Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Flight characteristics
  3. Recommended uses
  4. Plastics & variants
  5. History
  6. Notable throwers
  7. Similar discs

The Latitude 64 Pearl is a 4-speed very understable midrange. With published flight numbers of 4 / 6 / -4 / 0, it is most often described as suited for a first midrange for a new player or junior, straight midrange shots at low arm speed.

Overview

The Latitude 64 Pearl is a 4/6/-4/0 midrange built for low arm speed. Latitude 64’s own description is direct: “Pearl is a midrange with a small grip, low weight and a neutral flight path. It is part of the Easy-to-use line and is the perfect midrange for beginners, children and players with moderate arm speed.”[1] The combination of −4 turn, zero fade and weights starting at 150 g means the disc flips up out of a hyzer release and finishes flat instead of fading left.[1] The PDGA records it at 21.6 cm diameter, 1.8 cm height and a 1.2 cm rim, with a 179.3 g maximum weight — a full-size, shallow midrange plate.[2]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers: manufacturer vs. community
SourceSpeedGlide TurnFade
Latitude 64 (mfg) 4 6 -4 0 Published spec
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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.

The Pearl is a first midrange rather than a specialist. It suits beginners and juniors learning to hold a straight line, players with smaller hands — Latitude 64 describes it as “designed for players with smaller hands or those new to the game” — and anyone who needs a midrange that will not fade out of the fairway at low power.[1] For a stronger arm its role narrows sharply to deliberate turnovers and long anhyzer approaches, where −4 turn is a feature rather than a fault.[3]

Best for:

  • A first midrange for a new player or junior
  • Straight midrange shots at low arm speed
  • Deliberate turnovers and long anhyzer approaches
  • Players with smaller hands who struggle with wide grips

Plastics & variants

The Pearl is available in the following plastic blends from Latitude 64:[1]

Opto, Gold, Retro Burst

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 PDGA approved the Pearl on 27 June 2012 under certification number 12-32.[2] Latitude 64 places it in the Easy-to-Use line, the same beginner-focused family as the Diamond.[1] No separate retail release date has been published and no designer is credited, so 2012 should be read as an approval year rather than a confirmed launch.[2] The mold is still in production: Opto, Gold and Retro Burst Pearls are all listed and purchasable on latitude64.com, in weight brackets running from 150–154 g up to 160–164 g.[1][4] Disc Golf Puttheads publishes identical flight numbers and identical PDGA specifications but labels the disc “Very Understable,” which sits awkwardly against Latitude 64’s own phrase “a neutral flight path” — the numbers are not in dispute, only the label.[1][3] Disc Golf Puttheads also lists a recycled-plastic Pearl that does not appear anywhere on Latitude 64’s own store, and at least one retailer advertises an Opto Air Pearl that Latitude 64 does not list; neither is treated as current stock here.[1][3] No professional is documented bagging a Pearl, which is unsurprising for a mold aimed squarely at new players.

Notable throwers

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Similar discs

References & further reading

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.

  1. Pearl — Latitude 64 (official mold page)
  2. Pearl from Latitude 64 — PDGA Approved Discs
  3. Latitude 64 Pearl Flight Chart — Disc Golf Puttheads
  4. Opto Pearl — Latitude 64 (product page, weight brackets)

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