Glow disc golf: This product idea is brilliant (thanks, Reddit)

I’m not huge into Reddit. I’ve got enough contention in my life. Far too much to voluntarily welcome a new army of basement-dwelling keyboard warriors into it. But I must admit …

I peruse.

On occasion, within the ever-expanding world of disc golf, I’ll find some genuinely helpful information. Understandably, there’s also lots of first-hand knowledge on the site – this is a bonus. And if you manage a blog like me, Reddit is a gold mine of new articles ideas …

Like this one.

For example …

Click here for what I consider to be the best way to ensure the on-the-go “charging” of discs during a glow round, which – if you do things the old-fashioned way – can be somewhat of a burden. Yes, giving a glow disc a quick once-over with an LED flashlight before every single throw might only take a few seconds, but after 18 holes, that time seriously starts to add up.

Seemingly fresh out of Area 51 …

Here’s a solution:

Intrigued?

Me, too.

Unfortunately, you can’t buy these on Amazon or Infinite Discs. Instead, this comes courtesy of a creative Reddit user with WAY too much time on his hands. That’s a homemade, one-of-one disc-slot UV glow-charger made from three laser-cut polycarbonate plates – patent pending.

Permanently lit, it sits smack-dab in the middle of a disc lineup inside of a bag. According to its creator, charged by a pair of USB power blocks, the UV strip’s lights keep three glow discs on each side of it fully charged for an entire round – and with plenty of power leftover, to boot.

Just grab and throw.

They’re good to go.

Toss another one into the mix, and your whole glow bag will be perma-ready.

Ingenious.

If you’re a Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor-type, this should be easy enough – have at it. And if not, cross your fingers, toes and eyes that a major manufacturer decides to produce these things at scale. Preferably, one capable of pumping out glow plastic that actually, you know …

Glows.

MVP: Yes.

Discraft: No.

Until then, flashlights will have to do.

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