I am reading all of these posts about acing extremely long holes, but I am still stuck on the fact of throwing that far. How do you guys get such amazing distance?????? I am seriously amazed if you can throw over 400 ft. But here that is commonplace. I can't even reach 360. What are some of your secrets? I am dying to know!!!

1. this is a message board so in general people add about 100 feet to how far they can really throw on flat terrain with no wind.

2. Get yourself an Orc

3. follow the link below and read everything there and then experiment (practice) and see what works for you.

http://www.discgolfreview.com/resources/articles.shtml

it's true people lie, but still, if people are throwing 500 ft. that is amazing.

Yes, it is amazing how far some people can throw. I saw Schweb throw 40 feet past the pin on a slightly uphill 500 foot hole. And then you look at the guy who set the distance record throwing 800 feet. that's scary far :D

still, if you work at it you'll be surprised how much you can improve your own distance. I'm throwing 50 feet farther than I could last year and hope to continue improving at that pace. the new plastic doesn't hurt either

I'm no power thrower, but I get my best rips when I don't think too hard about the throw. Over throwing always gets me in the dirt. Another thing is when you are doing the "bent elbow" try to think about it if as you were pull starting a lawnmower. I heard that from somebody and It really helps

I am reading all of these posts about acing extremely long holes, but I am still stuck on the fact of throwing that far. How do you guys get such amazing distance?????? I am seriously amazed if you can throw over 400 ft. But here that is commonplace. I can't even reach 360. What are some of your secrets? I am dying to know!!!



Throwing far takes plenty of time and practice...bla bla bla. While many people exaggerrate their distances, many actually can throw, 400', 500', even 600'+. A "secret" would be to go to a football or large baseball field, and take time to throw smoothly, tinkering with angles of release(hyzer/anhyzer), throwing with and in to the wind...Do this rather than practicing at a course, and you'll be throwing 400' soon enough /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!



Kris Allen
Tom Monroe
Joe Thacker
Tim Keith
Ben Long
Max Herring
Manly Yeilding
Dean Tannock
Lavonne Wolf
Zack Easterling
Matt Conteras
Tom Neimann
Matt Orum
Blake Orum

These are the people that I personally know and have witnessed throw over 400ft on flat level ground with out the aid of a tailwind. And actually I have seen them throw over 425. Tim Keith and Kris Allen both threw over 450ft in a 15mph headwind with DX Beasts at the Alabama State Games this past October. And all these guys regularly play on the infamously short Southern National Courses.

If your playing open and have not seen someone throw over 400ft, then where are you playing where there are no holes over 400?

"This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple! "

Let me see....

I was in Ann Arbor this past summer for the DGLO and there was a final nine and there was well over 300 people in the gallery, all of which, as far as I know, were not wearing prosthetics of their lower extremities. Hence each had two feet. Now, if each of the players in the final nine threw their disc past at least 201 of these people, that would be... ...let's see..... 402 feet that these discs flew over! Not to mention the number of toes!

Now Chris H, there are liars, and there are those that just can't handle the truth. Let's not get confused.

Kris,
Nice List. Looks like you started with the A's.

Kris Allen
Tom Monroe
Joe Thacker
Tim Keith
Ben Long
Max Herring
Manly Yeilding
Dean Tannock
Lavonne Wolf
Zack Easterling
Matt Conteras
Tom Neimann
Matt Orum
Blake Orum

But I'm hurt that you left me and Brian Moon off the list. Both of us can throw over 400' just about all the time.

With my 200' and Brian's 225' we break 400' on a regular basis.

Ron

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!



Good one Chris. Even I have thrown 400 feet -- and it seems to me you threw 550 feet at the Worlds distance competition this year to take fourth place. However, on this message board there are mainly Am.s (myself included) and often people who exaggerate about their abilities :D

By the way Chris -- you're still in your early twenties, you are the 23rd highest rated player in the PDGA, and you have won over 10 grand this year playing disc golf. You beat Barry Schultz in a playoff in his home state and you've been known to get some serious D.

What things have you found improved your distance over the years? (now that you are a top pro, you need to practice giving us advice :D)

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!



