DISCLAIMER

These are things that worked for me to get a bit better

I've tried to sort them in order importance
If someone disagree mail me and tell me how it really is

My own hints

Mainly for beginners, but do read on.

1

PRACTICE

You don't get better without throwing discs. You can't read yourself to a par round.

2

RELEASE

One of the most important things is to have a clean realease of the disc.If you get wobble on the disc it stop short and might fly away in an unwanted direction. Another thing about release is not to hold the disc to long so it hurts in your upper arm. I did this for a while and when i started to think/feel about it and desided to stop i got a better length and accuracy.

3

THROW

Try to hold the disc as close to your chest as possible. If you throw with a big arc you loose speed and accuracy. Another good thing is to throw in a straight height line , i've seen people throwing with the hand almost touching ground, the usally get bad throws. Try and get as much tension in you arm as possible before throwing, sort of building up extra power in your arm before starting the throw. And the just explode in to a straight long throw.

4

GRIP

It's not much to say about it, every player have there own grip (more or less). What you can do is try a few throws with differnt grips and feel whats best for your body.

5

WIND

If you have the time and energy to go a round at your local course, never let the wind stop you. I never played in rain so far, but i've played in quite heavy wind. The putts can get tricky in wind, but try to land the approach throw so you putt down the wind, secondly to that i myself prefer putts into the wind. Wind is your best friend and worst foe. It can help you out of a bad position and give some extra length.

6

DISC

The choice of a good disc for a beginner is really hard. If you ask 10 different players you'll get something like 20 answers. But my general opinion is that beginners should start with a midrange disc. And it does also depend on the strenght of the person, or better defined the "power" of a throw. I've seen some of my disc fly alot different with beginners. But i'd say midrange disc are more predictable then drivers. These are the disc i'll recommend (of the discs i've tried)
  • Midrange:
    • weak=stingray(Innova)
    • medium=roc(Innova)
    • strong=whippet(Innova)
  • Longrange: (If you have a bad technique these might even go shorter then a midrange driver)
    • gazelle(Innova)
    • cyclone(Discraft)
    • #1 flyer(Lightning)
Also buy a disc in an unnatural colour like blue and red so you can find it when you throw it into a shrubbery.
The rumour is that beginners should also buy lighter discs (150g-170g).

Hints from other people.

1

MENTAL

Have fun and relax!
(by Randy Schukar)
My Comment: Best hint I ever heard !

2

MENTAL

Focus on one link as you putt.
(by Randy Schukar)
My Comment: Sounds like a really good hint to me.

3

THROW

Reach back for a long pull as you drive, and follow through.
(by Randy Schukar)
My Comment: It might work for some people, I lose to much balance and rhytm when doing it.

Some hints from newsgroup rec.sport.disc


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