I have a few innova glow plastic discs, and have a friend that has discraft glow plastic. I've heard people say that they charge up the discs with camera flashes, flourescent lights and black lights. Do these just charge the disc up faster, or will they make the disc glow for longer? Like say if I put a disc next to a 100 watt light bulb for an hour, would it not last as long if charged up by a different type of light? Where would be a good place to get flourescent or black lights to use for charging discs?

For discraft Photon Glow(which isnt' their original GLow discs..) YOu only need a headlight or a car for like 5-10 minutes and you'll be glowing for over an hour.
FOr Innova Glow you definately want a camera flash or Black light... THose things just don't glow at all for me.
I heard the new Gateway Glow discs are supposed to be great, but you will need a camera flash or blacklight....
You can pick up Battery operated blacklights probably at a walmart or something. I never really looked though.

-Scott Lewis

Just looked on google for a few seconds..
http://www.blacklightshop.com/
has a black light for 9.95
Even says in Description:
"Great for Disc Golf. Has flashlight and blacklight combo. Great for night play and finding your discs!"

That sounds like a good deal on the light... anyone ever bought from this guy before?

Our SUPERGLOW material actually works best if charged outdoors for about 20-30 minutes.
It doesnt even have to be in direct sunlight and they will glow for several hours without needing to be recharged.
I usually just throw them on the dash for the ride to the park and they will still be glowing strong 3-4 hours later!

Charging info for phosphorescent materials:

Light Source
Natural and artificial light sources can be used to "charge" GOLDEN Phosphorescent Green. Light sources rich in Ultraviolet (UV) are most effective. Tungsten and Fluorescent lights will work, but some sources can take longer than others depending on their intensity (wattage). The fastest charge can result from a good Ultraviolet Light, commonly referred to as a "black light". The black light will also allow a bright glow to remain constant if left on during viewing. Infrared lights will not charge this product.

Use the test board with the different layers of medium to check which source will work the best for each use. Experiment with different types of light and their proximity to the Phosphorescent Green.


UV light is the key, a flourescent light puts out more UV than an incadescent light. That is why tanning beds have tube light fixtures.

http://www.sculpt.com/technotes/Glow_powders.htm

How about the original Discraft glo discs? Any comment on those?

I have never played at night with glow discs but I have a suggestion for using flashes that might save you a bit of money over the long run. Buy/borrow a flash that mounts on an SLR camera. These flashes are far more powerful when placed on the hishest setting than the flashes found on those tiny disposables I hear about people using. A good example of this is here:

Sunpack Digital Flash (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=213230&is=REG)

I think if you are going to go night golfing often the 30 bucks plus the 4 aa's are going to prove to be a savings over the long run plus this thing looks like it's pretty easy to use with digital cameras. I think all you have to do is switch it to manual mode to flash and I will bet it's plenty small to carry with you if needed and I will also bet that this flash will charge a lot faster than disposables. Not only all that, but using this is far less of a waste than using a disposable every time you golf.

-DaveB

I have a couple of Photon Glo Stratuses (Strati?). I usually play a round in daylight and the disc will then glow bright enough (easily) for a night round with no charging required.
For the rest of my discs I just use the fishing lights for night play.

I have a couple of Photon Glo Stratuses (Strati?). I usually play a round in daylight and the disc will then glow bright enough (easily) for a night round with no charging required.
For the rest of my discs I just use the fishing lights for night play.



I use Photon micro light II (http://www.photonlight.com/) taped to the underside of my discs when we play nightgolf... and brother we play alot of nightgolf

When our night golfers start taping stuff to their discs, I like to tape a pole saw to my putter. It extends out to 25ft. I never miss after that. You tape what you want to your discs and I'll tape what I want to mine.