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All my discraft discs match their stamped rating
Ofcourse innovas high speed drivers vary due to having so much rim and me not being able to harness enough armspeed
I can't figure out vibrams numbers
They're quite simple. The big number above the 'Speed' text is the optimum speed (in mph) the disc is meant to be thrown, and other ratings are based on (in the Ridge's case 52mph). The number below is the distance multiplier ("glide" if you will, in the Ridge 6). That times the optimum speed should give you the distance in feet (So for the Ridge it's 6 * 52 = 312 feet).
The fade and turn are based on the optimum speed rating. Turn rating tells you how much the disc should turn (in degrees) when thrown flat and 20% above the optimum speed of the disc (in the Ridge's case it's 5 degrees). Fade is the same thing, but for 20% under the optimum speed (in the Ridge's case 16).
It's all available at Vibram's website...
Damn it, I knew I forgot something: The sarcasm tags.I understand how it works now that you explain it, but I think it's anything but simple...If someone buys one at the store they aren't going to have a clue what those numbers mean. And who carries a radar gun to the course and knows how fast they throw, and knows how to dial up 52mph to go 312'? Discraft's system is simple...not good, but definitely simple...Too simple to be much use. Vibram's takes it to the opposite extreme rendering it just about as useless.
flight numbers are an average of all the plastics. your champ isn't going to fly like a DX
Flight numbers work like this.
They're only worth considering if you can throw with enough force to make the disc fly the way its intended.
And, if you can throw with enough force to make the disc fly the way its intended, you've already learned that flight numbers suck.
On a more useful note, if you're "turning over" a teerex, you have OAT. Hate to say it, but you need to clean up your form.
Do you have any discs that are fading back after you release anhyzer?
What's OAT?
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I have never thrown a disc that flew like the numbers said. There have been some that were similar to the numbers, but none were spot on.
The numbers on a disc should only be used as a guide, not as gospel as to how any specific disc will fly. Be sure not to over think the sport. The best way to learn a disc is to throw it multiple times, no matter what the numbers say.
If I paid that much attention to numbers I would have never put a Katana in my bag.