What's the Weight of your Drivers Poll?

Ok, today's poll is up: What's the weight of your drivers? I know you probably have some different weights in your bag for wind, tailwind, etc. but for everyday drivers what is the main weight you prefer? It's really interesting to hear what people have to say about weights. Some people say "I only throw max weight everything". Some have to have "exact weight 171g for example, not 172g and not 170g". 150 Class discs get the NO-NO answer for most males, especially between the age of 18-35. Others say I don't pay any attention to weight. I didn't put that answer up there because I really wanted to see what specific weights people have a tendency to throw.

Theoretically lighter weight discs will go further. While there is much truth in this, it is also misleading. While light discs can carry further, especially downwind, velocity and momentum are involved as well. A heavy disc, thrown at the same speed as a lighter disc, possesses more momentum. This means that it will go farther more consistantly across all conditions than a lighter disc. Also lighter weight discs can highlight poor execution and technique. Being smooth without off-axis torque is more important for lighter discs because they are more affected by air resistance and any wobble on the release will decrease the velocity of the disc more dramatically. Heavier discs require a little more torque to get the same result as a lighter disc and when you switch from heavier to lighter discs that extra effort you're used to needing sometimes translates into off axis snap. One solution is to try a little more hyzer as this forces you to pay attention to your release angle. But once you get comfortable with the speed of the pull you should be able to use very similar technique regardless of weight.

I'm not saying all this is the gospel. These are just some things I have picked up from talking to people and reading some discussion pages on the PDGA site and wanted to share some of that discussion with my readers. Any thoughts from others out there? I know there are many different ideas and thoughts. I'm just trying to give some food to the masses. Oh, gospel and food for the masses - don't read anything into that now!