tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20268523323724968892024-03-28T20:30:05.102-07:00HeavyDiscHeavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-81097784071160346042019-01-02T11:05:00.000-08:002019-02-21T08:41:06.556-08:00Getting to Work on Cam<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cam (Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/discgolfdonkeys" target="_blank">The Disc Golf Donkeys</a>) reached out to me back in September and we did a little virtual coaching and then he jumped head deep into fixing his form, getting out to some big tournaments and now... back to more form work and we're going to jump right in.</span><br />
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1. Blue line: the upper arm has collapsed because you're already too ope<span style="font-size: x-small;">n.</span></div>
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Simon is throwing off the left side of this teepad, but still - same spot in the timing, he's initiated the disc forward - but his shoulders are squared up perpendicular to this trajectory.</div>
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Simon, Eagle, most top level guys are going to let the eyes stay with the disc, where you're trying to lead the shoulders with the head. </div>
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There's another issue that needs to be addressed: Not only do you need to get onto the frontside earlier, you need to shift so that the back leg tracks forward. </div>
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This side-by-side is <u style="font-weight: bold;">specifically</u> what I mean when I say "catch and resist the forward momentum". You have to settle onto the front side, with the plant leg angled to resist your forward shift. The by-product of resisting the momentum, is that your backside (trailing leg) is going to shift forward. Look how far forward Simon's back foot has tracked forward between frame 1 and frame 2. That's damn near a foot of tracking forward from the top of the backswing to the disc being at the center chest. </div>
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Right now, your back foot is telling me that you're not resisting:</div>
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So here we see the byproduct of missing out on the resistance.</div>
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RESIST! All joking aside, this is perfect example of what you have to do to resist:<br />
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<b><u>1. Angle</u></b>: the plant leg has to be angled so that you don't blow past.</div>
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Hockey players learn this trick early on, when they need to do a "hockey stop" and/or throw a spray of ice at their little sister.</div>
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<b><u>2. Come in with the hips closed</u></b>. (Simon frame 1) offset /staggered feet for the plant step will make this move easier.<br />
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<b><u>3. Slow down</u></b>. There is NOTHING about a backhand form fix that improves when you are tryingto do it faster.<br />
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I want you to do the following: please humor me on this, I know it's a little wacky... I want you to close your eyes and visualize that you are handed a track and field hammer. I want you to visualize what has to happen in order for you to throw it. Play the internal visualization over and over from multiple angles and <b>watch</b> and <b>feel</b> what your body would need to do in order to accelerate the hammer.<br />
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This may take 5-10 minutes to really focus on how you redirect it forward, what direction do you shift to throw the hammer along your line, how do you resist the momentum of the swinging hammer? Where does your weight need to be on your plant leg?<br />
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This type of mental visualization is really helpful when you're making the jump from amateur disc golf swing to high level professional disc golf swing. Not only do you have to drill, throw, fieldwork, video review... but you can benefit greatly by mentally inspecting the broad goals of the motion. What are we ultimately doing? Why do these motions have to happen? What happens when we take multiple systems and link them together?</div>
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Lastly, and you'll just have to trust me on this one, if you work on the stuff mentioned above, this will get easier - you are initiating the disc extension well before you've got the disc loaded into the center chest. </div>
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And this part is hard, because every bone in our bodies has told us from day ONE that to throw something fast/hard/far - you've got to "put everything you've got into it!" and in disc golf, that's just patently false. You've got to WAIT, stay loose and let the disc and your lower body collect the momentum and then transfer your momentum into the disc, in a very specific place. I call it loading the cannon. Simon shows us exactly where the canon track is: it starts at the center chest with the hand on the outside of the disc and the arm levers swing open, extending forward. That's the most effective track that you can load your momentum into - and if you start "pulling" too soon, you'll likely never end up on the track. You've got to wait and use the body's momentum, not your arm's muscles. By-Product of using your arm: leading shoulder raises up (Your Frame-2). By-Product of using your body's momentum, leading shoulder stays nice and even (Simon's Frame 2) which is a little hard to see in the black jacket.<br />
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<b>Using the extension track in the right place is MORE EFFICIENT even moving slowly, than pulling hard with muscles and not getting into the right track. </b></div>
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Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-25515313700289373052018-11-12T16:26:00.001-08:002018-11-12T16:26:17.501-08:00A New StartHey Gang,<br />
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Long time, eh?! I've been a lazy blogger, but I do on occasion post on Youtube and Instagram (loopghost on both platforms). I got an email from Lykke Sandvik and she had an idea... hey, let's have her say it.<br />
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I’m a 26 year old girl from Norway, I started playing last summer and totally I’m hooked. It’s been a really good first year and first season for me. I committed to disc golf almost right away and I decided fast that I’m gonna be a Pro and be one of the best girls out there. I’m 862 rated after my first season, and even tho that’s good I still feel I could’ve been close to 900. </blockquote>
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The lack of experience and mental game has been the biggest issue for me. But this is something I’m working on and I have a lot of experience from other sports and mental training, I love competing and I always go all in. </blockquote>
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This is my first off-season and I’m working on a training plan for the next 15 week. I own a shop in my hometown with some guys and the last couple of weeks we have worked on a practice room for us to use this winter. We now have a room with 3 baskets and a driving range with net. I can do putts uptil 10m on all the baskets. </blockquote>
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I’ve been talking to some Pro’s about my training and my form, and I’ve gotten alot of help the last months. But I still feel like I don’t have everything I need to get myself to where I want to be in 2019. Pro’s don’t always know’s best and they don’t have time (or knowledge) to coach me through out the off-season. </blockquote>
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She said some other stuff too, but the idea was pitched that I could try to help her to improve her form and she'd post videos and stuff like that. Why not!? I sent her some tough questions and the reason was... well, here's the questions I sent her:<br />
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<b><u>Heavy's Response</u></b>: So let's start with a conversation about how you'll need to think about a backhand throw, and it's going to be a very different concept from what I'm seeing in a shot like this:</blockquote>
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The idea is pretty simple: what would your throw look like if I said, instead of throwing a disc - I handed you a basketball and said "throw this underhanded with both hands"? using your x-step.</blockquote>
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I want you to post up on your front side: meaning that you should be shifted onto your front hip and braced against it so that if stood behind you and pushed against your back hip towards the target, you'd be able to resist me.</blockquote>
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What would that mental experiment generate in your mind? Would your left hip be freely gliding past the brace? Would you be stepping through the brace at all?</blockquote>
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Developing world class form (for most people including me) involved really contemplating what is happening with your body when you're throwing. Understanding why things need to be done a certain way will help drastically with a swing change.</blockquote>
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I asked quite a few tough questions, and I wanted to really dig into what Lykke would come up - as they aren't easy questions. You have to physically try things to start feeling what happens.<br />
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If you stood behind me and pushed I would definitely have my leg straight, that`s the first that pops into my mind. I think this one is hard to answer because I don`t really get what you mean by this: "Would your left hip be freely gliding past the brace? Would you be stepping through the brace at all?" You have a video of this or is it more for me to think about it? Is the idea that I`m suppose to throw when you`re pushing me "through" the brace?</blockquote>
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The first thing that pops into my head is that I have to resist you and then use that power when you "release" me to generate power into my drive. </blockquote>
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Difference between one arm and both hands: I feel more free, but with a basketball I think it`s harder to throw with just one arm (if I had to throw with my right arm), throwing with my left arm feels easier because I feel like my power is in my left hip and when I`m turning to release it I have the ball against the target. </blockquote>
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When that is said I don`t feel like it`s a huge difference, I still feel like the power is in my hips and core. The biggest difference is the control I have over the ball. </blockquote>
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Okay, so we're getting somewhere and that's wonderful! I like that Lykke got to the key concept of "resistance" and why it's so important. All of the concepts have been addressed in this video that I made in my not-so-man-cave basement. Listen, I'm just an old-timer with a tiny dog and my daughter loves Legos and dolls!</blockquote>
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Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-15946141072613793842017-05-02T10:54:00.001-07:002017-05-02T10:54:31.963-07:00Prodiscus Respecti ReviewBuy One Here: <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Prodiscus-Respecti">https://infinitediscs.com/Prodiscus-Respecti</a><br />
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The first disc manufactured by the Finnish disc company Prodiscus demands and earns it's namesake. <br />
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Prodiscus reached out to me prior to the winter, asking if I'd be interested in getting their main lineup for some reviews. Always happy to oblige, I got a nice package in the mail all the way from Finland. Then the winter rolled in and I began looking at my skis harder than my disc golf bag.<br />
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Spring is here, and so is review numero uno. Prodiscus is making a real push to get their plastic into the US market place - and it makes sense, we have a quickly growing US marketplace and up to this point, they have a very small chunk of that market. They only have 4 US pros on their roster, compared to the 22 in Finland and 11 in Sweden. Clearly the European market is taking off and as we're seeing the Prodiscus logo popping up in US tournament sponsorships, we'll also be seeing their discs showing up in more shops and online US retailers.<br />
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In late 2016, I had just played a casual round with Tomas Rosenqvist, who is from Sweden and is sponsored by Prodiscus and I'd been really interested in getting my hands on some of their discs. The plastic appeared to be absolutely gorgeous based on my initial fondling and I'd left Tomas's RV with a Laseri and a Jokeri. Because I'm an idiot, I'd almost immediately lost the Laseri doing field work - so I was VERY happy to see a Laseri show up in the review package.<br />
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The first disc to review though, is the Respecti - which fills the slot of the stable control driver. The beauty of the Respecti is that I can forehand it very consistently - and my forehand form is lacking. It's stable enough to take my wobble and turn it into a very workable and consistent shot.<br />
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This disc is what I've always wanted out of a Firebird: it's workable. Every disc with roughly these numbers is going to get compared to the Firebird, which has been the wind disc of choice for ages. But the reality is that Firebirds can be nearly impossible for most players to throw 300'. The Respecti takes a good chunk of the stability and low glide and allows for regular ADV to MPO players to lawn dart a disc 325' - in wind or calm conditions.<br />
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The plastic I am throwing is the Ultrium and it's remained rock solid and un-scuffed even having thrown it into a good number of rock piles and trees. The dimensions for the rim is depth: 1.3 cm and width: 1.9 cm exactly what I like in a fairway driver - with a touch of dome compared to a "flat-top" OS disc.<br />
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I played countless rounds with the Respecti in my bag - and it's become much more to me than a "review disc". I leave my champ Firebird in the car for extreme wind, but anything under a constant 15mph - the Respecti has earned it's spot. Even on calm days, it's my 200-300' forehand go-to and backhand hyzer shot.<br />
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<b>Check one out now: <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Disc-Golf-Cart/12206/Zuca">Shop Link</a></b><br />
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ZÜCA - what is a ZÜCA? A disc golf cart. Why the umlauts? Because fancy. How do you pronounce it? Your guess is better than mine. Internet says it's an acronym for Zee Ultimate Carry All. Dubious web site though.<br />
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Of course nobody NEEDS a disc golf cart. In fact, nobody NEEDS a disc golf specific bag. We could carry around a putter and a Slurpee and have a pretty good afternoon playing some disc.<br />
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So let's just agree that we're talking about things that are <u>nice to have</u>. I've run the gamut of bags: a camera bag, hand me down quads, various odd-ball back packs, some very nice <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Bags---Backpacks/11132/Hyzerbomb-FlakX">Hyzerbomb</a> bags. Each iteration getting nicer and making life just a little easier.<br />
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I hope you can tell that I was having a little fun in the editing booth with the video. And I'm going to keep this short and sweet: I played 3 rounds of rather swampy hot tournament golf this last weekend and the ZÜCA was outstanding. ZÜCA's carts were all over the place - people are adopting them quickly because of the fundamental benefit of the cart: the weight is off your shoulders and you have an easy seat all the time.<br />
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Prior to the tournament, I'd rolled the cart over 25-30 miles of various terrain and time and again I came away really happy with the ZÜCA.<br />
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I'm not going to over-sell this, but it really does take a substantial wear and tear off your body and I'm sticking with carts from here on out.<br />
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If you're in the market, please consider purchasing from <b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Disc-Golf-Cart/12206/Zuca">Infinite Discs</a> </b>who also has the frame version of the cart: <b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Disc-Golf-Cart/12210/Zuca-Backpack-Cart">seen here</a>. Full disclosure: </b>I have setup an affiliate program with them, where I get a small % of the money spent at their site that gets directed to them from HeavyDisc as store credit. Obviously I'm not getting rich, but I do get to buy a putter or two every so often.<br />
<br />Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-54444730552967856482016-08-24T12:12:00.000-07:002016-08-24T12:14:32.568-07:00DGA Pipeline ReviewBy Jason<br />
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DGA has been kind enough to send me some discs to review in the past. You may recall the <a href="http://www.heavydisc.com/2016/04/dga-sail-review-glide-monster.html">DGA Sail Review</a> where I tested their understable speed 11 driver. I guess I didn't screw that up too badly, because they asked if I'd throw their Pipeline and share my review. Ohhhh indeed sir, I say yes I shall review any disc you wish.<br />
