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Re: Disc Lauching Velocity

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Originally Posted by IKE View Post
I am going to choose to answer a different question. When working on target velocities, we timed how long it took to throw the discs various distances effectively. At what speeds did the discs have ample drop (loosing altitude) and at what threshold dip the trajector appear relatively flat. We chose to do this over a 50' distance as this would be the theoretical super shot, just to see what sort of velocities were required.
Can you share some of your findings? I'd really be interested in knowing what a good range of 'times' for the 25 foot distance is, for a fairly flat trajectory.
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