Does shrinking the diameter of the disc change the rim height/width? I'm not sure I can grasp the benefit, but maybe I'm missing something.
Discover new ways to elevate your game with the updated DGCourseReview app!
It's entirely free and enhanced with features shaped by user feedback to ensure your best experience on the course. (App Store or Google Play)
There aren't nearly enough females on here to get a good survey. But it'll still be interesting to see the responses.
Right. A 2 foot diameter disc with small rim config should be throwable by any FPO adult.
I guess i dont get the point at all unless talking macro mini sized which weigh half as much as normal discs toom
That's weird I always thought the minimum was 20 cm so I was wondering why this hadn't happened yet.
PDGA document section C.3 said:(3) not be less than 21 cm in outside disc diameter, nor exceed 30 cm in outside disc diameter;
I don't think I get the question. Do smaller discs go further? Aren't all women throwing the same discs? I guess if women are competing in men's divisions a difference could help level the playing field, but I am not sure smaller discs help gain distance.
Just polled the two girls in my office who are both pretty sporty and they are offended at the though of "girls" discs. They say that it's insulting to assume they can't handle regular discs and were quick to point out the number of unathletic and tiny men who play disc golf and why don't they have special discs?
opcorn:
We already have allowable equipment accommodations for players with a lower release speed with different disc stabilities and weights available regardless of the player's age or gender. In addition, their rating allows them to find a division in which to be competitive. If you lower the minimum diameter standard, men should also be allowed to use those discs. It's likely the average gap in distance among the top men and women might increase even more, defeating the purpose of the reduced diameter and even further undermine course design and length challenges which have already been compromised with disc technology advances.
just a dumb question... do we know that smaller discs would fly so differently and compromise course designs? I mean, what if the smaller discs were still weighted between 150-175g?
just wondering how we know this... TIA
Fastest discs with the sharpest rim configs are within 0.1cm of the 21cm minimum. If larger diameter could be thrown farther, we would see more high speed discs at larger diameters. Separate from any performance differences, we've finally gotten newer baskets approved and older ones retooled with smaller gaps in the baskets to reduce wedgies.just a dumb question... do we know that smaller discs would fly so differently and compromise course designs? I mean, what if the smaller discs were still weighted between 150-175g?
just wondering how we know this... TIA
I'd actually like smaller "girls" discs and would throw them if they were made.
how about shifting this over to just smaller discs for everyone with smaller hands? I mean, Trump might want in on this action too ya know...
Trump: I'm really... really... with surety into this new sport I invented just now called Disc Trump golf... see look at this disc here... my hand looks so large... so large... really... I predict that 6 million people will be playing this by the end of the week
View attachment 62078
Fastest discs with the sharpest rim configs are within 0.1cm of the 21cm minimum. If larger diameter could be thrown farther, we would see more high speed discs at larger diameters. Separate from any performance differences, we've finally gotten newer baskets approved and older ones retooled with smaller gaps in the baskets to reduce wedgies.