Distance Driver
The Ballista runs 14 / 5 / -1 / 3, a true 14-speed bomber that wants a flat, clean release to show its full flight. That -1 turn flips toward flat with arm speed, then the disc rides 5 glide before a moderate 3 fade pulls it home. Be warned: the numbers read tamer than reality, with most throwers reporting it flips closer to a -2 fresh, so respect the speed and keep the nose down or it turns and burns in a headwind.
This disc demands a flat, clean release with adequate arm speed to unlock its full potential. In the air it will flip and hold a long S-curve with substantial glide before fading out. It finishes predictably but requires respect for speed—sloppy form or headwind conditions will turn it into a roller.
Latitude 64 launched in 2005 in Bergsbyn, a small village outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden, and the company name nods to the 64th parallel that runs through the area. Four disc golf-obsessed friends, David Berglund, Tomas Ekström, Svante Eriksson and Johan Åström, started it, and all four still run the place today. What began as a basement project grew into one of Europe's first manufacturers to plant a serious global flag.
