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It's believed that the term Frisbee traces its origin to the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut. According to legend, the bakery’s pie plates served as the first flying discs, being tossed around after the delights within had been consumed. Wham-O, Inc. later trademarked “Frisbee” as the name of their flying disc. Although the term is officially a brand name, Frisbee has come to be synonymous with all flying discs.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Most of the information you'll find on the Web about Frisbee deals specifically with one of its sub-sports (for example, ultimate Frisbee or Frisbee golf). In this section, we've included links to familiarize you with the Frisbee itself.
- Throwing the disc in the backyard, on the beach or on the college quad is where most players get their start, and for many, it's as far as they get. Yet the die-hards who see the true potential of this flying piece of plastic take Frisbee to the next level by playing it as a competitive sport. Later in this guide you’ll find information to help you get acquainted with the four primary Frisbee sports: ultimate Frisbee, disc golf, freestyle Frisbee and guts.
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Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate Frisbee is the most widely played (and organized) of all the Frisbee sports. A game of ... read more »
Disc Golf
Disc golf, also known as frolf (Frisbee golf), is golf played with flying discs. On regulation ... read more »
Freestyle Frisbee
Frisbee freestyle, when done well, looks like a combination of juggling, magic and martial arts. ... read more »
Guts
Put quite bluntly, guts is a game where one team throws a Frisbee as hard as they possibly can at ... read more »
Frisbee Techniques
Forehand, backhand, hammer, chicken wing, thumber: these are just some of the ways one can throw a ... read more »
Buying a Frisbee
By this point, you're probably dying to get your hands on a Frisbee and make one fly. Complete your ... read more »
