Longest forehand in disc golf?

[Casey 1988]

I've never heard of a 40 mold, is it like a fastback?

I've got a 120 Yikun dog disc that I practice touch shots with, can finesse it maybe 250 FH. If it's anything at all in that class of disc that would take some serious snap.

It is a mold made by Wham-O/DTW and is slow deep catch disc, almost the same mold as a Wham-O regular mold would be now from Discovering The World site.

 

[TAFL]

I'm writing a book, 'Story Time In The Disc Golf Park. Old Timers Get Stoned and Share Big Fish Tales'. Do you have any other stories like this '1000 ft equivalency whopper to share'?

:doh: Other people's children.

 

[Emoney]

It was fun watching Emerson. He has a nice forehand. He is so balanced and controlled backhand, but when he flicks, he throws his whole body into it and has to catch himself.

You dont need crazy distance, just shy of 400 with accuracy does the trick. Sexton can prolly only get around 400 accurately.

 

[hummer1025]

I'm writing a book, 'Story Time In The Disc Golf Park. Old Timers Get Stoned and Share Big Fish Tales'. Do you have any other stories like this '1000 ft equivalency whopper to share'?

I have many to share if you want to contact me. You can find more info on my background in disc golf here: https://sites.google.com/site/okpdga/oklahoma-hall-of-fame/jeffrey-homburg

 

[Sethamphetamine]

Nobody has mentioned Ryan Sheldon, a 1000 rated pro out of Minnesota. He can absolutely crush forehands 700+ feet with a Destroyer or a Boss. There's a video of him hucking 700 feet somewhere on Facebook but I can't find it as of now.

Par save just released coverage of the Cedar Creek Open and Sheldon is featured on a couple rounds. Unreal sidearm. The last hole of the final 9 round he throws a destroyer 500+ on a hyzer

 

[sidewinder22]

Nobody has mentioned Ryan Sheldon, a 1000 rated pro out of Minnesota. He can absolutely crush forehands 700+ feet with a Destroyer or a Boss. There's a video of him hucking 700 feet somewhere on Facebook but I can't find it as of now.

Par save just released coverage of the Cedar Creek Open and Sheldon is featured on a couple rounds. Unreal sidearm. The last hole of the final 9 round he throws a destroyer 500+ on a hyzer

Plant foot is closed and elbow stays away from hip.

 

[DiscFifty]

Nobody has mentioned Ryan Sheldon, a 1000 rated pro out of Minnesota. He can absolutely crush forehands 700+ feet with a Destroyer or a Boss. There's a video of him hucking 700 feet somewhere on Facebook but I can't find it as of now.

700ft fh? hmm.. at first I wasn't buying it, then the video of Cedar Creek was mentioned (hole #9) and then I watched him fh 500+ on a hyzer. wow.. not sure a full flex flight could add another 180-200ft, but it would be cool to see what he is capable of.

 

[Flick Maniac]

Thats utterly insane.

 

[Jolt]

Insane to be able to throw a FH that far. . .. but then again i tried to throw a Javelin once and came 25m. . the WR is 98,48m!!

Top athletes Achievements ARE insane

 

[elmexdela]

Plant foot is closed and elbow stays away from hip.

is that the way to do it

 

[texasissouth]

Plant foot is closed and elbow stays away from hip.

Why do a lot of the top pros plant open for sidearm?

 

[wolfmandragon]

Why do a lot of the top pros plant open for sidearm?

I would argue that is a forehand, not a sidearm. The entire form is different, not just the plant foot angle.

 

[sidewinder22]

is that the way to do it

Why do a lot of the top pros plant open for sidearm?

Pitchers are taught to plant with a closed front foot.

Why some plant open, IDK, it makes me cringe and most of the pros that do this have had injury issues. You can have bad mechanics and throw hard a la Stephen Strasburg.

Wysocki, Sheldon, SW22:

 

[elmexdela]

Pitchers are taught to plant with a closed front foot.

Why some plant open, IDK, it makes me cringe and most of the pros that do this have had injury issues. You can have bad mechanics and throw hard a la Stephen Strasburg.

Wysocki, Sheldon, SW22:

what gets injured with a open foot flick

i have no clue im lookin for a brief summary

cuz i def use open foot haha

 

[sidewinder22]

what gets injured with a open foot flick

i have no clue im lookin for a brief summary

cuz i def use open foot haha

Usually the arm as it reduces the time/space to safely decelerate in follow thru.

 

[texasissouth]

Usually the arm as it reduces the time/space to safely decelerate in follow thru.

Sexton plants open and even he was fighting through shoulder issues this year.

I don't throw far, hard, or enough sidearm to worry about it myself.

 

[sidewinder22]

Sexton plants open and even he was fighting through shoulder issues this year.

Sexton plants closed.

 

[texasissouth]

Sexton plants closed.

Really? I always considered him the open poster child

 

[sidewinder22]

Really? I always considered him the open poster child

That ^ is definitely closed. Rear foot going to the left behind front foot is good indicator.

This is open:

 

[BryanC]

How do you define open vs closed? I thought open meant that the plant foot is pointed in the direction of the throw and closed meant the plant foot is perpendicular to the throw direction.