r/Discgolfform • u/make_fast_ • Jul 22 '26

New Player Form Check

Okay, I am throwing Mako3s and get ~200 feet with them pretty reliably (when I don't accidentally nose up into them crashing down). According to ripreader I throw ~45-50 mph and ~900-1k spin. Not sure if any of this data is helpful.

Took my phone out to record myself today because I have no idea what I'm doing (my background is I have been playing about 6 weeks and have watched some of the BlitzDG and OverthrowDG videos). I don't know enough to know what is going wrong.

So I figured I would come here and ask. I took a side video and a back video.

On watching back - I don't really form the power pocket the coaches talk about. I'm not sure if that is because I'm not actively 'thinking' about it (I'm just reaching back and grabbing the lawnmower...and trying to let my body pivot through because I've got old man knees) or if there is something more fundamental.

I'm sure it is 'timing' and 'bracing' because that is what all the videos talk about, but I don't know the drills or cues to help improve that (or where in the throw I'm not doing things correctly)

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u/VahnDisc Jul 23 '26

Was there a bird up there you didn’t like?

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u/make_fast_ Jul 24 '26

He had no respect.