TOP TWENTY TUESDAY – APRIL 28TH 2020

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It is time once again for our look back at the last week of sales. This weekly chart is generated from the sales figures at Infinite Discs – the purchases made by our customers are the only contributing factor to the statistics. We break the results down by disc model and plastic type so you can see which plastic types are selling the most. Here we go…

Top Twenty Tuesday for APRIL 28TH, 2020

#1 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#2 – Titanium Misprint UNDERTAKER
#3 – CryZtal FLX ZONE
#4 – Star DESTROYER
#5 – Prime Burst JUDGE
#6 – CryZtal BUZZZ
#7 – Classic Hybrid JUDGE
#8 – Classic Hybrid WARDEN
#9 – DX AVIAR
#10 – Z Misprint ZONE
#11 – Discraft Prototype Putter Blend FIERCE
#12 – Neutron REACTOR
#13 – Neutron OHM
#14 – Jawbreaker ROACH
#15 – Signature ESP ZEUS
#16 – KC Pro KC AVIAR
17 – Z Misprint FORCE
#18 – XT NOVA
#19 – EXO Hard Tactic
#20 – Big Z BUZZZ SS

There are a few oddities on this week’s chart. For one, the D-Line P2 which has been a mainstay on the chart is completely absent. That is because we sold out of those, so it’s hard to maintain the position without stock. But we were able to add more LUNA putters to the online store, so the LUNA jumped right back to the top. A lot of misprint discs from Discraft made it onto the chart this week. Why? Well, misprints from Discraft are becoming harder to find, and when they are Paul McBeth signature misprints, they are somehow more hotly sought-after than the stock editions. That’s why you see a Titanium Misprint Undertaker, Z Misprint Zone, and Z Misprint Force all on the chart this week.

The new Classic Hybrid JUDGE and Classic Hybrid WARDEN both hit the chart this week as new releases at the #7 and #8 spots, while the Prime Burst JUDGE took #5 at a time when putters are experiencing something of a renaissance.

Here is a look at how many times the different brands appeared on the chart this week:

–> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – The #11 spot this week was taken by Discraft FIERCE putter. Colby is the winner this week, picking the Fierce for that position.

GIFT CARD PREDICTION FOR NEXT WEEK:  Leave your comment below to guess the #12 spot for next chart.  It will go to the FIRST person to get it right. Good luck!

 

TOP TWENTY TUESDAY – APRIL 21ST 2020

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It is time once again for our look back at the last week of sales. This weekly chart is generated from the sales figures at Infinite Discs – the purchases made by our customers are the only contributing factor to the statistics. We break the results down by disc model and plastic type so you can see which plastic types are selling the most. Here we go…

Top Twenty Tuesday for APRIL 21ST, 2020

#1 – EXO Soft TACTIC
#2 – Star DESTROYER
#3 – EXO Hard Tactic
#4 – DX AVIAR
#5 – Signature ESP ANAX
#6 – Signature ESP ZEUS
#7 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#8 – D-Line P2
#9 – ESP Misprint ANAX
#10 – Discraft Prototype Putter Blend FIERCE
#11 – ESP ZONE
#12 – Star WRAITH
#13 – KC Pro KC AVIAR
#14 – Star TEEBIRD
#15 – ESP BUZZZ
#16 – Star MAKO3
#17 – Big Z BUZZZ
#18 – Cryztal Sparkle BUZZZ
#19 – XT NOVA
#20 – Champion MAKO3

This week’s best-seller chart is a bit tainted by the challenges of supply during this odd time when putters sell out almost instantly and are difficult to restock. For example, the Luna usually sits at the top of the chart but dropped to the #7 spot because we simply ran out– we haven’t had Luna discs for most of the past week. Likewise, the D-Line P2 is usually in the top 4 spots, but has dropped to #8, also because we have had difficulty restocking and the supply has dwindled.  On the other hand, the new TACTIC approach disc was launched last week and took two of the top 3 positions, but could have had higher sales if we’d had more of them available. These kinds of discs are hard to keep in stock!

