Some of us (still playing Ultimate in the London League) are now so old they
actually bought and still own copies of both these books when they came out!
³Frisbee by the Masters² is the earliest. My copy was printed in 1977,
it¹s a classic and when I bought it was, I believe, the only published
manual¹ available at the time. I also have the excellent and rather quaint
³Frisbee Players Handbook² by Mark Danna and Dan Poynter which came out the
following year. I bought my round soft cover copy together with the yellow
³Wham-O Frisbee² it came with in 1980 and the disk still flies now and then!
This is equally as great as Frisbee by the Masters and contains a wealth of
info on Frisbee history, games and techniques. (Including a section on how
to catch a disk with your arss! I kid you not!) Did you know for instance
that the IFA established in 1967 drew up Proficiency Standards to test
players ability, and you could take a test to gain a certificate as a
Novice, Expert, Master, or World Class Master! (World Class Master¹s are
obviously able to perform the arss catch with ease... I guess I¹m not quite
there yet)!... Sigh... Enough anorak for one day..
Disk Up!
Kenny
(Curve)
From: Paul Hurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:57:51 +0100
To: <Britdisc@near.me.uk>
Subject: Re: [BD] the oldest frisbee book?
See if you can find a copy of "Frisbee By The Masters".... by Charles
Tips
From 1977 according to Amazon.com
I never owned a copy, but my friend at school did. It almost became
our bible!
Paul
On 24 Jul 2005, at 22:59, Emmanuel Bennett wrote:
> Hi BD,
>
> This is a question for the ultimate anoraks: does anyone know of an
> Ultimate book or Frisbee manual which was printed before 1978?
>
> I ask because I was wandering around Bath central library, and I
> found "The Frisbee Players' Handbook" by Mark Danna ("a World Class
> Master in the sport of Frisbee") and Dan Poynter (a former
> "Director of the U.S. Hang Gliding Association"), from 1978. It's a
> round book, which was originally sold with a a disc. The book
> focuses on all sorts of crazy throws and catches (with one and two
> discs at a time), but it has chapters on all sorts of disc sports,
> and how to train a "frisbee dog", amongst other topics.
>
> I didn't even know Ultimate books existed that were so old, and I'm
> interested to know if others exist.
>
> Ta,
>
> Manny
> dD#31
>
>
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