Why does the Aerobie Pro ring fly farther than any other thrown object?
There are really two key reasons Aerobie rings fly so far. First is their thin profile. Aerobie rings are only about 1/8 of an inch (3mm) thick so when thrown, they really slice through the air creating very little drag. A typical Frisbee is over an inch thick. The second reason is the patented spoiler rim design keeps the center of aerodynamic lift at the center of an Aerobie ring throughout the different speeds of a typical throw. In layman’s terms, the rings fly straight at the highest velocity at the beginning of a throw all the way to when it slows at the end of the throw. This is not true for conventional flying discs which often veer off course as they slow. For a more technical explanation, view inventor/founder/aeronautical engineer Alan Adler’s scientific paper about the ring’s flight.
