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Powergrip USA established

Powergrip (Fritid Finland Oy), Europe’s biggest disc golf store, has expanded its operations into the United States. US is the main market of disc golf with roughly a 80% share of the global sales. Powergrip established a subsidiary called Powergrip Inc. in the state of Illinois and opened an online store at www.powergripusa.com on Thursday, June 9, 2022. In addition to the online store, there are plans to open several physical stores across the United States.

The easy-to-begin outdoor sport has long been growing at an annual rate of 10%, according to the PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association), and the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated growth. “The US is a competitive market. Succeeding there will require us to work hard and market actively. I’m confident that our customer-centric approach will take us far also in the US.”, says Erno Väyrynen, the CEO of Powergrip Europe.

Powergrip (Fritid Finland Oy) is a company founded in Oulu in 2009. It specialises in the sales of disc golf equipment. In addition to global e-commerce, Powergrip has five physical stores in Finland (Oulu, Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Kuopio).

Disc Golf Market Review Q1/2022

Best-selling Disc Golf Brands Q1/2022

The coldest months of the year are traditionally the quietest also sales-wise in disc golf business. Our inventories are record high and we’re ready for a new season! Prodigy Disc kept their first position achieved in Q4/2021 in the competition between disc golf brands. Furthermore, beginning of 2022 was a success for Prodigy Disc, as they made a new 5-year deal with Finland’s top player Väinö Mäkelä. The original disc golf brand Innova and the manufacturer of high quality bags, Grip Equipment, overtook the Finland-Colorado-based Discmania compared to the end of 2021 status.

TOP 20 best-selling disc golf discs Q1/2022

When we heard the Discmania C-line FD will return to the market, we knew it will sell well. The disc took a clear first position in our quarterly review. Now it’s being manufactured at Discmania’s factory in Sweden and we can expect good availability. At least much better than earlier. The Discmania FD is great for both beginners and top players. The reason for its popularity is its straight flight path and tremendous glide.

Discmania C-line FD made a successful return as a Sweden-made version.

Shop all TOP 10 products (available at article release)

DISCMANIA D-LINE FLEX 2 P2

PRODIGY DISC 400 PA-3

DISCRAFT SPECIAL BLEND Z CAPTAIN’S RAPTOR 2021 First Run

PRODIGY DISC 400 D1 Väinö Mäkelä Signature

AXIOM DISCS ECLIPSE 2.0 ENVY

PRODIGY DISC 400 A2

You’ll always find our bestsellers on our front page Top Products.

Disc Golf Market Shares Q4 / 2021

Our market share report for Q4 2021 focuses on the market shares between disc golf brands and discs based on our sales – happening mostly in Europe. Q1 means the first quarter (January, February and March). Q2 means the second quarter (April, May and June). Q3’s months include July, August and September. October, November and December belong to Q4. Powergrip is Europe’s largest retailer of disc golf products. In addition to our online store, we have four physical stores in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu).

Best-Selling Disc Golf Brands in Q4 / 2021

Prodigy Disc rushed to the top of the sales list with a clear margin in the last quarter of 2021. Discmania continued its great sales and Innova remained in the top three. The new Finnish newcomer Clash Discs from Eastern Finland entered the market at the end of the quarter, and sold roughly double compared to the established Finnish brand Prodiscus. Powergrip is high on the list thanks to Christmas gift card sales.

See below the top 20 lists of different molds and disc types.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Molds Q4 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Drivers Q4 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Midrange Discs in Q4 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Putters in Q4 / 2021

Did you know you can use our advanced search to browse your favorite products? We serve you in English, Swedish and Finnish. You can use these language options in our online store as well.

Stay tuned for our complete year 2021 sales report blog post!

Disc Golf Market Shares Q3 / 2021

Temporarily empty Powergrip Tampere store in Finland after a record sales summer 2021 (photographed on September 28, 2021).