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DGA has an almost cult-like following for a number of their discs. The <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/DGA-Blunt-Gumbputt">Gumbputt</a> seems to be in at least one guys bag on every round I play. The <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/DGA-Breaker">Breaker</a> has been my brother's OS driving putter of choice for years. He sold me on it and I in turn sold a number of other players on it. The Rogue and the Hurricane started showing up in lots of bags as of late. DGA is making some moves.<br />
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Their ProLine plastic is beefy. Full on curb strikes, trees and gravel landings have not left a scratch.<br />
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DGA is making strides at creating a full modern bag and to be honest, they have created fans for a reason. They make some fantastic molds. As I saw the first chatter about this disc, I was extremely happy to see these magic numbers come up:<br />
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<u>Speed 8</u> means the rim is thin enough to leverage the snot out of. In the land of high speed drivers, holding the rim through the hit gets harder and harder as the rims get wider. Speed 8 is extremely easy to get a full ejection out of, so I really like it.</div>
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<u>Glide 5</u> means you can let the disc do the work of getting down the fairway. </div>
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The <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Innova-TeeBird">Innova TeeBird</a> is 7/5/0/2 and has been a staple of my bag for years because of those traits. The Pipeline has been able to do all the same things, with the added benefit of letting the disc stay up an extra 20' with that slightly faster shape.</div>
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I felt like there is a spot in my bag for the 170-172g Pipeline as either a flip to flat and fade fairway driver or a pipe it down the fairway flat with minimal turn or fade. At the 173g-175g range, I felt like I had the headwind version of the disc. It could flip to flat on a slight hyzer in the wind and get back to the ground. In a headwind, the 170-172g version would certainly turn substantially.</div>
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DGA has really nailed it with this mold, especially in the 170-175g weights for me. The lighter options would be better suited to a smaller arm or for throwing uphill, as it will turn under power and as seen in the video - makes a fantastic option for a roller disc.<br />
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Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-28025038418479266042016-07-26T11:54:00.001-07:002016-08-11T10:16:49.414-07:00Mail from NorwayBy Jason<br />
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When working on form, we get to a point, sooner or later, where we have questions. Some of these questions are relatively easy, and sometimes there’s a whole bunch of “it depends” in the answer.<br />
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I recently received an email from a reader hailing from Norway, and he had more than a few queries. I thought this would be a great place to flesh out some answers and hopefully help some fellow form hounds.<br />
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Nicolai, my Norwegian friend: Hopefully this gets you going in the right direction.<br />
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<i>I’m really new to disc golf, started in early May this year. But as a former scratch golfer, I’ve taken to disc golf like a duck to water. What I loved about golf – the difficulty, the mechanics, the analyzing and constant search for “more” – is exactly what I now love about disc golf. I’m hooked.</i><br />
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While I’m certainly not a scratch golfer by any stretch, I also love ball golf. My grandfather sawed off one of his old drivers and re-gripped it for me when I was about 6 years old. He set me up at the driving range and very quickly I found a swing that worked. Finances have typically kept me from playing ball golf very often, so when I found disc golf I loved the fact that I could dive into the underbelly of progression and have lots to work on. And it’s almost always free!<br />
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<i>I’ve made really good progress compared to others I know who started with me, and although I’m not fully consistent yet, I am getting the disc over 300 feet just standing still and I’ve got a good touch in and around the basket. I’ve made a comprehensive list of everyone from Dan Beato, to yourself, and all the best pro clinics on YouTube, and I’m also lucky to know one of the best players local to me. But while he chucks a Destroyer a long way, he struggles as a teacher. I asked him about what I’m about to ask you a few weeks ago, and he just looked at me blankly.</i><br />
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Welcome to the world of “good players, bad teachers.” I’ve had the exact same experience. I won’t out anybody, but many sponsored players that can throw a disc a country mile will say things like, “You just need to throw it harder!” I came to my swing by analysis and fieldwork alone. My initial ability was a hot mess, so figuring out all the little secrets was imperative. Unfortunately for me, I forget lessons I learned the day before, so I kept notes on as much of the little secrets as possible.<b> I strongly suggest keeping notes during field work</b>. Even just having a notepad on hand to keep track of how accurate your various shots are is a huge help in learning your own game.<br />
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<i>So, here are some questions to start with: When you throw, what strength of pressure are we talking just before release? Are you gripping with equal pressure with all fingers and the thumb? What pressure equivalent are we talking? An analogy often used in regular golf is a toothpaste tube with the cap removed; If you’re squirting the paste out, you’re gripping too hard. But when I read or watch disc golf instruction, words like “overpower” (especially with the thumb) are thrown around, but getting an actual read on what this means is difficult. Grip too hard, and you grip-lock. Too soft, and you lose power and accuracy. But just knowing you have to grip “about this hard” would be cool for newcomers.</i><br />
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Grip pressure is going to change depending on the distance of the shot. A short touch shot at 80 to 120 feet will be held lightly with the index finger hooked in slightly, so that as the disc ejects forward you don’t accidentally pull it right of your intended line for a right-handed backhand thrower. Most players will have a natural feel for this type of shot developed from playing catch. I think of this as letting the index finger slip over the rim without much hooking.<br />
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As we move from a 100 foot shot to a 250 foot approach, we firm up the pressure point around the index finger and the thumb pushing down on the flight plate. A huge key is that the disc will be held firm enough that somebody can’t knock it out of your hand, but that you do not flex the forearm. This mantra needs to be repeated: Loose is fast. Imagine flexing your arm muscles and trying to throw a baseball pitch. It would be impossible. If you over-clamp the grip, you will at some point develop tennis elbow because you’re tightening tendons that are going to need to be loose or else they will develop micro tears.<br />
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From 250 to 500 feet, we <b>dig into the hook</b>. That’s how to hold onto the disc through the ejection point. Imagine your index finger as a hook that digs into the inside of the rim and the thumb as holding the disc on that hook. As the disc ejection becomes more powerful, you’ll have to hold that grip more firmly or risk blowing off the rim early, but with the thought in mind that you want to keep the “hook” in the rim.<br />
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<i>Spin is obviously important to the flight of the disc. If I understand the mechanics correctly, does it mean that if I throw a disc flat, with no hyzer or anhyzer – say, a Valkyrie (with flight numbers 9, 4, -2, 2) – if the flight of the disc is fairly straight out, then a fade (instead of high speed turn to the right, then fade back center), does that mean I’m not developing the necessary revolutions on the disc to give it its “normal” flight pattern? And when I overpower the disc (I take this to mean with spin), that the same disc will fly straight then turn right or hard right?</i><br />
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Spin happens when you’re throwing properly, but it is not a goal. Trying to spin a disc in any sort of shot, other than a specific touch shot, is putting effort into the motion that isn’t needed or helpful. For the sake of the vast majority of beginner to advanced players, the turn of a disc is a product of nose angle, ejection speed and hyzer angle, and of course the flight characteristics of the disc (which you can’t control).<br />
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Just for the sake of argument, where in the motion above could we imagine David Wiggins Jr. adding spin? Hint: He’s not. But the disc is coming out spinning properly. He’s adding power to the disc, and the way we properly throw discs will spin it. There are three important components to meeting this end:<br />
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<li><u>Nose angle</u>: Drivers need to be thrown <b>nose down</b> in order to get their full flight. I often refer to this as “<b>pouring a cup of coffee</b>” – which I nicked from YouTube form master MikeC. Possibly the easiest way to gain 50 feet on a drive is to <b>tip your wrist down in the backswing and keep it down through the ejection</b>. You can adjust your trajectory or the height of your shot so that it’s flying 10 to 15 feet off the ground, but trust me: All discs will fly best when thrown nose down. Midranges and putters can tolerate being thrown nose up more than drivers, but more on that in a bit.</li>
<li><u>Ejection Speed</u>: Just like in ball golf, you don’t hit further by swinging your arms faster. <b>You throw further by improving your weight shift, your brace and keeping the hook in as long as possible.</b> As the disc speed increases to a proper level, the flight characteristics of the disc start to ring true. This can be extremely confusing for new players who have a disc (like a Valkyrie) that may be overstable or understable depending on plastic, weight, or level of wear.</li>
<li><u>Hyzer angle</u>: Another slightly confusing issue is that a hyzer release – even a relatively small amount on certain molds – can stop your disc from turning at all. It may “flip to flat” and then fade. A hyzer flip is just a shot that is throw with a hyzer angle that turns to flatten the disc. Some hyzer flips will have enough turn to flip to flat, then turn more. This confused me for some time because I thought I was getting “late turn” in my putter’s flight, but I was just releasing with enough hyzer that it was slowly flipping to flat and then turning late in the flight.</li>
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Taken together, those three elements are the contributions that we can add to get a disc to fly with its intended characteristics. There are other things, but those are the ones to start with.<br />
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<i>In the same clip you talk about release angle (pouring coffee) but that the “nose down” applies to stable drivers. This is probably my biggest issue at the moment because when I get the odd one right I find I can hit 400 feet. But as I’m new and find using understable or just stable discs easier to throw, I’m wondering if understable drivers are even more sensitive to release angle and can’t or shouldn’t be thrown in a nose down attitude?</i><br />
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If you throw a disc nose up (so that you can see the flight plate of the disc while it’s in flight), you are effectively adding stability to the disc. I know it’s not making the disc more stable, but it’s an easy way to think of it. You’re slowing the disc down and it will behave with low speed stability sooner in the flight. Throwing it nose down, it will fly faster and behave with its high speed stability characteristics for longer during the flight.<br />
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So, <b>if you want a long flight from an understable disc, throw it nose down with enough hyzer and good ejection speed</b>. It should flip up to flat, turn to some degree and then, hopefully, fade. <b>If you want a short straight shot, try taking a putter and throwing it nose up on an anhyzer line</b>. That particular shot is a great tool for getting a disc to stall and drop out of the air.<br />
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<i>What’s your take on blizzard type discs and throwing lighter discs? I get that they’re not as good in wind, but am I right in thinking that if my arm is not strong enough for a max weight disc then I can choke down and get better results on lower weight plastic (and even overpower them eventually)?</i><br />
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I like to have a lighter disc in my bag for s<b>ubstantial uphill shots</b>, or if there’s a legitimate tail wind that’s knocking discs right out of the air. I carry one Star Teebird at 159 grams for those specific shots.Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-760339041499283522016-06-23T14:53:00.000-07:002016-09-06T14:16:07.217-07:00Heavy's DiscsI get asked from time to time about what I'm throwing: weights, plastics, molds and so I thought I'd do a run down on the most regular occupants of my bag. It changes quite a bit with wind conditions, but this is what I'm throwing. <br />
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I own 2 bags - and like them both quite well.<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Bags---Backpacks/11132/Hyzerbomb-FlakX" target="_blank">Flak X - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Price: $199<br />
Recap: Great bag for fieldwork artists. Super easy to get a ton of discs in and out quickly. Well though out design - but lacks straps for stools or umbrellas. I use this bag most often because of the amount of fieldwork I do.<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Products/Bags---Backpacks/11133/Millennium-Flak-4" target="_blank">Flak 4 - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Price: $199<br />
Recap: Cushy, great room up top, straps for stool. Knock this bag over and the discs will not fall out. I use this bag for long courses where comfort is at a premium.<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Gateway-Wizard/Organic" target="_blank">Gateway Organic Wizard - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: This blend is money for my putting putters. I have nothing but good things to say about wizards - like way they fly, but organics seem to be tackier than most other plastic types. They beat in fast and stick to chains - and you'll pry them from my cold dead fingers. Max Weight (175g)<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Prodiscus-Jokeri" target="_blank">Prodiscus Jokeri - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
<b>Recap: Throwing putter. 170g Prodiscus Premium plastic. </b>This disc isn't quite the glideless brick that DGA Breaker is - but it can take quite a bit of wind without any concerns of flipping. That's not an insult. I love a glideless brick: nothing is worse than staying up when you want to go down. Accurate upshots all day with the Jokeri. The premium plastic will take years of abuse without changing flight characteristics. I have hit plenty of trees and it looks like new.<br />
Speed: 4.0<br />
Glide: 3.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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Recap - If ever there was a putter that thought it was a mid-range, it's the Ion. MVP plastics across the board, kick butt and simply take abuse for years. I like them around 170g, with the max weights being slightly more stable. I bought 5 Ions and 5 Anodes at the beginning of my fieldwork season of 2014 and threw them a million times. At this point, I give the nod to the Ion over the Anode mainly for being more predictable. <br />
Speed: 3.0<br />
Glide: 4.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 1.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Innova-Gator" target="_blank">Innova-Gator - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: My buddy Ian Millard turned me onto the Gator and for that, I'm ever grateful. A 175g Champion Gator will stand up to any wind and get to the ground safely. You can MASH a Gator with 400' of power and it'll drop out of the sky at 300' over and over. This disc makes a 300' hole absolutely brainless and has lowered my score by at least 2 strokes on windy days. ABG... Always Be Gatoring.<br />
Speed: 5.0<br />
Glide: 2.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 3.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Dynamic-Discs-EMac-Truth" target="_blank">Emac Truth - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: <b>FINALLY </b>Dynamic Discs has fixed the Truth. The EMac Truth is everything that the original Truth was known for. I like to joke that the Truth thinks it's a fairway driver. Predictable, long, and fits in the hand like magic. Love this disc at 173g in Lucid.<br />
Speed: 5.0<br />
Glide: 5.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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Recap: Tried and true the Roc is impossible to ignore. I bag an older DX Roc that is warped to the point of absurdity for low power hyzer flips and anhyzer shots. I also bagged a new KC Pro Roc 168g that has beat into a nice turning midrange disc very quickly. KC Pro will take more more abuse than DX so I would give that disc the nod.<br />
