Latitude 64 Recoil

The Latitude 64 Recoil is a 12-speed overstable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 12 / 4 / 0 / 3, it is most often described as suited for flex lines that need to come back, forced hyzers on gaps that punish turnover.

Overview

The Latitude 64 Recoil is an overstable speed 12 distance driver rated 12/4/0/3.^[4] Latitude 64 sold it as distance paired with control, a driver aimed at staying on the fairway rather than maximizing raw range.^[2] PDGA measurements list a 21.2 cm diameter, a 2.2 cm rim, a 1.2 cm rim depth, and a 176.0 g maximum weight.^[1] Infinite Discs and Latitude 64 both describe the same profile: enough speed to reward a real run-up, with a fade that finishes predictably left for a right-hand backhand thrower.

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

The Recoil suits intermediate and advanced throwers who want a dependable overstable finish without moving up to a speed 14 rim.^[4] Flex lines that need to come back, forced hyzers through gaps that punish a turnover, forehand drives, and tee shots into a headwind are its natural uses. It is not a beginner driver. A slower arm gets an early fade and loses distance to it. Wooded fairway shots that need a predictable left finish are where it does its best work.

Best for:

• Flex lines that need to come back
• Forced hyzers on gaps that punish turnover
• Forehand drives
• Tee shots into a headwind
• Wooded fairways where a predictable finish matters

Plastics & variants

The Recoil is available in the following plastic blends from Latitude 64:^[2]

Opto, Gold, Opto-X

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

Latitude 64 had the Recoil PDGA approved on November 23, 2018, under certification number 18-80.^[1] Infinite Discs previewed it that December as a driver set to release the following year, one of four new Latitude 64 and Dynamic Discs molds approved in the same batch.^[5] It ran mainly in Opto and Gold, with Opto-X and factory-second runs appearing later.^[4] Latitude 64 retired the Recoil in its 2025 mold retirement announcement, in the same group as the Gladiator, Knight, Culverin, and Cutlass; retirement pulls a mold from the wholesale lineup but leaves room for occasional limited Factory Store runs.^[3] The Opto Recoil still appears on Latitude 64's own store under a retired-mold discount.^[2] No individual designer is credited in any source.

Notable throwers

Currently no information

How it compares

How the Recoil lines up against the discs players most often weigh it against, using each manufacturer's published flight numbers.

References & further reading

• How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
• PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Recoil" to find the Latitude 64 Recoil entry (PDGA-approved 2018)
• 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.

1. Recoil from Latitude 64 — PDGA
2. Opto Recoil — Latitude 64
3. Mold Retirement Announcement 2025 — Latitude 64
4. Latitude 64 Recoil — Infinite Discs
5. Four New Discs Approved for Latitude 64 and Dynamic Discs — Infinite Discs Blog

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