So where do you buy your gear?

[timg]

I usually buy from sunkingdiscs.com since I've had good luck with them and they usually send a copy of the latest issue of Disc Golf Magazine which is pretty cool. I've gotten the occasional disc on eBay as well.

[joshs2000ss]

There's a Minit Mart gas station near my house that has a large selection of Innova stuff. Also a sporting goods store called Dunham's in the mall in my town that sells Innova.

There are more places locally, but those are the ones I go to usually.

[justin]

You mean EVERYONE doesn't goto Marshall Street [plug]? ;)
http://www.MarshallStreetDiscGolf.com

[JoshC]

School's Bicycle Center in warrendale, PA. They are HUGE supporters of the Pittsburgh Disc Golf Scene and general nice people. I try to support the locals first.

if Scholl's doesnt have something I go to SkySouth (Jim Orum via ebay).... $5 shipping for as many discs as you want... also from MarshallStreet, those doods are pretty righteous.

[Braldar]

There are several places where I'm at that sells discs, but I mainly get mine at Nat's Outdoor Sports. They have a massive selection of Innova and a moderate selection of Discraft. We have Dunhams in our mall but they seem to have only a small supply of Innova and not other brands and rarely any bags. Our town has 8 courses and near most of them are Minit Mart gas stations with fairly good selections of Innova Discs as well.

Joshs2000ss, it looks like you live in the same town I do. You should really check out Nat's if you haven't already. It's right behind steak-n-shake. There are employees that play and are happy to help you out. They got the new Destroyers in a couple of days ago and one of the workers gave up his hold so I could get one. Great guys.

[fedsigMaster]

Flye 'N' Dyes. A local store that sells disc golf stuff (any brand you want) and hippie clothing. It's pretty cool cause the owner knows what discs do what so if you need a good hyzer disc he'll point right to the one that would fit you best.

[Khao Pra]

back in the states, if i ever had an opportunity to buy from the local course guy , i would.
almost every disc golf course has a local course guy and it is vital to both him and the game that
we support him. the local course guy is usually a wealth of info about leagues, best shot, disc selection, course info etc.

the only real drawback is that they usually only carry discs and not other merchandise. that's the only time i would ever consider going to an online retailer.

support the sport, support your local course guy first.

[J-Man]

Couple of spots, Disc Golf Depot, best prices in PDX run by Jerry Miller for over 28 years, Next Adventure a local outdoor sport store, nice that they buy old stuff for store credit. Lately I've had good trading with http://discgolfcenter.com , good prices and free shipping. Last and not least, ebay. I'm always looking for tourney stamped Soft Magnets, ebay is the place. Peace

[fedsigMaster]

support the sport, support your local course guy first.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[goforparguy]

I go to a place called gottagogottathrow.com/catalog/
Is a local in the area and has great prices and product on the shelves

[Marv Vega]

G's Disc Golf store in Clearwater, FL. Great selection and prices, nice people as well.

[Greatzky]

sunkingdiscs.com
I've been buying discs from Mike at Sunking for almost 4 years now.. Really Great guy.
Discgolfvalues.com
Best deals on X-outs and usually good deal on CFR discs.
gottagogottathrow.com
great deal on DX/D 5 packs... get any 5 production DX or D discs(swap any color/mold/weight) for only $26.25 also great place to get Ultrastar Mini x-outs (1.29 each :))

Soon to be my site for mini baskets :) more info on that later.

-Scott Lewis
South Jersey Disc Golf Concepts

[ferretdance03]

...we support him. the local course guy is usually a wealth of info about leagues, best shot, disc selection, course info etc...support the sport, support your local course guy first.
Amen. I'm that guy.

[J-Man]

For about the last 6 months I've been trading with DiscGolfCenter.com Great prices (I throw a lot of X and Z) and the shipping is free. If that weren't enough they have live inventory, which means you pick the color and weight of the molds you want, very cool. The guys are awesome and the more you buy the better your discount. I've got a selection of local retailers but their prices are no better than the center and I don't have to spend the gas money, the discs just fly right to my door. If you haven't tried these guys yet, and buy on line, you're probably spending more than you need to. Highly recommended. J

[groovytnarg]

www.discgolfcenter.com pick your exact weight and color. all you need. usually free shipping aswell. the only place i get my discs.

