Disc Stability Explained - Over/Under Stable

A common question we receive at the store and site:

“I never have completely understood the over/under stable thing…Helix?”

Here`s a primer -

Overstable means that, if you throw right handed, the disc will have a
tendency to hook real hard to the left.

Understable will be the opposite, and the disc will have the tendency to
“turn over” to the right.

Stable means the disc should have the tendency to go fairly straight, but
stable will mean different things to different people.  I suspect that, for
most people, a disc that is labeled as stable will tend to hook left to a
degree.  The more stable or overstable the disc, the more it will hook left
for a right-handed player.

All of the above will be the exact opposite for a left-handed player.

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