Flats are throws where the props stay horizontal and don't rotate in a visible way.
World records[]
Flat world records with publicly available video evidence (any throw where the object spins less than half a rotation before being caught can be considered a flat):[1]
- 6 ring flats: 6 catches by Alexander Kulakov in 2010 (video)
- 3 club flats: 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 20 seconds by Felix Sürbe in 2019 (video)
- 5 club flats: 221 catches by Jack Denger in 2020 (video)
- 6 club flats: 12 catches by Jack Denger in 2015 (video)
- 7 club flats: 7 catches by Haavard Hvidsten in 2014 (video) and Spencer Androli in 2017 (video)
Records with insufficient video evidence:
- 5 ring flats: 85 catches by Alexander Kulakov in 2008 (video no longer available)
- 6 ring flats: 6 catches by Kathrin Wagner in 2014 (video no longer available)
Unverified claims:
- 6 ring flats: 7 catches by Kathrin Wagner in 2014 (claim)
- 4 club flats: 9 minutes and 2 seconds by Jack Denger in 2020 (claim)
- 5 club flats: ~360 catches by Kristian Wanvik (claim)
- 6 club flats: 12 catches by Wes Peden in 2006 (claim)
Three Club Flats Tutorial
3 club flats tutorial
See also[]
- Club rotation
- Singles
- Doubles
- Triples
- Quads
- Quins
- Reverse spins
- Helicopters - a variation of flats where the clubs stay horizontal, but rotate around the vertical axis