Four Categories: Speed, Glide, Turn, Fade.
Each of these characteristics help to express the overall flight of a disc and can serve as a guide to what you can expect out of a disc before throwing it.
All ratings are assuming the player is throwing right-hand backhand (RHBH).
Speed (1 to 15)
Speed is the amount of initial velocity necessary to achieve optimal flight of the disc.
Glide (1 to 6)
Glide is how well a disc retains loft in relation to the amount of power of the throw.
Turn (0 to -5)
Turn is an early characteristic of disc flight that occurs as a result of the aerodynamic forces exceeding the gyroscopic forces of the disc.
Fade (0 to 5)
Fade is a characteristic of flight that occurs during the later phases of disc flight, represented with our numbers 0 to 5. A disc with a fade of 0 will finish the straightest and see the least amount of left movement towards the end of their flight. While a disc with a fade of 5 will see a hard hook to the left at the end.