Barry Fischer

Wow! What an honor at my age to be asked to be part of a Team and be an Ambassador for MVP.  I felt like a little kid. I was and still excited to be part of this great company. How did I get started? One day a friend read in the Pasadena Star newspaper 1976 about this new thing called ‘Frisbee Golf’ and the first course installed at Oak Grove Park Pasadena/La Canada, CA.  I went to a store and bought a Wham-o Super Pro, jumped on my Harley and rode down to Oak Grove to give it a try.  Yes indeed!  I thought this is FUN!  Been playing pretty much since then. Even when I went back to college and became a teacher, for PE I had a unit for the kids called ‘Discology.’  Where they learned how to throw various ways playing catch, spinning the disc on your fingernail – ‘freestyle,’ ‘Ultimate,’ and finally disc golf.  I got the parents involved to take the kids to a park for lunch and a round of Frisbee ‘Disc’ Golf.  I wasn’t a ‘joiner’ back then.  When asked to join this NEW organization the ‘Professional Disc Golf Association.’  I said no thanks – I don’t need to pay to play.  Guys I played with are 42, 67, and others – one day at a tournament it was going to cost $10 more to play because I wasn’t a member – OK I’ll join. #706.  Thank you to MVP for the opportunity.  MVP gives me a reason to talk about their awesome discs and the sport I love.