Although disc golf is not an action sport it is important to remember that you are often faced with challenging terrain and fast flying objects. It is part of the game’s etiquette to take safety into consideration and depending on your local course you may often hear a warning shout called “FOOOOR”, familiar from traditional golf. Accidents can happen to anyone on the course and therefore it’s definitely better to be safe than sorry.
Disc golf courses are known for variable, beautiful and often challenging terrain. The beautiful terrain that makes disc golf a unique sport can also have some hidden risks for players. You can easily twist your ankle or knee when walking on difficult terrain or perhaps hit a tree when you are looking to make the perfect shot. That’s why it is key to have insurance out on the course.
Over 80 sports governing bodies recommend Pohjola Sports Cover insurance for their members. Sports Cover insurance covers sports related injuries and rehabilitation exceptionally well.
“Disc Golf is a sport like any other and accidents can happen. That’s why it is important to take safety into consideration and get insured with Sports Cover from Suomisport”
Latitude 64 have been making the disc golf world a better place since 2005 by making disc golf products with first-class quality and design. The people at Latitude 64 have a true passion for the sport of disc golf and this passion is at the forefront of everything they do. Similarly, the people at NBDG want to make the world a better place with disc golf and offer the best imaginable experiences both on and off the course. This led to a natural born match many years ago and Latitude 64 continued their support this year and joined Tyyni 2022 as the main title partner.
Tyyni (calm in Finnish) was hosted for the first time in 2013 and has been one of the biggest disc golf events in Europe ever since. In 2019 Tyyni was bigger than ever before with 1100 different players from 16 different countries joining the event but as we all know the next few years did not quite go according to plan due to Covid 19. However, this year Tyyni was BACK in full form after with over a 1000 players from multiple different countries challenging 6 different courses near Sipoo, Finland. All in all Tyyni is not just a disc golf event, Tyyni is a disc golf experience unlike any other. Hours of disc golf fun, excitement, development and friendship packed into 6 days of Finnish summer.
Emil Burstrand, Sales Manager at Latitude 64 comments:
“Latitude 64 has been a part of Tyyni since the start and it has been a pleasure to watch Tyyni grow over the years and what it has become today.
To see so many players from amateurs to professionals take on the courses and enjoy the atmosphere and new friendships are next level.
The Tyyni experience is one of a kind and I recommend all disc golfers to add it to your tournament schedule for next year.
The event would not be possible without the hard work by the crew and volunteers. We are proud to be a part of it. Thank you!”
Lasse Sariola, Head of partnerships at NBDG comments:
“We have worked in collaboration with Latitude 64 for several years already. We are thankful for the work Latitude 64 have been doing at Tyyni Open and other disc golf competitions. Overall we are very grateful for our fruitful partnership with Latitude 64 as both sides have greatly benefited and we hope that this partnership will only strengthen in the future. I also want to thank Latitude 64 on behalf of the whole disc golf community for their hard work.”
During the season 2021, in the disc golf competition videos, viewers became familiar with the slowdowns of Kotipizza, which were shown as top performances as shots “Worth of Slice,” which became a phenomenon among enthusiasts of the sport. So why did Kotipizza become a partner in disc golf?
Disc golf is growing strongly and can be a hobby in many aspects; for one relatively lightly as an outdoor exercise or even more seriously taken activity when competing. In disc golf, almost anyone can get to a reasonable level pretty quickly, and it’s a low-threshold sport that suits everyone and is easy to get started. It is crucial for Kotipizza to be involved in disc golf for these reasons.
“Playing disc golf is possible for everyone, easy to get started, and it’s a low threshold activity.”– Rainer Lindqvist, Marketing Director, Kotipizza
Kotipizza also recognized the potential of disc golf and the similarity to their products and services. In addition, when the target group hit the right place, the decision to start cooperation was easy to make.
Highlights from the pilot season
Kotipizza’s “Worth of Slice” phrase refers to the slowdown in the top performance of the competition videos and has found its place in the standard vocabulary of the sport.
Kotipizza’s opening spot, “Kotikatsomon eväät tarjoaa Kotipizza,” has been viewed more than 2.5 million times at the beginning of more than a hundred competition videos.
The competition videos for the 2021 season audience saw more than 100 shots of “Worth of Slice.” Those shots have been viewed more than a million times on several occasions.
The message from Kotipizza’s spot ads has reached more than a million views.
After a remarkably successful pilot season, Kotipizza and NBDG are expanding their collaboration for the following season.
In addition to the familiar “Worth of Slice” shots from the competition videos, a completely separate Kotipizza Slaissi Tour (Slice Tour) will take place during the upcoming season. In the Slaissi Tour, top players in the sport will chase hole wins by playing a hole-specific skins game that encourages maximum performance per hole instead of whole round.
The five challenges on Kotipizza’s Slaissi Tour are produced as a video series, the episodes of which will be released during the summer of 2022 on Disc Golf Stream’s free YouTube channel.
In addition, in the 2022 season, Kotipizza wants to support young people’s competition activities as a partner of the NBDG Junior Program and will also bring tasty slices to more than a hundred NBDG Events disc golf events.
