TOBU Discs and Disc Tracking Technology

TOBU is a disc manufacturer that has unleashed the first PDGA approved discs with built-in electronics for disc tracking. How many times have you been playing a rough course and wished that your disc had some kind of locator or tracking device? TOBU set out to fulfill that wish, and they now have two drivers, plus a mountable module for your own favorite discs!

The CHARGE is an overstable driver that will make a predictable fade at the end of any throw released at moderate speed. When thrown with more power, it will fly in a beautiful S-curve pattern, gently fading back for great distance. The Charge comes with molding on the disc that has a preloaded Tracking Module so that the disc can be tracked and recovered using smart phone Bluetooth technology.

Flight Ratings :
Speed : 9
Glide : 4
Turn : -1
Fade : 2

The POWER ROLLER is an understable fairway driver that is easy to throw for new players. Beginners can control the disc easily, getting straighter, more accurate shots without needing a powerful release. More experienced players will find the disc turning into a roller when thrown with power. The Power Roller has molding with a preloaded Tracking Module so that the disc can be tracked and recovered using smart phone Bluetooth technology.

Flight Ratings :
Speed : 8
Glide : 4
Turn : -3
Fade : 1

TOBU wasn’t satisfied with simply sticking components onto existing discs. Though they do offer the Seeker Module as a separate disc accessory that can be mounted onto any disc, they wanted to create discs with perfect weight distribution and design to fly perfectly with the built-in module.

Thus the Charge and Power Roller were designed with these additional electronics in mind. A lot of engineering time and effort was put into the design so that the total package would be ideal. The discs are made from high quality, medical grade plastic that is among the best on the market.

The discs also feature a textured inside rim with three separate sections of varied degrees of texture to work with any player’s preferred grip. There is a smooth section that feels like most discs on the market, then a lightly textured section of inner rim for those who like more grip, and a third, more obviously textured section for great grip against the elements like rain or humidity.

If you have a favorite disc that you don’t want to lose, you can purchase the Seeker Module separately. It comes with a handy, circular template tool to help you center it on the bottom of the flight plate of your disc. However, it should be noted that discs which have the Seeker Module added are no longer approved to be used in PDGA sanctioned events. The module may also effect the flight pattern of your disc, and will add about 8 grams to the weight of your disc with batteries installed.

The Seeker will work with any iPhone or Android device. Using Bluetooth technology, this tracking module sends a signal to your device to help you locate your disc when it gets lost. The flashing LED and loud beeping sound that give you the maximum ability to find your disc. It has super-strong mounting tape and a strong casing so that the module is not damaged or lost during disc use. The module works exclusively with the TOBU app.

Top Selling Discs–Q3

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Well, here we are again folks! Another 3 months have passed at Infinite Discs and it’s time to take a look at the top selling discs of this quarter. These have been wild months for the disc golf world. We saw a new world champion crowned and a decent dose of controversy in the professional realm of disc golf. Looking at the numbers, it is pretty safe to say that the pros who have been playing at the top during these months had an influence on the way certain discs sold. We find a new addition in the top 3 discs overall that also became a brand new champion of an overhauled chart in the putter division. So let’s get started!

Top 10 Overall

  1. Innova Destroyer
  2. Innova TeeBird
  3. Innova Aviar
  4. Discraft Buzzz
  5. Westside Harp
  6. Gateway Wizard
  7. Dynamic Discs Judge
  8. Discmania DDX
  9. Innova Roc3
  10. Innova Roc/Innova Valkyrie

Nobody should be surprised to see the Innova Destroyer held its ground as the reigning number one selling disc overall. The Innova TeeBird jumped back up to number 2 after falling out of the top 3 last quarter, and then perhaps the most surprising mold of all, the Innova Aviar jumped up to the number 3 spot. The Aviar and the Westside Harp (which makes its first appearance in the overall top 10 at number 5) can both thank their professional endorsements for their spike in sales, as the highest overall plastics of each disc were McPro Aviars and BT Hard Harps. These molds in these plastic blends are thrown regularly in tournament play by Paul McBeth and Ricky Wysocki respectively. The Discmania DDX also cracked into the overall top 10 for the first time ever. Rounding out the list we see a rare tie between the Innova Roc and Innova Valkyrie for the 10 spot.

