Basket (disc golf)


A basket is by far the most common type of target used in disc golf. It features a disc-catching basket under a deflection assembly generally made out of chain. Permanent baskets on courses are built on an anchored metal pole, but portable disc golf baskets with foldable mechanisms to facilitate transportation are also available.

Specifications

The highest governing body in disc gold, the Professional Disc Golf Association, classifies baskets into three categories, based upon hierarchical criteria: championship, standard, and basic.
The PDGA defines baskets as:
Basket Targets are constructed with a basket and typically have a deflection assembly above it. Object Targets, like a simple marked post, have an identified target zone but no basket.