I know there's a few people on this board that can throw really long.
I've looked at a lot of great footage of top pros and have read technique breakdowns and theory on how to throw long, but I've seemed to come to a cap in how far that can take me in terms of adding distance. I spend a lot of time in the field but I'm not sure what exactly to work on, and there are a very limited number of people in Spokane who throw long who could help.
For those who can send it 460+, what were the things you focused on and worked on in practice to move from throwing about 400+ to throwing bombs?
opps Smoke'ems, you must have missed part of Parks post...
For those who can send it 460+
You must have missed it too...
Well, I can not throw that long, except by accident in the wrong direction. I would love to hear some real pointers on throwing this long. I have read a bunch over on the technique section of DiscGolfReview, and they offer some great advice, although it has not worked for me yet. But what BlakeT wrote was that distance tends to plateau and to not let that bug you, that more distance comes in spurts. So if you are throwing 400+ at will, well you have the technique already and will keep improving.
One point I read somewhere is that that kind of distance needs all the ingredients to work in rhythmn. The approach, the reach back, the pull-through close to the chest, the straight-line release with snap out away from the body, etc., these all need to be in synch with your personal rhythmn.
I've also heard good things about the Katana
one more thing....I think anything over 400 counts as a bomb
When I corrected my footwork, switched to the power grip, and went to the field I quickly added distance. Almost forgot to mention throwing backhand.
What did you work on the field that helped your D, and what did you change with your footwork?
That's the kinda stuff I'm trying to figure out.
Don't let D fool ya. Even when his footwork was backward, he was throwing over 450. He came out of the womb throwing near 400. He is just a frikken freik. By the way D, have you measured any long drives this year? Inquiring minds want to know...
Like Drew talked about throwing rhythm is important. Getting all parts of your body to work together is hard. I frequently have drives where I immediately know I used too much arm and not enough of my legs and core.
Commander: I am currently not in any kind of bomb throwing shape. I just haven't put in the field time lately. My longest drive lately was on 11 whites where I was up the hill along the right side of the fairway (about 1/3 of the way up the log that is on the left side of the fairway that points at the pin). Left me with an almost level putt/up to the pin that didn't go in.
FYI: McCoy recently out threw me on a long drive bet in Billings.
How much arm do you use, and what part of the throw do you add it to your throw?
It's best to do it throwing downhill...lol.
Get ahead of the game...throw Gateway!!!