Disc Selection

Beating In a Disc

How discs get more understable as they wear.

Why it matters

Discs get more understable as they wear, which means a disc you have thrown for two years is a genuinely different tool from the one you bought. Most players experience this as a favourite disc betraying them. Used deliberately it is the cheapest way to add a turnover shot and a roller to your bag.

How to do it

1. Understand what wear does: scuffs and softened edges make a disc turn more and fade less, so it flies straighter for less power and eventually turns over.
2. Season a disc by simply throwing it a lot, particularly in base plastic, which wears fastest.
3. Keep one well-worn copy of a mould as your dedicated turnover and roller disc.
4. Buy the replacement before the old one is finished, so you always have a fresh one coming through behind it.
5. Label or mark them so you can tell your three stages of the same mould apart at a glance.

Common mistakes

Key points

• A beat-in disc turns more and flies straighter for less power.
• Seasoning a disc gives you a reliable turnover/roller tool.

The drill

Drill · Three stages — 10 throws each with a fresh, a used and a worn copy of one mould. Throw ten of each at one target and mark where the three groups finish. Those are three different shots available to you from one mould you already know how to throw — which is a much cheaper way to widen your bag than buying three new discs.

Watch: Why Disc Golf Discs Become Understable Over Time — JustDisc

Further reading

• Overstable, Stable & Understable — UDisc

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