Paul Smith

                                    Event counts are incomplete
Total Events Non-Major Wins
11 3
  • Paul
  • Smith
  • M. or Agent Smith
  • United States
  • Appelton Wisconsin
  • Minneapolis, MN, US
  • R & D Engineer, Technical Consultant, Patent Writer/University of Minnesota
  • 1978

  • Player Bio

    Someone once asked me if I played a musical instrument. I said, “I play the frisbee”. To me, flying disc freestyle is an art form and the flying disc is a most wondrous paint brush. I have played with many kinds of toys, many kinds of round balls and projectiles of so many different kinds. But none hold the intrigue of the flying flat ball. It makes no difference if I am playing before an audience of thousands or if I am playing alone at the foot of my bed, it’s always the same mysterious movement, the same joyous surprise. From the moment I first held a nail delay to the last move I did with a disc on this day, it always appears as the same joy.

  • Career Highlights

    4th place at the 2005 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee Chanpionships… open pairs with The Iceman Pat Marron. But perhaps the most fun was 1st place in freestyle at the 1981 Wisconsin State Frisbee Disc Chanpionships. Those Wisconsin spectators really

  • How I Started

    I walked into a dusty feild house at the U of M and looked up to see Steve Hubard do a chest roll in 1978(?). After that I was hooked.

Player Details

  • Favorite Moves

    I love watching so much of this freestyle flying disc display… but if i had to say my favorite it would have to be the multi-spinning (three or more) reverse guitosis.

  • Mentors

    I remember watching Ewrin Velasquez play when he came to the sky of 10,000 frisbee tourny long ago. He inspired me more than any one.

  • Partners

    Pat Marron, Petri Isola, Dave Jewel, Steve Jennings, John Drube, Tommy Leitner, others

  • Other Fun

    skiing, down hill mountain biking, kayaking… i guess i love falling down hills if i’m not zippin a disc around.

Tournament History

EventDivisionRoundFinish
2005 The U.S. Indoor ChampionshipsOpen PairsFinals1
2003 US IndoorsOpen PairsFinals1
1990 Boulder NationalsOpen PairsFinals1
EventDivisionRoundFinish
2010 Seaside Super HeinOpen FormatFinals37
2010 The JammersOpen FormatFinals6
2005 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsOpen PairsFinals4
1995 Wisconsin StatesOpen PairsFinals3
1993 WFDFCo-opFinals5
1987 FPA World ChampionshipsCo-opFinals2
1985 FPA World ChampionshipsOpen PairsFinals7
1985 Kansas CityOpen PairsFinals3
EventDivisionRoundFinish
2010 Seaside Super HeinOpen PairsPreliminaries2
2005 FPA World Freestyle Frisbee ChampionshipsOpen PairsPreliminaries3