Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hi.
I'm doing a science fair project about whether the design of a frisbee golf disc affects the distance it can fly. I have noticed differences in the frisbee types (putter, mid-range, long distance) like sharpness of the edges and shape. I looked up information about weight and size but didn't find a lot of differences. I think I read something about the weight being distributed differently among the different frisbees. I'd like to know more about this. Is where the weight is distributed, affect the frisbee's flight?
Thank you,
Ryan F.

Hi Ryan,

Here are a few websites that may help answer your question

http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/adv ... ee-01.html

http://illumin.usc.edu/article.php?articleID=112

http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/95/ ... c5187.html

This sounds like a really fun project!

Enjoy it!

Barrett Tomlinson