Recent content by Nick Carroll

More things I've been thinking about regarding off-axis torque reducing speed and spin rate. I think this also applies to deformed discs. 1) There can be drag in any direction, including in a circle. A rotating disc that is deformed will have drag against the angular momentum, so that should...

This response by Sidewinder to Eric's "off-axis torque will reduce the spin rate" statement. I think the wobble creates drag, which can't help but slow the disc down, at least initially, as well as reduce the spin rate in that initial period of time. I think if you watch a disc's flight as it...

I did some fieldwork a couple years ago with my forehand throws, as I was starting to learn how to throw them. I saw in slow motion the disc deformed quite a bit during my swing, which created even more wobble. The more rigid plastics help, but it still happens with them. But the softer ones are...

Yeah there is a difference between speed and distance, basically. Distance might increase with wobble - but only if the increased turn produces a better flight line. But no doubt the disc slows down in flight to some extent because of the drag. But as Chris says above, I think the amount of...

Thank you for this awesome fluid dynamic stuff! Yeah I was thinking the increased drag reduces both speed and spin, would reduce distance, and makes the disc turn more. At least at first. I know there's some sort of stabilization going on due to gyroscopic forces, so the wobble reduces fairly...

I can't say for sure how you get negative wobble, but here is what Michael Sizemore from Tech Disc messaged me when I asked about wobble a few months ago: "Wobble is off axis torque, measured as the half angle of the cone that is traced out by the center axis of the disc. A disc that spins...

Sign me up for some negative wobble! 😁

Yeah I never even thought to play with that metric before. I don't know anything more than what the - or + button do at this point. More wobble is extremely consistently resulting in more turn and a more rightward flight path for my rhbh throws. I've yet to see an example otherwise in my testing.

ok I've done more thinking on this, and some experimentation with the Tech Disc simulator. My problem with verifying my theory on higher wobble making for less "stable" flights is that I can't prove it in real life. I produce a fairly consistent 4-8 "degrees of wobble" on most throws, and I...

I'm also a fan of "learning by doing." Not always applicable to coaching, but it's common for people without complete mastery of something, teaching something essential and useful to someone else. Or maybe they teach themselves and over time their knowledge evolves as it becomes more complete...

When I arrive at my lie, I have a set routine that I do. I tell myself mentally "stance, grip, line, rip." I am getting my stance right, then grip the disc as needed. From there, I turn my focus to building a line to the basket. I usually spend time before the putt determining which chain link...

I, too, would like to know what happened here. That said, I got this answer to my question "how long or far the Tech Disc gathers data before stopping" from Michael Sizemore, from Tech Disc: "The TechDisc measures data for about 20 ms after release. That comes out to less than 2 feet for most...

That could be. Admittedly I'm no authority here, and I may be missing things that aren't obvious to me.

In my experience editing hundreds of disc golf videos and throwing with a lot of wobble, I personally believe it will make a disc turn over quicker, but as the disc flies farther, the wobble decreases and the turning aspect diminishes over time. I don't have anything scientific other than...

My Thoughts on The Method by Brian Weissman: (I didn't want to create a separate thread, but also didn't want this to drag down my 2 previous posts) Everything in The Method appears to be on the site. A lot of the text and video content is more of a product pitch. It doesn't look like a sales...