Ok, I am sure that this has been discussed before, but does anyone know where to get the nite lights to put on ur disc??
I believe they last for like 20 hours or something and they are little red lights.

Bass Pro shops have them as do other fishing stores. They are bobber lights.

they're $2.24 each at academy..don't know if there are academy's outside of texas, but they're in the fishing section.

Here's three of those places off the web that you can order from. Personally I like the Dstore or Everything Disc Golf because the last time I've ordered from either one of them, the shipment gets in quickly. At least 2 to 3 days.

D-Store (http://www.thedstore.com/)
Everything Disc Golf (http://www.everythingdiscgolf.com/detail.asp?pid=78686)
Wright Life (http://www.wrightlife.com/glogear.php)

Or you can buy this red LED light from Radio Shack which is relatively cheap and use one of those wristwatch batteries to power it and use clear-tape to tape it on one of your 'candy' discs. Worked great for me!

I really like the Twill night bright glow lights. They work amazing well. I've found them in Canada at Wal-mart and Canadian Tire. As well as local tackle shops.

I see you can buy them online from an outdoors store called cabella's (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0011798115124a&navAction=push&navCount=3&indexId=cat20289&podId=0011798&catalogCode=IE&parentId=cat20289&parentType=index&rid=&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fcatalog%2Fitem-link.jhtml_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166&hasJS=true) for $2.99 each.

Thanks all, i appreciate it.

A headlamp's a real handy gadget too. Cabella's headlamp (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jhtml?id=0014215515431a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberFinder .giftCertificateURL=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Ftemplates%2F giftcertificate%2Fgiftcertificate.jhtml%3Fid%3D000 5586990011a%26podId%3D0005586%26catalogCode%3DIB%2 6navAction%3Djump%26indexId%3D&_D%3A%2Fcabelas%2Fcommerce%2FCabelasCatalogNumberF inder.giftCertificateURL=+&QueryText=headlamp&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jhtml.8&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=headlamp&noImage=0&returnPage=search-results1.jhtml)

And if you want to actually use a glow disc google a 2 million candle rechargable flashlight - really handy in the woods at night and keeps a photon disc lit for quite a while.

"Thill Nite Brite" lights are at all the Wal-mart stores I've looked for them in (three of 'em). For me, the red ones were $2.47, the green ones were $3.47 (?) and the yellow ones you could only get as part of the actual bobber package.

Be sure to look on the aisle with the bobbers and little lightstick (probably in the upper right-hand corner), NOT in teh aisle where the lures and such are - all three of the Wal-marts I've been in have had seperate aisles for the different fishing equipment.

P.S. "Household Goop" or any silicone-based adhesive works the best to secure the lights to your disc. Stays put as long as you want, but still can be easily removed with NO glue residue left on your disc (fyi)

One thing that worked well for me were the little glow sticks that go inside clear mouthpieces. They are very close to the same size as the the LED bobber lights. I found them at Party City for $2 for a 2-pack. They lasted for 5-6 hours.

If you are a penny pincher you save a few bucks by lighting 4 discs for $4 rather than 2 discs for $5 with the LED bobber lights.

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today...I am a heel

Gotta Go has night flight lights. Mine last about 4-6 rounds depending on temperature. The best way to stick em on is WARM with Clear Duct Tape.

Best o luck!

little red led's rule,,,

The best way I've seen for attaching the bobber lights is velcro.
You can buy a package of little tear-off velcro squares that are the perfect size. Stick the rough (hooks) sided square in the center of the disc. Wrap the soft fuzzy square around the light tube and stick it on. If you want to use more than one disc for a night round, all you have to do is stick another rough square on another disc and you can easily switch the light from one disc to another while playing.
The squares are about 3/4 of an inch. I put them in the center under the disc, but I've even seen players stick them
on top of the disc and the light stayed attached. :D

cabela's now has yellow and green lights too. the red ones are super bright. not sure how the other colors look at night.

I have used these for about 6 months now and have had no problems, http://www.copsplus.com/prodnum1317.php, they even work under the water. The batteries are replacable. Just take off the key chain part and your ready. They have an on/off switch. I buy velcro in a 15ft roll at home depot for about 6 bucks and it will last about the same. Just cut one inch strips and you can play every disc in your bag. I found them at Academy Sports at the check out counters.