Once again, there were only three brands on this week’s chart. Here is a look at how many times the different brands appeared on this week’s chart:

–> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – The #10 spot this week was taken by Discraft FIERCE putter. It looks like Dustin was the first to guess that disc for the 10th spot, so Dustin is our winner this week!

GIFT CARD PREDICTION FOR NEXT WEEK:  Leave your comment below to guess the #11 spot for next chart.  It will go to the FIRST person to get it right. Good luck!

 

How to Make a Disc Golf Flight Tracker

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Flight Tracking

Have you ever watched professional disc golf footage and wondered how they make the line that shows the disc’s flight path? Now is your chance to learn! If you have Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects, you can even do it yourself. Here’s our tutorial on our method of making Flight Trackers that are featured on our YouTube channel.

 

 

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TOP TWENTY TUESDAY – APRIL 14th 2020

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It is time once again for our look back at the last week of sales. This weekly chart is generated from the sales figures at Infinite Discs – the purchases made by our customers are the only contributing factor to the statistics. We break the results down by disc model and plastic type so you can see which plastic types are selling the most. Here we go…

Top Twenty Tuesday for APRIL 14th, 2020

#1 – Discraft Special Blend LUNA
#2 – D-Line P2
#3 – Star DESTROYER
#4 – Signature ESP ZEUS
#5 – DX AVIAR
#6 – Z Line ZONE
#7 – Z Line FORCE
#8 – Discraft Prototype Putter Blend FIERCE
#9 – Z Misprint ZONE
#10 – ESP ZONE
#11 – Signature ESP ANAX
#12 – Champion Colored Glow FIREBIRD
#13 – Star WRAITH
#14 – ESP Misprint MALTA
#15 – XT NOVA
#16 – Z Line BUZZZ
#17 – Big Z BUZZZ
#18 – Jawbreaker ZONE
#19 – ESP BUZZZ
#20 – KC Pro KC AVIAR

It is still a strong chart this week for putters. The Discraft LUNA took the #1 spot with the Discmania D-Line P2 taking #2. The Innova DX Aviar took the #5 spot with the Zone, Fierce, Nova, and KC Aviar also hitting the chart. The Buzzz was on there in several plastic types, along with the Zone, making another Discraft-heavy chart this week.

Here is a look at how many times different brands appeared on this week’s chart, and it is a rare week because only three brands touched the chart:

–> Each week we’ll invite you to leave a prediction for a certain chart position on next week’s TOP TWENTY TUESDAY report. The person to predict that chart position correctly in the comments will win a $10 gift card for the Infinite Discs website.

WINNER – The #9 spot this week was taken by the Z Misprint Zone, which is an oddball on the chart because those sales all happened within a few minutes in the middle of the night. If you were sleeping, like most people do at night, you probably had no idea that anything happened when those hit the online store. Since that doesn’t feel very fair, we’re going to give the win this week to Kyle who guessed Z Line Zone (pretty close).

GIFT CARD PREDICTION FOR NEXT WEEK:  Leave your comment below to guess the #10 spot for next chart.  It will go to the FIRST person to get it right. Good luck!

 

State of Disc Golf 2020 – How Do We Carry Our Discs?

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How Do We Carry Our Discs?

It’s time for our look at how we carry our discs in 2020! We’ve asked this question in several surveys past, so we’ll have some good data to compare. For this data, we’ve broken down the results into five main categories: Backpack Bags, Disc Golf Carts, Small Bag, Large Tournament Style Bag, and Miscellaneous Bags (usually homemade or not made for disc golf).

2020 Survey Results

Backpack Bags take the cake with over 51.03% of people saying they use one. Disc Golf Carts took a close second place, at 18.62%, with Small bags being surprisingly high, at 18.4%. Large Tournament Style Bags only represent 8.3% of the results, with the last 3.65% being miscellaneous bags.

