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Of , By, and F.or Disc r-i`~t}iusiastsVclc 1, -a;o. 4t`ugust, 1974
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t.thile 'fJe are covering a ``.,,7irle range of tonics in this issue,there are €t..Jo tor}ics `..7hich. h.ave receivecl particu.Jar e.r`.ipha.c3is. Thef irst is an extensive report or!. the ``)ast Ultimat-.e season. 'J`}..a t:e}=iortis an uP'"to-flate account of the gar`e-'s cur.rent status and Shoulcl. beOf intereg,t to all 6.isc ??layers. of special interest i8 our exclu-sive release of the firs,t collegiate All..A]`i`erican UJ.tir®i.ate Team..
The Second area of er,iphasis is t?ie coverage of til.is sun,'.LriAe.r'sCompetitive scene, t;1.e most active ir`. i-.he Sport's history® Included.are reports or`. the r£.ior,t lucrative disc event ever staged ancl severalOther innovative competitive t3`€!veJ.opneints o
To balance this heavv load of cor;irietition to sor.e exte.rlt, wehave a Special corLmentary on he.ach play ::jy a vf=ry special r`.on-Com-petitor -. spyder l,7il|s®
Once a.gain, we encourage your r]articii~ration in the writ_i.ng ofthis Pa.pero We are pa.rticulal..1.y interestec! in material for. C-am.es,It'S Catching, and the new tb.ro`^.ting column in Special Delivery® I..?riteit up and send it in!
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Guts
•. Wil"ette Invitational Tourney Report, i`y Bruce Roger, F.M®
On Saturday, June 8, tl`.e I!ighlclr?.d +Z`,.ve. ^a..car, orgarT.ized. and held.a fine tournament in Tyiln.ette, Illinois, I.he seccncl sti..I-.`url] to th.enorth of Chicago. It '+7as a. i`.`,uc!` hicrher level cl.i.sc event the.n theone they h.eld just 6 I.iont!is a.ryo on iJec® 8® At th.at touriiey, wh.icL.hwas held indoors at Lo.yola i7`=caclerny Higl..i Sc;.i.ool, tl`.a onJ.y event wasGuts, in which the lst place teaiti, out of the tcaln,si, coi..L`peting, con-sisteGT. of Phil Roath ant-?. Susie Kell:/p of .2t`nn Arbor, art.d iTir:`. Peter,f,enand rnyself , of Chicago, ani`1 i..7l`^ere our tcari. v7ent, urii?.efeatetl.a ^Z\.t thistourney, l^Jhich we hooe `.`.Till esta!.;lish a. ilrc3ceclent of l\old.inrj one atleast once every six-rront}is, the Aces har`, cor`iDetition in Distance,Accuracy, and M.T®A., as well as GutsoT?.ie f`.ce-s did a great job ofconstructing the Accuracy evcnto It consistecl of short-range (dou-ble hula-hoops at 20 yards) , i.`\et7,ion. ra.ng`e (a flag in the grounfl. atapproy.imately 50 yard.a) , and long rang.e (played as a golf hole at atree trunk at approximately 115 yards) ®
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The competition sta.rtec]i at ]1 a.in, with t!i.a .i.n.`3ivic7.ual eventsuncl.er clear, Sunny, and t.Jip.cly co.n¢:`iit.ionsa The Guts competition gotunder t`,7aiJ around.i, with Single game, `.'7inner-loser brac}cet organiza-tiono {Iowever, the skies cloudecl. up, and t:ie begi±|i`ing of the raincame, cosmically enough, rigl'it I..:Jitli. the begin_riing` of the final gari`eof 2 out cjf 3, betty`7een the I,ibrai-y Bar and. the Hunb.1.ie.ft t{tl team,arouncl 4330 porno there ``,'t-Ire lf`: tea.ms enterecl., inciucl.ing 4 einteredby the HurnbliJ I`i.agnificent C2iir..',pions of the Universe, one of {`Jhich Iplayed `tJitho Everyone `..Jas Ei.lea,ge(.1. with t-he site. of the event, as itis a flat '_park area T..7ith I.`7eJ.I|+}r.eiit group..'l.a, wi+=h the `.``Torld fan.ousB'Hai Pemple across the st.rQ.3t to th.e wc?.st, ancJ. a I.ake Michigan viev,tjust a few hunclrecl yardfs to +=he easto
After the tournazment7 everyone gathered at the Aces Place. TheAces really did. themselves righteouso There i'`7ere plenty of refresh-ments of all kinds and a fe.ast tl.-tat coulcln`t bo !=.eat. Also, therewas a. Showing-of Mike .Sefton's superb hla.ck ant-1. white movies of theM.arch 16 .Ann Arbor Incloor 1'oi,i.r::iey, ancl fine discussions of all aspectsof disc consciousness. It `.7a„cT. +~he kind. of an all-a.ay experience -thateveryone enjoyed, and I,7ould love t::o cl.o again.
3-man guts
Distance
M.T.A.
