Frisbees for Ultimate Ascent

[malay_shashank]

Hi all! I hope you're excited for Ultimate Ascent!!!

Has anyone been able to find the frisbee product online or at any store? the Part is a Wham-O Frisbee Super Flyer, Item number 53214. I am unable to find it anywhere except for on wham-o.com, and I can't even buy it there. I tried contacting there Customer Service, but it is closed. Has anyone had any luck?

[gothicrockerkid]

contact your schools gym the most likley have fisbees that would would work it worked for us

fabio storley
team 2191

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by gothicrockerkid

contact your schools gym the most likley have fisbees that would would work it worked for us

fabio storley
team 2191

Are you sure what your school's gym gave you is the SAME as the game pieces? Make sure you design your robot around the proper DISC.

[Schnabel]

AndyMark will have the Frisbees for sale per the KOP video. They are also availble via FIRST Choice.

[Bryan Herbst]

They are up on AndyMark. They are $5.50 each.

FIRST has asked them to limit orders to 10 of each color per order this week.

[Racer26]

@Tanis: Total for paid ones too? Or does the 10/color limit only exist for FIRSTChoice ordering?

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

@Tanis: Total for paid ones too? Or does the 10/color limit only exist for FIRSTChoice ordering?

Not sure about FIRSTChoice vs normal ordering, but I believe that the 10 limit is specifically for the normal (ie non-FIRSTChoice) ordering. I'm guessing it applies to both.

Hopefully AndyMark will clarify or someone who asks will post back with the answer.

[Cory]

As a warning, the Wham-o Frisbees found at Sports Authority measure out as correct, but are NOT the same as the game Frisbees.

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by Cory

As a warning, the Wham-o Frisbees found at Sports Authority measure out as correct, but are NOT the same as the game Frisbees.

What is the most significant differences. The ones we purchased for Robot in 3 Days are 175g which was the only difference based on pure description? FIRST lists them as +/- 5g so it's in spec.

Dan

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Dan Richardson

What is the most significant differences. The ones we purchased for Robot in 3 Days are 175g which was the only difference based on pure description? FIRST lists them as +/- 5g so it's in spec.

Dan

We thought the same thing, but they are completely different. When you compare them to the KOP game pieces, the Sport Authority ones can partially nest inside the game pieces and for lack of a better word are "cupped" more.

I am guessing that the FIRST Frisbee is a custom part.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Cory

I am guessing that the FIRST Frisbee is a custom part.

I went out to my car to get my regulation disc ($3.50 per disc in bulk...) only to come back in, read the rules and

Of course we're forced into buying non-standard crap again.

[malay_shashank]

Originally Posted by Dan Richardson

What is the most significant differences. The ones we purchased for Robot in 3 Days are 175g which was the only difference based on pure description? FIRST lists them as +/- 5g so it's in spec.

Dan

The FIRST Frisbee is 180 +/- 5g, but regulation frisbees (175g) are usually +/- 2g, so that's more variation than is specified in the rules. My recommendation would be to buy game-specific discs.

Thank you all for the very helpful responses! That's one small crisis averted very quickly

[Dan Richardson]

Originally Posted by malay_shashank

The FIRST Frisbee is 180 +/- 5g, but regulation frisbees (175g) are usually +/- 2g, so that's more variation than is specified in the rules. My recommendation would be to buy game-specific discs.

Thank you all for the very helpful responses! That's one small crisis averted very quickly

Thanks, the problem for us is that we are building a robot in 3 days as part of a challenge. Discs won't get here in time...

Time to resort to plan b and find a team nearby... :-)

[protoserge]

Originally Posted by malay_shashank

The FIRST Frisbee is 180 +/- 5g, but regulation frisbees (175g) are usually +/- 2g, so that's more variation than is specified in the rules. My recommendation would be to buy game-specific discs.

Thank you all for the very helpful responses! That's one small crisis averted very quickly

All of our KoP Frisbees weighed in at 175g +/-3g, but that could be a scale issue. Go by part number if possible with the FRC game, and get the frisbees that will actually be played with.

[Ultimatum]

Does anyone know how reliable to regular shipping will be from Andy Mark on the frisbees? Is it worth paying for the express shipping ($100!).