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Disc Golf Related => Discontinuum FAQs and New Players Forum => Topic started by: stpitner on March 31, 2006, 02:03:28 PM

Title: Still working on my terminology
Post by: stpitner on March 31, 2006, 02:03:28 PM
Ok, I think I've started to see enough different type of throws to figure out what a lot of the terminology means (like if a disc is "flippy", etc).  I knew what a hyzer was, but wasn't really sure what a sweeping hyzer would look like until I heard the contrast, a spike hyzer.  I was then able to immediately understand the difference between the two of those because I have definitely seen both of those types of throws.

One throw that I'm not quite sure what is talked about is a flex shot.  Does that simply mean that it's a flexible type of disc that can be used for a wide range of "get out of trouble" things? or is there an actual throw that can be called a "flex shot"?

I think the rest of the terminology I'm pretty comfortable with (so far at least! lol)

Scott
Title: Re: Still working on my terminology
Post by: mirth on March 31, 2006, 02:35:51 PM
if you throw rhbh, a disc that is flippy is one that tends to turn to the right during early to mid flight and doesn't tend to come out of the turn.

for me, a flex shot is a drive where you throw 15-20 feet off the ground & your drive tracks slightly to the right before fading to the left.
Title: Re: Still working on my terminology
Post by: Bruce Brakel on March 31, 2006, 07:19:13 PM
Some people call that flex shot a helix, even though helix means something else entirely.  Some call it an S. 

Title: Re: Still working on my terminology
Post by: stpitner on April 01, 2006, 08:15:14 PM
So it's sort of just like a short S-Curve shot (eg. Valkyrie only for a short distance?)  If that's the case I've been doing that type of throw a lot more frequently recently with my champ coyote :)  At least now it seems to be making more sense!  Thanks :)
Title: Re: Still working on my terminology
Post by: Mike S on April 03, 2006, 08:18:23 AM
flex shot means you throw anhyzer, but you use an overstable enough disc that it "flexes" back out to the left.
Title: Re: Still working on my terminology
Post by: Cannon Boy on April 03, 2006, 05:03:29 PM
Just learn a firebird hyzer.  Best shot in the Game