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John is a regular at my home course and yes, he can absolutely bomb a disc!!John Kirkland can still pump out drives to 400ft
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John is a regular at my home course and yes, he can absolutely bomb a disc!!John Kirkland can still pump out drives to 400ft
I think arm/back/wrist flexibility can be an issue in older players, espcially if they started old. But I'm sure with proper technique anybody can throw 300. I know several locals in the 45-55 range that can throw near 400.
Gave up on distance drivers long ago because I know I can't use them to their full potential.
I'll chime in.
I'll be 49 in a few days and I can realistically get out to 350, 375 on a good day.
I'm in reasonable shape for my age and I try to improve my game by practice as much as possible.
I'm pretty sure that as far as distance goes, 350 is the peak but one can hope!
I'm 45 and it seems like the more relaxed I am and the less I try to muscle it, the better and farther I throw. Now if I could just remember that when I am on the tee pad.
I saw my distance increase with fairway drivers after I played putter-only rounds for a few weeks. I am back to (once again) concentrating on putter-only rounds and then will step up to putter and midrange rounds. Oh, and I throw with a one-step routine. I need to work into an x-step but right now it impacts my accuracy pretty negatively.
Now that you mention it, I have had to go to a three finger grip. Probably due to arthritis.
cut out the cigs and I bet you could hit 400'
The majority of courses near me (Charlotte, NC area) are shorter, heavily wooded courses so a lot of times I only play putter and midrange rounds. I also know exactly what you are talking about accuracy going to pot when you try to incorporate a run up or cross step. I'm having the exact same trouble.
You just need to get out and do some field work. It sounds like with a little practice you'll be hitting 300. I'm 49 and started playing when I was 46. I don't run up on my drives and can throw over 400 ft. so it's possible. I think the biggest thing is really wanting to throw further. It's just practice practice practice. But a big drive doesn't always mean a lower score. I play with a guy a few years younger than me who doesn't throw much more than 300ft but he beats me all the time. His putting is much better than mine. So my longer drives don't mean a thing.
I'm trying to figure out if I need to just start over and throw everything with an X-step, or continue to make reasonably steady progress throwing from a standstill. Actually I guess I use a one-step delivery, as I bring my front foot all of the way back to the trailing foot and then step forward.
Seeing virtually everyone else throwing with a run-up or X-step makes me think that I'll have to incorporate it eventually. But the good news is that I don't worry much about foot faults!
does your rear foot leave the ground as you throw?
or are you leaving them both planted after your front foot goes back forward?
My rear foot does leave the ground when I throw. I'm working on a nice smooth follow-through now, as I previously had a tendency for my arm to swing up as I finished the throw. I am trying to keep my follow-through on the plane of the throw and that seems to lift my back foot naturally.