I need all the luck I can out on the course, so I will defer to the data in answering this question. In disc golf, sometimes great results happen due to skill, and sometimes they happen due to sheer luck. It also means, there should be multiple options to replace my favorite lost, out of stock, or out of production disc. If there are only a limited number of configurations allowed, then there must be discs that I would love out there that I haven’t tried to throw yet. The PDGA has strict technical standards for all disc manufacturers, so there are only a finite number of possible combinations in making discs. On the topic of finding new discs, it feels like this could be an easier problem to solve. Higher interest in the sport means courses are seeing more traffic, tournaments are seeing larger waitlists, and it has become tougher to find new discs due to production and stock issues. Unfortunately, some of the changes haven’t been great for disc golfers. And I’ve been told that not everyone in that 15% growth is a former Ultimate Frisbee player, despite what you may be hearing out there.

The PDGA reports that memberships are up above 15% from the previous year and tour events are up over 15% worldwide (with a 12.91% increase in the USA, and at least a 20% growth in Europe, Canada, Africa/Asia, and Latin America). PDGA memberships, discs sold, and interest in the sport are at an all-time high. Course basket locations change, my form as a player has gone through many changes, and even the discs themselves have physically changed when I slam them into trees off the tee-box.Īlthough some of the changes we have seen during 2020 have been awful, there have been many positives for disc golf. My time playing disc golf has been defined by things that have changed.

Pronlems with disc golf