Discraft is a manufacturing company producing flying discs for the sports of ultimate, disc golf and freestyle that originated in 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada. It was started by a group of disc-sport enthusiasts, including Jim Kenner, Gail McColl, Chris, Mary Greenwood, and Wallace Kenny. In 1979, Jim and Gail moved to Michigan and started what is now Discraft, Inc. It was originally in Westland, Michigan, but is now located in Wixom, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The company does not have any retail stores but rather sells discs to resellers and wholesalers worldwide.[1] Discraft's 175-gram Ultra-Star disc is the only official disc that is USA Ultimate Championship Series Approved by the Ultimate Players Association.

The discs manufactured by Wham-O, Innova, and Daredevil Discs are approved for other levels of ultimate competition. Discraft also owns and produces discs and other disc golf accessories for the company Disc Golf Association (DGA).[2]

Products

Types of discs

Currently, Discraft produces 48 different models of discs used for disc golf. Their production discs are divided into four categories. They produce 10 types of putters, nine types of midranges, 10 types of fairway drivers, and 19 types of distance drivers.

Types of plastic

Discraft discs are produced in nine different lines of plastic: (in order of retail cost)[3]

  • Ti (the chemical symbol for titanium): The newest Discraft material (2012).
  • Cryztal FLX Z
  • ESP FLX Plastic
  • Cryztal Elite Z: Crystal plastic ranges from being more translucent than Elite Z to sometimes transparent.
  • ESP Plastic: Launched in 2006. ESP plastic is non-translucent.
  • Elite-Z Plastic: The plastic is semi-translucent, stiff, and resistant to wear.
  • Z-Lite[4]
  • Elite-X Plastic
  • Pro-D Plastic: The cheapest type of Discraft discs' plastic types; thought to be the least durable.
  • Soft Pro-D: A variation on regular Pro-D plastic. It is only used for putters.

Other products

Discraft also sells a variety of disc golf accessories. The major accessories that they sell are disc golf bags, baskets, towels, and apparel. And it also sells products pertinent to Disc Ultimate and Freestyle.

Team Discraft

Discraft sponsors a disc golf team called Team Discraft. Nate Doss, a member of the team, was the 2005-, 2007- and 2011-disc golf world champion.[5][6]

Cameron Todd and Michael Johansen are also members of the team. Paul McBeth, a six-time world champion, joined Team Discraft beginning in 2019. Paul Ulibarri, who was previously with the sponsors, will be returning in 2019 as team captain. On January 17, 2020, Discraft signed YouTube personality and former American Ultimate Disc League player Brodie Smith as he joined the Disc Golf Pro Tour.[7] On February 24, 2021, Discraft extended their contract with Paul McBeth, worth $10 million over 10 years.[8]

Additional team members include Paige Pierce, Valarie Jenkins, and Andrew Fish.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Kenner". 13 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "Disc Standards - USA Ultimate". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Disc Golf: Product Lines". Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Z Lite Collection from Discraft". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Team Discraft: Nate Doss, 2005 Disc Golf World Champion Bio". Retrieved May 22, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Team Discraft". Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-01-17). "Brodie Smith Signs Sponsorship Deal With Discraft". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2021-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2021-02-25). "Paul McBeth Signs 10-Year, $10 Million Contract Extension with Discraft". Ultiworld Disc Golf. Retrieved 2021-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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