 

Top Distance Drivers

  1. Innova Destroyer
  2. Discmania DDX
  3. Innova Valkyrie
  4. Innova Firebird
  5. Innova Wraith
  6. Innova Tern
  7. Innova Boss
  8. Innova Beast
  9. Westside Destiny
  10. MVP Catalyst

The DDX shows that there is a new…deputy? in town (The Destroyer being the long standing Sheriff of course) by jumping all the way up from the 10 spot it claimed in its debut quarter. If this trend continues, maybe we will see a new name at the top of this list! Besides that, Innova once again showed its dominance of this category. The Innova Firebird made a good jump up to the 4 spot (12 overall), and the top selling plastic was the Nate Sexton signature series color glow. Here again we can feel the professional influence on the numbers. Also a new name to the chart at number 10 is the newly released MVP Catalyst.

Top Control/Fairway Drivers

  1. Innova Teebird
  2. Latitude 64 Saint
  3. Latitude 64 River
  4. Innova Leopard
  5. Innova Thunderbird
  6. Discmania FD Jackal
  7. Latitude 64 Diamond
  8. Dynamic Discs Escape
  9. Innova TL
  10. Innova Leopard3

Nothing too crazy happening in the Fairway category. Some slight shifts in the top 7, while the 8-10 spots are all filled by discs that didn’t make the chart last time. The Dynamic Discs Escape and Innova Leopard3 have all seen the top 10 before, but the Innova TL, which is actually the oldest of these bottom three molds, made it into the top 10 for the first time ever. Maybe because of the growing popularity of the TeeBird? (TL=TeeBird Long).

Top Midrange Discs

  1. Discraft Buzzz
  2. Innova Roc3
  3. Innova Roc
  4. Innova Mako3
  5. Discmania MD3
  6. Dynamic Discs EMac Truth
  7. Discraft Comet
  8. Discraft Buzzz GT
  9. Latitude 64 Compass
  10. Discraft Buzzz OS

The top 3 look identical (again), but the rest of the list did some shifting. The Innova Mako3 and Discmania MD3 bumped up a few slots, and though the Dynamic Discs EMac Truth dropped, it wasn’t much of a drop for coming off of a new release last quarter only dropping two spots at number 6. The Discraft Comet has seen the top 10 before, but it wasn’t there last quarter. Number 8 was a pleasant surprise for us The Discraft Buzzz GT is an old Discraft mold that has been out of production, but they brought it back for us to do a limited run as part of our sponsorship of the 2016 Ledgestone Insurance Open. These very unique and rare discs are only available at Infinite Discs, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. So if you’re interested, I would recommend snagging one while you still can!

 

Top Putt and Approach Discs

  1. Innova Aviar
  2. Westside Harp
  3. Gateway Wizard
  4. Dynamic Discs Judge
  5. Latitude 64 Pure
  6. Discmania P2 Psycho
  7. Latitude 64 Dagger
  8. Innova Nova
  9. Dynamic Discs Warden
  10. Discraft Zone

Now, the category where everyone at Infinite Discs would have lost some money if we were the betting type. While the Aviar and Harp surprised everyone with numbers 1 and 2 (thanks again Paul and Rick), we found another surprise in seeing the Wizard beat out the Judge for the first time since the Judge took the number one spot from the Wizard for the first time nine months ago. Another surprising jump was the Latitude 64 Dagger climbing into the 7 spot (hard to ignore the new World Champ’s influence here again). So a category that has been a two horse race for a while just got a little more interesting, and it will be a lot of fun to see what the final three months of 2016 will bring us.

Takeaways? As I mentioned, the numbers seem to say that the professional endorsements are working folks! I always skim over the Destroyer always holding the number one spot, but you really have to wonder where that disc would be if you took Paul McBeth out of the equation completely. And now we see spikes in the Harp and Dagger coming off of Ricky Wysocki’s first championship. Have other thoughts? See any surprises or trends I failed to recognize? Leave a comment letting us know what you think!

 

TEAM INFINITE – RESULTS 10/24

Hey Infinite Discs fans! Let’s check out what our team members were up to this weekend!

