How to Search for Newly Added Discs on Infinite Discs Website

August 24, 2017 Todd Durrant Leave a comment

Infinite Discs has been growing at a very fast pace over the last couple of years, and with that growth comes the challenge of keeping up with the website development and building the features that our customers want.

One of the features that has been requested in the past and finally made available to our customers is the NEWLY ADDED DISCS search link. On your computer browser, open the Infinite Discs website, and then look on the right sidebar of the first page to find the link for Newly Added Discs. Or on your phone browser, simply scroll down until you see the boxed menu for Featured Discs and you’ll see the Newly Added Discs link there.

Infinite Discs has a lot of customers who are disc enthusiasts, and they want to get the best-looking discs, or the discs that meet very specific specifications, before other shoppers find them. They have asked for a way to see what we’re photographing and adding into our inventory in real time. That is now possible!

We’re not yet at the point where we’re adding inventory 24-hours-per-day, but we are usually adding new inventory onto the website during business hours on weekdays. With the Newly Added Discs link you can search for those fresh additions in almost anyway you’d like. Either refresh the page from time to time to see what else has been added in, or select a time period that you’d like to search, along with other specific queries to narrow down your search.

You can select to search for the last 7 Days, 10 Days, 15 Days, 20 Days, or 30 Days. Just to warn you, searching the discs added in the last 30 discs could pull up well over 8,000 results. If you want to search back further than that, you might as well search the entire website using the Advanced Disc Search feature, which is an excellent way to narrow down searches of the entire online inventory. Keep in mind that using the Newly Added Discs link will narrow your search to discs entered into inventory within the last 30 days (or fewer) so it will not automatically search the store entire inventory.

You can also narrow your disc search by brand, by disc model, or within a weight range, or a combination of all of those factors. Let’s say that I want to see which P2 putters by Discmania are still available from those entered in the last 30 days, but I only want max weight (175g) discs. I can select to search 30 Days, Discmania brand, P2 Psycho as the model, and 175g as my minimum weight. Suddenly, those discs appear and I can add them to my cart simply by scrolling through and clicking the “Add to Cart” button by the discs I want.

Be the first to find the treasures that used to take more effort and time! Find what you’re looking for quickly and easily! Or just sit and refresh the screen while we work to add new discs into our inventory.

Here is a tutorial video that will walk you through the process.
We always welcome your feedback!

Technical Difficulties at Infinite Discs and Solutions

August 15, 2017 Jace Smellie One comment

Having issues using our site recently? You aren’t alone!

Here at Infinite Discs, we work hard to keep our site up to date and running as smooth as possible. Over the past few years we have expanded and improved our site to become what we believe is the best disc golf website in the world. With over 32,000 discs in inventory and pictures of every disc in stock, we are the ultimate disc golf store. We also offer helpful resources for shoppers including advanced disc search, inventory alerts, product reviews, and much more! We are also there to help with the rest of your disc golf experience with Infinite Courses and Infinite Tournaments. We offer player profiles that allow you to track your scores and stats to improve your disc golf game. And this is just scratching the surface! We love disc golf, and we love making it better for everyone.

Of course, maintaining the top disc golf website and keeping it secure is no easy task, and unfortunately, we now and then run into technical hiccups that prevent our site from functioning properly. We have recently identified a couple that have been particularly bothersome, so we just wanted to write up a quick post to identify these hiccups, so when you encounter them on the site you will know how to respond. Here are our two breakdowns

The Internet Explorer Phenomenon

Have you already gone through the breakup with IE? Had the difficult and awkward, “It’s not you…well actually, it is kind of you, and not me” conversation? If you have, keep scrolling, because this error is only going to affect Internet Explorer users.

So here is a breakdown of this pesky error that has been inflicting our site for a while now. When a prospective customer using IE tries to purchase a disc via credit or debit card on our site, most of the time it processes the order correctly with no issues. But occasionally, the customer will see an error saying that their card info was incorrect and they need to try again. Then, a few things happen from here depending on the customer. If they are hooked into their email, they will see their payment receipt email, so they move on thinking the order must have gone through. Or, they keep trying, getting the same result until for some reason after the 2^nd-10^th time, the order goes through correctly. Then, things get interesting when they look at their bank statement to find that they have been charged for every attempted payment on the site. Obviously, this is not a pleasant discovery that usually results in an email to us.

