How Does Disc Weight Effect SPEED?!?!//Radar Speed Gun Test

I ran a test with a few differently weighted discs!

My aim was wildly off, especially with the 104g Cyclone, which will read a bit slower since it's at an angle in relation to the speed gun🤷‍♂️. I think I was missing high right because the disc was traveling a further distance in my form in a shorter time so my release timing was thrown off, kind of interesting.

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[johnhofer]

Ezra, OG fans remember (and want to know) - How fast can you throw a basket? 😂

[queriggawain]

simon teaching ezra a 360? sounds like a great idea for a video

[pcspi]

I really wanted to see the cyclone fly. Maybe you should do a field video where you throw the weirdest stuff Discraft has in the warehouse?

[shadowdancenz]

being a 56 yaer old female with only 1 year of playing? Light weights all the way for me :) (150 - 163 g). Only issue is they do not like wind. At all. Especially head winds. move where I learned the hard way seeing an air Jade hit a tree about 50 feet in the air. Luckily came down. great video Ezra. Looking forward to the outcome of the body motion testing you did with Tristan.

[pdderek]

Farther is always used for distance. Further is non distance related events like, "That argument went further than I thought it would have"

Thanks Big Barri commentary for forcing me to google that

[seanbinder]

Ezra and Eagle in a video would be 🔥🔥🔥

[VEwing]

I tossed this idea out a few months ago! You’re the man for making it happen. Was pretty awesome to see the speed difference. Flight difference would be awesome to see also!

[slabsnpinches]

Fun fact! If you calculate the kinetic energies of those throws, the heavier disc has way more of it. The formula is E = 0.5*mass*velocity^2. Having energy is important because the opposing forces (such as drag) has to get rid of that energy in order to stop the disc, so having more kinetic energy might be more important than having more speed. Then again the heavier disc also needs more energy to convert to gravity's potential energy(go upwards), so the only way to know for sure in the end is to try it out in the field :)

[ColeMaitaC]

Great video, Ezra! The fact that you get to those speeds is mind blowing! 🤯 would love to see a follow-up video of you comparing the actual flight of the discs (maybe the same mold) at different weights and speeds to see how they compare to one another on the course!

[tobiasschulz]

As a result of this video it would be interesting to see if these discs also fly farther and with which flight pattern they fly thrown at the same angle and height. Thanks for the content ✌🏼

[guitarino]

In 1993, the Cyclone was THE disc, like a Destroyer today.
I still have some new Cyclones from the 2 boxes of 50 I ordered from Discraft in 1993. I won a lot of tourneys using them.

[jamesgregersen]

Interesting stuff Ezra....Keep the good content coming! Thank you for taking the time to put it out there.

[Bussipysakillah]

I did the math and you're still putting the most energy into the heaviest disc, even if it is the slowest of the bunch, and by far the least energy into the lightest one.
In Joules, from heaviest: 103.7 vs 102.9 vs 78.7.
With aerodynamic resistance being higher at higher speeds, the lighter discs would spend more kinetic energy per distance travelled even if they had the same amount to begin with and would fly a shorter distance (assuming disc glide/stability/speed is equal). At least I would think so, correct me if I'm wrong. So stick to max weight is my two cents :)

[RipperStudio]

You should do a glide/air time experiment. Comparing lighter weights with max weight discs.

[doktarr]

This is actually a good argument for max weight discs, except maybe in a tailwind. If you do the math you find that Ezra is actually imparting less energy to the lighter discs (much less to the cyclone). This means that while it will come out of the hand faster, the same amount of wind resistance is going to slow it down more quickly.

In short, you will get more turn, a quicker fade, and a generally less controllable flight.

For a weaker player, the speed differences may be greater and that would make it easier to justify the lighter disc.

[pauld]

Thanks for all the ad-visor on disc weight!

[johnhall]

Hi, Ezra. I was entertained! I'm really intrigued by the weight-speed ratio and finding out how far 2 mph translates to on the field. Would love to see the Malta distances 165g vs 175g in another video, with the 100g Cyclone(?) Too. Keep throwing hard!

[coopergates]

How many test shots like these have missed the net and sailed for football fields?

You're quite a beast whose neck can take some major whiplash.

[moralmasochist]

I just checked Simon's video out. By the looks of it, his fastest throw was 89.5mph with a 130g disc.

[persiah]

love the little edits like the michael jackson one at 3:56 😂