The Latitude 64 Jade is a 9-speed understable fairway driver. With published flight numbers of 9 / 6 / -2 / 1, it is most often described as suited for step-up distance drives for developing arms, hyzer-flip s-curves on open fairways.
Overview
The Latitude 64 Jade is a 9 / 6 / -2 / 1 fairway driver from the brand's Easy to Use line, built as the next step for players who have outgrown their first beginner drivers.[1][2] Latitude describes it as thin and fast with a comfortable rim, developed to give more speed and a bit more fight than the Diamond so that it stays reliable in mild wind while remaining easy to throw.[1] Its defining trait is the 6 glide: the disc stays aloft and keeps pushing forward long after more overstable drivers have faded out.[1] Latitude's own classification for it is Fairway Driver.[1]
Flight characteristics
Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.
Recommended uses
Latitude positions the Jade around a reliable S-curve that shows developing players the result of a clean throw, with a consistent landing zone rather than a turn-and-burn finish.[1][2] It suits hyzer-flip drives on open fairways, long turnovers, light tailwind drives, and technical fairways where a heavier high-speed driver would be too much disc.[2] Infinite Discs frames it the same way — a beginner-friendly driver and a step up from the Diamond for players seeking effortless distance.[4]
Best for:
- Step-up distance drives for developing arms
- Hyzer-flip S-curves on open fairways
- Long turnovers and anhyzer lines
- Light tailwind drives
- Lightweight finesse and uphill drives
Community notes — how players actually use this disc
Plastics & variants
The Jade is available in the following plastic blends from Latitude 64:[1]
Opto, Opto Air, Gold Line, Opto Moonshine
Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.
History
The Jade was approved by the PDGA on December 20, 2013 under certification 13-80, measuring 21.0 cm in diameter, 1.8 cm tall, with a 1.1 cm rim depth and a 1.9 cm rim thickness, capped at 174.3 g.[3] It joined Latitude 64's Easy to Use family as the faster successor to the Diamond, and the company still answers the succession question directly on its own product pages: the Jade is the natural next disc for a player whose arm speed has grown past the Diamond.[1][2] Latitude currently offers it in Opto and Gold Line, in the micro-bubble Opto Air, which drops the weight into the 145–154 g range for slower arm speeds, and in a glow Opto Moonshine run.[1][2][4]
Notable throwers
Currently no information
Similar discs
- Latitude 64 Diamond · 8/6/-3/1
- Latitude 64 River · 7/7/-1/1
- Latitude 64 Sapphire · 10/6/-2/1.5
- Innova Leopard3 · 7/5/-2/1
- Dynamic Discs Escape · 9/5/-1/2
References & further reading
- How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
- PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Jade" to find the Latitude 64 Jade entry (PDGA-approved 2013)
- Latitude 64 official site — manufacturer product page
Sources
Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.
- Opto Jade — Latitude 64 official product page
- Opto Air Jade — Latitude 64 official product page
- Jade — PDGA Equipment Certification (approved 2013-12-20, cert 13-80)
- Latitude 64 Jade — Infinite Discs
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