Buy two lights for $13 and velcro for $6 and you won't need anything else for quite a while. I don't know why anyone would keep paying $2.50 for the little match stick lights and keep replacing them every time they play. :(

Plus they make a great score card light.

Put the rough side on the light and the soft on the disc. This way the velcro will last longer since you are switching the lights from disc to disc.

they look kinda bulky!!

You would be very surprised, they fit under the disc very well and only weigh about 4 grams. If you held one in your hand you could see what I'm talking about. After I started using mine , several people around here have converted over. No need to keep buying lights and no need to keep taping them on. Just velcro all of the discs and your set.

4 GRAMS! The Thill Nite Brite Lite only weighs 0.745 grams each!!!
Crazy light...light... ;)

How much do the batteries cost for the LED keychains, isn't it something like 3 bucks? And they only last for 15 hours, NOT 20 like the bobber lights say.

So for a nice round number of 60 playing hours:
you could buy three bobber lights for ~ $9.00
or 1 inova led light + 3 more batteries ~ $15.00 (not to mention s/h for light, so tack on another 5 bucks)

You'll easily spend half as much money with the bobber lights... but if you don't like saving money, check out all the inova light specs: inova microlight (http://www.inovalight.com/site.html?ML-ov)

I've been playing on the same lights for almost nine months with no need for new batteries and we play every month. They still work like new and they have been submerged under the water several times.

How many of the little match lights have you bought in the last nine months?
Every month I see guys scrambling to get their little lights taped onto thier discs and half the time the lights from the last month don't work the next time. Then I see them fumbling with them all night switching the lights by re-taping them from disc to disc.
And when it gets cold out the tape doesn't work worth a sheit. But the velcro holds all night long because you only put them on once.

after last night i'm thinking the switch is coming soon.

dang bobber light didn't make it past 10 feet before the frickin tape and light would come flying off.

Yeah, tape is not the answer. And I suspect that if you use waterproof tape or any duct tapes, there will be some residue that's hard to get off your disc.

My first time out with the bobber lights, we used tape. Might have worked fine if it weren't for the dew. (and my friend who's disc rolled into the water) /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif His tape job didn't make it to the next hole. And it's not fun searching around, finding your light and wondering just when the darn thing seperated from the disc.

BUT - since then I have implemented a better plan. I don't use tape or velcro (does the velcro leave any residue on the disc, just curious?). I use Household Goop to secure a small piece of plastic tubing on the the bottom of my disc and then the bobber light goes inside the tubing.

So now I'm not scrambling around if my light dies, I just take out the light and jam a new one in it's place - good to go!

Sorry about the battery life, Twoputt, but the website says 15 hours, so I went with that. I assume (if you have a red light) yours should last quite a bit longer than that - probably at least four times, but they don't tell you battery lifes for the different LED colors so I used the info at my disposal.

There are two other small keychain lights I had looked at besides the inova when I was working on my nighttime disc golf plan:
Photon Microlights (http://alphanet.zoovy.com/category/photon_microlights_by_lri/) more expensive, but pretty nifty features on version 3
Pulsar 2 (http://www.princetontec.com/outdoor_pulsar2.html) Not too great - but some one may like it.

I found Ebay to be the cheapest place to buy all the LED keychain lights. But I'm sticking with the bobber lights.

The velcro does not leave ay residue.

And if you and I were playing a round together, you with your bobber lights and me with my key chain light, by the end of the round you would be sold. As have many others since they saw the simplicity of them. The biggest difference is I only turn them on while I'm throwing. So they last a long, long time.

I haven't tried the goop, due to the fact that the velcro is easy on and easy off. The ceapest place I have found the led's is at Acedamy. About $6.50 including tax. I know several guys that use at least three new bobber lights every time they play. Lets see, $2.50 x 3 x every time they play. It adds up quick.

Me? My investment is over at a total of $20 and I can play all year long with the same lights.

I use the blue ones. When you throw it looks like the cops comming through the woods. You can see them for at least a 1/4 to a 1/2 mile. And if you want to rattle your competition, just accidentily shine it in their eyes before they throw. :D

Has anybody tried either of these 3M products for mounting their lights to their discs:
Interlocking Fasteners (http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/command/products/interlocking.jhtml)
Mounting Strips (http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/command/products/mountingstrips.jhtml)

I was going to try the mounting strips, but the store didn't have the small ones.

