World Distance Record

[sheepforwheat]

What disc was used for the most recent Distance Record for a flying disc? Who did it?

 

[hewittdallas]

I think Christian Sandstrom still has it with the Valkyrie at 250 meters (820 feet).

 

[Smigles]

The most deciding elements must have been wind & thermics though ^

 

[KNole]

i wish i could throw 820 feet

 

[garublador]

The most deciding elements must have been wind & thermics though ^

I don't know about most, otherwise there would have been more than 2 records that day. You still need to be able to have the power and skill to take advantage of the wind. It's not like anyone, or even any of the biggest arms at the time, could just go out and throw a new record. It takes both a near perfect throw and those conditions to get a disc to fly that far. Being able to perform a perfect throw adjusted for conditions consistently enough to do it on any given day isn't as easy as people make it sound.

 

[cali]

Avery broke it with a DX Destroyer recently (840 feet) but the Guinness people weren't there to make it official.

 

[Smigles]

I don't know about most, otherwise there would have been more than 2 records that day. You still need to be able to have the power and skill to take advantage of the wind. It's not like anyone, or even any of the biggest arms at the time, could just go out and throw a new record. It takes both a near perfect throw and those conditions to get a disc to fly that far. Being able to perform a perfect throw adjusted for conditions consistently enough to do it on any given day isn't as easy as people make it sound.

Of course you need the technique and the power. Of course it aint easy. I never said that

But without these very special conditions i guess that we would see maybe two thirds of these crazy distances ? You can certainly not even get anywhere close to these distances if you are not in a desert.

 

[agent_peebody]

Avery broke it with a DX Destroyer recently (840 feet) but the Guinness people weren't there to make it official.

then it didn't happen.

 

[Dillon_Gourley]

I heard the day Christian Sandstrom did it he got two huge wind bumps that did it for him.

 

[biscoe]

Avery broke it with a DX Destroyer recently (840 feet) but the Guinness people weren't there to make it official.

distance records are administered by wfdf, not guiness.

 

[Brall]

Avery broke it with a DX Destroyer recently (840 feet) but the Guinness people weren't there to make it official.

cubby record?

 

[Brall]

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Cubby Record - 1 distance 840'

Cubby Ace - 4

Ace - 1, 09-08-10, Roscoe, #4, 260', Groove CH 174

Groove CH █ Surge FLX █ XL D █ Buzzz Z/D █ Aviar DX

 

[Jody Mitchell]

i wish i could throw 820 feet

Me too, cause that's the exact length of my home course's signature #18 hole.

 

[sheepforwheat]

anyone have a source link to this fact rather than just talk or a rumor?

 

[sidewinder22]

anyone have a source link to this fact rather than just talk or a rumor?

http://www.wfdf.org/index.php?page=records/index.htm

 

[GLong]

The most deciding elements must have been wind & thermics though ^

yup, big time. The world record for indoor distance is less than 500 ft.

 

[phayes]

Mmmmm, Guinness...

 

[Kaikias]

Anyone see this
Roller
Open: 1156.00 m Randy Lahm (US) 4/01/01 El Mirage, CA

 

[mattdabbs]

Anyone see this
Roller
Open: 1156.00 m Randy Lahm (US) 4/01/01 El Mirage, CA

Wasn't that with a putter? Seems like it was an aviar.

 

[EL-KABONG]

What disc was used for the most recent Distance Record for a flying disc? Who did it?

For a disc golf disc it Sandstrom's 820' from 2002 (mid 160g's dx valkyrie)

for any flying disc it's like 1300 or 1400 feet with one of those aerobie rings by Erin Hemmings (who also has some of longest dgolf disc tosses on record)