How To Store Your Disc Golf Discs
Disc storage is one of the most important things to learn for disc golfers. Poor storage can lead to warped flight plates, stamp wear, and even broken discs. Whether your discs are collector’s items or your throwers, you want your discs in the best condition possible.
How Should I Stack My Discs?
Storing your discs vertically rather than in stacks horizontally is the preferred method as it prevents the weight of the discs on top from warping the discs at the bottom. You also want your discs leaning back on each other rather than leaning forward with pressure against the flight plate. This can be achieved by storing your discs on a rack or in boxes. There are lots of options for disc golf racks out on the market and there are plenty of DIY videos on YouTube.
Different Storage Rack Options
- Shadow Pine Racks
- MVP Disc Station
- Modified book shelves and shoe racks are a popular options in the disc golf community
Different Storage Box Options
- 9”x9”x22” MVP Boxes are readily available at a lot of your local disc golf shops, including at our store. Come grab some for free!
- Disc Box is what we use for OTB Road Show
- Sterilite 20qt Storage Box is a popular option with collector’s.
- Jimmy John’s Boxes work great for those who love them some Jimmy John’s
- Diaper Boxes are also perfect for storing discs plus they come in abundance if you are a parent with a young child
Should I Bag My Discs
Bagging your discs is important if you are planning on your discs being in storage for a long period of time. Discs as they age start to leach the oils out and this can cause chalkiness and even breaking. Storing it in a sealed bag can keep the disc from degrading from exposure to air, allowing your collector and thrower discs to stay in pristine condition. Bagging your discs also prevents the stamp and plastic from getting scuffed up during storage.
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9×9 4 Mil Bags$0.30 – $26.00
What Does Light & Extreme Temps Do To A Disc
Light and extreme temperatures can degrade the disc in much the same way as air. From changing the color of the disc to making the plastic dry and brittle. You should always store your discs in a place that has little to no light hitting them and is at room temperature. Light, heat, and cold can cause the plastic to start to degrade, shortening the lifespan of your discs. Discs and the plastics they come in are pretty darn durable, but the more you can do to protect them, the better!
How We Store Our Discs
We store our discs a variety of styles of boxes but the discs are always sitting vertically. Whether you use a wooden rack, a cardboard box, or a plastic tote, disc storage is simple with the correct storage containers.
Please Store With Care
Improper disc storage can damage discs in a variety of ways. Disc storage isn’t complicated and can be a savior to your disc collection. A huge benefit of storing your discs correctly is that it makes it easier to inventory what you have. You can arrange your collection by speed, or company, or even color. In our opinion proper disc storage is vital to maintain the lifespan of your frisbees.
All this being said, discs are resilient and can be brought back to proper form with the right care and treatment. More on that in another blog post to come 😉
That being said, the better we can preserve their birdie getting abilities, the better!