Accuracy
PjI.SUL1'S23
±±b_r±r_¥ E±5John HodgesGeorg-e DeFoeJohn DeFoeJohn Connelly85 yards
John Hot.`ges
r3riico I`'.09cr
Hurr.hlies #:1Bob I``£c;CartneyPliil RoathJef f Dean
Joe Essman80 yarcls
John _Kirklanc!`
Jo}in Cc}r.n`-;lly
Mahle's 11Paul SonSteve SewallJohn Kirkland
John I{irkland79 tyards
Joe Essman
•itan Korthi,lli.1 Roath tic
At this timf. I would like to ext€`rii.;..i art ®Fen invit-.ation to allreaders and friends o£ F.D.{`J., on hehaJ,i: oi.' +.b.a dig`c enthus.i.astsand Frisbee* Ii.Iasters of th..i.a area, ±n.|1iirl.:ti.rL,. .r.:?self .. t!'`e Aces, SteveSe`7all, eta aJ.a , tl.at ..3hr:.u'1d. ant..7or_`_e hi-3 T`irlqsin..3 t}1ro`1gh t-}.`.is area ontheir travcJ.s., rat.lie.r t.:.lan. jus+. Fast.:ir`.g iir) t}iQ Chicago Area, think-ing it t{i bt-`: unJ.lee...ira:...j.1.e Cc` theft, I {7,|ulfi r`:r.'criuraq€ then to st.opth.rougho You `iJill receive a. t..7arm. rGceptior.i. from t.i.}.e fl.isc enthusiastsof th.i.a arr>\a, friend.c€hips will hc ria.de, ot.'ernigh`t.. pi-ovision,a can beinacle for you-and the discs c~m I-lv !`.igl`. -Lric]L fa.r. Art.c.I all `t,r`|uldbenefit from i.i)`e ex`?I?.a.rigf; of v.i.beg a~rtd ir.formltic;1.. Tb.e=e. ai-a .n'un`.er-ous areas t.o Fla:,...,.i.i:icluc]ing t'i`..`e 9-I.`ole r)isc r761f Cour.3c a+. a.Tort}.-i-western Univ(.-!rsii-,y, and the i.Jorris Center ;`.rea `` ..,. hich resep..d-jlesBerk.eley's Sproul Plaza to men+,ior`. j`ist a f€..wo
SO that's the message to :,.Jou pcc>p:le, aLni~'i. hei-ef .3 :...cu.r invitation.Do stop by3 myself amJ c,vc3ryono. }i.crc.I. I..7il.I +.elp +-.a make your stay,anytirrie in the future, a pleasantT, one, a.n{1 i..re°ll irt.sure iJou that youleave in a higher statc>, of tl.i,sc conscioussnc!sso L`tart yc)ii.r disc visit,with Bruce at I.613 Tt7o Far-,Jell, Ch.icago, 111„ an.d the c]isc' ho`r.linenumber is (312) 973 06n4®
IrT J.7 '.`v Prucc\ t`.`|`|er f! Fli`.qh Ebe:i.1c
'l`h`-. mf.`=+. i,radit-.irin.~`.1 of t.ournam.en+.s T`.tag bL|`=k tc. .i.ts regularwec:k.a)nd th..i.a I.{iar. :.i.1 i..h.e a..i'.ti.i/ h.ezjt ol. a ..,- e}.. loo ,£t`,rjree temperaturer=.djehar€t, €.nt,}!.ilsi.a:its t...7erc agai.|, beckoned bit the cr3.13.s of t.11.e i,'7i].a int!`.e U`ppe,r I'en.insu].a a.f .i.t':icliifj-€`ri o
T!ie r,.i.I.e for t,he in.any himci:t.-eel.S, t..:,:i.s. Clj`ffr: .P`i:1.ge :qk.i lot?.ge; afe`...7 nil.es outside of ,¥';.arqu{`.i.t.e, I`fic.'.ii.gs{.r!.. I.?,`e `uor.ipet:..tion area wasa bit cramped bGt`',7ecn steet3 s!`:i r,lopes. :}.zi.d the i}lghti.7ir]~y,, llut this gavesome E:t]ectators .|;..7ho sat ori.. the r3loi-.Ill.a a ??irt?.=G.ve T7ie``.I cjf the entireextravaganza. Other geoo-rcl.Lihic feature.1 ant3. .oltsta.clc:a f 7erc the skilodge, Two.icl.1 was a.ccesc`T`ib.1G for cc`mpctito.t.a a.ncl t!.iQ r.earby swamp,inconveniently locatecl amidst the ccmpetiticn.
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Despite physical proble.r.1.s in the a.rca, people c.ar.`e to see"Guts" matches and "Guts`" me.+.ches tl`.ere were rig!.}+. dot,.in to th.efinal in.oment® £?.any great afld. faxp.`ous. teariis maclc t}.`.eir triiditionalappearances. at the evento ` 'P.eigning suprcmGly over tlic c3in at t].econclusion of all of the ii.itl.tcb.cs `'vtere the members of the highlyspecialized tear..`. - Lik`,rary F3aro In tli.a final rna,tell.es `t.Jhere theI,ibrary Bar team nccdecl onl:./ to cl.efeat the cncil#bant charxpionsfrom I.JilmettG' Illinois, the Highlancl Avenue Aces, the Library Barteam shone through with tz.ieir great talent and. professior`.alismo
I believe that a. ne'e-J.era in "Guts" competition has bef3nentered a.fter IoFOTo 17o `In past years, teains \.`,Tith many divcrsificddisc talents `-*-oulcJ. have about as good of a c?ia.ncc for the covetedJulius To Nachazel trophy, i.ut after witnessing this past tournamentI believe that the tearLis that spccializc in p-laying Guts and. clcvotethe ma~jority of their tir:`e to that ef fort t4,till h.`q.ve the iri`,prerjnableedge over teams tEi.at specia.Iize or concentrate on any other area.abesides "Guts".a Guts comL)etition T.`tas so re.finecl. t!'iis year in theareas of catching a.nd deliveries tl.t,at a la.yman to t.ii.a game woulcl,l.virtually L`e lost in attempting to play "Guts" a;`.t`. a pi=.`L-'g3c`n brieflyfa"ilia.r with playing tl-icL` gain.a `',Jould hc burgled. c.ff of the courtoGranted, many peo}.Jle on the tea.I.`s cit the IFT {Jcre ey.cellent in their"Guts" effort:so They also exhilDitecl great talel`.t in the other eventswhich we.1.-e !ield, but their ef.fort..cT, `'7ere not influc2ntipLl enough todcfcat the "might,y" and Specializc!cl. "Guts" pla|..ergo 1 bcl.i.eve thetruli7 .'G:Its" tea.ns shall reign during t`n.e ne:.`:t few I.FT's at least.
