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Snap Discs
Snap specializes in custom, niche, and recreational discs from proprietary Snap models to outsourced favourites. In its various forms, Snap has been a part of the disc golf industry for 20 years. We have witnessed its rapid evolution and are here to share what we’ve learned along the way. Let Snap be your guide to the sport of the future!
Meet Matt MacDonald
Matt MacDonald (PDGA #15540) is the sole proprietor of Snap Discs. Matt had a passion for playing sports from first exposure, but his immersion into frisbee around ‘93 was the beginning of a continuous ascent. The elemental nature of disc flight and boundless opportunities for human interaction are like nothing else. Matt’s roots are in freestyle, thanks to an early discovery of Frisbee by the Masters (Tips, 1977), that quickly branched into all aspects of competitive frisbee including field events and Guts, and eventually Ultimate during university. Today Matt is primarily a disc golfer, but still considers himself an “overaller” and is working toward a local Double Disc Court (DDC) league.
Matt co-founds the Sunshine Coast Frisbee Association - freestyle frisbee team.
Matt meets Glen Whitlock, gets his mind blown, and throws golf disc for the first time.
Matt designs his first disc golf course and co-runs first of two youth Frisbee summer camps on Sunshine Coast
Matt and George White meet at the original Juan de Fuca disc golf course (Victoria, BC).
Matt plays his first disc golf tournament, the famous Pender Island Classic, and is hooked for life!
Matt joins the Professional Disc Golf Association as no. 15540
Matt obtains B.Sc. in Geography (resource management) despite playing lots of frisbee.
Snap Discsports is born along with the first proprietary design. Matt competes in Canadian Disc Golf Nationals where George wins (Advanced div., Edmonton, Alb).
Matt plays disc golf and frisbee throughout Australia and SE Asia.
Matt co-designs desert island disc golf course in the San Juan Islands. Matt co-founds the Island Disc Golf Society (Victoria, BC).
Matt goes on first US tour with Glen Whitlock and fellow freestyle legend, John Anthony, on way to competing in the World Disc Games (Santa Cruz, CA).
Snap Discsports partnership between Matt, Jeffrey Bosdet and George with aim at disc production.
Snap designs and produces Snapt apparel and accessory lines. Sean White produces Snap, a disc golf movie about the creation of the Whitler disc and the BC Disc Golf scene.
Snap produces the Whitler, premium recreational and touch approach golf disc.
Matt co-designs Mary’s Farm disc golf course (Goldstream, BC), Vancouver Island's first par 59 course.
Snap designs and produces Helios, the world’s first high speed understable driver.
Snap sponsors BC Open and debuts the Mashie, a glidey fairway driver.
Matt competes in disc golf World Championships (Santa Cruz, CA) and wins BC Provincial title.
Matt resurrects Nanaimo Disc Golf Club and Snap Discs as Canadian distributor of Latitude64.
Matt leads alternate target layout and environmental management project at Bowen Park Disc Golf Course, Nanaimo.
Matt designs first Bowen Park Disc Golf Course gold layout for Hub City Huck, Vancouver Island's premier disc golf event.
Matt runs disc golf skills clinic for public at Bowen Park.
Matt earns Registered Professional Forester designation.
Snap Discs starts hot stamping custom printed discs in-house. Matt directs another Hub City Huck (Nanaimo, BC) and collaborates with Coast Salish artist Joel Good.
Matt leads disc golf target upgrade project at Bowen Park, Nanaimo. Snap’s “Disc Golf Saves” stamp design produced in collaboration with artist, Leanne Fulton.
Snap expands business network and product offerings to include Gateway, MVP/Axiom/Streamline, RPM...
New: website, recreational market focus, proprietary designs and... new Snap discs - stay tuned!
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