tips for the girlfriend

[cdavid74]

When I have introduced new players I have just handed them a 166 Wolf and a Putter and told them to pull across the shoulders and not from the hip and to have fun. That's all the advice they get until they ask for more. When the wolf stops going left (assuming righty) its time for them to give me back my wolf and go buy a buzzz.

 

[Frank Delicious]

People didn't know U_Niced_Me was a girl? It seemed like her grip thread had a lot of views and she outed herself there.

 

[U_NICED_ME]

LOL...including the pic on my profile.

 

[Jukeshoe]

People didn't know U_Niced_Me was a girl? It seemed like her grip thread had a lot of views and she outed herself there.

She's mentioned it in an indirect way once or twice before.

Uh, what did you want us to do?

Run away, shrieking about cutties?!

 

[U_NICED_ME]

She could always join DGCR, MJ, and become a novelty!!!

 

[billnchristy]

I think you are right that women can learn from guys but it usually isn't by teaching, it is more or less watching and osmosis.

My wife plays with a bunch of guys (haha funny guys) and she has accelerated her learning considerably. Just playing with 900+ rated players (which is a lot easier with guys since there are only a couple handfuls of women rated that high) really will help your game, male or female.

I was happy when we played a couple weeks ago and one of the girls was a lefty...it is very rare that I get to help anyone.

 

[U_NICED_ME]

Without a Doubt!

Playing with better players really helps your game. :thmbup:

 

[mjwilson]

She is on DGCR. I took her to my league last week, it's as casual as a league can be, but she gets intimidated when she plays with people she doesn't know.

 

[U_NICED_ME]

Finally....MJ has spoken! I was worried we scared you off.

I was intimidated at first too and to be honest, it took me a little while to get over it.

 

[craftsman]

When teaching anyone it seems best to have them focus on one thing at a time, just like feild practice.
This is how I've been showing some girls:
Grip, it's very common for new players to pre load the disc nose up
More extensive nose down, show how the thumb and wrist can help and tell em it won't dive into the ground
basic x step, this comes easy to many girls with dance expierence
followthrough, explain it using the figure skating metaphor

Now, tell em to point with their elbow. Use it to aim and treat it like a catapult.
Tell em left shots need the elbow higher while right shots need the elbow lower.
Many find sucess throwing slightly above chest level for straight shots.

 

[Lithicon]

Craftsman has really summed up the basics pretty well there. I guess that is all MJ was really asking for.

I also find girls that want to learn, REALLY must know how or why something works the way it does, but you can't explain it to them the way you would a guy. Guys most of the time don't care how or why it works, just wants to know what to do. GIRLS, when they do allow you to teach them, retain and usually put the knowledge to work better, and faster than guys cause they're usually less stubborn to work with.(After the initial break through to get them to finally ask for help.) But, as MJ, and UNM said, girls are just harder to coach because they're easily intimidated, and most don't learn well from guys because you can't talk to females the same way you would teach a guy. I know some girls that have to try things fully themselves and not be able to do it and get frustrated before they'll eventually ask for help. But, until they ask for help, will refuse advice.

Btw, all technique drills work just as well for girls as they do for guys. Really there is nearly no reason aside from physical deformation, and low hand strength that will keep a girl from throwing just as far as guys. Proper technique trumps pure power any day.

 

[JTacoma03]

My gf comes along and plays occasionally as well. One thing that really helped her get less frustrated and play more holes each time (now she'll play 90-100% of the course) was after we played catch with my Aviar one day.

It happened to be a nice day and we were outside her apartment on a small grassy area. We didn't have any frisbee's on hand, just my discs. We took out my Aviar and started tossing it (me practicing elevator shots and stall shots so as to not throw it hard enough to hurt), and it kind of evolved into one of us would throw a type of shot and the other would copy it.

