| I live near a beautiful park and, every day, I see groups | | | | that are often associated with more rigid materials. |
| of people enjoying themselves with what has become | | | | After that, naturally the next frisbee craze was in the |
| a favorite recreation here in my neighborhood -- the | | | | form of disc dog competitions which tested the |
| frisbee. Their fascination has led me to do my own | | | | disc-catching skills of dogs. There are also now ring-like |
| kind of research into this frisbee craze. It's really quite | | | | discs that are similar to Saturn's rings and these are |
| interesting.The frisbee, as we all know, is the most | | | | known as Aerobies and they normally fly farther than |
| common name for those flying discs or flying saucers. | | | | the regular frisbee. The latest frisbee incarnation takes |
| They are usually made of plastic and are about 20 to | | | | the form a lit flying disc which is growing more and |
| 25 centimeters of 8 to 10 inches in diameter. These | | | | more popular for evening and night time play. It's called |
| frisbees are designed to fly aerodynamically when | | | | a flashflight disc and players can enjoy playing with |
| someone throws them in the air with rotation and they | | | | them even when the sun goes down.There is actually |
| can be caught by hand. Playing with a frisbee is like | | | | a wide array of different games that utilize flying discs. |
| playing catch with a rubber ball, although frisbees are | | | | These include Ultimate, Freestyle frisbee, Disc Golf (the |
| much more fun.There are many types of frisbees | | | | traditional game of Golf played with flying discs |
| available in the supermarkets and other commercial | | | | (frisbees) instead of clubs and balls), Durango Boot, |
| venues. There are disc golf discs, which are smaller | | | | Double Disc Court, Guts Frisbee, Flutterguts (also |
| but denser than your typical frisbee, plus they are | | | | known as Flutter Frisbee), Friskee, Disc dog, |
| made to follow a particular flight profile that can | | | | Dodge Frisbee, Goaltimate, Schtick, Fricket (also |
| increase or decrease their stability and distance. Once | | | | known as Cups), Hot Box, Fris-Nok (the traditional |
| people realized that dogs just love chasing those flying | | | | Icelandic-Canadian game), Extreme Frisbee (a less |
| frisbees down, they designed special discs made up of | | | | official, more violent game) and Speed Frisbee (like a |
| more pliable material that are more resistant to the bite | | | | tennis game with a disc). |
| of a dog and which can prevent injuries to the dog | | | | |