The coolest part about this is that Brad and Chad reached out to sponsor because they enjoy Smarter Every Day, and they didn't ask me to say anything in particular....which is so cool of them. They said "what would you like to explore about Disc Golf?"... and of course I said "HOW THE DISCS ARE MADE!". I thought is was an AWESOME opportunity and I hope you enjoy it! Brad and Chad's business is setup so they partner with wholesale dealers so you should be able to find MVP discs at your local disc golf store. If you'd like to explore what they make you can check out their website here. mvpdiscsports.com/ You can also find their products on Amazon, just look up "MVP Discs" As always, I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who supports Smarter Every Day on Patreon at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday Also, if you'd like to be notified when the 2nd channel comes out (It's around 2 hours!) you can sign up for the email list here and I'll send an email out when that's ready. (I won't spam you) Here's the link: www.smartereveryday.com/email-list
Hey Destin, please contact me about the aerodynamics and flight stability of flying discs. I have some unique insights I would like to share and you may even be able to use it for future content.
Worlds collide! Thanks for this video, Destin. I work for the PDGA and love seeing you share this. I have a MS in aerospace engineering (that goes completely unused at this point) and enjoy discussing the physics and aerodynamics of disc flight. In fact, your Helicopter series is still some of my go-to videos for gyroscopic precession when discussing disc flight physics. Keep up the good work!
I took classes in precision machining technology, and then picked up disc golf. As far as I’m concerned this is the future, whether learning how to run the machines or program the code. As long as you learn the code and the basics, you’ll always have a job. My degree is welding technology, but I’d rather have learned stuff like this. 👍
Nice forehand Destin! I am SO blown away by this episode. I've been disc golfing for 4 years and it changed my life, nothing short of. And MVP, wow! They let you show us almost everything! So impressed. In my bag is always an MVP Envy and Reactor, my Relay, Ion, and Proxy, probably have a couple others too. Until recently MVP dominated the glow market, but recently Innova and others started catching up.
automation guys are always like that and i get the feeling lmao, whenever i can explain how i got something to work it genuinelly makes my eyes light up
@@iamdisappointedinyou3097 ironically, I get this feeling playing a mod in minecraft called GregTech. it's stupid realistic and all about automation and ridiculous chemicals and production lines. automating polybenzimidazole (PBI) and explaining it to anyone that would listen was near-euphoric. I played a modpack called Nomifactory (Monifactory is the new modern update) that's just focused on the automation and progression and I had to have spent over 50 hours in that world before I burnt out because I didn't automate everything enough. This article called "Minecraft Is Not What You Think, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Polybenzimidazole" is a really good intro if you're curious what it's like. The pics he shows off are just ludicrous. I'd link it, but I think youtube deleted my comment when I tried adding one. My polybenzimidazole automation setup was large enough to take two floors of one of those 16x16 block skyscrapers, and it's _miniscule_ compared to the shown endgame of this modpack Obviously, I don't mean to take anything away from actual production engineers and people doing this stuff IRL. I'm just a dingus playing minecraft at the end of the day, and they're professionals innovating their field and pushing the limits. I just find it so awesome that an average person can get a feeling of how immensely satisfying it is to make stuff like this. I will warn you, though, if anyone reading this decides to try Monifactory, it's not for the faint of heart. Whenever you need something, make it in BULK. It will save you several hours of headaches. (or just look up vids of it on youtube for smart people going nuts with it. look up Nomifactory though, since Monifactory is so new it doesn't really have any content out yet)
19:00 is magic, the wiggle happens, looks superfluous, gets an explanation, then the next disc helpfully demonstrates the function of the wiggle by landing in a way where the wiggle helps. Absolutely perfect. Such a satisfying factory.
Goddamnit. Opened this comment just to put my own clever "Satisfactory" in here, only to see two people beat me to it. I'm a Factorio lover, though, but I will never hate on my factory-gaming brothers.
Dude, these two guys gave maybe the best tour I've ever seen. They know every detail of every system and they're so excited and enthusiastic and they play off Destin so well. They're clearly all having a _blast._ Good stuff, good stuff...
@@smartereverydayif you have another video planned with them I would love to hear about how the physical characteristics of a disc like the shoulder height, parting line, rim density, and plastic and how they affect flight characteristics. The "wings" of the disc very clearly have the most affect on how they fly but what's more interesting is that just simply changing from one plastic blend to another can make a disc that normally fades hard and to the left into a disc that turns over the right
I love how they didn't even mention it was their disc he landed that shot with until you asked. Shows the humility of those guys. I'm checking my discs after I post this. If I don't have an mvp in my bag, I'm putting at least one on order
As an old ultimate player who's never really gotten into disc golf... THIS might have been the thing that makes me give it a real chance. Awesome video, Destin. Awesome factory, Brad and Chad!
I got into disc golf after ankle surgery ended my ultimate career (if pick-up games and rec beer leagues counts as a career). It just felt really good to be throwing discs again.
@@smartereveryday, the comment to make a short from the robot footage is a brilliant idea. I would show that in every single manufacturing presentation I give to the high school kids. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
How the discs fly, and in particular, the forces that cause them to roll or "flip" are some of the most confusing concepts to explain to a beginner. Having a video that explains these things in the way that only you can would be incredibly valuable for the disc golf community!
@@Janne_Markus I have some that I still don't understand how to predict/control the roll 😂 I'm mediocre at best lol a video like that would be super awesome and probably way more helpful than I could imagine.
@@smartereveryday Yeah.. Overstable Vs Understable. Mid range vs distance. Explaining all the numbers on the disk and how they effect flight. Complicated, but simple once you get the hang of it.
I work in a machine shop as a CNC Setup guy and we have some injection mold machines. Ive been in a good number of plants in my life and I just have to say this manufacturing line is absolutely GORGEOUS. Props to whoever was involved in getting this up and running, it is absolutely incredible
As someone who went through an injection molding apprenticeship, I just want to say I appreciate the great questions you ask. I can tell they light up when you ask the right questions and it’s always great to speak to someone with genuine interest in what you do every day.
[YOU WANT TO HUG SOMEONE AND YOU DONT KNOW WHY] there is a new golden standard for captioning being set by you and your people Destin. Keep up the good work.
"your speakers are railed, theyre probably still screaming in that field" 🤣 I hadnt had the captions on but I went back because I figured I knew which moment you were talking about, turned them on and CC did not disappoint 🤣
I was absolutely baffeled by how fast this sport took over here in Estonia. Within 5 years we went from just a few Disk Golf courses to pretty much having full courses in even some of the most rural areas of the country. It literally helped bring life back into areas that people never went before. I stopped playing myself because of a shoulder injury but I loved the simplicity of it and the fact that this could be picked up by almost anyone.
ive been an inova guy for a long time but these two, the energy, the excitement and the willingness to share the journey has won me. MVP will be the next discs I grab...Trail here I come.
i dont play this sport but... this clean and complete inhouse manufacturing is something north america has been lacking for a very long time. This type of thing isnt happening enough. The fact they do all their own inhouse recycling as well is an absolute bonus. Great video. Made in America. As a Canadian... i love and appreciate.
