Infinite Discs VIP Club – Introduction

April 19, 2016 Todd Durrant 11 comments

INFINITEDISCS.COM is Proud to Present…

The Infinite Discs VIP Club!

Infinite Discs now runs a very exciting program for disc golf enthusiasts and collectors. If you’re a fan of fun, collectible discs, or you love exploring and throwing the newest discs on the market, from manufacturers both small and large, then you’ll love this!

Here is how it works:

Each month, all subscribers will be automatically charged a flat $21.99 rate for an exclusive VIP Club edition of a disc. The shipping cost is included in the subscription price.

Infinite Discs works with different disc manufacturers each month to produce popular discs with unique and exclusive stamps. Occasionally we will explore new plastics and colors. These will be LIMITED EDITIONS and clearly marked as Infinite VIP Club discs. They will not be sold individually on Infinitediscs.com or in any other store– only to our VIP Club subscribers! Once a disc is released to subscribers, there will be no more discs made with that same design, thus keeping your discs collectible and valuable!

There are a limited number of VIP spots available. Once our pool of subscribers is full, you’ll have to wait in line for a spot to open so you can join the club.

Monthly disc shipments will occasionally include bonus items like stickers, keychains, minis, towels, and other disc golf swag! Though little, extra items are not the focus of the VIP Club, they can be fun additions to your monthly surprise package.

Once subscribers have joined the Infinite Discs VIP Club, they will be able to unsubscribe by notifying Infinite Discs VIP Support a month before the next release. Once your subscription is surrendered, somebody else can take your spot and you may not be able to join again until another spot opens.

This is a club for disc enthusiasts. Infinite Discs will not guarantee that any particular disc or manufacturer of your preference will be featured in any given month. The featured discs will be designed, ordered, and shipped at Infinite Disc’s discretion. We cannot guarantee that every disc will be your preferred model, but we can promise a large variety of putters, mid-ranges, fairway drivers, and distance drivers, all in premium quality plastics. If you are not excited about exploring discs from many different manufacturers with exclusive stamps, then the club is probably not for you.

Once your monthly subscription charge goes through, you can expect the exclusive disc to show up within the next 30 days. However, shipping times may vary due to postal destinations as well as unforeseen manufacturing delays. However, you will ALWAYS receive the disc you paid for, even if delayed due to reasons beyond our control.

Individuals will be able to subscribe for multiples of each monthly disc, up to 3 discs, but will be charged full price for each disc.

GIVE A VIP CLUB MEMBERSHIP AS A GIFT! ONE ENTIRE YEAR!

Due to popular demand, memberships in the VIP Club can now be purchased for an entire year, either for yourself or as a gift to another player! You can pre-pay for an entire year in the club so that each monthly disc arrives without interruption. You won’t need to worry about paying again until the next year, should you decide to remain a member. This is one of the best gift ideas for any avid disc golfer! They can receive a pleasant surprise each and every month for an entire year!

Other Membership Perks

VIP members also receive additional discounts on every InfiniteDiscs.com order and access to our VIP club store, where additional limited edition discs are available only to VIP members.

HOW TO JOIN:

The INFINITE DISCS VIP CLUB currently has a few open spots.

If you would like to join, then GO TO THIS PAGE and complete the subscription process.

Infinite Discs VIP Club – Subscription

THANKS!

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Official Vendor of the 2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open

April 18, 2016 Jace Smellie Leave a comment

We are proud to announce that Infinite Discs is the Official Vendor of the 2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open! We loved supporting this historic event last year, and we are excited to be even more involved with this year’s event!

Nate Heinold and the Ledgestone Insurance Open crew are once again looking to make disc golf history by (again) providing the largest purse for any disc golf event in the history of the sport.

As part of our sponsorship, we will have access to all the limited edition discs for this year’s event. They are manufacturing less of these special discs for this year’s event, so make sure to grab them while you can! We have already started getting these in, and as more arrive we will keep an updated list of all the discs here.

