Why do you have understable discs in your bag?

[Toddinski]

So my current bag is
Aviar
Zone
Roc3
Gator
Teebird
Firebird
Wraith
Tern

Which seemed perfectly fine and balanced to me. It wasn't until recently that I lined up for a shot and went "man, I bet an understable mid would be perfect here". It's making me think of making additions to my bag to accommodate.

Do you carry any understable discs in your bag? If so, how many and why?

I'm interested to see how you guys use them.

 

[slowplastic]

I think an understable mid is the most useful understable type of disc to have. Understable discs go farther than overstable discs of a similar speed, so an understable mid can encroach on some fairway drivers, and have zero fade. Plus you can power down an understable mid and it will just fly stable/straight, without really any fade...it'll give you the "just longer than a putter" shots with easy power. Plus you can throw anhyzers with them and know they won't pan out too much.

For fairway drivers and distance drivers understable is for different lines and extra distance, but I find they can be more finicky because of the speed/power requirement, as well as they will always want to fade when they slow down, to an extent.

I'd say pick up a Comet, you are already throwing a Roc3 so it will feel familiar in hand and will give you a great pairing.

 

[EROPPER]

Discraft Meteor !

It's Yuuuuuge, and the Best, It's definitely Terrific and Fantastic, Believe me...........................

 

[bobmcnelly]

First off, I live at 7k feet. Disc act much more over stable at my elavation. So a disc like a hatchet or a Tern fly much more stable.

Anyway, I love taking the unusual route, I'm always checking out the huge anhyzer around the trees.

 

[ILUVSMGS18]

I carry a Mamba, beat P-PD, beat Pro Destroyer, and a Leo3 all of which I use for shots where a FH isn't practical, the disc needs to stay right (RHBH) with little to no fade, I need a straight shot through a tunnel, tailwinds, or for Max D BH. I think that a Comet or a Wombat would work though a VCobra might also work (needs some seasoning though).

 

[VictorB]

I have an understable judge, ghost, and pPD, as well as a couple of terns (only for distance) and a patriot (and sometimes a Mongoose, mainly for rollers)

Being able to throw hyzer flips is invaluable to my game. As far as turnover shots go, sometimes it's just easier to manage a certain type of right turning line than with a sidearm or flex shot. They all have their place, but using understable discs is just another useful tool to have. Much easier to throw a backhand roller with an understable disc too, and rollers are definitely part of my game.

 

[Broken Shoulder]

They turn the other way. Pretty useful.

 

[tankmlee]

i carry several beat in judges for all sorts of shots, a hard one is good for driving, but i have a newer one if i need to rip it a little harder and it always fades just slightly to the right at the end, but usually i just bag a beat in kc pro roc, a beat in champ mako3 (its my go-to mid and always beats in fast), and a newer Z meteor, the roc and the mako will hold any line you set them on and but will punish a power shot if your wrist isnt tight on the line you want, but the comet will hold a low straight line like a champ and will barely fade at all. i say just get a couple more roc3s and beat one in more than the other, as long as you remember which one is beat in, you should never have a problem again.

 

[Aim For The Chains]

They turn the other way. Pretty useful.

:hfive:

Beat electron ion, theory, relay, virus, vanish... All itb as US molds. They do the US stuff my OS discs dont like BS said. (lol)

 

[PBokor]

^^^ that

 

[discguy42]

Because that is what the distance challenged throw, duh .

The most stable disc in my bag is a Star Teebird or a fresh Icon Rival.

My bag only goes to speed 8 ATM and it is a 158 gram DD Lucid Breakout .

 

[Moose33]

The only US think I throw is arguably the King. And I only throw the more stable ones.

If I need a disc to go the other way, I flick it.

 

[Halcón]

#UnderstableForLife

Why? Distance. You hyzerflip them bad boys and they go far. Plus, as was mentioned, sometimes you need a disc go to right, and not from a FH.

 

[SD86]

I carry understable discs at almost every level because my noodle arm throws them farther.

But a more practical reason that everyone might want to carry an understable disc, especially a mid, is because a turnover anhyzer shot will generally land softly without much if any skip; whereas a forehand throw of an overstable disc is more likely to skip. Ergo, if that skip is not wanted, the anny shot would be indicated.

Last but not least, as someone mentioned above, powering down leads to straighter shots when those are needed.

 

[RomServo]

#UnderstableForLife

Why? Distance. You hyzerflip them bad boys and they go far. Plus, as was mentioned, sometimes you need a disc go to right, and not from a FH.

^every bit of that.

AR16, Heat, Mantis. Distance and turnovers.

 

[Stable]

Current understable discs in my bag:
Pa4 - 174g (750)
Comet - 174g (Z) & 178g (ESP)
Relay - 175g (Neutron)
Roadrunner - 175g (Champion)

These discs give me a ton of control in the woods and when the winds are calm. Great to have discs that hit straight lines without fading out. The ESP Comet is just magic when I need to throw a backhand from a standstill position.

 

[Dr.Smooth]

Would have thought I'd never here such a remark.

Well, it was cyclone on the drive. comet on the approach and a magnet in.

Or it was it cobra on the drive. roc on the approach and big bead aviar in.

Out of that list how many are us.

Your post should read why would you bag os. Really I have no reason too..

 

[ru4por]

I think an understable mid is the most useful understable type of disc to have. Understable discs go farther than overstable discs of a similar speed, so an understable mid can encroach on some fairway drivers, and have zero fade. Plus you can power down an understable mid and it will just fly stable/straight, without really any fade...it'll give you the "just longer than a putter" shots with easy power. Plus you can throw anhyzers with them and know they won't pan out too much.

For fairway drivers and distance drivers understable is for different lines and extra distance, but I find they can be more finicky because of the speed/power requirement, as well as they will always want to fade when they slow down, to an extent.

I'd say pick up a Comet, you are already throwing a Roc3 so it will feel familiar in hand and will give you a great pairing.

Good post here. I might add that some left to right lines are far more favorable to a turnover backhand (RHBH) than a forehand shot. Mainly shots needing an early break.
I might also add that the understable backhand shot has little skip and tends to stick where it lands. (Ideally right by the pin).

 

[dwindacatcher]

There are shots you want to go the other way. Hyzer flip aside. Almost none of us on this forum have the arm to make a thunderbird look like a road runner.

Sure I can force something fairly straight to act like an US disc, but why not just carry both? I carry an US for each level of disc. Beat up wizard, cobra, underworld, and my US driver slot is in Flux, I've lost a few lately, so I'm messing with a surge ss and a mamba until I beat a wraith into US.

 

[brentjacobs]

In addition to what's been mentioned above, US discs crush in tailwinds. I bag a beat KC Aviar, beat DX Classic Roc, beat DX Roc, Eagle L, Roadrunner, Pro Destro and a beat Star Destro.