Noobie Question Thread (Dumb Questions answered here)

[Frank Delicious]

Do you have a noobie question, maybe a dumb question that you feel will get you ridiculed for asking? Well ask it here and fear not the wrath of your betters.

example questions:

What are the different rocs?

They are (from most to least stable):
Rancho
San Marino
Ontario

What do people mean 10x or 11x?

That is the amount of times that Ken Climo won worlds at the time of the disc stamping. He has a line of discs called KC Pro discs that have his stamp on it. The way people identify them is by the world championship times stamped on the disc.

I throw a lot of Innova, What plastics compare to Innova's plastic?

Star: Discraft ESP (and FLX), Lat 64 Goldline, Mill Sirius

Champion: Discraft Z, Lat 64 Opto, Mill Quantum, Gateway E or HPP

Pro: Discraft X (elite X), Mill base plastic

DX: Discraft Pro-D, Gateway S

I throw my boss about 300', what should I try next?

BAD! Bad Noob! Stop throwing any driver whose speed is in the double digits. No I don't care how accurate/good you are with it. You are not as good as you think with it.


So ask away.

 

[lokirising]

Should I get a Groove?

 

[agent_peebody]

:clap:

i thought you were going to word this in a really mean way, but you did it about as nice as you could

 

[optidiscic]

This would be awesome if you and your disciples were really to take it seriously because you really could benefit a lot of people with your knowledge.

 

[Frank Delicious]

Should I get a Groove?

Thank you for the example question Loki. No, no you should not.

 

[toothyfish]

It really is a good idea. Maybe an expansion of the FAQs is the right idea.

What kind of Eagle do you have? Click the link in my signature.

 

[Frank Delicious]

Just gonna let you guys know this is a serious thread and I am totally reporting troll/off topic posts.

 

[lokirising]

What is OAT?

 

[Frank Delicious]

What is OAT?

Off-axis torque.

 

[lokirising]

Off-axis torque.

Yeah, but what IS it?

 

[ArcheType]

Why can I only throw my 175g champ boss 130 ft?

 

[agent_peebody]

what is a bead?

 

[Frank Delicious]

Loki for OAT has been discussed many times in the technique section of the forum. Check out over there for an in-depth description of what OAT is, what causes it, and how to fix it.

 

[solomon.trenton]

how do you tell the difference between the molds (ontario etc.)

 

[Frank Delicious]

Why can I only throw my 175g champ boss 130 ft?

You do not have the arm speed or snap to throw a wide rimmed driver yet.

 

[ArcheType]

What's better, Roc or Buzzz?

 

[Frank Delicious]

what is a bead?

a bead is a molded part of the disc on the bottom of the disc that slows a disc down and makes it more stable. For an example of a bead vs no bead check out a rancho roc versus a buzzz. The roc has a bead and the buzzz does not.

 

[The dude on the bike]

The Groove has the best numbers of any Innova disc, are people just not ready for the groove?

 

[agent_peebody]

thanks Dr. Frank!

 

[jhgonzo]

My buddy jump putts inside the circle, and I keep telling him that he can't do that. Who's right?