We only did this twice ever and I think she shaved 10-12 strokes off her game. Just basically toss the disc with her so she learns how it flies - free of pressure of the game of golf, free of lessons or tips unless she asks how to throw a shot, just hanging out having fun.

 

[Lithicon]

+1 to that post also, sounds like a good way to get them into it.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

If you throw a disc high, low, hyzer,anhyzer, forehand, backhand you really need to get a light midrange or fairway driver that is very sensitive to all the factors so the person who throws the disc in the future will learn to compensate the bad habits of throwing hyzer when wanting to throw straight or anhyzer or high or low and all the other wrongs in the form and release.

 

[SearchingForDistance]

And try to slow the form down and work it back up.

 

[Technohic]

My tips:

1. Only give her pointers if she asks. If she's already frustrated, it's not the time to offer unsolicited advice (if you want to keep her around and playing).

2. Keep her using low-speed mids and fairway drivers as they'll lessen the consequences of a bad throw and that hyzer angle.

3. Get someone else to watch her throw and offer her advice....it sounds like she needs to learn to throw with less power, better form, and nose-down.

4. If she's interested, there are some great videos (Discraft, Beato, etc.) that can help her form an image of a more usable throw.

1 is the most important thing as I really piss my fiance off; even when she asks sometimes and I sound like someone in one of those Bing search commercials.

Take note of 1 when looking at numbers 2 through 4 and be especially carefull with 2 as I know my fiance favors discs because they have a pretty color or feel good in the hand. Suggest then let go.

 

[billnchristy]

Definitely play catch. We were playing catch with a mako but yesterday we decided to take the r-pro XD out and it paid off huge dividends. The yard is 130' downhill with probably a good 10'-15' difference from top to bottom. I was on top yesterday (oh yeah!) because I was at the bottom of the hill last time.

With the mako we usually start out 40' or so and move to 60' with the occassional 80' but yesterday with the XD we were pushing over 100' and snapping it right to each other. We threw hyzers, annys, straight shots etc...pretty much anything you might run into on the course.

You will be amazed at how much this helps your approach game. I am also trying to get her to use her putter more often. It paid off last weekend as she threw a gremlin, then a stingray on a 169' hole and I said please try the zone...parked...deuce, now that she knows she can get the putter out that far with no real effort I am hoping it comes out much more often.

 

[mjwilson]

We will definitely try playing catch. Hopefully that repetition will add some consistency to her game as she has the ability to make really good shots.

Thanks for all the tips and now I hope when she does ask for advice I can offer some helpful observations.

 

[NateDiscFlip]

Craftsman has really summed up the basics pretty well there. I guess that is all MJ was really asking for.

I also find girls that want to learn, REALLY must know how or why something works the way it does, but you can't explain it to them the way you would a guy. Guys most of the time don't care how or why it works, just wants to know what to do. GIRLS, when they do allow you to teach them, retain and usually put the knowledge to work better, and faster than guys cause they're usually less stubborn to work with.(After the initial break through to get them to finally ask for help.) But, as MJ, and UNM said, girls are just harder to coach because they're easily intimidated, and most don't learn well from guys because you can't talk to females the same way you would teach a guy. I know some girls that have to try things fully themselves and not be able to do it and get frustrated before they'll eventually ask for help. But, until they ask for help, will refuse advice.



Btw, all technique drills work just as well for girls as they do for guys. Really there is nearly no reason aside from physical deformation, and low hand strength that will keep a girl from throwing just as far as guys. Proper technique trumps pure power any day.

Or natediscflip for that matter! Man no time to post...going to go do some pec drillz....that's lithi!:hfive:

 

[Beable]

my wife just recently started playing. i followed volkgirls advice and just let her figure it out on her own. have her try to just throw short and in the fairway

Good idea. I took a buddy from work out for a round once and he brought his wife. They were both terrible, but he somehow found it appropriate to correct her constantly. Had no idea what he was doing, but was still instructing her. Weird how she only played a few holes before she decided to just walk with us after that.