Frisbee Golf

[Stable]

First off, I apologize if this has been brought up before. I think that the word frisbee is much more marketable than disc. When I tell people that don't know about our sport that I'm going to play disc golf, they give me a :\ face. When I say frisbee golf they usually give me a positive reaction. I think this is because people instantly relate the word frisbee to something they understand and it just sounds positive and relatable. Frisbee is a great word and should be embraced by our sport.

 

[ejvogie]

Even if we wanted to, we couldn't. 'Frisbee' is a copyrighted name owned by Whammo, and they won't let us use it.

 

[Stable]

Even if we wanted to, we couldn't. 'Frisbee' is a copyrighted name owned by Whammo, and they won't let us use it.

I did not know this. Like they said in GI Joe....Knowing is half the battle.

 

[mashnut]

Frisbee is how I describe it to non-players. Whamo can't keep you from using the word in non-commercial settings, and it's definitely a lot easier to get your point across calling it frisbee golf than disc golf.

 

[HEATER]

Here in NZ there isn't the same stigma calling it frisbee golf or a lot of people just say wanna play some frisbee.

In North America a lot more people get bent out of shape about it.

 

[tomte]

http://www.lawupdates.com/commentar...d._jurisdiction_to_declare_a_mark_nongeneric/
Maybe we should call it flatball-golf

 

[bobmcnelly]

Discs just fly so different than frisbees. I agree it does sound more normal to an outsider, but it can also give them the wrong idea. When I hear frisbee golf, I think of kids throwing frisbees at telephone poles.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Discs just fly so different than frisbees. I agree it does sound more normal to an outsider, but it can also give them the wrong idea. When I hear frisbee golf, I think of kids throwing frisbees at telephone poles.

:wall::doh:opcorn:

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I had a student once ask, "Huh? Disco Golf?" That was in 1996 when it still wasn't very well known. he was 11...

 

[Halcón]

I don't like to use the term "frisbee" golf, but I always have to anyway, so people can understand. Relatively few outsiders have ever seen a golf disc, so they have no concept of what it might look like.

 

[Johnny_Crunch]

Frisbee is how I describe it to non-players. Whamo can't keep you from using the word in non-commercial settings, and it's definitely a lot easier to get your point across calling it frisbee golf than disc golf.

This.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

I'll say "Frisbee Golf" to people who have no clue, then if appropriate, say something like, "...a sleeker, modern version of Frisbee Golf."

 

[Martin Dewgarita]

I grew up throwing frisbees - back and forth with my dad and friends, freestyle frisbee, freestyle dog frisbee. Now days I play "disc golf" yet I still throw frisbees. "Want to go throw some frisbees?" "I can't find my frisbee, it's a yellow roc somewhere in these weeds."

The other day at a bus stop
"dynamic discs - is that some kind of ultimate frisbee thing?"
"nope, disc golf"
"disco? :|"
"no frisbee golf"
"oh :\"

 

[scarpfish]

Disco Golf?"

"disco? :|"

I got the "disco" comment once too from some idiot at a Taco Bell while I was wearing a DD shirt.

That ought to warrant a punch in the face.

 

[HeavyCritters]

Frisbee is how I describe it to non-players. Whamo can't keep you from using the word in non-commercial settings, and it's definitely a lot easier to get your point across calling it frisbee golf than disc golf.

Yep. This is what i do.

I once had a guy reply, "Oh! You mean Frolf?"

I stabbed him in the heart. :|

 

[ElementZ]

I got the "disco" comment once too from some idiot at a Taco Bell while I was wearing a DD shirt.

That ought to warrant a punch in the face.

The amount of times I got "disco golf" is remarkable...especially when I was in Germany where they don't even know what frisbee golf is.

 

[dysmike]

The amount of times I got "disco golf" is remarkable...especially when I was in Germany where they don't even know what frisbee golf is.

That was a fun conversation, as someone very nicely brings you your disc.

 

[Halcón]

The Spanish word for disc is "disco." And disc golf is "golf de disco." So I say I'm going to play "discos" to my wife all the time.

It only sounds weird to you gringos.

 

[bobmcnelly]

The Spanish word for disc is "disco." And disc golf is "golf de disco." So I say I'm going to play "discos" to my wife all the time.

It only sounds weird to you gringos.

Maybe this will help me explain to some of my co-workers what I'm doing on the weekends.

 

[Uncle Dougie]

Frisbee = lid thrown for kids and dogs

Disc = beveled edge disc that can be pushed beyond 450'

THREAD/