Speed: 4.0<br />
Glide: 4.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 3.0<br />
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Recap: If beating a KC Pro Roc until it turns to your liking is too much of a pain, the Comet is the turning midrange of choice. The glide on a Comet is like nothing you've ever seen. In a tailwind they will stay afloat like the goodyear blimp. Having a midrange that will turn under power or flip to flat is essential for shaping shots.<br />
Speed: 4.0<br />
Glide: 5.0<br />
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Recap: I typically have 3 TeeBirds in my bag: OS Star 175g, Neutral GStar 171g and turny EchoStar 159g. The Brinster touring TeeBirds and the AJ TeeBirds are going to be seriously overstable. GStar makes for great laser straight shots and a lighter EchoStar will be great for uphill shots.<br />
Speed: 7.0<br />
Glide: 5.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Legacy-Phenom" target="_blank">Legacy Phenom - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: If you want to try something other than the TeeBird - the Phenom by Legacy is slightly longer with a touch more turn off the shelf. I've been very impressed by the Icon plastics and 171g is a great weight.<br />
Speed: 8.0<br />
Glide: 5.0<br />
Turn: -1.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Innova-Tern" target="_blank">Innova Tern - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: Champ plastic... 175g... this disc will go far. They fly like a well beaten Destroyer but with more glide. This disc feels like cheating. I've gone as low as 165g for tailwind shots and been very impressed.<br />
Speed: 12.0<br />
Glide: 6.0<br />
Turn: -2.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Discmania-DDx" target="_blank">Discmania DDx - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: Newest disc to my bag. Discmania NEEDS to get more of these on the shelves. They're playing the "build the suspense" game and it's stupid. People want them - let us buy them. Stable and long. Very long. I bought 2 before they went out of stock and I wish I would have bought 10. <br />
Speed: 12.0<br />
Glide: 6.0<br />
Turn: -1.0<br />
Fade: 2.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Innova-Destroyer" target="_blank">Innova Destroyer - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: I wish I could say that all Destroyers were created equal, but that's just not true. I think that's one of the reasons that Legacy created the Outlaw. They wanted a consistent destroyer! I have been bagging a Star Destroyer (Avery Jenkins mold with the signature) for about 2 years. It's overstable and can take full power in 15mph headwinds. If you play in the wind, you know how important it is to have a driver that can take power and not decide to turn into the ground. 175g for my wind disc. Echo Star and G-Star Destroyers are nothing like star or champ destroyers... it's a shame there's not more consistency, but there's still a ton of great Destroyers to be had.<br />
Speed: 12.0<br />
Glide: 5.0<br />
Turn: -1.0<br />
Fade: 3.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Innova-Firebird" target="_blank">Innova Firebird - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: REAL WIND? Get a fire chicken. Thumbers? Flat-top 159g Champion FB will make you a believer. Meat HOOK city.<br />
Speed: 9.0<br />
Glide: 3.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 4.0<br />
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<b><a href="https://infinitediscs.com/Latitude-64-XXX" target="_blank">Latitude-64-XXX - (Shop Link)</a></b><br />
Recap: <b> 171g Opto - </b>hands down the longest thumbers of my life have been with this disc. I'm no thumber master, but 300' consistently with the XXX is pretty common for me. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oJf73Re5gg" target="_blank">Video</a>)<b> </b>Probably the best thumber disc I've ever seen.<b><br /></b><br />
Speed: 7.0<br />
Glide: 2.0<br />
Turn: 0.0<br />
Fade: 5.0Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-49398050803946908502016-06-15T09:35:00.000-07:002016-06-15T09:36:35.362-07:00Water Bottle DrillBy Jason<br />
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The first time I threw a disc and it felt noticeably heavy, I knew something was different and, judging by how much further the disc went, it was a good thing. I’d stopped playing rounds in order to take to a field near my office and try to emulate Will Schusterick’s form, which he’d been kind enough to post on YouTube.<br />
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I’d stumbled into the process of changing my own form. For those of you that have spent time trying to fix form problems, you know how hard this can be. If you are new to the sport and want to do things the right way from the get go, then welcome aboard.<br />
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What I didn’t know at that time was the size of the can of worms that I was opening. I didn’t have anybody to take lessons from, so I began to head to a field each day, armed with a stack of putters and a stubborn streak to keep me from giving up.<br />
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I started documenting my findings during each fieldwork session on note cards. Sometimes my cryptic hand writing would say “SLOW” or “HOLD THE RIM.” At others I’d just draw a picture of a hammer and then lay awake in bed at night, trying to imagine what would be the best way to throw a hammer as far as possible.<br />
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No joking, I dragged a hammer out to a field and most likely scared the high school kids who were busy smoking cigarettes and nervously laughing at me on their lunch breaks.<br />
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It turns out that the correlation between a disc and a hammer is very strong. The way we throw a disc is more like applying leverage to a lever than it is flipping a beach Frisbee. Once you start visualizing things like levers and hinges, it actually makes quite a bit more sense. You can see it pretty clearly in this slow-motion Paul McBeth drive:<br />
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One thing that slowly (and I do mean slowly) started to click in my head was that just swinging the hammer alone was only going to eject it at a certain speed, and that speed wasn’t impressive. In order to accelerate the hammer, I was going to have to use my arm in a way that would bring the hammer head inward, toward my right pectoral. The hammer would load up substantially as I caught it on the inward pull if I timed it with bracing my weight against my plant foot.<br />
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The inward pull would max out with my elbow in front of my leading shoulder, and if I then opened my shoulders and extended the hammer forward I’d created a strange little physics experiment. The hammer would eject forward and – here’s the kicker – it would fly twice as far.<br />
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I even inadvertently pinged a putter off a car in a parking lot by getting the physics experiment very right. I’d been intending to hold the disc, but it turns out that was impossible. Luckily, there was no dent.<br />
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I realized that grip lock could not be an issue for me any longer because, quite simply, I couldn’t hold the disc anymore. It was coming out, even if I clamped down on it. It was violently ejecting from my hand.<br />
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And that’s where “HeavyDisc” was born. When a disc redirects properly, it feels very heavy for a split second.<br />
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To be perfectly clear, I’d watched all the videos I could find and read Disc Golf Review’s archives over and over trying to grasp what was happening, but it was a bust. I was lost and frustrated. The existing information on the internet was not helping me, and so I started my own site in order to document what I was trying.<br />
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I’d spend hours in a parking lot near my office recording videos, trying to slow down this little physics magic trick and pull it apart. I started teaching it to my disc golf buddies and spent countless hours hemming and hawing about what I should do with my wrist and how best to grip the thing. We debated it endlessly on DGCourseReview.com, drew diagrams, and conversed with people all over the country who’d emailed me asking for more help.<br />
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Most commonly I refer to it as “hand on the outside of the disc at the right pec,” assuming you are throwing right hand backhanded. It is the single most powerful mechanism that a disc golfer can develop. It is the bow to our arrow.<br />
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All of the rest of the back hand motion is about adding power to the physics experiment, or the “magic.” Whatever gets added, it must be added in a way that protects the magic.<br />
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So let's get to the goods (direct link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv8TijwSIJ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv8TijwSIJ0</a>)<br />
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The easiest way to feel the magic for yourself is to grab an empty water bottle that has a loop on the lid for your finger. Find a nice open area where you don’t have any TVs or windows to hit and <b>start by swinging the bottle back and forth</b>.<br />
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Keep your arm and shoulder loose and get a feel for what kind of pendulum you have for an arm.<br />
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Initiate the swinging motion with your hips, <b>with your knees squeezed together</b>, and leave the arm loose. It’s key to learn what this initial motion feels like.<br />
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Next, bring the bottle inward, <b>as if you want the bottom of the bottle to hit your right pectoral</b>. As the bottle gets to the right pec, the forearm begins to extend forward, redirecting the bottle and unleashing the momentum forward.<br />
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In this case, the water bottle emulates the <b>inward pull</b> of your drive, where the disc comes into the right pec. The <b>outward ejection</b> finds the disc redirecting to extend forward.<br />
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The reason I said empty bottle is because force equals mass times acceleration. We are now accelerating the snot out of the bottle, and if you have water in it, that force is going to be big. I inadvertently did this drill with a half full bottle and nearly took my index finger off.<br />
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What’s truly shocking about this drill is how distinctly we can feel where the acceleration takes place. It has nothing to do with the back swing and everything to do with the arc that happens from the right pectoral forward.<br />
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I’d like to address the many versions of the “snap the towel” drill that have been suggested by some prominent names in the disc golf world. I personally don’t think it is a good idea. A disc is basically a lever, not a loose towel. A water bottle and a hammer are levers. How a lever redirects and accelerates is very different from snapping a towel.<br />
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Finally, I will strongly suggest that you don’t do this drill in your office, house, or near a Ming vase. As you start hitting the angles right, that bottle is going to start taking on some serious force, and I don’t want anybody putting a bottle through a window on my account.Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-26609504594725372202016-06-07T10:01:00.000-07:002016-06-07T10:01:26.059-07:00"Feet Together" Drill Brings More Balance To Your SwingBy Jason <br />
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It’s fun to throw a disc, pure and simple. The better I can throw, the more I enjoy it and, in my not-so-humble opinion, improving at something is where quite a bit of the joy happens. Plateaus and stagnation are not fun.<br /><br />Let me be clear: I am also a work in progress. I am not touting myself as having perfect form; I do stupid stuff all the time, but I do work on it and I try to catch my issues and fix them. As is very common, I will improve in one area, only to give up gains in another area. With that in mind, the drill we’re talking about today has helped me to battle an issue that I have struggled with for ages and, hopefully, will be a tool for you.<br /><br />Working on form is a bit of a catch-22. What starts as a casual foray into a soccer field with stack of putters to work on your swing can be an emotional roller coaster of frustration. It is tough and counter-intuitive to develop a reproducible, controlled, balanced, and powerful shot. As we start messing with form changes, whatever consistency we had will dry up like a wet thing in a dry place.<br /><br />Metaphors are not my strong suit.<br /><br />So let’s kick off this series with a video that focuses on forcing you to do a couple fundamental things correctly. This is the “Feet Together” drill and you may have seen similar instruction for baseball or ball golf to promote a balanced front side plant foot to brace your weight against.<br /><b><br />I really like this drill. </b>(Direct Link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pleUjYKwf0g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pleUjYKwf0g</a><b> )</b><br />
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When I’m giving a lesson, I use this drill to force a player to find his plant foot instep and to stop him from swaying from behind his back foot. It also helps with learning to brace your weight to stop you from catapulting past the plant foot.<br /><br />Let’s break down the “Feet Together” drill and five fundamentals that it promotes.<br />
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<b>1. Shifting into the brace, leading with your backside</b><br />
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Lightly moving from having weight on the ball of the back foot to the toe of the plant foot is not just a forward movement. You want to drive the hips forward with the trailing hip moving forward, then as the plant foot goes “toe down, heel down,” the hips brace up against your femur. This is easier to see and do than it is to describe.<br />
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We focus on staying inside our invisible A-Frame so that we don’t tilt our spines forward or backward. By bracing our weight against the instep of the plant foot with our plant leg being firmed up, we should be able to push as much power as needed into the system and remain balanced and in control. A vertical spine from the top of the backswing through the extension will help tremendously with balance. Note that this doesn’t mean that you don’t lean over the disc to various degrees to throw hyzer or anhyzer. This just means that you don’t want your axis of rotation smushing back to front.<br /><br /><b>3. Weight on your insteps with the squeeze between the knees</b><br />
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How we connect to the ground is a fundamental aspect to generating power and staying balanced. I’ve personally worn out the phrase “back heel OFF the ground” while giving lessons. I know it feels comfortable and balanced when you’re standing still to use all of your back foot, but as soon as we turn this into a dynamic movement, flat feet wreck the whole burrito. This drill will force you to squeeze the knees together and keep your weight on the inside of your feet.<br /><b><br />4. Posture with your booty out to counter-balance your upper body</b><br />
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As I noted in point 2, you can see that my spine is tilted forward and over my disc. Sticking your butt out with bent knees creates a solid lower body counter-balance to the upper body that is rotating. If you’re trying this drill and you can’t maintain balance after you extend your arm forward, then stick your booty out.<b><br /><br />5. Balance from start to finish</b><br />
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Once your brain knows that the body will remain balanced and in control from start to finish, it stops worrying about “What will happen next? I’ve got to protect the body. Where am I going?” and it relaxes to let you focus on disc angles and trajectory. Most importantly, it lets your muscles stay loose and fast. Next thing you know, you’re throwing accurate shots and your muscles are nice and chilled out.Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-29995370778659682922016-04-25T09:09:00.000-07:002016-04-25T09:09:54.674-07:00Training for TournamentsBy Jason<br />
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Got an interesting email from a woman in school for massage therapy that is doing a project on disc golf. (Hey Erin and Justin!) She asked the following:<br />
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<li>What (if any) training routines/techniques would someone use to prepare for a disc golf tournament?</li>
<li>What are common injuries, short- or long-term, that result from playing disc golf?</li>
<li>What muscles are used? What muscles are over-used or over-compensated?</li>
<li>What self-care habits do you recommend for disc golfers? (ie. diet, fluid intake, stretches, massage, etc) </li>
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I'm a major slacker when it comes to real preparation - most of my warm ups look quite like Ryan's!<br />
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I do have a generic core set of principals that I use - that are shared below:<br />
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play can be extremely slow and have you on your feet for a big part of
the day, probably carrying a well-stocked backpack, umbrella and stool.