You should get out there and try it. It’s saved my life. I know that sounds hyperbolic, but my life has been in turmoil for a while, and I’ve been playing for 13 months. Being outside, walking and throwing plastic is my happy place, and there was not much, if any, happiness in my life. It’s the healthy addiction I needed.
that opening line where destin says he wishes to see such organic grassroots grown factories all over america - that is an actual unity ticket right there. no left or right politics, just reasonable, sensible application of sound economic principles which anyone would agree with. including the recycling, which is actually beneficial for the business too, since they cut down on waste. just good ol american ingenuity, coupled with passion, all budding from a community of shared interest.
@@alveolate I hate to rain on anyone's parade but doing this kind of thing in America is only possible in places like Marlette Michigan because there's nothing else there and people are willing to take these low wage jobs. It inevitably always breaks down into left or right politics because factory owners are always resistant to paying factory workers a fair wage.
As a mechanical engineer, the physics of the flight is super fascinating. Explaining how the gyroscopic precession causes turn and fade is definitely worth a video on it's own!
Just two days ago a friend asked me if I disc golf. I said that I do not, but I have discs. He wants to go play. We have several courses very close by, some of the free to use. Now I'm inspired. Thank you, Destin.
I work in manufacturing, and I absolutely LOVED the moment where the two owners just eagerly, instinctively pointed right at the controller for their whole line. Couldn't just walk over, they just had the magnetic connection to their equipment. Getting a glimpse into all the details of a different process than I'm familiar with was super interesting. Fantastic video!!!
I like how they told the story of the 250 ft golf shot. They made it about the golfer, and the shot, without overtly making it about their product, letting the listener make the connection that it was one of their -disks- discs that was used.
Hey Destin. I think it would be really cool for a follow up video if you were to get with one of MVPs professional players and learn the biomechanics of throwing a disc.
@@smartereveryday Simon lizotte would be a great example for this. Also made a video about robots throwing discs. Made another comment about that then I saw this.
@@IzobizHDlol I knew people would mention Simon down here but I don't think he'd be a good fit, he is mostly uninterested in plastics and flight numbers, he is good at hucking them and he's obviously super likeable but I don't think he'd love getting into the weeds of the physics of the flight.
Oh my goodness, Destin.....You have no idea how much you just made my day. I am 46 years old and my friends and I have been playing Disc Golf since 1997. Disc golf is such an amazing sport. Just like its ball counterpart, disc golf is so much more than just a sport...it's a social event since most if the time you are not actually throwing your disc but rather walking between your throws which leaves a lot of time for conversation. My friends and I are all subscribers and I think you will find that a majority of disc golfers are fans of engineering, science all things tech. That is why I think you will get a lot of views. There have been videos on RUclips where DG manufacturers have discussed the manufacturing process of discs but nothing this in-depth. I never would have imagined that DG would be the sport it is today. Back in the 90's early 00's, DG was not nearly as popular as it is now. Now, DC has exploded in popularity and you have done your part in helping expose more people to this great sport. Bravo.
As a disc golf professional for over 30 years spending a lot of time playing in Huntsville & Decatur Alabama, this was a phenomenal video showing a great company that has made such an impact in the sport I love. Please keep making more of these videos!
Any time I see a big RUclipsr (but especially the science guys) make a video about disc golf it makes me so happy. The more people that see the holy shot the better. The most electric moment in our sports history.
As a disc golfer. This is not a video I ever expected on this channel and I love it! The PDGA World Championship just finished up and I live close enough to where it was this year and so for this video to drop so close to when the event happened is awesome!
I’ve been playing disc golf every week for at least 2 years and I’ve been watching you for a lot longer. This is two of my favorite things combined. Thank you for taking the time to make this for us, really appreciate it!
This is such a great video! I’m a professional disc golfer sponsored by Discraft. I love to travel around the country competing in tournaments. When I first started playing, I started with MVP because of their technique and naming system! Absolutely love this inside look!
There are so many disc golf fans smiling as they watch this video, enjoing the enthusiasm of Brad and Chad. Hoping for more as you show off the physics of Anhyzer and Hyzer shots, disc aerodynamics, and throw mechanics.
@@williamstrachan there was a company that called latitude 64 that experimented with dimples on a disc called misslen back in the 2010 area. Was the "fastest" disc produced of it time based on in-house describe flight numbers. Which is a whole other conversation and it isn't really based in facts. Anyways, from my personal experience, that was also echoed by the pros, there was no noticeable difference.
@@williamstrachan Dimples have been tried before, but they've never seemed to work all that well. The disc has a cross sectional shape similar to an airplane wing, where a smooth surface is usually best. Disc designers use very subtle differences in the shape to make discs that turn more sharply or glide farther. While the most important factor in how a disc flies is the skill of the person throwing it, a large part of the fun of the sport is learning how differently molded discs will fly in different situations. It's a very interesting and fun sport!
Dustin, the best thing about your channel, and something I didn't realize in the beginning of watching you, is that sometimes, I look at your thumbnail, and read the title, and I think to myself, I don't think that's something I'm interested in, or, no, I don't want to watch that. But then I see that it's your channel, and I remember that there have been many times where I felt that way, and watched it anyway. Those times I believe have been some of the most interesting and most enjoyable videos I've watched. This video was that way for me. While I have no interest, at almost 60 years old, in disc golf, I found this video to be so much more than I ever could have realized. Not only is your production quality spectacular and engaging, the content is always much more than I can imagine from the title. I will continue to watch your content until the day I can't, because of you. YOU make the content enjoyable, engaging, and inspiring, all at the same time. I have so much to learn in life, even at my age, and the thirst is never quenched, thanks in part to you and your channel. Thank you.
What a kind thing to say. Thank you so much. There are many of us that end up putting our mark on a video like this before it's done. Thank you for loving this as much as I do!
@@smartereverydayI don't know if you watched the entirety of that scene from the doc, but I was the director and editor of the project and that CC bit is the most validated I've ever felt in my profession at purveying emotion 😂 absolutely excellent bit 👏👏👏
I love how genuine they feel. A big thanks to MVP Discs for allowing us an insight into how a passion project can turn into something as big as this. As a michigander, I had no idea this place even existed. What a cool story! My idea that I would love to see is a Smarter Every Day special edition disc with a cool give-a-way at the end.
As someone currently in education to become a process operator, whose main hobby is disc golf, I find this video super interesting and it's really well done. Might have to show it to my teachers.
