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Always ink your discs?
- Thread starter wolito
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I do something similar to this. I don't put my number on it, just a symbol that is unique to only myself. I don't ink a disc until I know it's going to stay in my bag or backup bag. Kind of as an, "Alright, I'll keep you"
I just scribble my initials on my plates. I used to put my name, phone number, pdga number, etc... on them all but I think in fifteen years I have received one phone call for a lost disc(it was found in a different state at a course I had never played!) and I told them to keep it. I actually have gotten more back with only my initials on them.
I actually don't plan on getting them back if I lose them, it's a big reason why I removed a lot of the old, never to be made again discs from my bag. If I lose it and can't buy another one in the parking lot or from the internet to replace it, I won't throw it anymore. This has relieved a lot of stress I once incurred when losing a disc. If I could have back all the original CE plastic I have lost I would be a rich man.
I actually don't plan on getting them back if I lose them, it's a big reason why I removed a lot of the old, never to be made again discs from my bag. If I lose it and can't buy another one in the parking lot or from the internet to replace it, I won't throw it anymore. This has relieved a lot of stress I once incurred when losing a disc. If I could have back all the original CE plastic I have lost I would be a rich man.
karottop420
Par Member
i put my name and # including area code on all of mine. i usually only lose em in water. i've gotten a few of em back but it's usually when someone is fishing em out of the pond and i happen to be walkin by when they're pulled out so IDK if they were gonna call or not. makes me feel better about it just incase kinda thing
RShott
Par Member
Quick related question...when you ink you disc for identification purposes in tournaments, is there a specific place you are suppose to mark it (i.e. bottom, top, rim) or does it not matter as long as it is marked somewhere?
WillACarpenter
* Ace Member *
I pretty much cover the rim or back of my discs with my name and info and a smiley face.
I figure if you find my disc and don't send it back to me then A) you get to feel like a dick every time you look at the smiley face my GF drew for my or B) good luck scribbling my info out.
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I figure if you find my disc and don't send it back to me then A) you get to feel like a dick every time you look at the smiley face my GF drew for my or B) good luck scribbling my info out.
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80playedin10states
Banned
like most rules in the rulebook, you can interpret what is said to fit lots of situations..i believe any marking anywhere on the disc is sufficient
I don't mark my disc. I know if I throw a disc in water, a tree, weeds, or wherever, I have to find it and may have to work to get it. Part of the game. If I leave the course without it, whoever finds it has a new disc. I have lost 2 discs in water and spent time wading trying to find them without any luck. I finally just bought replacements. Even if I had my name on those 2 discs and got a call, I would thank them for calling but tell them to keep them. They worked for them.
bongripper0420
Birdie Member
I dont mark my discs. Im pretty good at finding them and if I dont, oh well. I can always get more. I have found more discs then Ive lost, so I dont feel so bad.
80playedin10states
Banned
so when you say you find more than you lose, you keep them?...regardless if there's a name/number on it?
NothinButChing
* Ace Member *
thanks for the donations!
80playedin10states
Banned
just got a call from a guy in virginia with a disc of mine..of course in this situation i say keep it...
discgolphinmafaukner
Birdie Member
I usually put my name and number on my discs. That way when they do get lost and not returned, it's not b/c I didn't write my name/ number on them.
I put a "born on date" on my discs. It's nice to look back through them and see when I bought them. It also provides some info on plastic durability.
I don't put a number. If someone finds my disc, I hope they enjoy it. I wouldn't want to bother them with setting up an exchange. I'm the one who gave up on it.
I don't put a number. If someone finds my disc, I hope they enjoy it. I wouldn't want to bother them with setting up an exchange. I'm the one who gave up on it.
Lewis
* Ace Member *
I always ink my discs, though I don't always get them back. On the other hand, I would never get any discs back if I never inked them. It's 60 seconds of writing that can save you $10-15 of plastic. Hard to beat that, isn't it?
I ink all my discs, it takes all of 5 seconds per disc, and it's brought back about $50 of discs to me over the last few years. I can't see any real downside to it, the sharpie and a few seconds of my time are pretty cheap.
eaglechick123
Newbie
i put my number on them, then there is at least a chance someone will call.
chronicatm
Eagle Member
I just decided to put my name on number on the inside rim of all of my discs. Less than 1 week later, my dumbass forgets my nice champion leopard. I got a call 30 minutes after getting home
Whoever returned my disc to me at 7-11 by Veteran's 2 days ago, THANKS AGAIN!!! +KARMA!!! :clap:
Whoever returned my disc to me at 7-11 by Veteran's 2 days ago, THANKS AGAIN!!! +KARMA!!! :clap:
Chucktown
Eagle Member
I ink every one of them. Have lost about five and got called back on two of them. So its worth I think.
815RocSolid
Par Member
i dont, if its lost, it was meant to be lost. hence the reason i cant remember ever losing a disc. well, i should say havent personally lost one of my discs, i was teaching my girlfriend how to play [ she actually has an arm! i taught her how to flex a valkyrie in a 1/2 hour!] and she gripp locked the hell out of a champ valkyrie into no mans land
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