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Fourth Circle Discs Firehawk flight numbers
The Fourth Circle Discs Firehawk is an understable fairway driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 8 / 5 / -2 / 1. Try Discs lists it as discontinued.
Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against Fourth Circle Discs’s own pages. How to read flight numbers
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What the Firehawk flight numbers suggest
Speed 8 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 1.8 cm wide (about 0.71 in), a typical width for a fairway driver.
Try Discs, our catalog provider, lists the Firehawk as discontinued, so you may only find it used or in old stock. The ratings still help you understand a copy you already own and find a current disc that flies the same way.
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Firehawk flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Firehawk
Current fairway drivers within one point of the Firehawk in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Firehawk |
|---|---|---|
| Axiom Trance | 8 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Doomsday Discs Blackout | 8 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Gateway Odyssey | 8 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Guru Disc Golf Skare | 8 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
| Mint Discs Jackalope | 8 / 5 / -2 / 1 | same ratings |
How the Firehawk 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 Firehawk.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Firehawk | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discmania Essence | 8 / 6 / -2 / 1 | +1 glide | Compare |
| Prodigy F5 | 8 / 6 / -2 / 1 | +1 glide | Compare |
| Axiom Rhythm | 7 / 5 / -2 / 1 | -1 speed | Compare |