Let’s break it down! Backpack Bags being so heavily used is not a huge surprise. Most people at the disc golf course are using backpack bags these days. They are widely available and come in all shapes, sizes, and price ranges. Even a beginner can afford a cheaper backpack bag, so many people are skipping over the Tournament Style Bag, which used to be a hot commodity.

Small Bags take a surprising 3rd place. But maybe it’s not so surprising with how many new players are taking up the sport. Most people are starting with a $15 – $20 starter bag and then upgrading once they have enough discs to warrant it. We think those upgrades are going directly to backpack bags. More on bag upgrades/replacements later.

Bags Over the Years

Let’s take a look at the trends over the years. We have data from 2020, 2018, 2017, and 2015 to show the trends. Let’s take a look:

 

Let’s look at the first takeaway- the decline of the Tournament Bag. Back in 2015, Tournament Bags were all the rage, taking up at least a third of the market. Over the years these bags have been used less and less, till now when Tournament Bags are only used by around 8% of people.

Small Bags have declined over the past few years, until this year. They made a big jump in the 2020 Survey. This is likely due to more and more new players getting into the sport. Some people, may also have opted to simplify their bag.

Disc Golf Carts have been raising in popularity ever since their introduction. ZUCA takes the majority share of Disc Golf Carts, offering them not only as ZUCA branded carts, but Dynamic Discs branded as well. More and more players are opting for carts now.

Backpack Bags steadily increased over the past years, and dipped a little bit this year. Backpack Bags seem to be the staple of Disc Golf Bags, so we don’t foresee them dropping off the charts anytime soon.

Replacing Our Bags/Carts

In the 2020 Survey, we asked people how many times they had replaced their bag/cart in the last 10 years. Let’s see the results:

The chart starts off with those people who have never replaced their bag. Quite a lot!

We were surprised at how many people stayed loyal to one bag over the course of 10 years. But, when you pit the people who replaced bags against the people who haven’t, it looks like the graph to the right. 32% of people did not replace their bag in the last 10 years.

Back to the upper chart- it seems like a perfect decline in people who replaced their bag multiple times. With each replacement, the number of people dropped, until 8+ times, a few bag-crazy people took it up just a notch on the chart. Where do you stand on the chart? What’s your preferred bag? Let us know in the comments!

Thanks for joining us on this State of Disc Golf 2020 article. Stay tuned for more data!

 

 

How to Read in the Wind in Disc Golf – A Quick Tip from David Feldberg

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Reading the Wind

Sometimes we step up to the tee, very confident in our shot selection. But then, we noticed the wind picking up from right to left… and we started second guessing our plans. Which disc should we throw now? How do we adjust for the wind?

David Feldberg is here to help. He talks us through the basics of reading the wind and shot selection. Let us know if you learned something in the comments!

State of Disc Golf Survey – Sponsors & Prizes

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State of Disc Golf Survey Sponsors

We’d like to give a huge thanks to the sponsors of this year’s State of Disc Golf Survey! These sponsors graciously donated prizes to be given to survey participants. We had over 6500 survey participants this year, and nine amazing sponsors. We’re going to announce the sponsors here, in alphabetical order:

 

Discmania

 

Discraft

Dynamic Discs

 

 

Innova

Latitude 64

MVP

Prodigy

ZUCA

 

And Presenting the Survey, as well as donating prizes:

Survey Prizes

We’d also like to announce that all survey prizes have been drawn. If your email was drawn, we have sent you an email as of now. Please check your email and get back to us to claim your prize if you’ve won! We will be shipping out Prizes as we get your replies.

Thanks to everybody who participated in the survey this year!

Survey results are being posted on this page

Click the link above to see the data for this year! New results are posted several times a month as we parse the data and make some graphs to show interesting finds!

 

 

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