Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee Sport

Ultimate Frisbee is a non-contact team sport played with a 175 gram flying ultimate disc. Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that requires both athleticism and endurance. It is one of the fastest growing sports in America and commonly played on university campuses and parks. General Ultimate Frisbee Rules goes as follows: The object of the sport is to score points by passing the ultimate disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby. Basic ultimate rules involve two teams. One team pulls the disc to the other as in a kick-off scenario. Once the receiving team gains possession of the ultimate disc then the ultimate frisbee players pass the disc to their teammates to advance up the ultimate field toward the end zone. Running with the disc is forbidden and the only way to gain forward progress is by passing the disc. The opposing ultimate team attempts to thwart the offense by intercepting the disc or (more commonly) knocking the disc to the ground during a pass. Once the ultimate disc hits the ground the possession changes. For more detailed ultimate frisbee rules see our Ultimate Frisbee Rules page.

Ultimate Disc and Ultimate Frisbee Disc

There is often some confusion about the terms ultimate disc and Frisbee disc. That is because "Frisbee®" is a registered trademark name (a brand name if you will) when it is often assumed to mean a general flying disc. Frisbee® is an owned trademark of Wham-O, hence the "Wham-O Ultimate Frisbee discs." Often times people refer to ultimate discs that are not Frisbees as "frisbee discs" despite the Wham-O ultimate frisbee being a completely different type of disc. It's like people referring to tissues as Kleenex, no matter what brand name it actually is. However the official ultimate disc of USA Ultimate is the Discraft Ultra-Star which introduces the phrase "ultrastar frisbee". There is no such thing as an "ultrastar frisbee" disc nonetheless you can understand the meaning. The Ultra-Star ultimate disc is a 175 gram disc designed with great durability, excellent control and amazing distance capabilities for your ultimate frisbee game. Visit Discraft Ultra-Stars for ultimate disc images and purchase options.

175 Gram Flying Ultimate Disc

Discraft Ultra-Star Ultimate Discs

There are various brands of 175 gram flying ultimate discs. The 175g Discraft Ultra-Star ultimate disc is the most popular choice. The Discraft Ultra-Star is the Official Ultimate Disc of the Ultimate Players Association Championship Series as well as the official ultimate disc for high school and college tournaments world wide. The Ultra-Star is engineered with a contoured grip and aerodynamic engineering. You can view and purchase various color options of the Discraft Ultra-Star from our Ultra-Star ultimate disc page. Also available are SuperColor Ultra-Stars, Ultra-Stars with custom printed designs. You can also order your own batch of SuperColor Ultra-Stars with your own personal design printed on the top at our Custom Ultimate Discs page.

Wham-O Ultimate Frisbee

The original ultimate frisbee disc is the Wham-O Frisbee®. Today the Frisbee is more commonly used for leisure play and as a casual catching disc. You'll most likely find a Wham-O Ultimate Frisbee® on the beach although the Frisbee is still sometimes used in ultimate frisbee games as well. You can purchase individual Ultimate Frisbees on our Frisbee Ultimate Discs page or order large quantities of Wham-O Frisbees on our Ultimate Disc Wholesale page.

Ultimate Frisbee Disc Throws

There are many throws used in ultimate frisbee but to get you started you can view a list of the Top 10 Ultimate Frisbee Throws that can make your game that much better. Which throws someone uses is solely based on the individual ultimate frisbee player. Each player will have their own preferences of how to throw a disc. There are some very unique and useful throws though that can help you gain control of a defense dominated play and recover the control of the disc and essentially the control of the ultimate frisbee game.