Portable baskets

[Susie Sunshine]

Eric and I are finally getting a basket and are trying to decide which one to get. We're leaning toward either the DISCatcher Sport (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=179) or the M-14 (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=365). We'd love to hear other opinions on them (or other reasonably priced baskets) before we decide....

["Over the Hill" Bob]

Eric and I are finally getting a basket and are trying to decide which one to get. We're leaning toward either the DISCatcher Sport (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=179) or the M-14 (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=365). We'd love to hear other opinions on them (or other reasonably priced baskets) before we decide....

I have DiscCatcher Sport and think it's pretty good. I have added inside chains and sometimes think it catches too good. So far no complaints about it.

Bob

[Arose]

hmm i love my mach lite by DGA. catches great and very movable.

[snap7times]

i have a m-14 and think it needs more chains but is a little more better quality welding and setup than the discatcher sport...

[LegoRules]

Eric and I are finally getting a basket and are trying to decide which one to get. We're leaning toward either the DISCatcher Sport (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=179) or the M-14 (http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProduct.php?p=365). We'd love to hear other opinions on them (or other reasonably priced baskets) before we decide....

We have the Lightning DB-5 in out backyard, and love it. We got ours from Jerry at the Depot. After my putting today I need to get back there and use it more. :puke:

Cindy :)

[TreeLove]

i have a m-14 and think it needs more chains but is a little more better quality welding and setup than the discatcher sport...

If the M-14 welds are better than the Discatcher Sport, then the welds have improved CONSIDERABLY on the M-14. I felt terrible when I sold an M-14 to Ken Gilmore years back, and the welds broke. Doug had an M-14 whose welds also broke. I think they fixed the problem with the shitty welds. I don't hear about those welds breaking any more on M-14s. But you can get a Titan or a DB-5 for just a little more, and have a full-weight basket.

A Mach Lite is certainly an improvement over the Skill Shot. Stronger, more basket-like, tighter fit, more realistic catching. The Traveler: well, at least it's quiet. I have one NIB if interested, PM me.

[Scott]

After my putting today I need to get back there and use it more.

But when you throw the disc into the basket on your first shot you don't need to putt! :yay:

[LegoRules]

But when you throw the disc into the basket on your first shot you don't need to putt! :yay:

This is true:slapface:

Cindy :)

[Tim]

I haven't spent much time putting on a Discatcher Sport, but I fart around with M-14s from time to time. I haven't seen any issues with broken welds on the ones I shoot on, but holy hell are they rough on the discs! I spent half an hour putting, and my discs looked like I'd been throwing them across a gravel parking lot. I don't know what does the damage, if its rough chains or the nubs on the cage, but something chews the plastic up. Also can't say for the Discatcher Sport, but in the case of the M-14 (and Mach Lite, for that matter), there's a good number of putts you just have to tell yourself you know would have stuck on a real basket.

Other baskets--I've heard nothing but good things about Lightning DB-5's--apparently one of the few Lightning products people like. And I don't know if the reason you're looking at portables is for cost or portability, but, if you're willing to splurge a bit, the Gateway Titan (http://primediscs.com/proddetail.asp?prod=basket-titan) is supposed to be the best catching basket out there.

Edit: more info on the Titan (http://www.gdstour.com/gateway_titan_portable_disc_golf_basket.php) if anyone's curious

[snap7times]

the titan better than dga mach 5 and 2? Because the DGA baskets are cheaper than a titan so that's why i'm asking...

[Tim]

Supposedly, yeah. That's just what I've picked up from message boards and hearsay though, haven't had the chance to putt on one yet. I know the Titan uses super thick gauge steel on the cage, and I think it uses different gauges of chains too (thicker ones in the middle). Best catching basket that I've used is the Discatcher Pro (the newer models), but those cost significantly less than a Mach III, so I don't think price necessarily dictates quality.

[SMOKIN JOE]

mack three (just because i have one does't make me opinionaided does it) i also have a m-14 that i added a second set of chains too and it also works very well , a little on the light side which makes for easy transport , that mack three gets heavy in a hurry.:cool2:

[Leftybagger]

Oh how I love my Mach III!! You should have seen the look on people's faces driving through Canada with that on the top of my rig!!

DB-5 is a pretty good basket especially if you add an extra set of chains. The only downfall to this basket is that the galvanize dipping they do is pretty rough. Same for the welds. Can tear a putter to shreds after several hundred putts. I used to putt with J Sebiel all the time ( several hundred putts a day ) and his basket would destroy some of my putters.

[Ol' Bob]

Since I've had my choice of many practice baskets, living on a course, I liked the homemade Yauger Park basket that was donated. It has a smaller basket with no nubs. A very challenging basket, perfect for practice. Are we trying to develop those putts that stay in by a miracle, or do we want to have the no-doubters?

[Tim]

Maybe I should clarify that I'm not talking about getting lucky on putts that stick when you don't expect them to, I'm talking about putts that hit dead center on the pole, or at the least, in the strong part of the chains. I've had putts like that be spit out by all kinds of baskets, but definitely way more with the M-14s and Mach Lites...not really a huge deal as long as you can accept that it would have stuck on a more robust basket. It does kind of get old though, bending over to pick up that disc that you know you putted correctly. :)

And yeah, I agree that the Yauger baskets are good, I would seriously consider one if I were looking for a portable. You say you liked it though? Past tense?

