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NEW - Wham-O Pro-Classic Frisbee (random colours)
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- $35.00
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- $35.00
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Description
NEW -Wham-O Pro-Classic U-Flex Frisbee
Random Colours
There's cheap plastic flying disks and then there's the original and the best Classic Frisbee by Wham-O. The Classic Frisbee toy was first introduced to the world by Wham-O in 1958 and has become an Australian culture iconic toy for anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s.
The Frisbee is the only toy to feature U-Flex technology that makes it great for high release throwing and it's professionally weighted at 130 grams to ensure that it's light enough to throw Forehands, Backhands, Hammers, Scoobers, High release, Thumber, Blade, Overhand, Duck and the Chicken Wings, yet heavy enough to glide through breezes in a straight line and travel further distances.
Not only does it make a great outdoor activity, but it promotes fitness and outdoor play.
The Classic Frisbee toy was first introduced to the world by Wham-O in 1958 and has become an Australian culture iconic toy with over 100 million Frisbees sold globally! Don't miss out on this opportunity to own your very own genuine Frisbee!
Features:
- The Pro Classic only weighs 130g helping it to fly straight and far! It can be used for serious play!
- The durability, shape and lip allows serious flyers to throw Forehands, Backhands, Hammers, Scoobers, High release, Thumber, Blade, Overhand, Duck and the Chicken Wing!!
- In addition to reliving your childhood the Pro Classic Frisbee is a great toy to play with your children with its numerous Frisbee games: Throwing Race, Captain Disc, Disc Golf and more!
- Promotes physical activity and coordination skills.
- Combines the non-stop movement and athletic endurance of soccer
- The Wham-O Pro Classic Frisbee is more than a toy-it is part of our heritage and every kid should own one.
- Play Frisbee games in the yards, at the park, or the beach and make sure to take it on a picnic.
- Recommended for Ages 5+.
Includes:
- 1 x Wham-O Pro-Classic U-Flex Frisbee
Recommended For Ages: 5 Years+
Dimensions: 31 cm x 27 cm x 3 cm
Brief History:
The Frisbee story started in college in the late 19th century, where students weren't just attending to their studies! Students at Yale and other New England universities played catch with pie plates (some say it was cookie tin lids) made by the nearby Frisbee Baking Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. They yelled "Frisbee!" to warn passersby's of the spinning discs flying through the air. In 1948, Walter Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni, created a plastic version to sell at county fairs. The airfoil at the outer edge, called the Morrison slope, gives the toy its lift in flight. Hoping to cash in on the fascination with UFOs after the 1947 sightings in Roswell, New Mexico, Morrison called his creation the "Flying Saucer," then the "Pluto Platter." Our founders, Arthur "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr (creators of the Hula Hoop), bought the rights to the toy in 1955, and renamed it "Frisbee" in 1958. Early in the 1960s, people treated the flying disc as a counterculture sport and wow did this craze take off! Our first "professional" Frisbee followed in 1964, enthusiasts founded the International Frisbee Association in 1967, and the next year, the Frisbee Golf Tournament began in California. Also in 1967, some New Jersey teenagers invented Ultimate Frisbee, a game that is still played enthusiastically today. All this attention for Frisbees certainly made it a hot commodity-sales reached 100 million Frisbees by 1994 and they're still going strong. Go out and grab a Frisbee that will soar through the clouds. Just remember-it's not a state of the art flying disc if it's not a Frisbee!
Fun Facts
The Frisbee was inducted into the U.S. National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.
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