Twoputt, I don't know if the household goop would work as well for the keychain lights anyway - the force exerted if it hit a tree or anything might be too great. I'm not saying they're heavy, we'll just have to agree to disagree on what we like. But please, let's be reasonable:

...use at least three new bobber lights every time they play.



Either those people play... nope, wait I can't even conceive of how they could waste 60 hours of battery life in a 3 hour time span. Even multiple lights on a single disc wouldn't do it.

I had my bobber lights on only when I threw them for a while... until that one time I almost threw my disc WITHOUT turning the bobber light back on. :D It was too close, so now I just leave it on the extra minute between throws.

The bobber lights seem to lose some of their battery life after several shocks against trees, ect....
The battery life on the bobber lights is reduced greatly when used in extreme cold.

Don't get me wrong, I used the bobber lights for two years and had no problems when I took the time at home in a warm, dry enviroment to apply the tape. I just didn't like having to chosse the three or four discs I wanted to throw for the evening. I like having acess to every disc in my bag.

And yes, I had to replace one or two of the bobber lights every time, because they would lose their light intensity or start to flicker on and off. So far this is the only thing I have found that I consider to be better than the bobber lights.

But as you said, thats just my opinion. But until you have actually tried them both (which I have) then its hard for you to have a valid argument against the ones I use.
Sometimes change is good. :D

Valid arguement?! That's never stopped my girlfriend, who's arguement is always, "cause". Yep, she's a former collegiate star debater. ;)

So to sum up the thread:
most everyone agrees the bobber lights work well, but some have moved on to keychain LEDs and are extremely happy they did.

Valid arguement?! That's never stopped my girlfriend, who's arguement is always, "cause". Yep, she's a former collegiate star debater. ;)



Well my girlfriend was one step above that, she was a masterdebater. :D

So there! :D

Valid arguement?! That's never stopped my girlfriend, who's arguement is always, "cause". Yep, she's a former collegiate star debater. ;)



Well my girlfriend was one step above that, she was a masterdebater. :D

So there! :D



I thought I heard she was a "cunning linguist"? :eek:

Sorry Twoputt, I don't know you but the joke was there. :D

... I've used them both (bobber-light & "TwoPutt keychain special") ... and still use them both , though I must admit : TwoPutt's choice is the better ...
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... Bright ? ... talk about your BRIGHT !!! ... even through opaque DX wax discs (max.wt Ram) , it really illuminates ... I had followed TwoPutt's example and used good quality Velcro ... turned the light on/off easily and moved from disc to disc easily ... :cool:

If you have a digicam I'd love to see a photo of the keychain light attached so I can better visualize it.

I'm really happy with the bobber lights, but I'm willing to try something else out if it's better.

I've also thought about using velcro to attack the led's, but then wrote it off as a silly idea. Glad to see I was on to something there.

I use clear packing tape and as long as the disc is clean it comes right off with no residue. Never had a problem but I am interested in what other ideas people are using. Pretty cool!!!!

All right... so maybe I'll try the LED keychain.

Anyone tried more than one color? I'd like to know which people think is best. I'd stick with red, yellow or orange as they'll last longer than green, blue and purple (that's not an opinion so no "my girly purple led lasts as long as your manly blood red one!" kind of shmack talk - it's a fact, all based on wavelength that it takes more juice for the higher wavelength lights. And next class, we'll talk about... sorry) :p

Anyway, the more expensive Photon 3 would be good for large groups since not only do they have the greatest color selection (I think), but also you can set them to flash at a few different speeds, too. Not to mention the S-O-S morse code feature - that could be fun to use when messing with any park help or something (unless they kicked you out for a prank sos distress... that'd suck) :(

More fuel for the debate ;)

I was out again last night with my bobber light. I've now played well over 70 holes with one of my lights, on about 5 or 6 separate occasions. I leave it turned on for the whole round, and it's still glowing strong!

I can't believe the life on these things!

Yes, the bobber lights work well..........

But, the led's work better. :D

Wait a second! Twoputt you like the leds?
But I thought you...
Didn't you say...
I read somewhere...

Oh right, WE ALREADY KNEW HOW YOU FELT! :p

You and I have usurped this thread for long enough, lets let the rest of 'em work it out.

i have the blue inova keychain and the focus of the light is very narrow. it is really like a small flash light and the light is hard to see if it is hanging from a link on the basket.

we have used it to place on the basket but with the clip the beam really points straight down and i have a hard time trying to get the light to be visable.

stick the the leds and use the same for the basket.

