Disc Golf history lesson with Scott Stokely! | Catch with Brian Earhart
Join Scott Stokely as he shares an in-depth look at disc golf history, hosted by Catch with Brian Earhart. This informative discussion takes a unique approach to the sport's past, focusing on the innovative company Ching Discs and its original molds from 2000. Scott discusses how Ching Discs became popular for their distinctive flight plate characteristics and eventual shutdown in 2014 due to personal reasons. The conversation then shifts to Scott Stokely Discs, which was launched as a partner brand, bringing back the beloved Ching discs after an initial hold due to global plastic shortages. Throughout the video, Scott shares his expertise on grip preferences, thumb placement, and tips for mastering different throwing techniques.
Learn from a legend: Scott Stokely shares disc golf history. Join Brian Earhart for an in-depth look.
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knock Ricky out the way he gets me it's great well I know you got a special disc for me here I have a surprise for you later but this is special for multiple reasons can you talk to us about what we're throwing yeah this is the ju guu from chingis and I'll try not to make it sound like a commercial but this is a company uh that was formed in 2000 but in 2004 they started making original discs they had eight original molds uh they were popular I mean people liked Ching discs but they were Innovative because they have different uh different characteristics or Contours on the the flight plate that made it do something unique and people like throwing them but for personal reasons uh they went they shut down in 2014 and it's important it's for personal reasons because a couple years ago I bought the company if they went out of business because people didn't like the discs I'm not buying that company but uh people liked them and so I bought the original molds I shipped some of them back from China so they say made in China on the back they're made in Georgia now brought the jobs back to America uh but that's it now we're re uh We've re-released Ching discs actually the true true story was we bought the company and said we have a a partner an investor uh we bought them few years back and we were about to launch and something happened globally that made it hard to get plastic I can't recall what it was something I don't know it's slipping my mind but something happened that made it hard to buy plastic so we uh we put the release on hold not not our choice uh in the meantime while that was all happening is when we developed Stokely discs and that ended up launching those first but it started with bringing Ching back you want to toss it I want to toss it so badly let's do it all right what I love about this is your thumb placement is your preference yes well there's five different grooves uh at different distances from the rim so you figure out which grip is best for you or where your thumb should go relative to your hand size the biggest challenge with this...
