. Our shipping focus will be on expedited orders, and we will do our best to get shipping upgrades sent out the same business day. As for other orders, we will do our best to pull, pack, and ship them out as soon as possible.
The major mail carriers also anticipate high shipping volume for the weekend, but with increased demand there is also more potential for errors and delayed packages. If you are really anxious to get your new Cyber week discs, then we recommend the expedited shipping upgrade during this busy time.
What time do the new releases drop?
New releases drop at midnight Eastern each night. This means that if you live in California, the next days Black Friday releases are active at 9 PM.
It is time for our annual State of Disc Golf Survey where we ask for all disc golfers everywhere to share their thoughts and experiences with the sport through some simple survey questions. This survey has become a great way to see how the sport is growing and evolving. We have really appreciated everybody’s input in the past.
Where to Take This Year’s Survey
You can take the 2022 State of Disc Golf Survey by going to THIS LINK
Feel free to share that link on social media and with your disc golfing friends. The more opinions that are shared, the better!
Where to See Previous Survey Results
We always share the data from these surveys through the Infinite Discs blog. You can click easy links to see those different articles presenting the results. Here are links for the previous three years:
It’s worth taking a look at those blog posts for all of the fun charts and analysis. Here’s an example from the 2019 survey showing how many discs did survey participants collect without any intention of throwing in 2018?
Random Prize Winners Will Be Selected
As usual, we will be giving away a few prizes to randomly selected participants. We’ll be giving away some slinger bags, discs from boutique brands, and other prizes and you have a chance to win if you take the survey this year. Winners will be contacted after the survey is complete.
Here is a year-end report of the 2021 best-selling discs at Infinite Discs. This tally of course only counts the discs sold through the Infinite Discs retail website. It is not total market tally of discs manufactured or sold through all sources.
Please keep in mind that we were also in a pandemic year and not all discs were available all of the time throughout the year. We could only sell the discs that were available to us through the manufacturers. Obviously, we can’t tally discs that “would have sold if we’d had them in stock.” This is simply a chart based on what we sold because we had them.
The DESTROYER by Innova held tight in the #1 spot for 2021, followed by the ZONE by Discraft. Other small brands made the list as they claw their way into the disc golf market. We’re always excited to see the newer disc lines that make a splash each year.
Here is a charted look of those top 100.
We look forward to seeing how things change up in 2022. Will the availability of popular discs be better? If certain discs were available regularly, it would be interesting to see how the sales shuffle. It will also be fun to see which of the newer brands continues to push its way onto and upward on the chart.
What Disc Golf Brand GLOWS THE BEST?
Cryztal FLX Zone GT