Martin, Martin, Martin................................

Texas life has really clouded your mind.

We use the lights on our discs, not the baskets............. :D

I have tried many different kinds of tape with the bobber lights and my choice is good quality Scotch tape. Yep the kind you use for wrapping presents. It has never seperated from the disc when throwing and it is easy to use. No residue as long as you don't let the tape stay on for days in a hot car. Although I have had problems with the bobber lights not working well right out of the package.

I agree. The clear Scotch packing tape works awesome. Never leaves a resedue and my Re LED's will last for ever. I would say about 8, 3 hour sessions. I leave the light on the entire game and laugh at the suckas trying to find there discs with the glow sticks. Not realy, I get annoyed cause for the exta dollar you can use the LED multiple games and instead I am always helping people find there discs with the glow sticks. Lets play not do the hide and seak thing.

Where can i buy theses lights. I want to give them a try tonight before the tournament on saturday???

you can get those lights at any fishing store, or wal-mart might even have em.
but for mystic millls, they dont allow you to use em. yeah, its kinda a *** rule, considering the even isnt even sanctioned, but they play by all pdga rules.
the lights are sweet *** for glow golfin though.

Where can i buy theses lights.


OK, I can see somebody asking this question as a new thread, but asking it within a thread where (if I count half-azzidly) 8 of the first 15 replies talk of where you can buy the lights - it's absolutely, totally, and in all other ways inconceivable (to quote the princess bride like a <font color="pink">big ol' pansy</font>) /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

dischick you're too nice

it's absolutely, totally, and in all other ways inconceivable



Considering this is the first time i looked at the thread and its 3 pages long its not that inconceivable. The fact that you wasted all that time writing that responce instead of just telling me a fishing store is completely IDIOTIC though.

Nice work on trying to be an ACEhole. Better luck next time. Thanks Jenn :D

Whatchu mean trying... I succeeded! And plus, dischick already told you where to go (you wouldn't want ME to tell you where to go) :p Just joking, it was right there and had to be said.
And she's right, as I said earlier ALL wal-marts I've been in have had them they're just not always that easy to find.

And Wal-marts are usually more easy to come by than fishing stores so that may or may not help more.

I apologize for my earlier response, it's just that in most forums when someone asks an already answered Q, they get a USE THE SEARCH OPTION type response... at least I still pointed you in the right direction, right? :D

Millz, i get em at meijer for around 3 bucks there awsome, also i thought that you COULD use em at tournies as long as u taped them to the underside of your disc and not the top so it doesnt affect the flight. also the best way to place them is to use the same kind of glue that glu-B-Gone makes and when your done the glu-b-gone takes it right off.

Whatchu mean trying... I succeeded! And plus, dischick already told you where to go (you wouldn't want ME to tell you where to go) Just joking, it was right there and had to be said.
And she's right, as I said earlier ALL wal-marts I've been in have had them they're just not always that easy to find.

And Wal-marts are usually more easy to come by than fishing stores so that may or may not help more.

I apologize for my earlier response, it's just that in most forums when someone asks an already answered Q, they get a USE THE SEARCH OPTION type response... at least I still pointed you in the right direction, right?



I know I know i just wanted to let you know you prolly just wasted alot of energy. Wait what am i talking about??? Posting doesnt take energy it just wastes time at work :D

Forget what i said post away :D

WOOT!! WOOT!! for wasting time at work... only fifteen minutes to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

thatnx, i am too nice.
if i had read the thread and seen that people mentioned where to get em, id have never waisted my time. but i am lazey in a sense.
i am willing to bet anyone 1million dollars that you can not use em tomorrow at mystic mills. as for any other event, i am willing to bet a smaller wage. i see it completely against all pdga rules. for ann arbor, though it is not sanctioned, as said b4, they go by their own rules. a person that we all know very well, no names mentioned, has decided to not play the tournament tomorrow in A2 because of a disagreement over this very topic from last year. i say if its not sanctioned, who cares, but since i am not the TD, i do not make up the rules.
discs are obviousely easier to find when thrown in the shule, you dont have to deal with blacklights, flashlights, or dying batteries, plus they are way trippy to watch fly.
feel free to take the bet mills, cuz i am right. and also, shoot em up in the tourney. if you win, the only thing that'll suc is that its not sanctioned!