The first Covid-19 pandemic year 2020 roughly doubled the disc golf market. In 2021, we have experienced even higher demand. The photo above from our Tampere store describes the name of the game this summer. Disc golf manufacturers have had major difficulties in keeping up with the demand, because there are so many new players. Luckily currently, our shelves are getting back to normal and we are even having challenges storing all incoming discs! However, not all brands have been able to respond to the demand with supply, which we’ll later see in our year-end sales report.

Powergrip shelves are looking better after a drought in the end of September 2021. (Photo from our Oulu store on October 22, 2021.)

Our market share report for Q3 2021 focuses on the market shares between disc golf brands and discs based on our sales – happening mostly in Europe. Q1 means the first quarter (January, February and March). Q2 means the second quarter (April, May and June). Q3’s months include July, August and September. Powergrip is Europe’s largest retailer of disc golf products. In addition to our online store, we have four physical stores in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu).

Best-Selling Disc Golf Brands in Q3 / 2021

Discmania returned to the peak position after Innova took it in Q2 of 2021. Based on incoming stock, we expect Innova to drop to Discraft class in Q4. Both giants are losing markets and newer brands are gaining popularity in Europe.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Molds Q3 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Drivers Q3 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Midrange Discs in Q3 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Putters in Q3 / 2021

Check our wide Fall 2021 restocks at Powergrip website https://powergrip.fi. We serve you in English, Swedish and Finnish. You can use our online store in these languages as well.

Disc Golf Market Shares Q2 / 2021

Powergrip Tampere store in Finland (photographed in 2019).

Our market share report for Q2 2021 focuses on the market shares between disc golf brands and discs based on our sales – happening mostly in Europe. Q1 means the first quarter (January, February and March). Q2 means the second quarter (April, May and June). Powergrip is Europe’s largest retailer of disc golf products. In addition to our online store, we have four physical stores in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu).

Best-Selling Disc Golf Brands in Q2 / 2021

Q2 / 2021 was dominated by four brands: Innova, Discmania, Latitude 64 and Prodigy Disc. They were able to send us the largest shipments for the new season. Innova managed to climb on top of the list due to them partially fulfilling the large presale their distributor conducted in Fall 2020. There are still lots of people who want to buy Innova. Time will tell if Innova will be on top again after the mentioned Fall 2020 presale batch. Prodigy Disc took a big leap back to be one of our best selling brands. Discmania and Latitude 64 remained on top after successful Q1 / 2021. Discraft took the biggest dive and sank from 2nd place (Q1 / 2021) to 6th place (Q2 / 2021).

In addition to disc manufacturers, we have also included other significant disc golf brands on this report. Grip Equipment’s total sales are quite big. In addition to direct sales, we also wholesale them. Tina and the Whale Sacs crew are working hard to try and supply to the large demand of their hand drying bags for better grip. ZÜCA carts and our own Powergrip textiles are doing equally well sales wise.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Molds Q2 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Drivers Q1 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Midrange Discs in Q2 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Putters in Q2 / 2021

Disc Golf Market Shares Q1 / 2021

Powergrip Store near Tali disc golf course in Helsinki (Takkatie 18, Helsinki). Google Maps link

Our market share report for Q1 2021 focuses on the market shares between disc golf brands and discs based on disc sales. Q1 means the first quarter (January, February and March). Q2 means the second quarter (April, May and June). Powergrip is Europe’s largest retailer of disc golf products. In addition to our online store, we have four physical stores in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu).

Best-Selling Disc Golf Brands in Q1 / 2021

During the first quarter of 2021, Innova‘s supply problems have caused the brand to start dropping from its peak position that it had in 2020. Time will tell whether this is a permanent trend or whether Innova is yet to return to its familiar place at the top. Discmania took the top spot as the best-selling disc golf brand. Discmania’s strong sales are based on the Evolution and Active collections, with the exception of a few Originals models. Discraft climbed above both Innova and Prodigy Disc on the sales chart thanks to the Ledgestone sales. Prodigy dropped three spots to the sixth place from its 2020 ranking. We got a major Prodigy restock delivery right after Q1, so the additional sales it will bring will be reflected in the Q2 report in June. Latitude 64 climbed up two spots on the 3rd place.