This is hilarious but I also have to sigh at the memory of a recent new MVP disc I tossed in the bin because the flashing made it too uncomfortable to even grip tightly (and I did a crappy job trying to remove it). Basically, I purchased 3 Trails from 3 different vendors. The one that arrived from Infinite Discs was so bad that I think it somehow bypassed a trimmer machine. The Trails from the other vendors were absolutely perfect. I’m completely flummoxed how that one disc had such crazy excess and very sharp flashing. I’m 53 years old and started playing disc golf in high school with a regular frisbee. I’ve purchased probably over 1,500 or maybe even over 2k discs in my lifetime. I keep a spreadsheet of all currently owned discs (130+ at the moment) broken down into types, flight numbers, and weights. I only mention this to let you know that, yes, I do have lots of experience owning and understanding the feel of different discs, including those that are clearly better manufactured (hello you beautiful Latitude 64 Royal manufacturing process with your exquisite Grand plastic). Anyway, I own lots of MVP discs, love them, and that single Trail was the one and only example of really any significant flashing on one of their discs. Something weird happened with that particular run and it was not good…
Having played Disc Golf for over 20 years, it brings me immense joy to see the game get so much love and recognition these last few years. Disc Golf is for everyone, it has improved my quality of life and those around me. You couldn't ask for a more joyful and welcoming community to become a part of. Just grab a disc, go to a field, pick your target and throw! Thanks for this Destin :)
I know I can't tell the distance, but that drive was not something that looked like a novice. Between the form and the placement, he's probably better than is being let on 😎
The captions on this video are top tier. They not only faithfully transcribe the speech but they also beautifully convey to robotic noises and the feeling from the crowd in that golf shot.
As so many other disc golfers have shared, thank you so much for shining a light on our beloved sport. Disc golf is such a fun way to get outside and the community is awesome.
I work for one of MVP's suppliers on master-batch colorant. Never thought I'd see something that we make on this channel. The glow in the dark pigments are a pain to work with for our process, but obviously they're worth it for the end product. As for what we call LDR (let-down ratio) - most places will use about 4% colorant to 96% resin or what we call 25:1. We're a very tiny part of the overall process, but obviously very important for customer satisfaction in the appearance of their discs.
There's something about the "impossible comeback moment" in any competition that I think connects with people on such a deep level that you don't even need to be personally invested in the sport to appreciate it. I've gone disc golfing probably a dozen times, I'm not deep into it by any means, but the crowd reaction told me everything I needed to know.
I saw that clip randomly on Reddit just after it happened. I used to play Frolf when I was younger, so Discgolf has always been at the back of my mind, for decades, but that clip really planted the seed for me to actually get into the sport, which I decided to do this year.
I was much closer to his shot than he was when it went in. I skipped watching hole #17 to get right next to the green for hole #18. The atmosphere was incredible. About halfway through, everyone saw that it was on the correct line, and then when it stuck, the place exploded!
My wife grew up near Marlette and graduted from Marlette HS. We lived in the area for a number of years and have been through Marlette many times. Great to see a local company making a success there!
James Conrad is an AWESOME guy. I spent 4 or 5 years with him in Blacksburg and he taught me a bunch about disc golf that I never knew people ever THOUGHT about. He's a monster on the course, but it's also an insane talent that people never knew about 3 years before he won everything. And yet he's still the most humble people I know...even before he lived in a van.
I love how honest they are about not getting everything right the first time and having to add movements and/or actuators just because the real world is not identical to even our best simulation. Thanks for this great look behind the curtain of an amazing company
Destin, great video and thanks. One thing that I think needs to be explained is why discs get more "understable" over time. I think the surface roughness increases as the disc gets beat in, which changes where the flow separates...laminar to turbulent, your fave! This obviously would change the lift's torque and thus the gyroscopic precession.
As an avid disc golfer it was an absolute treat to see this, and to mention the holy shot in such a way was icing on the cake. Its impossible to watch it even now without getting goosebumps, such a gigantic moment in time.
This is legitimately my favorite video of all time from this channel. What an awesome storyline and an incredible level of ingenuity. It’s 110% percent passion, farmer innovation, know how, engineering, mixed with automation and robotic technologies with some important physics. Such a great one Destin. The robot cam was super cool btw. You have so many unique and valuable elements that nobody could ever replicate. The joy, genuine enthusiasm and love for engineering and automation is unmatched. Thanks for being so curious and thanks for sharing it with millions of people.
I love when you find folks as passionate about the way things work as you are. You can see their genuine eagerness to tell you every little detail about how everything works, as they've clearly had their hand in every aspect of building it. Another great video!
It's true what they say: get someone to talk about something they love and you can listen for a long time. SED proves this with every upload. Thanks for another winner, Destin!
You and me, buddy. In the 70s/80s, playing when it was a new activity (just maybe becoming a sport), picking out a notable tree in the distance and using our one and only disc to play. Then, that day of insight when it's realized that Frisbee makes different discs for stability and long throws and you bought your first 'driver', but not yet ready to call it that. Total imaginative fun.
The best thing about these videos about manufacturing are the super excited and nice people showing how all these things work. Keep it coming, Destin! We love it!
I hope you’re planning to do a video on flight characteristics. Disc flight is fascinating and I’d love to see your take on explaining it. I love your channel and disc golf. This video made my day. 😊
I am an automation engineer and seeing the universal language of manufacturing is so awesome so see! I have a unique pleasure of having a job now that lets me help my customers make anything from salsa and sausage, to cars, Lubricants and water treatment. The parts that truly made me feel so seen though are the flicker on the end of the robot and the “wiggle” to make the disk settle! I love my job in manufacturing and automation so much and this whole series has really made me feel more pride and joy in knowing that smarter folks than me enjoy the process as much as I do!
As a long time disc golfer, this made my day! Such a great sport that needs more collabs like this. Free to play and low entry cost on buying a set of discs. You'll love it. Thanks MVP.
While I'm no safety Pro, I work in IT for construction companies. I'm constantly taking the same all employee training they do, and it's part of everything we do at all levels. I totally love seeing how this place is set up. I loved the basic green vs red strip lights that were alternating colors at the accessible side of the more dangerous arm.
Sooo cool to see this, my favorite creator covering my favorite sport and my favorite manufacturer! I've played disc golf for almost 40 years and I had never gotten this type of insights into the manufacturing process, thank you so much for doing this! There have been several people trying to make a throwing robot to more accurately profile the flight characteristics of a disc, and I frequently thought about how that would be a really good subject for you to cover.
I love disc golf and SmarterEveryDay. This was an awesome collaboration, I love that they showed all of the really cool and clever pieces that they have in place to solve issues in their process. The wiggle on the robot arm, magnets to catch metal shavings, and all of the other pieces that Brad and Chad shared. They seemed very connected to the entire process which was neat to see. Great video
I've never disced, but i live 15 miles from mvp and was trying to convince my friends to go discing with me yesterday.. Couldn't have been timed better!
Every time you visit a manufacturing facility, I feel like every person you talk to is violating an NDA that they signed and giving away proprietary business knowledge. At the same time I do notice the digitally concealed text where they didn't want a particular detail being released, so someone Okayed everything. You just seem to have a way of asking a simple straightforward technical question to people who do this everyday that invites them to geek out over it with you, and the rest of the world just happens to also get to see it. Thank you!
Destin, Brad & Chad, thanks so much for such a great presentation of the world of manufacturing. The pride and excitement in these accomplishments will be enlightening to students choosing their future paths. I was involved in multiple industries for 45 years, designing & building many types of machines not unlike those in this video. My work was fulfilling, creative and rewarding. I went through a Tool & Die apprentice after high school then took about 10 years working my way into engineering. I did it all without a college degree. Be curious, read voraciously, work hard, learn from every experience and always be willing to give more than you get.
