John Hansen
Birdie Member
Flat tops are always more stable then hippy disc golfers.
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Flat top does not equal more overstable. As if words like "glide" and "overstable" weren't overgeneralizing enough.
I prefer flat discs, but only because I prefer the way they look. In my mind, they seem like they would fly better, and thats good enough for me!
My flat-top Schrodinger's Cat disc is both more stable and less stable.
My flat-top Schrodinger's Cat disc is both more stable and less stable.
How do you know?
You can measure the stability, but once you do you can't also measure how far it goes.
Some flat discs aren't more stable for me than the domey versions. I don't think this is all true (it is for 12x firebirds from my testing) but domey destroyers seem more OS than flat ones in star plastic of about the 10 i have thrown.
Disc Qualities and Their Effect on Flight.Could it be the domier disc catches more of the wind due to surface resistance?
I finally got my hands on an OS, board flat disc (CE Valk) that has excellent glide and found some wind to throw it into yesterday. I noticed that my nearest equivalent disc (star Orc) flew almost identical down wind and/or down-to-side wind but much less stable into the wind than the Valk.
Could it be the domier disc catches more of the wind due to surface resistance?