[HN Gopher] Flying Disc Museum
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Flying Disc Museum
Author : 1970-01-01
Score : 33 points
Date : 2023-01-05 16:13 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.flyingdiscmuseum.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.flyingdiscmuseum.com)
| ghaff wrote:
| My totally anecdotal sense is that at least casual Frisbee(tm)
| use has declined a lot. I don't have a big data set but I just
| don't see them being tossed around as much as I used to in parks
| and so forth.
|
| It's interesting how recreational activities can go out of style
| for no particular reason. Rollerblades/inline skates is another
| one in the US. It was popular for a period and you _rarely_ see
| anyone skating any longer.
| uxp100 wrote:
| I agree, seems like largely a boomer trend (my uncle is still
| pretty good with the fraz approaching 70). Disc golf is growing
| I think though. I've probably had greater peaks of fun just
| playing catch in the sun, but golf does give you goals,
| progression, and something to do alone (as well as lots of
| different disc designs to think about/buy).
| ghaff wrote:
| I think of frisbee as being at its peak in maybe the 70s and
| 80s although organized ultimate frisbee probably came in
| later in the cycle and maybe was fairly common even after the
| peak for casual recreation.
|
| ADDED: As you and others note, I guess disc golf is actually
| a fairly big thing although I confess I've never actually
| played it.
| browningstreet wrote:
| On what might have happened with rollerblading:
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVB6ef9JWSk
| ghaff wrote:
| Thanks for sharing.
|
| Most of that feels like a very extreme sports lens on the
| topic though. My experience of rollerblading was as mostly a
| 30 something where a bunch of us would do evening skates on
| the bike path or on paved paths in the city and park, etc. At
| the end of the day, something he says at the end of the video
| is probably right. It was a fad and once enough people grew
| out of it or just stopped doing it as much, the network
| effect of it being an activity to do with friends decreased.
| johnmaguire wrote:
| Perhaps casual "Frisbee" use has, but disc golf is continuing
| to explode in popularity: https://udisc.com/disc-golf-growth-
| report
| ep103 wrote:
| casual frisbee throwing has always been greatest in high school
| and college campuses.
|
| You see them less in populated parks, because you need a bit
| more space to be safe with them than, say, a nerf football or
| tennis ball.
|
| I played ultimate in college, a decade or two ago, and it was a
| huge and growing sport.
|
| Disc golf now is one of the faster growing sports in the us,
| full stop.
| chucksta wrote:
| I've seen some interesting discussion around how skateboarding
| and the x games killed skating in the US
|
| https://np.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/4vj7ov/dodging_and_ska...
| canucklady wrote:
| These things ebb and flow - I see more kids on scooters and
| BMX bikes locally than I do skateboards now. Rollerskates and
| quad skates have come back in a big way, especially for
| aggressive skating. Skateboarding also seems to have
| fragmented into street surfing, longboarding, and a bunch of
| other disciplines that have different equipment and
| techniques.
| itsrobforreal wrote:
| my favorite is the knitted variety which can be thrown safely to
| children, used indoors, etc. Always have one in the glove box in
| case the situation arises.
|
| https://buenaondagames.com/pages/buy-a-mayaflya
| acomjean wrote:
| These are fun.
|
| I have a real "ultimate" disc I bought as a fundraiser for a
| university team. Its amazing how well it flies compared to the
| cheap light disks. (Its heavy but really goes).
|
| My other favorite is the aerobie "super disk". Its not the ring
| like disk, but more like a "frisbee" disk. I play with my nieces
| and its easier to throw and has a kind of softer outer ring so
| easier to catch.
|
| https://aerobie.com/en_us/products/795861500140
| johnmaguire wrote:
| I play disc golf and it's fascinating all the different flight
| characteristics discs can have. I can't remember the last time
| I threw an Ultimate disc though.
|
| Fun fact - the popular coffee maker AeroPress was also borne
| out of Aerobie.
| mysterydip wrote:
| I was hoping this would be a museum about/housing (mostly failed)
| attempts to make flying disc shaped aircraft. Still very
| interesting, though.
| cenriqueortiz wrote:
| As a freestyler myself => This is a cool website. Thanks for
| sharing.
| binarymax wrote:
| This is really great. Found a couple discs that I've used, and
| even found that I have a Princeton Clockwork Orange disc not in
| the catalogue! Will be making a contribution and sending this
| around to friends.
| adamrezich wrote:
| someone oughta donate a NEO-GEO cabinet and a copy of Windjammers
| dylan604 wrote:
| While not exactly a disc, my favorite flying toy was the X-Zylo.
| Limiting the discussion to flying discs is like saying you can't
| talk about snowboarding when discussing skiing. We used to break
| open glow sticks and pour the juice to the inside of the ring so
| you could see this thing fly in the dark. It was much more
| visible if you were watching from the "sidelines" vs improved
| visibility when it was coming at you.
|
| https://www.wmctoys.com/products/x-zylo
| andrewl wrote:
| That brings back memories! On a related note, I threw boomerangs
| in college. It felt magical when I first caught one without
| having to take a step from where I threw it. The idea that a
| properly-shaped piece of wood, with no motor, batteries,
| propellers, rubber bands, or anything, could turn around and fly
| back to its origin was wonderful. I should get back to it.
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