New Custom Helix Swag!
In the past couple months, we have been working hard to get this site and online store ready to launch. As part of this process, we have been ramping up our custom game with a number of special product orders. Be sure and check out the store for the latest items.
Helix Hot Stamps
The biggest news is that we completed our first ever custom hot stamp runs with the Helix Disc Golf star logo. We wanted to start with just our star big and centered on the disc. Through this process, we learned what a difficult design that is for the hot stamp process because it has too much “solid” space—especially in the very center of the disc which is apparently the most challenging area to stamp. We looked at variations of texture and patterns to try and break up the solids, but nothing looked the way we wanted. Most disc manufacturers told us they wouldn’t run that artwork for a hot stamp. It was frustrating and a little depressing.
This has been a real learning experience!
Prodigy Customs
However, our contact at Prodigy Disc came through and said they would be willing to give it a shot. They had confidence in their hot stamp expert to pull it off. We took the gamble and ordered the custom die. We eventually got 25 discs with our full Helix logo (5 different molds—D1, D2, D3, FX-2 and M3) and they came out beautifully! We’re expecting to do more runs with Prodigy in the future if the custom discs are as popular as we hope they will be. Prodigy makes some of the best-feeling and coolest-looking plastic out there, so we hope it’s a good partnership. In fact, they may even end up being our basket provider when it comes time to install permanent baskets at Palm Royale Country Club!
Check out our custom Prodigy discs for sale here.
After we had already committed to our Prodigy order with the full solid star, we came up with a new modified Helix star design (what we call the “shutter star”) that we really liked and thought would resolve the hot stamp concerns with other disc manufacturers. Unfortunately, most still said it had too much solid area. Ugh!
Trilogy Customs
However, they did say it would work great for a smaller corner stamp design. We worked closely with Dynamic Discs to do a run of our mini shutter star logo on 6 different Trilogy molds (Ballista Pro, Raider, Captain, Escape, E-Mac Truth and Warden). They came out great, as well.
Check out our custom Trilogy discs for sale here.
We just placed a big order with Innova to print a new custom stamp design developed by one of our club members. We will reveal the details and design when they are ready to sell.
Other Cool Helix Stuff
Meanwhile, we have also been getting more custom Helix Disc Golf stuff. We got some new apparel that we’re testing out and a bunch of nice microfiber towels. We also got in some awesome new pins with our Coachella Valley sunset artwork (similar to what we have on our 2020 club bag tags). Check out the pins here.
It’s a really exciting time for us at Helix Disc Golf. We are working hard to grow the game here in the Coachella Valley while taking our brand to the next level with all these cool new custom products. There is even more to come, so keep checking back on the new throwhelix.com website.
Throughout August 2020, use promo code THROWHELIX at checkout for 10% off your order!