As the official vendor of the event, we also have a very unique opportunity to create our own limited edition disc! We will be able to choose a Discraft mold to make available in one of their special edition plastics. These discs will only be available through Infinite Discs! More news will come in the future!

Again, make sure to check out these very limited discs and keep an eye open for when we announce our Infinite Discs special Limited Edition Ledgestone disc!

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2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open Limited Edition Discraft Discs

April 18, 2016 Jace Smellie Leave a comment

The Limited Edition discs for the 2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open are here! As the Official Vendor of the 2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open, we have access to these very special discs. This is the page that we will update as more discs arrive, so bookmark this page and check back often to be kept in the loop!

CT (Crazy Tuff) Glo Challenger

Titanium Crank SS

CT (Crazy Tuff) Magnet

Z Glo Zone

***UPDATE! New Discs!!!

X Soft Glo Roach

Z Glo Undertaker

St Jude Z Sparkle Buzzz

Z Glo Flag Dye Buzzz OS

***UPDATE AGAIN!***

Titanium Buzzz Big Bee Stamp

Infinite Discs Groove Top Buzzz – Only 500 Made!

-Shop for your Buzzz GT Now!

Axiom Vanish Announced! More Plasma, Special Stamp

April 18, 2016 Spencer Perry Leave a comment

MVP and Axiom fans rejoice!

Today MVP and Axiom Disc Sports announced some big upcoming discs to be released on Friday, April 29th. These releases include Plasma editions of the Axiom Theory and the Insanity, along with a new Axiom disc called the Vanish.

The Vanish has been much anticipated by the community since its appearance on the PDGA Approved Disc list a couple of weeks ago in early April, and after much speculation, the mystery is over. Axiom describes the disc as a middle ground between the MVP Wave and the Orbital. It will debut in Neutron plastic in both a regular stock fashion at our regular Neutron price of 15.95, as well as a special edition stamp described as the 1616 Special Edition Vanish. This disc will be higher speed and offer a straight to understable flight path depending on wind direction and thrower power. You can pre-order both editions at:

Axiom Vanish Pre Order

The manufacturers note that both of the new Plasma molds have a bit more of a shoulder, accompanied by a slight increase in dome and a subsequent boost to glide in flight. If you haven’t had the chance to see the recent Axiom Plasma released and fully appreciate how sweet the metalic two-color Plasma GYRO™ build looks, head over to the site at:
Axiom Plasma Proxy
Axiom Plasma Crave
Axiom Plasma Envy

MVP also announced new Multicolor Tri-Lit LED Lights for night rounds. The new editions include the MVP Circuit logo so that you can add a bit of MVP brand to any of your discs for rounds when you don’t want to lose any of your beloved plastic to the darkness.

So far the Axiom Plasma editions of the Envy, Proxy, and Crave have seen a lot of support! What other molds are you excited to be released in Plasma plastic?

Top Discs–Early 2016

April 11, 2016 Jace Smellie Leave a comment

In this article we will be looking back on our top selling discs from the first quarter of 2016 (January-March). This first quarter is what I like to call the season “disc golf fever.” Disc golfers are anxious to get out and play, so to compensate, they stock up on their favorite discs in anticipation for the warm weather and new season to start. For the most part, we find many familiar names in the top charts, but there are a few surprises in each category, including a new overall number 2!

The biggest surprise we found as we ran the numbers was the Innova TeeBird coming in as the second most sold disc of the last three months. Last Quarter it was number 5 overall. This jump may have been caused in part by the new Avery Jenkins stamps on the star plastic TeeBirds. The former number 2 (the Discraft Buzzz) also shocked us by falling five slots down to number 7. New releases always cause some shake up near the top of these lists, but the Innova Colossus and the Legacy Outlaw really shined by jumping all the way into numbers 4 and 5 respectively. Only time will tell if these discs will be able to maintain such high sales numbers.