So here is what happens on our end. When this error occurs, basically there is a miscommunication between our payment system and our inventory system, resulting in a captured payment, but an incomplete order. So for those who see their payment receipt and don’t try to pay again, their order is stuck in our pending orders, and the order is never shipped even though they were charged. Usually these customers contact us within a few days and we can manually take the discs they ordered out of our inventory and ship the order out. However, sometimes the discs they ordered are sold within the next few days because our system did not take them out of online inventory. In those cases, we either find replacements or just cancel and refund the order.

Now for those who are charged multiple times until the order goes through, we try to check our payment info every day for duplicate charges. We don’t always catch them, but when we do we make sure to void the extra payments before the payments actually settle. Sometimes customers stop trying after a few attempts, so they are charged multiple times without a completed order like those in the first scenario.

Long story short, this error really is an easy fix once we are made aware of it. Once the payment is made, we can manually move the order from pending orders to new orders in our system and get the discs taken out of our inventory and shipped out. We have worked with our developers to try and fix this error, but no solution has been able to be found yet because of a lack of support from the folks at IE.

So the solution?? The easiest solution is to upgrade to Google Chrome or Firefox. We have found these browsers allow for optimal performance from our site. But if you need to make your orders from an older work computer, or you have fully committed to a life with IE, just let us know right away when you see this error. Again, most of the time, it works just fine. But if you get an error message saying your card info wasn’t correct, don’t try to pay again. Just shoot us an email or give us a call right away, and we can fix it all manually very easily. Or, you can also select the pay with PayPal option when using IE. You don’t have to have a PayPal account, but you can just use PayPal’s servers to run your credit or debit card.

Now for our next issue…

The Frozen Payment Page

This is a pretty new hiccup that occurred when we upgraded our firewall and web security. It has been found inflicting all internet browsers. Here is how this one goes. The customer goes to make a purchase on our site. They type in all their credit or debit card info, and then click on the green “Proceed with Card” button. And then…nothing happens. No error page, no loading screen, no response at all! The same thing also occurs when trying to register for tournaments.

What causes this? We aren’t exactly sure, but we believe that it has something to do with web browsers trying to connect to our site through the old version of our firewall rather than the new active firewall.

After tinkering around, we found the solution—clearing and updating the browser cache.
We have found that if people update their browser cache, and on some devices reset the computer (the classic, “turn it off and then turn it on again” solution), they are able to proceed with the payment just fine. Now, say you are trying to make an order super fast for a hot new release before it sells out, like maybe the new Tour Series Metal Flake TeeBird3, and you don’t have time to clear the cache and reset your computer. Then, like with the IE error, you can select the pay with PayPal option. Again, no PayPal account is needed. You can just use the PayPal server to process your credit or debit card payment. After doing this, I would then suggest you clear your cache and reset your computer so you are set to go for next time.

Conclusion

I know, I know, these errors are such a pain! It is a frustrating experience for everyone involved (especially us). But we want all our customers to read this post so they can be in the know on the current technical difficulties that we are battling. We hope that these are just temporary issues that will be fixed as we continue to grow and improve our website and your Infinite Discs experience. So share this with your friends so they know what’s going on! And thank you all for your support! We hope to continue to be a positive force to grow disc golf and make it more enjoyable for everyone involved!

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Putter Wars 2017 – Summer Update

August 4, 2017 Todd Durrant 4 comments

PUTTER WARS…

At the end of April 2017 we took a look at how putter sales at Infinite Discs were panning out. The disc golf season was still young at the time, but we could already see which putters had momentum behind them.

Now it is time to follow-up and see if that momentum has carried through the summer months. This update covers through the end of July 2017.

