This is purely to find out what kind of discus I should buy. I am a senior in high school and threw 125 feet standing and 130 feet on a poor form spin last meet. I expect to improve greatly during the season. For experienced throwers only: what would you say my skill level is? Beginner, intermediate, or advanced?
I’m guessing the real reason is to figure out what type of discus to use. The rim weighting on a discus has to do with physics. The more spin you put on the discus at release the higher the rim weighting you should use. Because the high spin allows the discus to carve a better aerodymic path through the air, you want a discus that will continue spinning and the more the weight is to the outside if the discus the more it will continue to spin. But, if you don’t get much spin or your discus isn’t released smoothly and evenly (pretty parallel relative to the ground), a discus with the weight on the outside will make this worse (because you’re acting on the largest mass in the object). For these throwers, a discus with a more even, or a more centered weight is better. And throwers who aren’t yet consistent use something in-between. Generally, experienced thowers know how to impart good spin and a flat aspect to the wind. To find out how much spin you have try painting half of one of your rubber disks white. It will seem to flash. But just throwing far doesn’t mean you’ll benefit from a high-rim-weight and not throwing far but having a high spin rate and good release still means you WILL benefit from high-rim weighting.
beginner, moving towards intermediate.
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get a round one with a picture of Hercules on it
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Since your spin is not better than your stand and throw you are still a beginner.
I imagine you are not reversing when throwing.
The way to learn to throw is start at the front of the circle, stand and throw, once you have the release then back up to the middle of the circle, before going to the back.
In other words you work your way back through the different parts of the throw until you can go to the back of the circle for the complete sequence.
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intermediate, heading on to advanced
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I’m guessing the real reason is to figure out what type of discus to use. The rim weighting on a discus has to do with physics. The more spin you put on the discus at release the higher the rim weighting you should use. Because the high spin allows the discus to carve a better aerodymic path through the air, you want a discus that will continue spinning and the more the weight is to the outside if the discus the more it will continue to spin. But, if you don’t get much spin or your discus isn’t released smoothly and evenly (pretty parallel relative to the ground), a discus with the weight on the outside will make this worse (because you’re acting on the largest mass in the object). For these throwers, a discus with a more even, or a more centered weight is better. And throwers who aren’t yet consistent use something in-between. Generally, experienced thowers know how to impart good spin and a flat aspect to the wind. To find out how much spin you have try painting half of one of your rubber disks white. It will seem to flash. But just throwing far doesn’t mean you’ll benefit from a high-rim-weight and not throwing far but having a high spin rate and good release still means you WILL benefit from high-rim weighting.
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