As a new acquaintance on our shelves, Infinite Discs rose directly to our top 10, overtaking many traditional disc golf brands.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Molds Q1 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Drivers Q1 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Midrange Discs in Q1 / 2021

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Putters in Q1 / 2021

Disc Golf Market Shares 2020

As there’s happening a lot in the fast growing disc golf world, we decided to begin shedding light on what’s going on at our sales counter. Here’s our first market share report consisting of disc sales only. It includes sales comparisons between disc golf brands and the most sold products in the business – the discs. We’ll tell more about apparel sales later. We are the largest disc golf retailer in Europe. We have four stores in Finland (Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu) and an online store.

Innova and Discmania were the best-selling brands of 2020. (Paul McBeth has left Innova and we’ve updated our store outlook after taking this picture.)

After a little global hesitation in the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, disc golf sales really exploded. Innova managed to maintain the bestselling brand’s position until the end of the year. Discmania was 2nd with a tiny marginal to Innova. Prodigy Disc was the 3rd best selling brand of ours, selling nearly as much as Innova and Discmania. It’s worth noting that the Trilogy brands put together (Latitude 64, Dynamic Discs and Westside Discs) brought more sales combined than Innova. Discraft took the 4th position in our brand race in 2020.

MVP Disc Sports and Axiom Discs (by MVP) are both on the rise. Kastaplast is looking good in the smaller brand competition.

Best-Selling Disc Golf Brands in 2020

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Molds in 2020

This list includes all the variations of each disc model: for example the entire range of plastics and different stamps. Prodigy Disc took the first place with its PA-3. Innova’s long time favorite Destroyer took the second place and Discmania’s Sensei placed third. Latitude 64’s Pure and Discraft’s Buzzz were right on the Sensei’s heels.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Drivers in 2020

Discmania’s DD3 has been extremely popular and it took the first place in 2020. Discmania’s new fairway driver release – the Neo Essence – took the 2nd place on the podium. Traditional Discmania staple – the C-line FD – stepped on the third place.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Midrange Discs in 2020

Innova’s straight-flying Mako3 took the first place in the midrange division. Also the 2nd and 3rd – the Z line Buzzz and the Neo Origin – are straight flyers. The Buzzz has been one of our top selling discs since our establishment in 2009. Discmania’s Origin can be considered Discmania’s first understable mid and this kind of a disc was much anticipated by the fans as the sales indicate.

TOP 20 Best-Selling Disc Golf Putters in 2020

Discmania’s Sensei was our top-selling putter in 2020. Both the Active Premium Sensei and the Baseline Sensei. Our team player Niko Rättyä made the Premium Sensei a fan favorite. The next two places go to Prodigy Disc’s two PA-3 variations. Similarly to Niko’s social media efforts, our team player Väinö Mäkelä greatly helped the sales of the PA-3’s.

Player introduction: Janne Hirsimäki

Janne is known in the frisbee golf circles as a gentleman player with a positive spirit

Who?

Janne “Hirsi” Hirsimäki # 47516, Team Powergrip Captain

From:

I am originally from Järvenpää and these days I live in Vihti.

Club:

NFS – Nummelan frisbeeseura (Nummela Disc Golf Club)

Most important discs:

Dynamic Discs 😉 – Lucid Defender, Opto Explorer and Fuzion Suspect

Home course and favourite course:

Kaatis is my home course and my favourite is The Beast.

Player characteristics:

Disciplined, determined and realistic

Strengths:

Knowing and exploiting my own strengths. Ability to work on my weaknesses.

Season 2020 goals:

My 2020 goals are related to life management. During the season, I focus most on the extracurricular things that affect my life. When it comes to the competition – Masters SM, SM (Finnish championships) and Masters EM are in my schedule.

“Hirsi” is reigning MP40 Finnish champion.

2020 events

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Other stuff
  • Towels and pens, birdie bags,
  • rain gear, water bottle… phone for entering scores. UDisc code for live statistics.