Recent content by IronIceandFire

I do agree that comprehensive was the wrong word entirely, however. At the very least I hope that the aspects I didn't cover will be covered or at least linked in the thread, though. So maybe in that sense the thread can be called comprehensive.

I was really hoping that we could keep to scholarly discussion here. Which phenomena specifically do I describe incorrectly?

"It doesn't really change any of the forces or moments on the disc, just changes the direction and magnitude." I might be misunderstanding this, but from my perspective, the forces on the disc are vectors, which have direction and magnitude. When you change those, you by definition change the...

This is the post I reference in my original. I think that a lot of the effects it talks about are too minor to have significant effects on the flight of discs, and some effects are simply not accurate at all the way they are explained. I'd gladly listen to supporting evidence, though.

How do I delete this? lol I thought my other reply hadn't posted

I think that your idea about the disc slowing down is very much valid. I agree that it's probably a combination of both factors. When I think of beating in a disc, I think of someone throwing their disc directly at a hard object, such that the disc contacts early in its flight. Early in a...

Ha ha, I knew someone would get me for that. You're right, it's not as simple as that. However, I sacrificed exact calculations here for intuitive understanding, and the effect I describe is still accurate and easily testable.

I think that once the roughness reaches a certain point, it does start to affect the disc, making it more understable, though I'm not sure exactly why. I've attached a picture of the side profile of the (champion) Eagle and the (star) TeeBird here: I've never thrown the Eagle, but in my...

A higher spin would also increase the moment of inertia, making the disc resist pitching. This is why generally it's recommended to putt with spin: the disc will fade less.

Warning: it's about to get technical. I've been looking around for a comprehensive and technical explanation of why discs fly the way they do and everything I've found has been either outright incorrect or not as technical as I wanted. Even if there is another good explanation out there, I want...