[Geoff]

Lately I've had good trading with http://discgolfcenter.com , good prices and free shipping.

ditto...

[Three Putt]

http://discgolfworld.com

A lot of guys just know Rick Rothstein as the guy behind Disc Golf World News, but Rick WAS the local guy selling discs at Albert-Oakland back when I first played the game. That was way back when-back when I was in college at Mizzou in the late 80's. I've bought from Disc Golf World ever since. John Chapman manages the store, he is a good guy and also an old Columbia disc golfer. He always does a great job of getting me what I want. If you want to support some guys who have been in the sport for the long haul, Disc Golf World is the place.

[Olorin]

I've been very pleased with

Disc Golf World
Gotta Go Gotta Throw
Discovering the World
The Wright Life

[Olorin]

A few years ago I did a comparison of most of the online vendors to see who had the best prices when you take shipping into account. You can find it in the Files section of my Yahoo Group DG Resources. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/DGResources/ I haven't updated it in a while, though.

[corey115]

Disc Golf Center (http://www.discgolfcenter.com) has been the best online retailer I have used. Free/fast shipping on all orders, and they have a rewards program.

Gotta Go Gotta Throw (http://www.gottagogottathrow.com) is the best store I've been to. Blake is so helpful and knowledgable.

[PsyStal]

Though several of my discs were purchased in local stores, selection was always a problem, especially in weights. Thus I ventured online and stumbled across discgolfcenter.com. They have a wide variety of discs and let you choose plastic, color, and weight. What's even better, the prices are competitive and there's FREE SHIPPING! My friends and I have been making purchases here for about a year now, and just realized there's also a promotion program that grants returning customers a small discount for all orders, depending on how much you've spent to date. This page gives you a general idea:

http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_customerRewards.php

In any case, my friends and I started sharing one account to spread the discount wealth around. It's not much, but a few bucks here and there is great for a poor college student. Thus in the spirit of sharing, anyone interested in buying discs from the site send me a message/email and I'll give you my login info so you can get the same discount!

[ERicJ]

I have placed multiple orders with both www.discgolfcenter.com and www.clearwaterdiscgolfstore.com and have been very impressed on all counts. Both sellers offered personal service when I needed it. A+ vendors.

DGC has excellent online inventory that lets you pick discs by exact weight and color. Shipping is free! Prices are almost the best I've seen online.

Clearwater has the lowest online prices I've seen. Orders over $30 ship free. Orders over $200 get $20 off the next order.

ERic

[Ricemossj]

Hey guys and girls. www.discgolfcenter.com is the site to go to. Free shipping on orders over $12 and you get to pick your color and weight. And cheap prices on top of that!

[DGadvocate]

I enjoy buying discs at the Wright Life in Fort Collins, CO because you can hold the plastic in your hands and get a feel for the disc, the atmosphere is laid back and friendly, and the place oozes disc tradition and history. Sometimes you'll catch the old man, Bill Wright, working his magic with a disc, and it's a real treat to watch the twelve time world champion at freestyle do his thing.

[Midnightbiker]

Believe it or now I have gotten every disc in my bag, plus my bag from trades and deals in the Buy/Sell Thread at http:www.discgolfreview.com/forums

I have done 25 disc trades, and I posted that I was looking for a Innova Deluxe Bag, and I bought one from a guy on the site for $20. Its a great place to unload some disc you don't like and get others at a great price.
There is also a guy there that will custom dye your disc for a small price. Here are a couple of disc he dyed for me:

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/100_9636.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/Midnightbiker/Astroworlddisc.jpg

He only charged me $15 to dye both disc. You just email him the picture you want put on there and mail him the disc with his fee. Took about 10 days round trip. His name on the site is "Pointdisc".

