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Essential Discs Oxygen flight numbers
The Essential Discs Oxygen is an understable fairway driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 9 / 6 / -3 / 1.
Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against Essential Discs’s own pages. How to read flight numbers
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What the Oxygen flight numbers suggest
Speed 9 is a fast fairway driver rating. It needs a reasonably fast, clean throw before it flies as rated; slower throws turn less and fade sooner.
Turn -3 and fade 1 describe an understable flight: it moves right early in the flight before the finish, the shape slower arms and hyzer flips rely on. The -3 turn means it is rated to turn noticeably at full speed, which suits slower arms, hyzer flips and rollers, and the fade of 1 means a light finish as it slows down. Those directions are for a right-handed backhand; a forehand or a left-handed backhand mirrors them.
Glide 6 is on the high side for a fairway driver in our database. A high glide rating usually means the disc stays up longer for the same throw, which adds distance but can carry past a tight landing zone. The rim is 2.1 cm wide (about 0.83 in), wider than most fairway drivers in our database. A rim this wide usually calls for a firm power grip.
SEE THE SHAPE
Oxygen flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Oxygen
Current fairway drivers within one point of the Oxygen in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Oxygen |
|---|---|---|
| Discraft Heat DiscField guide | 9 / 6 / -3 / 1 | same ratings |
| Bernoulli Johnson | 9 / 6 / -3 / 1 | same ratings |
| Infinite Discs Sphinx | 9 / 6 / -3 / 1 | same ratings |
| Native Discs Tornado Mahli Chito | 9 / 6 / -3 / 1 | same ratings |
| Innova Sidewinder DiscField guide | 9 / 5 / -3 / 1 | -1 glide |
How the Oxygen compares with DiscField guide discs
DiscField has written full guides for these fairway drivers, with plastics, weights and buying advice checked on the maker’s site. They are the guide discs with ratings closest to the Oxygen.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Oxygen | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discraft Heat | 9 / 6 / -3 / 1 | same ratings | Compare |
| Innova Sidewinder | 9 / 5 / -3 / 1 | -1 glide | Compare |
| Latitude 64° Diamond | 8 / 6 / -3 / 1 | -1 speed | Compare |
Other Essential Discs fairway drivers
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade |
|---|---|
| Reflection | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 |
| Rain | 8 / 5 / 0 / 3 |