Disc Golf Baskets

After working toward buying three disc golf baskets by selling vintage golf discs on eBay, I have accomplished my goal. This past Thursday I received my third basket. Here is how the three baskets compare (in order that I received them)

This is the DGA (Disc Golf Association) M-14 Basket. A very light weight basket and the only lightweight portable that has duel chains. It only weighs 25 pounds...so it is easy to move around the yard.

The best part about this basket is the dual chains. The basket as a whole is a bit wobbly and not as sturdy as others. It tips over easily. As was proven not once but twice with Kallsen trying to get discs out of the basket. It doesn't have full nubs on the basket but does have a smaller sized nubs that helps stop discs from being flung when ringing the basket.

The M-14 does have the most 'pure' ring of any of the three baskets.

The DGA M-14 costs $145 delivered from GottaGoGottaThrow.com.

The second basket I purchased was the In Step portable. The best priced basket on the market. I paid $80 delivered through an ebay store.

The basket is single chain and has heavier chains than the M-14. The basket is more shallow and has no nubs so beware of sling-shot effects when putts are wide and low but still hit the basket rim. The basket is lightweight at 30 lbs.

The basket was advertised as having three different setting for basket height. I was hoping that would allow me to lower the basket height so both Kallsen and Parker could also have fun putting in the yard with their Dad and big brother Joseph. The basket does have two settings but the chain assemble does not move so there really is little advantage to moving the basket.

The Innova DisCatcher portable is by far the best basket of the three. While it only has one set of chains, the chains are closer together than the In Step basket. The basket is deeper than the M-14 or the In Step basket and has regular sized nubs. Blow-throughs are more frequent than the M-14 but over all the Innova DisCatcher is the best regular designed portable. Available for between $160 and $200 delivered depending on where you buy it.

All three baskets are better than not having a basket. If you're in the market and have a small budget buy the In Step from an ebay store ($80 delivered.) If you like the DGA dual chain and the crisp, clean sound of the chains when you hit a money putt, the DGA is $145 delivered from GottaGoGottaThrow.com. If you want the best portable without having a full-size basket, the Innova Discatcher is what you'll want to purchase.

My long term goal is to one day own 9 baskets and have enough land to have a decent course of my own to play. I will not, however, buy another lightweight basket (other than a true portable) and instead wait until I can afford a full-sized Mach II or Mach III from the DGA.

And on another note...I have noticed an increase in my confidence when playing Disc Golf and I have noticed an improved confidence when watching Joseph putt at the local course. I look forward to years of Disc Golf fun with my three boys. Soon I'll post pictures of some of the holes we've designed in the yard. Currently all the baskets are in the carport due to a forecast of rain recently.