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Let's return to the discussion of the new throwing method.
If You observe the Kevin Jones throw you can notice that his run-up serves to facilitate two main elements. The first thing is that he must create some forward momentum with the center of his Mass to facilitate a weight shift . His x...
I was speaking to my friend who is a good athlete but he just started playing disc golf and he's very interested in everything I have to say obviously and he's a very good person to tell because he's like a sponge and I don't have to argue with him because he doesn't have any bad habits or poor...
I can see you think it has some merit. Thanks!!
I think what you said there is spot on.
The spin kick turns the knee which spins the hip which is tied vertically to the core all the way up to the neck. It's that zippppp... The arm is simply an extension of the chest... Or the core...
One of the main problems with teaching disc golf backhand throwing in particular has been discussing rotational movements in linear terms. I am no longer going to discuss rotational movements, which the human body does not move in linear motions, with linear terms.
The word arc actually accurately describes what is happening to the user. When you swing your arms around your lead leg and take your trailing foot off the ground it creates an arc. When you swing the disc around your wrist it creates an arc. When you bend your elbow it creates a small arc...
I am talking about the actual shoulder opening relative to your body.
If you open your arms like a swan dive that is what I call opening the shoulder. Or flapping.
Most beginners simply flap their arm in front of their chest from left to right.
If you take your left arm and put your left...
Again, just taking your left arm and sticking it into your right arm pit and saying that is where it will stay for the time being is step in the right direction... The essentially closes the left shoulder for the entire throw and gets rid of the counterweight of the left arm that serves to open...
I could not agree more (so much so I tore my biceps muscle again WHICH IS NO BUENO-IT IS ALREADY HELD TOGETHER WITH SCREWS). Any videos I added were to be considered "before" videos. And were all made BEFORE I added any new concepts to the mix.
There have been (are) so many bad teachings, I...