5 of the worst-named discs in disc golf

Disc golfers are obsessed with their frisbees: feel, color, plastic and flight – duh. One thing we don’t talk much about, however, are the names of discs: What works, as well as what doesn’t.

So, in preparation for this article, I scoured over the PDGA’s list of “Approved Disc Golf Discs.” Heads-up: I didn’t read through the entire list – there are over 40 pages of them dating back to January of 1964. I don’t care nearly enough about this post to read through every last one …

So yes, I researched this topic, but much of what’s contained in this post comes from the darkest confines of my mind. You know, the useless opinions on disc branding that serve no purpose, unless I sit down and vomit them onto a computer screen – that’s what you’re getting here.

Beware of the product-pushing nightmare that follows …

Proceed, if you dare:

1. The Discmania Sky God

This one might cause some controversy …

I’m not saying the Sky God isn’t a great disc – it clearly is.

I can appreciate the boldness of bringing deification to the table. What I struggle with, however, is associating it with a … throwing putter? But wait, it gets weirder: It’s a throwing putter that doubles as a Signature Series disc for Simon Freaking Lizotte – how did we even get here?

For the farthest-hucking disc golfer in the history of our sport, couldn’t we have reserved the “Sky God” name for something that – and this is ingenious – takes to the actual sky for a long time? Slap Simon’s name on a distance driver. Then, give it the “Sky God” treatment – it works.

This one’s a swing and a miss from Discmania.

2. The Clash Discs Popcorn

I could’ve chosen ANY disc from the Clash Discs lineup …

Take your pick: The names of all their discs suck.

Up until Clash Discs arrived on the scene, there’s a reason nobody had thought to go with food as the basis for naming discs – it makes zero sense. It’s for this exact reason you don’t have brands naming discs after plants, organs, diseases, pollutants, bodily fluids or third-world dictators …

It’d be random; it’d be dumb.

“Butter” might be the only one with any kind of real staying power. You know, because butter makes everything better: This includes your disc golf bag – clever. Originally, I wanted this section to be “Clash Discs.” In an effort to stay consistent, though, I went with the Popcorn.

It’s a dumb food, so it fit the bill.

3. The Latitude 64 Diamond

Great disc. Horrible name.

I see the logic here: Ruby, Pearl, Jade, Sapphire, etc.

Including the Diamond, these are all discs in Latitude 64’s Easy-to-Use line.

The reason I’ve included it in this list, however, is that – with all of the names being either precious gems or stones – far too many men think the Diamond isn’t for them. And not just the Diamond, but every other disc in the aforementioned Easy-to-Use line – that’s a real shame.

There’s not an amateur on the planet who wouldn’t benefit from bagging a Diamond. Yes, lots of women lean on it, but plenty of men do, too – just not enough of them. Of course, I could be wrong, but I have a sneaking suspicion it might have to do with the name it’s been given …

You gotta see that coming.

4. The Quest AT 10-Meter Brick

If you’ve never heard of “Quest AT” or the “10-Meter Brick,” it’s because nobody throws it …

And with good reason – it’s awful:

• Sin No. 1 – This thing folds like a legit tortilla.
• Sin No. 2 – The rim is just as wide as the flight plate.
• Sin No. 3 – It’s described as having a “paper-plate profile.”

Here’s what Infinite Discs has to say about this monstrosity:

“Honestly, we’ve never seen something quite like this before.”

High praise, indeed.

Granted, the “10-Meter” part of the name works: A putter, the disc quite literally can’t be thrown farther than 30 feet. But the “Brick” part makes you think of something with some overstability to it – some teeth at the end of its trip, perhaps. Or maybe some girth or fight in its flight …

Nope.

Just a TOTAL misnomer.

5. The Reptilian Disc Golf Chameleon

Forever ago, the Green Splatter Twitter account fired off the following:

Disc golfers who throw clear discs are complete psychopaths.

— Green Splatter (@GreenSplatter) April 22, 2022

That message rings as true today as it did back in April of this year.

I don’t know if Reptilian Disc Golf saw the tweet, but if they did, they decided to take things to a whole new level, giving one of their newest fairway drivers the name “Chameleon.” You know, the creepy, sticky-tongued lizard capable of quickly changing color to camouflage itself …

The very thing you DON’T want a fairway driver to do in the woods.

Admittedly, apart from the Stego, I don’t know much about Reptilian Disc Golf. I can confirm, however, that the Armor Chameleon isn’t clear and doesn’t change color. Which, yet again, makes the name given to this driver all the more strange – it’s just not up to snuff.

* Honorable Mention: Any disc on which Prodigy slaps a stamp – I don’t work for NASA.

Here’s a challenge just for you …

Are there worse-named discs out there?

Probably.

Again, with the existence of thousands of PDGA-approved discs, I’m sure I missed at least a dozen that’d comfortably qualify for this mini-listicle. Only willing to dedicate 30 minutes of research to something this stupid, I was destined to fail – and fail, I’m certain I have …

Think you know of a disc (or five) that should’ve made the cut?

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Editor’s Suggestions:

• Disc golf: What’s a power pocket?
• Gripe No. 2: Groups of 5-plus disc golfers
• Distance Drivers + Baseline Plastic = Bombs

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