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Showing posts with label disc practice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disc practice. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Frisbee/Disc Golf - Things to consider when starting out

     Okay, you've got some discs but you still aren't throwing very well. Don't feel bad about yourself because throwing a disc is a whole lot different than throwing a regular frisbee. Like any other sport there is very many variables to consider when throwing a disc. Depending on what throw you decide to work on one of the most important variables to remember is to throw your disc level. If you cannot get the disc to start level your throws will never be accurate. It took me almost an entire year of disc practice before I could consistently throw a drive parallel with the ground. The next important thing to remember is the first few steps before you release the disc. Everyone has a different approach to release the disc so you will just have to practice a while until your approach feels 'right'. The main idea is to convert potential energy into kinetic energy....we will get into that idea later....here is a video to show an example of an approach. The cool thing here is the fact that my 'talent' can throw left and right handed....this is pretty rare. Anyhow watch the hand gestures before he throws and also keep an eye on his body motion. All of those odd gestures help a discer to remember to throw level.


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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Disc Golf - Putting Practice at 13th street Ames Iowa

Putting Practice - 13th st course in Ames Iowa

The next few posts will be about 13th street disc course in Ames Iowa. I took some time out of my day and met up with his individual who has been discing for much longer than I have. First we discussed some ideas of putting and how most people like to just throw the putter "willy-nilly" and try to make it arc left or right to hit the pin. If you are looking to improve your accuracy when putting try to get a more sinuous (s-shaped) path. This method is okay for beginners, however if you want to get more accurate please reference the video below for a better method of putting.




As you should clearly be able to notice....even though my accomplice didn't make any putts into the basket.....the motion and path of the disc is more accurate and much easier to predict.