Jonathan Grimes #82885 wins the MA2 division at an Oklahoma B-tier

Jonathan Grimes #82885 wins the MA2 division at an Oklahoma B-tier

Jennifer Lovett lines up her shot at Nedley's Open, C-tier in Maryville, TN

Jennifer Lovett lines up her shot at Nedley’s Open, C-tier in Maryville, TN

Next Generation Tour Final presented by Latitude 64 – Arvada, CO – PDGA A-tier
Rodney Tripp: 1st Place MA2 – Nice unofficial 1010 final round!
Andrew “Big Country” Belet: 8th Place MA2

Canyon Springs Disc Dash for Cash presented by Dynamic Discs and TEC Distributing – Unsanctioned Professional Event
Justin Bilodeau: 6th Place MPO

The Oklahoma Open B Tier Presented by Innova Discs, Powered by Hyzerbomb – Tulsa, OK
Jonathan Grimes – 1st Place MA2 – Nice consistent 962 Average!

2016 Josh Franklin Memorial – Albany, GA – PDGA B-tier
William Trimble: Tie 10th Place MA2

Disc’n For Devan – Hamilton, AL – PDGA C-tier
Robby Harris – Tournament Director!

Nedley’s Open – Maryville, TN – PDGA C-tier
Jennifer Lovett: 2nd Place FPO

2016 Hope Open – Corvallis, OR – PDGA C-tier
Jody Dixon: 1st Place FPM

Innova Southeast Collegiate Open – Individual – Appling, GA – PDGA C-tier
Alec Falzone: 18th Place MA1

The Northside Open – Spring, TX – PDGA C-tier
Jared Henschel: 6th Place MA2

Oregon Collegiate Disc Golf League – Dayton, OR – Unsanctioned Collegiate League
Jake LaPutka (Oregon Ducks) – Tie 1st Place Men’s division (individual)
Karissa Donaldson (Oregon Ducks) – 3rd Place (individual)
Oregon Ducks win the overall team match with LaPutka on the team of 4

Special Halloween Edition Stamps and Monsters for 2016

The trend of releasing special holiday edition discs with special stamps is growing in the disc golf market. Let’s take a look at the discs that have been released to celebrate Halloween in 2016.

halloween_buzzzOne of the most hotly anticipated Halloween discs of the year is the Z Glo Buzzz a stamp featuring the traditional Buzzz Bee mashed-up with the iconic Freddy Krueger.  The glow plastic is perfect for the shorter, darker days that come this time of year.

vanishAnother very popular disc that is already hard to find is the Vanish by Axiom Discs with the awesome, three-foil stamped spider. There were a few extra-limited editions with color variations which already sell for high prices on the internet to collectors.

nemesisLegacy Discs also put out their 2016 Halloween stamp which you can get on a Bandit, Rampage, or a Nemesis disc.  The foil stamps come in a variety of colors, from solids to some of the more flashy foils.

teebirdInnova stuck with a more traditional Halloween look by using primarily orange and black discs, available with Firebirds, Rocs, TeeBirds, and Aviars. There are black, white, or orange stamps on the discs featuring a skull and disc golf basket with bat wings. Innova Halloween Discs are always a popular hit in the disc golf world, which first began with their classic Orange Pumpkin Aviar.

At Infinite Discs, we’re most excited about our October special edition stamp that looks awesome in your bag all year, even beyond Halloween. We call it the “Infinite Monster” and it is featured on almost all of the most popular Innova disc models, as well as a few Discmania disc models, with many color combinations to suit your tastes. Here is a look at the Infinite Discs three-headed monster created by our VIP Club artist, NEOmi-trix.

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Here is a quick tutorial on how to search remaining Halloween stamps, as well as other special edition stamps on Infinite Disc’s website:

1 – Use the Advanced Disc Search feature near the top of the page.
2 – Check-mark the box next to the word “Extras”
3 – Scroll down the resulting list until you see and check-mark the box next to “Holiday Edition”, or check-mark next to “Halloween Discs” or any other special stamp you want to search.
4 – Click the “View Individual Discs” button and scroll through the resulting pages of disc images, which you can click to purchase.advancedsearch

Happy Halloween!

 

 

TEAM INFINITE – RESULTS

Hey Infinite Discs fans and readers! As many of you know, we recently picked up a ton of new members for Team Infinite – our new sponsorship! Here is what the team has been up to recently!