It's most similar to training for technical trail hiking in terms of
training. A stroke or 5 lost at the end of the round due to fatigue is
very common - so having the reserve strength to play as well at the end
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the player had the ability to play a tournament style day once a week -
meaning 2 full rounds, at a tournament pace - that would be ideal. It's
slow, it's painful and it is the best way to adjust yourself to the
physical demands and pace of play.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.12px; line-height: 15.744px;">3-4 days a week, I'd hike for an hour over varied terrain - this could be joined with playing disc golf as well, if possible.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.12px; line-height: 15.744px;">Jogging / treadmill / elliptical trainers used in an interval style training would improve cardio and general fitness.</span></span></div>
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<li><b>Tennis Elbow</b>: Over gripping the disc too early in your swing, poor form, over use</li>
<li><b>Neck Strain</b>: From strong arming the disc instead of driving the power
from the ground up, incorporating your hips. Also caused from
"over-opening" the shoulders (which is also caused from not building the
throw from the ground up.</li>
<li><b>Plantar fasciatas</b> - this comes
from wearing out your feet. Planting and twisting on your plant foot can
cause a tearing of the bottom of your foot's connective tissues.</li>
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What muscles are used</h3>
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Your entire body is engaged in playing disc golf, but the throwing arm
side of the body is going to over develop. Your neck, shoulder, back
(upper and lower) are going to overdevelop on the throwing side compared
to your non-throwing side. This has a nasty habit of causing neck
strain, nerve pain, back pain in the long run. Hands down best thing I
can suggest is a general floor exercise routine of push ups, sit ups,
squats, stretching and pull-ups and chin-ups. Having a general fitness
level will help keep the muscle groups in balance.</div>
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Diet - specific to tournament play</h3>
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You
want to have a huge amount of calories available on a tournament day.
If you've ever played a long, hot tournament - you'll see guys DEAD TO
THE WORLD at the end of the day. I don't ever suggest eating when throwing, but I do suggest
finding down times to eat as often as possible. The goal is to not be
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Fluid
intake is massive. 5 liters would be a fair estimation depending on
heat / sun. I would try to find ways to have water stashed at pre-determined check points because nobody wants to carry that amount of
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I personally stretch the following: Neck, Back, fingers / wrists / elbows (the opposite way they naturally bend), hips, hamstrings, calves. I'll do these when I'm sitting around watching TV at night, and I'll add some basic stretching to my pre-round routine. </div>
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<br />I also wanted to talk a bit about the St. Jude's Research Hospital. My internet buddy Marty G - who works at the PDGA asked if I wouldn't mind sharing some of this information. Of course!</div>
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Together. Everyone. Achieves. More. <br /><br /><a href="http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?fr_id=56716&pg=entry">Create a fundraising team</a> with friends and members from your club. Encourage your fellow disc golfers to join you in promoting the sport we love by fundraising for the kids of St. Jude. Go to our event page at <a href="http://www.stjude.org/discgolf">stjude.org/discgolf</a>, click "Become a Fundraiser" and start a team today. <br /><br />As you’ve seen, there are terrific incentive items for all fundraisers. Beyond that, special items are now available for top performing teams/clubs and their captains.</div>
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Bang The Chains - Team Challenge </h4>
All times shown below are in Pacific Daylight Time. <br /><br /><b>Monday, April 25: Build Your Team! </b><br /><br />For each fundraising team member you’ve signed up, before midnight April 25, the Team Captain will be entered in a drawing to win a $50 Southwest Airlines gift card plus a set of three (3) Inaugural St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational golf discs (2015 collector's item). 20 members = 20 chances to win! <br /><b><br />Tuesday, April 26: Get The Word Out! </b><br /><br />Every Team Captain, whose team uses the St. Jude fundraising tools to send out at least 20 emails (between midnight, April 25 and midnight, April 26) will be entered in a drawing to win a set of three (3) Inaugural St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational golf discs. (2015 Collector's item) <br /><b><br />Wednesday, April 27: Donation Sensation! </b><br /><br />The Team that receives the highest number of individual online donations (between midnight, April 26 and midnight, April 27) will win a portable 6'x6' disc golf warm-up net, courtesy of <a href="http://www.rukket.com/">Rukket Sports</a> ($130 value) plus a St. Jude Golf Flag, signed by all of the 2016 St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational winners. <br /><br /><b>Thursday, April 28: No One Left Behind! </b><br /><br />Team Captains who at midnight April 28 have no members with $0 (zero!) funds raised, (minimum 5 team members) will be entered in a drawing to win a St. Jude Golf Flag signed by all of the 2016 St. Jude Disc Golf Charity Invitational winners. <br /><br /><b>Friday, April 29: Raise The Roof! </b><br /><br />The Team that raises the most money during this 5-day program will win a custom set of DG Magnetics for 18 baskets, courtesy of DG Magnetics ($365 value) plus a full set of 6 St. Jude Unity Discs signed by all the 2016 winners. (Courtesy of DGA, Gateway, Innova, Legacy, Prodigy, and Vibram)</div>
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Get Your Unity Discs While You Still Can </h4>
For the first time in recent history, manufacturers have agreed to put their competitors' names on their own discs, uniting their efforts to raise as much money as possible for this amazing organization. They all know how important this effort is. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iK8EVp2O-sfXbvSmJRuD2A_lm21C66JE5sASG6ulMMlevtIRPNtngW0S2Yc_AS5w7vwRYwrVT7-tf90woPOoeYI-qIEaaMJStiCkVMtVC10Gf4Acq03_I503iVTNkVdJ3tom5AhroHO0/s1600/Capture3.PNG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-iK8EVp2O-sfXbvSmJRuD2A_lm21C66JE5sASG6ulMMlevtIRPNtngW0S2Yc_AS5w7vwRYwrVT7-tf90woPOoeYI-qIEaaMJStiCkVMtVC10Gf4Acq03_I503iVTNkVdJ3tom5AhroHO0/s320/Capture3.PNG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pdgastore.com/store/disc-golf-discs/fundraiser-discs.html"></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.discgolf.com/">DGA</a>, <a href="http://gatewaydiscsports.com/">Gateway Disc Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.innovadiscs.com/">Innova Disc Golf</a>, <a href="http://www.legacydiscs.com/">Legacy Discs</a>, <a href="http://prodigydisc.com/">Prodigy Disc</a>, and <a href="http://www.vibramdiscgolf.com/">Vibram Disc Golf</a> have all teamed up to produce rare runs on <a href="http://www.pdgastore.com/store/disc-golf-discs/fundraiser-discs.html">premium plastics available online</a> for $20 each. Full set’s for $120. Get them while they last! <br /><br />For tournament info:<br /> <a href="https://www.pdga.com/general-contact?pdganum=4409">John Heaton</a> #4409<br /> Event Chair<br /> <a href="mailto:john@whirldsports.com">john@whirldsports.com</a> <br /><br />For sponsorship info:<br /> <a href="https://www.pdga.com/general-contact?pdganum=70843">Annabelle Udo-O'Malley</a> #70843<br /> Sr. Regional Event Specialist / St. Jude<br /> <a href="mailto:annabelle.udo-omalley@stjude.org">annabelle.udo-omalley@stjude.org</a> <br /><br />For silent auction info:<br /> <a href="https://www.pdga.com/general-contact?pdganum=3974">Leonard Muise</a> #3974<br /> Silent Auction / In-kind Chair<br /> <a href="mailto:whirlwinddiscgolf@gmail.com">whirlwinddiscgolf@gmail.com</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835852258496125283noreply@blogger.com187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-83085417860067125202016-04-06T12:19:00.002-07:002016-08-16T12:33:48.540-07:00DGA Sail Review: Glide MonsterBy Jason<br />
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Buy it here: <a href="https://infinitediscs.com/DGA-Sail">https://infinitediscs.com/DGA-Sail</a><br />
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The numbers: Speed 11, Glide 5, Turn -5, Fade 1<br />
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Pop Quiz for my discing amigos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What would you say you do here?</td></tr>
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Screen cap #1: is this disc going to fly on a hyzer? Flip to flat? Tough call right?! I'll give you another hint.<br />
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Screen cap #2: ohhhh, this will be a hyzer shot. Final answer. HYZER SHOT.<br />
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[Loud buzzer sound] No, sorry friends - let's go to the tape.<br />
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DGA has made a driver that is an absolute glide monster. Big glide = big lift and if you're a player that has slower ejection speed, then high glide discs will keep you in the air for a nice long time. Players throwing 300-325' are going to see a gorgeous S-Curve if thrown high and flat - or a flattening anhyzer that could easily push them to the far end of their max distance.<br />
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Younger players and folks that are new to the disc golf scene will benefit the most from high glide discs like the Sail. If you were hoping to talk your girlfriend / wife / boyfriend / husband into joining you for a round - this would be a great option.<br />
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(I do not suggest inviting all 4 to join you for the same round. Drama.) <br />
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When powered up, the Sail can absolutely roll for days. I threw a high sky annie and it knifed to the ground about 250' out and rolled an additional 200'. Heavy tail winds? That extra lift is going to keep you in the air way better than a TeeBird. Imagine a spinnaker on a boat.<br />
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Can you hyzer flip this disc for distance shots > 400'. Not without some substantial tail wind. I managed to get a couple shots to flip and stay flat enough for a full flight, but I did have it powered down to about 50-60%. Most players throwing those distances will appreciate more stability.<br />
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As always, DGA plastic is some of the best on the market. An over-powered hyzer happened to flip into a parking lot and take a direct curb strike. Not even a scratch.<br />
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<b>TL; DR; Amazing glide, newer players will love it.</b>Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-62267578010058500732016-02-24T07:12:00.000-08:002016-02-24T07:16:24.630-08:00Full Hitting: Heavy vs SimonBy: Jason<br />
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I've had a few break through moments lately that seem to be sticking. And yes, let me just say that beard is in full and glorious effect.<br />
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In the last couple field sessions, I was able to throw my Buzzz and Truth about 350-380' pretty consistently and had 2 shots that were just shy of 390' with Truths. All shots thrown about 12' off the ground.<br />
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I often get asked how I measure:<br />
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I also use a 150' long tape measure if I am setting up for a field session.<br />
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The things that increased my distance from about 300' to 350'... I THINK are the following.<br />
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1. Disc getting deeper into my right pec, with the hand on the outside.<br />
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The benefit of getting there, seems to be that the extension / pull around the nose, happens on a shorter arc. I could be wrong on this, but it seems that by delaying the pull-around the disc will be forced to move faster during the conversion of the angular rotation to forward ejection. (probably saying that wrong)... If I start extending with the disc more "center chest" - the arc feels slower and less powerful at the ejection.<br />
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It seems to put the horse power in the right place.<br />
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2. The deeper right pec seems to help with an "Active wrist". Holy smokes, I know this is a can of worms - and it may in fact be something else, but it feels like I'm hammering the disc to the right during the end of the pull around. I don't know if it's potentially the counterweight of my body rotating against the disc/arm - but when I come into the right pec, I'm thinking "No power" - and at the right pec, I hit the "extend and hammer the disc" button in my head. Since the disc is bending my wrist into the right pec due to the redirection, the wrist is loaded and tight.<br />
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It will often feel like a spring pulled tight, and I feel as though I can add to the un-springing of the tension by "hammering the disc".<br />
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3. All of the above is the collapsing, tensioning, unspringing mechanism that rides along on the right shoulder. Queue up the dingle arm. I imagine that the leading shoulder has a base of weight that gets driven open by my lower body and that you can drive the above mechanism to hammer harder by keeping tension against that shoulder as it rotates.<br />
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I have a tendency to bring the disc into the right pec and then extend, NOT being pulled through by the shoulder, which can feel more accurate - and easier to hit a specific line - but to get the full power, I have to sync the extension to the shoulder rotation.<br />
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If I'm doing it right, then my extended arm is very close to 90 degrees from my shoulders if I screen cap the ejection. Above, you can see that 90 degree angle on Eagle McMahon's form.<br />
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When I'm throwing like this, I've been able to push 450'+ with distance drivers and a slow x-step that sets me up to uncork off my back ball of the foot. Whenever I try to throw it harder, things get worse though. The only place I really allow myself to put more into it is the grip gets a bit more firm and I try to hammer the disc deep and keep the whole thing "forward".<br />
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I was able to get some video of myself this last weekend and I wanted to compare myself to Simon Lizotte. Long story short: his angles are just BETTER.<br />
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I got lazy with my off arm. Simon keeps it tighter. He generates power with his lower body better and can get lower than I can.<br />
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Notice in screen cap #2, he's keeping hand more on the outside longer, giving a faster ejection. It's pretty noticeable at this point. His hand is waiting longer to pull around.<br />
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Screen Cap #3 - By delaying the hand, he'll pull around further than I will - which will make it eject faster. Let me makes sure that I explain: if the hand has to travel further in a set amount of time - then the disc will move faster to make up that distance. Delay the hand.<br />
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Keeping the hand on the outside longer is tough. Right now, it's a variable I can't control very well.<br />
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I do move my thumb in and out towards the rim - to adjust nose angle, but on this shot, I was keeping the disc more nose down (thumb towards rim) to shape my shot to flip up.<br />
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Also notice that he opens his plant foot sooner.<br />
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For reference, I threw that wizard 290' on a hyzer and about 5' uphill. More work to do... as always.<br />
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By Jason<br />
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Like moths to the flame, anytime there's a thread / post / conversation about:<br />
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How far you can throw?<br />
How far is far enough?<br />
Best things to practice?<br />
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... there's players that come out of the woodwork to say:<br />
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Nobody is really throwing as far as they say they are.<br />
Throwing for distance is a waste of time and energy.<br />
Drive for show, putt for dough.<br />
Distance driving and golf driving are totally separate shots<br />
Throwing far doesn't equate to useful golf skills<br />
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I've responded to about 20 of these conversations before, but I wanted to put my thoughts down on the matter once and for all.<br />
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Discgolf courses are notorious for bad signage. Who knows how the guy making the sign measured or if he measured at all. Elevation drops make some 400' shots - relatively easy putter shots. Did your disc fly 400' horizontally? <u>Yes</u>. Did you throw a 400' shot? <u>Sorta</u>. Will that same shot, thrown on flat ground, go 400'? <u>No chance in hell</u>.<br />
