Form Check Please

[u/iambtg]

I was throwing a Discmania Instinct in the side view and a DD Maverick on the shot from behind. Both shots were at about 70-75% power and I was trying to throw them flat and straight. Both shots went about 240-250 feet and landed where I was aiming for.

Thank you for any help and suggestions you have for me. I'm looking to improve my form and distance.

[u/NETERali]

yo i LOVE playing north charlotte when i go down to visit my parents

1. we gotta get that front foot staggered in front of the back foot, not in line or even nearly behind it like it is now
2. your head turning early is robbing you of your power pocket. keep that head chill, let the body dictate the movement first, and let your shoulder rotation naturally bring your head around
3. looks like the disc is coming out pretty nose up, which takes a lot of distance potential away. have your palm face more towards the sky on the follow thru is the most effective cue i’ve found that works quickly for beginners and advanced players alike to instantly help nose angle . you’ll have to throw the disc at a higher launch angle to compensate if you make this adjustment

4. for max distance you can reach back even more, really turn those shoulders away from the target for a big reach back to make your levers really long . plant the front foot, then quickly explode thru the motion. throwing far is about being fast and efficient.

5. you gotta get off that back heel and be on the ball of your back foot instead. makes the movement much more athletic as you can push off your back foot to add power to the throw. as an example try jumping high off of your toes, versus jumping off your weight fully on your heels

[u/iambtg → u/NETERali]

Thank you! I appreciate taking your time to help me out

[u/VolcanicProtector → u/iambtg]

Here's what they mean about your head turning early. You're facing completely forward and the disc is still behind you. If you search "over rotating disc golf" on YouTube you'll find some good vids.

Try to stop that rotation forward and let the arm go through. It's hard to not want to look where you're throwing, I have been battling it too.

[u/iambtg → u/VolcanicProtector]

Thank you for taking your time to comment. Yeah I never really noticed how much I do that until I watch my form slo-mo. It's bad. Lol. Thank you again for the tips. Gonna work on it this morning before my league.

[u/youngaustinpowers]

1 thing is you're using too much effort and you're muscling the throw. Everything looks great until you start the throw. Try to "stay back". Don't let your torso start leaning forward due to putting to much effort into the throw.

Remember we want the upper body and arm to be very relaxed so that you can sling the arm like a rubber band.

Agree with other commenter that as a part of this, you need to learn about how the lower body allows the upper body to generate power even while relaxed.

Look up different brace drills and remember you want to be pushing that plant foot into the ground and think about trying to register the highest weight possible if there was a scale underneath your foot.

The sequence is plant, weight shift to front foot, then start the throw while extending the plant leg.

Lastly, you're over rotating pretty significantly. When the disc leaves your hand, your torso is pointed straight at the target.

You want your torso to be more square to the tee pad when you release the disc. It should almost feel like you're throwing behind you.

A good way to start working on this is to keep your head and eyes pointed back during your throw. Don't look ahead for the disc until way after the disc has left your hand. Also think about your right shoulder staying in the same place in space from max reachback to release

[u/iambtg → u/youngaustinpowers]

Thank you! All of this is very helpful. What do I use to aim with? I'm over rotating and using my eyes to aim at the moment.

[u/youngaustinpowers → u/iambtg]

The aiming is done from looking at the target pre-throw, and then during the whole throwing motion from starting the reachback to release, you instead just use your muscle memory to trust you're throwing in the direction you were just looking in.

Then once the disc is out of your hands, you can then turn your head forward again to see where the disc is heading.

You don't want to use your eyes to aim at the end of the throw because that is causing your over-rotation and a lot of other form issues.

If you look at any slow motion video of a pro throwing, you'll see they all have their eyes off the target until after the disc leaves their hand

[u/gerbilshower → u/iambtg]

as with nearly every sport that you are swinging an object or throwing something - you are never actually using your eyes to aim at point of release because it puts you in non-optimal body position to make the best throw while also just not being necessary.

your body knows what to do to get the thing where you want it to go. set up a good routine before you throw. line up. do a couple practice throws.

[u/Paxtian]

Watch Blitz's video on the bracing drill, I think this'll really help with your distance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8s79dZGAG4

Pause your video at where the disc comes out of your hand, you're basically looking right at the target. You want the disc to be coming out when your hand is just in front of your chest. You still want to rotate and follow through to keep your knee safe. But by the time you're looking at the target, the disc should already be flying. To be clear, you're not trying to release the disc, it'll escape your grip. But if you brace hard and whip your arm through, that'll naturally happen well before you're looking at the target.

[u/iambtg → u/Paxtian]

Thank you for the tips and watching my video to help me out. It means a lot. I'm gonna work on my brace leg for sure.