At the end of April, the top four spots were held by the Discmania P2 at #1, the Innova Aviar at #2, the Gateway Wizard at #3, and the Dynamic Discs Judge at #4. Interestingly, those top four spots have not changed since the spring, though the sales have accelerated, leaving a larger gap between those leaders. For example, the quantity difference between the P2 and the forth place Judge is now a 57% difference!

Here is a chart of the top 10 putters according to numbers sold through Infinite Discs:

As you can see, the discs that are chasing the top four include three of the popular approach discs, like the Innova Nova, the Westside Harp, and the top-10 newcomer Innova Aviar3. In fact, the Aviar3 joined the race as a new disc this year and has moved up two spots since the last Putter Wars update.

The Streamline Pilot, which started the year as a hot new release, has dropped from the top 10, while the Latitude 64 Dagger has moved into the 10th spot. Rounding out the chart, we can see the Latitude 64 Pure holding strong in 8th place, and the MVP Atom holding on in 9th place.

The two honorable mentions that didn’t quite make the top 10, but that are still strong sellers are the Streamline Pilot and the Dynamic Discs Warden.

We will keep you updated as we head into the home stretch, just before the final, end-of-year holiday sales kick in. Until then, will anybody be able to catch the P2?

Ricky Wysocki Disc Golf Clinic for Infinite Discs – Pro Tips

July 28, 2017 Todd Durrant One comment

On Memorial Day 2017, Infinite Discs was honored to have Ricky Wysocki come to our home town and join with the locals in a tournament at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Ricky is a class act and really treated the local players well, addressing everybody with respect and a contagiously cheerful, positive attitude. After the tournament was over, Ricky took the time to give a disc golf clinic and answered questions for the group of players who were anxious to hear from him.

These are three videos covering that clinic.

The first video covers Ricky’s answers mostly concerning putting and grip.

The second video covers Ricky’s answers about throwing rollers.

The third video covers answers to questions about Ricky’s infamous sidearm throws.

We really look forward to seeing Ricky again in the future. We feel very lucky that he has taken the time for a couple of years to visit the players of Cache Valley. It’s always fun to not only watch, but play with and learn from a professional.

The New “Macro” or Throwable Mini Disc Craze

July 12, 2017 Todd Durrant 2 comments

There is a very new trend within the disc golf market that I don’t believe many people saw coming. There has always been a small market for mini marker discs, since they are used in tournaments to mark a disc’s lie. There has been a collectible element to mini markers as well, since they have sentimental or stamp value when tied to a special event, or there are people who are fans of certain brands and want to collect related minis. Small, novelty baskets were made for mini markers and mini rounds have been played as a matter of entertainment novelty.

But now, with the hugely successful release of the Mini Buzzz in 2016, the “macro” trend has lifted into high gear. Players are loving larger mini discs that are made to throw at respectable distances, rather than just marking a lie.

Discraft was the innovator with the Mini Buzzz, a smaller replica mold of the popular mid-range disc. It was initially released in Elite Z plastic with the same stamp design as the regular-sized Elite Z Buzzz, including the misleading text “PDGA Approved” (which obviously, the mini Buzzz itself is not PDGA approved). The Mini Buzzz has since been released in other plastics, including with the Big Z design, a limited Jawbreaker edition, limited Z Dyed Ledgestone edition, and a full-color Supercolor edition. Mostly collectors and Buzzz fans snagged the first run, which became very valuable very quickly. But almost immediately the word got out that they actually fly very well, with some players throwing them consistently over 200 feet and even up to 300 feet. In fact, one of our Infinite Discs associates managed to hit a 250 foot ace on one of his first Mini Buzzz throws. Demand soared, almost faster than Discraft could keep up for the first few months.

Since the Mini Buzzz, Discraft has pushed relentlessly to release new, throwable, miniature versions of their other popular molds. One of the hottest discs in the next wave was the Mini Nuke because of its sharp-edged design and overstability, making it easy to throw for impressive, high-speed distances. The Mini Undertaker was much more understable and difficult to launch at high speeds. The Mini Challenger was Discraft’s first macro putter, released in Jawbreaker plastic.