Oh! Sorry I thought you meant 40' I misposted :D No one will ever be able to throw 400'(except CB_Disco-He throws 800' now) :D

He suckered all of you!! :D:p :D Mr. Heeren has played nowhere near 20 years! Like he said at the beginning of his post, "This is all bull#$%*." Good one Chris.

this season... i've increased my distance by about 50 feet or so (in the middle of the season). I was approaching 375-385 [some 400+]. Towards the end of the season, I saw a drastic drop in my distance to about 325-340- anyone know why? When I tried to get more D, my accuracy went out the window. I'm learning that control is much more important than distance... i've since put my orcs and flashes to the "back of the bag" and replaced them with teebirds, 10x. I still get 325-350 D on average, but with much, much more accuracy. Although 2's are nice, I'll settle (at this point) for more three's and avoiding the 4's or 5's that ruin the round...just some thoughts...

Erick

BTW,

I just picked up a powerball to try to increase my snap on the disc, hoping for more D, but controlled D...

He suckered all of you!! :D:p :D Mr. Heeren has played nowhere near 20 years! Like he said at the beginning of his post, "This is all bull#$%*." Good one Chris.



Uh...Actually, you may have been the only one "suckered", sucka.

Oh! Sorry I thought you meant 40' I misposted No one will ever be able to throw 400'(except CB_Disco-He throws 800' now)



:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

The real key is to find the style and disc that works for YOU. Some like to throw Hyzer flips for distance. Some like to throw tight S curves for Disctance. Some like to throw big ANNY bombs with something overstable.

You just have to buy a TON of long distance drivers and go to a field and find out which disc and which style works best for you. Its ALL ABOUT being SMOOTH and having good timing. You could be the strongest person around but if your timing is off and your not smooth you may not be able to throw 250 ft.

Go to a field and practice distance. Different grips different disc and different run ups.

I like to use a modified 4 finger power grip and throw something stable but not over stable. Something like a Crush maybe even a Heavy more stable Flash if there is a tailwind. I have a huge run up with a BIG X step i throw the disc flat out to the left and high let it flip over glide out FOREVER and then S back at the end. If im throwing a Flash i try to put a little hyzer on it. This is just for Max D though. I NEVER use this on the course. I use a 3 step run up with the X step on the course. Very slow and very controlled. I can throw 380-400 straight shots and hyzers. When your playing a tournament you never really NEED to throw any more then 400-450 ft. Truthfully there are some 1009 rated pros that dont even hit 400 ft on there BEST DRIVES.

PUTTING is where you win and lose tournaments. NOT on the tee. I am a perfect example of that. Im done trying to throw far now im going to do what i should have in the first place. LEARN HOW TO PUTT :D

Blake Ts website is really good too :D

Distance is overrated. A year ago I could barely break 300'. I spent 6 months on the soccer field 2-4 times a week. My longest drive now is 425', and I consistently average 375'. However in the process I lost a lot of accuracy. Now I am working on being able to throw where I want and not worrying about the D.

In other words worry about putting the disc where you want, and the D will come eventually. It's a much better path than the ill-conceived one I have taken.

Distance is overrated.

In other words worry about putting the disc where you want, and the D will come eventually. It's a much better path than the ill-conceived one I have taken.



Hence my user name "PARK N' TWO PUTT" I have the drives to easily compete in open, what I lack is the short game. It does me no good against the rest of the field when I can put it within 30ft of the pin on a 400+ hole off the box and bounce off the basket on the birdie putt. It sucks to hear chains and watch your disc bounce out the backside, it happens too often to me.

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!



I'm sorry you've never seen anyone throw over 400'. I guess that's what happens when you're not that good, don't play any tournaments, and never play with anyone good. :D

No Kidding..Heck even my weak arm can push over 400 every once in a while

Distance is EVERYTHING, putting is NOTHING. Practice distance all the time and your scores will lower, don't ever waste your time practicing putting!

The key to distance is a skeleton key!

You would be suprised, but their are courses where distance is everything. Then again there are alot more where accuracy is... but in my opinion you need to average 300' to play competitivley. Does anyone disagree?

300' drives that you can drop within 30' of a target will do very well in any event. The problem is when I am driving that well, I usually can't hit anything within that 30' circle.