16:35 I love that. The coding equivalent would be an if statement you throw in to the beginning of a function to filter out some weird inputs that only sometimes show up and you don't know exactly how or why but you just need them gone.
That whole process in that one cage is gorgeous. Picks up the centre with the little suction cups, pokes any inadvertent extra discs back into the stack, locates the centre onto the other part of the head, then catches the overmoulded disc with the little suction cups, fits the new centre into the mould, then puts the overmoulded disc on the belt... rinse and repeat, all on one arm. It's so clean!
Those robot shots were priceless! As a former industrial electrician who worked with robots, I really appreciated that footage. Many blessings to you and your family!!
This is a such a great video. Which wouldn’t have been possible without the awesome level of interaction Brad and Chad gave to us all! Thanks for the effort and craftsmanship that went into all the footage in this video. If ever I need a frisbee.. MVP Disc Sports will be my go to search.
Destin has already done a collaboration with the Rocket City Trash Pandas. so clearly he has to do a collaboration with @TrashPandaDiscGolf. and naturally this should result in a Smarter Every Day ghost stamped Trash Panda Inner Core so that we can have something to go with our Smarter Every Day stamped Rocket City Trash Pandas baseballs. (and put in our bags.)
Something I notice you do and try to replicate more. Even when you already know or were introduced to a concept, such as drying the granules (Kodak) you listen as if you never heard about it and let your guide explain. I'm sure it's much more pleasant for your counterpart than interjecting yourself.
Listening is something no one seems to be able to do anymore. Everyone always interrupts to interject their thoughts before they even know what you are talking about.
At 4:25, _“MOI”_ gets introduced, but I don’t remember hearing its definition in the video. I’m pretty sure it’s _“moment of inertia,”_ but you might want to toss a note on screen or make a comment in passing. Regards.
I'd love to see a video about disc golf baskets! How the chains catch the disc, angles of approach on the way in, why a perfectly placed putt suddenly spits out for no apparent rhyme or reason?!? Yeah, I'd like to see a video on spitouts.
So strange, I just finished watching Stuff Made Here’s frisbee launchers a few minutes ago, and then found this?! That’s no coincidence..that’s Destin..y!! Thank you from Michigan. I smell a collab :)
This is so cool. Everyone is so comfortable talking at high level too and just comfortable in general. You adjusted a mic at 12min and no one stopped talking or batted an eye. You clearly exude a comfortable environment by inviting their interest.
The coolest part about this is that Brad and Chad reached out to sponsor because they enjoy Smarter Every Day, and they didn't ask me to say anything in particular....which is so cool of them. They said "what would you like to explore about Disc Golf?"... and of course I said "HOW THE DISCS ARE MADE!". I thought is was an AWESOME opportunity and I hope you enjoy it! Brad and Chad's business is setup so they partner with wholesale dealers so you should be able to find MVP discs at your local disc golf store. If you'd like to explore what they make you can check out their website here. mvpdiscsports.com/ You can also find their products on Amazon, just look up "MVP Discs" As always, I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who supports Smarter Every Day on Patreon at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday
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Hey Destin, please contact me about the aerodynamics and flight stability of flying discs. I have some unique insights I would like to share and you may even be able to use it for future content.
Worlds collide! Thanks for this video, Destin. I work for the PDGA and love seeing you share this. I have a MS in aerospace engineering (that goes completely unused at this point) and enjoy discussing the physics and aerodynamics of disc flight. In fact, your Helicopter series is still some of my go-to videos for gyroscopic precession when discussing disc flight physics. Keep up the good work!
The only logical conclusion from this relationship is a supersonic disc golf launcher. I bet Stuff Made Here would be on board.
I took classes in precision machining technology, and then picked up disc golf. As far as I’m concerned this is the future, whether learning how to run the machines or program the code. As long as you learn the code and the basics, you’ll always have a job. My degree is welding technology, but I’d rather have learned stuff like this. 👍
Nice forehand Destin! I am SO blown away by this episode. I've been disc golfing for 4 years and it changed my life, nothing short of. And MVP, wow! They let you show us almost everything! So impressed. In my bag is always an MVP Envy and Reactor, my Relay, Ion, and Proxy, probably have a couple others too. Until recently MVP dominated the glow market, but recently Innova and others started catching up.
These guys are showing the plant around with the same chaotic energy I use to show guests my cool little projects and doo-dads at home. Love it.
The dam I made in the creek at age 4
I was also thinking this ! They have Lemme show you something very cool that i did vibe, without having any arrogance for it ! :)
automation guys are always like that and i get the feeling lmao, whenever i can explain how i got something to work it genuinelly makes my eyes light up
@@iamdisappointedinyou3097 ironically, I get this feeling playing a mod in minecraft called GregTech. it's stupid realistic and all about automation and ridiculous chemicals and production lines. automating polybenzimidazole (PBI) and explaining it to anyone that would listen was near-euphoric. I played a modpack called Nomifactory (Monifactory is the new modern update) that's just focused on the automation and progression and I had to have spent over 50 hours in that world before I burnt out because I didn't automate everything enough.
This article called "Minecraft Is Not What You Think, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Polybenzimidazole" is a really good intro if you're curious what it's like. The pics he shows off are just ludicrous. I'd link it, but I think youtube deleted my comment when I tried adding one. My polybenzimidazole automation setup was large enough to take two floors of one of those 16x16 block skyscrapers, and it's _miniscule_ compared to the shown endgame of this modpack
Obviously, I don't mean to take anything away from actual production engineers and people doing this stuff IRL. I'm just a dingus playing minecraft at the end of the day, and they're professionals innovating their field and pushing the limits. I just find it so awesome that an average person can get a feeling of how immensely satisfying it is to make stuff like this. I will warn you, though, if anyone reading this decides to try Monifactory, it's not for the faint of heart. Whenever you need something, make it in BULK. It will save you several hours of headaches. (or just look up vids of it on youtube for smart people going nuts with it. look up Nomifactory though, since Monifactory is so new it doesn't really have any content out yet)
"Look at this cool "toy" I built"
I'd be proud of building a money printer too.
19:00 is magic, the wiggle happens, looks superfluous, gets an explanation, then the next disc helpfully demonstrates the function of the wiggle by landing in a way where the wiggle helps. Absolutely perfect. Such a satisfying factory.
Satisfactory fan approved
You could say it's... Satisfactory
Goddamnit. Opened this comment just to put my own clever "Satisfactory" in here, only to see two people beat me to it. I'm a Factorio lover, though, but I will never hate on my factory-gaming brothers.
@@TheOnlyToblin 1.0 out in a week, whoo!
@@Andreas-ov2fv Actually looking forward to it!
Dude, these two guys gave maybe the best tour I've ever seen. They know every detail of every system and they're so excited and enthusiastic and they play off Destin so well. They're clearly all having a _blast._ Good stuff, good stuff...
I love how passionate they are about this. You could see in his face as he is telling that awesome shot story.
They're the real deal. It's more than a business to them.
