Recent content by JHern

I threw my favorite Comet off a mountain teepad in the Tahoe area some years ago...it held the line and never hyzered out. Lost it for good. So I just picked up a new Z Comet to teach my 8 year old son how to throw properly. The older Comet is an awesome training disc, it flies true with proper...

This area was a dumping ground before the disc golfers came along and cleaned it up, and transformed it into a world class venue that was part of the 2011 Pro World Championship. The City of Monterey is incredibly lucky to have citizens who care so much about public spaces, and willing to put...

Both Val and McBeast are 4X world champions, they should be treated the same by Innova. But they are not. I think it is that simple. Contrast that with Prodigy, which reportedly has the exact same contracts for women as they do for men. I LOVE what Valarie is doing, this is Innova's loss. It...

Hey guys, sorry I've been quite busy, I'm now the Vice Director of a $100 million institute in Tokyo, and I have two small children...as you might imagine, I have little time for my fun hobby of modeling disc flight. I cherish the opportunity to throw, when I can, and eager to get my kids up to...

Throw with your body, not your arm...

380'-ish is about the maximum you will ever get unless you can find a way to add power through the pivot...the explosion out of the hand is the true key to breaking 400' PS...it has been a VERY long time since I posted here!

Chiming in again... This is all physics, just a matter of tuning your arm, wrist, fingers, and disc in the same way as a trebuchet. It isn't a mystery or secret martial art. Timing and coordination are the absolute most critical elements, more important than strength. But of course, strength...

Patriots are the most popular discs made by Legacy thus far (I also love the Clutch and Clozer as P&A duty), you can find them in different stabilities. I always thought the Leopard was a long disc, but the Patriot is even longer, and with the same feeling of control. The best Patriot ever made...

The KC Pro's had a nice flight pattern, stable to slightly under-stable at high speeds, but getting really over-stable at lower speeds. But they lack glide, which is probably why they never became super popular. The reason Innova doesn't push old molds is because everyone mostly buys just the...

Be thankful for inconsistent production…Mamba is supposed to have a lower PLH by design, so you got some lucky shots. Sounds like they hit the sweet spot, but may be difficult to find in the long-term.

Those throws are about more than power, he gets just the right height and gets it turned over at precisely the best angle…there's a lot of precision in doing this kind of stuff. Smart first throw staying uphill to the right, so that the next throw is downhill.

The wide rim discs are also finnicky when it comes to fitting in your hand. The Champion Katana is the longest disc for me personally (first disc I could get over 400'), but I could only throw the Legacy Cannon (also max rim width) about 330'…the reason is that the Cannon has a larger rim depth...

The Buzzz will fly arrow straight and finish straight if you throw it flat and pure, like Mark Ellis was saying. The Buzzz will fly arrow straight and fade at the end if you throw slightly nose up.

Leopard is a ridiculously long disc for me, not a mid. Buzzz is the best in this category. Legacy is about to release the Gauge…Rico design specifically for this purpose, I'm certain it will be tasty.

I think this is a crutch, and it is exactly what the OP was complaining about, using an under-stable disc is simple unreliable. Get a stable/straight disc and get it to hold an anhyzer line off the fingers, that's the best way. Otherwise you're always fiddling with turning over the disc a...