I guess I'm fortunate when I am putting my drives where i want them my putts are also "ON". Then again when my drives are off my putts suck, go figure.

Edit... The best players I've played with, and I have played with world champions, all throw over 400', so I would say that distance means something. Even for myself after increasing disctance 40' from 270' to 310' on average made my game alot better.

I'm not close to pro, but to me it seems like being great at putting is obviously most important when it comes to shaving off points from your score, but it also seems like to me, that if you work on your driving and actually improve your distance, as a side effect, you'll gain a greater understanding of fluidity and how the disc flies, and how you need to throw it for best predictability, which seems like it would help for accuracy on drives, (you may throw less accurate for your new distance, but seems like you'd throw more accurate for the distance you were throwing before you practiced improving distance) and seems like it'd help you understand how to throw a accurate and predictable putt. Practicing putting might go the other way too, in improving understanding of stability for drives, but doesn't seem as likely...

I retract my previous statement, I just witnessed my brother throw 3 outta 10 drives over 400' today his longest being 430'

While I agree that putting is very important to lowering scores I don't think it is the most important thing. I would say the most important thing to have done is getting out of trouble. It doesn't matter if you can hit that 30 footer for par if you can't get it near the basket. Everyone can protect the card when they have good drives, but the key to good golf is making sure there are as few 5's or worse as possible. 4's will happen on occasion, but making sure you don't have a 7 will also greatly reduce scores. When I go to work on my game I intentionally find a basket with trees around it and throw discs from the basket into the foilage and try and get up and down. I think it is that skill which dropped my average score about 13 or more strokes throughout 2004. While I agree that putting is all a part of that... at least if you're up shot is within putting distance you are making a 4 at worst most of the time.

Would it not, then, be more/most important, then, to stay 'out' of trouble? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Would it not, then, be more/most important, then, to stay 'out' of trouble? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


The phrase "Sh_t Happens" comes to mind. :cool:

...and (sh)'it' will happen again after that...and again, after that! :mad:I promise!! :D

And you think this is news to me?

Keys to Distance: Throwing far & staying out of trouble!

Keys to Distance: Throwing far & staying out of trouble!


Now there is some genius... if you want distance... throw it far. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

the key to good golf is making sure there are as few 5's or worse as possible. 4's will happen on occasion, but making sure you don't have a 7 will also greatly reduce scores.


I never really thought of it that way, I always thought the goal was to have as few of 3's as possible

My secrets:

1. Grunt like Monica Seles

2. create an L with your non throwing thumb and forefinger and point it at the ground during your drive.

I mean to do the first one, the second one is involuntary.

They call me shooter.

the key to good golf is making sure there are as few 5's or worse as possible. 4's will happen on occasion, but making sure you don't have a 7 will also greatly reduce scores.


I never really thought of it that way, I always thought the goal was to have as few of 3's as possible


Well that is great if the non 3's on your card are 2's. However, for most people usually par is the goal for almost any given hole and birdies happen on occasion. I would gladly take an almost entire card full of 3's with just a few 2's. But usually its mostly 3's and a couple of 4's. Yes I am an Am, but without us hacks pros would not look so good.

Be the DISC

One of my favorite descriptions of how to throw far came from a big fat kid at my local who had what I call the magic throw.
I've only seen fat guys do it. No run up, half a backswing and a short forward motion and the disc goes 350 feet mostly straight.
"How do you throw like that?" I asked.
"I just hold it real tight and throw it like a superhero, POW!"
He said with glee, as he lumbered off.

Happy Holidays :D

Kris Allen
Tom Monroe
Joe Thacker
Tim Keith
Ben Long
Max Herring
Manly Yeilding
Dean Tannock
Lavonne Wolf
Zack Easterling
Matt Conteras
Tom Neimann
Matt Orum
Blake Orum

Ben Long throws long. Lavonne Wolf chews his discs. Joe Thacker hits trees. Zack Easterling can't throw into the setting sun, only rising. Max Herring loses his discs in water. Matt Contreras can't decide what disc to use. Manly Yielding can't beat anybody on steroids. Tom Monroe is history.