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So issue #1 - if you threw to the basket on a course that's listed as 400', you can't accurately claim to have thrown 400'. Sorry, it's just not that easy.<br />
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Then how do you know if you can throw X distance?<br />
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Purchase one of these (150' tape measure) and some of these:<br />
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Next, find some flat ground.<br />
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This isn't as easy at it would seem. Even the recreational soccer fields around my house are slightly up or down hill. Your best bet is to find some wide open spaces that have proper fields on them. Throwing on concrete will give you potentially a long slide - adding 50' of skittering, so don't think that a nice flat parking lot is a good place to measure, unless you have a spotter who is dropping a marker where your disc hits the ground.<br />
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Okay: issue #1 is resolved. You have your distance. Congrats, you're a winner - now go tell the internet.<br />
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Issue #2: how far is far enough?<br />
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For what? <u>To win the USDGC in MPO</u>? 500' of golf distance would be a good ball-park. Why? Because Paul McBeth, Ricky Wysocki, Will Schusterick can all throw that far - and if you are throwing only 400' you're going to need to be able to putt lights out from 100' to keep up with them on a 500' hole.<br />
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We've seen this become a reality in the last few years. The top MPO players have stretched the high percentage circle out to 40' and have controlled distance that makes par 5 holes eagle-able.<br />
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Do they park a 500' hole everytime? Absolutely not, unless it's a really wide open course - and that's extremely rare. There are trees, doglegs, OB and mandos that make the game spicey. But if a top MPO player needs to pipe a laser beam 400' or get 500' down a wide open fairway, they can and will do that.<br />
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Will hitting some magic number mean that you can compete at the highest level of tournament play? You have to be delusional if you think that's the case. It's just one of the skill-sets, OF MANY, that are required to give you a fighting chance.<br />
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To <u>complete in your local B/C-Tier tournaments and cash</u>? 400' of usable golf distance will most likely keep you in the cash all season long. Putting 90%+ inside the circle and avoiding any bogey's will most likely keep you from donating your tournament fees to the guys on the top-card. I play with a number of MPO players that fit this bill. They are consistent and it literally pays to be consistent.<br />
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To compete in <u>Intermediate / Advanced</u> and take home some plastic, 300-325' of golf distance should be enough. You've probably heard this before, but in ADV it's all about playing par golf and screwing up the least. I didn't play a single tournament in 2015, but in 2014 I played a few in ADV and I felt that to be the case. The guys who won, stayed in bounds and didn't bogey. There were a few that could throw 400'+ but it rarely gave them a big advantage.<br />
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Last week, I finished out the year playing "Last Tags of 2015" and tied for 1st place with about 20 other players. NONE of the long drives that I could throw 400'+ netted me a stroke on the field. My putting did, as I missed just one putt inside the circle and I didn't have any bogeys.<br />
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I practice distance drives about once a week, with the other fieldwork mostly playing solo rounds where I can throw multiples and putt multiples. My distance drives are not "pure distance". Pure distance drives are thrown much higher, trying to break right as long as possible - hopefully getting a long stretch of flattening flight.<br />
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<u>Claim</u>: Throwing for distance is a waste of time and energy.<br />
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Are you having fun doing it? Yes. Then it's hardly a waste of time. There's certainly worse things to do: punch kittens, meth, yoga. I'm just saying - throwing far is fun. It may not shave strokes off your game like putting, but who cares. We didn't feel that sense of awe the first time we saw somebody blast a drive because it was boring. <i>It's AWESOME</i>.<br />
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I like it, so I'm saying claim is FALSE.<br />
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<u>Claim</u>: throwing far doesn't equate to any real golf skill.<br />
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What we're doing at the core development of max-d or golf distance, is to maximize our form for it's ability to impart controlled powerful force on the disc. The key concepts that heavyDisc readers are probably sick of hearing about: hand on the outside at the right pec, balanced and braced... mean that it takes less physical wear and tear to throw the disc.<br />
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If I can throw 18-21+ drives during a round that don't wear me out because I'm using my form to do the work, then playing a second round in the afternoon is much less difficult. I'll play better longer and I'm much less likely to find myself waking up with a stiff neck and sore muscles.<br />
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Spending time throwing "far", reviewing our footage and altering our form to match the best in the world pays dividends in all our shots.<br />
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<u>This is my claim</u>: if you want to improve, and I mean work on your whole game to be the best you can be... all aspects of your game need systematic and regular training.<br />
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Drive for dough, putt for dough, upshot for dough, get out of jail for dough, step around a tree out of a gully for dough. You get my point, it's not enough to just putt and think that because you're a world class putter - that you'll be leading McBeth in the final round.<br />
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He's spends his time putting too - but can uncork some monsters and works on it in the field to stay at the top.Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-19361436741230110762016-01-02T18:42:00.001-08:002016-01-04T08:27:43.883-08:00Fallout from the Nuclear Option<b>By TAFL Hols</b><br />
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It's been half a year since I last posted. In that time, much of my free time was eaten up by varied concerns, including my mother's battle with cancer (and her passing). I have been able to get out and play, using what rounds I could for mainly practice, because getting time just for field work wasn't much of an option. I can say that I've not gotten anywhere near as much time in practice as I anticipated and wanted. That said, it's proven immensely interesting.<br />
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For those who've not been exposed to the phrase, "<a href="http://www.heavydisc.com/2014/07/improving-backhand-form-part-297.html" target="_blank">the nuclear option</a>" - when it comes to rebuilding technique, it refers to starting over from scratch when it comes to throwing the disc. One becomes a beginner all over, working to develop every aspect of a throw anew, building good habits and scouring oneself of every scrap of bad habit. In my case, I've become a beginner with thirty years' experience.<br />
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It's been interesting, to say the least. It's been discouraging and rewarding, by turns. I can say that I'm happier now with my game than I have been in quite some years, despite it just seeming to be on the cusp of breaking out in serious goodness. There have been so many improvements that I can identify.<br />
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That's not to say that everything I did before was bad, mind you. My short game was always good. It was the long game that was my bane--I was never a long thrower. When I did field work a couple decades back, I consistently threw many of my shorter drivers--discs that are now considered midrange discs-- 280' to 290' feet. My primary driver, though--still considered a fairway driver even now--would only carry 300' to 320'.<br />
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Part of the early process of nuclear destruction and then rebuilding of my form involved evaluating what I did when throwing <u>from the tee</u> and throwing <u>off the tee</u> (from the fairway) and comparing that to what I was learning about how to drive effectively. It was easy to figure out the many things I was doing wrong on the tee. What took longer to figure out was what I was doing off the tee that contributed to my driving issues.<br />
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My short game was good, so how could that lead to bad driving? Well...there were lots of things I did, in terms of technique, when throwing from the fairway that helped me use a lot of finesse that are absolutely dysfunctional when it comes to throwing with power. Issues with grip, foot placement, hip movement...habits that I'd developed that helped with the short game and hurt the long game.<br />
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So I've changed things up wholesale. Those changes have rippled through my entire game, as teaching the muscles to do thing differently affects so much. My putting deteriorated noticeably, which was extremely disconcerting. Once I began working on changing my grip for driving, it felt weird to pick up a disc and hold it the way I long had for putting, for example...and the changes engendered resulted in changing the technique I use for putting. (I still have the same philosophy as I outlined previously, just a whole new technique.)<br />
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I hope to be able to speak cogently to many of the changes in my game over the next few weeks and see if it helps somebody else go through the process.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305815929368157713noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-6274877018273930532015-11-25T11:04:00.000-08:002015-11-25T11:07:16.415-08:00Alex Geisinger - Distance Beast<b>6'3" - 225 pounds.</b><br />
<b>Minnesota hockey player. </b><br />
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It's hard to imagine a better starting point for throwing as far as humanly possible. Alex Geisinger is one of the frustrating icons of form perfection. Frustrating?! Yes indeed.<br />
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>How did your distance skills develop? Can you give us some idea of what kind of distance you were throwing early on, and when you started pushing into the top level? <b> </b><br />
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<b>Alex</b>: Well, I'll start off with my very first throw. I'll never forget it.<br />
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Innova DX Wolf, nose up hyzer. Max distance 110ft, but within my first month - I started to hone in my form and was pressing 300.<br />
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My 3rd month is when it just clicked. I never really watched videos on technique or anything like that, I just went through the process of trial and error. I would spend all day on the course, throwing non-stop, and when it clicked... I couldn't believe what I had done. <b>My first throw of 500+ was just three months into playing</b>, yet I had no consistency or accuracy whatsoever.<br />
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In the world of top level disc golf - it's pretty rare for somebody to step out of the shadows and truly turn heads. Alex was somebody I'd never heard of before, and I watch a ton of A-Tier and N-Tier tournament footage. When the last USDGC went down, I was watching the results of the field-events like a hawk. Word spread pretty quickly that Alex won with 739', out throwing Simon who hit 722' (<a href="http://usdgc.com/?p=1218">http://usdgc.com/?p=1218</a>). </div>
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This was the recurring conversation in my circles: wait, what happened?! WHO? Seriously... the list of guys who can throw 700'+ on flat ground is SHORT. It turned some serious heads and here's the kicker: 739' was not his best throw.</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>You mentioned that you feel like you are going to outpace the 739' mark. First off, for those of us who weren't there - this was flat ground at the 2015 USDGC field events? Can you just tell us a bit about that experience. Simon is currently the world record holder and I believe you out threw him my 17'? What was going through your mind?<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Alex: </b>Yes, it was on flat ground and there was a decent wind but nothing too substantial. I was happy with my throw of 739' but it wasn't my longest throw that day and there where a few issues with the throw. </div>
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First off, I blew out the ground on my plant foot on that particular throw, so I lost some power on it.</div>
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Second, it hit a tree nearing the end of the flight which caused it to quickly drop hyzer. I threw maybe 8-10 warm up shots before my qualifying round and <b>had one that was over 800'</b>. I threw earlier in the day than Simon, so I didn't know I had beat him until that night. Honestly because of that, I didn't really think much about it.<br />
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[Jason here... I can't tell you how many times I've had a 400' throw that felt like an absolute crush... he had a throw that was DOUBLE that in his warm up session. DOUBLE a 400' throw. Dear god. Alright, I'm going to shut up now and just let you guys read the interview!]</div>
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<b>Alex</b>: I started playing in late 2011, progressing to leagues and my first tournament in 2012. I was introduced to disc golf by a long time friend Anthony Ulrich, the fall of my freshman year of college.</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc:</b> Can you give us a general idea of what Minnesota courses are like? What's your home course and any local favorites?</div>
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<b>Alex:</b> Well, I'd like to say you can find almost every type of golf in Minnesota.</div>
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Tightly wooded courses like Kaposia, and Sportsman Hill and wide open courses like Hyland SSA and Fort Snelling. </div>
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My home course is Alimagnet Park in Apple Valley,MN. It's a fairly short 12-hole course with a good mix of shots. Although the newer Kenwood Trails DGC is closer to my house I still consider Alimagnet to be home because it's where it all began. </div>
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Local favorites: Kaposia, Kenwood, Blue Ribbon Pines, The Valley, and Bryant Lake</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>I looked through your PDGA history and it seemed like you had a short stint playing Advanced (and winning) before jumping into Open (and ranking well very quickly). Was tournament play something you were immediately drawn to?<br />
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<b>Alex:</b> To be honest, I didn't even know disc golf existed until maybe 2010. But once I started playing Leagues, I quickly began to gain interest in tournaments as well. </div>
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As many know, I had my son Owen at the end of my very first season playing tournaments. Being a dad, I am very limited on my travel while carrying a full time job and being in my son's life. With that said, I am trying to get to more big tournaments every year. 2015 was my biggest season yet. </div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>You're not just a distance guy. Last year you beat Wysocki, Leiviska, McCray at the <a href="http://www.pdga.com/tour/event/16525" target="_blank">Minnesota Majestic</a> and this year you <a href="http://www.pdga.com/tour/event/20202" target="_blank">did the same</a> thing to Steve Rico, Matt Dollar and again to Leiviska. I think playing more tournaments is a wise choice! Assuming that you're as human as I am, I imagine that you have hit some plateaus in distance shots. What do you do to work through form fixes? Did you read Discgolfreview.com or DGCR to work stuff out, or did it come more natural?</div>
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<b>Alex:</b> I'd like to start off by saying yes, I am a human. </div>
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I've hit quite a few plateaus, but I always seem to break them pretty quickly. I used to do a lot more field work than I do now due to time restraints, but that was always the fastest way to get myself from stalling. </div>
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As far as DGCR forums and such, I never really got into that as I'm not the most tech-savvy person. I prefer to work things out myself. However, I was given some tips from other local big arms. </div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>Did you have any light-bulb moments, when you found that form changes really increased distance?</div>
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<b>Alex:</b> Personally, no. I have what most people like to call "weird" form, but it's what I found to be the most comfortable. I have a very short reach back and a lot of explosion in my hips and power coming from my lower body that helps with my distance.</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>Whoever calls your form "weird" doesn't know much about form. Outside of dg, did you play or excel at any sports that correlates to the backhand? </div>