[DirtyMittenDG]

"The Jungle Room" in Birmingham, Michigan is where I get my discs, the jungle room is a "smoke shop", but for a "smoke shop" it has about 5 or 6 rotating racks of all kinds of discs

[ZMan44]

I use both Marshall Street and Disc Golf Center...I have had fabulous results from both. The best stores I have been to are Old Town outfitters in Rock Hill, SC (mostly Innova...duh, I wonder why) and Disc N Dat in Florence, Kentucky. One day I will make it to Marshall Street because I need to thank those guys for everything over the past few years.

[bgreen]

I have picked some of mine up from http://discgolf.gottagogottathrow.com/catalog/

[Midnightbiker]

I have actually gotten most of my gear from the Buy/sell/trade thread at discgolfreview.com in the forums. I have done about 40 trades and sales in there as well as both of my bags.

[Portablewalrus]

There is alot of stoners that go to MSU here in east lansing, so we have 4 head shops that sell discs, one of them is fully stocked with bags, gear, and baskets.
It's called "In Flight". get it....;)

[sidewinding]

I preferr to buy locally because I can hold the disc in my hand and see the color before buying. I have purchased discs from the following:

Academy - Not a huge selection but great prices

Sports Authority - bigger selection and higher prices than Academy

Play It Again Sports - Huge selection in all plastics. They also buy and sell used discs. It's fun to look through the used pile for a great deal.

Disc Nation - www.discnation.com Their motto is "Every Disc Every Weight". They have a teepad and basket setup out back. you can throw a disc before you buy it. They have everything an online store has but you can touch and feel everything. I could spend all day in this place.

Ebay - I bought a CFR Champion XCalliber because I could'nt find one locally.

[oakley doakley]

1)Marshall Street (for most of my stuff)
2)Disc Golf Center (If not Marshall Street here)
3)Gotta Go Gotta Throw (Something different from then the two above)
4)Disc Golf Values.com/Discovering The World (Some California specials or the latest CFR INNOVA)
I use them in that order. Price wise the top 3 all are real close for me.

[Rbuzz9]

Marshall Street or Prime Discs online for 99% of my stuff - they are next door to each other on Marshall street in Leicester, MA - takes less than a day to receive most orders - can't wait to actually visit the stores -i'm not too far away from them.

i've also purchased from Sunking Discs.com - fast shipping

none of the big sporting goods stores carry much up here in MA/NH

[Lewis]

I've bought a few discs from Marshall Street, and if I'm going to buy online, I'll go there. I prefer to support my local stores, so I often shop at REI, and I've recently found a small mom & pop sports collectible store that sells discs. I keep meaning to make a visit to Play It Again Sports, but I'm not sure where one is close to home.

Question: why is there no Discraft for sale in the Atlanta stores, or am I just looking in the wrong places?

[DiscChainBasket18]

I like the idea of holding the disc & picking the weight I like. But I also like to be free to purchase on a whim so I utilize many different sources. In no particular order they are as follows:
Mountain Disc Sports (828)778-8775: This is our local 'club' store. Meredith sets up a store in the DG course parking lot. She has all DG items (discs, bags, quads, clothing) & she has a cooler filled with drinks.
Play-it-again-sports: They usually have a few racks of new discs & sometimes a used disc will show up. Salespeople are not always knowledgeable but this can work in your favor sometimes. Example: they had a new Champion Wraith on the rack for $9.00. When I pulled it to look at it I saw a DX Wraith right behind it marked at $17.00. They had the price tags mixed up & I ended up getting a sweet disc for cheap!
Diamond Brand Outdoors http://www.diamondbrand.com/ : They are all around the area here & have large selection of new discs (all mfg's) & also sell DG bags & 'Bite' Shoes.
It's an "on-line" world & I do buy discs this way. I shop eBay for unusual items. I go to Disc Golf Store: http://www.discgolfstore.com/ if I'm replacing or re-stocking a specific item.
I've gotten a lot of discs at tournaments I play in. I've gotten Huk Lab discs at a tourney before. I bought a few discs at the Winthrop University club house during the '08 USDGC.

