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Now available from your favorite disc golf retailer: ESP Avenger SS driver, X Soft Banger GT putter, ESP Tracker driver, and ESP Comet LE midrange.

Better grip in the cold and wet; but how does it fly? See FLX in action and learn what random players think in a new video review posted at discgolftv.com.

Do you just want to play, or do you want to improve? Pro coach Mark Ellis leads a group of competitive Am players in an exercise designed to reinforce the basics you’ll need to grow your skills. Length: 12 minutes. Now see all our videos in our new in-page MediaPlayer.

Also known as the tomahawk or thumbahawk, this shot can be deadly accurate and an easy way to get out of trouble. Disc golf pro Jim Davidson explains how it works.

A new study shows that among all 86 private US national universities, those ranking in the top half for Ultimate have a graduation rate of over 85%, while those in the bottom half graduate just 60%. The difference in the totals of Rhodes scholars and Marshall scholars among their graduates during this decade is even more dramatic: 208 versus 15.

Discraft announces the limited release of a new, highly flexible version of its ESP plastic. Dubbed “FLX,” this plastic is currently being made available only to tournaments and clubs in Surge drivers and Buzzz midrange models.

Hot on the heels of his 3rd place finish at Worlds, Cale Leiviska outlasted teammate Geoff Bennett in a three-hole sudden death playoff to win the 2007 Marshall Street Disc Golf Championship. Bennett shot the lights out in the final round for a three-shot swing to catch the leader. Leiviska pockets a cool $5k for the weekend.

Super fun, easy to run, and raises money for your club. There’s still time, so sign up today. This year we’ve added baskets to the potential goodies you can win, so schedule your Ace Race and get ready to run it! More than 130 events are already scheduled around the world. Most recently added events: (more…)

Watch as Mike Randolph, Cale Leiviska and eventual winner Nathan Doss battle it out during the final nine showcase at the 2007 Disc Golf World Championships.

With a final drop in putt, California’s Nathan Doss became only the fourth player ever to win two Disc Golf World Championship Open titles. His first came in 2005. Doss defeated Sweden’s Marcus Kallstrom by a single throw in Highbridge, Wisconsin. Finishing in third place was Cale Leiviska, with Mike Randolph in fourth.