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Rank: Regular
Joined: 4/8/2008
Posts: 68
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Could someone explain how a disc's weight affects it's flight?
For example, I saw a listing for discs where one was 166, one was 168+ and one was 174+
My guess would be that the lighter discs fly farther, but are harder to control.
thanks.....
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Rank: Regular
Joined: 3/8/2010
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The lighter the disc, the farther it will sail in a tailwind or no wind. But if you have a headwind, most like to throw a heavier, faster disc because it will be more predictable in the wind. A lighter disc in a headwind can go any which way and is very hard to control! IMO
So your pretty much right on the money with your assuumption. There is a place and time for both kinds of discs!
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Rank: Regular
Joined: 2/26/2008
Posts: 86
Location: Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio
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For the same disc type, the heavier the disc the more it tends to be over stable, the lighter the greater the tendency to be under stable.
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Joined: 1/16/2007
Posts: 848
Location: Wyoming
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Lighter discs tend to be easier to flip over than the same heavier model- very valuable if you can't turn discs over. Max weight is high fashion but, lighter can go farther depending on the model.
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