I got ahold of some glow tape that works better than anything. If you charge it under florescent light for 4 hours it will last all night. And you can just leave it on your disc as long as you want. I have some that's been on a disc for over a year and it still glows all night.

where'd you get the glow tape?
I won't ask where to get the lights cuz' I've already been flamed to much. :D

I bought it in bulk from Shannon Luminous Products. I found them on the web. I sell 2" X 2" squares for $1.00 each at my disc golf store "The Ace Place". I can sell you some if you want.

Now that the cold is setting in, I see the problem with tape, at least on my candy type discs. DX discs that I've taped beforehand have no problem. But the moisture at night, on CE discs is pretty bad. I'm thinking about going the velcro route, then I can do a quick switch between discs.

So for the people who are using the bobber lights, so you just stick the light in between the two pieces of velcro, with the light end sticking out? This is secure? I picture the light flying out with enough spin?

...or if/when hitting a tree???

Sounds intriguing though...!

Not sure if peeps use the velcro so much with the bobber lights as they do with the keychain LEDs. But in principle, no... the light doesn't go between the velcro parts. Secure the rough side to the disc and secure the soft (looped) side to the light. But when the bobber is dead, so to might be that piece of velcro cause I don't know if you'll be able to take it off and reuse it (that's why I don't know if bobber users also use velcro).

I only use a few discs at night (not my whole arsenal) so I just glue a light in each disc I'll use with Household Goop. Others have discussed things they use to secure the lights to the discs too (within this thread) so you can check that out on your own. This stuff holds really well. I threw a disc against a door from point-blank range about ten times without the light falling off, yet when I wanted it off - the light and glue peeled off effortlessly... didn't make sense to me, but that's how it happened!

They also make velcro that is "industrial" and BOTH sides are the harder "hook" type pieces. It really stays together, but I don't think it'd be flexible enough to wrap around the little bobber lights, can probably work with the keychains though - just a thought.

IF you apply the tape before going out when your discs are warm you should have little problem with the tape coming off. I play a ton of night golf in MN in the snow etc and primarily use Z/ CE discs with the lights taped on the underside of the disc and rarely if ever do I have one come off through out one or two rounds.

Thanks. My ? was primarily for the velcro method...and using some type of velcro-loop makes a lot sense. Whatever method that affects disc flight the least AND is easiest for all intents and purposes makes the most sense.

It's not the heat (cold) it's the humidity (moisture) that affects the tape. :D (I know that's not completely true - it's a take off of the ''it's not the heat, it's the humidity that makes it feel so hot'')

I gave up on tape after the first round of night golf I played. I hadn't expected so much moisture on the ground, my tape only lasted about 6 or 7 holes. My friend on the other hand, he should have expected that much moisture in the lake :p His tape didn't even make it to his SECOND THROW!

circle 2 - the saying is ''... all INTENSIVE purposes'' not ''intents and'' - Saying sayings wrong is a pet peeve of mine, I especially hate when people say''I COULD care less'' :mad:

Ahh so you'd actually glue the light to the piece of velcro that's not attached to the disc?

Oh wait, I guess the velcro would have a sticky side where you peel the paper off, that's how you stick it to the bobber light. Now I get it. /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

It's not important how long it took, the important part is that you got it. ;)

Or you can buy this red LED light from Radio Shack which is relatively cheap and use one of those wristwatch batteries to power it and use clear-tape to tape it on one of your 'candy' discs. Worked great for me!

Has anyone gone this route? [I PM'ed the guy; evidently he's not enabled]. The $.99 watch I've got covered; I'd appreciate 'specs' on the light.

Hey M & M,

Since "saying sayings wrong" is a pet peeve of yours, you might want to bookmark the following link for future reference: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/intensive.html .

Hey M & M,

Since "saying sayings wrong" is a pet peeve of yours, you might want to bookmark the following link for future reference: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/intensive.html .



It's like the pot calling the pan black, although I'm sure he could care less. ;)

It's not important how long it took, the important part is that you got it. ;)



:)

Yup, just a matter of time. Afterall my mom always said I was special. ;)

or
http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxtoalli.html

Just wondering if, as some you play so much night time disc golf, you put a new glow stick on each basket every time you play, or do you just play with a dark basket? The times I have played, in tourneys and casual, we have used the glow sticks and even cheap flashlights taped to the pole. I could see the cost for night golf really adding up if you had to light the baskets each night. Plus you would have to walk around before hand to do it.