I:`ie "g,ide lir:,.a" co"ietitionf, this year hacl. §omc intfirestingfactorso Corii.petitoi-s had a. a.ifficult time f`i_gil.ring out `..thy theirtimes were unrc-alistic,ly hicjh in the M®TOAo c;vcnto It `..7.r`.s sorjndiscovered. that the time }`-.a.epers were recorcl.ing t'tl.c results of thethrot./a in hundrct:li.s of aL I..iinute instead of sixt.ietli.r>o A.motherProblcm `.7{1S with the cl.ction t!.-tat the tournament (.,'Litr..c gave in thethrows because all throTw'ers had to use th,?.t c`ci.sc: .for their lq.OTOA.attcmptso Despite a.1| unusual circur!`i.qt{?.ncGs, Prucc; KogQr "`,.,7e?Lthcredthc- storrLi" and `.ron the .I..?.oEOAo eve.nt v.Jith Jolm Kirkl.I.nd. ancl. StcvcGottlieb close behind;
The di§ta.nco event `r`7as I.`eld in a_ rather confined area, c-ind thethrowers used tli.a length. of the area to it's fullest, rigli.t ii.I tothe ski loclgeo Bob ]'.'Zay, a. prc.vious record holdc.r from the BerkeleyFrisbee Group, won the event I..Jith a. simult.t?;it(.-;ous final three wai/thro`.J-off with Stcvc GottliQh ancl. Joe L]„sgr.L-.no
One fine.i notes I `^Jas particu].cl]_-ly plc;aged `^7it!i the get-togetherness of t!.1.e entrclnts frctm I:`r?.n',7 t.I;ar:is who frceliJ participatedin the jarun.ing a.nd. frt2c.s'i:ylc plc?.y r..ef6rc,, rl.`i.ring, ci.nd after th.ctourna.rLie}.ito I belic`tc t!.1.f-ct this, i.a c-.a e.s.3€jntia,i part of art.y tourna-ment or cj-ct-I.oget:yif3r of c5isc Lith3.rjtcso =t ,I.Il`)tf^rf, int..1ivic7.ua.I..s toexpress their olv`..Jn id.ef?.oi tlnd ef forts in thc3 forri. of c2.:c:htln.g.i.ng +.hrowswith felloT.-J enthuF,iat`tso T?.TcrQ i..7.=t:, :rbre of t.Ii..i..s t-i.pc! `..if "t`Ti:L}?.ill.cj-shop" than ever be.fore I?.nd I l`jc.1.ievc`i t`.Ii.c`t ii: -v`7.i.Il .i.n`-,i~ca„se i,n tour-naments to comfLO IITODOT?. i.cT, evt`:'n i-.£i..i:.1.I:...i.n9 ai: in.r,I.d.i.n.9 ,:. rre IDF.I.afrccstyle cver`.t. LT*.t the sigT`it. thc3 Fi-:lfl.av nig-ht. befo.re. i:+.e tournclmQntnext ycclro I.{ogt peorale p.r= ;:+i..f{:I-£`:i.y t}i.;;rc t}.-.i.a night br}f.are cl.nt-?. .i.tCould. be a great ai-1,.j.itioil. t? t`.ii-; |oForjLno
Phe 1974 I.FOTo ...7ag` ?. r.;..lct=c,ss ill. I.lanv cl.i`ffQrQn.t t-.nr`q. t`nusu`n,1ways 1eavinrjT I.F.To 18 c`pcJn to rncln=r i?c)g..e„..b~iliticso
A specicll tii.ank..e, to CGLT`7.I.i.}io" Jo!'in Dc`ivis for his contin.ti.ticl. .ef forts a.ncl. `-i7c. i..lit-,li. Lh..im mtich. luck .i.n rteina a.BIG to securc- a s.itewithout mi].cli. cliff-.ic:ultiy f.„ ri.cxt yearps oJento
TIIE 1974 A`T.`i`.FT.i€.Ir`..`tl] .Ei!L¥.TI``TG DISC OPE}``T L3y "Flo.8h" F,berlc
Ehe Ft:1 .-.. n God cciir'3 re.i.gr"=d ovdr .P.ochester, t`Teij' Y`?rk frtr theAmerica:,I iT`lyii`g r)i.f5c .:;i-ji-!no i.`/T2spitc: incleri.lent Conclitioni? , comi3et.itorsGal,1.e frl`m fai- a:..iril. i,.7.ii`]c: .` r cc:-.... :`€;te a.t the .Sairt.t John Fir.her CollegeCal{.!PuS, t.::ic f;ite of i..ht-:`; c`7r``-.:!1.i':a
¥h.c tournam.ant censistc„:1. of tT...7o major evcnts3 Disc golf andrJoublc= cT.isc cC)u.rto
A fit;ld of sixty cn.r.rants col.;i.pctcd thc`. opeii.ing day on. t!icRoche.c;tor Frisbee Clubs eicr2i.I.eon hole ttl.rgct type disc golf cciurseoThe courr,a `.`7a§ very wc`ll rf,t;rk..:3cl. c-.nc?` extremely well laid. out for t}..aevento Many competitors kt?.cl. opportunities to test out the coursr!previous tc> comT3etition to lcci.rn C:the lLly of the lancl".' This provedto be inva.Iuabla for most players entcirccl. ip. the tournam.Onto Eachcompetitor had to play two rouncts of cjightecn holes the f irst dayand the top forty from those ri-.suits hc-.d to play a t!i.ird round onthe follo`.Jinq dav to establish a forrL-ic?.t for the second event®
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Dan "The Stork" P`odu`.ick jumped out to an early "25 under" first daylead. to lea.Gl the pack a.ncl lat:a..r to corLie out on top` of the golf witha 36 und.er total for the: c:vc3.rit.a
