Noobie Question Thread (Dumb Questions answered here)

[Noill]

What's a snowman with glasses?

 

[Frank Delicious]

ooOOHHH! i got a good one:

what is Parting Line Height?

please see this thread on DGR:

https://www.dgcoursereview.com/dgr/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15165

There also might be one here on DGCR but I don't know off the top of my head.

 

[Frank Delicious]

So the "skin" doesn't necessarily have to be a monetary amount like a dollar? Skins can be beers, discs, or just a number?

One skin is one hole. What that skin represents is up to the people playing the match play round.

 

[agent_peebody]

what is a hyzer flip?

 

[jsun3thousand]

a helix and a flex shot are different. they do the same thing, but for different reasons. a flex shot starts on an anny and then flexes back. a helix is thrown flat and has a portion high speed turn and then comes back.

 

[bcr123psu]

Thanks for putting this together Frank.

 

[Noill]

What division should I play at my first tournament?

 

[agent_peebody]

if threads could have avatars. this one would have this:

 

[The dude on the bike]

Can you throw an orange 183 gram scorpion as far as Climo?

 

[agent_peebody]

"i have a champion eagle. how do i tell if it's X or L?"

 

[Frank Delicious]

what is a hyzer flip?

a Hyzer flip is a shot that flips (or stands up) from being thrown at a hyzer angle to flat. This shot is useful for throwing down tight fairways where an S shot doesn't have room to work.

What division should I play at my first tournament?

You should see if any PDGAs were played there before and check the average score for each division. From there compare them to your average score at the course(s) and add a couple of strokes since everyone shoots better in casual rounds. Make your decision after seeing what division is most similar to your score.

 

[Noill]

what does a domey disc do differently than a flat disc... for purposes of this question assume the same mold. TIA

 

[lokirising]

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.

Y-yes sir.

 

[ArcheType]

Until I joined DGCR, I always thought the "bead" was literally the little nub of plastic in the center of the underside of the disc (left from some kind of centrifugal spinning process, I assume?). :doh:

I'll help Frank out here.

This part is commonly referred to as a "nipple" and is actually where the mold is left open so they can inject the plastic. They then cut off some of the excess, but not all of it. The dot left over is what you're referring to.

 

[Frank Delicious]

"i have a champion eagle. how do i tell if it's X or L?"

check out Toothyfish's sig:

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.

 

[The dude on the bike]

I'll help Frank out here.

This part is commonly referred to as a "nipple" and is actually where the mold is left open so they can inject the plastic. They then cut off some of the excess, but not all of it. The dot left over is what you're referring to.

sprue or hotrunner, no one cuts off nipples.

 

[lokirising]

What is a cubby ace?

 

[agent_peebody]

guess i missed that one in the flurry of questions...along the same lines:

"what does 10x, 11x, and 12x refer to when talking about discs?"

 

[bcr123psu]

guess i missed that one in the flurry of questions...along the same lines:

"what does 10x, 11x, and 12x refer to when talking about discs?"

Check the first post.

 

[Frank Delicious]

what does a domey disc do differently than a flat disc... for purposes of this question assume the same mold. TIA

This is a complicated question. Flat rocs for example start out more stable than domey rocs but beat in to flippy quicker. Domey forces are often more stable than flat forces but flat predators are more stable than domey predators. Do you have a particular mold you want to know about?