I know a few golfers that don't use lights on their discs at night, and really don't have to search for them either. Wish I were that good!

The $.99 watch I've got covered; I'd appreciate 'specs' on the light.



go to walmart. go to the fishing section. look for the bobber light insert. the LED kind, not the glow stick kind. they are about 2.50 ea. but use clear tape on a clear/semiclear disc underside and you wont lose the disc, it will last longer than one time and the aerodynamics of your disc is not compromised. i personally dont put them on my putters since within 50/100 ft. you pretty much know where your disc goes if you miss. good luck.

Neener! :p

circle 2 - the saying is ''... all INTENSIVE purposes'' not ''intents and'' - Saying sayings wrong is a pet peeve of mine, I especially hate when people say''I COULD care less'' :mad:



Some times I get on my own nerves...

circle 2 - the saying is ''... all INTENSIVE purposes'' not ''intents and'' - Saying sayings wrong is a pet peeve of mine, I especially hate when people say''I COULD care less''

Well, you must be into self-contrition, because you have it bass ackwards!! :oI'm surprised nobody caught this before. :eek:

...now if you want to argue if it's "another thing coming" or "another think coming", where both make sense, that's different... ;)

Mr. Toad , your ride at Di$ney is my f-f-f-f-f-av-or-ite, but I'm really looking to go the abiogenesis route...'thrill' lights I can find. But thanks anyways! :cool:

No, they DID catch it... and then continued to make fun of me. :(

And that's why I posted the one two above this - joining in on the... making... fun... of me... :(

Hmmm, maybe you really are 'slo'...

Also (didn't know you [slo] were the one asking about the battery/LED method) all you do is buy an LED (the brightest you can get) and sandwich the battery between the anode and cathode - viola (did that mistake on porpoise)(that one too) :p

If the LED doesn't light up, switch the contacts. The anode is longer... you can cut the leads back too, to make it more compact.

Have fun with that - let us know when you quit and go (back?) to the bobber lights. :D

Hmmm, maybe you really are 'slo'...








...say what now?!? :confused: I really am real!!!

...do you suffer from viola lee blues?

...if the 'brightest' light is too heavy, will I be stuck with a LED zeppelin? :D

...and...which colour goes furthest? Haven't seen that mentioned yet. :o

...and...which colour goes furthest? Haven't seen that mentioned yet. :o



Whichever one you throw hardest! {rimshot} /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Seriously, as far as battery life - red, yellow and orange last the longest. The other colors of the rainbow (I'm not positive on this) will require two batteries instead of one and/or typically last only a tenth of the time.

But if you mean which color can be seen from the greatest distance... it won't matter too much. Red, theoretically, can't be seen from as far away as the rest, but I use red (as do most bobber light users) and can see it fine from at least a couple hundred feet away (you used the word ''colour'' so I'll convert that to metric for ya - 200ft~69m). :) But overall, white and yellow will be visible from the greatest distances.

If you are using velcro, place the hook side on the light and the soft loop side on the disc. The velcro will last much longer.

If the soft side is on the light, you will weaken it by switching disc to disc to disc. I have tried it both ways and you can learn from my experience..

Hmmm, Twoputt I meant to repeat what you said about which velcro pieces to put on which part... but apparently I had it backwards. :o

BUT Twoputt, I KNOW you're a keychain LED user and not the bobber light so maybe it was fate that I had it backwards for bobber lights. Since you say the looped side doesn't last as long... maybe it'd be better to have it on the bobber lights since they'll only last for 20 hours (unlike your keychain, which is the longer lasting part). Then, theoretically you'll never have to replace the hooked side on the discs, but each time you use a new bobber light you can stick on a new looped side. Whatchu think Twoputt, make sense to you? Or have you done velcro research on the bobber lights, too?

I have seen it done on both types of lights. Trust me when I say to use the hook part on the light. It really doesn't matter about the life of the light. I use new velcro on my discs every time I play. I only change out the velcro on the lights about every three months.

I say use the hook part on the lights, because you will be switching them constantly and that will wear out the loop part if it is on the light. The soft part is only used when you put it on and take it off of that particular disc. If the soft part is on the light, well you can see it will wear out much quicker, maybe even before the night is over.

