What does it mean for a disc to have a bead or be beadless?

If anyone has any photo example, it would be much appreciated.

When someone asks me what aviar I have, I honestly don't know; they look the same to me.

The "bead" is a ring of extra plastic on the bottom edge of your disc. If the bottom edge (where your fingers curl around) is sharp or blunt then it is beadless. Think of the "bead" as if you were applying a bead of caulk to your bathtub or a bead of poylgrip to your dentures. A easy comparison to see is a Classic Roc (bead) and an XD (beadless) but they are the same mold.

I can't find any good pics yet.

If it helps to have a comparison: the Buzz does not have a bead and the Wizard does.

think of a nub around the bottom rim.


discs that are close relatives and/or based upon the original mold:

beadless - beaded
stingray - cobra
aviar putter - aviar driver
xd - classic roc
panther - sniper
tank - rhyno
buzz - wasp

The calking example cleared it up. Guess the only beadless mid/putter i've ever had was my xd (and now the buzz). All my aviars, even my really old ones, are beaded.

So the spider and coyote are also beadless right? I may need to try those.

Spider = beaded
Coyote = not

--Josh