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Innova Champion Discs Inc., generally known simply as Innova (stylized as INNOVA) is an American disc golf brand and manufacturing company. Founded in 1983, it is the largest disc golf disc manufacturer and was among the first companies to produce equipment specifically for disc golf .
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf. [ 4 ] The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes, each consisting of a teeing area and target (basket).
"Steady Ed" Headrick [7] and Dave Dunipace are two inventors and players who greatly impacted how disc golf is played. In 1976 Headrick formalized the rules of the sport, founded the Disc Golf Association (DGA), the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA), [8] the Recreational Disc Golf Association (RDGA) and invented the first formal disc golf target [9] with chains and a basket. [10]
Dave Dunipace. Dave Dunipace is the co-founder and CEO of Innova Discs.The company was founded in 1983 to produce the new triangular rim golf discs he had designed. He was inducted into the inaugural class of the Disc Golf Hall of Fame in 1993 with the following acknowledgment:
Established the first Disc Golf tournaments and a $50,000 landmark Frisbee Disc Golf Tournament in 1979. Donated his trademark “Disc Golf” to the public domain and his life to the sport he loved Photo of some of Ed Headrick's Business Cards showing a snapshot of some of his work history up until his time working at Wham-O.
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Discs Baskets Bags Carts DGA: 1976 California [nb 1] Yes: No Discraft: 1978 Michigan: Yes: Yes: No Infinite Discs: 2018 [1] Utah [nb 2] No: Yes: No Innova: 1983 [2] California: Yes: No Past Brands Est. Based in Country of manufacture Discs Baskets Bags Carts Aerobie: 1984 California: No: No: No
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