I buy the velcro at Home Depot in a 15ft roll for about 6 bucks. I cut off 1 inch strips for my discs and when I'm done I peel it off, it leaves no residue. That is about 100+ pieces of velcro, it lasts quite a while.

Just wondering if, as some you play so much night time disc golf, you put a new glow stick on each basket every time you play, or do you just play with a dark basket? The times I have played, in tourneys and casual, we have used the glow sticks and even cheap flashlights taped to the pole. I could see the cost for night golf really adding up if you had to light the baskets each night. Plus you would have to walk around before hand to do it.

I know a few golfers that don't use lights on their discs at night, and really don't have to search for them either. Wish I were that good!



A while back I asked Innova...
Is there anything in the works as far as a discatcher with a glow-in-the-dark upper basket (the part that is currently yellow)? I believe that would be a highly sought after item.


And the reply was...
I am sorry to say that we have not done any research on making the chain rack (upper part of basket) with a glow in the dark feature. I will note your request for future referance and we appreciate the feedback from customers and players.



dm4_ here are the various ideas I came up with. I haven't tried all of them, but here's all the brainstorming thoughts I had:

There are a few different categories this stuff breaksdown in to.

light at the goal: (think runway lights)
<ul type="square">* Make a small circuit - 1 or 2 flashing LEDs, photoresistor, 2 D Cell batteries - it could last for over a year and only cost about 5 bucks a hole! (my problem with this... worried someone might take it) :( If anyone wants to try this, I can help point you to the cheapest parts...

* Make the circuit solar-powered

* Modified disposable camera strobe light (cheap, can be left on target) Modifying Disposable Cameras (http://www.lunar.org/docs/LUNARclips/v5/v5n2/Lights.html#Modifying Disposable Cameras)
(you'll have to click on the ''Modifying Disposable Cameras'' link on that page to get the right text.

* Cheap flashlight. Main problem - walking to each target before playing the hole.

* EL wire wrapped around the goal. Main problem - walking to each target before playing the hole.

* Glow-in-the-dark paint. The BEST stuff is freakin' expensive - Glow Paint (http://glowinc.com/detail.aspx?ID=1)
But Krylon makes some that's MUCH cheaper, but I don't know how well it will work.

* Glow-in-the-dark tape/stickers.[/list]
light shined on the goal: (think headlights)
<ul type="square">* Bring a (say like Dr. Evil) ONE MILL-ION candle power light. The cheapest light I found with a red filter to maintain night-vision and also has handy little handle light which is good to use when walking from hole to hole: BRIGHT light (http://www.vectormfg.com/site2/vectormfg/product_info.php?products_id=63)

* Laser Pointer w/ wide lens.[/list]
Improved light shined on the goal: (think reflectors)
<ul type="square">* Reflectors

* Reflective tape... strangely expensive.

* Reflective paint. This stuff is hard to find locally (I NEVER found any) and there aren't many who make it. The cheapest place I found some (it's by Krylon, if you want a better description) is at McMaster-Carr Supply Company (http://www.mcmaster.com).

* Neon or other brightly colored paint.[/list]
The best method is light at the goal, it is least obtrusive to your night vision, and is more consitent with the level of light from the discs.

Over a distance, the light shined on the goal methods become twice as dim as the distance increases ( the light has to get there and back). Brighter lights used to overcome this just increase the light around you.

The little red led in an expanse of darkness is easy to spot, as we've all seen with our discs.

I don't know anything about the pdga rules on lighted or modified targets, so maybe they're all illegal... but that's your problem, not mine. Actually it is mine cause I'm planning on using the reflective paint and spray painting the chain rack at my ldgc.

Just play in the dark and carry a flashligt. When you get close enough to putt, set the flashlight down on your flipped over disc as a stand and it lights the basket quite nicely.

Its all you need. Most people that play at night, already know the course they are playing quite well. If not, then its the home town advantage. :D

hiss, hiss, hiss. not good having flashlights out in park after closing. I have seen a group in front of as Gruninon mentioned a while ago that the men in blue where there in no time. we luckily had time to make provisions before they got to our group. most night mini's tournaments dont allow a light on the basket when putting.
weird thing my best score at moffit was in the dark with no lights -13... taking it to a friend in town from beaumont

We are much more fortunate here in Tulsa. The police know we are there and leave us alone. They know who we are and with us there they know the chance of any vandalism is next to none.