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Top 10 Overall

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Just like the last quarter of 2015, Innova dominated the Distance Driver category by claiming 8 of the top 10 spots. There was a lot of hype around the release of Innova’s first 14 speed driver, the Colossus, and it will be interesting to see if it will maintain high numbers in the upcoming months. The first run Pinnacle Outlaws or “Pinlaws” can be thanked for the Outlaw taking the number 3 slot. The second run Pinlaws released today, so we may see the Outlaw near the top next quarter as well.

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Top Distance Drivers

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The Control Driver top 10 saw some movement as well with two new discs making it into the charts, the Axiom Crave and the Discmania FD Jackal. The Crave had a popular release in new Plasma plastic help it break the top 10, and the FD isn’t a stranger to the top 10 as it was featured two quarters ago. Last quarter the Leopard3 held the number 2 slot after its release, and we were very curious to see how it would fare in the following months. It dropped, but I’m sure nobody at Innova can complain about a number 8 for the Leopard3.

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Top Control/Fairway Drivers

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The Discraft Buzzz may have dropped in the overall charts, but it maintained its dominance of the Midrange category. The top 3 discs stayed the same, but a brand new disc jumped the charts to the number 4 spot–the Latitude 64 Compass. Again, is the hype of a new release to blame? Or will the Compass prove to be a popular midrange as time goes on? One thing’s for sure–a name like Ricky Wysocki on every stamp can’t hurt!

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Top Midrange Discs

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Last Quarter the Dynamic Discs Judge took the top spot from the Gateway Wizard for the first time, and it held its ground. The top 3 here also stayed the same, but the Dynamic Discs Warden jumped from 7 to 4 this Quarter. Also there was a big mix up at the bottom half of the chart with the bottom four discs all not featured in last Quarter’s top 10. This is also the most diverse category in terms of brands, with 9 different manufacturers represented.

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Top Putt and Approach Discs

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So there they are! The top discs of 2016 Q1. Any surprises you see here that we didn’t comment on? What really stands out to you? Are there any discs you were expecting to find but didn’t? Feel free to comment with your thoughts!

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The Cost of Disc Golf

March 31, 2016 Dylan Durrant 10 comments

Disc Golf is often praised as a low cost sport- all you have to do is buy some discs and you’re good to go! Most disc golf courses are free to play, where as in “Ball” Golf you have to pay per round, and often for a cart as well. However, Disc Golf isn’t always “free” for a lot of players. We wanted to take a look and see how much people spend on Disc Golf outside of disc purchases. Once you’ve purchased your first set, what is the game going to cost?

Most additional costs will come from joining and playing in a weekly league. Some people will play skins, or other money related games with their friends while they play. Pay to Play courses are slowly gaining popularity as well- and what will that cost per round? Let’s look at some stats on Disc Golf related costs.

First we’ll look at how much people spend on joining a league. leaguecost

Right away we see that the highest bar on the graph is the $0 response. While I haven’t been in a “free to join” league myself, I could see how that might be an easy going and fun approach. However, I can see club funds being low or even nonexistent. The local club near Infinite Discs costs $10 to join, and that gets you a Bag Tag which adds some (usually) friendly competition to the league rounds. It also allows you to play for a CTP prize each week, which is paid for from the Club Funds.

The next highest response was the $16-$20 answer, with most other clubs just above or below that price range. These fees are usually once per year, which makes them very affordable. If you’re not part of a league, it is a fun experience to have! The costs do go up, though. Let’s take a look on weekly club costs.

How much do people spend at league on a weekly basis?
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Most people pay between $4-$6 a week to play with their club. At our local club, the cost is $5 with an optional Ace Pot and an optional Cash CTP. This makes the cost $7 a week if you’re all in. Of course, if you play well you can win some of this money back, if not more. To some, this may be affordable and fun, to others, they may prefer to play with their buddies for free.

