With the bit of OH talk I have a question on thumbers/tommies. I rarely throw them but I would like to learn them a bit more properly rather than just try to throw them hard like a baseball...I can see that I am maxing out with arm speed rather than technique so something has to change, seeing that good OH players can throw 300' without much issue and I'm not near that at all, but I can throw a ball fairly hard.
I'm guessing firstly the focus should be on a clean snap at the end like a FH throw, rather than trying to get massive arm speed like in a pitch. Secondly...I have found that tomahawks feel natural to me because of the grip, I can throw it like a baseball with the snap of a forehand. However I have recently found that thumber flight is easier as the disc rotates clockwise from a natural 1:00ish arm swing, so it rolls over easily and consistently even with a very OS disc. I can see why people throw them more often. However I hate the grip.
On a thumber grip is the whole thumb segment on the inner rim from knuckle to tip, or is the thumb more pinching with just the tip so it is turned closer to 90 degrees pointing right? I just feel like I can't get as much on the disc with a thumber because I can't extend through my fingers like is possible with a tomahawk grip.
