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Different Discs and What They Do
Stability plays a big factor on the disc you choose for certain holes. What players mean when they say stability is what the flight pattern looks like while the disc is flying in the air. For example, If you buy a brand new disc, There will be four small numbers somewhere on the front side of the disc. These numbers mean:
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speed
- This means how much speed is needed for the disc to have its best potential flight.
- glide
- This number means how much time the disc will glide in the air.
- turn
- This number tells you whether the disc will turn to the left half way through its flight, or if it will turn to the right in the middle of its flight. If this number is negative, that means the disc is understable and it will turn to the right if you throw righty backhand. If this number is positive, or over zero, that means that the disc is overstable, and the disc will turn to the left during its flight if you throw righty backhand.
- fade
- Lastly, this number means where the disc will finish its flight. If fade is zero, the disc finishes straight. If fade is negative, the disc will finish to the right. If fade is positive or over zero, the disc will finish to the left.