[jedwards]

I actually prefer to shop through Amazon.com because you can enter what you want and compare prices/availability instantly.

[McMarkD]

Locally I get my stuff from Dog Leg Discs but it is a long drive for me to go to Aurora. When I loose a disc I get the replacements for Disc Golf Center to support this site. I just ordered a local Bag from http://www.phenixdiscsports.com/ also keeping my stuff local

[RustyP]

The vast majority of the plastic I have now came from online trades on the DiscGolfReview.com forums. Other than those trades, I really don't like to buy a disc I can't hold in my hands first, so I typically buy at tournaments and at Play It Again Sports when I'm in Dallas (the one in Carrollton, TX has a HUGE selection). I have, however, bought from Zonedriven.com a few times and have never been unsatisfied with what they sent. Their main Customer Service guy, Sam Covington, is the man to talk to if you're looking for something very specific. He's dug through stacks of X-outs for me on a few occasions...awesome guy!

One of our locals swears by DiscGolfCenter.com, because they have a "live" stock, so you can pick your exact weight and color.

Marshall Street, ClearwaterDiscGolfStore.com and DiscGolfValues.com have a good selection of CFR and hard to find stuff.

Shoes come from REI - they have a lifetime warranty on all their shoes, and as a member I get back 10% of what I spend in store credit. Bought a pair of Merrell Moabs last year, wore them for a month before I decided that they weren't the shoes for me, and REI took them back and gave me full credit, no questions asked.

[taxman]

in northern michigan here we have Dunham's stores. but the selection is all innova and not much variation. i have bought discs from them. but there prices are not the cheapest. there was a guy that sold new discs out of his truck (mainly discraft) but he was kind of expensive. if i could buy it at dunham's for $10 he had it for $13. now i know $3 is not a lot but when you start adding up 20 or so discs it makes a difference.

most recently i ordered from everythingdiscgolf.com the price was good, shipping was cheap, but i want more control over what color i end up buying. from now on i'll either buy from a website that lets me pick the color or i'll buy from a local store.

[discflinger]

Local course disc pusher.

[tomjulio]

Largest selection I have ever seen in any store is Art Smarts Dart and Juggling Emporium in Milwaukee.

http://www.jugglingsupplies.net/

They literally have all the discs just scattered over the floor. Every make, model, and company, and odd ball discs. A little more pricey by a few bucks, but man you truly get a taste for what is out there.

Online I am a huge supporter of Prime now. Two day shipping and cheap prices. Can't beat em. :-)

[MockingScott]

Http://www.ClearwaterDiscGolfStore.com
The Brick and Mortar Store in Kenny Country has been duplicated online. This is where The Champ shops!

[timg]

Well I'd hope you shop at your own store :D

Btw, I'm currently getting this error when I try to view your site.


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[MockingScott]

Sorry, I found out that the Server actually blew up, caught on fire and smoked out an entire high-rise....hundreds evacuated.
Virtually the site has been moved to a non melted server and is BACK ONLINE!
Everyone is OK, no injuries. Thanks for caring!
You may remove error post if you like, thx...
Have a great round, see you on the course!

[gcoghill]

I started ordering from DiscGolfCenter.com back when Tim was running their ads on this site. I like that I can choose weight & color of the discs, and they seem to have everything. Free shipping too, and discounts as you order more. Prices are good and shipping is fast.

[swellerdiscgolf]

HERE IN HAMPTON ROADS WE HAVE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS AND SPORTS AUTHORITY WHO SELL INNOVA, HUNGATE HOBBY AND CRAFT AT PEMBROKE MALL THAT SELL LIGHTNING DISCS AND PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS (WHICH IS LIKE A PAWN SHOP FOR SPORTING GOODS) THAT HAS A GOOD SELECTION OF EVERY KIND OF DISC MANUFACTURER. I GO TO PLAY IT AGAIN FIRST BECAUSE I CAN RETURN THEM IF I DON'T LIKE THEM. IF I KNOW WHAT I WANT I GO TO DISCGOLFCENTER.COM.