The third wave of Discraft macro’s included another distance driver, the Mini Crank, plus a marco version of their easy-throw mid-range, the Mini Comet, and another Jawbreaker plastic putter with the flat-topped Mini Zone.

With the success of Discraft’s Mini Buzzz, it wasn’t long before other brands jumped on the bandwagon, including Dynamic Discs with their introductory Junior Judge. The macro putter was released in their soft plastic, Prime, as well as in their premium durable plastic, Lucid. The mini was introduced at the 2017 Glass Blown Open tournament and received a warm welcome by fans of Dynamic Discs. The brand has since followed up with another miniature replication of their top-selling mid-range mold, the Emac Truth Jr. It remains to be seen if Dynamic Discs, or other Trilogy brands, Westside Discs and Latitude 64, will continue to produce these small versions of their popular disc molds. Will there be a Sheriff Jr, Compass Jr, Saint Jr, or Harp Jr?

MVP is another brand that tested the macro market by introducing their Macro Tesla. This was the first such disc with an overmold design, using MVP’s trademark Gyro technology. It is a great flyer, and sold wonderfully to MVP collectors upon its release. The quick sales are also due to MVP’s knack for catering to their brand’s fan base with limited edition stamps. The first release of the Macro Tesla was on Neutron plastic, and the limited edition stamp became an instant collector piece. The Proton plastic edition soon followed, again with another limited edition stamp which flew off the shelves of disc retailers. It remains to be seen if MVP / Axiom will continue to push the limits of the macro disc market.

While both Dynamic Discs and MVP have touched upon the macro disc market, they haven’t attacked it with the vigor of Discraft. Until it comes to baskets. Both brands were quick to introduce baskets that are appropriately sized for the new mini disc craze. MVP put out the Black Hole Macro which stands at 39 inches tall, with an 18-inch diameter. It is approximately 3/4 size of a regular Black Hole basket. With almost a $100 price tag, a player must be committed to the trend to want a special basket. Dynamic Discs also released the Junior Recruit basket, which is just under three feet tall and has the 18-inch diameter. With a price tag of $125, it is a sturdy, but expensive novelty basket.

Will such baskets begin to be used on a regular basis along with these larger mini discs? Or will they be an expensive investment into a passing trend? Will macro tournaments catch on over time, or continue to be a very small part of the disc golf novelty market? There is a lot that is still unknown about the craze.

A couple of other brands have had small versions of actual disc molds, including the Innova Sonic Jr, which is smaller and lighter than the other throwable minis, making it less useful in terms of game play. Their Sonic isn’t one of their most popular molds to begin with. Innova is yet to commit any serious effort or resources to the trend. There is also the Lil Wizard by Gateway which is larger than the other macro discs, but still smaller than the very popular Wizard putter. It is produced only in small runs, so it can be a bit difficult to find.

Like any trend, time will tell if more disc makers will consider this a real, long-term market. It takes financial commitment to invest in the small molds and add the new products into the marketing system. If the trend dies after a short life, then it would seem like wasted resources. But one thing is for sure– Discraft believed that there was money to be made, so they embraced it quickly and have been the leader so far. They also have introduced a new, Micro-Mini Buzzz, going to the even smaller side of the spectrum to see if there is anything to be done with a mini that is small enough to be a lid for a soda or beer can. At least with that product introduction, the cost can’t be very high. How much does it really cost to make a disc that is only 7 centimeters wide and takes only 17 grams of plastic material? With a retail price of $3.99 it is undoubtedly a profitable venture if it catches on. As with most product introductions, time will tell.

Top Selling Discs–Q2 of 2017

July 7, 2017 Jace Smellie 2 comments

Can you believe we are already halfway through 2017? The second quarter of 2017 has ended, and it has been the busiest quarter in Infinite Discs history! Lots of discs have passed though our warehouse, and now it is time to look back at the best selling discs of Q2! Before we take a look at charts, I feel like it would be wrong if we didn’t take a second to thank Innova and the Innova Factory Store. This quarter we see a lot of familiar names on the charts, but also a lot of movement when compared to previous quarters, and that mostly has to do with the 2017 Tour Fundraiser discs that we sold throughout the quarter. So thank you Innova for allowing us to be a part of this year’s fundraising efforts for your touring pros. We are proud to have been able to help support your fantastic team of players.