The cl.ouble disc court event on Sunday turned out to be challeng-ing to aJ.i comcrso It was organizecl. on tli.c "pool system" for tht-iorder of playo For many of the i]lavcrs, the game of ,double disccourt tw.Jas new, so there tw-a-a much-hu-fried practice and prc2parrition forthe ensuing matc.heso
The tournament i,r,,7.?.a in,:`.cj-nificcntly conducted by Jim Pillr{`ieri ofthr= Rochester FrisL)ce C:lu±Lo Jim and his staff put more time ancleffort into the event than an.yone could. imaginco r[c~` dQscrver; vc.rymuch credit for his ovcrvv'7h.eln`,ing organizational efforts and hc wantsto continue in the disc `^,7Qrlcl. with his own univei.sa.i idea.s as tc theunificcltion of a.11 throwcrsu
Jim thought of everything from acco.TIimod.atior`.S to £€cc`J`riti!-aSome of the things that Jim also provided `,`7cre prim+:ecl. cT,corc; cards,golf course maps, refrc3shmcnts, and even a party to c:+ll`.er.Lain thepa.rt.icipa.nts on Sa.turday ever.:..ng® I-lany thanks I:f® o`±t Lo Jj.}l.i Palmicrifor his effort,so
The tournament conclud.ed on Sunday with Da.n .r`,®ddic.k thtL`` overall\^.7inner, an.d his t..riuri.i.ph,p_!it efforts were rewarded with +.ht= first placepri7.c= oi a nat,si.r`. 3210o
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lst Dan dt'`oddic:k2ncJ Joi~1.n Kirklr=:nc`i3rd Fta.r!¢: Dana4th Tom Cleworth5th iTohn Conncl].y6th I{crry Kollm`r+r7th Doug Corct?.Cth Craig Lcittim,|r9th I.t_`v Kalb
loth Jim Scala`llth John S=.ppington12th Victor }J`{`-il,`fro=i.te13th John Scha]9crcj'14.th Bruce Er.oger15th r`a`:.i.rl. I.fl.c..!vcr
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SCO.I `'.:E a.C)tTRT TOTAL
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J.-i.th 5 87th 5',I. 5
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150 pts.
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140 I:.-Jo
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Jcf f Otis and John I.tortimcr clid the near, 'impossiblc onAugust lath at the. Canad.,lan i.Ta.tioni21 Exhibitiono- They crammed sixevents into il one d.ay m6`cto .7>id.ding to the Problem i.`i/as the fact t.hatFree Form competition hii§ ncvcr bcforc; taken pl.ace on this level of
-ompc.t-i-t-ionTo`.~..The --time` .fr;ctor did. `..h.la+V-c~ -some h-armful cffccts such asor`_ly three lloTOAo c?.nd Distance attcrxpts for cach plc-`ycr, but ingcnerai, people `.7cre ?1.'Llppy.a ...--riThc most .in.crfiorablc cvfjnt of .the meet I..}as tl.ie frce forl¥`. \,7ll..i.ChKen [,.Trjsterf icld. ia.nd Jin :7.r`.nni-jr of Toronto strugcj-1ccl. tJith for '..'`|c;ksbefgrc the r].c3ct .`2ttempti:?'f t`o design ,?. gooii. .formato The finL-.1 for.ininvoliv'ed. t!...7o `ro`irt.cl`iso T}Jii= f`i..rat clllo`7cd each. tcarLi one miniite to"introcl.uce"-t.h.Cr-jfe.lv`jrj `].nd ` tli.e scconcl„ ,1 five minute block to r`erform.A1.1 pi`.irs then vc.ted :>:or the.;ir choice of lst, 2nd ,|ncl. 3rd arLiong theother teamso Pot:.`..1.s i.L7ere then compilccl a.r.a the T7j.nncrs anno:.i.'.?rt\:3cl.aIt `.tJas a. .r`'.?a..1.I.i.,J cmir+:y'able form of com'pctition i.-7ith as li+*T.1c rest:ri.c-ticn 01-pressu+:a L.`.3 possil`,leo T`he proccdurc dcfinitGly h=1,il E:.r`t:e.rit.i.I,Iar`cl `.7iiJ. Ije used. in the future®
The C?`1E is a great place for` a meet and.shoulcl grow cvr=ry yila.roWith thrj 3.npii.t it L?Lllows from the players it can only get l`ietteroPlan t.o bc: t!`c.rc next `/care
Guts
Distance
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Tb.e a.nnua.1. C.``-i:.1-.ry Stampede on July 9th sLa.w .I. series ofdcmonst.ration!3 .I.17 G~ii-y I:ea.f-?rick and Victor lia.1tlfronte at,apprcipriately Qnou?'.'i,7 tli_c Air Canada. display.
