Does temperature change your disc selection?

[DiscJunkie]

Do you change your disc selection because of cold weather?
Do you find that your discs fly differently, depending on the temperature?

[gvan]

Not based on flight path, but I did pull out some DX and put away some star when the temperature got below 40 this winter. My discs fly differently based on temp, but it is probably as much my grip and motion as it is the plastic.

[Hamilton]

i throw less understable discs in cold weather, more understable seem to turn over more easily in cold weather for me...

[ambroze]

Yes they do fly differently. I specifically have discs that I will not throw in the winter and when the weather warms up I will break them out. One of these discs is mainly the Champion Wraith. It’s very flippy to me when the air is cold but flies straight as an arrow when it’s warmer weather.

Remember:
Cold (thin) air = flippy
Humid (thick) = (over)stable

[thenamesben]

I've heard it was the other way around, cold is more stable and warm is normal flight? Doesn't matter to me, my bag never changes due to temps.

[solomon.trenton]

the colder and wetter it is i tend to throw higher quality plastic because i think it dries off better and can maintain its characteristics better in adverse conditions(snow and 20 degrees or colder)

[Geoffro]

I throw my heated discs in the winter. This helps keep my hands warm. The extension cords are a bit of a hassle, but generally it's worth it.

[teejw13]

i throw lighter discs in the winter but i think its just a mental thing. i tell myself the cold air pushes heavy disc down so lighter discs fly farther.

[sidewinder22]

Love FLX plastics for winter! I don't change the discs, but the plastics. I prefer Pro, Star, Elite X, ESP, and FLX for winter. I take out anything Elite Z or Champion in cold weather. Warm weather I throw anything.

[simpletwist]

I throw the same discs all year long for the most part. But I do notice a difference in how they fly. And I do agree that Champion plastic flies better when it's warmer. Actually even in the dead of winter a bit of warm sunshine, even when there's snow on the ground, seems to soften the Champion plastic to make it soar better.

[kmrynders]

I second the FLX discs in winter. I actually don't like them when it's warmer, but here in wisconsin when it's cold the flx plastics fly great, while my champ discs see a considerable difference.

[ejvogie]

DX and Pro will shatter more easily in the cold. Damn trees:mad:

[harr0140]

I throw my heated discs in the winter. This helps keep my hands warm. The extension cords are a bit of a hassle, but generally it's worth it.

Plus if you disc was headed for a pond you can step on the extension cord and drop park that baby right before the water!

[huskie2husker]

Yes they do fly differently. I specifically have discs that I will not throw in the winter and when the weather warms up I will break them out. One of these discs is mainly the Champion Wraith. It’s very flippy to me when the air is cold but flies straight as an arrow when it’s warmer weather.

Remember:
Cold (thin) air = flippy
Humid (thick) = (over)stable

I don't mean to get too picky, but cold air is actually heavier, or more dense than warm air. This is why warm air rises, and cold air sinks relative to each other. Also, although it doesn't feel like it, humid air is lighter than dry air at the same temperature.

From my own experience, I don't notice a difference based on temperature, but I have heard from others who swear that there is.

You may very well still be right that cold air causes discs to be more understable. I can see the thicker air causing more lift and helping it turn, but for that you would have to go ask about it on the physics thread. ;)

[Three Putt]

I put some heavier, more overstable drivers in my bag for the winter. I have no idea if the temperature has anything to do with it, but with the leaves down and the winter wind howling, the lighter less stable drivers I use in the summer tend to flip into the strong winds.