Markus Mika shows off his Biofuzion Defender at the Shoot the Moon Classic

Markus Mika shows off his Biofuzion Defender at the Shoot the Moon Classic

Team Infinite's youngest member Holly Saugling received a 26 point rating boost in the last update

Team Infinite’s youngest member Holly Saugling, 9, received a 26 point rating boost in the last update

Tony "T2" Martinez lines up for a putt at the Jolley's Ranch Open, where 10 Team Infinite Members were present

Tony “T2” Martinez lines up for a putt at the Jolley’s Ranch Open, where 10 Team Infinite Members were present

Tournaments

Norcal Series Championship (A-tier), Ione, CA 10/15-16:
Brian Cole; 7th Place MPO

Autumn Glory Open presented by 1010 Discs (A-tier), Southaven, MS 10/15:
Robby Harris; Tie 9th Place MPO

Flying Eagle Open presented by Bonfire Brewing & Latitude 64
(B-tier), Eagle, CO 9/24-25:

Ryan Flahive; Tie 16th Place MA1

The Magnolia Open presented by Innova (Women Only) (B-tier), Appling, GA 10/15-16:
Deann Donaldson, 1st Place FA1!!!

Lunacy VIII presented by Innova Discs (B-tier), Longmont, CO 10/8-9: 
Andrew “Big Country” Belet; Tie 7th Place MA2

The Hollows Fall Classic sponsored by Dynamic Discs (B-tier), Manchester, NH 10/15-16:
Alex Sakash, Tie 14th Place MA2

Spring Valley Spectacular (B-Tier), Spring, TX 10/8:
Derek O’Neil, Tie 5th Place MA2

Jolley’s Ranch Open (PDGA C-Tier), Springville, UT 10/15

Tony “T2” Martinez: 4th Place MPO
Nick Lopez: 6th Place MPO
Taylor Salanoa: 11th Place MPO
Nate Reiner: 18th Place MPO
Rodney Tripp: Tie 3rd MA1
Casey Lee: 5th Place MA1
Jace Smellie: 15th Place MA1
Alan Barker: 6th Place MA2
Adam Helpingstine: 20th Place MA2

PureLine Championship (PDGA C-Tier), Logan, UT 10/1

Justin Bilodeau: 4th Place MPO
Steve Suhaka: 8th Place MPO
Nate Reiner: 11th Place MPOTaylor Salanoa: 12th Place MPO
Bradley Bauer: Tie 2nd MA1
Richard Alexander: Tie 2nd MA1
Brandon “Mook” Merzlock: Tie 8th MA1
Casey Lee: Tie 8th MA1
Rodney Tripp: 1st Place MA2!!!
Alan Barker: 6th MA2
Dylan Durrant: 14th Place MA2
Adam Helpingstine: 17th Place MA2

Shoot the Moon Classic (PDGA C-Tier), Viroqua, WI 10/15:
Markus Mika, 6th Place MPO

Middle Tennessee State Championship (PDGA C-Tier), Murfreesboro/Smyrna, TN 9/25:
Jennifer Lovett, 3rd Place FPO

Nockamixon Hoodoo 7 – Ams (C-tier), Quakertown, PA 10/1:
John Saugling, Tie 2nd Place MM1

Bring It to Blair! (PDGA C-tier), Blair, NE 10/16:
Christopher Ostheimer, Tie 8th Place MA2

RATINGS UPDATE!! Here is everyone from Team Infinite that didn’t lose points in the October Update! Great work team! I have put the highest ratings bumps in bold!

Deann Donaldson #66842: 833 to 839
Holly Saugling #78655: 389 to 415 (She’s 9 years old!) – 26 point bump!

Brian Cole #46301: 974 to 978
Justin Bilodeau #45478: 975 to 976
Tony “T2” Martinez #43921: Stays at 976
Jake La”Putt”ka #52776: 968 to 971
Casey Kemmerer #43710: Stays at 961
Ryan Flahive #65503: 951 to 955
Alec Falzone #57550: 950 to 954
Ryan Heeti #66814: Stays at 949
Richard Alexander #76467: 921 to 935 – 14 point bump!
Rodney Tripp #78186: 922 to 933
Taylor Salanoa #76083: 915 to 932 – 17 point bump!
Markus Mika #47001: 924 to 928
Bradley Bauer #78607: 917 to 922
Jordan Parks #76344: 913 to 920
Jonathan Grimes #82885: 897 to 910
Jordan Miller #82164: 899 to 907
Derek O’Neil #51465: 892 to 899
Nate Reiner #55277: 869 to 896 – 27 point bump!
Brandon Merzlock #24795: 891 to 895
John Saugling #68406: 889 to 893
William Trimble #71368: 877 to 882
Alan Barker #66339: 881 to 882
Cameron Beck #78346: 816 to 867 – 51 point bump!
Dylan Durrant #78185: 848 to 851
Christopher Ostheimer #76726: 829 to 838

Other Events
Markus Mika– TD of Pettibone Fall League II – PDGA Sanctioned League at Pettibone DGC in La Crosse, WI
Dynamic Discs 2 Disc Challenge – Tyler Nolen – CHAMPION

 

 

 

Team Infinite Announcement

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This summer we opened up applications for Team Infinite, and we couldn’t believe the response we got!

