Blake_T said:
the pocket really forms BEYOND the edge of your body... and i mean like the entire disc is beyond your body.
Is Jesper Lundmark a good example for this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ4OVpX34U0
Anyway, I figured I would report on my progress, after doing the hammer pound. I have gained a little length (20-30 feet or so), but that is not as important as the feeling I have been experiencing. I think it is timing. Every thing feels fairly loose and relaxed (but still firm) until the delivery of the disc. It is almost as I if i can feel this wave of energy build up as it moves down my arm, and it connects with my hand as the disc begins to pivot. it is almost like a sling-shot. During this build-up, the disc feels weightless. The best thing is that when I get the feeling right, it is almost as if I can point and shot, l just give a little 'twitch' in my wrist, and the disc just takes off in that direction. To sum it up, the difference between before and now can best be descriped as this:
before: I appled continious energy to the disc throughout the pull motion (dF/dt is low).
now: I collect energy from my lower back, shoulder, elbow and
store it in my lower arm/wrist/hand; and
then I deliver it to the disc as it pushes into my hand and begins the pivot (dF/dt is high).
I think I am just about to get it. Unfortunately, my grip is not strong enough to transfer the energy fast enough before the disc slips out.
I know this is called the hammer pound. What really works for me (conceptually in my head anyway) is to think of not a hammer, but a piece of rope with a big knot at the end of it. if the 'handle' of the hammer is not rigid, timing is even more critical.
I'm excited!