@@smartereverydayif you have another video planned with them I would love to hear about how the physical characteristics of a disc like the shoulder height, parting line, rim density, and plastic and how they affect flight characteristics. The "wings" of the disc very clearly have the most affect on how they fly but what's more interesting is that just simply changing from one plastic blend to another can make a disc that normally fades hard and to the left into a disc that turns over the right
I love how they didn't even mention it was their disc he landed that shot with until you asked. Shows the humility of those guys. I'm checking my discs after I post this. If I don't have an mvp in my bag, I'm putting at least one on order
Agreed. I don't buy discs too often, but next time I do, I'll be sure to be an MVP to show my appreciation. I want a Smarter Every Day stamp!
@ionymous6733 if I could get one with a smarter everyday stamp, I'd be beyond stoked!
MVPs are incredible. They’re my go to for throwing putters, and I’d put the Hex up against any mid out there.
@@ionymous6733 Oooh, yeah, they could have a specialty MVP with Smarter Every Day stamp!
Get hex and/or crave
As an old ultimate player who's never really gotten into disc golf... THIS might have been the thing that makes me give it a real chance. Awesome video, Destin. Awesome factory, Brad and Chad!
I got into disc golf after ankle surgery ended my ultimate career (if pick-up games and rec beer leagues counts as a career). It just felt really good to be throwing discs again.
Give it a try! Go with a buddy, it's a good time
I picked it up two months ago and have fallen in love. It feels so good to throw a disc again!
The camera attached to the robot was such a brilliant idea
It was so fun.
the video would probably make a good short
@@smartereveryday, the comment to make a short from the robot footage is a brilliant idea. I would show that in every single manufacturing presentation I give to the high school kids. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
For real! When I saw this, I thought "Move over ASMR, 8-bit / chiptune music with video of manufacturing is the next big thing" haha
Yes! Even if it triggered my motion sickness a little bit 😂. Awesome video.
Would love to see a video with physics about flight profiles. Why different disc have different flight profiles, how they design it and test it.
Oddly...it's both more complicated.... and simpler than I expected.
How the discs fly, and in particular, the forces that cause them to roll or "flip" are some of the most confusing concepts to explain to a beginner.
Having a video that explains these things in the way that only you can would be incredibly valuable for the disc golf community!
@@Janne_Markus I have some that I still don't understand how to predict/control the roll 😂
I'm mediocre at best lol a video like that would be super awesome and probably way more helpful than I could imagine.
@@smartereveryday Yeah.. Overstable Vs Understable. Mid range vs distance. Explaining all the numbers on the disk and how they effect flight. Complicated, but simple once you get the hang of it.
Pete Ulibarri, Paul Ulibarri's brother, actually has a great video explaining the physics of nose angle, high speed turn, and low speed fade.
I work in a machine shop as a CNC Setup guy and we have some injection mold machines. Ive been in a good number of plants in my life and I just have to say this manufacturing line is absolutely GORGEOUS. Props to whoever was involved in getting this up and running, it is absolutely incredible
As someone who went through an injection molding apprenticeship, I just want to say I appreciate the great questions you ask. I can tell they light up when you ask the right questions and it’s always great to speak to someone with genuine interest in what you do every day.
I always say: "Finding answers is easy. Finding the right questions is the challenge." Destin is a question master.
Hey thanks for showing disc golf some love on the channel!
Destin... this guy Joseph is a good guy to know in the disc golf world. :D
I mean, it would be pretty sick to show him the store. And even sicker to show him the disc golf Mecca
CLT🔥
[YOU WANT TO HUG SOMEONE AND YOU DONT KNOW WHY] there is a new golden standard for captioning being set by you and your people Destin. Keep up the good work.
"your speakers are railed, theyre probably still screaming in that field" 🤣 I hadnt had the captions on but I went back because I figured I knew which moment you were talking about, turned them on and CC did not disappoint 🤣
He had me at [GROWN MEN SHRIEKING]
I was absolutely baffeled by how fast this sport took over here in Estonia. Within 5 years we went from just a few Disk Golf courses to pretty much having full courses in even some of the most rural areas of the country.
It literally helped bring life back into areas that people never went before.
I stopped playing myself because of a shoulder injury but I loved the simplicity of it and the fact that this could be picked up by almost anyone.
Estonia has some of the best players in the world!
2x world champ Kristin Tattar!
Switch arms homie! Get it back! You can do it!!
Same here in Finland.
It's hard to find a town without a course.
@@Jz9222 Congratulations to Finland and the current Women's World Champion, Eveliina Salonen.
ive been an inova guy for a long time but these two, the energy, the excitement and the willingness to share the journey has won me. MVP will be the next discs I grab...Trail here I come.
i dont play this sport but... this clean and complete inhouse manufacturing is something north america has been lacking for a very long time. This type of thing isnt happening enough. The fact they do all their own inhouse recycling as well is an absolute bonus. Great video. Made in America. As a Canadian... i love and appreciate.
You should get out there and try it. It’s saved my life. I know that sounds hyperbolic, but my life has been in turmoil for a while, and I’ve been playing for 13 months. Being outside, walking and throwing plastic is my happy place, and there was not much, if any, happiness in my life. It’s the healthy addiction I needed.
that opening line where destin says he wishes to see such organic grassroots grown factories all over america - that is an actual unity ticket right there. no left or right politics, just reasonable, sensible application of sound economic principles which anyone would agree with. including the recycling, which is actually beneficial for the business too, since they cut down on waste. just good ol american ingenuity, coupled with passion, all budding from a community of shared interest.
@@alveolate I hate to rain on anyone's parade but doing this kind of thing in America is only possible in places like Marlette Michigan because there's nothing else there and people are willing to take these low wage jobs. It inevitably always breaks down into left or right politics because factory owners are always resistant to paying factory workers a fair wage.
@@alexrogers777 so, it's been tried elsewhere? examples?
@@alexrogers777 How do you know these jobs are low wage? The workers in these videos have a lot of technical aptitude.
As a mechanical engineer, the physics of the flight is super fascinating. Explaining how the gyroscopic precession causes turn and fade is definitely worth a video on it's own!
Just two days ago a friend asked me if I disc golf. I said that I do not, but I have discs. He wants to go play. We have several courses very close by, some of the free to use. Now I'm inspired. Thank you, Destin.
I work in manufacturing, and I absolutely LOVED the moment where the two owners just eagerly, instinctively pointed right at the controller for their whole line. Couldn't just walk over, they just had the magnetic connection to their equipment. Getting a glimpse into all the details of a different process than I'm familiar with was super interesting. Fantastic video!!!
I like how they told the story of the 250 ft golf shot. They made it about the golfer, and the shot, without overtly making it about their product, letting the listener make the connection that it was one of their -disks- discs that was used.
Disc golfers call that throw "The Holy Shot". I never expected James Conrad to be mentioned on "Smarter Every Day"!
They really should call it The Hole-y Shot
@@cottonkeef5633this name is particularly good when you also know that James Conrad is widely known as "Disc Golf Jesus."
You have GOT TO LOVE the enthusiasm these guys have for their manufacturing setup. These guys really inspire me!!!
