Apr
3

Discmania signs Lizotte

News, Team

Simon Lizotte Team Discmania

On the brink of the European disc golf season we are extremely happy and proud to announce the new Team Discmania member: Simon Lizotte! Further introductions aren’t really necessary for the reigning European Champion and #3 ranked player in Europe. We are looking forward to a season that is undoubtedly going to be very exciting. Join us and follow Simon’s feats throughout the season.

An interview with Simon

The anticipated European disc golf season kick-off, Dutch Open, is just a few days away. It is also the first event where Simon will be representing Discmania. We had a welcome opportunity to catch Simon for a quick interview prior to the event.

Q: How do you feel when you are now signed up with Discmania?

Simon: Me playing with Team Discmania feels amazing. I really enjoy the new equipment and the teamspirit. I love the style and the people working with me now and believe we can do great things together in the future.

Q: What did make you to choose Discmania?

Simon: I chose to go with Discmania because I feel very comfortable with the team, I love the discs and the style. Just looking at the statistics, how Discmania has done in the past years, made me want to be a part of the Discmania team. I totally trust the system and want to help achieve all the amazing goals for the upcoming years.

Q: What are your main goals for the season?

Simon: My goals for this season are winning the German-Tour, the Euro-Tour, winning every german tournament I play, most Euro-Tour tournaments and playing the 2013 USDGC. But my main goal this season is to play at my best level consistently. I think it is important to have fun so I really want to do well this year!

Q: What´s in your bag right know?

Simon: My new Putter is the D-Line P2 Psycho. I feel very comfortable with this disc and it’s not a big change to the Aviar. For midrange throws I use both the MD1 and MD2. I really like the SG-Line MD1. It’s an overstable midgrange disc with a great feel to it. My C-Line MD2 is a super straight flyer with a soft turn at the end. My choice when I need a controlled, low and straight upshot.

My new favourite driver is the C-Line PD2. It’s probably my favourite distance driver ever because I can trust it 100%. It’s so overstable that it can handle my armspeed with no problems. I also use the S-Line PD2 for max. distance. It’s really fast and not so overstable. For straight fairway shots I use my probably favourite Discmania disc. The C-Line FD. It’s comparable to the TeeBird from Innova and can do about anything. I use it for low and straight shots, for long anhyzer shots and for long hyzer shots. My really overstable driver is the Champion Firebird. I use it in windy conditions, for shorter hyzer shots and sidearm throws.

Q: What is your prediction for top-3 in upcoming EuroTour start in Netherlands?

Simon:
1. Simon Lizotte
2. Sylvain Gouge
3. Maxime Tanghe

 

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Feb
15

Introducing the Glow C-line PD

Discs, News

Out of the countless different mold and plastic variations we get requests for, the Glow C-line PD has been on top of the list for quite a while now. Finally we have good news for all you PD freaks:) out there. The Glow PD C-PD rolls out on Monday the February 18th in the US, as a limited fundraiser release for the European Open 2013. We are very happy to be able to release such a special disc, benefitting such a special event. By purchasing the Glow C-line PD, you directly benefit the most notable Disc Golf tournament in the European Disc Golf scene.

Being our most popular mold, the PD is familiar to many of our readers. One of the best features of the PD is it’s versatility. We know a whole bunch of people who cover all of their driver needs with a selection of PD’s in different plastics and stages of wear. What the Glow C-line PD will bring to the table is extreme durability accompanied with very dependable flight path in just about all conditions. This disc features great torque resistance and extremely reliable fade at the end of its flight. Unlike any of our previous releases, the Glow C-line PD glows in the dark.

The King of the Forest

The European Open fundraisers will be a collectable set of 5 different Discmania / Innova models, the rest of which will be published later on. Each fundraiser model will highlight one of the great predators of Finnish wilderness. For a creature this majestic, the Glow C-line PD was an obvious choice to be paired up with the Bear stamp, designed by Disc Golf artist Skeet Scienski. This is the first run made of the PD mold in Glow C-line material and it will be highly collectable.

The bear is the greatest and most powerful animal in Finnish nature. Thus it is entitled to its status as the dreaded and respected ruler of the Finnish wilderness. To ancient Finns the bear was a holy creature and a subject of worship. They dared not to speak its name out of fear of summoning it, which is why there are over 200 names for a bear in the Finnish language. Now we don’t think choosing the PD to reflect a creature this magnificent was not a bad choice at all, how about you?
UPDATE:
Glow C-PD will also be available in Europe in the beginning of March.

-REINVENT YOUR GAME

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Feb
1

European Open 2013

News, Team

As some of you may know, many of us here at Discmania are also heavily involved in organizing the European Open disc golf tournament. This year marks the 5th time the European Open will be organized and the city of Nokia in Southern Finland will once again serve as the hosting city. Widely considered to be the most prestigious disc golf event of the old continent, the European Open was the first PDGA Major event in Europe and continues to be the longest running Major in the European Disc Golf scene.

The European Open Experience

This year European Open Experience consists of 3 different events, all taking place within a 10-day period in July. These events are The European Open Preliminary, Disc Golf President’s Cup and The European Open itself. Between the 3 events there’s 50,000 USD cash prizes to be dealt out to those who drop the best scores in these events. You can find more information about the European Open Experience from this article at the European Open website. We here at Discmania being an integral part of the tournament itself, we can assure you that this is an experience you do not want to miss.

Registration Open now!

The phase 1 of registration for the European Open has just been opened. At this point current members of the PDGA that have a rating of 975 or more in the MPO division and 900 or more in the FPO division are eligible to register. Players with rating lower than 975/900 get their chance of registering at a later phase. See the qualification process here.

We wish to see many of you at Nokia this July. This will be a Disc Golf event of the highest level and we cordially invite everyone reading this blog to take part in the experience. No matter whether your a Pro level player or just interested in in the sport as a spectator, this event has a lot to offer.

Be sure to visit the European Open website for more info:
www.opendiscgolf.com
You can also follow the event at Facebook, Twitter & YouTube:
http://www.facebook.com/EuropeanOpen 
http://twitter.com/OpenDiscGolf
http://www.youtube.com/user/opendiscgolf

Check out also the promo video for the event:

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