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<b>Alex:</b> Hockey was <u>my life</u> through high school and it's where I would say most of my power comes from. However, I also played baseball football, and lacrosse growing up. I still play pond hockey.</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>Ahh yes... HeavyDisc readers know all about my hockey hips!<b> </b>Go to distance disc?</div>
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<b>Alex: </b>Prodigy D1 for all occasions. Uphill, down-hill, distance, tail wind. D1.</div>
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<b>HeavyDisc: </b>Are there any thoughts running through your mind when you are throwing for distance. Are the things you are focusing on different from when you are throwing golf shots?</div>
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<b>Alex: </b>Distance throwing is very different from golf throwing in many ways. For one, I will throw a disc that is considerably less stable than I would trust on any golf shot. </div>
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It really comes down to how good you can read the wind and execute the shot - to <b>get the most turn on your disc</b>. </div>
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I throw almost every golf shot with at least a touch of hyzer, and when going for big distance I throw even more hyzer to get the extra turn in the shot for more distance: hyzer-flipping if you will. Generally the height of the distance shot is about 3 times what it would be for a golf shot.</div>
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<b>Alex:</b> I tend to struggle with the light weight discs and prefer discs in the low 170's for distance throws. However, I have never thrown a light weight disc in high wind situations like they have at Big D in The Desert. </div>
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[Jason again]... so that was really great. Awesome to see a fellow Minnesota kid representing some serious skills. Alex is going to try to shoot some slow motion footage soon and I'd like to do a dedicated form breakdown similar to this one I did for <a href="http://www.heavydisc.com/2014/12/tyler-liebman-eagle-drive-form-breakdown.html" target="_blank">Tyler Liebman</a>. </div>
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Can't thank Alex enough for his time and looking forward to seeing what 2016 has in store for him.</div>
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Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-64794379066237490622015-11-25T05:56:00.000-08:002015-11-25T05:56:07.415-08:00The Push Putt - Consistency is the Key to Success<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b>By John Groen</b> <br />
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Let me ask you a question. When you watch a YouTube clip of
Dave Feldberg, Paul McBeth, or Avery Jenkins playing a round of disc golf, and
you see them consistently sinking putts, clobbering the chains from 40 or 50
feet out, do you feel even a little bit jealous? Do you look at top pros and
think: “that could be me!” but you regularly miss from 25 feet?</div>
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Make a commitment to ending that right now! Choose today as
the time that you take your game to the next level, and join me in learning how
to improve your consistency on the disc golf course by dissecting some
knowledge from Dave Feldberg. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Before I go any further, let me say two things. First,
hello! My name is John Groen, author of the <a href="http://discgolffromacoastiesperspective.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Disc Golf from a Coastie’s Perspective</a> blog, and it is a huge blessing to have the opportunity to write a
guest post for HeavyDisc. When I saw the awesome content on this site and the
detailed breakdowns of throwing form, I was tremendously impressed, so I owe
Jason a massive thank you for this opportunity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Second, I have to be completely honest and say that my
putting is nowhere near incredible. For most of my disc golfing career, I just
tossed a putter at the basket without much success. It wasn’t until watching a
video of Dave Feldberg’s push putting clinic and comparing his approach to
players like Eric McCabe and Nikko Locastro that I put much thought into my
form. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In an attempt to help improve your game, I will analyze
pictures of one of Feldberg’s putts taken from the 2014 Rochester Flying Disc Open.
These will be used as illustrations for an explanation of the push putt
specifically and putting in general. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Before diving into the mechanics of a particular style, it
is important to acknowledge the fact that there is a variety of styles and
approaches to the game of disc golf, which is one of the reasons why it is such
a fun sport. This is particularly true in regards to putting because the
primary issues are comfort and confidence. Almost any pro will tell you that
the number 1 priority in selecting a putt and approach disc is the way it feels
in your hand. Furthermore, you need to choose a style that you like. This post
focuses on push putting, but some of the highest ranked players in the world
are spin putters, so you have to choose the method that causes you to take your
stance and sight in on the basket with confidence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The primary reason to choose the push putt is the
consistency it provides. Spin putters have hinges at the shoulder, elbow, and
wrist. Push putters, on the other hand, only have to worry about the shoulder.
All of the motion is simplified to up and down, forward and backward. Side to
side movement is eliminated. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now let’s take a look at Dave Feldberg’s form.<o:p></o:p></div>
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From this image of his setup, we can see that he is focused
and relaxed at the same time. As you prepare to make a putt, concentrate on one
individual link of chain on the basket. A common shooting term is “aim small
miss small,” and that saying applies here as well. If you look at the whole
basket, then a tiny error will lead to a miss. But, if you aim at one
particular piece of the target, then a small miss will still hit chains.</div>
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Next, take a look at the stance. His center of mass is over
the front foot, and his knees are bent into an athletic position to provide
increased balance. The throwing arm is not completely straightened, but the
elbow is as close to being locked as possible without being uncomfortable, and Feldberg’s
toes are pointed slightly to the left of the target so that he is throwing from
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Between the first and second pictures, the only thing that
changes is the shoulder. The arm is still mostly locked out, swinging like a
pendulum toward the target. The rest of Feldberg’s body begins to rise up ever
so slightly, and this will continue throughout the putt in order to allow him
to explode forward at the hit, but we will address that part shortly. Until the
very end, all movement is smooth and gradual.<br />
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Looking at the third picture, the left toe has come off the
ground in order to balance the forward motion of the arm, which is still moving
upward in an arc. It is important to notice that the putter is almost on the
same plane as the arm, but the nose is raised a small amount to allow airflow
underneath the disc, thus increasing glide. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In this final picture, you can see Feldberg reach the “hit.”
This is the only part of the putting motion that is not smooth and steady. On
the contrary, it is an explosive extension of the arm at the moment of release. Although this is not a spin putt, the disc does in fact spin, and it is a result of the opening of the hand during the hit. Even after letting go of his putter, Feldberg’s gaze is still fixed on the same
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As you can see, the left leg is now raised further off the ground.
This is the way that push putters maintain balance despite the forward motion
of the rest of the body, and it is one of the toughest parts of the style to
master. The longer the putt, the more explosive the release will be, and the
further the left leg must extend backwards. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In order to improve your balance, practice holding this
position with your weak leg fully raised and extended. Then, without allowing
any other part of your body to touch the ground, bend your right knee until you
can pick up a second disc and return to the original position. Repeat this to
strengthen the leg muscles used during the putt. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are already a push putter, then hopefully some of
these tips will allow you to improve your consistency and lead to more birdies.
One of the great ideas that is gaining traction in the disc golf community is
the 100 putts for 100 days challenge, and if you are looking to compete in
tournaments or start clobbering your friends, this is an awesome way to
solidify your form. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are not a push putter, then I encourage you to try
it. If you do it for a while during practice rounds and it never starts to feel
comfortable, then return to your old technique. But, if you stick with push
putting and master the new form, I am willing to bet your scores will drop
significantly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Push putting does not offer the range of a spin putt; that
is simply a fact. When you initially make the switch, you probably won’t be
able to reach more than 20 or 30 feet. However, with practice, you may work out
to a distance of 40 feet. For shots beyond that radius, you will have to use
spin putts. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have good news! None of the putts pros make are
ridiculously challenging. You can go to the disc golf course with your friends
and make all of the same shots. The only difference is consistency. You might
make a 35 footer 6 out of 10 times, but a pro will make it 9 out of 10. With
that in mind, my goal is to provide you with the tools necessary to watch a
professional round knowing that even though you probably won’t ever drive 550 feet, you
can compete with them inside of the circle. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Good luck implementing these tips into your game! If you
have any questions whatsoever, please leave a comment, and I will respond as
quickly as possible. Also, if you want to learn more about push putting, watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO45mdrhjNw" target="_blank">Dave Feldberg’s clinic</a>. Or, you can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO45mdrhjNw" target="_blank">click here</a> to
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I don't typically get into tournament stuff, but Steve Dodge has always impressed me with his tournaments and how he handles himself. So when the DGProTour reached out to me to cover there new announcement - I said, "That sounds cool, but I gotta ask you some questions." They didn't mind, so here's the low down: <u><b>http://www.discgolfprotour.com/</b></u><br />
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<b>Hey man, this is interesting... so tell us what are the long term goals of the Pro tour?</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br />
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To keep it short, in the long term we plan on being the premier pro tour in North America<br />
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<b>Okay, bearing that in mind, you would basically be replacing the national tour in 2017 or beyond. Does that mean that all N-Tier tournaments would be under the umbrella of the DG Pro Tour?</b><br />
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Our goal is to increase the Pro Tour to have 12 to 14 events and to have every event in the tour be a premier event. If, in the future, the PDGA likes what we are doing and therefore decides to stop executing the National Tour, we would of course welcome any and all NTs to apply to be on the Pro Tour. The National Tour and Pro Tour are not mutually exclusive. In fact, our inaugural event, The Maple Hill Open presented by Vibram, is both a National Tour and a Pro Tour event.<br />
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<b>Do you guys have goals for cash added or payouts that you're aiming for?</b><br />
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We would like each event to have a minimum $30,000+ FPO/MPO payout. The minimum amount of added cash that we ask is $10,000.<br />
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<b>It doesn't take many tournament sign-ups to realize how quickly things get filled and pushed into long wait-lists. I believe Steve has had dedicated spots available in the past so that top level players aren't left in the cold if they can't get to a phone/computer at the right time. There's been some epic facebook/DGCR "discussions" about these situations. How are you planning on handling what will likely be a big # of players looking to get into these events?</b><br />
At this point in time we are going to be giving recommendations to our events on how to go about doing a tiered registration process, where higher rated players have the ability to sign up first. The Maple Hill Open is already an event that players must qualify to play, and the Ledgestone Insurance Open already has a tiered process where 990+ rated players have first crack to sign up. As our events grow we will look to implement a consistent process to take care of the sign-up issue.<br />
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<b>Any idea on the size of the events? #'s for MPO, WPO, Masters, Juniors, etc?</b><br />
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Our events will be focused on the showcase MPO/FPO divisions and those are the only divisions that will earn points towards the Tour Championship. In the long run, we foresee our events including the MPO and FPO divisions only. Pro Tour events will not be focused on age protected or junior divisions. Every event will vary in terms of the number of players, but our goal is around 15 to 25 FPO players and over 100 MPO players.<br />
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<b>Anything else we should know?</b><br />
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Every event will have live coverage, scoring and statistics. Additionally, we will be building a festival concept within each tournament with the plan that this will draw in newer players and spectators to the game.Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-74237641600398222002015-10-17T13:13:00.001-07:002015-10-17T13:15:11.845-07:00Shift Shift Pump the Breaks<br />
HELLO. It's Jason. Whoooo? I know, I know. I sorta disappeared.<br />
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I'd call it a long stretch of blogging vacation. I had to check out of the internet world for a while, because of 2 big things: <br />
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1. Renovating my basement has taken up a vast majority of my free time. Concrete demo sucks.<br />
2. I needed a break from the self analysis. <br />
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I wouldn't say that I ever lost the love of fieldwork, it's just that I started to miss the game of disc golf. I decided to (temporarily) pull the plug on form tweaking and blogging because I felt like I was too much in my own head and I really needed to get out and put the disc where it needed to go.<br />
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In the basket.<br />
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So let's get down to business. My fellow form nut, Sidewinder22 passes around Shawn Clement videos all the time, even though Clement is a ball golfer. Clement is a master of the golf swing and more importantly, he's very good at describing what we should be doing. <br />
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The beauty is that a ball golf swing is similar to a disc golf swing in all the key areas. So watching one of Clement's latest videos - he said something really amazing. <br />
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I'm going to paraphrase for the disc golf throw: during the back-swing, imagine that you're lined up to play tug of war with a person standing behind you. At the extension, imagine that you're lined up to play tug of war with a person standing IN FRONT of you.<br />
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I really want you to get up, outta that seat and keep your spine up-right, but set your hips and the pressure of your feet to be in the back-swing. (Some fools call it a reach back.) Maybe have a wife/girlfriend/boyfriend (who tolerates your insanity) hold onto your hand. <br />
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Feel the pressure. Ball of back foot only, HEEL UP. Keep your stance closed like it should be. The video above is able to show the forces of bracing back and then forward because I'm on a rug. Tug of war behind me, drives the rug backwards - then tug of war in front, drives the rug forward.<br />
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Now, here's the key: move from position 1 to position 2 and feel what happens to your body. Move back and forth! There's an axis through your core that is going to keep you in balance. If you're too far forward, you're going to start tipping. Too far back, you'll tip or get on your heel. Just right, through the axis of rotation and it's perfectly balanced and if feels so ridiculously powerful that you know you're onto something.<br />
