Wow mike, you weren't kidding when you said you were a rookie lol. Eh, we all had to start somewhere. Its good that you're asking the questions though. What you see are the speed, the glide, the turn, and the fade of your disc. Speed is obvious, how fast it travles through the air...as a general rul, faster discs will usually go farther, but that's not a law. The glide is how well the disc stays (floats) in the air. Higher number, higher float. Your drivers and other distance discs will have high glides, while putters and some midranges will be lower. The next 2 numbers are the money numbers. The turn refers to high speed turn, which most of us refer to as flip, or flippiness. As the disc leaves your hand, the snap you provide will turn the disc right (anhyzer) at the front of its flight. The lower the number, the easier it is to turn, or flippier it is. Beginner friendly discs will have those lower numbers. As a rookie, this number is your friend. The last one, the fade, is how hard the disc will "bite", or fade out at the end of its flight, as it slows down. Its all spin and physics here, but as a rightiee, your discs will always finish left, so pay attention to the number, to see how hard you want the finish to be. The higher the number, the more it will bite. This is aslo where understable and overstable come from. The terms refer to these numbers. A combo of high tunr (lower #) and low fade,( lower #) represents a flippy or understable disc. The opposite of course is an overstable. Clear things up?
Wow mike, you weren't kidding when you said you were a rookie lol. Eh, we all had to start somewhere. Its good that you're asking the questions though. What you see are the speed, the glide, the turn, and the fade of your disc. Speed is obvious, how fast it travles through the air...as a general rul, faster discs will usually go farther, but that's not a law. The glide is how well the disc stays (floats) in the air. Higher number, higher float. Your drivers and other distance discs will have high glides, while putters and some midranges will be lower. The next 2 numbers are the money numbers. The turn refers to high speed turn, which most of us refer to as flip, or flippiness. As the disc leaves your hand, the snap you provide will turn the disc right (anhyzer) at the front of its flight. The lower the number, the easier it is to turn, or flippier it is. Beginner friendly discs will have those lower numbers. As a rookie, this number is your friend. The last one, the fade, is how hard the disc will "bite", or fade out at the end of its flight, as it slows down. Its all spin and physics here, but as a rightiee, your discs will always finish left, so pay attention to the number, to see how hard you want the finish to be. The higher the number, the more it will bite. This is aslo where understable and overstable come from. The terms refer to these numbers. A combo of high tunr (lower #) and low fade,( lower #) represents a flippy or understable disc. The opposite of course is an overstable. Clear things up?