The flex shot makes an overstable disc on anhyzer first turn right, then fade back: an S-curve. Disc, angle, power, aiming, common mistakes and safety.
The honest answer: a flex shot is an anhyzer throw with an overstable disc: it first turns right, then "flexes" back to the left and ends in a fade. A retailer's blog describes it like this: the disc draws an S-curve [1]. It is meant for right-to-left doglegs, tucked pins on the right, obstacles on the left, as a control throw for distance and in headwinds [1].
An honest note up front: I found no study on the flex shot, and the only source I read is a retailer blog. It is also not fully consistent: it demands a disc with fade 3 or higher and turn 0 or positive, but names a fade-1 disc as a gentle flex option [1]. Treat all numbers in it as starting values, not rules.
How hard is it? You need a clean anhyzer, a controlled release and a feel for the disc. The flex shot is therefore a pro throw: errors in angle or power change the whole curve. There is no timeline.
The outer edge of the disc is tilted up (anhyzer). The blog gives guide values: mild 10–20°, moderate 20–35°, steep 35–45°. Start mild and get steeper as you improve [1]. These are retailer figures, not measurements.
Milestone: You throw five throws with the same angle, and the disc draws the same curve each time.
The flex shot is thrown with full power. More arm speed brings a stronger right turn before the flex; a soft throw doesn't turn right at all and just fades, which makes it a hyzer shot [1].
A high nose makes the disc climb, stall and crash [1]. Keep the nose flat or slightly down (practice).
Milestone: The disc doesn't climb, it runs under control.
Because the disc first turns right, you aim left of the target. If you aim at the target, it ends left of it [1].
Follow the anhyzer angle and finish the throw high and to the right [1]. Half-hearted releases are unpredictable [1].
The blog also names the flex shot for headwinds [1]. Test this first in light wind, note how strongly the curve tips, and stay with one disc. On the course you choose the flex only if the curve has a free landing zone (practice).
Milestone: Of ten throws, seven land in a zone 15 m wide (practice measure).
If you want to learn the flex shot, document three discs and three angles in a table. The blog names the levers: disc stability, anhyzer angle and throwing power [1]. A table shows you after twenty throws which combination suits your arm, without guessing. Repeat it later with the same disc so you can tell progress from the form of the day.
An anhyzer throw with an overstable disc: it first turns right, then flexes back to the left and ends in a fade, an S-curve [1].
According to a retailer blog, an overstable one with fade 3 or higher and turn 0 or positive [1]. The same source also names a fade-1 disc as a gentle option, so the figures are not clear-cut.
In right-to-left doglegs, tucked pins on the right, obstacles on the left, for control on distance throws and in headwinds [1].
Left of the target, because the disc first turns right [1]. If you aim at the target, it ends left of it [1].
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