Portable baskets

[jevon]

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

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

[Scott]

Originally Posted by jevon

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]

Originally Posted by Scott

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]

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

[TreeLove]

Sorry, I did not consider plastic baskets before responding.

[Jet]

Originally Posted by Scott

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.

Wow! - the PDGA approved of that?

[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]

Originally Posted by Scott

Man, that is one butt-ugly basket.

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....

[Celeste]

Originally Posted by 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?

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]

Originally Posted by Celeste

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]

Originally Posted by jevon

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.