The essential question we are asking is this: Can today's big arms throw as far as the big arms of yesterday, using the same equipment?
The 119-Disc is what folks were throwing in the late 1970s for max distance, before the heavier phosphorous discs came out (around 1980). There were only a handful of throwers able to break 400' distance with this disc in the late 1970s, almost always throwing sidearm (it was easier to get the nose down with a sidearm throw). Ken Westerfield smashed world records in 1978 with a 552' sidearm throw, a record that still stands today for sidearm throws. However, his usual throws were closer to 330'-360'. Other distance competitions held in California at the time showed throwers struggling to break 330' with a 119-Disc.
We should have a pretty good turnout for this event, as it is just prior to Masters Cup NT in Santa Cruz. We expect quite a few big arms to turn out. Avery Jenkins has already been practicing with a 119, and said it was very interesting to try and throw it far...it requires very clean release and smooth mechanics. A lot of the old school guys don't think today's throwers have a good enough sidearm to get anywhere close to 350'.
What do you think?
Here's a photo of Ken Westerfield with a 119-Disc in Santa Cruz, 1977:
How will guys like Avery Jenkins compare?
I don't wonder if modern players can sidearm 400' with a disc that was thrown 500+ because at least Jeremy Koling, Will Shusterick and others were playing all manner of fun games with lids in a rain break at the EO 2011. And Jeremy has a clean FH and a lot of distance potential. 