T.rii, Pi2cP.i.,.in of 17t`.-:i-;.`: .t P,?.1-k, Ca. and. Victor Mal`]~fronte h.Evebeen cl.oin.:j- p..I.Tr;gt?.?Lr; .il:`o-`.7s ,for thc San JO§c Earthqua!€es of the1`Toi-th .Th`cric`-:.:1 €-'oc:ct=.I= `:,'-`-]3-uco Another series of ghowf, i s schecl.ulcc.I.to begin for t.he indoor s.occer season at Sam Franciscos' Cow Pc?.1a.cclater t',lj .-., y,-` ,.-,.I-.a
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The above list was compilrjd through thc, pollingof co]1c:cjiate t`=tlr..1 captains riy the Ultimrltc orgclniztl--tion ln Fi:aplc`wood, lTci.``7 Jersey, home of the gci:`mco Thecompilation ``Jcls dif f icult }')ccr.use `i.11 teams a.ic]i notplay i..1l otherso rj.'his is the first a.ttcri.apt to giverecognition to the tcllents of individur.i Ultimateplayc;rso As in any sucli. proct=dure, sc]rr`c talLnt€;tJ,but lcjsscr known players have bci`:n in.isscclo A moresysteri-iatic procedure is planned for the coming y(:a.rin wr!.ich individual statistics for i`;,ich ga.rT,`ie willbe sent to the league of f ice to providc a clc3i-ircrpicture of individuti.i r`c.`.rforr`ic-.nccs a
At the Cane.dian Open freestyle event I u,set:. a techni{Tue thatseveral Players have been a.s?£inf;. about. Pir3t, I cann.ot cia.il`1 oriq..pinality for the tecii.niiue but `ier.h.a.r`s for the e!-jui-:T!`i`.ent. .1nyone T.`.thowas at the IFI `i7ill relfle"ber Jose 1461i.ria an'l. his fantastic stick-ai.:?.e(i. catc;`es. I t.`Ja.s Ters.?nally irriiiresse/: I..`Jit:I tile DOssi.7ilities ofthe teciinique ..)ut not '...lil.._I. a..`J.oil.t TriaJinct to carry a s-tick. Throug.11.conf>icl.era:)le e}`Tieri:.ientc`.tion I four.t?. that a, plahc`,tic tiiimble plc:icedarid taped oil. the firt.ger tiri coulcl:. provide the sa.me unique effect, ioe. ;t'.ie ability to lift tl`.e cl.i`i,a wl..iile it is rotating without lo5inr=.,' Sis--nificant rotationo True, a lift can be perforr.i`ed with the ba.re fin--ger if done correctly but the pJ.astic allo.i.?,'s sLi.ch treatment of a.wict.er varic:t`<J of tl.irows .3.rt.c', cTreatly iri.proves t:ie smoothness of thelifto
The lc]w frictior`~ bet`,^Jeen the rim and the plo.stic allows the discto continua to rote.te ra.ther t.han revolve a.s it does on a finger ca.tchoP4`etal thimbles will r`_ot \IJt.)i~-`: nearly a`s wello
I use the I)lastlt5Ton t.lie :-ti.id.ale finger as I tip '.f7it:h the ringfinger and fingei- ccT=,tch with t:.if: inc]\.cx. It has no effe~ct on anythrowing st.`,.Jle or other c`a`tche .-..
I enco.`1ra.ge you to experimcJ.nt I..7ith thi.s techniqu`?. ar> it offf.erapossibilitie.:a of fine flow and rfuixir^g of tipping techniques withlr`catche.so I preclict you v..ill like the off,'-3ct.
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I.`,ivip.rr in a. bea.c:ri tor`m. in .r`outhern Calift..rnia zTt.akes Fris!)eQ*throii7inq-pretty ea.sy all i7ear-rounclo 53urinc.`, ehe last 11 years, agro.`i.p of surfers and myself have develoTied ,?, lot of technii|ues forexercise of mincl a.nd. bod}.Jo Surfing-d`ev;elopes the chest, shoulclers,a.r`.a arrrs I-but doe.sn`t d.o much for the .feet and leaf" The Frisbe.e*fillccl. in that gap in t-ie :`iea.ch a.ctivities verv i+.7eil.
