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Essential Discs Reflection flight numbers
The Essential Discs Reflection is an understable fairway driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 7 / 5 / -2 / 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 Reflection flight numbers suggest
Speed 7 is a fairway driver rating. A moderate arm speed reaches the rated flight; thrown too slowly, it fades earlier than the numbers suggest.
Turn -2 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 -2 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 5 is typical for a fairway driver in our database. Glide is the rating that changes least between similar discs; plastic and weight matter more for how long it stays up. The rim is 1.7 cm wide (about 0.67 in), narrower than most fairway drivers in our database.
SEE THE SHAPE
Reflection flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Reflection
Current fairway drivers within one point of the Reflection in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Axiom Rhythm DiscField guide | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Innova Leopard3 DiscField guide | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Disc Monkey DMD1 | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Discraft Sting | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Legacy Discs Patriot | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
How the Reflection 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 Reflection.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Reflection | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axiom Rhythm | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings | Compare |
| Innova Leopard3 | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings | Compare |
| Innova Leopard | 6 / 5 / -2 / 1 | -1 speed | Compare |