Kris Allen
Tom Monroe
Joe Thacker
Tim Keith
Ben Long
Max Herring
Manly Yeilding
Dean Tannock
Lavonne Wolf
Zack Easterling
Matt Conteras
Tom Neimann
Matt Orum
Blake Orum

Ben Long throws long. Lavonne Wolf chews his discs. Joe Thacker hits trees. Zack Easterling can't throw into the setting sun, only rising. Max Herring loses his discs in water. Matt Contreras can't decide what disc to use. Manly Yielding can't beat anybody on steroids. Tom Monroe is history.



What about me? You forgot to burn my game. :confused:

This is all bull #$%*, I've been playing for 20+ years and I've never actually seen anyone throw over 400 feet. People lie, plan and simple!



I can throw over 400 ft. and I have a winnie arm. Chris I saw you throw over 500ft. at worlds! :D

Zack Easterling can't throw into the setting sun, only rising.



I don't know Zack, but that is freakin funny!
Especially from Morgan!!
:D

Zack Easterling can't throw into the setting sun, only rising.



I don't know Zack, but that is freakin funny!
Especially from Morgan!!
:D


What about a glo round under a full moon? /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

We all know that Morgan can only throw left...[not (W)right]....ba dum-CLANK!
;)

Ben Long throws long. Lavonne Wolf chews his discs. Joe Thacker hits trees. Zack Easterling can't throw into the setting sun, only rising. Max Herring loses his discs in water. Matt Contreras can't decide what disc to use. Manly Yielding can't beat anybody on steroids. Tom Monroe is history.



What is sad, is that I finally got the joke. dur......

need more D!!!!! been playing for 4+ years consistent 350' I want max D..

350' IS your max distance!

:o :D

ESalazar let me know when you want lessons on BIG D :D/msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

need more D!!!!! been playing for 4+ years consistent 350' I want max D..



First: Get a wide rimmed driver. Orc, Beast, Crush, Flash, etc....

Second: "Throw Frisbee Hard"

Thats what I do......

Ask Erron :ofor help :eek:

Try working the stomach muscles by doing some crunches. I've found this strenthened obliques/abs has added a little bit to my distance in the past year. Make sure your throw consists of a "pull", not a wrap around of the body. Go to an open field where you can just rip. Make sure the flight of your disc is "turning over" at some point, then coming back at the end; the flight should look pretty straight though even with the flip. I throw KC TeeBirds in the 430-470's. All I can say is keep practicing! Good luck

First: Get a wide rimmed driver. Orc, Beast, Crush, Flash, etc....




etc.= Spirit or Illusion :D

350' IS your max distance!

:o :D



350 is my somewhat consistant D!!!

ESalazar let me know when you want lessons on BIG D :D/msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif



YES<YES<YES<always

need more D!!!!! been playing for 4+ years consistent 350' I want max D..



First: Get a wide rimmed driver. Orc, Beast, Crush, Flash, etc....

Second: "Throw Frisbee Hard"

Thats what I do......



why is your rating 850 or whatever?

why is your rating 850 or whatever?



853!!! Woo hoo.

Yeah check my rated round details, and you will see a 726. That was a +12 on a very wooded course. It was raining and a guy in my group was the SLOWEST player in the world. I let it get to my head. After wards you will see my rated rounds 880+ . But this is only on PDGA events, there are alot more SN events I play that are not sanctioned.

Plus I can throw 450+ feet. 410-430 with good accuracy. I do not believe ratings are a good indication of a players ability. Unless the ratings are over 1000, those are the only ones that are consistent. I can beat guys with 950 ratings, so that proves ratings don't mean crap when your on the course. Also not to mention that BlakeT is an intermediate player last time I looked, but everyone loves his advice, more proof.

Also thanks for checking my stats, I think too often people say they are much better then they really are.

To Pardthemonster: If you are throwing TeeBirds 470ft like you claim, you should be throwing the wide rim drivers at least 550-600ft. I have yet to see a TeeBird go farther then 420 in the air. I can only get my Teebirds 370ft TOPS and that is releasing it with just enough hyzer so when it flips up it will not turn over completely. I would like to be proved wrong and see a near 500ft TeeBird.

justin jernigan can throw a teebird over 500'!

