2022 PDFA Discflect World Championship is Aug 6th

For over 30 years, there has been an annual World Championship tournament to crown the best team in the sport of discflect. In the early years, the tournament was invitational only and garbage cans were used as goals. Since 1999, the tournament has been open invite and the World Champions had their name put on "The Hammer" trophy.
In 2020, the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 and in 2021, the sport was rebranded as discflect with PDFA (Professional Discflect Association) as the governing body for the sport. Through a couple smaller tournaments, PDFA was able to test stats and scorecards for use in future tournaments.
PDFA is proud to announce that the Discflect World Championship is finally back in 2022. This will mark the first time since 2019 that Discflect World Champions will once again be crowned. The tournament will take place on Saturday, August 6th 2022 in Buffalo, NY, and will feature divisions, a new venue, Friday night meetup/practice, and hangout in downtown Buffalo on Saturday night. Check out the tournament site for all the details - much more to come:
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[@johnmaxwell273]

This is nice, but try it old school. 20 gal galvanized trash cans. Discraft Chameleon 175s (actual aerodynamic frisbee, not the dinner plate sold with the game). No slot. Drastically reduces “carrying”. Too bad there’s almost no video of Rochester Killer Bees, James Gang, Hammerheads, HooWah, Chronic Bucketeers, Father & Son, et al. The party and the sportsmanship were a big part of the game.

[@thePDFA]

Hi John! An old school garbage can tournament certainly would be fun, but definitely much harder logistically to scale. However, we did change the rule for the sport in regards to discs. Players can now use any flying disc of any brand within the specs, which includes the weight of 160 to 175g. We tested this last year at a couple "beta" tournaments, and players loved the option to use their own disc of any brand, which would include the classic Chameleon. The 175s are much better in the wind. Here's more on that rule on our website: www.pdfa.com/bring-your-own-flying-disc/
Totally agree - we wish we had more footage of the early days. We have some of you (Tang), Killer Bees, and James Gang from 2003-2004 timeline, but almost no footage other than a couple photos prior to 2003 (which is when we started shooting video). If you or anyone else has any older content to share, let us know.

[@MurrayHill17]

There's a reason sports are broadcast at 30fps and not 60fps. You should only shoot at 60 if you're going to slow it down to 30 for slow motion for your final product. Uploading video at 60fps makes it feel like your eyes are having a seizure.

[@johnmaxwell273]

Best regards to Eric, Dan, Kim, of course Josh and his Dad; good people, great players. Always made it a fun day! The last old school event was an informal get-together at Swisher’s house. It was a blast. Moving the cans back to 60 and 70 feet for some games and just letting it rip with the 175s🔥 There may be some video of that. Switching partners for a few games was awesome. Both games have their advantages. Tipping Gregg’s throws at 50 feet with a 175 always required athletic tape and ice for a few hours. Josh has the hands of a polar bear. He could tip a dump truck into the Niagara River with a Molson Export in his other hand😅

[@thePDFA]

Thanks John, we definitely remember the informal tourney with the old cans at Swish's. We do have video of it we shared on other social channels a couple months ago, we'll try and add that one on UA-cam as well.
Haha, yes he is definitely one of the best at deflecting no doubt.

[@barenkd316]

This is an amazing post. Thanks for the all the memories, John (and a new one about my hands lol)!

[@KillaBeaz757]

Is there a one-handed division?

[@thePDFA]

We should have more information on divisions in the coming weeks once we have team registration up. But there will be both Pro and Amateur Divisions. Teams can register based on their skill level (more on how to determine that will be coming on our website) and can play either one-handed deflecting or two-handed. The sport has always had the choice; you are not limited to one or two hands, as long as there are no double-hits or carries, the deflection is legal.