[Fore]

I will check with the local golfers first when I'm looking for something. If I can't find what I'm looking for I will order from Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Discovering The World, or The Wright Life depending on who has the lowest price at the time. I have had great service from all three in the past.

[domromer]

I get most of my stuff from Peace Surplus in Flagstaff. They used to have a hugle selction of discraft and innova but it seems they have stopped carrying discraft. Otherwise I've ordered from GGGT or trade discs on the disc golf review site.

[Donovan]

I will check with the local golfers first when I'm looking for something. If I can't find what I'm looking for I will order from Gotta Go Gotta Throw, Discovering The World, or The Wright Life depending on who has the lowest price at the time. I have had great service from all three in the past.

The Wright Life has good pricing, but their shipping costs are outrageous. So it isn't always that good of pricing. $7.50 for 3 discs seems a bit excessive to me. This is their cheapest form of shipping.

Ship Method Up to $25 $25.01-$50.00 $50.01-$99.99 $100 and up
Std Ground Delivery $ 6.50 $7.50 $8.50 $ 9.50

[SoCal-Wraith]

I kike to buy discs from the pro shops on the courses around here, they have the better selection.

[Disc Dog]

I have bought several discs on Ebay or Disc Golf Fly Mart ( http://www.discgolfflymart.com/ ) and I have great success with both.

[mambrose]

i get my discs here :D

[RussMB]

There are two Ebay stores that I frequent quite often.

Lsdiscs.com

and a guy named Frisbeerancher (http://cgi.ebay.com/172G-INNOVA-STAR-LINE-KATANA-GOLF-DISC-FAST-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ330389781812QQcmdZViewItemQQptZL H_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4cecc3fd34#ht_555wt_116 5)

I've had a great experience with both of them.

[Waddly Hobbins]

I used to buy from Dynamic Discs and lsdiscs...but now that I have moved the the Twin Cities... Gotta Go Gotta Throw is less than 30 minutes from my house. They have great customer service, huge selection and amazing deals. I won't shop anywhere else, unless I absolutely can't get a certain rare disc there.

[Disc Dog]

There are two Ebay stores that I frequent quite often.

Lsdiscs.com

and a guy named Frisbeerancher (http://cgi.ebay.com/172G-INNOVA-STAR-LINE-KATANA-GOLF-DISC-FAST-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ330389781812QQcmdZViewItemQQptZL H_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4cecc3fd34#ht_555wt_116 5)

I've had a great experience with both of them.

I have bought from Frisbee rancher also and had a very good experience.

[RussMB]

I used to buy from Dynamic Discs and lsdiscs...but now that I have moved the the Twin Cities... Gotta Go Gotta Throw is less than 30 minutes from my house. They have great customer service, huge selection and amazing deals. I won't shop anywhere else, unless I absolutely can't get a certain rare disc there.

LSDiscs seemed like they would have a cool 'In persons" store, wished I was closer to it. I'd go check it out! I have to do almost all my disc shopping online. There isn't squat in my area for discs, except Dick's.

I have bought from Frisbee rancher also and had a very good experience.

He's got a good business, I like using him. Highly Recommend Frisbeerancher! LSDiscs had the Innova Competition Bag for 5$ cheaper, so they won that round! LOL So, I turned around and bought my quads from them a week later.

[captain jack]

I am the biggest disc whore. I buy from all sorts of places.

If I am intersted in a disc I've never had before, I have to buy it from a local vendor. Some place where I can see it and touch it.

When I lived in Cali I bought all my discs from the DTWorld store.

In the area I'm in now, there are established local vendors at two different courses who sell discs from thier cars. Good stuff though, local candy fund plastic and most new releases.

I have recently found the disc racks at the local Play it Again Sports stores, now I look for new branches to rifle through thier inventory.

We have two nice brick and mortar disc golf stores locally as well, with walls full of rare and out of print discs to gaze at. Both also have indoor putting ranges set up, and will gladly let you try out putters until your arm falls off.