Hey Destin. I think it would be really cool for a follow up video if you were to get with one of MVPs professional players and learn the biomechanics of throwing a disc.
Interesting idea.
@@smartereveryday Simon lizotte would be a great example for this. Also made a video about robots throwing discs. Made another comment about that then I saw this.
Yes! That would be awesome
@@IzobizHDlol I knew people would mention Simon down here but I don't think he'd be a good fit, he is mostly uninterested in plastics and flight numbers, he is good at hucking them and he's obviously super likeable but I don't think he'd love getting into the weeds of the physics of the flight.
@@smartereveryday Don't forget the power pocket.. lol
Oh my goodness, Destin.....You have no idea how much you just made my day. I am 46 years old and my friends and I have been playing Disc Golf since 1997. Disc golf is such an amazing sport. Just like its ball counterpart, disc golf is so much more than just a sport...it's a social event since most if the time you are not actually throwing your disc but rather walking between your throws which leaves a lot of time for conversation. My friends and I are all subscribers and I think you will find that a majority of disc golfers are fans of engineering, science all things tech. That is why I think you will get a lot of views. There have been videos on RUclips where DG manufacturers have discussed the manufacturing process of discs but nothing this in-depth. I never would have imagined that DG would be the sport it is today. Back in the 90's early 00's, DG was not nearly as popular as it is now. Now, DC has exploded in popularity and you have done your part in helping expose more people to this great sport. Bravo.
I love how excited they are to show off the cool technology in their factory instead of just doing a pr/branding thing
As a disc golf professional for over 30 years spending a lot of time playing in Huntsville & Decatur Alabama, this was a phenomenal video showing a great company that has made such an impact in the sport I love. Please keep making more of these videos!
Hey it looks like they are throwing at Sparkman Park in Hartselle, AL the end of the video.
@@thulsey022 Yes they are... :D
@@thulsey022 you're %100 right
Any time I see a big RUclipsr (but especially the science guys) make a video about disc golf it makes me so happy. The more people that see the holy shot the better. The most electric moment in our sports history.
Disk golf is around for 30 years 😮
2:06 “Brad” and “Chad” iconic.
Giga
The Holy Shot will always, always, choke me up. Not only the best moment in disc golf, but one of the most clutch moments of all sports.
As a disc golfer. This is not a video I ever expected on this channel and I love it!
The PDGA World Championship just finished up and I live close enough to where it was this year and so for this video to drop so close to when the event happened is awesome!
I’ve been playing disc golf every week for at least 2 years and I’ve been watching you for a lot longer. This is two of my favorite things combined. Thank you for taking the time to make this for us, really appreciate it!
This is SO cool that you did a deep dive on this! Shoutout MVP's Brad and Chad for sponsoring this!
Fancy seeing you here, fellow moustache discer!
🤝
Literally at a Disc Golf tournament right now about to tee off and I get this notification. Awesome!
Good luck!
This is such a great video! I’m a professional disc golfer sponsored by Discraft. I love to travel around the country competing in tournaments. When I first started playing, I started with MVP because of their technique and naming system! Absolutely love this inside look!
There are so many disc golf fans smiling as they watch this video, enjoing the enthusiasm of Brad and Chad. Hoping for more as you show off the physics of Anhyzer and Hyzer shots, disc aerodynamics, and throw mechanics.
Echoing this for the next video!
I want to know if dimples have been explored in disc golf or... You know, a potted history of different disc types and how they developed and why
@@williamstrachan there was a company that called latitude 64 that experimented with dimples on a disc called misslen back in the 2010 area. Was the "fastest" disc produced of it time based on in-house describe flight numbers. Which is a whole other conversation and it isn't really based in facts. Anyways, from my personal experience, that was also echoed by the pros, there was no noticeable difference.
@@williamstrachan Dimples have been tried before, but they've never seemed to work all that well. The disc has a cross sectional shape similar to an airplane wing, where a smooth surface is usually best. Disc designers use very subtle differences in the shape to make discs that turn more sharply or glide farther. While the most important factor in how a disc flies is the skill of the person throwing it, a large part of the fun of the sport is learning how differently molded discs will fly in different situations. It's a very interesting and fun sport!
Dustin, the best thing about your channel, and something I didn't realize in the beginning of watching you, is that sometimes, I look at your thumbnail, and read the title, and I think to myself, I don't think that's something I'm interested in, or, no, I don't want to watch that. But then I see that it's your channel, and I remember that there have been many times where I felt that way, and watched it anyway. Those times I believe have been some of the most interesting and most enjoyable videos I've watched. This video was that way for me. While I have no interest, at almost 60 years old, in disc golf, I found this video to be so much more than I ever could have realized. Not only is your production quality spectacular and engaging, the content is always much more than I can imagine from the title. I will continue to watch your content until the day I can't, because of you. YOU make the content enjoyable, engaging, and inspiring, all at the same time. I have so much to learn in life, even at my age, and the thirst is never quenched, thanks in part to you and your channel.
Thank you.
What a kind thing to say. Thank you so much. There are many of us that end up putting our mark on a video like this before it's done. Thank you for loving this as much as I do!
Destin, thank you for your infectious enthusiasm, boundless positivity and unwavering commitment to learning and teaching.
thank you to whoever does the subtitles, I loved the bit around the crowd cheering
I had fun with that part.
@@smartereverydayI don't know if you watched the entirety of that scene from the doc, but I was the director and editor of the project and that CC bit is the most validated I've ever felt in my profession at purveying emotion 😂 absolutely excellent bit 👏👏👏
Thanks for the hint for the subs. In that moment you sure would want to hug somebody and wouldn't know why.
@@smartereveryday I'm glad I had the subs on for that moment.
@@JoshDeek Well done!
I love how genuine they feel. A big thanks to MVP Discs for allowing us an insight into how a passion project can turn into something as big as this. As a michigander, I had no idea this place even existed. What a cool story! My idea that I would love to see is a Smarter Every Day special edition disc with a cool give-a-way at the end.
As someone currently in education to become a process operator, whose main hobby is disc golf, I find this video super interesting and it's really well done. Might have to show it to my teachers.
MVP: "This is the flashing trimmer."
Prodigy: "The what now?"
ouch :D
Prodigy discs are a golf disc and steak knife rolled into one unit.
"Ouch" is what you say after throwing a Prodigy disc lol.
This is hilarious but I also have to sigh at the memory of a recent new MVP disc I tossed in the bin because the flashing made it too uncomfortable to even grip tightly (and I did a crappy job trying to remove it).
Basically, I purchased 3 Trails from 3 different vendors. The one that arrived from Infinite Discs was so bad that I think it somehow bypassed a trimmer machine. The Trails from the other vendors were absolutely perfect.
I’m completely flummoxed how that one disc had such crazy excess and very sharp flashing. I’m 53 years old and started playing disc golf in high school with a regular frisbee. I’ve purchased probably over 1,500 or maybe even over 2k discs in my lifetime. I keep a spreadsheet of all currently owned discs (130+ at the moment) broken down into types, flight numbers, and weights. I only mention this to let you know that, yes, I do have lots of experience owning and understanding the feel of different discs, including those that are clearly better manufactured (hello you beautiful Latitude 64 Royal manufacturing process with your exquisite Grand plastic).
