What's the difference between these three discs? According to Discraft the MRV is a 1.5, the Buzzz is a .5 and the Glide is the -.5

Currently I have a 168 z-MRV but have thrown a max z-Buzzz and max z-Glide and the Glide and MRV fly the most similar (turnover when thrown hard) while the Buzzz files fairly straight. Anyone else had similar results with the MRV being almost as understable as a Glide and less stable then a Buzzz?

You should try throwing all discs in the same weight to be able to compare stabilities. A 178 Buzzz will fly a little more overstable than a 170 Buzzz. Same for a 175 MRV and a 168 MRV.
A Max Weight Z Buzzz may fly same as a lighter MRV due to the weight differential vs. stability differential.

A Max Weight MRV should be more overstable than a Max Weight Z Buzzz.

Erick

What I really do not understand is that the Wasp and the MRV are the same rated stability!

That is just plain silly. Did two different people test them.

Order of stability for your question....most stable to least.
And the Same/Max Weight

Z-MRV
Z-Buzzz
Z-Glide

BTW Flat Z-Buzzz's are awful discs, you can send them to me, I will relieve you of your misery.

my flat buzz hit the basket the first time it aws ever thrown....strait too no hyzer or anhyzer just strait from the hand to an inch from ace....love mine....the other one I have says first place advanced so that one will never fly......




ow yea...discrap sucks :D

pardon the dislexia

I've thrown all three (RHBH) in heavy weight Z plastic and have found that the Glide is far less understable at max weight than people give it credit for. -.5 might be true at 168, but I've never turned over a 175 Glide, whereas I have turned over a heavy weight MRV. Of the three I like the Z Buzzz at 178 the best because it will hold almost any line I've tried with it. Unless you really back off on the snap, you won't notice much fade from this bad boy and it goes exactly where you tell it to, for better or worse. :p

The MRV holds a special place for me in that it's flight path reminds me of the old flat topped Hawks that Discraft doesn't make anymore (but can be found as the DGA Hawk-Eye for anyone who cares). It has a low-ceiling flight path and heads straight until the end of the flight path where it will break left gently. The path is fantastically consistent.

I can't stand the Glide. It reminds me more of an XL than an actual midrange disc, so if you like throwing an XL but want less distance, you've found your disc. I've seen my friends who swear by them play out of some attrociously bad lies with them, but I've also seen them waste some excellent drives with terrible Glide midrange shots.

As a final note, I carry the Z Buzzz in my bag, but my old Z Hawk 168g is my go to midrange disc. Through the powers of science and black magic, it finds the hole more consistantly than any other non putter disc I've ever thrown. If you can find a nice flat topped one, give it a shot. I think it's Discraft's most underappreciated tool.

Hope this gives you some ideas!

too bad they aren't making z hawks anymore *sigh

Well they all have one thing in common...they are inferior to the ROC.

Well they all have one thing in common...they are inferior to the ROC.



The Buzz is a better disc off the tee than a Roc, the Roc is a better disc from the fairway. I don't really consider these discs to be in competition with one another as far as flight characteristics are concerned. I'm so tired of people claiming one disc is the be all, end all of disc golf. Dave D. is not big on the Roc for his own personal use as I understand, so it is highly feasable that many good players would prefer something else. It does not make any of these selections "inferior" in my opinion.