So does the diagonal shift apply to sidearm throws too?
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So does the diagonal shift apply to sidearm throws too?
I disagree, you still shift to the plant foot closed or from behind you pitching/FH like the Hershyzer Drill which is actually a pitching drill. You can tell this shift is just like BH by how my rear foot everts behind the front leg just like BH, and also note my front foot is not completely facing the trajectory/apex and the delivery is more lateral/sideways across the front foot rather than over top of it. The difference between BH and FH is the lead vs rear shoulder you throw from vs the stance.No, because you can resist your forward momentum very naturally facing forward, just like a baseball pitcher.
The more I'm dialing in the direction of shift and the direction of plant-step, I'm finding that it's an interesting mixture of things.
1. I have the best results when I can step in the 20 degree left position, but keep my moment shift more targetward. The actual direction of momentum shift is tough to tell, but I'm guessing 5 degrees left of target.
HUB that is interesting. The other day I thought it finally clicked for me when I actually lined up in the diagonally stance (30 - 45 degrees left of target for RHBH) and trusted to actually shift in my body direction instead of the target direction. There was a big difference in power as the disc released target ward similar to an intentional grip lock. A real "aha" feeling. If I relapsed and went back to shifting more target ward the power decreased. I figure I had been crossing the momentum streams and losing power.
Love this!!!
Do you guys use this way of bracing on upshots to or is it more of a 80%+ thing?
In the golf video, Clay talks about how lag in the club is essential to harnessing the shift in momentum. Is the forearm the disc golf equivalent of the club? So then the disc golf equivalent of Clay's hands (which pull away from target to create parametric acceleration of the club) would be the elbow? So is the importance of the "power pocket" simply that it sets up the "club lag" of the forearm lagging behind the elbow?
Diagonal stance, diagonal and vertical shift, and rotational bracing:
Upshot:
Full Swing:
Close shoulders more to target, which probably means also closing your stance. Hammer/disc should release relatively straight from about a 20 degree left diagonal swing path.When I was tossing the hammer I was pulling it 20 feet right on a 70 foot hammer throw. Do I simply need to be closed stance more or closed shoulders longer into the throw? I also plant my right foot a bit open too which is also likely a cause of losing any leverage.
I max out at 400 feet on a great throw. I am inconsistent though with slipouts. Not getting a good rip off my index consistently. Like marginal.
Should the hammer be going down the line?