How do you get 500+ throws??????

[Neophyte]

Hair grows back. A lot of people at work didn't realize that it was real until I showed up with a shaved head the next day.

Your commitment to the holiday is impressive.

 

[kerplunk]

It was Halloween. I really like Halloween.

I cut my hair into a mullet for Halloween a few years ago, and wore Bubba teeth, a stained wife-beater that was a little too small for me, and cutoff jeans that were definitely too small. Best costume I've ever had, but maybe too close a reminder to how life could have been...

 

[kerplunk]

Although this year maybe I'll just wear a shirt that says "Eat Me" and when someone asks what I am I will say "Elf Balls"

 

[Neophyte]

I cut my hair into a mullet for Halloween a few years ago, and wore Bubba teeth, a stained wife-beater that was a little too small for me, and cutoff jeans that were definitely too small. Best costume I've ever had, but maybe too close a reminder to how life could have been...

I try my best to avoid those awkward reminders.

 

[BrotherDave]

Why would someone shave a bald spot in his own head, even if it was for a movie role?

I guess another one of my obscure movie references was more obscure than I thought, for the non-initiated, that scene came from the epic kung fu movie spoof entitled Kung Pow. A must see for people with low comedic standards like me.

+1 to Zenbot for his dedication.

 

[kerplunk]

I guess another one of my obscure movie references was more obscure than I thought, for the non-initiated, that scene came from the epic kung fu movie spoof entitled Kung Pow. A must see for people with low comedic standards like me.

+1 to Zenbot for his dedication.

Low comedic standards you say? I'm gonna illegally download it right now

 

[SpringDgLover]

Sounds like your jealous.

Oh then I did my job because I am totally jealous. I would give my left elf ball to even throw 400 consistently let alone 500.

 

[Lewis]

I guess another one of my obscure movie references was more obscure than I thought, for the non-initiated, that scene came from the epic kung fu movie spoof entitled Kung Pow. A must see for people with low comedic standards like me.

+1 to Zenbot for his dedication.

Wee, ooo, wee, ooo!

 

[SpringDgLover]

Thanks man and i am sorry for not being so fast to read all the comments.
I will try to put up some slowmotion vids but i haven´t found a good video editor yet.

I will never stop distance training coz its fun.

Keep up the good work and keep having fun. Because if you dont have fun then what do you have? Fun is sooo sooo important keep having it.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

If you need easy distance then just use a 150g Valkyrie

 

[SearchingForDistance]

I'm a power thrower as well so I understand your quest to maximize distance. Here in AZ, we make up for a lack of trees with big D. I don't use the 360 technique because of the loss in acuracy and I have trouble with the footwork. With a golf throw I consistently hit between 475' and 500'.

The biggest thing that has helped me is concentrating on the footwork in an attempt to maximize your reachback. The Scott Stokely videos (the first one, I think) touch on this a bit, so I would recommend checking them out. When executing my X-step, I will actually turn my right foot so that it is pointing backwards so that I am able to get my shoulders further back, and therefore have more room for the pull-through. I usually throw either a Star Boss or Star Destroyer flat and high (peaks about 30' - 40' high) and to the left of my target. The disc time will turn-over to the right and begin decending down. By the time it has gotten roughly 10' off the ground it will be hyzering out and completing the flight.

Hope that helps a little.

Hope that helps a little

I will check them out and try to maximize my reachback and see how that works for me.

 

[Nick C]

Make sure you are encorporating a hyzer flip

 

[Huff]

this was worth reading just for elf balls

 

[SearchingForDistance]

Man you have been playing 5.5 years and you're 16...pretty freaking cool. Killer distance man, what are you throwing that far?

For maximum distance drives i use ESP Surge 168-174g,Destroyer 171g,Wraith 170-175g,Force 174g and Boss 173-174g.
Surge is the one that works best for me.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

Wow! Started my son on it at 8 years old this year and I could only hope he is throwing that far at 16. He'd be kicking my ass.

Only people I have seen that throw 500+ feet regularly on flat ground are at those distance competitions. I dont know if it is all that usefull on a course, but they can really bomb them out.

My tip, if you want to do it just to do it; throw from a tall hill.

I have a little brother that started at 8 and he can throw like 340-360" now when he is 12 years old.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

my question is how accurate are your throws at that range?

when i am throwing just for fun then they are not so accurate but on courses they are quite accurate.

 

[rikardob]

What kind of throw and flight on the Surge?

 

[SearchingForDistance]

What kind of throw and flight on the Surge?

I throw the Surge with x-step and quite high so it wont turn over so fast(the disc starts out to the left flat and slowly turns over to the right and then slowly fades of to the ground after some good 450ft.

 

[Nick C]

I throw the Surge with x-step and quite high so it wont turn over so fast(the disc starts out to the left flat and slowly turns over to the right and then slowly fades of to the ground after some good 450ft.

That sounds pretty similar to my Surge. I've hyzer flipped it a few times pretty close to 500 so i might keep trying that

 

[SearchingForDistance]

Next year i will try to get closer to 500 with less power and try to make some good 520ft++.
The Surge does work good for me but i am trying out the Force(174g) as well and it have worked great so far(475ft).When you have good snap you only need a light stable driver(I use these for power distance: Destroyer,Force,Wraith,Riot,Boss and some others.) around 170g that´s a good weight for power distance in my opinion.