Wli.cn the tid.a is lo.I,.`7, the surfinq stols b`6cause the reefs arf:st.ickinc: out of the WcT`.taro Th{3 beach becomes very T..vide .- `a.Il hc-.r.i.pack smooth sa.nda Zin exc'ellent surface for hicjh speed maneuveringbcT.refootedo If you lc .3e control and fall you won't get torn. uP. I:i€s,:.nc: tf7ill Ugive" cnciugh to cTi!.11o`.^7 `7ou to use th`-I edges of your feetvc3r}:J ?r`uc:1 lik`c! t]ie erl.r'e control ulseci in s::iin£,i`o .qlii-:|nq Stops I..Jilldevelor) an:T.leg rcr:.rii{.I`;.7 a
tL.!i+e T.7inil gt±}ierally :3loi.,7s or`.shore .i. froi:1. thiT. sea.. The '+incl isvery "cle:ari.; unsi:loll;1.rl aLir. There a~re no ct`structions to cl.eflf=Ct the•`:`7ind a.nr.`. cti*`,isc :').jr?3les. O]``1ic?ue shots to the ric?:i.i-. and left, analfloaters can be very tlccui-ately ftauged to la.nd right on target - everytLT]e. Skip s:-lots Gil.a :]`'.` executec-. witii the sam.1-? dc3gre.e of pred.ictabil--ityo The s{].nc. wj.11 not-. cut d.oi.`7n th.= "rotation" of the frishe.3* =`.uche.i.th=.!ro Ver`jJ cri,3? r'.-;1C;.a`ser
I gen(--Ira.Il¥ str].rt ?. t.`-7ork'-out ',.7ith Son`e brr.sic limbering exercises®The throwing starts c].t about 15 feet, vt-jry slot.i7 and controlled. Con-centrating. on. smcioth rot`i,tior`. (r.r`>in) .,.-md ' TooC. releaseo }`]ext,the lcf`: a.nd riccht hand br-`.ck cF.tche5® Theirhythm is developed. Thet}i.rot.`ts a:!d cr:.tches c=.rt3 then c-.cc``±lerated, and the players move apartt.o about 50 feel:. Then you wail. I don't have names for any of themaneuvers, but they are a.Il set patterns of movement. Repeated asthe Frisbee* dictaties. The basis of the movements is i/2 dance ,...
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This fci.11 `.i7ill mc?.rk th{=. tenth anniversf`.r}.7 of the creation of ti`cPro**;hence +.his seems an {:ippropriatc tir,\e to set c?.oTtm a. fe'„ fa.ctsabout the I,1.odel's history. rile. r`.ost thor6ugh reseli.rcher in this a.rca.is Don Pierce of S`|.criliTiento, Ct-.1iforniL.„ I)on ha.s T)reT>arecl. ti.n excel-lently dote.iled. ci_-oss.-tc-.bl:i cl.elineatinc,: the Pro's ;i`anifolcl vari.Tn+tionsart.cl. '`,..7c hot.e to incl.uce hir\ to I.3t us pu:;lish it in a.n upcoming issueof F.D.I,`J. T`tThat I shoulc. li]r.a. to do .this month ig a-isc!uss Son.a of theri`ore interesting of th`Tjsc oli`l. stfanc=..-tys®
Th'3 first tool `.`7,?.a tij.r,nc.i. bir retoo].ina an a::istin`? Pluto Platt'arn`tolrJ.. This becauTLe the not...J f`imou:5 nurL'3ar oriL`. £`.t the bottom of th\.:legi3nd, Some engra_vinci. <``.T,fi.s rcjrioved \..`7ith thi3 result th`|t there tl.p?earQcl.a S:.-..`a.Il rf.ised. bar on-`th.`3 finishcc cl.iscso This bci.r is known a.s aneskcr. The s:-`i.all nuriera.1 one is ha.ck`.,ta.res anci flocT.ts on a raisecT;collar t!`1`a.t surrounrls the true pud.d.Ie. Thcrc ..`.7as no hot StamT1; in'-cl.ee6., thci black rincj t.A.7a.s "flap.ed'" by pa.inting with a. stencil ancJheating '.vith a.n open flaLT,tc. T'riis first Pro's label cl.ispla.yell. fiveintorlockirig- rings in golc`: and. !3lL-,ck. The c`-.isc it§'3lf I.7r?.s of Coursewhite a
V€3ry soon thcreaft,rjr "Pato P3ncl.. `' ..`.t:?`s en.gravi-±cl into the eskerand hotstamping rcpla.ceal flair.ing. Color ci.Tic-: l`|bel rcnain'i}C' the .Sam.e.Also a.bout this tiT.i`-i (1965) tl``c n.urnbcr ten anr`earcd.. TI}is liki31,.Jiseha.a. the "Pato Pencl®" but no es}:er. T1`is tool. and the Pato PencTnumber ones were the first occurence of th,-2 sTn=i.11 ri after the worr.i."Frisbee" on the tort sic..3 of the cl.isc. In a.bout 1966 the cskcr d.isLap-pea.recl altogether fror.i the nur.-uber one ?.ncl:. t:.ie inessagc - copyright 1965and the patent nuri.1_ber were adde¢. The yea.rs bett.``Jeen 1966 ant,1 1968saw the birth of three new tools: the four, the split digit four-teen a.nd the fifteen. L`urincj.1968 the first Pros were r`'Lade iri acolor other than w?!iite. TIT.is \t.7a.s a. sr>`=ciE`,I run for- the Intcrn{?.tion~|lFrisbee*** T`ournarr:.ent hell.. at .T?a.gli3 IS.c;.r!:tor, r1.ichigan. T'!ie clisc§ W.3rcj`fire orange fifteen.s `.`Jit!.1 tlic I..`7ord "strc-+.i.cT1.it" i'-iissnellec-„ .?\nothersp.T3cj.cil rim T`,.7as nadc for the r,rooksic.i`2 P`?+i!`: con;netition hclcl in ea.rlyPtTo.i.JeT.bar of 1969 in Pa.sa.c7.ena., Californic-.. Th.`. aiscs were fire ortl.nges7)lj.t digit fourteens T.,`7it}i a fl,2`.`7 in the rime In. t:ie latter halfo.i 1968 the first colorecl Pros for resa.Ie anc!. the first I..r.oonlig?.Itcrswere madeo These. ec-.rly color'3e Pros {``.7ere nur?.:)er onQs, h€i.cl. black hot-Starnir`S cl.ncl i.nterloc]f.ing ring. la_bels. P!`ey car.`,a in ri`.a.roon, pu.rt3lc, tur-quoise an{3, chartreii.se. Tl'ie .-.Iq[oonlig}iters T.7ere split |1igit fourteeiisa.ii.c3. '`AJeighed rl Ip.ca.ty 125 to 14.0 gra.r`.s. They hacl. tht-:ir ot.^7n I,|bels {^7itli.a st`-.t.ci.i.lent of T.tJeight .r`.s 120 era.ms ancl a gob:: hotstam.p.
