Newsgroups: rec.sport.disc
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 06:03:02 GMT
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Jubilation Lee
asked :
A good drive for me is about 320', and that is rare. Does anyone have any tips on driving for distance? -
and Cyclone answered:
Try concentrating more on:- Good balance / smooth run-up
- Reaching all the way back (don't curl up or cradle the disc like you're holding a baby)
- Don't carry your non-throwing hand along for the ride (throw with just the 1 arm, use the other arm for balance)
- Pull through close to your chest in a fairly straight line (don't do a big "round-house", arced kind of arm movement)
- *MOST IMPORTANT: Keep the disc flat!!! I'm not talking about hyzer/anhyzer, or left edge/right edge so much, because sometimes you need to release that way. I mean don't throw nose up or nose down. I think this is the single biggest way to rob yourself of distance. In other words, when in flight, the front edge of the disc (or nose) shouldn't be higher than the tail. It should be perfectly flat, thereby slicing through the air cleaner with less resistance.
- Follow through! How many baseball players could hit a homer if they stopped their swing just after making contact with the ball? Same concept.
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.disc
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 06:03:02 GMT
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Jubilation Lee
also asked :
I can putt OK from 20' in with no wind but have trouble from further distances. I can't seem to find a throwing style with which i can throw straight and fast from 25 or more feet away... Any tips? -
and Cyclone answered:
Try curling the disc / your wrist back more. This won't work for everyone, but it's one way to get more power. Another way is to bring the disc off to the side (opposite your throwing hand) and down a little lower, which will allow you to bring it back further (as opposed to merely bring it back until it hits your stomach).