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Lightning Discs Upshot flight numbers

The Lightning Discs Upshot is an understable putt and approach disc in our disc database, with manufacturer flight numbers 1 / 3 / -2 / 0. Try Discs lists it as discontinued.

Ratings retrieved

Speed
1
Glide
3
Turn
-2
Fade
0

Manufacturer ratings supplied by Try Discs. Plastic, weight, run and wear can change flight. DiscField has not yet checked this model against Lightning Discs’s own pages. How to read flight numbers

Disc data by Try Discs.

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What the Upshot flight numbers suggest

Speed 1 is a putter rating. A disc this slow flies a short, controllable line and rewards a smooth release more than arm strength. Our catalog provider lists it as a putt and approach disc; speed 1 is slower than the typical putt and approach disc in our database (median speed 2.5).

Turn -2 and fade 0 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 0 means little or no rated hook at the end. Those directions are for a right-handed backhand; a forehand or a left-handed backhand mirrors them.

Glide 3 is typical for a putt and approach disc 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 0.7 cm wide (about 0.28 in), narrower than most putt and approach discs in our database. A rim this thin fits a fan grip or a putting grip.

Try Discs, our catalog provider, lists the Upshot 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.

SEE THE SHAPE

Upshot flight path

Illustrative · Top view
Illustrative disc flight paths, right-handed backhandTop view, throwing upward from the start. 1 visible curves. Fade bends left. Length is schematic, not a distance estimate. Select a disc in the list to highlight its curve.Forward · relative lengthLeftRightRelease / start

Illustrative top view of the published ratings, not a measured flight. How the curve is drawn

Discs with flight numbers like the Upshot

Current putt and approach discs within one point of the Upshot in speed, turn and fade, ranked by how close the four ratings are.

Discs similar to the Lightning Discs Upshot
DiscSpeed / glide / turn / fadeCompared with the Upshot
Andromeda M31 Discs Andromeda M31 Putter (Singularity)2 / 3 / -1 / 0+1 speed, +1 turn
Climo Disc Golf Cliff2 / 3 / -1 / 0+1 speed, +1 turn
Discmania Notion2 / 3 / -1 / 0+1 speed, +1 turn
Gateway Magic2 / 3 / -1 / 0+1 speed, +1 turn
Infinite Discs Artifact2 / 3 / -1 / 0+1 speed, +1 turn

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How the Upshot compares with DiscField guide discs

DiscField has written full guides for these putt and approach discs, with plastics, weights and buying advice checked on the maker’s site. They are the guide discs with ratings closest to the Upshot.

DiscField guide putt and approach discs closest to the Upshot
Disc guideSpeed / glide / turn / fadeCompared with the UpshotSide by side
Discraft Fierce3 / 4 / -2 / 0+2 speed, +1 glideCompare
Dynamic Discs Deputy3 / 4 / -1.5 / 0+2 speed, +1 glide, +0.5 turnCompare
Innova Polecat1 / 3 / 0 / 0+2 turnCompare

Other Lightning Discs putt and approach discs

Current Lightning Discs putt and approach discs in our database, by speed
DiscSpeed / glide / turn / fade
#2 Upshot2 / 4 / 0 / 1
Rubber Putter2 / 3 / 0 / 0.5

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