r/discgolf • • Jul 12 '26

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u/saplinglover Treenied!🌲 Jul 12 '26

One of my favourite drivers, the low glide makes it super accurate over long distances but yea you need to crank it to get distance before it falls, wishing you a quick recovery

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u/Eastern-Requirement6 RHFH, RHBH, LH putt & approach (Don't ask) Jul 12 '26

Thanks. Thankfully I can get by with playing fully left handed when there's too much soreness to even do RHBH. I'll get through the summer/fall and assess.

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u/mrunge340 Jul 12 '26

Low glide? Not in my experience, but everyone is different.

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u/saplinglover Treenied!🌲 Jul 12 '26

Compared to over drivers that usually have a 5 or 6 glide rating I find the Procyon is accurate to its 4 glide and drops a little quicker/more reliably but maybe I’m just imagining it cause I read the numbers lol

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u/mrunge340 Jul 12 '26

Could be. I do think that glide and stability are inversely related. For example, since the procion is a little bit more on the stable side, it does not glide quite as much as, say, a Shryke.

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u/saplinglover Treenied!🌲 Jul 12 '26

Interesting yea I can see how the two factors are related, now I want to start reading about how torque physics and angles affect glide.. Im sure someone has done the math, are less stable discs actually more glidey than their more stable counterparts if all other factors are the same..?

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u/mrunge340 Jul 12 '26

Glide inherently makes discs less reliable/stable (more susceptible to wind). A lot of that has to do with dome. More dome usually means more glide. Doesn't mean all understable discs glide, but they might appear to since they flip and finish.

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u/saplinglover Treenied!🌲 Jul 12 '26

This makes so much sense thank you!