zj1002
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Blake wrote this a few years ago. Not sure if it will spur any helpful sort of discussion but I feel it should be considered more often around here. Some people just don't need to learn everything that is thrown at them here. It ends up making things worse when you don't keep it simple. It sounds kind of elitist but once you teach enough face-to-face lessons what Blake is saying becomes pretty clear.
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BlakeT said:This is going to come off as a rant but it really isn't. Mainly trying to help guide people.
In the past two years I've come to notice that there's a lot of people trying to beat the natural learning curve for their given athleticism and body awareness.
I'm finding a ton of techniques lately that just aren't right for the people trying to do them... but they did them because "they read that they should do them."
I originally did the hammer drills because anyone can do them, and anyone can apply them. Also, because that level of feel and coordination makes it so much easier for them to develop advanced techniques.
The original License to Drive article on the main site was written in the mid 90's. Gazelle, Cyclone, Polaris LS era. It should supply sufficient information to throw 350'. It did in 2000 when I started, and it should today as well. In actuality, it should teach someone to throw farther than 350.
With the more advanced discussion on snap, arcs, pivots, etc. that has developed over the past few years (and didn't exist until recently), it seems it is steering newer players down the wrong path.
These techniques are just too advanced and require too much coordination and body awareness to where someone who can't throw 350' probably can't do them and attempts to do them will be counter productive.
A few examples:
-A strong heel pivot is the result of a very strong throwing form. A strong heel pivot will not make your throwing form strong.
-The disc pivot is the biproduct of a very defined and strong motion. You should not try to force it to happen by loosening your grip.
What I have been seeing a lot of is the equivalent of someone who started to play basketball 3/6/12 months ago and are now trying to perform hardaway's utep-two-step. if you haven't already mastered dribbling with both hands, you will fail.
What I am finding is that anyone who can hit the standard plateau, e.g. 350-ish teebird power, 380-ish wraith power, etc., is able to pickup the advanced techniques with relative ease and minor retooling.
Those who try to perform the advanced techniques before that plateau, ends up ruining their form into requiring a complete rebuild just to get something decent.
If you aren't there yet, save yourself a headache and work on the basics. When you have those mastered, it's time to move on.
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