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Gorilla Disc Golf Spider Monkey flight numbers
The Gorilla Disc Golf Spider Monkey is an understable fairway driver in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 6.5 / 5 / -3 / 1.
Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against Gorilla Disc Golf’s own pages. How to read flight numbers
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What the Spider Monkey flight numbers suggest
Speed 6.5 is a fairway driver rating. A moderate arm speed reaches the rated flight; thrown too slowly, it fades earlier than the numbers suggest. Our catalog provider lists it as a fairway driver; speed 6.5 is slower than the typical fairway driver in our database (median speed 8).
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 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.
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Spider Monkey flight path
Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn
Discs with flight numbers like the Spider Monkey
Current fairway drivers within one point of the Spider Monkey in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.
| Disc | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Spider Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| MVP Signal DiscField guide | 6 / 5 / -3 / 1 | -0.5 speed |
| FotCot Discs ParkingBob | 7 / 5 / -3 / 1 | +0.5 speed |
| Launch Disc Golf Frontier | 7 / 5 / -3 / 1 | +0.5 speed |
| Lone Star Disc The Tex | 6 / 5 / -3 / 1 | -0.5 speed |
| MVP Cypher | 7 / 5 / -3 / 1 | +0.5 speed |
How the Spider Monkey 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 Spider Monkey.
| Disc guide | Speed / glide / turn / fade | Compared with the Spider Monkey | Side by side |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Signal | 6 / 5 / -3 / 1 | -0.5 speed | Compare |
| Westside Underworld | 7 / 6 / -3 / 1 | +0.5 speed, +1 glide | Compare |
| Latitude 64° Diamond | 8 / 6 / -3 / 1 | +1.5 speed, +1 glide | Compare |