Westside Northman

PDGA approved driver

Available weights 148 - 178g

Launch date

Westside VIP Northmans launch date was 1 March 2010
Westside Tournament Northmans launch date was 15 May 2011
Westside BT Northmans launch date is 1 March 2012

Hotstamp picture explained

A blacksmith figure called Ilmarinen from Finnish national epic Kalevala. The picture will change slightly during the year 2011. Old picture was drawn by Arto Hoffrén on year 2009 and the new picture on year 2010. Check out the Kalevala in English language here.

Manufacturers official product description:

Westside's first production disc is a workhorse. A steady, reliable driver that will deliver consistent results. Dependable, predictable distance for skilled players, and a good driver for new players in lighter weights. Made from the new VIP super-durable plastic, the Northman will deliver pinpoint accuracy throw after throw. Westside Northman is a PDGA approved disc.

VIP-plastics properties

Super-durable hi-tech plastic with excellent performance. VIP plastic is transparent so you can see through it. Discs made in VIP-plastic maintain their flight characteristics and reliability for a long time. This plastic is suitable to both recreational players and pro players. Latitude Opto-plastic is more than 98% similar to Westside VIP-plastic.

Tournament-plastics properties

An advanced version of VIP-plastic that contains technical polymers. You cannot see through Tournament plastic. The durability of Tournament plastic is at the same level than VIP Plastic, but the Tournament's grip is slightly better. Our Tournament plastic is closely similar to Latitude GOLD plastic.

BT-plastics properties

New Westside BT plastic has great flight characteristics, exactly as good as VIP and Tournament plastics. A novice player may feel the BT plastic easier to grip than our other plastics. The BT plastic is more economical compared to high-end VIP and Tournament plastics but BT plastics durability is not as good. The new BT plastic will be released first to selected department stores customers in Finland in March 2012. Exports to U.S. and to Europe are planned to start at a later time during this season.

Mold setup

Molds upper part is Westside Northman version 1.0, completed on 10 October 2009. Molds lower part is Westside Northman version 1.0, completed 10 October 2009. Molds and their copyrights are owned by Westside Golf Discs.

Barcodes

These barcodes are also valid as European EAN codes.
American UPC barcode of Westside BT Northman is 0610708884279.
American UPC barcode of Westside VIP Northman is 0610708884132.
American UPC barcode of Westside Tournament Northman is 0610708884200.
A generic UPC barcode of Westside Northman in any plastic is 0609722318532.

Production

Westside Northman golf discs production takes place in co-operation with Swedish Latitude 64 Golf Discs.

Product name in Finnish language

Westside Pohjan Poika.

Typical retail prices in U.S.

Westside VIP Northman $14.99 - $16.99
Westside Tournament Northman $16.99 - $18.99