Anyway, I own lots of MVP discs, love them, and that single Trail was the one and only example of really any significant flashing on one of their discs. Something weird happened with that particular run and it was not good…
Prodigy discs really go after the idea of grip over comfort they really dig in
Having played Disc Golf for over 20 years, it brings me immense joy to see the game get so much love and recognition these last few years. Disc Golf is for everyone, it has improved my quality of life and those around me. You couldn't ask for a more joyful and welcoming community to become a part of.
Just grab a disc, go to a field, pick your target and throw!
Thanks for this Destin :)
I don't know why but it always so much fun to watch people that are knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
You always have so many professionals for everything, and then the clip at the beginning is just "My Buddy John" 😂
Is that an American thing to call somebody a buddy, when you just get to know somebody?
I mean most of my buddies are professionals at something 😁
John's good at disc golf. Checkout the hat I'm wearing in the last clip. He gave it to me.
I know I can't tell the distance, but that drive was not something that looked like a novice. Between the form and the placement, he's probably better than is being let on 😎
@@SiriusBernd More Rural America than urban or Suburban America, and not all Rural america, but it can be ya.
The captions on this video are top tier. They not only faithfully transcribe the speech but they also beautifully convey to robotic noises and the feeling from the crowd in that golf shot.
Yes, agreed! I have loved the captions on these videos for a long while.
As so many other disc golfers have shared, thank you so much for shining a light on our beloved sport. Disc golf is such a fun way to get outside and the community is awesome.
I work for one of MVP's suppliers on master-batch colorant. Never thought I'd see something that we make on this channel. The glow in the dark pigments are a pain to work with for our process, but obviously they're worth it for the end product. As for what we call LDR (let-down ratio) - most places will use about 4% colorant to 96% resin or what we call 25:1. We're a very tiny part of the overall process, but obviously very important for customer satisfaction in the appearance of their discs.
The holy shot clip gives me goosebumps every time and I’m pretty sure it always will. What an incredible moment!
Same. That pop of the crowd cheering when the disc goes in absolutely gives me chills.
There's something about the "impossible comeback moment" in any competition that I think connects with people on such a deep level that you don't even need to be personally invested in the sport to appreciate it. I've gone disc golfing probably a dozen times, I'm not deep into it by any means, but the crowd reaction told me everything I needed to know.
Every. Single. Time!
I saw that clip randomly on Reddit just after it happened. I used to play Frolf when I was younger, so Discgolf has always been at the back of my mind, for decades, but that clip really planted the seed for me to actually get into the sport, which I decided to do this year.
I was much closer to his shot than he was when it went in. I skipped watching hole #17 to get right next to the green for hole #18. The atmosphere was incredible. About halfway through, everyone saw that it was on the correct line, and then when it stuck, the place exploded!
You can tell by the level of excitement, how passionate they are and that they are definitely the owners. Love to see it!
12:08 Destin adjusting the guy’s mic kinda feels like a dad fixing his son’s tie the first time he wears it.
Omg, I was just about to comment on that timestamp too. 😂😂😂 He does it so casually
Well he is one
Anybody else get that giddy child like enthusiasm for this type of video? Gosh I love watching these processes explained. 😊
My wife grew up near Marlette and graduted from Marlette HS. We lived in the area for a number of years and have been through Marlette many times. Great to see a local company making a success there!
I absolutely loved that these guys are so involved that he knew what the elbows on his supply vacuum system were made of. Awesome video!
James Conrad is an AWESOME guy. I spent 4 or 5 years with him in Blacksburg and he taught me a bunch about disc golf that I never knew people ever THOUGHT about. He's a monster on the course, but it's also an insane talent that people never knew about 3 years before he won everything. And yet he's still the most humble people I know...even before he lived in a van.
New manufacturing in rural America plus physics and disc golf fun, you are pushing all the buttons today! I don’t know if I could love this more!
I know right? I love this so much.
I love how honest they are about not getting everything right the first time and having to add movements and/or actuators just because the real world is not identical to even our best simulation.
Thanks for this great look behind the curtain of an amazing company
Destin, great video and thanks. One thing that I think needs to be explained is why discs get more "understable" over time. I think the surface roughness increases as the disc gets beat in, which changes where the flow separates...laminar to turbulent, your fave! This obviously would change the lift's torque and thus the gyroscopic precession.
As an avid disc golfer it was an absolute treat to see this, and to mention the holy shot in such a way was icing on the cake. Its impossible to watch it even now without getting goosebumps, such a gigantic moment in time.
This is legitimately my favorite video of all time from this channel. What an awesome storyline and an incredible level of ingenuity.
It’s 110% percent passion, farmer innovation, know how, engineering, mixed with automation and robotic technologies with some important physics.
Such a great one Destin. The robot cam was super cool btw. You have so many unique and valuable elements that nobody could ever replicate. The joy, genuine enthusiasm and love for engineering and automation is unmatched.
Thanks for being so curious and thanks for sharing it with millions of people.
I’ve wanted to see mvp’s production for so long now. Every disc golfer is going to enjoy this!
When your favorite RUclipsr makes a video with your favorite disc golf company, it's going to be a good one!
Awesome video! As a disc golfer, I loved getting to see the behind the scenes. Also, Conrads 250 throw in was something I will never forget. Beast!!
I love when you find folks as passionate about the way things work as you are. You can see their genuine eagerness to tell you every little detail about how everything works, as they've clearly had their hand in every aspect of building it. Another great video!
It's true what they say: get someone to talk about something they love and you can listen for a long time. SED proves this with every upload. Thanks for another winner, Destin!
These guys are a great example of what you can do in this country. Good for these guys, and at such a young age too.
Who knew at 63 years old I'd be unable to pull myself away from a video about golf discs (in my heart they'll always be Frisbees).
Keep it up, Destin!
You and me, buddy. In the 70s/80s, playing when it was a new activity (just maybe becoming a sport), picking out a notable tree in the distance and using our one and only disc to play. Then, that day of insight when it's realized that Frisbee makes different discs for stability and long throws and you bought your first 'driver', but not yet ready to call it that. Total imaginative fun.
It's too bad the word 'frisbee' is trademarked.
I believe Frisbees is a brand. Can't promote the competition.😅
if you throw one I think you'll find that disc golf discs feel very different from frisbees :D
@@zachhoy Don't assume cuz I'm old & nostalgic I've never hucked a golf disc.😘
The best thing about these videos about manufacturing are the super excited and nice people showing how all these things work. Keep it coming, Destin! We love it!
This is amazing! As an Engineering student, I really appreciated the detail that went into explaining the manufacturing process!
Every one of those employees you interviewed were sharp AF. Well spoken, bright and alert and confident in thier work and answers. ❤
The 8 bit music at the end.❤ felt like watching FTL
I hope you’re planning to do a video on flight characteristics. Disc flight is fascinating and I’d love to see your take on explaining it.
I love your channel and disc golf. This video made my day. 😊
That audio description is awesome. Thanks for making them available, Destin! You are awesome.
