agent_peebody
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the x buzzz is probably the most stable disc made. or the mako.
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Pick the most stable disc
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agent_peebody
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^troof.
if you assume that all the options in the poll are "baseline" plastic, then the buzzz is the most stable (with a rating of 0)
if you assume that all the options in the poll are "baseline" plastic, then the buzzz is the most stable (with a rating of 0)
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.... By your scale, by the view I've decided to argue today, the correct answer is z xtreme
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agent_peebody
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tomato, taMAHto...
Firebird - overstable
buzzz - stable
leopard - understable
Proline doesn't count because it's not produced anymore. Firebirds in any plastic are overstable. Leopards in any plastic are understable. Buzzes in any plastic are stable.
If somethign is more overstable, it's more /, if something is more understable it's more \. If something is more stable than a firebird or leopard, it's more _. More stable means more toward 0 stability, like that of a comet. I would actually consider the teebird a touch more overstable than perfectly stable, same with the buzzz.
buzzz - stable
leopard - understable
Proline doesn't count because it's not produced anymore. Firebirds in any plastic are overstable. Leopards in any plastic are understable. Buzzes in any plastic are stable.
If somethign is more overstable, it's more /, if something is more understable it's more \. If something is more stable than a firebird or leopard, it's more _. More stable means more toward 0 stability, like that of a comet. I would actually consider the teebird a touch more overstable than perfectly stable, same with the buzzz.
jimbosprint
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A Firebird is similar to a Predator, which has a Discraft stability of 2.5, which is obviously MORE than the 0.5 stability rating of the Buzzz. Thus the Firebird is most stable.
Giv'r
Eagle Member
Huh? How can something thats overstable have more stability? Overstable and understable are both not stable by definition.
there is a lot of bad information contained within this thread.
lokirising
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It is full of LIES!
jtencer
Eagle Member
Your definition is stupid and includes rediculous redundancies.
The OP thinks about stability like it's a hill like this
overstable_/stable\_understable
and "more stable" means closer to the peak regardless of the side. That's a stupid definition because it doesn't tell you anything about the disc.
The better definition is a line with 2 extremes (over and under stable). The closer something gets to overstable, the more stability it has and the "more stable" it is.
BTW, the second definition actually makes more sense with the physics of the disc since stability is actually an observable quantity that exists on a continuoum rather than having 3 discrete options.
jparent
Par Member
the buzzz has a medium amount of stability. The firebird is most stable, it is MORE stable than a buzzz, which means it has the a higher resistance to turning over when thrown. People are thinking of stability in a left-straight-right turn sort of way, instead of thinking about the aerodynamics of the disc and it's tendency to turn over.
This all depends on who you talk to I guess.
This all depends on who you talk to I guess.
jparent
Par Member
technically if you were to buy the most stable disc you could find, would it meathook or fly straight? I think it would meathook since I think of "most stable" = "overstable"
The problem with this dgcr stability description is that it's trying to describe what a two part flight (for most) with one term.
So what do you do for discs that have more turn and more fade. So if I say comet vs talon- would you say the talon is more or less stable? It turns more at it intended speed and fade more
So what do you do for discs that have more turn and more fade. So if I say comet vs talon- would you say the talon is more or less stable? It turns more at it intended speed and fade more
The resistance of a rotating body to a change in its plane of rotation. The faster a body spins (the greater its angular velocity), the greater the stability of the body in its particular position or orientation. Gyroscopic stability accounts for the stability of a spinning discus or a spinning football in American football.
Stable = flat, not going left, not going right. Stop spouting bad information.
/overstable
\understable
_stable.
Giv'r
Eagle Member
Actually the OP is correct. The closer to the peak a disc is, the more stable it is. Also, overstable and understable are not even real words to be defined. It's technically over stable or under stable. In other words, not stable.
