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Originally Posted by one19
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As I am new to DG, I have experienced some confusion regarding the terms OVERstable, UNDERstable, and just plain STABLE.
Overstable seems to describe a RHBH throw finishing hard to the left.
Understable seems to describe the same throw creating a rightish turn or a potential turnover.
That leaves STABLE.
As a psychologist, STABLE in a person leads one to believe that variance is low, and extremes in behavior are not usually in evidence.
I originally thought a STABLE disc was one that flew basically STRAIGHT -
With little fade or variance one way or the other.
Yet it seems when people say a disc is STABLE, they mean OVERSTABLE.
Why don't they say OVERSTABLE??
Sorry for my ignorance, but it seems quite confusing.
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Your understanding is correct. Stable means straight or resistance to turning over at high speeds. Usually, the discs that are resistant to turning over at high speeds also have a lot of high speed dive or fade. So, it is true that an Ape is stable at high speeds, even though it is overstable at low speeds.