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Noobie Question Thread (Dumb Questions answered here)
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jchoate7
Eagle Member
I have been working on my backhand a lot lately. I primarily throw forehand and lately I've been throwing backhand only rounds to learn. I'm having a problem with all of my shots turning into anyhyzer. I know it's my OAT but how in the world do I fix it? I throw using a power grip which I had to teach myself, it didn't really come natural. Should I just switch my grip back to what feels comfortable?
IMO, keep using the power grip. You will get used to it.
Learning to throw with a power grip will serve you well down the line, it's a lot easier to modify your grip from there once you're comfortable with it. I recommend spending some time in a field with a slow neutral putter or midrange and learning to throw it on a hyzer that doesn't flip up to flat at all. Start as short as you need to in order to make that happen, then slowly push the distance out while keeping it on the line without any flutter or turn. If you can do that with a slow neutral disc it will transfer well to faster discs as well.
jchoate7
Eagle Member
Thats the thing, I've been discing down. I've been using nothing but midranges. The fastest midrange I throw is a Warship but I mostly use a Core or Pain. The Pain is the only disc that hyzers for me and thats only because it's overstable. I just ordered myself a flying squirrel to help me really learn. The absolute fastest disc I throw BH is my TL but I rarely use that as I have been trying to learn with my midranges.
jchoate, make sure you aren't rolling your wrist over. Anytime you turn that palm up towards the sky it's going to put a butt load of OAT on there and turn it over. I had a nasty habit of starting hyzer and following through anhyzer. Now it's just a mild habit. 
Yeah but are you spending some time in a field with those slower discs? It's tough to work on form just by playing rounds on a course, every shot is different and there's so much time between drives, it's tough to get in a rhythm and really feel the difference between drives. Look back at my post, it wasn't just about discing down, it's about a specific exercise that helped me learn to eliminate oat in a systematic way.
GLong
* Ace Member *
does burn damage on a disc make it illegal for pdga tourney play? no puncture in the flight plate.
GLong
* Ace Member *
a rule is a rule whether you think it is little or big. i'm just asking for the sake of information. i assumed it is ok but want to confirm it.
i have a sweet flat top roc that is no longer legal. it landed in the road, got run over by a car, popped up into the wheel well and stuck there for almost a 1/4 mile before popping out. it is still flies fine (amazingly) but now has a ring of black rubber on the flight plate that will not come off. the rule that forbids painting a disc, stickers, etc. (adding a material of detectable thickness) applies here.
i have a sweet flat top roc that is no longer legal. it landed in the road, got run over by a car, popped up into the wheel well and stuck there for almost a 1/4 mile before popping out. it is still flies fine (amazingly) but now has a ring of black rubber on the flight plate that will not come off. the rule that forbids painting a disc, stickers, etc. (adding a material of detectable thickness) applies here.
Shreddedcoconut
Par Member
Is there a place here which explains what all the little icons all over the site mean on the threads and whatnot?
Rockiesfan4ever
Birdie Member
I searched through the forums for threads on this but couldn't find any so if anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be great. I entered a tourny where you get to pick a Wizard Putter and was looking for a place where they were compared so I could pick the best one for me.
Halcón
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What exactly would you like to know? The different plastic types?
They're fairly similar to other large bead putters like the KC/JK Aviar, Ridge, Focus or Ion. They're more stable than the magnets I see in your disc organizer, they won't turn as easily and fade quite a bit more. All wizards fly basically the same, so I'd pick based on feel. They come in a ton of different plastic blends, so you should be able to find one with the flex and surface you like.
Rockiesfan4ever
Birdie Member
Well the types I get to choose from are: SSS, SS, RFF, Organic, and Evolution HPP so I really wanted to know just what made them different from each other
Ok, so basically it's just a feel thing. Do you know which one would be the grippiest, most like the Soft Magnet feel?
RFF is going to be the most flexible and grippy, it has almost a rubbery feel. The S, SS and SSS are all reasonably grippy and have different levels of flexibility within each of those designations. Organics are all over the place, and Evo HPP is a more premium type plastic so they'll be slicker and have a little less glide.
Rockiesfan4ever
Birdie Member
I have a few Organic's and they are really sticky and firm. I cant stand a putter that is not firm. I use KC Pro's all year. If I were to use a GW it would be an Organic Wizard.
