Double Disc Court (DDC) is a disc (frisbee) sport played with two flying discs. It is played between two teams of two players each. Teammates stand in the same court. The goal is to defend a court from an attack by the opponents. Two identical square courts are located on a level playing field of grass measuring 13 meters on a side. The distance between the courts is 17 meters. Attacks are made in two ways: by throwing a disc in play into the opponents' court in an attempt to have the disc come to rest within that court without ever having touched out-of-bounds, or by causing both discs to be touched by a player or players on the opposing team at the same time (called a "double"). A team scores a point whenever they make a successful attack or whenever an opponent throws a disc out-of-bounds. The first team to score the requisite number of points as determined by the competitive format wins the game. Image File history File links A schematic representation of a DDC field. ... Image File history File links A schematic representation of a DDC field. ... A Wham-O Professional Frisbee While the word Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by the company. ...
While the word Frisbee is claimed as a trademark of the Wham-O[?] toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by that company.
The Flyin-Saucer, originally invented by Walter Frederick Morrison[?] and codeveloped and financed by Warren Franscioni[?] in 1948, was unsuccessful, but a later model made by Morrison in 1955 and sold as the "Pluto Platter" was bought by Wham-O in 1957.
Wham-O renamed the toy "Frisbee", a (probably deliberate) misspelling of the name of the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose pie tins had been used by college students in the area for similar purposes.
When it was discovered that dogs enjoyed chasing and retrieving the slow moving discs, special frisbees were eventually designed with more pliable material that would more resistant to damage when the dog caught one in its mouth.
Many frisbee-like discs are shaped like a frisbee with a large hole in the centre, such discs known as aerofoils typically fly significantly farther.
Wham-O renamed the toy in 1958 to "Frisbee", a (probably deliberate) misspelling of the name of the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, whose pie tins had been used by college students in the area for similar purposes.
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