DOES ARMSPEED EQUAL DISTANCE?!
A team of disc golf enthusiasts puts arm speed to the test in a unique experiment designed to answer one question: does arm speed truly equal distance? TeamDiscmania's local Massachusetts player joins forces with a special guest from Rivas, who brings expertise on rangefinders and speed guns. Together, they measure arm speed using radar technology while throwing discs at different speeds, including 40 miles per hour and 50 miles per hour. They compare the distances achieved by putters, mid-range drivers, fairway drivers, and distance drivers to see which factor has the greatest impact on flight. With a focus on exploring the relationship between form, arm speed, and disc choice, this video provides valuable insights for disc golfers looking to improve their game. Join Rivas and [host] as they analyze their results and discuss the surprising findings that challenge common assumptions about distance in disc golf.
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all right so we're about 203.1 feet away from the basket which according to my calculations means 45 miles an hour with a p2 tuitsa metal so here we go good luck oh 45 it was so close that was so close all right everyone welcome back to the channel today with a different style video first off special guest we have rivas in the house team discmania local massachusetts player and he's going to be helping me out today with a rangefinder and a speed gun a radar that measures arm speed what does arm speed really mean what does the speed of the disc really mean and i'm going to throw these discs at different speeds at similar speeds and see how much distance actually matters what actually matters is it form is it arm speed is it the disc choice is it everything combined probably most likely rifus is going to throw some shots as well and before i talk too much let's just start throwing and i'll keep explaining while we're doing that enjoy okay so for this first station i'm gonna throw a putter a mid fairway driver and a distance driver at 40 miles an hour or as close to 40 as i humanly can and see which one fight the furthest and how far they each fly let's do it you'll be shocked how slow 40 miles an hour looks especially for you 43 43 mid-range 42 fairway driver 43 distance driver 42. wow they're all like right there okay so those throws were all within one mile an hour uh let's see how far they went here are the discs the putter the mid the fairway and the distance and i'm actually pretty mind blown right now that there's actually a difference there's actually a difference um let's i'll write down exactly the difference actually the putter went 179 the mid range 186 the fairway driver 204 and the distance driver 2 21. what does this tell us pretty much that the advertisements are true all right let's throw in 50 miles an hour and see all right up 10 miles an hour we're trying to hit 50 miles an hour putter first 49 close enough yep 80 on the dot on the dot kitty 81 that's good enough yep all right let's see the distances 238 238 that's the putter for...
