Disc Golf Information: Gateway Wizard In-Depth

I will try to address some of the scientific or aerodynamic differences between the Wizard and Aviar.

First of all I believe the Wizard is a bit longer in flight than either the  Aviar and just about all putters. Most guys who can throw big with a putter will agree!
It is more based on gyroscopic effect, balance of air deflection and the materials on the surface of the discs. The more matted the finish on the discs the less contact the air makes with the actual surface. We do this with the rubber in our materials. It causes less surface friction and a reduction of drag!
The Wizards balance of air under and over the leading edge is much closer to Equal than the Aviar and that certainly adds to glide on declaration. The Wizard has better stability for a wider range of Speeds.

A P& A will flip pretty quick when thrown hard and a KC will fade left more than a Wizard at low speeds.
Keeping in layman’s terms the wizards stability covers a much larger velocity range than either Aviar p&a or a big bead.

As for the technical reasons why, most are based on the angles of the deflection {wing vs. top or dome VS bead)!.

Here are a few others:

1) The Wizard is smaller in mass around 125 cubic CM and the Aviar is around 140 maybe 145. This equates to less over all space taken up by the object.
If both discs were to weigh 175, the wizards’ density would have to be 1.4 while the Aviar is only 1.2. Even with both discs weighing 175g the plastics in ours is heavier and even distributed much differently.

2) Besides the shape of the nose which is quite different the rim is still close in mass or size, to the Aviar. The wizard has a .068 thick flight plate though and the Aviar is over .075. At 1-1/2" in from the outer edge of the Wizard, the flight plate begins to thicken and by the time it gets to the shoulder, (where the inside rim meets the flight plate) our thickness is up to .125 heading into the rim! Even soft wizards feel beefy at first, but you can break them in by flexing them. Because we use such high end rubbers the rebound resiliency( memory) is greater as is the abrasion resistance, so they come right back to shape only a bit more flexible.

The surface, even on firm wizards is still very grippy and tacky for grabbing chains.

The added thickness in the outer part of the rim helps tremendously in 2 different ways over the Aviar. 1st, it adds structure stability to the over all shape of the disc by reinforcing it, because of the added thickness. Even a very used wizard will remain close to perfect roundness) The 2nd function is adding to the gyroscopic ness of the disc, Flat out a more gyroscopic disc will spin longer. The longer the spin, the longer a disc can hold a flight pattern. Bottom line, The Wizard is straighter and flies with a much tighter "S" pattern and will hold just about any line you put it on for a longer period of time whether its 30 feet or 300 feet, 20 mph or 70 MPH!!!!.

3rd)The thickness of outer part of the flight plate thins down quickly at the 1-1/2" mark to the thinner .063 ( compared to the .075 of the Aviar) This allows for a much better feel between your thumb and fingers when pinching the flight plate for putting, because they are closer together. You can get better touch with a thinner flight plate.

Besides all the technical mumble jumble, the real reason we feel our putters are more successful is the range of grips and feels. Its like buying a good micro brew compared to the same old bud light! (No offense Dave D, but we spend hours dry blending formulas for 200-1200 disc batches and I'm sure your way past that stage for the putters) It takes up a lot of time and causes funky weights and blended colors! We may run a 60 disc batch and make it softer or firmer and then blend and run a 300 lb batch.

Every player seems to like a different aspect of a putter. You wind up using it on every single and sometimes more than once, so you better really like it!!!!
A lot of people are playing with and liking the wizard for all shots under 300 feet! We sell a lot of them and will soon be selling a lot more!