Top 10 Overall

So there was clearly a lot of movement when compared with previous top 10s at Infinite Discs. Let’s break it down a bit. The Innova Destroyer was able to hold on to its long streak of being the number one selling disc of the quarter, but at the start of the quarter, we were pretty sure it was going to lose that spot to the Innova Firebird. But the Nate Sexton Color Glow Firebirds cooled off a bit near the end, and then the Philo Brathwaite Swirly Star and Steve Brinster Splatter Star Destroyers that came in near the end of the quarter helped push the Destroyer back into the top spot!

Both the Innova Firebird and Thunderbird made their first jump into the top 10 on the coattails of Nate Sexton and Jeremy Koling tour fundraisers. The Discmania P2 Psycho is the top selling disc that received no help from an Innova fundraiser effort, although the Signature P-Line Eagle McMahon P2s were quite successful this quarter as well. The Innova TeeBird and Aviar have become familiar names on the top 10 chart. The Innova Roc3 is always a hot seller, but the new Paul McBeth McGlow Roc3s helped push it into the number 7 spot for overall sales. The final three discs were all a bit of a surprise to me. The Innova Shryke came in at number 9 overall last quarter, and then managed to jump up one spot without any help from a tour fundraiser edition. Then the newly released Innova Aviar3 had a hot first full quarter. And then the Discraft Buzzz fought into the final spot, which is a disc that has been moving down the chart after being a long standing number 2 behind the Destroyer. But in order to claim the 10 spot in this quarter dominated by Innova and their fundraiser discs, the Discraft Buzzz had to jump several discs that have been outselling it recently.

Top Distance Drivers

Last quarter I commented on how Innova gave up a bit of ground in the distance driver category that they traditionally dominate. But this quarter, they returned to their dominant form by claiming 8/10 spots including the top 7. The Innova Boss and Beast jumped back into the top 10 after missing out last quarter. The Streamline Trace is an interesting new disc to this chart. I mentioned last quarter that the Streamline Trace was released on March 31, the last day of the first quarter, and in that one day it was the 12th best selling distance driver of the quarter. So it would be really interesting to see how the Trace would be ranked here had it been released one day later. Then the Dynamic Discs Sheriff had a significant drop from its first quarter going from 2-9, but nearly all new releases see a drop after their first quarter. So for the Sheriff to still hold onto the 9 spot is great, and it will be interesting to see how it sells in the next three months.

I usually don’t comment much on discs that finish outside the top 10 in each category, but this quarter had an interesting finish in the next three spots. The Discmania PD2, PD, and DDx finished this quarter as the number 11, 12, and 13 respectively. So though Discmania didn’t quite have the power to push into the top 10, having 3 molds finish just outside should still make the Discmaniacs happy.

Top Control/Fairway Drivers

There are a few noteworthy changes to the Fairway Driver top 10, but nothing too crazy. For Innova, the Leopards leaped up the charts (I know, cheesy, but I think I’m funny…) with the Leopard jumping 2 spots and the Leopard3 jumping 4. Also a new name to this chart is an oldie but a goody in the Innova Roadrunner finishing number 7. One pretty surprising fall this quarter is the Latitude 64 Saint. The Saint traditionally finishes in the top half of the chart, but it dropped all the way down to the number 10 slot.

Top Midrange Discs

Last quarter, there were no midranges in the overall top 10, but this quarter two midranges jumped up the charts. The Innova Mako3 jumped up to the highest ranking it has ever reached at number 3. The Dynamic Discs Justice also made a notable jump up four spots to claim the number 6 spot on the chart. The Discmania MD3 dropped slightly, while the remaining three discs didn’t make the chart last quarter. We have seen the Discraft Comet on the chart before, but the Innova RocX3 was a new release, and I don’t remember seeing the Innova Gator on this list before either.

