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.