Chances are you’ll discover most discs are marked with a set of 4 numbers. These are a (principally) industry-wide customary for describing flight patterns, and having a fundamental understanding of them might help you recognize what sort of disc you’re with out having to exit and throw it.
The primary quantity is velocity, 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 velocity over shorter distances. The tradeoff is normally that increased velocity discs are harder to throw exactly.
Subsequent up is glide, which describes the disc’s capacity to carry within the air longer. The next 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 inclined to gusts of wind.
Flip and fade discuss with the character of the disc’s flight path, and are slightly extra nuanced. Because the disc leaves your hand, it is going to naturally financial institution proper, however a decrease flip will trigger it to financial institution tougher, and a better flip will hold 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 should 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.
