Simon Lizotte

Lizotte set the world record for longest throw of a disc golf disc on October 27, 2014, at 863.5 ft (263.2 m).{{cite web|title=Distance World Record Shattered! 863 Feet!|date=27 October 2014|url=http://www.innovadiscs.com/team-news/distance-world-record-shattered-863-feet}} This beat David Wiggins Jr.'s previous record of 836 ft set in 2012. Lizotte broke his own record on March 27, 2016, with a throw of 903.9 ft (275.5 m), a record that stood for two days until Wiggins Jr. threw for 1,108.9 ft (338 m). Lizotte then set a personal record of 1030 ft.{{cite web|title=David Wiggins Jr. blows away distance world record, throws over 1,100 feet|date=28 March 2016|url=https://allthingsdiscgolf.com/david-wiggins-jr-blows-away-distance-world-record-throws-over-1100-feet/}}

Wind has played a significant role in world distance records. Wiggins' 2012 record was set with a 14.5 mph tailwind,{{cite web|title=David Wiggins Jr. Sets New Distance Record with Blizzard Champion Boss|date=16 April 2012|url=http://www.innovadiscs.com/team-news/david-wiggins-jr-sets-new-distance-record-with-blizzard-champion-boss/}} while Lizotte's 2014 record was aided by an 18 mph tailwind. His 903.9 ft throw took place in a 30 mph wind, and the two players' throws over 1,000 ft were in a 38-42 mph wind. Both Lizotte and Wiggins have stated that new distance records must be established with wind limits.{{cite web|title=David Wiggins & Simon Lizotte Talking About Wind and World Records| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqBZNRB63I}}

*Through September 2022

*As of 1/21/2024

Bags

• James Conrad Signature Edition Voyager

MVP/Axiom Discs{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTqOaMG8H9s |title=IS MY BAG FINALLY COMPLETE?!?|website=YouTube }}

• Distance Drivers:
• Wave (Neutron)
• Defy (Neutron)
• Panic (Neutron)
• Delirium (Neutron)
• Dimension (Neutron)
• Fairway Drivers:
• Fireball (Neutron)
• Terra (Neutron)
• Tesla (Proton)
• Crave (Cosmic Neutron)
• Midranges:
• Deflector (Neutron)
• Pyro (Prism Proton)
• Matrix (Cosmic Neutron)
• Hex (Neutron)
• Hex (Proton)
• Putters:
• Pixel (Electron)
• Glitch (Neutron Soft)
• Proxy (Neutron Soft)
• Spin (Neutron)

Lizotte was sponsored by Grip Equipment and had a signature bag. From 2013 to 2022, Lizotte had a sponsorship contract with Discmania Discs originally slated to end in 2026. With Discmania, Lizotte helped produce a number of signature series discs, including three in the Creator Series. On January 12, 2023, Lizotte and MVP Disc Sports announced that Lizotte had signed a 10-year sponsor contract, which included a buyout of his Discmania contract.{{cite web |url= https://penndiscgolf.com/simon-lizotte-signs-a-ten-year-deal-with-mvp/ |title=Simon Lizotte Signs a Ten Year Deal with MVP |author= Brandon DaGrosa |website=Penn Disc Golf }}{{cite web |url= https://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2023/01/12/inside-the-simon-lizotte-mvp-deal-the-contract-how-it-came-together-and-whats-next/ |title=Inside The Simon Lizotte MVP Deal: The Contract, How it Came Together, and What's Next |author= Charlie Eisenhood |website=Ultiworld Disc Golf }} Lizotte announced on August 30, 2023, the creation of a new line of discs with MVP Disc Sports called SimonLine.{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZs1FQa3fs8 |title=Lines. Camera. Action. |website=YouTube }}

Grip Equipment:

• Grip EQ Simon Lizotte Signature Series AX5

Discmania:

• Sky God 1, C-Line P2
• Sky God 2, Swirly S-Line P2
• Sky God 3, Color Glow C-Line P2
• Sky God 4, C-Line P2
• Doombird 1, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 2, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 3, Swirly S-Line FD3
• Doombird 4, Horizon FD3
• Crescent Falcon 1, Glow C-Line MD4
• Crescent Falcon 2, Glow C-Line MD4
• Sky Rider, Swirly S-Line PD2
• Mind Bender, Metal Flake C-Line MD1
• Shadow Titan, Forge Method

Discmania Creator Series:

• Tilt, Hard Exo Vapor
• Tilt, Meta
• Full Tilt, Lux Vapor

MVP:

• Official Team Series Leapin' Lizottl, Eclipse Hex
• Trick-or-Treating Leapin' Lizottl, Total Eclipse Hex

MVP SimonLine Series:

• Time-Lapse, Neutron
• Pixel, Electron

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Category:Living people

Category:1992 births

Category:Sportspeople from Bremen (city)

Category:Disc golfers

Category:21st-century German sportsmen