Dookville
Eagle Member
I might agree with that from Westside, but Lats numbers are pretty accurate.Are we taking into account that Lat/Westside like to over-inflate their speed ratings?
The flight ratings for this disc sound very promising.
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I might agree with that from Westside, but Lats numbers are pretty accurate.Are we taking into account that Lat/Westside like to over-inflate their speed ratings?
The flight ratings for this disc sound very promising.
Do you guys feel that the 9 speed Striker is really an 8?
:thmbup:12-05-22 - Latitude 64° Saint
Latitude 64 Saint was approved by the PDGA last weekend. It will be a driver competing in the same span as Innova Teebird. You could call it a more stable version of the River; the flight rating is set to Speed 8, Glide 6, HSS 0 and LSS 3.
Some more numbers:
Outside diameter: 21.2 cm (max weight 176.0 grams)
Inside rim diameter: 17.4 cm
Height: 1.9 cm
Rim depth: 1.2 cm
Rim thickness: 1.9 cm
Flexibility rating: 8.85 kg
Rim configuration rating: 29.25
Find more info about the Latitude 64 Saint here soon.
Yup, those are the numbers I saw. A 6 glide with that stability is going to be something special. IMO
Did I miss something, I thought disc golf Sweden was showing it as a speed 8?
http://www.discgolfsweden.se/english/index.aspx
Speed rating is intended to be an index of how fast the disc needs to be thrown for it to achieve its hss/lss stability ratings, not how wide the wing is
Well, sort of...Sidewinders and Roadrunners are rated as speed 9 even though they have 1.8 cm wings. I think it's due to the fact that they have great glide and their distance potential is closer to a Valk than an EL, not because they require a higher cruising speed than other speed 7 discs to get them to display their advertised flight characteristics.
Similarly, the XXX and Trident are rated much slower than their rim width would suggest, and it's not because you don't have to throw them hard to get them up to speed. Their distance potential is really limited and so they get rated slower.
In any event, I'm quite interested to see what this disc looks like. It's certainly got some desirable flight numbers.
Speed rating is intended to be an index of how fast the disc needs to be thrown for it to achieve its hss/lss stability ratings, not how wide the wing is