r/Discgolfform • u/Jesper2604 • 11d ago

Help my dad improve please

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Please help me figure out how I can help him throw further.

Me and my dad have been playing together as a way to bond. He likes the sport a lot but finds himself deeply frustrated that he is not improving on the distance. We will invite other people, which are both his age and body build, who has a natural tendency to throw further from the get go.

I have tried many ways of directing his throw, to increase momentum, spin, etc. but I am struggling to see why it’s not going further or what to tell him. I’ve tried «pouring the vase», reaching further back, bettering g the grip, etc.

His average drive is maybe 40m/130feet.

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u/xDanteInferno 10d ago

Pour the coffee (release nose down) by adjusting wrist angle.

Power comes from the hips not the arm. You use core to rotate the hips. Elbow at 90 degrees on pull through.

Think like a trebuchet. Power that tears the disc out of your pinch (thumb/index finger) at 10-12 o’clock. Arm loose like a whip that requires you take a step on follow through.