JoshEpoo
* Ace Member *
The biggest problem I see with people who are struggling with their distance, but have already worked on the hammer drills, is their run up and weight shift. You can get the disc up to the power zone and still have a weak throw if you don't get it up there before you shift your weight and open your hips. The timing is the key, and most people's run ups completely prevent the proper timing.
In an effort to throw farther, lots of people seem to think a fast run up is the way to go. What this usually causes is a lack of loading up the back leg and rotation of the left hip (for a RHBH'er). This in turn results in a complete lack of weight shift and a huge loss of power. This is why many people strong arm the disc out there. They never get their weight behind the disc.
You have to get the disc up to the power zone while your weight is still mostly loaded on your back leg and your shoulders are either still closed a bit or neutral.
At that point the sequence of acceleration triggers and power is transferred both forward, by the weight shift, and around your rotational axis, by opening the hips > shoulders> forearm > wrist assembly.
Just throwing it out there.
In an effort to throw farther, lots of people seem to think a fast run up is the way to go. What this usually causes is a lack of loading up the back leg and rotation of the left hip (for a RHBH'er). This in turn results in a complete lack of weight shift and a huge loss of power. This is why many people strong arm the disc out there. They never get their weight behind the disc.
You have to get the disc up to the power zone while your weight is still mostly loaded on your back leg and your shoulders are either still closed a bit or neutral.
At that point the sequence of acceleration triggers and power is transferred both forward, by the weight shift, and around your rotational axis, by opening the hips > shoulders> forearm > wrist assembly.
Just throwing it out there.