elkevo
Par Member
How does disc stability affect forehand and flick rollers?
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No, I don't think Reddit claimed otherwise. I'm retracting my statements because the more I think about it the different my release angles are when I use an overstable vs. understable.The more overstable the disc, the LESS tendency it has to turn making it a better choice for cut rollers than an understable disc which will roll towards the flightplate quicker.
If reddit claims otherwise, reddit is wrong.
Disc stability has very little to do with the behavior of a disc once it is rolling. What it does affect is how easy or difficult it is to get the disc over on its side in the first place. Once it's in contact with the ground, disc shape becomes a bigger factor - how much of the disc's mass is towards the top of the disc. A domey disc, for example, will turn towards the top of the disc more readily than one that is relatively flat or has most of its mass at the rim.
Hmmm...no. Stability matters. A really domey OS disc is not going to magically flip up like an US disc once it is rolling just cuz it's domey.
Hmmm...no. Stability matters. A really domey OS disc is not going to magically flip up like an US disc once it is rolling just cuz it's domey.
Yep. Stability actually is the same on the ground as in the air.
OS discs will resist turning over and falling w/ flight plate down. US discs turn up easier and can make different helix like roller flights given angle of release. Stable molds tend to roll straighter and often have a nice even edge for rolling due to PLH being middle of wing.
My point was it's not the over or understable behavior of the disc that matters once the disc is rolling, it's the weight distribution in relation to the edge. Yes there's a correlation between stability and weight distribution/disc shape, but once the disc is in contact with the ground it's that weight distribution aspect that affects the roll, not the behavior during flight that we call stability.