Top Putt and Approach Discs

When you compare this quarter’s putt and approach top 10 to last quarter’s, they actually look very similar. A couple discs dropped out to make room for two newly released discs on the chart, the Innova Aviar3 and Streamline Pilot. But the remaining eight discs stayed in the exact same order when compared to each other.

*****Now, just like last quarter, the Gateway Wizard is a bit of an anomaly. Last quarter we added a new product on our site called Wizard 5-packs, but this quarter we expanded that to new Wizard 6-packs. If you remember from the previous post, when we added in the sales from the packs, it beat the Discmania P2 Psycho by 5 discs sold, making it the top selling putter and number 2 best selling disc of the quarter. So this quarter, when we add in the sales from the Wizard 6-packs, the Gateway Wizard makes another jump up the chart, but not as big as last quarter. By adding in the packs, the Wizard jumps just ahead of the Innova Aviar3, becoming the third best selling putter and the 9th best selling disc overall for the quarter.

So what can we take away from all this? I actually have a few thoughts for this quarter. I already mentioned how the Innova Tour Fundraiser discs influenced the sales from this quarter, but also, this quarter is when the weather warmed up and people really started playing disc golf again. So when we look at some of the more surprising jumps up the chart that weren’t a new release, I wonder if these are the discs that people are replacing or getting backups for because they are the discs they are actually using the most in their bags. I think this may explain how the Discraft Buzzz jumped back into the overall top 10 in a quarter that was dominated by Fundraiser discs. Other discs that made notable jumps within their category that I think could have been for the same reason include the Innova Boss, Innova Roadrunner, Innova Mako3, Dynamic Discs Justice, Innova Gator, and Discraft Comet.

What do you think? Any surprises or notable nuggets that I failed to mention? Please feel free to leave comments below! See you again in 3 months!

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Best New Overstable Disc Golf Discs of 2017

June 29, 2017 Todd Durrant Leave a comment

So far, 2017 has seen a large number of new disc releases. Among those new discs are a good number of overstable offerings. For those who are unaware, an overstable disc is one that exaggerates the natural fade. These are NOT discs for beginners.

For those who feel like they can’t get their discs to fly very far or straight before prematurely fading, these overstable discs would exasperate your problem (understable is what you seek). But for power throwers, or for playing into a headwind, or for maneuvering around obstacles, overstable discs are exactly what the doctor ordered. Let’s take a look at some of 2017’s highlights.

Would You Like Some Beef With That?

Very overstable discs are often called “beefy” or a “meat-hook”. These new releases definitely fall into that category.

MACHETE – This fairway driver is definitely a utility disc for hard turns or serious headwinds. Discraft wasn’t messing around when they named it after a somewhat large, ominous utility knife.

It flies fairly similar to a Discraft Flick, but is a little more curved (domey) on top, rather than the flat profile of a Flick. It works nicely as an overhand (thumber) disc, if that’s your game.

Speed: 9.0
Glide: 4.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Control Driver
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced

CRIMINAL – You’d think that Dynamic Discs already had the overstable distance driver slot filled with discs like the Enforcer and the Defender, but they’ve turned the speed down just a tad with the Criminal and made a flat-profile, “speed 10” slide of beef that will cut hard, no matter what.

Speed: 10.0
Glide: 3.0
Turn: 1.0
Fade: 4.0
Primary Use: Distance Driver
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced

If You’ve Got the Arm…

These distance drivers can get out there, but only if you’ve got the arm for the high speed requirements and overstability.

PUNISHER – With the Punisher, it feels like Discraft is focusing on balancing their disc arsenal with some professional-level discs that can compete with juggernauts like the Innova Destroyer and Wraith. These are discs that can go the distance without having to fall into the “speed 14” category, but that have plenty of stability to keep them aloft when thrown by players with a lot of power.

