Your Frisbee Buying Guide

Some useful information if you're buying a Freestyle or Ultimate disc for the first time.

Where to start

For young children the Aerobie Dogobie is ideal as it is small and easy to throw and catch.

The Aerobie Superdisc is also ideal for young children but can also be used by older children and adults due to its larger size. Both these discs are excellent for beginners as they have soft rubber rims which are soft to catch and provide great grip for throwing.

For those who are becoming proficient at throwing and catching with a Superdisc, it's soon time to move on to a rimmed disc, which is made from a harder plastic. The rim is deeper, provides greater stability and has the capability to fly with very cool flight paths and be thrown using advanced techniques, such as the 'Hammer'.

We stock four models in this category; The Sky-Pro, the J-Star, the Sky-Styler and the Ultra-Star. All these discs are designed and manufactured by Discraft, USA and are considered to be 'professional sports discs'.

The 125g Sky-Pro is the ideal disc for children as it is small in size and lightweight, making it more manageable for small hands. This disc has been manufactured since the early 1980's.

The 145g J-Star, released in 2008, is the official disc for youth Ultimate.

The 160g Sky-Styler is the most popular freestyle disc on the market, and has been for over 25 years.

The 175g Ultra-Star is the official size and weight for Ultimate Frisbee and is suited to older/more experienced children and adults. Another long-time classic, first produced in the early 1980's.