Locked into anchors that are cemented into the ground.
Anchor & Collar (Standard Mounting Option). Direct Cement (No Frills Mounting Option). DGA disc golf baskets can be powder coated in different colors if desired.Įach permanent DGA Disc Golf Basket can be configured in one of three ways: Each disc golf target is hot-dipped galvanized from head to toe (a DGA standard). Permanent disc golf baskets have anywhere from 18 to 40 strands of chain and are durable enough to withstand sun, wind, rain, and snow. In these settings disc golf baskets get constant play (banging of the chains) and abuse. Permanent disc golf baskets are heavy-duty and are designed for outdoor park and recreation settings. There are two categories of DGA baskets, Permanent and Practice/Portable. A player's score is added up by counting the number of throws it takes for the disc to come to rest in the basket.ĭGA currently manufactures 7 disc golf basket models conforming to different PDGA specification for both tournament play as well as recreational use. When a thrown flying disc hits the chains and drops into the basket, the hole is complete. Disc golf baskets serve the same function as golf holes do in the sport of traditional golf. (Space permitting, there are also course designs up to 21, 24, and 27 holes.) Disc golf baskets must conform to specific dimensions if they are to be used in PDGA sanctioned tournament play.ĭisc golf baskets are the main and most important components of a disc golf course. A disc golf course is generally made up of at least 9 disc golf baskets, however, most courses are built with 18 disc golf baskets. The basket is attached about halfway down the pole below the chain. 
The chain holder has chains attached to it that surrounds the pole and hangs down towards a basket. The pole is often cemented directly into the ground. The Disc Pole Hole is also referred to as a cage, pin, hole, target, disc catcher, goal, chains, bucket, and pole.Ī disc golf basket is made up of a chain holder attached to the top of a pole. The term disc golf basket, or "Basket" is one of the most common informal names for what originally was known as a Disc Pole Hole.
About Ed Headrick – Father of Disc GolfĭGA invented the first disc golf basket over 40 years ago in 1975 as one of the first steps the company took to formalize the sport and game of disc golf.
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