Chances are you’ll discover most discs are marked with a set of 4 numbers. These are a (largely) industry-wide commonplace for describing flight patterns, and having a fundamental understanding of them can assist you understand what sort of disc you’re with out having to exit and throw it.
The primary quantity is pace, which is fairly self-explanatory. Discs with a better quantity are constructed to journey additional and quicker, whereas decrease numbers will fly at a slower pace over shorter distances. The tradeoff is often that increased pace discs are more durable to throw exactly.
Subsequent up is glide, which describes the disc’s capacity to carry within the air longer. A better glide disc will catch the air beneath it because it strikes, which may give it longer air time, however that additionally means it’s extra prone to gusts of wind.
Flip and fade check with the character of the disc’s flight path, and are a little bit extra nuanced. Because the disc leaves your hand, it would naturally financial institution proper, however a decrease flip will trigger it to financial institution more durable, and a better flip will maintain it extra steady. Fade, alternatively, describes how a lot the disc will curve again to the left after finishing its preliminary financial institution. Take note that is for proper handed gamers throwing backhand, so when you’re a lefty, flip is how a lot it banks left initially, and fade is how a lot it curves again to the precise.