In the regula.r proc.1.uction ``7hich follow`?.6. only tile ..iiitc Pro.5kept the bla.ck hot.star.1.i.1. The colorccl I,iod.els iia.a gold strirt.ps clnca{'. ?.11Pros had la.L`els sii..i..ilar to those in cu.ri-ant nroc].uction t,.Jith thenoteT.,.Jorthy exception Of fi. sta.ten.ent Of `.,7J3iG!...i as 1o8 9rLans.
The yea.rs 1970-73 inclusive seep`. to justify little interest frorr.a. collcctor's standpointo T`7o highspots in this oth{2It`Jise prosaicpcriocl:. are the split d.igit sixtccn Pro a.nt3. the .7\.11 ?:morica.n. Thesplit digit siy`teen Pro had the cleeT>est rirp. anci hSghe,5t profile ofany Pro ever releasccl. for resal<3. -in3y ar,'j excellent for thro`..7ingbig curves and. for .T.`{®T®?`. These were r]ad.a onlv in white and. only fora sl..ort tii'`ie in 1970. The All .7\.n.erican is..too-.large a. topic to .bapinher'= and must a'v.Jait a futurtJ issu?.
1974 is especi=|11¥ interesting ant::. wc hotie to treat this yea.r'sproduction in grc~at r?.c:tc?.il; :.?erhaps ir, con.ing cd`itions of the Pro`c`i.uctP.evicJ`Wa
I.`]uch of the informatior^ for this colurm col-i.ies from others -a.Ias, in the final a.rialysis only the QL-rors r:1.ay b`.-i mine. In ci.nyevent, I should like to thank i..:essrs. :'Jick Gillcspit`j and. Ed. I-:cil.dric!=
* Terms used in this a-.rticlc T.7ere (`}xDlainecl. in F.D.I.J. #2** i.'Jhan-o records stc-.te that the firs.i Pros artrcar3d. in October, 1964*** Frisbee is a rcgisterrjd trar.-I.eriark of Tnt;`ian-o I.1€g® Co. for flying
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12of Wham-a as well as Dr. Stancil Jchnson o£ Pa.Gi-£1.a G`revej ea±±£®gni-`Sfor all of their help. Bc.?.(..ii:rs wishina furthur information on .Pros .I..laywrite for a. cc`?y of t.`ic. "`7;3strioc:=ct r,uic'.`i," Sl.oo.
T3tlo``.7 is a list of `a.ctiv.-I collectors anal. th,3ir a.CcJ.resses. YOu .in,`i.iy ',7ish to cor`.tf.ct t:1.=r:i to trti.de or fo`r inforr.-.tj.on. If .you Collt3ct.-`T`.rif-,-. r,`; not J.ist~j{.1„ 13+. uf knoi,.7.
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Prot:t'.uct :-!.cvie`..7 bv R.Tty.I. t3rr.rrett:,7hari..-.o far 1974
`#1t3n. I rec`3ived. .=. r?r.3vic„ of t.+.i_. ltham-o 1iria for t!.tis yJ3ar b€i.c3:j.n :`.lover:i.:)er, I `r.7as {7.azzl.erl. by tile i.rit::a va.riety of tooling ant.i cl.GCorat--ir}€,-clianq-QS. I t./Jti.s also irivilege€ to o}t:iTi..inc i.. nut.i.ber of toolings an(:;i..I.'.,rlti`ri~|ls t.let T,.`rcrt3 not C'.estined to scl`: f?istri})ution. f.t that tim.:3t:.1.``=. t:.lot..gilt of tryin ..-.i to C':'jscrib.3 c-.11 of ir7hfa.t `..JCT.h.> to ]`).3 for this ¥C?.rSecT.I.i`:Cl iiT.nos3i?jle.
3|J`J.i.nuary t:i'j situa.tion ha.€,I cia.rifi`icl its3lf a goo{1. c'.c:a.1. Th:Iri.L=i_ny c-:.ivers.a te.rit runs r'3ri,aincc.. ju.st thc-.t and. an apr`a.rcntly Sinrtleiatt.3rn (2ri'{-!rg`..i.``.. "tTell, t'tis `..I.t,].a a.Il b.cforc t?nc; .'encrgy Crisis" i.Jithits ,?.ttenc=.c?.nt :Jlr-.stic §T.iortaq.i. L`£..s t.I.: !.7et`.r :.i>.a fj-one on, therc`. h€-.S;)..j5.=n a. frcncra.1 STnJinr. froF-I. -i-1.ocl.era.tely .Stiff,I.ir.I;a.vy cliscs tor.`7.I.rds , inI.`.,iii.y ca:T,.'=.s , e:{tr::Ti.Ll`/ lir'it, `-Soft 0:,ias ....7ha.Tut.`L.O has i)eon forcecl. tousci .J;.i.ri.i`.. oiic eI``..I.?1oi/e3 i:tc-.s ,T].:`.|tly d,?Scri.1:).L|`..i. as .:plc-istir{uC:: f.i.u jour. ".
