Jim Palmeri

Jim Palmeri

Jim’s pivotal work in the early 1970′s helped launch disc golf as a competitive sport. His personal sacrifice made possible many marvelous events, including the 1974 American Flying Disc Open and the 1984 PDGA World Championships. Jim’s knowledge of the flying disc is positively encyclopedic.
  • Joined: November 17, 2011
  • Articles: 1

The Evolution of Disc Sports

Prior to 1968 there was no cohesive unified “Frisbee’ culture, and really no discs sports per se.  Regionally isolated pockets of Frisbee activity existed all over the country ranging from casual tossing and catching to relatively organized and structured games…