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Disclaimer: There are a million how do I throw for more distance posts. I know where those go. This isn't that.
At some point in my disc golf journey, I decided that I wanted to know how far that I threw. I was already doing field work at times. So I broke out the uDisc app and started measuring some of my longer throws when doing field work and when throwing on some of the longer more open holes that I regularly play. I found that I was consistently measuring 260 to 300 on the soccer fields and 280 to 320 on the longer holes that I play. So I throw about 280. Right?
I'd go play with friends. They'd say things like I throw 300 max or I throw 250 max. And for the most part, my results would align with that. Even though we'd sometimes end up way short on holes that we "should" reach.
At some point in the last year, I bought a rangefinder, the Apex piece off Infinite Discs. It was fun to play with, but I found it difficult to get repeatable results. I'd throw a shot on a soccer field, pull up uDisc, walk out to my shot, uDisc would read 280, then I'd use the rangefinder to measure the distance to my stuff. And I'd bring up something like 226 feet, then click the button and after a few clicks start getting 280.
I sort of lost interest in that and really started working on my all around game - placement shots, putting, incorporating more forehands, pitching out when necessary, playing for the straight shot that gives you a 20 foot putt instead of trying to park everything, etc.
I decide that I really want to work on distance this offseason. I go out Sunday to get my baseline distances and basically get the results that I describe before. About a 270 something average on uDisc and rangefinder results that sometimes match that number and sometimes are considerably less.
I had a $10 gift card that was about to expire, so I go buy a measuring wheel yesterday from Harbor Freight. I take it out to my practice spot. It is wet and getting dark, but I just wanted to confirm what I was throwing yesterday. I walk it out with the wheel and it measures about 220 to 230 feet. What?!?!?!?!?! I get 270'ish with uDisc. I have my discs, so I throw some shots. I'd already made my first form change and was getting more distance than the day before. Measured out to about 285 on uDisc and 236 to 240 with the wheel.
So my goal just got a lot tougher.
At some point in my disc golf journey, I decided that I wanted to know how far that I threw. I was already doing field work at times. So I broke out the uDisc app and started measuring some of my longer throws when doing field work and when throwing on some of the longer more open holes that I regularly play. I found that I was consistently measuring 260 to 300 on the soccer fields and 280 to 320 on the longer holes that I play. So I throw about 280. Right?
I'd go play with friends. They'd say things like I throw 300 max or I throw 250 max. And for the most part, my results would align with that. Even though we'd sometimes end up way short on holes that we "should" reach.
At some point in the last year, I bought a rangefinder, the Apex piece off Infinite Discs. It was fun to play with, but I found it difficult to get repeatable results. I'd throw a shot on a soccer field, pull up uDisc, walk out to my shot, uDisc would read 280, then I'd use the rangefinder to measure the distance to my stuff. And I'd bring up something like 226 feet, then click the button and after a few clicks start getting 280.
I sort of lost interest in that and really started working on my all around game - placement shots, putting, incorporating more forehands, pitching out when necessary, playing for the straight shot that gives you a 20 foot putt instead of trying to park everything, etc.
I decide that I really want to work on distance this offseason. I go out Sunday to get my baseline distances and basically get the results that I describe before. About a 270 something average on uDisc and rangefinder results that sometimes match that number and sometimes are considerably less.
I had a $10 gift card that was about to expire, so I go buy a measuring wheel yesterday from Harbor Freight. I take it out to my practice spot. It is wet and getting dark, but I just wanted to confirm what I was throwing yesterday. I walk it out with the wheel and it measures about 220 to 230 feet. What?!?!?!?!?! I get 270'ish with uDisc. I have my discs, so I throw some shots. I'd already made my first form change and was getting more distance than the day before. Measured out to about 285 on uDisc and 236 to 240 with the wheel.
So my goal just got a lot tougher.