A DX Tee Bird was the first disc (ever) thrown over 800' at Big D in the Desert a couple few years ago by (a) Jarvis...!

justin jernigan can throw a teebird over 500'!



Ive seen JJ throw TBirds for D and did not see 1 go 500 or even 490. JJ is an awesome player but i dont think he can throw a Tbird 500 ft.

justin jernigan can throw a teebird over 500'!



Ive seen JJ throw TBirds for D and did not see 1 go 500 or even 490. JJ is an awesome player but i dont think he can throw a Tbird 500 ft.



He can...You can'TT

i bet he can throw his roc over 400'

Plus I can throw 450+ feet. 410-430 with good accuracy



If you can do that and your only rated 880 you must be the worst putter on the face of the planet. I mean i suck at putting and can throw 500 and out to about 420 with accuracy and im rated 929. Ratings are your average. Just because you can shoot 980 golf doesnt mean you are a 980 golfer. Just because you can beat 950 golfers doesnt mean you are a 950 golfer. Its just means that when you get hot you can shoot pretty good numbers. Your rating is your average not your potential.

He can...You can'TT



Who are you???
Ever think that i cant because i dont throw TBIRDS :eek:

He can...You can'TT



Who are you???
Ever think that i cant because i dont throw TBIRDS :eek:


You couldn'TT TThrow a TTalon TThaTT far, ****** :mad:

To Pardthemonster: If you are throwing TeeBirds 470ft like you claim, you should be throwing the wide rim drivers at least 550-600ft. I have yet to see a TeeBird go farther then 420 in the air. I can only get my Teebirds 370ft TOPS and that is releasing it with just enough hyzer so when it flips up it will not turn over completely. I would like to be proved wrong and see a near 500ft TeeBird



He plays out and Hudson Mills and i have seen him throw. He can throw TBirds as far as he says he does. Just remember distance isnt everything.

if i could throw 450 my rating would go up at least 20-30 pts.

if YOU could throw that far, your rating would make a much bigger jump then that. you are a solid putter...like butter!

right , **** it!!! even in intermidiate evryone on my card would out drive me.... but i usually beat them in the end!!

You couldn'TT TThrow a TTalon TThaTT far, ******



Nah i throw Crushes and Tsunamis and Flashes and Flicks that far BIOTCH :mad:

To Pardthemonster: If you are throwing TeeBirds 470ft like you claim, you should be throwing the wide rim drivers at least 550-600ft. I have yet to see a TeeBird go farther then 420 in the air. I can only get my Teebirds 370ft TOPS and that is releasing it with just enough hyzer so when it flips up it will not turn over completely. I would like to be proved wrong and see a near 500ft TeeBird.



Sometimes a faster disc won't always help a player gain distance. Good example above of the Jarvis brothers. I remember hearing about one of them throwing a Viper on a hole over 500'. I throw about 450' with a Crush/ Beast type driver. I could probably throw a Teebird around 420- 430. The difference between the two types does not make a 100' difference in distance.

BTW- ratings are a fairly good indication of a players tournament performance as long as that player plays tournaments regularly.

No one read my post, I said I would LIKE to be proved wrong.

AND

Did anyone not read my login name?

PARK N TWO PUTT

Yes I can throw far, thats it. I suck at putting. Hence my signature "If you could only putt, you could be top pro." That was said to me by a group of golfers I know at my local course.

Yes I have never seen a T-bird over 420ft. Did I say it was impossible, no. Grow up. And if anyone thinks that ratings are the only way to judge a golfer then you are drastically mistaken. Like Luke said, it is good if you play reguarly. There are no PDGA events in the South that often, I have played in a total of 12 events plus those on the PDGA website. I don't regularly play PDGA, but that is because I did not play disc golf untill I moved to the South.

I never have anything to hide about my game...yes I am very inconsistent, that is why I am still in Advanced. Plus I have only been playing for less then a year. I hope to gain the consistency I need in the next 6 months so I can move up.

I also do not have a problem with playing my game, if I go out and play my game, then I am not dissapointed with who beats me or if I even get last place. There seems to be too many egos out there who are bagging back in AM. I don't care who won an AM Championship or who is the best AM in a state, it just proves they are the biggest sandbagger.