Speed: 12.0
Glide: 5.0
Turn: -0.5
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Distance Driver
Stability: Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

GLADIATOR – Latitude 64 has a lot of distance drivers already in their lineup, with a few overstable discs already filling the bags of top professional disc golfers. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for more, with a high-speed, smooth rimmed, powerhouse like the Gladiator. The ratings put it close to an Innova Boss, which currently holds the distance world record.

Speed: 13.0
Glide: 5.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Distance Driver
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

FORTRESS – Westside has some high-speed bombers that fall into the overstable category, like the Giant or Catapult, but at a slightly lower “speed 10” the Fortress actually feels more overstable, fading sooner than those higher speed discs. While some of the Westside flight ratings seem a little off-base when compared with the other major brands, the Fortress ratings seem to be right on the money.

Speed: 10.0
Glide: 4.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Distance Driver
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

Approach With Power

Let’s finish with a fairway driver, a couple of mid-range discs, and putter that will help you navigate your way to the basket, assuming you don’t mind a curved path.

AHTI – The Ahti is one click slower in speed than the Westside Fortress and has a very similar flight path. It wants to fade and drop before going too far. It’s an excellent head-wind fighter and overstable driver for controlled, shorter shots. Full props also go out to the designer of the stamp, because who doesn’t want a disc with what looks like the king of the sea getting ready to chow down on a very large fish.

Speed: 9.0
Glide: 3.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 4.0
Primary Use: Control Driver
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

ANCHOR – The Anchor is not one of those massively overstable mid-range discs that just wants to dump out of the sky once it loses velocity. It has a flight pattern more like a long, drawn-out curve. So while it is overstable, it feels like it is always in control. It could be compared to other manageable overstable mid-range discs like an Innova Roc3 or a Discraft Drone. When you get to short distances, it is always great to have a disc that flies with a lot of precision and predictability, like the Anchor.

Speed: 5.0
Glide: 4.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Mid Range
Stability: Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

QUAKE – DGA has put out a lot of great discs lately, making sure that each possesses a solid and unique spot in a player’s bag. They don’t do a lot of overlapping in disc design. The Quake is their more overstable mid-range, and it is a flat-topped disc with a very comfortable rim that fades predictably. It is like a more comfortable, and slightly less dramatic version of a Dynamic Discs Justice. It flights straight, then banks hard, and works great as a forehand control disc.

Speed: 5.0
Glide: 3.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Mid Range
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

SLAMMER – The Slammer is Dynamic Disc’s first foray into the realm of the thumb-track. The outer edge of the flat-topped disc has a thumb track for grip enhancement and control. The inside rim is pretty deep, and the flight path is pretty beefy for a disc that flies at putter speed. It is much more of a short approach disc than a touch putter. In a world where a disc like the Westside Harp gets a lot of attention and love, it basically came out as a Harp-style disc that has the added thumb track.

Speed: 2.0
Glide: 2.0
Turn: 0.0
Fade: 3.0
Primary Use: Putt & Approach
Stability: Very Overstable
Recommended Skill Level: Advanced, Intermediate

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN for more new discs in 2017. We’re expecting to see the newest high-speed overstable drivers from MVP and Axiom, and new surprises are always around the corner!

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A Year of Fun Stamps from Infinite Discs

June 20, 2017 Todd Durrant 46 comments

About a year ago, Infinite Discs decided to improve our selection of discs for our customers by adding some unique and diverse stamp designs. The new stamps could be presented across a number of different brands, or limited to a single brand or even a single mold. After all, we do believe, as a core part of our company philosophy, that a large and diverse selection of discs is best for disc golf shoppers.

One Year of the Infinite Bomber

One of the first stamp images that we presented was the “Infinite Bomber” which is a simple, logo-style image of a bomb with wings. Now, a year later, the Infinite Bomber lives on as a regular part of our disc inventory, and it has also been presented in a few different versions through the year (Blitzkrieg stamp, Atom Bomb Stamp, etc.). To celebrate an entire year of that stamp design, we’ve just released a pair of trucker hats for players who like the Infinite Bomb.