Pay to Play courses are popping up more around the country as well. These courses are usually well groomed, quality 18 hole courses (often built on ball golf courses) that you pay a small fee to play each time. In the survey we asked, “What is the most you are willing to pay to play a round of 18 holes at a quality disc golf course?” Here are the results:

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While some people said that they wouldn’t pay to play disc golf, the overall response was positive towards paying to play. $4-5 and $9-10 peaked together, with the other price ranges getting a good amount of votes as well. Based on this data, we can predict that pay to play courses may continue to become more popular. People are willing to pay to have a good experience on the course!

Other costs to Disc Golf include becoming a PDGA member for $50/year, as well as the costs of registering to play in tournaments. These costs allow the player to be more competitive by obtaining a PDGA number and rating, and competing against others to raise their rating.

In summary, we see that there are costs associated with Disc Golf aside from the purchasing of discs. However, they aren’t required costs, and that is what makes the sport so appealing to such a variety of people. You have the option to grab some discs and play for free on your local course as often as you want. For those that are wanting to get deeper into the game and culture, there are loads of options available to pay a little extra and play more competitively. Altogether, Disc Golf can put a dent in your pocketbook, but compared to many other “mainstream” sports, the cost is still relatively low.

More Demographics – Who played the most courses?

March 29, 2016 Alan 3 comments

In this blog we will continue to look at who is the average disc golfer. Married? Educated? Club member? Travel to play? It’s fun to look at the statistical average numbers and see how many of the categories we and our buddies belong to. In future blogs we’ll build on these and other statistics to examine certain aspects of our sport (such as, tournaments, attitudes about DG, etc.)

Average Joe

According to the survey results we are married, Intermediate disc golfers, have a Bachelor’s Degree, belong to a club but not the PDGA, are employed for wages, and play a lot of disc golf! Here is a breakdown of the data:

I Do

According to several sources, the marriage rate among all adults in the U.S. hovers around 50%, so these numbers show that we are close to the national average.

Marital Status

We’ve got skills

With majority of us self-identifying as Intermediate golfers, it’s important to point out that the requirements for divisions are not uniform across the sport. Locally, most people who sign up for a tournament play in higher divisions than at major tournaments. For example, if someone’s PDGA rating approaches 900, they usually play in the Advanced division, and as their rating climbs past 900, there is a good chance they’ll play in the Open (Pro) division. I see that happen a lot. Using the PDGA standard for ratings, the same person could play in Intermediate all the way up to a 935 rating.

This isn’t a commentary about which division people should sign up for with certain PDGA rating, it is just a possible explanation for the survey results. One other statistic that may shed light on the number of Intermediate players is the fact that less than half of us indicated that our PDGA membership is either current, or will be for 2016. That means more than half of us simply believe that our skill level is in the Intermediate range, without the benefit of having an official rating.

Skill Level

Degree or Not Degree

Keeping in mind that approximately 8% of us aren’t old enough to have finished college, our degree achievement numbers are slightly higher than the national average. For example, nationally (in the U.S.) 32% of the population over 25 has a Bachelor’s Degree. In the disc golf community, 36% of us have a Bachelor’s. (I deducted the approximate number of respondents who are under 25).

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In Da Club

To me, one of the big benefits of playing disc golf is the social aspect of the sport. Being part of a club helps me realize those benefits. Apparently, most of us enjoy the camaraderie that comes with being part of a group, because well over half of us currently belong to a club. More of us belong to a club than belong to the PDGA. We’ll explore some of the reasons why people do, or do not, belong to the PDGA in another post.

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Off to Work We Go

Things are looking good for disc golfers on the employment front. Only a tiny percent of us are looking for work. The rest of us are employed, retired, and either can’t or don’t need to work. Shout out to our military brothers and sisters who share our sport! Infinite Discs has shipped product the people overseas in the service. We’re glad to help keep you huckin’!

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Where Do You Play?

