YOUR Farthest Flying Discs: A Max Distance Survey
When disc golfers talk about throwing for max distance, everyone has that one disc that just seems to stay in the air longer than anything else in their bag. We want to hear which disc in your bag you reach for when you need to crush your drive. What is YOUR longest-flying disc? We’re going to compile a list of the top discs and post the results in a blog.
Tell us about how far you are throwing on a full power drive and whether your max distance comes from a forehand or a backhand shot. Every arm speed and skill level matters, because the goal is to build a list that reflects real players and real throws, not just manufacturer numbers. To make things more fun, we will give out gift cards to random commenters.
Only one post per person. We need to approve each comment to avoid spam and bots, so don’t worry if you don’t see your post for a couple days. Your feedback will help other players discover new options and maybe even unlock a little more distance of their own.
Here are the questions:
- What mold and plastic do you reach for when you want to get the longest distance possible (assume that wind is not a factor)?
- About how far are you throwing on a max drive attempt?
- Is your max drive a forehand or backhand?
You can either number each answer, or answer it in a sentence. “I throw an Emperor backhand and get about 425 on a long drive.”
Ted Hegemann
Ted is the Chief Writer at Infinite Discs. He is responsible for the State of Disc Golf Survey articles and most of the "best discs" posts. Ted runs all kinds of local disc golf leagues and tournaments and tournaments in Northern Utah.
1. Proto glow Shryke
2. 400’
3. backhand
I throw a mamba halo star 165 gm 240′ with a rhbh been playing for 3 months and I am 66
1.Westside hatchet
2.300′ on a regular throw, 350-400 when I really nail it.
3. Rhbh.
I throw a 167g fission wave backhand 350 ft on a long drive.
The axium Vanish neutron plastic or Discmania mentor base plastic. RHBH depends on the shot but both of these are going 380 to 450 everytime
1. Opto Saints
2. 350 on a well timed rip
3. RHBH
I throw an Henna Blomroos Tour Series Glow Star Destroyer ~470 feet on a backhand.
1 Innova Pro wraith 171 g
2 300-350 on a good drive, have reached 400-450 a few times
3 LHFH
1. Q-line dd3 (172 g)
2. 350-425 ft (usually 380 when things click, but lucky 400+’s have happened)
3.RHBH
1. K1 Grind Guld (172g)
2. 510 ft wide-open field hyzer flip
3. RHFH
1. Streamline Plasma Trace
2. 380
3. Backhand
167g Halo I-Blend Emperor holds my distance record, but i bag max weight normal i-blend emps for golf lines. Golf lines are more important
1. i-blend emp
2. 480
3. Bakchand
Halo G-Blend Pharaoh. 174g
I can push it out to 400ft each round, max was 437 ft.
RHBH
Halo star destroyer that feels good in the hand. Throwing backhand 515 is fun.
I’m grabbing my Champion Shryke. My dad affectionately refers to that disc as “the distance crack” because I can rip it every bit of 500ft or more down the fairway (or potentially turn it over 500 feet off the fairway).