JBurke297
Newbie
Hey guys,
Recently took the advice of members from this site and sold off all my high speed drivers for FD's to better my game. BEST THING I EVER DID in my 2 years of playing DG.
I have a Star TL at 165 g I max out at 300' and absolutely love to throw. I've never had both accuracy and consistency from my drives like I can get from this disc. However, I occasionally flip over my TL off RHBH drives when I really try to get into it 100%. Therefore, I recently purchased a 167 g Star Teebird thinking more stability would help solve this issue. Further, I know how much the Teebird is worshiped by the DG community for it's straight lines and gentle fades. But after spending multiple days throwing my new Teebird in a field, I simply can't throw this anywhere near as straight or long as my Star TL in similar weight. I'd say for about 1/3 of my Teebird's drive she actually goes straight. Then after 75-100' the Teebird takes on a HARD Hyzer and bombs into the ground and I can't seem to figure out why ... :wall:
One clue I've picked up on is that when I FH the Teebird my "Hyzer Issue" is almost nonexistent. She flies straight as an arrow (with some decent high speed Turn at times, which is NEVER present in my BH) and the Fade at the end is significantly less dramatic. This observation makes me think that my 'snap' in BH drives is the culprit but, since I'm still very new to the sport, figured I would tap on the community for an assessment / advice.
Further, I utilize the standard 4 finger power grip, focus on releasing my drives with slight down nose angle, bring my BH drives across my chest, and always follow through.
Thank you for any opinions as I understand without videos an accurate assessment may be difficult. Also, if you feel 'snap' is the culprit, how may I work on improving this aspect of my drives?
Recently took the advice of members from this site and sold off all my high speed drivers for FD's to better my game. BEST THING I EVER DID in my 2 years of playing DG.
I have a Star TL at 165 g I max out at 300' and absolutely love to throw. I've never had both accuracy and consistency from my drives like I can get from this disc. However, I occasionally flip over my TL off RHBH drives when I really try to get into it 100%. Therefore, I recently purchased a 167 g Star Teebird thinking more stability would help solve this issue. Further, I know how much the Teebird is worshiped by the DG community for it's straight lines and gentle fades. But after spending multiple days throwing my new Teebird in a field, I simply can't throw this anywhere near as straight or long as my Star TL in similar weight. I'd say for about 1/3 of my Teebird's drive she actually goes straight. Then after 75-100' the Teebird takes on a HARD Hyzer and bombs into the ground and I can't seem to figure out why ... :wall:
One clue I've picked up on is that when I FH the Teebird my "Hyzer Issue" is almost nonexistent. She flies straight as an arrow (with some decent high speed Turn at times, which is NEVER present in my BH) and the Fade at the end is significantly less dramatic. This observation makes me think that my 'snap' in BH drives is the culprit but, since I'm still very new to the sport, figured I would tap on the community for an assessment / advice.
Further, I utilize the standard 4 finger power grip, focus on releasing my drives with slight down nose angle, bring my BH drives across my chest, and always follow through.
Thank you for any opinions as I understand without videos an accurate assessment may be difficult. Also, if you feel 'snap' is the culprit, how may I work on improving this aspect of my drives?