How Has the Pandemic Affected Disc Supply? + The Drew Gibson XTreme

ByTodd Durrant


 

DREW Brings Back the XTreme!

Drew Gibson is excited for you to try out an old, out-of-production disc from Discraft that he fell in love with– the XTreme. This is a disc that was like the overstable companion to the understable XPress. Now it’s back in this limited run in Z Line plastic in a Drew Gibson signature edition.

GET YOUR HANDS ON IT HERE

 
How the Pandemic Has Affected Disc Golf and the Supply Chain

Nobody saw the surprises, challenges, and often bizarre events of 2020 coming. It has been a very unexpected year. On top of the obvious heartbreak of sickness, death, job losses, and disrupted lives, even a small sport like disc golf had its disappointments with the cancellation of major events. But let’s really dive into the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on disc golf in terms of growth and the marketplace.

Maybe it was the number of people in forced quarantine from work, school, and other events that fed the interest in disc golf. Maybe the outdoors simply feels safer than staying pent-up in a building. Whatever it was that created the perfect storm, disc golf suddenly became a very popular way to pass the time during the pandemic.

Infinite Discs has a unique perspective into the disc golf growth and interest trends, being a seller of disc golf products. Here is a look at website traffic that hit the InfiniteDiscs.com website from the end of 2019 to the present (June 5th)….

CLICK HERE to read more about disc golf growth and the disc supply chain challenges facing retail right now.

Please share your thoughts and experiences in the blog comments. We’d love to get many perspectives on the recent interest in the sport.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

 

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