Move up, play against better people, prove your game. I have at least set a deadline for when I am making the step in the near future. If you truly want to be a top competitor, there should be no reason you should be bragging about your amateur accomplishments.

Take two deep breaths and calm down.

wow, you must have never seen Jarvis throw! I think watching him throw off hole 10 at Ewing after worlds was the coolest thing I've ever seen in disc golf. He was throwing tee birds 600'+ with huge sky anhyzers, it was pretty amazing. The crazy part is he was throwing other peoples plastic, he didn't even know how they flew.

wow, you must have never seen Jarvis throw! I think watching him throw off hole 10 at Ewing after worlds was the coolest thing I've ever seen in disc golf. He was throwing tee birds 600'+ with huge sky anhyzers, it was pretty amazing. The crazy part is he was throwing other peoples plastic, he didn't even know how they flew.


Now that takes some serious skill and talent, but I am pretty sure disc pimp would be throwing way past that. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Now that takes some serious skill and talent, but I am pretty sure disc pimp would be throwing way past that.




LMFOA

I did throw my drive into the grove of trees on hole 10 at Ewing during the round i shot 2 over :) I wasnt throwing for distance though i was throwing at the basket :)

Change your name to CB_Disc_Pimp :D

that is the key to disatnce right their!!

I also do not have a problem with playing my game, if I go out and play my game, then I am not dissapointed with who beats me or if I even get last place. There seems to be too many egos out there who are bagging back in AM. I don't care who won an AM Championship or who is the best AM in a state, it just proves they are the biggest sandbagger.

Move up, play against better people, prove your game. I have at least set a deadline for when I am making the step in the near future. If you truly want to be a top competitor, there should be no reason you should be bragging about your amateur accomplishments.



In case anyone missed it, this is the best post on this thread.

Id have to say this was the best post on the thread :D


Change your name to CB_Disc_Pimp

that is the key to disatnce right their!!



LMFAO

Id have to say this was the best post on the thread :D


Change your name to CB_Disc_Pimp

that is the key to disatnce right their!!



LMFAO


I have always respected disc pimp for his humility. :p

First throw away all of those other disc and get you a MRV.
There that should do.
What? Wrong thread...

First throw away all of those other disc and get you a MRV.
There that should do.
What? Wrong thread...


You know if the MRV was as good of a disc as it is as popular on these message boards it would never miss the chains. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Throw it Harder!!!!!

Now thats the worst advice on this thread :eek:

Yep! Its deffinately in the fluid motion. Forcing it is the worst for your throw and your body. Believe me I speak out of experience. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

What kind of experience??? The experience of being a weenie arm??? :eek:

What kind of experience??? The experience of being a weenie arm??? :eek:


Pimp, its posts like that that make me wonder why you are shocked people sometimes pick on you. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Pimp, its posts like that that make me wonder why you are shocked people sometimes pick on you /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif



I dont wonder why they pick on me. I KNOW its because they are jealous that im a PIMP and they are just HOES ;) :eek:

Pimp, its posts like that that make me wonder why you are shocked people sometimes pick on you /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif



I dont wonder why they pick on me. I KNOW its because they are jealous that im a PIMP and they are just HOES ;) :eek:


I don't feel like retyping my previous post... so see above.

I don't feel like retyping my previous post... so see above.



LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

i see everyone got off the subject, but i could use some help. i can throw 300+ been playing about a year but when i hear people talk about the (hit) and whip i get lost. so i guess my question is can someone please explain this to me that would be a great help

Ps. i cant type or spell sorry

No, I can't.

But I would suggest having a big arm watch you and offer their insight. My buddy told me my footwork needed some help, mainly not so much follow thru (cause I would run off the box almost everytime)
Almost immediate improvment. He also told me to work on some other stuff he noticed...I would not have known to work on this stuff if I had not asked him for help...

i see everyone got off the subject...


