Flattening a disc

[Eco81]

I have a question about flattening a disc. I just flattened ne of the roc 3s and it turned out great.

I want to try and flatten a new driver I just purchased. I want to try and match the dome of one of the drivers in my bag. Has anyone done that? Or might have ideas on how to control how fla the disc gets?

 

[prerube]

I usually dont do post production modifications. Also there are a half dozen threads on how to flatten a disc.
when i tried to flatten a warped disc i filled the bottom with near boiling water and put a plate on the rim, worked great to bring it back to original condition.

 

[diskhead]

both glow gators. looks like the left one just found a spot in my bad

 

[diskhead]

you could probably control the dome by the amount of water you pour in the dish. maybe just fill it up half way and let it cool, repeat if necessary

 

[Eco81]

I always put water in the disc. Never on a plate

 

[diskhead]

disc dish**

 

[PhillyMatt]

Does this make the discs illegal for pdga?

 

[Dan Ensor]

Yes. It makes them illegal.

 

[Eco81]

Yes it does but someone would have to ask about it. Which I have never heard to been asked

 

[steve a]

Yes it does but someone would have to ask about it. Which I have never heard to been asked

Actually, it is the players responsibility to play by the rules. Using modified equipment during a sanctioned round is against the rules and shouldn't be done. Same as using discs you know are overweight.

 

[diskhead]

Yea, this is an interesting subject. You can use a beat up flat disc, but not a brand new disc that you made flat. You can use that same disc if you bought it flat, though. Meanwhile, new players are searching for the best equipment, and the old school players have piles and piles of the grippiest, flattest CE they could find.

 

[steve a]

Yea, this is an interesting subject. You can use a beat up flat disc, but not a brand new disc that you made flat. You can use that same disc if you bought it flat, though. Meanwhile, new players are searching for the best equipment, and the old school players have piles and piles of the grippiest, flattest CE they could find.

There are more discs now than ever before in the history of dg. If you can't find what your looking for it might not be a disc you need.

 

[DiscJunkie]

I've heard that KC leaves his putters out in the elements for a year before he'll put them in his bag.
I've also heard of players leaving discs in a bucket of slightly acidic black creek water for week and then setting them out in the sun.
Leaving them on a roof for a week in the summer.
Dishwasher hot rinse cycle
Legal?? Not for me to say.
There are many ways to achieve your objective that don't involve near-boiling water and a ton of books.

 

[discgolf4lif3]

It's frowned upon lol

 

[crashzero]

I usually dont do post production modifications. Also there are a half dozen threads on how to flatten a disc.
when i tried to flatten a warped disc i filled the bottom with near boiling water and put a plate on the rim, worked great to bring it back to original condition.

what kind of plate? I would think it would take something heavy to have any effect.

 

[whentherainscome]

what kind of plate? I would think it would take something heavy to have any effect.

You can put things on the plate.

 

[cjman]

I think he's creating a vacuum between the plate and the disc. The plate seals the hot air in, as it cools, the air volume decreases, drawing the dome towards the plate.

Maybe?

 

[crashzero]

I think he's creating a vacuum between the plate and the disc. The plate seals the hot air in, as it cools, the air volume decreases, drawing the dome towards the plate.

Maybe?

So you boil the water, turn the disc upside down, pour the boiling water into the disc, then put any plate on top?

 

[juju]

You should only flatten a disc if you have back problems.

 

[rusch_bag]

"Players may not make post-production modification of discs which alter their original flight characteristics. This rule does not forbid inevitable wear and tear from usage during play or the moderate sanding of discs to smooth molding imperfections or scrape marks. Discs excessively sanded or painted with a material of detectable thickness are illegal."

From my take of the rule, I have interpreted it as being fine to flatten discs. When I am flattening a disc, it was either a roc, buzzz, or firebird, and I was trying to get them to fly like their original flight characteristics of the disc that I used to own that I wanted it to fly like. It is not my fault that the companies have terrible quality control and can not mold up their discs to be the same from run to run so this rule allows us to do that for them. Just my interpretation, I know most of you see it differently.