What does everyone think about a YouTube channel that covers the flight of discs? My idea would be me showing the disc and flight. hopefully after getting through a good chunk of the discs on the market it could become a library for anyone looking up how it flies. Maybe it has already been done but I have never seen it.
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[Question] Disc Flights
- Thread starter kiwichiwi
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I do! But it will be a learning experience to get some good shots.
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
How far do you throw? Is your form clean? Do you impart a lot of spin on your throws causing discs to flip when they wouldn't for others? Are you planning to film throwing different distances of the same disc? Will it just be you throwing? Will you be throwing just BH? Just FH? Will you be throwing all max weight? A range of weights? Are you going to take note of wind speeds? Will you throw against/with/in cross winds?
I really your idea, even with the inconsistencies across the spectrum of manufacturers. It would help quite a bit to have that kind of info handy, especially in video form. Inbounds is a great idea, but it's pretty limited in its execution. If you can provide a higher level of detail in the video than the visual options we have today, I think you will have a big hit on your hands.
I really your idea, even with the inconsistencies across the spectrum of manufacturers. It would help quite a bit to have that kind of info handy, especially in video form. Inbounds is a great idea, but it's pretty limited in its execution. If you can provide a higher level of detail in the video than the visual options we have today, I think you will have a big hit on your hands.
tonyroberts
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Have you seen the Prodigy Disc Flight channel?
That is a lot of good questions to bring to light if I am going to do this. I think my form is ideal. I also think that as long as I am being consistent with my throws then people should be able to tell how it would fly for them. At least I would think so. I think adding in a few shots of every disc with different variables would be very helpful as well. So maybe a shot on a calm day and a windy day showing how it reacts to a head wind or tail wind. You have definitely given me some questions I need to answer before I start this.
tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
I asked about your distance because discs behave very differently at 300' than they do 500'. It's one of those things that you kind of need to show both to truly be informative. In all fairness, a video filmed to show the video form of MVP's flight charts. They give all throwers a chance to see how a disc should fly for their arm speed (I'm somewhere between the third and fourth lines based on weights, and my arm).
If you can't tell I'm pretty excited about the potential of something like this. I hope that you see this through.
wolfmandragon
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As a general rule: More spin, Less flip. Gryoscopic stabilization.
I get the distance part about how they fly but as long as you are stating the distance then people should be able to relate the disc to their power....I think. I throw close to 500' so I can maybe see it being harder to relate for someone throwing way less but they should expect the disc to fly more stable than how I would throw it. I could maybe see someone who doesn't throw as far as well on the video.
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tbird888
Salient Disc Test Team
OK, turn then. I've seen two different styles of throwers ripping discs 500'. One's form had discs flying traditional straight to fade lines off flat releases. My friend was flexing everything (clean releases) with hyzer releases from lower down his body. An example of what I mean would be Catrina (my friend) vs Paige (the flat releaser).
The difference in those players are usually disc selection though. Catrina most likely throws less stable discs that will get the flip up and extend the distance. Whereas Paige throws more stable discs but with a lot more power and gets the same distance.
joecoin
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No offense, but if your form is ideal I'd rather see videos on that. :clap:
It would be just me throwing. I am not good at articulating how to do it lol. I would just suggest you look to Schusterick for learning a great driving form.
SD86
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I like the concept of what you're suggesting. Give it a shot!
P.S. You might try contacting some companies. Infinite Discs used to help out some guys with videos, but they petered out. HomeSlice Disc Golf (not a company, just some guys throwing discs) was making disc videos, as well, but seem to have stopped. Anyhoo, check around...
P.S. You might try contacting some companies. Infinite Discs used to help out some guys with videos, but they petered out. HomeSlice Disc Golf (not a company, just some guys throwing discs) was making disc videos, as well, but seem to have stopped. Anyhoo, check around...
jjmiller
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https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCn2gSo9EvckdwWX55TKN4kg/videos
I like this guy's videos. He generally catches the full flight on camera, lets the viewer know how far the discs ended up flying, makes note of any wind, and has consistent form for a decent comparison. I've wished he had more videos to see more disc flights, so I'd definitely be interested if you could put together something similar.
I like this guy's videos. He generally catches the full flight on camera, lets the viewer know how far the discs ended up flying, makes note of any wind, and has consistent form for a decent comparison. I've wished he had more videos to see more disc flights, so I'd definitely be interested if you could put together something similar.
joecoin
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If there are any colleges in your area they may offer degrees in cinematography. If so, you could approach them and see if any students would like to use your idea for a project?