The hats are manufactured by a leading sport hat brand called Headsweats, and they’re comfortable, flex-fit hats for using out on the course. These limited edition hats can be ordered from Infinite Discs HERE. There is a white-and-black version with a colored bomb, and an all-black hat with a grey bomb.

The Monster and the Aztec

One of the next big stamps for Infinite Discs was the Monster, which was released for Halloween of 2016 featuring a three-headed beast. This stamp was limited to a few disc models from Innova and Discmania and was only a one-time run of about 300 discs. A few stayed in the vast disc inventory at Infinite Discs for a few months before eventually selling out.

To kick off the 2017 year, Infinite Discs presented two stamp designs after a dispute among company employees. The younger employees generally believed that a stamp design featuring a tough, gun-toting cat would be very well received, given the popularity of cats online and in other markets. However, the older guys believed that an ancient Aztec design would be more popular. Thus, 300 discs were stamped with each design. The disc models and quantities were exactly matched, using Innova as the brand testing ground. Whichever stamp sold the fastest and the most in a month’s time would continue on as a regular Infinite Discs stamp design.

The contest was presented to our customers as “stamp wars” and a couple of Facebook fan pages were created where people could proudly display photos of their newly acquired discs. Though the contest was close at first, the Aztec stamp eventually took off and left the Tommy Cat stamp in the dust. Thus the Tommy Cat was abandoned (all discs eventually selling out, not to be seen again), while the Aztec stamp moved on to other disc brands like Dynamic Discs, Discmania, Latitude 64, Westside, and more. It has since been restocked on some brands and will be a regular part of the Infinite Discs selection for the foreseeable future.

Limited Edition Stamps

Along with the new year came announcements of new discs. Three of the first to be announced by Trilogy were the Dynamic Discs Sheriff, the Latitude 64 Gladiator, and the Latitude 64 Anchor. With two new distance drivers and an overstable mid-range in the mix, Infinite Discs decided to try a limited edition stamp which would be unique for each. Using the names of the discs as inspiration, three stamps were designed for the three discs. The Sheriff turned out to be the hottest selling of the three, and though it had the largest number of discs made with the stamp (250 total), it was the limited edition that became the most sought-after. The Gladiator limited edition had 150 stamped discs, some of which are still available. And then the Anchor had only 100 limited edition stamped discs featuring the only female character of the three discs– a woman disc golfer holding…well…an anchor.

Other single-mold stamps followed and were received well, including discs like the Dynamic Discs Slammer, Streamline Pilot, Streamline Trace, and very recently the Axiom Mayhem. Others are planned to be released as new discs hit the market, again focusing on fun and interesting stamp designs.

Most of the Infinite Discs stamp designs so far have come through the hard work of a talented artist who uses the online name of NEOmi-triX. The same artist helped to design several stamps for the Infinite Discs VIP Club, which is a subscription service that presents a limited edition stamped disc each month to the disc enthusiasts who subscribe. Most of the VIP Club discs have already become popular collectors pieces, as well as favorites in the bags of many subscribers who choose to throw their limited edition discs.

Sprucing Up Vibram

Vibram’s disc golf branch is a unique disc manufacturer because all of their models are made with rubber rather than plastic. Their discs are high quality in both material and performance. Fans of Vibram are very loyal and dedicated.

However, one thing that disc golfers will immediately notice about Vibram discs is that they do not feature traditional stamps. They are generally “blank” with only an embossed disc name and the Vibram logo. While that clean presentation is a plus for many players, it is also a missing element for other disc enthusiasts who like to have a little more personality and flair with their discs. One of Infinite Disc’s new 2017 efforts in increasing variety and selection is to add some unique images to Vibram’s great discs. So far, fans have been able to collect and throw Vibram discs with full-color Aztec variations, as well as with a really cool Medusa art image, and a new volcano graphic. More designs are planned in the future to spruce up Vibram discs for those who want to try the brand.

Infinite Discs plans to continue approaching different brands and working together on our mission to create an infinite supply of infinite disc choices. The journey will continue through 2017 and beyond!

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