A fun part of this sport is playing a variety of courses. Over half of us have between 1-3 courses within a 10-mile radius of our house. A small group of us have to travel more than 10 miles to get to the closest one. An even smaller group (171), but much luckier, has 10+ courses within 10 miles! However, I think this number might be slightly off. When I first looked at that survey result, I wanted to find out where these places are that have so many courses. I figured there would be a couple of locations in Michigan, Texas, and a few other states that were flush with places to play. After cross referencing the question with the location of the participant, I found that there are 25 states and one other country that allegedly have that wonderful disc golf density. I’m skeptical as to that number, too, since one of the states is Utah. I live in Utah and I know for a fact there aren’t ANY points that have 10 or more permanent courses within 10 miles. Perhaps people’s distance estimating skills are to blame?

I’d like to see people comment about specific locations that really have 10+ courses in a 10-mile radius. You don’t have to list the courses, just the location. Let’s see how many there really are.

Also, a little more than a fourth of us saw at least one new course installed within 10 miles.

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Hittin’ the Road

Since nearly all of us (95%) live in places that have 9 or fewer courses within a 10-mile radius, it is apparent by our responses that we like to travel to play other courses. Over half of us played 10 or more different courses last year. The largest group was the 10-15 range, with nearly a third of us falling into that category. Happily, everyone who responded to the survey played at least one course last year!

One adventurous soul indicated he played 200+ courses last year. Curious and insanely jealous, I had to investigate this number to learn more about his other responses. The follow-up questions asked about how often we played during certain times of the year and his responses to these questions led me to believe the 200+ answer was a mistake. Or maybe a fantasy. Still, eight people indicated they played between 100-200 courses. Even if they are all on the low end of that scale, it sure sounds awesome!

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For the next blog we’ll look at our responses to questions about tournaments.

What is a Disc Golfer?

March 28, 2016 Dylan Durrant 3 comments

What is a Disc Golfer?

Disc golf has become a huge part of many peoples’ lives, and will continue to do so as the years progress- but what does this mean? Many of us closely identify ourselves with the sport, maybe writing about disc golf in our social media bios, or talking about our incredible putts at work. Do these things make you a disc golfer? Like everything in life, the question of how to classify somebody is not as simple or binary as “yes, you’re a real disc golfer because you’ve collected over a thousand discs” or “no, I’m sorry, you are not a true disc golfer because you didn’t buy the new DGWT DUDE hoodie”. Most likely this kind of conversation concerning being a disc golfer will never end with a simple definition.

As the snow melts around the country, and the days get longer, you might be so fortunate as to find yourself on the course more often. Whether you took some time off during the winter months, or you managed to keep your driving distance up all season (props to you!), hopefully you had a chance to reflect on 2015, and thought about what you wanted to do in 2016. I know I did, and right on top of my goals for the year is “give my good friend Dylan a run for his money at the Trilogy Challenge this year.” (On a side note, who else is super excited for the new Trilogy Challenge discs: the Falchion, Marshal, and Sling?) Whether your aspirations for the year included disc golf or not, you probably did get the chance to think about things you wanted to do.

What do your plans or other commitments say about you though? My personal goals range from disc golf to a biology research project. In this community we have a huge variety of people, from vastly different walks of life. We are fathers, mothers, daughters, brothers, and grandparents. We are accountants, web developers, machinists, drifters, and potters. It is this variety that ultimately defines the sport, at least for me. I don’t think of the group as a bunch of disc golfers, but rather, a huge ecosystem of diverse and amazing people who all enjoy throwing plastic and rubber at metal baskets.

Again, these are just my thoughts concerning this topic. What really makes it a conversation is the sharing of thoughts. Asking others involved in the sport about what they thought it meant to be a disc golfer wrought responses like “one word: friendships” from twitter user @TheWiffle24 and “camaraderie amongst generations” from Robert Lair. Please let us know what you think it means to be a disc golfer, so that we can keep growing the discussion. Thank you for being you, it really is our diverse set of perspectives that makes this sport so awesome to be a part of.

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