Shaking disc in the offhand before the throw

[Malawi]

Why does alot of pros shaking the disc in the offhand before they throw?

Are they trying to shake off the tension to become loose, IF so why not doing it with their throwing hand :s

 

[HyooMac]

Look at how close they do it to their throwing hand. Often they are using the disc to fan their throwing hand, as a final effort to keep it dry and grippy. (Plus it's a great way to work out nervous energy during a pre-throw routine).

 

[zontar]

there's a little tag on some Innova stuff that says "shake well before using". kinda weird, but I feel I have to oblige......

 

[elmexdela]

those people are weird

i just lick my fingers a few times before i throw like a normal person

 

[jupiterboy]

Evil spirits are attracted to plastic like static electricity. You've got to discharge them because ectoplasmic drag will take a good 40 ft of your toss.

 

[Ahildy13]

Habit.
Spend enough time with sports equipment in your hands and you just start to fidget.

I played water polo for a long time, and I find myself trying to do the same **** I used to do with a ball with a disc. It does not really work, but the habit has stuck.

 

[scooby snack]

Most clubs do not properly maintain their disc charger stations. Shaking the disc alleviates overcharging.

 

[Riverdog]

Tourette's. Turn up the volume you'll hear them saying inappropriate things as well. [emoji106]


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[jupiterboy]

Tourette's. Turn up the volume you'll hear them saying inappropriate things as well. [emoji106]


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Yeah, my wife was watching a televised round and said something like—look at all these on-the-spectrum odd balls out doing magic in the forest.

 

[Broken Shoulder]

those people are weird

i just lick my fingers a few times before i throw like a normal person

Do you ever get dry mouth and ask your card mates to lick your fingers?

 

[Countchunkula]

those people are weird

i just lick my fingers a few times before i throw like a normal person

I find a patch of dirt near the tee and rub my fingers in it.

Plenty of ways to improve grip. I don't want to see anyone going the Moises Alou route though.

 

[Riverdog]

Do you ever get dry mouth and ask your card mates to lick your fingers?

Only a couple of times....


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[jeffmonty]

It seems like James Conrad started to fan his face with his disc on hot days, but now he just seems to do it out of routine, no matter what the conditions are.

On a side note, about a month ago I watched a total noob fanning his hand, and he proceeded to miss three 15 foot practice putts. I LOL'd

 

[BogeyNoMore]

those people are weird

i just lick my fingers a few times before i throw like a normal person

I tried licking elmex's fingers once.
It didn't help. :|

 

[gammaxgoblin]

https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Tack-Competition-Grade-2-5oz/dp/B0049UJWII

 

[Rastnav]

https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Tack-Competition-Grade-2-5oz/dp/B0049UJWII

For when you want to be absolutely sure about your release, or lack thereof.

 

[BillFleming]

It seems like James Conrad started to fan his face with his disc on hot days, but now he just seems to do it out of routine, no matter what the conditions are.

It may have become a 'superstition' for him or just a routine he follows that works for him.

On a side note, about a month ago I watched a total noob fanning his hand, and he proceeded to miss three 15 foot practice putts. I LOL'd

That happens a lot in anything.....a pro does 'this thing' and it works for them....so it should work for me also. Go back several years to when ball golfers started 'plumb-bobbing' their putts. I played with someone who did that and, out of true curiosity, asked what the purpose was. They couldn't tell me (they actually got mad at me for asking). That happened more than once....the amount of people who 'plumb-bobbed' their putts because the pros did it, but didn't know what the purpose was, amazed me. If you are going to copy someone else....that's fine....but know why they do it and and what the purpose is.

((the purpose of plumb-bobbing the putt was that you lined up the hole at the top of the shaft and where the ball was in comparison to the shaft, was supposed to show the break of the green.))

 

[dmoore1998]

I'm no pro, but I shake my drivers in my throwing hand. Mostly just to get out that "fidgety" energy and try to loosen my arm up so it doesn't get too tense. It also makes my grip feel more "natural" once I grab it (feels like a carryover from my ball golf days when I'd have to re-grip my club a few times to make sure it felt just right in my hand).

 

[raceface59]

When i played professional darts, we all had some crazy pre throw ritual lol. I used to pull my points, check that my flights were squared (even though they always WERE), walk up to the toe line, walk away, lick my fingers and then walk back up for the set of three throws. Must have looked pretty damned weird to the spectators lol. I think that all sports have these rituals, whether they be concious or subconcious.

 

[BogeyNoMore]

As for the OP, the intent of using fanning with the disc in the off hand is to dry off the throwing hand. But it has become an instictive part of some folks routines.

We all have idiosyncratic routines we go through, some we might not even be aware of.

Sexton gets busy feet before he throws. IIRC, during his motion to throw, Hammes pulls a leg up high, with a bend in his knee. Calvin lightly pinches/grips the edge of his disc with his off hand, and pulls it out ...repeatedly... almost as if he were trying to gage it's thickness before he throws.

We all develop different motions/routines for a variety of reasons. Some of them may even have some tangible benefit. Others are just part of us for whatever reason.