The local REI stores now carry discs, mostly premium plastic, and also there is a True Value hardware store in the area that has been stocking Innova and Discraft for at least 10 years now, I buy from them regularily, they have some weights and colors I never see anywhere else, as well as hard to find models, like Eco Xcals and Destroyers.

I recently bought two discs from Spinners Disc Golf in Phoenix, they sure have some sweet stuff there. I will buy a sweet dye job off of Ebay now and then.

If I was looking for CE plastic, I would have to say that Clearwater Disc Golf store mentioned previously has some tasty stuff.

Hero is your best 150 class supplier.

If you know what you want, I dont think anyone makes it easier to buy exactly the right disc than Disc Golf Center, with thier weight and colors all posted online.

[AggieDiscer]

I get my gear from cashing in tourney's. You have to use that cash for something.

[shoe59]

marshall street
Underpar disc Golf shop in appleton, WI.
dgcr.com marketplace is growing on me quickly... :)

[bongripper0420]

When I first started I used discgolfflymart.com, I liked the dyes, but that got old and expensive quick. I now use discgolfcenter.com alot as they have what im looking for almost all the time, plus free shipping.

I really like the gateway store on ebay, also, and have bought a ton there. This is a great way to there plastic at a great price and they always throw in a freebee. Plus, Dave is a good guy and will always work with you on special requests.

[Trashthrasher]

Largest selection I have ever seen in any store is Art Smarts Dart and Juggling Emporium in Milwaukee.

http://www.jugglingsupplies.net/

They literally have all the discs just scattered over the floor. Every make, model, and company, and odd ball discs. A little more pricey by a few bucks, but man you truly get a taste for what is out there.

Online I am a huge supporter of Prime now. Two day shipping and cheap prices. Can't beat em. :-)

Art Smart's Dart Mart RULEZ!!! Tons of discs, darts, juggling supplies, joke stuff, YoYo's & other random oddball stuff... cool place really!!!

[bcr123psu]

Most of the discs that I have in my bag now I got from the kind folks on DGCR :clap: and a few from DGR. Got one from a Discaroo trade and it left a sour taste in my mouth. Not trashing the site, but I don't think I'll use it again.

Other than that, for brand spankin' new gear I'll get it from Disc Golf Center or Prime Discs. I was looking at DiscGolfValues for a few X-Outs, but the shipping charge starts to eat into the savings unless you buy a ton of discs.

There's a disc golf store opening near me in the spring and I'm excited to check it out and actually pick up and handle the plastic instead of ordering blind.

[solomon.trenton]

thats the best part of living near maeshall street.

[simpletwist]

Almost exclusively Discgolfcenter

[valkyrie]

Ive got 99% of my gear on DGCR and Discaroo, Got one disc for christmas from DGC, and like 3 discs from Dunhams

[cox9127]

Disc Golf Center...
Love the weight, color option.:clap:

[djjeremiahj]

DGC, Purple Skunk (local shop), sports basement....

and when i want to test a disc before buying it at full price....
Guys selling used discs cheap on the course.

[CwAlbino]

Sunking if I buy online. Their prices are great and have a lot of misprint gateways (cheap!).

Iowa: Local Hyvee Drugstores sell a lot of discs. The one in Ottumwa has quite a large discraft selection and gives a discount to the college team I'm on :)
Another is Scheels

Minnesota: I buy from Fairway Flyerz or Air Traffic. Never got to go see GGGT.

[Countchunkula]

Most of my stuff came from DGC.com, with a handful from gas stations and the odd merch table purchase.

[culinarywiz]

GottaGoGottaThrow
PrimeDiscs
Sunkng
DiscgolfCenter
MarshallStreet
DynamicDiscs

and

Disc Golf Mart, the local disc shop.

Generally when I buy, I am looking for something very specific.
I just find the best deal.
I am loyal only to Disc Golf Mart, but their specialty items are limited.

[bikinjack]

Gaston Bicycle!