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What I see very often in form critique requests, is that humans are good at setting up for the initial tug of war with the guy standing behind you. But when it comes time to brace to counter-balance your weight shifting around the axis, we fail to pull against the guy in front of us.<br />
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Ways I personally failed:<br />
1. Zero front side bracing.<br />
2. Barely front side bracing.<br />
3. Too far over my disc front side<br />
4. Not enough over my disc<br />
5. Chin too far down<br />
6. Back to #2<br />
7. You name it, I was doing it wrong<br />
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If you can brace against the front side, then when you're pulling back on the rim of the disc during extension - you get a very powerful ejection.<br />
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Period. It's on par with feeling what the hit does for you. Timing of that brace with the disc extension is a big piece of the engine.<br />
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Below is Eagle McMahon winning the tug of war on the front side.<br />
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<br />Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-29420300800088475902015-06-22T09:55:00.000-07:002015-06-22T09:55:55.516-07:00Nate's Road Journal Check-In<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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By Jason Liebgott<br />
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After Nate Sexton sat down with us for the <a href="http://www.heavydisc.com/2014/11/nate-sexton-player-and-gentleman.html">first interview</a> - I thought it would be fun to check in with him along the way and see what's going on.<br />
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<b>This question is a bit of a play on the last time I emailed you: If you could hop in a time machine and have a conversation with the pre-2015 tour Nate Sexton, what would you tell him? I have to think that you've learned some touring-life lessons along the way!</b><br />
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I don't think I would change much, touring with Paul in the rig that he has this season is a great way to go! I am tempted to say that I would advise my younger self to get out on the National Tour earlier but I am not sure it would have been as good an idea back then with nothing but an old car to travel in. So far I don't have any regrets!<br />
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<b>What has life on the tour clarified for you?</b><br />
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Eating well can be difficult, some areas of the United States do not yet know about good food. Some days the country feels really big, and other days it feels like we could drive to anywhere and be there sometime in the middle of the night tomorrow.<br />
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<b>Do you feel like you're seeing a plan start to form for your place in the industry as a full time job?</b><br />
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I am starting to think about my place within disc golf going forward. I do feel like there will be a full time job for me once I hang up the discs.<br />
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<b>What's the hardest struggle been?</b><br />
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Time away from my wife is far and away the most difficult part of playing on the tour.<br />
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<b>Do you feel that there's added pressure on you that comes with touring with Paul?</b><br />
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No, maybe if my face was huge on the side of the RV I would. I feel fortunate to be able to practice and play with Paul, he takes the game seriously and his play constantly reminds me that I am not good enough yet.<br />
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<b>Have you discovered anything about your game this season? Any specific shots that are needing work? Any form tweaks going on? Do you find yourself thinking less and committing more to the shot you know you have?</b><br />
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Somewhat, I know I still need work on my backhand power game through tight tunnels or near OB. I have made some strides but I still feel that most of my mistakes come from not fully committing to those shots.<br />
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<b>Has anybody surprised you with their game? Maybe somebody you recently met or have seen them coming on strong this season?</b><br />
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Lots of people, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjZ780pkabk" target="_blank">Anthony Barela</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqI2ClCXQlk" target="_blank">Zach Melton</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0T2-_urjo" target="_blank">Eagle McMahon</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGhA4EsC-R0" target="_blank">Nate Tomlinson</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxvQVNX0J2o" target="_blank">Calvin Heimburg</a>, to name a few. (Psst, I added some videos for each of these guys)<br />
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<b>Does a tour like this have you feeling like you'd want to continue doing it next year? </b><br />
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At this point I would be interested in touring again next season. I think I would need to build in more trips home to see my wife though.<br />
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<b>Did the fundraising for St. Jude have an impact on you?</b><br />
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It was fun, I worked really hard at it and I am proud of the money I was able to raise. If I can be involved again next year I will work even harder to help Disc Golf make a positive impact on our world.<br />
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<b>Music Trivia</b><br />
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<b>1. Song for getting ready before a tournament.</b><br />
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Paul takes care of these, he has some good ones. We usually listen to Kid Ink - Hell and Back.<br />
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<b>2. Song for driving across a never ending stretch of TX.</b><br />
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I like Conor Oberst in one form or another. Bright Eyes, or Mystic Valley Band.<br />
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<b>3. Song for beers after the round is over.</b><br />
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Dawes - When My Time Comes<br />
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Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-81459798391638860572015-06-07T13:47:00.001-07:002015-06-12T11:30:44.299-07:00Putting: At the BeginningBy TAFL Hols<br />
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First apologies for the delay in getting to this post. A lot of life has happened over the past several weeks, including my mother going in and out of the hospital and my wife breaking her ankle in three places (which means extra work hours for me). The arrival of monsoon season (sooo much rain) and not making it to the course also helped put a damper on things.<br />
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The previous two posts of mine looked at what I want to see at the end of a putt and during the flight of a putt. This post looks at the beginning of a putt--the part that determines what actually happens during the rest of it.<br />
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The first thing I want at the beginning of a putt is a motion that is repeatable. Properly, a motion that is accurately repeatable. I want to be able to train my muscles to make the same motion time after time, with an absolute minimum of variance.<br />
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The next thing I want of my putting stroke is the ability to put the disc on the exact line I want. For putting without having to curve around an obstacle, that means putting the disc on a line direct to the basket. When there's an obstacle to curve around, it means being able to provide the necessary turn to clear the obstacle, using the same basic stroke.<br />
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The means I use to achieve these ends is a spin putt technique. My upper arm moves in a single plane--vertically. It begins lowered and raises during the stroke, with the amount it gets raised determining the loft of the putt. The other hinges of the arm--wrist and elbow--are used to provide the spin and angles. The wrist is the primary generator of spin. The elbow helps provide drive for longer putts and help provide the hyzer/anhyzer angles necessary for bending putts around obstacles.<br />
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So, on short putts, only the wrist bends to provide the spin on the disc. Between the drive provided by the wrist, the forward shift of weight, and the loft provided by the rest of the arm rising vertically, the disc has enough speed to get to the basket. On longer putts, the elbow bends to add power/distance. The upper arm provides the line and the elbow and wrist bend during the backswing and then snap back into line with the upper arm for the delivery.<br />
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I work to keep my torso from interfering with the movement of the disc during the backswing. It appears to me that I line up with my body closer to perpendicular to the basket than most people. When I shift my weight onto the rear leg and draw back my hips, this seems to clear more room for the disc on the drawback/backswing and less interference from the torso. Or so it feels to me.<br />
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Now, push putting, as I understand it, locks the entire arm into a single unit and uses the weight shift and some springy fingers to launch the disc on a straight line. This makes for a repeatable stroke, certainly, as there are no hinges bending then realigning. The times I tried this approach, I couldn't shape lines worth a darn and gave up trying straight away.<br />
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One can stand broadside and deliver the disc in much the same fashion as an approach shot, a technique that meets the general requirements I have for putting. Indeed, I use this style at times. I've found that it's more difficult for me to have fine control over the loft of a putt, however, so I've not adopted it as my primary putting style.<br />
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I've discounted the chicken wing approach as having more hinges moving around than I'm comfortable using. The addition of the shoulder moving in more than one axis seems to be too much work for me to lock in accurately, especially when I may go long periods without much play.<br />
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Different players find different techniques useful, obviously. There are players who consistently putt well using techniques different from mine. I offer up what I do and how I think about it as a way of helping other players think about what they do. Close consideration of how one plays is how one figures out how to get better, I reckon, so is a useful exercise. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04305815929368157713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-67807768628757522212015-05-15T06:55:00.002-07:002015-06-12T11:31:03.390-07:00The Importance of the Non-dominant SideBy Christopher Lard<br />
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All of my disc golf career I haven't paid any attention to my left arm. I throw RHBH, and I've thought endlessly about my right hand, wrist, arm, shoulder as well as my legs, feet, and hips. Careful consideration has been given to spine angle, weight distribution, and head placement but I have utterly ignored the left (non-dominant) side of my upper body.<br />
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So, obviously, my most recent distance breakthrough came from activating my left side. As far as I can tell this comes in two main parts. First you use the left side to pull the upper body around with more tension during the backswing, and then, once the weight shifts, the chest and core create a springboard to rotate the right side through faster.<br />
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<b>Loading the Backswing</b><br />
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This part clicked for me while watching a Simon Lizotte clinic.<br />
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Right at the 10:20 mark he says that in a full reach back you should really be using your left shoulder to pull your body around. This loading of the backswing with the left shoulder is what makes the unloading of the tension so effective.<br />
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<b>Unloading the Backswing</b><br />
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I can't begin to guess how much I've watched Paul McBeth slow motion videos, but it's a lot. One thing that he does very obviously is pull his left arm in with his chest and core right as the weight is shifting to the front foot. Focus on the action of the left arm beginning at around 8 seconds.<br />
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He goes from having the left arm lagging behind to abruptly pulling it in to his midline creating tension that springs his right side open with a ton of added force. If you could see his chest and core right now I guarantee every muscle would be tense The timing of this action is extremely important, but once your left side goes from being weight that is slowing down your rotation to tension that speeds it up the difference is amazing. It brings a truly explosive feeling to the throwing motion that is unlike anything else I've experienced. The difference between a left side that lags behind and one that assists the rotation will give a completely different feeling to the end of the throw. My right side feels like it's being sprung open by my left upper body, and it gives a strong feeling of late acceleration.<br />
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Above is a comparison of my current form (top) and my form back in November (bottom). There are lots of differences here, but the thing I want to focus on is the action of the left side starting right at 35 seconds. Just as the weight transfers to my front foot I bring my left shoulder and arm through to create tension in my upper body that will power my body open through the rotation. Compare that to the bottom throw where you can see that my left side is lagging behind sapping power out of the rotation.<br />
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When I worked this into my swing I accidentally did it in reverse, and in retrospect I think that is the best way to go about it. If you are already throwing 350'+ then your backswing is probably adequate, and adding in the unloading, forward action (like McBeth) will be immediately beneficial once the timing is down. The added turn that you get during the backswing from the added loading action only really makes sense once you have a feel for unloading what you already have. As with any motion, I would add this in doing stand still throws before adding it to an x step. Timing is essential, and the x step makes all timing about 10x harder.<br />
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One of the difficulties I encountered early on when trying to bring these concepts to my throw is that I would tighten up the rest of my body even though I only wanted to tighten up parts of my left side. When trying to implement this be sure to keep everything (other than the left side during the inward pull of the left arm) loose and relaxed as usual. Tension in your body can only work for you when it's localized with the proper timing.<br />
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I hope this helps others as much as it has helped me! As always, any feedback or comments are appreciated. Thanks for reading!CLardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271524230950047303noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-72970004540876049902015-04-16T20:49:00.000-07:002015-06-12T11:31:23.880-07:00Dust your shoulders offBy Jason<br />
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Was trying to think of a good title about shoulders, and that led me to Jay-Z (... cause I'm straight with the Roc). By the way, who knew that Jay-Z played disc golf - let alone that he'd be a Roc fan?! Wonder if he throws old CE Rocs? Anyways, I've spent quite a bit of time thinking on shoulders and something started "hmmmm'ing" in my brain. To the video archive I went, to start going frame by frame to really figure this out.<br />
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I eventually grabbed a pen and paper and drew up a sketch and the cogs kept turning, then the paper turned into a mess and I went to the computer for some high-class photoshopping:<br />
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Looks pretty normal, but then something jumped out at me: notice how on the second line - the angle of the shoulders to the upper arm DECREASED? Did I just screw up the image?<br />
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No. The timing of the shoulders opening (turning to face the target), will actually be a part of where the power comes from.<br />
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Bear with me on this, because I believe it's one of the hidden secrets that rarely gets talked about, because honestly it's sneaky and not readily visible (and it happens really fast).<br />
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As you guide the disc to your center chest or even the right pec, the proper timing will have your shoulders aimed right along the line you're throwing on. As you start extending the disc forward, your shoulders are still coming though, catching up to a point where the upper arm is at a 90° from the shoulders.<br />