I am an automation engineer and seeing the universal language of manufacturing is so awesome so see! I have a unique pleasure of having a job now that lets me help my customers make anything from salsa and sausage, to cars, Lubricants and water treatment. The parts that truly made me feel so seen though are the flicker on the end of the robot and the “wiggle” to make the disk settle! I love my job in manufacturing and automation so much and this whole series has really made me feel more pride and joy in knowing that smarter folks than me enjoy the process as much as I do!
Same friend, it's always fun to see those little things that solved massive headaches for lines! Good luck with whatever one you have right now lol
These guys are real excited by their systems, great to see their pride in their work.
As a long time disc golfer, this made my day! Such a great sport that needs more collabs like this. Free to play and low entry cost on buying a set of discs. You'll love it. Thanks MVP.
While I'm no safety Pro, I work in IT for construction companies. I'm constantly taking the same all employee training they do, and it's part of everything we do at all levels. I totally love seeing how this place is set up. I loved the basic green vs red strip lights that were alternating colors at the accessible side of the more dangerous arm.
Sooo cool to see this, my favorite creator covering my favorite sport and my favorite manufacturer! I've played disc golf for almost 40 years and I had never gotten this type of insights into the manufacturing process, thank you so much for doing this! There have been several people trying to make a throwing robot to more accurately profile the flight characteristics of a disc, and I frequently thought about how that would be a really good subject for you to cover.
Man! Your genuine enthusiasm and their subconscious recognition of it lends itself to such a pure nerd out event! ✊🏽 Thank you, sincerely.
its such an intellectual turn-on seeing people passionate about things and showing how their things work. love these types of videos
I love disc golf and SmarterEveryDay. This was an awesome collaboration, I love that they showed all of the really cool and clever pieces that they have in place to solve issues in their process. The wiggle on the robot arm, magnets to catch metal shavings, and all of the other pieces that Brad and Chad shared. They seemed very connected to the entire process which was neat to see. Great video
Nothing more awesome than company owners who are still mad passionate and understand every process of their products. Amazing to see their passion.
I've disced for years and never thought I'd watch it on smarter every day
I just tried it for the first time and this pops up the next day...wtf lol
But we're so happy it did! Can't wait for more dg content from Destin.
I've never disced, but i live 15 miles from mvp and was trying to convince my friends to go discing with me yesterday.. Couldn't have been timed better!
Same! I was so excited to click on this video!
Exactly that😊
Every time you visit a manufacturing facility, I feel like every person you talk to is violating an NDA that they signed and giving away proprietary business knowledge. At the same time I do notice the digitally concealed text where they didn't want a particular detail being released, so someone Okayed everything. You just seem to have a way of asking a simple straightforward technical question to people who do this everyday that invites them to geek out over it with you, and the rest of the world just happens to also get to see it. Thank you!
The 2 guys showing the plant are the owners of the company
Destin, Brad & Chad, thanks so much for such a great presentation of the world of manufacturing. The pride and excitement in these accomplishments will be enlightening to students choosing their future paths. I was involved in multiple industries for 45 years, designing & building many types of machines not unlike those in this video. My work was fulfilling, creative and rewarding. I went through a Tool & Die apprentice after high school then took about 10 years working my way into engineering. I did it all without a college degree. Be curious, read voraciously, work hard, learn from every experience and always be willing to give more than you get.
Now, MVP is going to have to ramp up production even more with your video giving them publicity! Geez, Dustin...😄
"Geez, Thanks a lot, Destin"
16:35 I love that. The coding equivalent would be an if statement you throw in to the beginning of a function to filter out some weird inputs that only sometimes show up and you don't know exactly how or why but you just need them gone.
That whole process in that one cage is gorgeous. Picks up the centre with the little suction cups, pokes any inadvertent extra discs back into the stack, locates the centre onto the other part of the head, then catches the overmoulded disc with the little suction cups, fits the new centre into the mould, then puts the overmoulded disc on the belt... rinse and repeat, all on one arm. It's so clean!
Almost as if they forgot to market their product because they like the story too much. Maybe it didn't even cross their mind to mention it.
I still can't believe this the perfect person to explain the science of disc golf with Brad and Chad!! I've watched it more than I care to say.
As an Industrial Automation graduate, I love the phrase "Hard detection is key for Automation, Robots are blind"
Those robot shots were priceless!
As a former industrial electrician who worked with robots, I really appreciated that footage.
Many blessings to you and your family!!
This is a such a great video. Which wouldn’t have been possible without the awesome level of interaction Brad and Chad gave to us all! Thanks for the effort and craftsmanship that went into all the footage in this video. If ever I need a frisbee.. MVP Disc Sports will be my go to search.
Always hoped we’d see disc golf through Destin’s eyes one day! Never thought we’d get that and an MVP tour at the same time 🔥
Destin has already done a collaboration with the Rocket City Trash Pandas. so clearly he has to do a collaboration with @TrashPandaDiscGolf. and naturally this should result in a Smarter Every Day ghost stamped Trash Panda Inner Core so that we can have something to go with our Smarter Every Day stamped Rocket City Trash Pandas baseballs. (and put in our bags.)
You gotta get him to do a video about your recycling process for discs 🙏🏼
You should do the science behind the anhyzer and hyzer shot with Simon Lizott.
Your ability to understand and explain an extensive amount of concepts and processes while still being interested and amazed is truly admirable.
Something I notice you do and try to replicate more. Even when you already know or were introduced to a concept, such as drying the granules (Kodak) you listen as if you never heard about it and let your guide explain. I'm sure it's much more pleasant for your counterpart than interjecting yourself.
Listening is something no one seems to be able to do anymore.
Everyone always interrupts to interject their thoughts before they even know what you are talking about.
At 4:25, _“MOI”_ gets introduced, but I don’t remember hearing its definition in the video. I’m pretty sure it’s _“moment of inertia,”_ but you might want to toss a note on screen or make a comment in passing. Regards.
Pretty sure it stands for "most obnoxious individual"
Momentum of inertia
@@einarmikkelsenPNW Well, not to get nit-picky but it's "moment of inertia" =)
This is amazing. MVP is one of the coolest companies in the game.
Disc Golf Is the best ❤️ it's saved my life and given me back my life
I'd love to see a video about disc golf baskets! How the chains catch the disc, angles of approach on the way in, why a perfectly placed putt suddenly spits out for no apparent rhyme or reason?!? Yeah, I'd like to see a video on spitouts.
It's so cool to see the robot POV, but those beautiful motor sounds make it just perfectly satisfying!
The excitement these brothers have for their product must be infectious 😀
So strange, I just finished watching Stuff Made Here’s frisbee launchers a few minutes ago, and then found this?! That’s no coincidence..that’s Destin..y!! Thank you from Michigan. I smell a collab :)
This is so cool. Everyone is so comfortable talking at high level too and just comfortable in general. You adjusted a mic at 12min and no one stopped talking or batted an eye. You clearly exude a comfortable environment by inviting their interest.
That lavalier adjustment made me chuckle. The guy didn’t even flinch.
awesome stuff! you always find the best companies (people) to work with
Omg it's him