Welcome to the PDGA message boards. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Blake has a pretty good explanation of the "hit" or "rip" point on his discgolfreview site. The way I understand it is the point that the disc is ripped out of your grip by its acceleration.

one thing that has helped me was throwing in the snow. I couldn't try everything full throttle or I would end up on my butt, so I had to drive at %80 and I've found that I'm sending discs farther with less effort because I had to smooth out my approach, release and follow thru so I didn't fall down and get hurt.
mostly, after understanding the mechanics of a technique, its all about logging in time. :p

Make sure that you are extending as far as you can when reaching back, then pull through smoothly. I throw really far, and don't have an exaggerated run-up...Check with Ryan Gwillim (http://www.pdga.com/msgboard/showprofile.php?Cat=&User=2563&page=&what=showmembers) he throws just as far(500+), if not further, with almost no run-up at all

Oh yeah...Don't "practice" at the course...Find a field somewhere and spend most of your time there :D

Ya so I don't get the whole winter is good cause it makes you slow down your throw and stuff. To me, it seems like there is nothing good about winter except learning to tough it out which will make you that much better a player in the summer. Cause, I mean just about everyone will agree throwing far has to do with shifting body weight right? Thats what the x-step is for. And correct me if I'm wrong, but shifting your weight on a slippery surface is what makes you fall. So regardless if you don't have a fast run up it seems like you'd fall almost just as easily. My hand gets cold too and it like gets frozen in one position and isn't as limber when its cold out too. So I'm going to try going out a couple more times when its below freezing and see if I can cope better, but for now my two cents is you people who play throughout the winter are crazy.

This is my third winter...I always play in the cold...60� is the equivalent of freezing in San Diego :D

it was 12 degrees last night

It's 47� at roughly 11:30 pm...Very cold :o

Its 19 degrees at 7:30 this morning - a heat wave!! :D It should be below zero this time of year.

Heh, ya, I don't mind anything above 40, I'm talking about about below freezing that bothers me. Its been around the high 20s this past week here in Detroit.

So what your telling me is if I want D stay in Texas where it is warm year around. :DWill do, get more practice in that way. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

My buddy and I practiced yesterday with the temp at -5 below in South Dakota. You guys got it rough at 35 to 40 degrees above zero.

:D :D :D

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One key to distance is fingers.....are you crazzzzzy.....When I lived in ny I used to go to the ymca and practice....it was a little bit warmer in their.......you couldent realy chuck one but mid practice is good too...

One key to distance is fingers.....are you crazzzzzy.....When I lived in ny I used to go to the ymca and practice....it was a little bit warmer in their.......you couldent realy chuck one but mid practice is good too...



I practice at the local indoor soccer field. I'm limitedto shots 300' and in, but it helps.

what is the point of throwing far its stupid look at dr. voakes he throws short and is still one of the best players in the world. that just goes to show that the game is about accurate shots not a long distance comp. I dont ever want to be able to throw far, my goal is to be rated 1050 some day that would be an amazing accomplishment

Yes, that would be an amazing accomplishment.

Yeah playing in cold weather is good for you. It is very possible to make drastic improvements in addition to adding conditioning to your golf game I shot the best round of my life 18 down at madison wisconsins hiestand park par 3. Now I am trying for maybe 19 down in 19 degrees below weather thats my goal. I still suck by the way, I shattered my old record by 4 strokes and its possible that i broke a record on the course but im not sure.The colder the better

well today in texas the high is going to be around 32 degrees.......we played a round this morn when it was 25 or so......as long as I have hand warmers im good......but the indoor practice spot is nice....

well today in texas the high is going to be around 32 degrees.......we played a round this morn when it was 25 or so......as long as I have hand warmers im good......but the indoor practice spot is nice....



You Texans....Its 8 degrees here in MI and discs feel like they are made of metal. I save the handwarmers for 15 degrees or below. 25 would feel like summer right now...I'd be playing all day long, no hat or gloves. :D

no sh t i went and played 4 rounds today and its cold here in madison wi. Its snowing here and it just makes it more fun. definitly hat and gloves and ninja mask(scarf) and ect..

We had a record breaking snow storm last night in Corpus Christi, Tomorrow will be sunny w/ a high of 66. Eat your hearts out.

the biggest key to distance is to change your name to cb disc pimp

I don't care what Temperature it is outside, I'll play. But when there is two feet of snow on the ground, kinda puts a damper on the round.

Two discs lost in the snow and counting.....