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At that point, you have a muscle base of shoulders/lats/triceps that are going to create a natural frame that will hold that position. MikeC below demonstrating what I'm talking about. Specifically, let's check out frame 5, 6,7, and 8 to see how much the shoulders open as the disc pretty much stays put.<br />
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The shoulders open, but the disc stays put... building up a natural constraint that gets loaded up full of potential energy. In screen shot 8, I put the discs in there to show the full power pocket - and in my mind, this answers a question I see all the time: what is the thing that allows you to throw faster?<br />
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For a very long time I was thinking that it must have been the bracing that delivering all the power, but while EXTREMELY important, there was something else going on because I was able to throw some long drives with no x-step and no real shifting (just good posture).<br />
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You hit an elasticity constraint when your upper arm is fighting to stay at 90 degrees, being compressed and then pushed open by the opening shoulders. The shoulders are driving the lever system open.<br />
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If you're right handed, reach back and feel your right lat (side back muscle) and then feel your left one. Right one is going to be more developed. We use that muscle to lock the arm into the 90° position, and swing that sucker open. I have quite a bit more "meat" on the right side.<br />
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Let me warn you: it's easy to over open. Over opening would be getting the shoulders open before that disc is at the center chest/right pec. Paul McBeth, above, keeps that upper body closed until that magic 90° angle is locked in, so that the opening will drive the full arm open. Open too soon, and you're going to drag the disc and lose the rigidity of the system that you need to take advantage of to get the goods.<br />
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Wanted to also tell you guys what's been up with me, personally. I resigned a job that I'd had for the last 8 years and took a new gig. It's been pretty difficult balancing the new job and then immediately contracting for the old job after hours, trying to play disc golf / field work and keep the kids on schedule for piano practice, classes, play dates and then of course doing my taxes. I do get quite a few emails from you awesome people, and lately it's been much harder to write back very quickly, so please be patient with me. If you're looking for specific form analysis, I strongly suggest <a href="http://www.dgcoursereview.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=4" target="_blank">DGCR</a> as a fantastic resource of very wise players - and they even have a dedicated section for form review.<br />
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Things should hopefully settle down in the not-so-distant-future, but right now I'm barely keeping my head above water. But a blizzard just arrived in Denver, so it's okay - I was needing a forced rest anyways!<br />
<br />Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-90254170475312430022015-04-07T11:27:00.000-07:002015-04-07T11:27:51.601-07:00The Mental GameBy Brian Castello<br />
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I usually talk form technique in my articles but I'm taking a small detour to talk about the most important, yet most often overlooked part of disc golf: the mental game.<br />
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Tournament season is now in full swing and after an offseason of taking an extended time off from playing rounds and just doing field work I decided to play in a tournament. I am a very competitive person and love playing in tournaments. However, playing tournaments while your making swing changes can be rough. I found out first hand. Enter the fragile mind of a disc golfer if you dare.<br />
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I started the round out great for me I was shooting par through 9 holes and I was on track to shoot within a few strokes of par. I was exactly where I wanted to be, but then I made a dumb decision. My tee shot landed about 15 ft from the basket. Sounds great except I had putt through a gap between two trees for the birdie. My gut instinct was to lay up around the trees and take my par. I ignored that went for the birdie and it kicked off one of the trees. I then preceded to miss my par putt. Bogey. I was angry at myself and I made the crucial error of taking that anger to the next hole.<br />
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The next hole was tricky. Distance wise it was driveable but its way too technical to get there on your drive. The smart play is a placement shot to the landing zone. That's exactly what I did. My tee shot landed a little bit right of where I wanted, but when I got to my lie I realized I was actually in good shape. I had about a 150 ft forehand upshot to the basket. I'm usually very comfortable with this shot. I'm better at forehand upshots than with my backhand. I sawed off my shot way early into the woods.<br />
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"Not again! You're just going to keep making those stupid mistakes aren't you." That's what entered my mind and my solid round snowballed out of control. My day was over from that point on. The mental onslaught continued the rest of the day. I ended the round with 4 bogies and 2 double bogies. The second round was worse.<br />
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Anger leads to doubt; doubt leads to mistrust. Play disc golf like that and your toast. There is a great book for golf called "Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect". We have talked about it here on Heavy Disc before and for good reason. Here is a great excerpt from it that summarizes things nicely.<br />
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Getting angry is one of your options. But if you choose to get angry, you are likely to get tighter. That's going to hurt your rhythm and your flow. It will upset you and distract you. It will switch on your analytical mind and your tendency to criticize and analyze everything you do that falls short of perfection. It will start you thinking about the mechanical flaws in your swing. and trying to correct them.</blockquote>
A strong mental game is what separates good players from great players. Let take Paul McBeth for example. Why is he the best player in the world right now? Let me tell you it's not because of any physical skill he has. What?!?! He's one of the best probably in every disc golf category you could think of. That definitely is a part of the reason and helps make him a great player; however, you could find other professional players with similar skill sets. His mental game is top notch and that is what sets him apart. Watch any commentary on him playing and you will hear comments like he's got "ice water in his veins" and the like. In other words, he's got a strong mental game. He keeps himself focused only on the next shot at hand and lets the previous shots go.<br />
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Alternatively, you could train yourself to accept the fact that as a human being, you are prone to mistakes. Golf is game played by human beings. Therefore, golf is a game of mistakes.</blockquote>
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The best golfers strive to minimize mistakes, but they don't expect to eliminate them. And they understand that it's most important to respond well to the mistakes they inevitably make. </blockquote>
Did I make mistakes in the 1st round where started off playing well? Absolutely. The difference was my mindset. There is power in positive thinking. Don't think so? Play a round and completely dog yourself whenever you make a mistake. The next round whenever you make a mistake be uplifting and positive. I'm sure you'll find the results more satisfying and the round more fun. A strong mental game helps keep a good round from going bad, and can help turn a good round into a great one. You just have to trust in the preparation and work you have put into your game.<br />
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Lesson learned again the hard way. I'll work on not being so stubborn next time.<br />
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Here is some great resources to help improve your mental game.<br />
"Golf is Not A Game of Perfect" by Bob Rotella<br />
"Golf is A Game of Confidence" by Bob Rotella<br />
"Zen & The Art Of Disc Golf" by Patrick McCormick<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18149479561269707227noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-73601868842058166362015-03-09T09:43:00.001-07:002015-03-09T09:43:50.532-07:00How I learned to love the hyzerI got the following email from a reader (Lee) who shared the following thoughts. I added by reply below his email. I love getting emails like this from readers! Makes my day, that's for sure.<br />
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<b>To: Jason</b><br />
<b>From: Lee</b><br />
<b>Subject: Blog Suggestions</b><br />
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I just wanted to tell you that I've really enjoyed reading your blog. Your honesty and dedication really ring true. I think it’s great because you aren't a top pro telling someone how to throw 500 feet. You are a regular guy like all of us out here who love playing and just want to figure out how to improve. Your backhand info has completely changed my game. I’m still a work in progress, but the gains have been obvious and I’m enjoying being out there more now that I have something to latch on to in terms of technique.<br />
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In looking at the content of your blog and noticed that a huge portion of your blog is dedicated to throwing far. What I don’t see too much of is advice on how to actually play the game well. I’d like to hear more about how to approach strategy. Arnold Palmer once said that if he had to play against a weekend golfer and had the exact same skill set, he would still win 99% of the time. He said this was due to understanding how to score well. When to go for it, when to hold back, how to play a high percentage shot, etc. It really stuck with me. I’m probably never going to throw 500 feet, but If I can manage to play higher percentage shots decently, I should be able to beat my friends. It seems to me amateurs really need to know how to avoid trouble. I’d figure I throw 5-7 bad shots per round which isn’t a ton, but if each one costs me a stroke, then that’s 5-7 strokes I can make up if I can just manage to not throw the terrible shot. Some of these are drives, but many are approaches and putts.<br />
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So I’ve been really working on getting those 5-7 strokes back. Of course I work on driving technique too, but I really wanted to clean up my short game because that’s the quickest and most accessible area that can be utilized in game. So for upshots I’ve been I’ve been playing a game (sees attached image) where I throw 10 discs (putters and midrange) and try to park them within my putting comfort zone (You can do this at any park by just picking a tree or something). If I land in that area, I give myself a point. If I land outside my comfort zone but still within the putting circle (I’m solid to about 25ft.), then I score it a zero. If any disc lands outside the circle, I subtract a point. I play to 10 with each kind of throw (hyzer, straight, anny, forehand and backhand, etc.). I start at 125’ out and work my way out to 225’ from the target. Lastly, I count how many throws of 10 discs does it take to actually score 10 points. If I threw every disc perfectly, then I would reach 10 pts. with just 10 discs.<br />
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The effect of this game has been profound on my scores. Not only have I shaved 4-5 strokes off my score, I learned what each disc does in a very specific way. I also learned in terms of percentage how effective a shot actually is. Say, for example, I played the game three times (hyzer, straight, and anny). It typically takes me 13-20 hyzer throws to get to 10 points, it takes me 22-30 straight throws to get to 10 pts., and it takes 20-40 anny shots to get me the 10 points. This information is huge! That means that my hyzer throw is twice as effective in getting me to my putting comfort zone than an anny. I learned that if I face about 10 degrees to the right of the target, my disc on a hyzer line will land about 15 ft. to the right of the target and ultimately stop right on the pin.<br />
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I also try to play this game with obstacles. I realized that a lot of strokes that always cost me typically come from being in a weird spot and trying to throw out of it. So with that I learned what throws will work and also (maybe more importantly) when I should just toss the disc back to the fairway and know that it’s the better move.<br />
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This game has totally changed my scores and I’m beating some friends who are much higher rated than I am. It’s increased confidence in a huge way because I know that as long as I can get the disc to around 175’ or closer to the pin, I should hit par at worst. Most holes are only 300-400 feet, so that means I only need a throw of 200-300 feet and I should be fine. Knowing that I don’t need a huge dive has taken the effort off my drives and now they actually go farther and are more accurate. At most bigger courses, shooting par would be a great round (for me). If there are a few shorter holes then going under par is pretty easy.<br />
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Anyway, I know there are probably a million things that can be talked about in terms of lowering the score of a round. I’d love to see how you would approach that topic.<br />
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Also, in addition to that upshot game, I have been steadfastly playing the "driven 1025" putt app on my iPhone. I figure the best chance I have to score well is by increasing my putt range combined with parking an upshot closer to the pin. The more the upshot landing zone and the comfort putt zone overlap, the better off I will be. : )<br />
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Keep up the great work. : )<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Lee<br />
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Awesome stuff Lee, do you mind if I post that on the site?! I think it's a great game and one that's really similar to something I do with my fieldwork.<br />
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<a href="http://www.heavydisc.com/2014/05/how-do-i-improve.html">http://www.heavydisc.com/2014/05/how-do-i-improve.html</a><br />
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Check out the "Knowing your Strengths" section.<br />
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I've written a few times about trying to improve my strategic game, but my opinion is that once you develop a firm understanding of what your shot selection is - and fully understand your bag and how each disc mold handles wind/power/angles (which is NO small task) - then it becomes about getting out of your own way and fully committing to putting the disc in the basket WHEN you believe it's inside your ability.<br />
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I'm at a very VERY strange place right now, where I've been hitting metal from 50' almost half the time in rounds. Yesterday I hit 2 "putts" from 10-20' outside the circle at a tags match. Then I air-mailed a 60'er that cost me a long come-backer that I chained out on for a bogey. I'm trying to figure it out myself in terms of what is the better play and quite often it comes down to the consequences of the miss. Am I putting down hill or on hard-pan that'll slide the disc away from the basket? Am I in grass or snow or mud that'll eat the disc like Velcro? How hard will I have to throw the disc to be chain high without being a huge lob?<br />
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I'm very much trying to put that stuff together in my own mind.<br />
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Learning that from 250' and closer you're in for 2 at a very high % gives you so much confidence to play smarter and most importantly - knowing that the hyzer is your single most powerful shot in terms of accuracy is a complete game changer. Over and over and over, watching MPO footage - you see top card players throwing the hyzer. If it's inside of 400' - I'm throwing a hyzer if it's available. I go more nose down to add some distance or decrease the hyzer angle, but it is coming out of my hand on a hyzer - and that alone as almost completely removed errant disc-flips from my game.<br />
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know your hyzer!</div>
Heavy Dischttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859554566219778845noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2026852332372496889.post-64885065134530857782015-02-24T08:05:00.000-08:002015-02-24T15:27:51.648-08:00The Downward Tilt<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7000007629395px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><u>The Downward Tilt - Manipulating Angles and Creating Leverage.</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Okay, Jason here again. I wanted to also share this video of Zachery. If you've watched me throw on my youtube channel, you may notice that I take a very similar motion. That's for good reason. I found this video of his, and at the same time SW22 posted <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBe7hX-Ccpo" target="_blank">this one</a> from Shawn Clement on balance. It clicked in such a big way that balance (like Zachery was displaying) was exactly what I needed to start forcing myself to do. It really was a great moment for my form and my accuracy.</span></span></blockquote>
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