We have spent hours sorting through all of the many applications we received. Thank you everyone who applied!

Now, the time has finally come to announce the members of Team Infinite! So without further ado, here is our current team roster! Click on the names of the team members to see their profiles and learn a little bit more about them!

Current Team Infinite Roster

We are so excited to have these disc golfers representing our brand and this sport across the country. We look forward to getting to know these players more and to share with everyone what they’re doing to help grow the sport in their parts of the country.

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For example, here is a picture we received just this week from team member Markus Mika (left) at a PDGA Sanctioned league he is running out of La Crosse, WI. This is a travelling league, and this picture was taken at North Valley DGC in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Markus is a great example of a selfless disc golfer that goes above and beyond to grow the sport and we are proud to have him on the team.

I applied, but I wasn’t selected. Now what?

You’re still awesome! We had so many great applicants that made it very hard to make our selections. Also, we are not completely shutting down the selection process, and will continue to add additional highly qualified team members. Here are a few things that you can do to better your chances of being selected for the team in the future.

  1. Use InfiniteDiscs.com. This may be obvious, but we want to see people are actively using all facets of our site, and this doesn’t just mean buy discs from us. We have put in a lot of work to develop Infinite Courses and Infinite Profiles. Keep your profile up to date. You can enter your scores in the system, record course scores, keep track of your stats, write disc and course reviews, and much more on our site.
  2. Interact with us on social media. We don’t expect everyone to share every little thing we share on every social media format, but we do notice when you are actively engaged with us. Liking, commenting on, or sharing our posts helps us to share our message with the people within your sphere of influence.
  3.  Be active within your disc golf community. We want team members who are actively involved on a local level who want to grow the sport and disc golf experience in their part of the country. Play in as many disc golf events as you can. Even better, step up and run a league or tournament in your area.

And even if you aren’t interested in being a part of Infinite Discs, we hope you will still do the things we listed above. We hope everyone will actively enjoy the many ways that disc golfers can take advantage of the resources we are working to provide for disc golf.

A note for our Utah Golfers who were not accepted.

With Infinite Discs operating out of Utah, we had a lot of applications come in from our home state. We love Utah and Utah disc golfers, and there are so many folks who applied who if they had lived in a different state, we would have easily accepted them to the team. We really are so grateful for the homegrown support, and we hope you all know that just because you weren’t accepted to the team doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate you and your support!

Infinite Discs Illuminati Stamp

Infinite Discs is happy to present the follow-up to the popular Infinite Bomber stamp which was used across many disc molds from different manufacturers. Behold, the Infinite Illuminati stamp!

Once again, the stamp will appear across many different disc molds and manufacturers. The Infinite Illuminati stamp was debuted on the Super Glow Wizard and the Glow Lil Wizard (a miniature replication of the Wizard).  The stamp looks great when centered in the middle of that cool, glowing background.

Infinite Discs currently has popular disc models from Trilogy (Westside, Latitude 64, and Dynamic Discs) in stock featuring the new stamp.  If you’re a fan of the Destiny, Justice, King, Trespass, River, and more, you can get them with the Infinite Illuminati stamp.

More selection will follow as we continue to spread the Infinite Illuminati influence across popular disc makers.

Here is a quick review of how you can search for this stamp and browse the available discs within the store website:

Step 1 – Go to the Advanced Disc Search feature.

Step 2 – Check-mark the box next to “Extras”

Step 3 – Scroll down the list on the left side and check-mark the box next to “Infinite Discs Illuminati” (you could also search “Infinite Discs Bomber” or “Holiday Edition”, etc.)

Step 4 – Click the button that says View Individual Discs.

Step 5 – Scroll through pages of discs and buy the ones you love.

As you can see, by using that “Extras” feature, you can search for different special editions stamps.  Search for more Infinite Bomber stamped discs, or for Holiday Themed stamps, bottom stamped discs, etc.

We plan to continue the fun by bringing in more supplies of several Infinite Discs stamps. We hope you love them as much as we do!

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