We have played ther once a month now for almost 3 years.

All the parks I play at have closing TIMES and are independent of the sunset. And with the current darkness falling around 5 here, I can get a good five hours of night golf in.

And plus, all the parks are so heavily wooded - no one would see the lights even if it was after closing.

I'm just glad we don't have to worry abou it. :D

We have a good relationship with the local authorities here in town.

In the summer they allow us to go past curfew. We usually only go over by less than an hour.

like i said in an early post, why use glue AND velcro?? you can simply use a lil bit of glu and glue your light to your disc, then when your done use that glu-B-Gone stuff and itll take the glue right off. no more hassle with wet and/or cold tape, or added weight and air friction with more velcro. its called the KISS method, i use it in just about evrything i do; Keep It Simple Stupid

people want to use one light and multiple discs...

I like to have the choice of all of the discs in my bag. Just like in the daylight. By using the velcro, I can use two lights and play all of my bag.

Instead of using glue on a few discs.

To me, my way is pretty simple, as you would put it. ;)

Twoputt - Westa would call that the MWIPS method I guess :D

here is a simple concept:
buy more lights and use tape. i found this great tape, its clear and like the super glue of tape. it even works good when its a little colder. ill look into where it was gotten at and what the "technical name" is.
if you have more lights and put em on your discs in your bag, the round wont take forever.

...like the super glue of tape.



That's funny cause Twoputt has the "duct tape" of velcros, and I have the "best velcro" of glues. :p
(sorry, couldn't come up with a good name for what the strongest velcro should be called)

Seriously, I'd be interested in knowing what that is called - I haven't found a tape to hold up to the high night time moisture levels around here yet.

:D

all this science to glow glof in the winter is a waiste to me.
i like to glow, but whats worse then playing in the freezing cold? playing glow in the freezing cold. up here there may be a 30 drop in temp once the sun goes down. in nov, dec, or jan, thats pretty dam cold.
i played the thanxglowing last year at my home course, and for anyone who was there they can attest that was the worst conditions ever played, except the ace race the day b4 was alot worse, but that was not glow.

The difference is that we play all year, not just in the winter time.

around here we cant really play glow all year cuz the parks close at 10, and it gets dark at 10 in the summer.
plus, after playin all day, why play another round at night.
gotta take a break sometimes. make time for that beer drinkin and loungin in the parking lot.

I started playing at night cause it was the only way I could play and be sure I wouldn't lose a disc in the woods. :D

And now, I'm probably decent enough to play during the day - but I like the night time play... I don't really EVER have to wait at the T (I don't think I like people... stupid technology making me lose my interpersonal skills). /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

We always play once amonth around the full moon on a Wed night. As I said before, talk with the local authorities, if you have a good relationship they will allow it. The police don't mind, if they know in advance. It actually helps them, the disc golfers won't allow any crap in the prk. They don't want it screwed up for themselves.

here is a simple concept:
buy more lights and use tape. i found this great tape, its clear and like the super glue of tape. it even works good when its a little colder. ill look into where it was gotten at and what the "technical name" is.
if you have more lights and put em on your discs in your bag, the round wont take forever.



Its called Scotch Packing tape. It comes in clear and yes it works in all conditions.

Save money, buy fewer lights and more velcro. :D

I'm a convert to the velcro method!

I picked up a package of these little precut squares for under $2.

The velcro is amazing. I'm sold! I only need one or two lights now, it's so easy to switch them from disc to disc, and the velcro holds like a mofo.

Now the next question, top or bottom...

I usually attach the led to the bottom of the disc. But for DX that's not really too good. So I've taped to the top. But I'm thinking that if I velcro one on the top it'll add a ton more resistance and be extra super flippy. I've noticed people are taping them to the top even if they are using clear plastic, because they light up better.

Attaching the led to the top of the disc has gotta effect the flight a lot more no? And then using the velcro instaed of tape, even more so?

I haven't noticed any consistent change in flight path with the bobber lights taped to the top of the disc.

You can also find the velcro in a 5ft roll at home depot for about 6 bucks. It will last a long, long time. Just cutt off 1 inch pieces and your ready.

I have seen guys put the lights on top and bottom. Try it either way. If it screws with the flight a little, then just adjust your throws. I mean it is night golf, remember its just for fun. :D