Chances are you’ll discover most discs are marked with a set of 4 numbers. These are a (largely) industry-wide normal for describing flight patterns, and having a primary understanding of them may help 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 the next quantity are constructed to journey additional and sooner, whereas decrease numbers will fly at a slower pace over shorter distances. The tradeoff is often that greater 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 can provide it longer air time, however that additionally means it’s extra vulnerable to gusts of wind.
Flip and fade discuss with the character of the disc’s flight path, and are a bit of extra nuanced. Because the disc leaves your hand, it should naturally financial institution proper, however a decrease flip will trigger it to financial institution tougher, and the next flip will maintain it extra steady. Fade, however, describes how a lot the disc will curve again to the left after finishing its preliminary financial institution. Take into account that is for proper handed gamers throwing backhand, so if you happen to’re a lefty, flip is how a lot it banks left initially, and fade is how a lot it curves again to the correct.
