Q: I seem to be getting an extra 20 or more feet from my drives than I was getting in warmer weather. My question is, do colder temperatures add to distance, or am I just getting better?

A: My guess would be that you are getting better. There are three factors that I can see when comparing cold weather to warm. Firstly, the cold air will hold less moisture and this could theoretically add distance to your throws. However, this factor is probably outweighed by the other two.

In colder weather, we tend to be less loose and therefore not throw as far. Also, we wear more clothing in the winter and this restricts arm speed, follow through and therfore distance.

I think you should be looking forward to a great summer of disc golf!

I'm a newer player with what I hope is an interesting question. Discs come in different weights, where does the weight come from? - Matt K.

I talked with Dave Dunipace at Innova about this one. Disc weight is determined by the volume and density of the disc. The volume does not change. Therefore, in order to adjust the weight of a disc, the manufacturers must adjust the density. This is done differently for the different plastics.

In Innova's DX plastic, the density is varied using additives such as barium or calcium carbonate. In Champion plastics, they can both use additives and they can also cram more plastic into the mold to increase the density.

And lastly, one clarification from last month's issue. The first run of the Teerex had three stamps: the Innova First Run Star, the hyphenated Tee-Rex stamp and the Teerex stamp. I should not have skipped the fact that there was an official "first run" stamped on some of the Teerex discs.

Sincerely,

Torque Novitski, Marshall Street

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