[KenGilmore]

I still have the M-14 and a DB-5.

People are always adding chains to help the baskets catch better. My suggestion: DON'T!

If you can develop a method of putting that eliminates spit-outs and bounce-backs on an M-14, I guarantee you will never have a spit-out or bounce-back on a tournament basket.

["Over the Hill" Bob]

I still have the M-14 and a DB-5.

People are always adding chains to help the baskets catch better. My suggestion: DON'T!

If you can develop a method of putting that eliminates spit-outs and bounce-backs on an M-14, I guarantee you will never have a spit-out or bounce-back on a tournament basket.

I think I have to agree with this. My DiscCatcher with added chains catches really well. I swear there are putts four feet outside and the chains reach out and grab it and pull it into the basket. I get out to a course and the putts that are money at home just don't work the same. I'd like to get to where my putts just DROP in the basket instead of relying on chains or anything else. Shawn, if you and Eric want to borrow mine for a bit and try it out let me know.

Bob

ps...... a round battery touch light, turned upside down, in the center ring at the top eluminates the basket really well at night for night practice.

[NWDiscer]

I still have the M-14 and a DB-5.

People are always adding chains to help the baskets catch better. My suggestion: DON'T!

If you can develop a method of putting that eliminates spit-outs and bounce-backs on an M-14, I guarantee you will never have a spit-out or bounce-back on a tournament basket.


I have 1 of the 1st M-14's, i had the edges ground down to ease the chewing of my putters.
I have no broken welds at all, it is easy to carry, plus if you can stick putts on this basket your golden on the course as stated above.....

:rolleyes2:
i need to practice some more

[Susie Sunshine]

Thanks, ya'll. I think we're now looking at the DB-5. We're probably picking one up next week, so I've still got a little time to research. :)

[Celeste]

Thanks, ya'll. I think we're now looking at the DB-5. We're probably picking one up next week, so I've still got a little time to research. :)

That's what I've got. It does have some sharp bits, but it catches pretty well, is inexpensive, and actually looks like a basket. I'd say try and buy one you can look at 1st. I got mine online and it was kind of bent. I have to put a pinecone or something under it to get it straight. I'm sure I could return it, but what a pain in the ass.

[jevon]

Play It Again Sports on Halsey has one of these bad boys for only $70.

http://www.questat.com/DiscBasket.html

[Scott]

Play It Again Sports on Halsey has one of these bad boys for only $70.

http://www.questat.com/DiscBasket.html

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.

[Adam Schneider]

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.
I bet it's light though.

[all2common]

Sausage guy had one set up at Pier sometime this summer...it seemed like it would break if hit with a driver.

[kel]

:nono:

I had the chance to putt on this basket and :explode: little plastic pieces everywhere!

[TreeLove]

Sorry, I did not consider plastic baskets before responding. :slapface:

[Jet]

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.
Wow! - the PDGA approved of that? :eek:

[jevon]

I was going to get the DISCatcher Sport but I think I'm going to try to build one first. I'll need to take some measurements and then look for materials, but if I can make something for half the price and twice the quality then why not?

[snap7times]

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.

:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: I was justttt thinking the exact same thing when I saw that, man, that is one butt-ugly basket; looks like my old HS art teacher has been at it again.... :laughing::laughing::laughing:

[Celeste]

I was going to get the DISCatcher Sport but I think I'm going to try to build one first. I'll need to take some measurements and then look for materials, but if I can make something for half the price and twice the quality then why not?

Abe Downey made a really fun practice basket using one of those Weber grills (the round dome kind). It's super close to regular diameter and height, and actually caught really well. You could unsrew the pole with the chains and use it as a bbq still, if you wanted ash on your discs that is. Also if you nailed the front it sounded like a gong so every was aware of how much you suck. If you're interested I bet he'd get you the specs. I think he said he got all the parks for around $80 but he had pretty heavy galvanized chain.

[jevon]

Abe Downey made a really fun practice basket using one of those Weber grills (the round dome kind). It's super close to regular diameter and height, and actually caught really well. You could unsrew the pole with the chains and use it as a bbq still, if you wanted ash on your discs that is. Also if you nailed the front it sounded like a gong so every was aware of how much you suck. If you're interested I bet he'd get you the specs. I think he said he got all the parks for around $80 but he had pretty heavy galvanized chain.

Thanks for the idea. I printed out the PDGA specs for baskets and will try to follow those. I'm going to go around to hardware and craft stores and such to try to find materials to work with. If I have to I will get some rod and bend it on my own. Depends what I can find to work with but I might just use a tire as the bottom of the basket. I'll keep the project documented just in case I actually stumble upon something awesome.

[all2common]

Ol' Bob has a pretty sweet design up at the Luck Mud. Tires and snow chains...pimpt out.

[Celeste]

Thanks for the idea. I printed out the PDGA specs for baskets and will try to follow those. I'm going to go around to hardware and craft stores and such to try to find materials to work with. If I have to I will get some rod and bend it on my own. Depends what I can find to work with but I might just use a tire as the bottom of the basket. I'll keep the project documented just in case I actually stumble upon something awesome.

For the top Abe used plywood and hung the chains using bolts at the correct spots. Then he put the top of the grill on it and it looked pimp. I wish I had a picture because it is seriously one of the coolest home made baskets I've ever seen.