Recent content by mgilbert

I throw my Fuse at least as much as any other disc I have. I just know not to overpower it, or to throw it on a hyzer angle if I am throwing it harder.

I have a Fuse, too, and if I throw it very hard - I am also 61 and throw from a standstill - it will turn right and never come back. I'll put a Maul on my wish list. I have a lightweight River, which used to carry the same flight numbers as the Maul - 7,7,-2,1. They now rate it 7,7,-1,1.

I bought these six discs, not realizing that they are far more stable than their flight numbers suggest. I threw each a few times at a baseball field and can't do anything with any of them. Based on advice I got here, you need a fast arm to throw these. If interested, send me a message and...

That's why I ordered a 149 gram Sidewinder! I ordered the Underworld at 158 grams.

Once I try out the Underworld and Sidewinder I've ordered, I'll have a better idea of what weight I'd need in a Hatchet. As I mentioned, my Diamond is 160 grams - I have my own scales - I can get a pretty "S" curve flight out of it when I throw it right.

Disc Golf Center has them, but none are lightweight. Disc Baron has one that is about 158 grams. That might work, but I've got a couple of other similar lightweight discs ordered, and until I throw them a few times I won't know exactly what weight I need to be buying. My Diamond is 160 grams...

Thank you for taking the time to provide such a detailed response. I've gotten several recommendations for the Hatchet, but I can't find a lightweight one. I'll keep looking, and order one as soon as I find one. I do like Latitude 64's plastics.

I get that. Once in a dozen throws I've managed to throw the Relay straight and level, but it still doesn't go very far, and like you, I'm not sure that I did differently.

I'm getting plenty of spin. When I throw a grounder, it skips like a flat rock on water and travels quite a bit further. Arm speed is another matter.

Actually, I'm getting a lot of feedback virtually identical to yours. When I can throw a speed 8 understable (-3) Diamond 250 feet with a slight right turn and can't throw a supposedly equally understable (also -3) Relay 200 feet without it hyzering, something isn't right.

I think my limits are pretty much the same, but even with a speed 8 disc it has to be considerably understable. Hopefully that will improve with time. I've found that disc weight matters as much as the speed ratings, though. I've been buying 155 to 160 grams discs. I can't throw anything...

No disrespect taken. I was indeed basing it solely on the flight numbers, as I've never seen a Shu, much less thrown one.

Exactly, until I run out of money!

Good point... I'm just trying to figure out what I can and can't throw. So far I've learned that I can only throw understable discs of no more than 160 grams, and nothing over a speed 9. I only have three discs I can reliably use - a Fuse, a Warship, and a Diamond. I'd like to find a couple...

Thanks! I have a Jade and a River. I'm getting better with them, but I still have a long way to go. I've ordered an Underworld and a Sidewinder - both lightweight.