Disc comparison matrix
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Rows are speed, columns are stability from overstable to understable, and color is brand.
How to read disc golf flight numbers
Most brands rate each disc with four flight numbers, always in the same order: speed, glide, turn and fade. A disc rated 12, 5, -1, 3 is fast, glides an average amount, drifts a little right early in its flight and finishes hard left, for a right-handed backhand throw.
- Speed
- How hard the disc must be thrown to fly as designed. Putters are 1 to 3, the fastest drivers 14 and up.
- Glide
- How long the disc stays in the air. More glide means more distance from the same throw.
- Turn
- How much it drifts right early in flight (right-handed backhand). More negative, more drift.
- Fade
- How hard it hooks left as it slows down (right-handed backhand). Higher, stronger hook.
- Stability
- Turn plus fade. Negative drifts right and is easier for beginners. Positive finishes left.
Choosing a disc by its numbers
The ratings describe a full-power throw. A disc thrown slower than its speed rating usually turns less and fades sooner, so many newer players get more distance from discs rated speed 7 or less with a stability of 0 or below. Left-handed backhands and right-handed forehands fly the mirror image: turn drifts left and fade finishes right.
Each brand rates its own discs, so a fade of 2 from one brand can fly a little differently from another brand's 2. Switch to the flight chart table to sort every disc by any number, or start with the highest-rated discs at disc golf stores.