ilri t.h.+i CO..lint.`, issi..`j.f, I hole to cov'.-;r tl.it3 I-:.n.tire line. This :rton+.hi.`.7c `„till 100!': r?.t +.he :sui`cr pro i;.I a.s t!i~is net.7 c`.isc sl.',jcr.is to I.iavc cTcnel-.1.-t€ic-', a gc;toll. I,1.`:`3t?.I of ill+.Crest. 3eforc :.i/3qinninq I should like to .;c}.:noT`.7-1c:tT.:.I...a I,.i=`.7 t.1.i.3!:.`': to rJic3r. G`illcst.tie ,_-nc-i. .T3:<:: ?-=e.|t.1.rick. of I.I..?hL-n-o, 1.7ithoii...; .`..?I.i.Cse
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I:`.{.-~ first prototypes '/ere m{?.de in the spring of 1973. Ill felJ ofi-.Z1.e cl.ist;i-`, .froril this first tooling `,,.J,.2r; :.]ack<7.get-1. for gcncr`r.I cl.i.Stri!.Iu.atj.on. Tilcse are t3tl.a:7 to §.:?ot ?}i`icause t'iG eaglcL` label ]ias no `IJriting.Fiis teoling of t:ic nurTuber 50 molcl is cjuite unsta{.01e an..3. hii.s a. lipshL`.Ilor/Jer, ant-I t.i.lie.7+.:er than later toolinrrs. 8¥ the end. of 1973, tJ'ni`-350 l|.a.cl. b(3cn r.3``Jor.?::`jc-. c-.i§pl`?.:±Jing a. rHi=rjper ancl t:ii.nn€`3r lip as T...Jell ci.s aslightly increa.Sefl. overall dia=I`=tL`r. I.`hi-Ise c!i.anf;`c§ resultecl. in great-i:.f il`i`proved rw31-form.ancc. =`iscs fro!..`. this period ar.3 i&(3ntifia:JIG byti-i-.`ir cl.i`r;I c!.lcir a.n€1. sliii`.}7 la.cquer.]like finish. For sott`.e reJ.Son, P:-.2r-€.i=.?a di::?f`-3rin¥ rig.nent d.en`sities, thc`. blii.a Sui.?Qr Pros a,re gen``3ra.1lyst-.iffer, d.c;nscr .in.t.i. r'.Tor.e sta.ble t?lan their orange ?-:in. Ttith the corlj.ngo£- 'ci-,.e encrt,y cri.sis Softt3r p.`?.teria.I began to app;r2a.r cl.ncl. also abolJ.tth.i.a ti:I...`..3 tile: la!.±el t.A.7`?.s riiven un in favor of .?. hotstarr.pec! ea.glc. ¥?.1ccliscs ).i-ii-Lde a.urinct t.'`iis r?{-3riod. ale cl.ifficult to use becausc` of t..1:Sirrut):3erl..:~ke con,si;tcncv ....,?`.s I:`iight ?.ic c>2.:Tiectr3cl. t3iey a.1go ha.vc2 poor;;rr.cl!iio.1.-.7. " The ?,-;lost I.;c'3nt ,runs have ta!-:en a turn for the t`)c}tter. In-c`ie'.=cl the bl~3.st perfo¥T.ir.`..i` f'7;.:,|cr Pro of the t2iirty or so tcsted ca.rl.efrcr..1. tile most r:3ct±nt run'a :I.Ja.rly this year ,I. .3f.3conr~. tool r?.®T)ea.red..I:tis h.as no molt..I ri.1,'`r`thr!i-, a flatter Dud.a.Ic an('L £`. coT`vright cl.ate of197il instead of tile 1972 of the 50..- The flattLlr iu.i-.i.::`lf mrJ[Qs for:=a.si;?r tipping. I-i`nrrrc-.vine is cl,oni3 more cruc-.=1ir in tile new `tool .?mc7.t-.Ii.e ccmtral band of thr3,.3 i-iclc,I.=§ uScJ~l. in t::...i= 50 is absent. The cl.i~I?.ens.i.ons of this Second. tool t+.rc r-.1:.r,ost ic.e.r.i.tical to T1.oS`r) of b!1c r£-Itooled 50® FOL-convQni`r;nco T.`7e shc-.Il r3f3r to th..`3 origiricll 50 as
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In use, the Su.ier Pro 11.?is a::jtrholist,.hei-. itself a.s the second ort!i.irc?. choic{-3 of Post stronfi 7ilciyers. For cl.istanct2, the.: bicj-guns stil.1iir.3f,,T3r cT.n ,'..11 ::3tF.r or a go6c*. Pro. The greater 1.:iilss ancl. r.'3sulting a.¥rost3.biiit-y of the c-'..isc .i-.1.a.'€c it tile T>referrjcl. c:ioice for tip catchin9o.7tr.oth.3r a.ci:vantagc is th..3 co._+``.1.3.rativc ease With `,.7hich hover flightscan :3cT, thro{,.7n. .Sor,.a i`tla.i7{3r.s.feel it is C:the best" for :1°To A. Tl`.`T}rcsrje2T-.I.r] little reason .?hy a. goocl. .Sui)er Pro `.`7ould. not be aclequate for firstrt:..t3 9`olf. The disc's liigrjest T?r8ble.`.. in Dractice is insufficierl.trig-ic..ity rlcro:5s th.c tor], cti.u3et`;` by t3,ie a].s`ance of a. crowno This ispa.rticularly evic`.3nt in t:.i..i softer incl.ivi¢:uals T...thich distort a goocl
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